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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-15

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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-15
SPECIAL. NOTICES.

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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-15
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.

For Governor,
LEWIS STEWARD.
OF Kendall county.
For Lieutcus ui-GUvernor,
ARCHIBALD A. GLENN,
Of Brown county.
Tor Secretary Of Staie,
8. Y. THORNTON,
foi Auditor,
JOHN HISE,
of Cool. county
For STATE Treasurer,
GEORGE GUNDLACH
Of Clinton county.
For Attorney General.
EDMUND LYNCH.
Of Logan county.
, 1876-02-13

The Catholic Telegraph is publishing a
"Iittle Catechism relative to the Papal in
fallibiGty, which is intended to elucidate the
doctrine for the benefit Of the Catholic laity,
and is understood to have received the Pope's
approval. The ground is taken that the
Pope is infellib1e because he is assisted by
the Holy Spirit. as promised to PETER; and,
his being at the same time the infallibi1ity OF
the Church, there can be no difference Of
opinion between hum and his Bishops, as the
Holy Spirit will also keep them from error.
1t is held that other Councils may be called,
nevertheless, on the following account:
Councils my still be necessary for many reasons;
but the necessity be absolute and proper
fos welfare Of the Church that this should be the
case In fact before this definition. Popes did, when
It WAS necessary, define truths and condemn errors
without the aid Of Councils 1t the present dsy ADORE
a when spEe2s with such rapdity, it Is great
advantage that in order to fa!sehood condemned
and truth proclamed need no as in former times,
await the reunion Of Council for the assent Of Bisb
OPS dispersed through the entire Church. I: Is now
sufficient that hear the voice Of the Tcar Of Jesus
CHRIST the universal Pastor and Doctor.
The Council Of the Vatican, it is held, did
not invent the doctrine Of infallibility, nor
change it, but merely recognized what had
always existed.
, 1876-02-13

It is reported that q desperate effort is to
be made By st. Louis to secure the location
of the National Democratic Convention in that
city. It is not our funeral, and Chicago is SO
little Democratic in partisan sense especial
II since the Peoples party has become syn
onymous with the Democratic party in this
city, that scarcely an effort will be made on
behalf Of Chicago. We feel it to be our duty
to say, nevertheless, that, if the National
Committee consult the individual interests
and comfort Of their delegates, they will Sc
lect Chicago for their meeting-place. The
ease and dinexpensivcness with which Chicago
can he reached from all points in the coun-
try the unequnled hotel accommodations Of
fered to large gatherings; the interest which
the whole country feels in this city I; the ad-
vantage Of the Exposition Building for hold
ing the Convention and IN audience Of 35, 600
people besides,-these are some of the rea-
sons which should dictate the selection of
Chicago. In political way, there is an ad-
vantage in coming to Chicago, which, being
g Republican city in Republican State, Will
seek to bring no local pressure to bear, but
leave MI the delegates free to struggle for
their respective preferences.
, 1876-02-13

521.544 inhabitants, to Plymouth, with its
Il, $50, have smaller population together
than London has alone.
Facts like these show what world OF
knowledge is to be won by study OF the
metropolis of England. In forms OF gov
ernment, in methods of sewerage and DRAM
age, in arrangements for e1tinguishlng TRES
in the death-rate, in the prevention and pun
ishnent of crime, in the distribution OF
wealth, in the homes Of the poor, in rapid
transit, in water and gas supply,-in these
and many other fields Of social science, Lon
don can teach the world, doing SO by failure
as well as success. But, allowing for the
enormous population, and comparing the re-
suits Of the City Government there with
other cities of the world, there has been q
larger proportion Of success than failure, anu
London is Btill the marvel Of the world.
, 1876-02-13

4 conversation is reported from Washing
ton, in which Col FRED GEAST is reported to
have disavowed in the most emphatic terms
my desire on the part of his father to serve 8
:hird term, and in which he said that Gen.
GRANT would not accept the nomination Of
the Cincinnati Convention if it were rendered
to him. While young Mr. GRANT can scarce
II be regarded us his fathers spokesman,
there is little doubt that he is well informed
as to the Presidents expressed purpose in
this regard. The younger GRANT is fur
ther represented ns saying that A1r: CONE
LING, of New York, is 80 statesman, @
good Republican. and the man for
PRESIDENT" and this has been construed
to mean that President GRANT will
favor Alr CoSnxo in the Convention. But
it has likewise been reported with equal cir
cumstantiality that President CHANT will give
Mr.. MORTON his support for the nomination
It has, moreover, been asserted by intimate
friends of both that Mr. WAsHnuRSE may de-
pend upon Gen. GnASr's good Offices. It is
known, too, that Gen. GRANT and D1r. BLAINE
are cn the most amicable terms, socially and
politically. The strongest probability is
that, Gen. Grant having definitely deter
mined not to be candidate himself under
any circumstances, will leave the gentlemen
who desire the nomination free to fight their
own way, reserying all his good will and sup
port for the successful man.
, 1876-02-13

The Chicago Times shows somewhat un-
reasonable and suspicious desire to have Ar.
CHARLES Il REED prosecuted on some crim-
NAL charge or other. Its latest effort in this
direction is report explicitly setting forth
that an Indictment had been found against
Mr.. REED for implication in the whisky
frauds The article containing this " infor-
mation recounted with great particularly
that the Times reporter had actually, though
su1reptitious1y, got sight at the indictment.
The fact seems to be that the Times reporter
wrote ont u positive lie to conform to the
policy of his paper to have Mr. REED in
dicted somewhere for something. alr. REED
reason to believe that no evidence has been
taken by the United States Grand Jury on
which such an indictment could be based,
When newspaper thus prostitutes its col
nmns, and fills them with baseless fabri-
cations simply to work out personal
spleen, it is proper that it should
be exposed in terms BETTING the
proceeding. Mr.. REED is States Attorney,
md in that capacity he has been frequently
cal1ed on within the past year or two to in
dict the proprietor of the Tines. For this
Mr. REED has attracted the TINES special
aetestation. That paper has resolved that
REED shall be punished, and, if no Grand
fury will indict him, it proposes to publish
lin as having been indicted eli the same.
This is the Times conception Of the functions
af journalism.
, 1876-02-13

OF manufacturing evidence and inducing thieves aud
robbers to swear against innocent men, thAt they
might be sent to the Penitentiary.
This is plain confirmation of aD that TIE
TRIBUNE charged against TUITION. He con-
tradicts nothing, denies nothing. He allows
the charges of TIE TRIBUNE that he made false
representations to the President to the effect
that theT Treasury Department was offering in
munity for perjury in norder to oconvictinnocent
friends of the President, and that he did this
in order to produce rupture between the
President and Secretary Bn1s1ow, and thus
break down the prosecution, to stand without
any denial. He allows the broad declaration
that this was done in the interest of the
Whisky Ring to 60 uncontradicted when it
was brought to his notice. The reporter
says: s'He spoke very earnestly on the sub
iect, and, while admitting that he was a
stranger, declared that the prosecution had
offered inducements to these witnesses to
swear against others by promising them I'M
munity. Said he: Of course do not know
that such promises we're made, but the facts
indicate it," OF course they indicate it. OF
course preparations have been made to deal
leniently with some Of the little scoundrels in
order that the big scoundrels may be cap
tured, as they cannot be captured in
any other manner. OF course this is
what the Whisky rings fear above all else.
TUITION knew that they feared it when he
sought to interfere with the prosecution at
Chicago. He knew that, if he could break
up this class Of evidence, not one OF the
prominent rascals could be punished, and he
went to Washington and opened his back
fire by drawing out the PERREPoNr letter,
upon representations to the President TINT the
Treasury Department was intending to COZ
Wet innocent friends Of his by perjury, and
then allow the perjure1s to go unpunished
He succeeded temporarily in his plan; but
there is no further danger, now that the con-
spi1acy is known. But We would seriously
ask, What kind Of Government officer is
this to be employed in the prosecution Of
Whisky rings, who is working to suppress the
only evidence that can convict them 3?
, 1876-02-13

The Chicago produce markets were gener-
slly easier On Saturday Mess porkwas active
lnd irregular, closing 2oc per btl lower, at
$50. 75 cash and $50. s74 @20. 90 seller March.
Lard WIS active, and closed 7a@1oc per 100
lbs lower, at $1255@12.57} cash and S12.C5
for March. Meats were quiet aud steady, at
Sc for boxed shoulders, l1sc for do short1bs,
and 1lso for do short clears. Highw1nes
were quiet and unchanged, at Sloc per gal
Ion. Flour was quiet and unchanged Wheat
was less active and l1c lower, closing ut
S1.os! for February md $l.o1t fos March.
Corn YVES dull and 3@4c lower, closing at 41c
cash and 41!c for March Oats were quiet
and 4c lower, closing at 3l4c cash and 315c
for March. Rye was steady, at e7@c7ac. Bar
ley was more active and 3@5o lower, closing
at C9!c for February and G55c for March.
, 1876-02-13


It will be seen that these four departments
objects for which S3,37s,G62 were appro-
priated last year for twelve months The
increase for the merit nine months over the
current twelve months expenditure is nearly
80 per cent and this increase, extended for
the whole twelve months, would make total
in these four departments alone Of 81. 200, 600,
or &c per cent per annum. Is there anything
in the existing condition Of the city, or in
the financial circumstances Of the people, to
warrant an increase of the taxes sc per cent
over last year?
The Fire Department asks m increase Of
10 per cent on salaries asks $102,0o0 for
additional lots, buildings, and apparatus,
and 100000 for new wires for the fire.
alarm. All these requests are excessive.
The addition Of 10 per cent to the salaries Of
the Fire Department Of course means like
addition to all the salaries under the City
Government. The appropriation for new
apparatus and engine-houses is e1travagant.
The great increase in the water-supp1y and
the immense force to be added to the vater
by the completion Of the new works in July
next will enable the Department to success
fully resist any serious conaagration in the
districts supposed to be hazardous, without
any additional apparatus. A single engine
might be purchased, TO be ready Ior service
in case of an accident disabling one Of the
present ones, but theexpenditure Of $1o2, 900
is extravagant and absurd. The same re-
marks are applicable to the new wires and
boxes. This work does not requirs to be
done Ill at once, and can be as satisfactorily
, 1876-02-13
THE MAYORS ELECTION.

The Common Council OF Chlcago arc tne
legislature of this city. The new charter
will give to the city, ut the April election, an
entirely new Government, the Mayor ex-
cepted. That officer, constituting the charter
for himself, decides that he is not subject to
the charter, aud that he will continue to
hold the Office year longer than any Of the
other officers elected at the same time and for
the came term with himself. There can be no
question as to the public sentiment on this
point. The revolution in the Government
Of the city should include the Mayor as well
as the other elective officers.
There has been an appeal to the Courts for
direction as to the law and duty Of the City
Government Oh this subject Of electing the
Mayor. By an unfortunate mischance, the
Supreme Court found itself unable to decide
tho question one way or the other, and JUS
tice Sco1A speakingfor the Court, announced
that the body would make "no decision"
thus leaving the law and the facts undeter-
mined judicially, and just where they stood
before.
There being no judicial Interpretation pos
sible, it remains with the legislature Of the
city to interpret the charter for itself. The
Mayor has no mora authority to decide that
he holds over, than has the Treasurer, Collec-
tor, or Attorney. The Common Council, how
ever, is clothed with authority to make pro-
vision for the city elections, and to fix the
places therefor, and to direct the notices Of
such election. It has therefore the authority
to say what officers are to be elected at that
election. This authority is necessarily Incl
dental to its general power in the premises.
Now, there is nothing in low or reason to pre-
vent tho Common Council agreeing with one
half the Judges of the Supreme Court in in
terpreting the charter as requiring the cleo
ton of Mayor to fill vacancy existing in
that Office, and therefore directing that at
the general election in April person to fill
that Office shall also be elected BY the people.
It is never dangerous nor usurping to SUBJ
nit to the people question of the election
of their own officers, particularly when one
half the Supreme Court say that such an cleo
ton is required by law.
The Common Council can do no more
polite act than to call an election for Mayor.
It can do no injury, because the present
Mayor, if he have any legal rights to the Office
beyond the date Of the election Of his sue
cessor, can maintain them in the Courts
There is no oct which the Aldermen can do
that will so commend them as body and
individually to the general public az to give
the people the privilege Of electing Mayor
at the same time with the other officers of
the city. It will lift from the present Coun-
eli much of the suspicion that rests upon it
that it is but part Of a general combination
against the public interests We are con-
6dent that no member of the Board who may
vote for such IN election will fail to be sus-
tained by his constituents, without respect to
marty lines
, 1876-02-13

accomplished by an annual expenditure OF Q
reasonable amount for the purpose. Last
years appropriation should certainly not be
exceeded, which would give $3.50, 900 for the
support of the Department for nine months
The police estimates include City Marshal,
$4,000; Deputy Superintendent, $1,000; l5c
additional patrolmen, $4,000; horses and
keeping, $500, (Which should all be strlck'
en- out as useless and wasteful expenditure
of money, The estimate includes an increase
of salary Of the 565 policemen to $1.2o0
year each. An increase Of salary at this
time is utterly preposterous.
The estimate Of the Board Of Public Works
contains an appropriation of 100000 for
new sewers which may be well dispensed
with. Since the spring following the fire,
the city Inns appropriated over 1,soo, 900 for
sewers, end the system is pretty heavily e1-
tended. It is no part of the duty Of the city
to extend sewers out on the prairie for the
mere purpose Of giving additional value to
unoccupied lots md blocks of land. The
city can well afford to wait until the frontier
districts are filed up, or until the streets are
paved By the owners of the adjoining prop
erty. The estimate also includes SHE, 900
fer extension of water-mains. Last year
there was no appropriation for this pur.
pose, and this estimnte is intended
to cover two years. The extension Of water
mains is now so complete that We are in
formed that, with laying an additional 6-inch
pipe on Milwaukee and Blue Island avenues,
there is no inhabited part Of the city which
will not, after July next, be amply supplied
with water, not only for ordinary use, but
for FIRE purposes. The water fund IS self
supporting to an extent that it can now an
nually, out of it's own earnings, extend its
mains to the full measure Of the public need,
and taxation for that purpose is wholly IN
necessary. This is not time to resort to
taxation for any construction purposes. No
new work should be authorized, and all man.
uer of expenditures should be reduced.
The Board Of Education is not behind in its
demands. It asl1s for Is per cent more than
last year.
As We said before, all these departments act
on the principle that the purpose Of Govern.
ment is to e1pend money, and that their duty
is to accomplish that purpose to the utmost
extent. Retrenchment is never thought Of,
and the condition of the people to pay taxes
is never considered It is very easy for few
officials to write out how other peoples
money may be expended, and it is immateria]
to them what the other people think about
the matter. Nevertheless, as We started out
By saying, the people of Chicago have ten
millions of dollars Of taxes now due, not in
Guiding any tar for 1876, to pay within the
next seven months, and these people, thus
to be swept clean, will not bear to have ex-
penditures and taxation increased over last
year 3G or any other per cent
, 1876-02-13

luton urging Congress to pass the pending rav-
Is Paciac bill WAS voted down, and another ra.o
luton adopted declaring it to be the impara:l7s
duty Of that body to promptly de-monopoliza h,
already subsidized corporations, and ,ben II
shut down On that aort Of business. An atcrnn,
was made to commit the Convention to the Ind.
pendent (sreenback) party movement, but IL.
minority preferred to wait bit aud SEQ.
, 1876-02-13

What is to become Of the Peoples party if
Ill their Aldermen are to be grabbed by the
relentless arm of the law and made to &C.
count for their public transactions? It is
fortunate for that organization that some Of
its political chiefs hare been operating on
other than United States moneys, and may
therefore escape the tolls which have gather
ID about H11DEEIH and CULIER1oS.
, 1876-02-13

Well, if the indictment of Aldermen goes
On, it ia bn1ely possible that the Chicago
Common Council mny some day cease to be
u jobbing mill for grinding out to order Of
fees, franchises, contracts, gratuities, and
pcrquisites, to be disposed Of to the highest
bidder!
, 1876-02-13

Hogs we're active and firm, at $7.75@8.25 for
packing grades. Cattle were quiet and steady
at Fridays quotations, s,-$3. .00@5. 50 for COM
mon to choice. Sheep were inactive and
nominal. One hundred dollars in gold would
buy S113.00 in greenbacks at the close.
, 1876-02-13

T0-pAY-
MCCORMICK HALL-North Clark street, corner
Eluzie, Lecture at r. m. by Prof. T. A Proctor
Subject: '' The Mysteries Of the Universe"
GROWS OpEnA.HALL-So. 517 West Madison
n7eet. Lecture at p. NJ. by D. B. Aagruder. sub
ject: Revolution in Louisiana"
NEW CHICAGO THEATRE-Clarx street. between
Lake aud Randolph. Die Veszaubezte PrinzesRin-'
, 1876-02-13
BUSINESS NOTICES

DR. ADORN, OF SAN FRANCISCO. WHO ENJOYS
I national reputation for Lis extraordinary success in
The treatment Of CatsT1h. Asthma. Bronchitis, and
Consumption. can he consulted It tbs GRIND Pae1hc
Hotel Chicago Tuesday aud Wednesday, Ecu. IS aud i6.
, 1876-02-13
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

LAFAYETTE CHAPTER. No. n. 4 M-Ha1. =
Muuroa-st-stated Convocauon Monday evening. Feb:
H. It 7:o o'clock, for busirees aod woEk BY order OF
the q. P. E. y. 11ChE1t, oee1'
, 1876-02-13

ATTENTION, SIR KSIoHTs:-specialc conc1are Of
Chicago commandery, No. y, :; T.. Monday evening.
Eep H. for work on the E. T. Order visiting SlT
En;chts oonrteousiv invited. Dy order Of E. G.
CiAs. j. TnOWBR1DGE, Hecorder.
, 1876-02-13
Gbt Gb1mgn Qjxibm11t.
Sunday Morning, February 13, 1876.

At The New York Exchange on Saturday
rreenbacks ranged from SSs@SSl.
, 1876-02-13

The Anti Monopoly Convention At Harrisburg,
Pa, vent directly back On Tom Scott 4 reso-
, 1876-02-13

lowing figures, showing the Indebtedness OF
this city and county:
County debt. 4,Coo o0
CITY bonded debt ls'oo0o9
o''0"
Total ...S-o,ouus0oV
This, at per cent, calls for an annual tax
of $780, 900 for interest, beside at least 10
per cent for cost Of collection. The growth
of this debt has been rapid one. At least
$4,000, 900 have been added to it since the
fire. Against this array of figures, the
Comptroller states that on Jan there we're
then due, in various forms, to the city the
sum Of $500, 900 Of unpaid taxes making
M allowance for unpaid county, park, and
State taxes, there were in al $40, 600, 900 Of
unpaid taxes due on Jan. !, 1876. Against
this sum of unpaid taxes were the unex-
pended balances Of the appropriations for
city, town, and county expenses up to
March 81, amounting probably to $500, 900.
What we wish to call public attention to
especially is, that before August, 1876, the
people Of this city will have to pay $1o.000,-
900 Of tax, or orer S1,o00,oo0 month.
This important fact, having direct bear-
ing upon the ability Of the people to pay
their taxes at all, seems to be entirely over
looked by those branches of the local Gov
ernment which are clothed with the power to
tax, contract debts, and e1pend the public
money. The charter having changed the
time Of beginning the fiscal year from April
to January, and the city having last year
made its appropriations for whole year end
ing March 81, 1876, the city appropriations
for 1876 will be for the nine months begin
ming April and ending Dec. 81.
The Board Of Public Works, the Police
and the Fire Departments, and the Board Of
Education, have made their estimates Of e1-
penfitures for the nine months Of 1876, and
they have illustrated the truth that men in
Office always settle down to the conviction
that Governments are instituted among men
for the purpose Of spending money, and
that the primary duty Of men in office is to
be liberal in spending other peoples money.
Under the present financial circumstances OF
the city and the people, some Of these esti-
mates ere positively enormous, are wholly
unjustifable, and ought never to be accept
ed Here they are:
, 1876-02-13

CITY EXPENDITURES AND CITY TAXES.
The Citizens Association have obtained
from official and authentic sources the fol-
lowing figures, showing the Indebtedness of
this city and county:
County debt. 4,Co0,00
City bonded debt Is, 500. 900
lily Ee1IuC1Le6.. 4,ouotHu9
Parks 3,5o0,o0o