The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-25


Republicans for the county clcrkship.
lie is the present incumbent and will IN
all probability go.in for another term
at the coming election. Dan is terrible
Rad, but he Is a mighty good fellow tor
all that.
Mr.. Henry Candec is spoken OF as a
suitable man to I'LL the place OF the late
Mr.. Stafford on the school.board. A better
man tor the place cannot be found than
Mr.. Candee. lie is public spirited and a
man of character. II Mr.. Candee will
consent to become member OF the
school board, there will be no difficulty
n placing him there.
Who does the SuH man mean when
he asserts that ''nearly every day our
people are treated to the sight Of drunk.
en- negro staggering along our streets on
horseback Familiarity accosting every.
body herknows and uttering vile oaths
and imprecations. lie does this right in
the presence of the mayor and police"
Can DAVIS have Jim Orange in his minds
eye. Jim rides a mule not horse,
Davis.
Says the Pulaski Patriot; For some
time it has generally been supposed that
the terryboat project between Mound
City and the Kentucky shore had fallen
through with, but we are happy to
state such is not the act. Mr.. Richer.
son was here last Monday and says he
had no idea OF abandoning the enter
prise; that his boat IL now undergoing
a thorough oyerhaullng at Cairo, ard
that she will be here ready for service
In few days.
We this morning announce Mr.. Isaac
l.. Harrell as candidate for the office Of
county judge at the coming November
election. Mr.. Harrell Is an old citizen Of
Alexander county, and is known to al
most all Of the older residents OF the
county. He is man OF more than ordi-
! nary intelligence, well read, and in all re-
spects competent to discharge the duties
of county Judge intellgently and impart.
tally. If elected he will, we have every
reason to believe, make competent and
faithful public officer.
The Pulaski Patriot OF the 23d says:
We learn that Mr.. Pollock Of the firm of
Pollock & Lewis OF Villa Ridge, and
James Bell, of Ullin, have been oyer in
southeast Missouri prospecting with a
view to the moving OF their saw mills to
that country. Cause, timber within
paying hauling distance OF the mills ia
used up. Morris, Rood Il Co. are haul
ing their logs tour or five miles on @
horse railroad and think they will close
up in year or so. Mr.. Morris is of the
opinion that the abandonment OF thl:
country by saw mill will be positive
beneft-the better class OF men will
settle down to farming and surround
themselves with attractive and profitable
homes
The sale of tob acco at the Farmers
warehouse, Messrs. Thistlewood & Hin.
kle, proprietors, on Thursday was, not
wlthstandlng the lateness of the tobacco
season, one of the best aimee the opening
of the season. The sale comprised forty
seven hogsheads Leaf and Tugs, and every
hogsherd was disposed OF at prices
satisfactory to the seller. OF the
entire number of hogsheads sold there
was not single rejection. The follow.
ing were the sales s. 90. Z 80, 7 OO,
100, I 50, 6 90, G o., G 90, G 80, 6 10,
| G 80, 6 90. COO, G %, SO 4 60, 10,
5 20, 50, 90, 8 40, 30, 8 90, 80,
8 o., . 50, so. 8 90, 80, . 20, So,
, 80, 8 A, 8 65, 90, 3 90, A 10, ? 50,
500, $40, 5 20, 90, ) 90, ) 10, co.
8 50, 6 40.
We learn now that the other five gen
. tlemen who were arrested at Scott's on
charge Of gambling, have been released,
no proof being forthcoming against
them. Now what we want TO know is
. why did the police make the arrests
II there was no evidence to convict
there was no need of the arrest. The
TACT is, so we learn, that it is impossible
to prove that any gambling is done OF
permitted at SCOTS saloon, and he, ne
= doubt, feels that he is a badly prosecuted
r gentleman, and deserves sympathy.
The above is from the TtciligH O.
, Thursday evening, and does great in
Justice to the officers who made the ar
rest referred to. The fact is just this
The men arrested were gambling, and
I had they been tried under the ordinances
e at least two of them would have pleat
;. guilty to the charge. They have so stat
E ell since the trial. But the county at
J. torney believing he could make a cas'
k against them had two of the men, Char
!, lesion and Yeager, arrested under tn
state law, and that he failed In his effort
to have them held to bail is no fault of tn
J officers who made the arrests. TIL
u Tpiligh ought to know by this time tho
II 10 be police officer in Cairo is not Al
: enyiable position, and that in their effort
; to bring Offenders to justice, no matte
. how clear the case against them may b.
y they are frequently met by obstacle
u which 1t is not in their power to oyel
come. We do not blame the officers fc
, the failure to convict in this instanc,
= The fault IS not theirs, and ifthe Ttoiligj
~ will take the trouble to Investigate II
~ matter 1t will no doubt arrive at II