The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-19

| drunk, and rs violent ana abusive as Dau
whisky could make her. The Judge de-
string to consign her to long interval of
sobrioty, fined her $50 and sent her TO
the calaboosc for 80 days.
The closing Of the upper Mississippi
has brought TO our wharf to stay awhile, n
number Of the largest and finest steamers
ahoat Lapping each other, nose upon
stern, the following steamers line the bank
from the wharfboat to the stone depot the
T. L. Eckcrt. the Alice, the Grand Tower,
the John b. Maude and the Ste. Gcnevievc,
The three boats last named, belong to the
renowned Anchor Line-thc fact being in.
dictated by n hugh anchor suspended be.
tween the chimncys of every steamer be-
longing to the line.
Marshal AFTER came across one Thorn.
as Sweeney, while Thomas was "acting up
with his conduct in manner highly re-.
prehensible, having been melted thereto, by
deep potations Of maddening whisky. But
for the timely appearance Of the Marshal
it is altogether likely that Mr. Sweeney
would have had the offence of fighting adj
ded to his drunk and disorlerly," and
been mulcted in the sum of $50 instead of
the Sc and costs, for which he is now eat
ing grub according to the bill of fare Of
the caaboose
Officers AXley and Wilson arrested one
William Brown, stranger in the city, who
being somewhat intoxicated, was decidedly
disorderly He was taken before Judge
Bird yesterday, and the improperly of his
conduct being established, he was fined s.
and the absolute necessities Intimating
wish to leave 1.-THE id town. where a
man is not allowed TO get drunk and yell
about the street like wild Camanche, he
was given a stay of execution, and put out
for place "where man can have some
lluclbFS - lpl
The Springfield dispatch to the Chi
cago Tribune, that named Judge J. j. Bird,
of this city, in connection withthe secretary.
ship of the senate, has been copied into
a number of our Southern Illinois ex-
changes; unusually with words of endorse
ment. This serves to show that whatever
may the estimate placed upon Judge Birds
services to the party, and the claims of the
colored voters of the State, by the people of
Northern Illinois, the Republican press of
Southern Illinois knows and has the honesty
to say that the party has never sufficiently
recognized either.
Cain and Olmsted who arrested Sarah
Williams, had about all the exercise, in
getting her to Jail, they will need this win
ter. She was very drunk very abusive,
very noisy and most eAasperatingly obsti-
nate She was arrested near the Vicksburg
house, and throwing herself prone upon the
ground she swore shed be id if they
shouldn't carry her, and there being no
dray, and no help at hand, the policemen
had no alternative, but had to carry the
squealing, kicking creature all the way,
full quarter of mile to the calaboose. But
she is now housed, and the police will have
no further trouble with her for period of
tifty-three days.
From conversations yesterday with sun
dry well informed citizens, we were
forced to conclude that the Cairo post
office question is not as nearly settled as
we supposed it to he. The circle of prob
able postmasters will have to be enlarged
little, enough, at all events, to include Mr..
Hughes, whose friends assure US that no.
thing has occurred TO render his appoint.
ment any less probable than it was week
ago. The information we made public
yesterday, came from very good authority,
however, and may, for aught we yet KNOW
to the contrary, give the case precisely as it
stands. A few days will decide the matter
and then, in so far as the post.ofiice en-
broglio is concerned, We can take rest
The manner in which he dcported HIM
self on and about the McComb, told us YES
tcrday, at distance Of a hundred yards,
that Captain Mckinney was the father of
new boy. His department told us all about
it, except the weight, which we afterwards
ascertained was eleven pounds. As is
usually the case, the youngster arrived
when the mother was not altogether well :;
but that lack Of consideration on his part is
in measure excused by his natural and in.
alienable rights, etc. He dates his are
from Tuesday night, and being an unusual
ly promising little fellow, THE BULLETIN
takes it upon itself to name him II. S. Nc
Comb Mckinney. If he can stand all that
name, the ordinary cares of life will be but
as feathers weight to him.
The Dclta's were happy, last night, or
should have been. Their splendid hall,
made light as day with numerous gas Jets,
was a scene of gaicty and enjoyment rarely
seen in Cairo. The crowd was late getting
together; but there was no lack of good