The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-06

Wis ?. State ticket about the same.
THE board Of Railroad and Warehouse
Commissioners meet in Springfield to-mor.
row. Mr.. oberly left by the 9;3O train,
last night, to be in attendance.
Col. Wood has our thanks for his valu-
able assistance in obtaining the election re-
turns we present this morning, Like
thanks are due TO Treasurer Alden.
DR.. Reyes, who has been assigned TO
the I. s. Marine hospital, of this city, as
the successor Of DR.. Waldo. deceased, has
entered upon discharge of his duties.
Squire Shaunessy who died al his
home in this city yesterday, was the father
of Mrs. Albright, wife Of Hon. +. H. Al
bright, both OF whom were expected in the
city by last nights train.
John Cain, for years policeman in
Cairo and always a good one, and Hazard
Martin, son of the late Jefferson Martin,
also OF Cairo, are doing acceptable service
at Chester in the position of penitenliary
guards.
The State Board of Equalization order
ed a reduction of twenty per cent. on the
assessment of the personol property of AL
exander county for the year 1873. Last
year, on higher assessment, the reduction
was only ten per cent.
The common and unvarying testimony
as to the eminent fitness of Mr.. A. Fl. Irwin
forthe post he occupies as deputy warden
Of the Southern Illinois penitentary, con-
firms the opinion originally entertained
hereabouts, that the warden did wise
thing when he secured Mr.. Irwin as his
deputy.
Nearly or quite one hundred thousand
dollars OF delinquent taxes have accumula-
ted on our textbooks, and not more than
one.half of the amount will ever be collect
ed. large portion is enjoined railroad
tax that will most likely be entirely drop
ped from the books.
We are reliably informed that some of
the customers of Alex. rockingham & Co.,
brokers, ~ Wall street, New York, have
made $500 within 30 days, from an invest
mentot about 800. rockingham & Co.,
are thoroughly reliable. Send for their
Weekly Financial Report, sent free.
Died at his home in this city, at the
hour Of la. m, after protracted illness,
Bryan Shannessy, Esq, aged 70 years.
The remains will be conveyed to Villa
Ridge for burial, the train conveying them
starting at the hour of half past two o'clock
pm, The friends of the family are invited
| 10 attend.
For period of several days, up yes
terday evening, our county Jail had contain
ed not single inmate, notwithstanding the
presence among US Of an army of tranps,
and considerable sprinkling Of the scarce
ly more respectable confidence chaps and
chronic loafers. Neither is the fact that
our jailis empty ascribable to any want of
diligence on the part of our conseryators of
the peace. Some indefnable influence has
had such restraining effect upon law
breakers, that our police courts present as
Lonesome and desolate an appearance as the
halls Of Belshazzar. Rather hard upon oul
police magistrates and justices, whose fees
constitute the chief compensation; but s
very satisfactory condition of affairs to the
Taxpayer.
The assessment for the tax levy of 1878
made by Mr.. A. j. Alden, was about one
hundred and ten thousand dollars below
the assessment of 1877. From Alden's as
assessment of real estate the State Board Of
Equalization have ordered deduction o.
thirty-fyc per cent. Thus the basis Of taxa
ton for the current year will be about forty
three per cent. less than that of last year
Upon this assessment the county can levy
but seyenty-fve cents on the hundred dol
lars, unless authorized to levy the specia
tax voted upon yesterday. The State levy
! for all purposes, amounts to thirty Three
cents on the 800; the per cent of schoo
and corporation tax will probably be abou
the same as last year. Itmay be argued
, therefore, that the taxes to be paid mex
year will be considerably less than the,
have been for several years.
j Col. Taylor exhibited to us yesterday
l very interesting relic Of "the times that de
veloped heroes and tried them" 1t was a
absolutely perfect Photographic copy of
letter addressed by his paternal grand
! father, Aaiutmt. General Joseph Taylor, c
General Wilkinson's staff, to his matems
grandfather, Colonel Nelson. The lettt
bears date July, IT'S, the day before tn
battle of Monmouth was fought, and l
therefore over century old. Among otht
3 items Of Intelligence, General Taylor con
- municates to the Colonel is the fact that
. has secured aQuantity Of whisky, "two gu
y Ions Of which," he adds, II will send
y e..