The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-07


foolish thing as going to Decoration Day,
because she wished TO save her money for
the circus" she illustrated in her own
proper person how one subject may be
viewed from different standpoints and diff
fcrent conclusions arrived at without affect
ing ones moral or social standing.
Deputy Sheriff Hodges yesterday led
in a war upon the pigeons who have been
making the roof and caves of the Court
house building an abiding place 1t is
said their drippings iniurc the water, and
in other ways make their presence undesir.
able, As general fact, this is doubtless
true. How they can iniure water at the
courthouse, however, is more than we can
understand, for there is not an official
above the ground door who keeps drop OF
water in his office; not because they do not
drink watcrthcmSelycs, perhaps, but because
they are not furnished with ice to keep it
cool, they do not propose to pay ont Of their
own pockets for what they believe i, pub
lie convenience.
The case Of the people against Alex
andcr Wilson, charged with murder now
hing tried at Elzabcthtown, Hardin
Counts, is remarkable in some Of its legal
aspects. 1t was called for trial in the lIar-
din Circuit Court on Monday week ago
and a jury was obtained only on last Tues,
day morning In the interval between
these periods four hundred and siXty-nnc
men We're examined, and their knowledge
of the case and the opinions they had form
ed of it debarred them from serving as
jurors. The case is attracting much at.
tention. Our Judge Green is leading
counsel for the prosecution.
-Messrs T. W. Halliday, George W.
Summons, of the County Board; Aldermen
Thistlewood, G. Callahan, Rittcnhousc,
Yocum, City Clerk Phillis, Capt. W. p,
Halliday and Ma>srs. {, r. Woodward and
Dan Hartman, yesterday afternoon, about
three o'clock, boarded the tug Cache for
the purpose of making an inspection of the
location and the progress made in the work
of the new Cache river bridge. Upon ar
irving at their destination the gentlemen
made tour of the surroundings pro-
nounced the location excellent, found that
the trcstlc-work to the approaches of the
bridge would he commenced to be placed
in position on Saturday next. and with
sufficient decline in the stage of water to
permit the preparation of the pliing for
the abutmentS, it is thought the structure
can be completed withinSix or eight weeks.
The party seemed well pleased with the
trip, found the ride interesting and the day
remarkably pleasant one.
An educational qualification with the
right of suffrage" is what the Excelsior
Social and Literary Society wants. Very
well; now tell US just the amount and char
acter Of education which the citizen should
possess To enable him to exercise the franchise.
If competency in its exercise is what is aim
ed at, why not prescribe the brain power OF
the voter, indcpcnden, Of educational quail.
itications. The educated idiot is nota curiosi-
tyand the number Of pcrSons,without cduca.
tion,capablc Of successfully conducting their
business and acting in all the affairs of life
with prudence and good sense is by no
means limited. The line simply cannot be-
drawn and some people high on the rolls
Of fame in this country after dcvoting
lifetime Of study TO the subject, have arriy.
ed ut the belief that a republican govern.
mcnt with discriminating suffrage would
he farce and the failure it would deserve
to be.