The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-09-06

seen the call while at supper, and curiosity
impelled him to be present lie referred
to the call as seeking to do something be.
You'd the power Of popular meeting. Tie
defined the way in which quarantine regu-
lations could be made and enforced, and
urged upon his hearers concert of action
with the board of health officials. The
best thing, he thought, this meeting could
do, would be to answer the summons of the
mayor for volunteers to appear at his Office,
which had been published for two days past.
The audience met this suggestion with some
assertions to the nature of reflections upon
his honor but Mr.Wood proceeded until he
began defending the board of health, or at
least the motives of its members, when he
was frequently interrupted. In the course
of his remarks he said the fault of the quar-
antinc was TO be found in its laws, but in a
want Of the the proper execution of them,
and for this he said the city marshal was
answcrblc, and if he were present he de-
sired to tell him 50 to his face. The Col
onel in conclusion moved that those pres
ent at the meeting adjourn to meet at the
Mayors Office at o'clock this morning to
report for volunteer patrol duty. This
motion was adopted.
At this juncturc Mr.. Livingstone stepped
to the front and moved that committee of
five be appointed to investigate the actions
of the Board of Health, and report at a
meeting to be held Friday night at the
same place, the result of their labors.
Col Wood made the point of order that
the meeting had adjourned, but before it
was decided, Mr.. Livingston moved that
the meeting recognized with Capt Viii
liams as chairman and Mr.. b. +. Blake as
secretary.
Mr.. Livingstone repeated his motion, and
it was seconded. Long before this the au-
diencc had worked itself into excellent hu-
NOR, and seemed to be bent more on fun
than business. 1t was apparent then that
nothing real would be done, and they voted
with great impartialty on both sides of
every question, leaving him in doubt as
how to decide, and hamsslng him with sar-
castle and impcrtincnt interrogatidns. 1t
was in this spirit that an amendment was
offered raising the committee to fifteen, and
the amendment and original motion was
adopted amid jccrs and laughter. The
chair appointed the following gentlemen as
the committee, and they are requscd to
appear at the council chamber this morning
at 0 o'clock for organization and business:
Messrs. MclIalc, Livingstone, Roberts, Tan.
ner, Harmon, Blake, Thos Sullivan, Good
year. L. W. Green, Alden, Jas. Ross,
McManns, Bird, Taylor and Loncrgan.
Then there was final adjournment. If
the proposition had been made at any time
to demand OF the board Of health
rigid enforcement Of the quarantine laws rs
they exist, promising all the aid as citizens
that would be needed, and had this been
supplemented 10y an additional demand that
the board of health trace to the proper Of
tlcer or officers the fault of the Batesyile
affair Of yesterday, and suspend Or dismiss
the guilty parties, both demands would
have met with unqualified approval because
it is what should have bccl, done, and the
meeting would then have answered a good
purpose. 1t was simply farcical as it was,
and the appointment Of a committee by a
public meeting for the purposes indicated
in Mr. Lyingstoncs motion is too absurd
for serious comment.