The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-22

Mr.. Fountain. Of Du Quoi,a is N the
city on law business.
Capt. Thomas, OF Metropolis, was "
the city yesterday, on III, way home
Capt Halliday and Mr.. Sratton, Of
the board Of education, visited the public
school, yesterday afternoon.
Tie person who borrowed the copy OF
Btron belonging to the Reading Room Is
requested to return the same without delay.
Til. Chicago IntcrOccan and Spring
field journal, who have raped obcrly'S
knuckla- over BJrl'S shoulders can again
return to tn, charge, Bard passed through
Cairo last NIGHT and called on obcrly'
DR., Rard Of the Baton Rouge Herald,
in his war upon extravaganza is, stirring mp
the anger Of the men who tatten at the
public crib. We read the Herald with
pleasure 1t fight, with a vim.
This isa good iinaGcial record for the
church Of the Rcdccmcr Al the beginning
Of the fiscal year just closed the church
owed $SS9s0; it, receipt, during the year
were S3.335j5; disbursement, during the
same period. S3,33GOG and there are be
tween two and three hundred dollars now
in the treasury.
Coy. sam Bard. Of Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, passed through the city last
nigh, On hi, way 10 Minneapolis, TO attend,
rs a delegate, the Right Worthy Grand
Lodge OF the independent Order Of Good
Tcmpars Of the World, which has con.
stitucncy Of over 100000 and will be com
posed of about 700 delegates. Gov. Bard
is going to make Il strong effort to induce
the lodge TO meet next year at New Orleans
where the delegates will be received with
characteristic Southern hospitality.
ALL citizens found on the streets. the
worse for liquor the force will see them
conveyed to'tIlcr homes, will feel thank
iu 10 hi, honor for the torcthought and
consideration he las given to their con
dition. Now, if H. will only designate Il
coach and four as the method Of convey.
ancc in which "thc force will see them con
ycyed 20 tlicir homes, and provide u soda
cocktail, for the incbriatr 70 brace mp on
the next morning. the ordinary drunk will
b' ,hom Of half it, tnnow, and the "hoys
will rise up and call him blessed.
Here is an illustration of the workings
Of our criminal code AMI the hardship il
imposes upon communities struggling with
debt \ man steals articles to the value OF
eight or ten dollars, j. arrested and held
over for trial, l,dgcd in the county iai for
,iN or wen week. till term timc--is tried
and sentenced to ten days imprisonment
The costs to the county for bringing the
offender 20 Justice are no, les, than ninety
or one hundred dollars, while the punish.
mcnt is tri1ing and serves no rood end 70
the public. A justice Of the peace should
have final jurisdiction in such cases. and
the offender, when proven guilty, should be
compelled to do the county service.
Some thirty Mdic, responded to the
call for meeting Of the Womans Chri,,inn
Union Temperance club. Yesterday after.
noon When q BULLETIN reporter reached
The hAli' Mrs.. GosS was engaged in the re-.
ci'aI OF "a story, which illustrated, in strong
way, the efficacy Of mothers PRAYER.
II wa, listened to uith marked attention,
This was followed by prayer led by the
same lady; after which Nearer Nv God 10
Thee" vas sung 10y the cmb. Mrs. Ri,tcn.
honsc. president Of 'hcclub then called the
meeting to ORDER and in the report, which
followed it appeared tha, since last meeting
three cases of Indulgence and suffering had
been relieved ly the committee whose DIN, ,
il is 10 attend TO this charitable work.
some other business Of character hardly
interesting III the general public wa. trans.
acted, when The meeting adjourned.
That will be rare ,rca, n, Turner
Hall tonight No branch of ,hc study Of