The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-15

only one conclusion, viz: that Wilson acted
in self-defence, and would undoubtcdl,
have been killed or severely wounded, had
he not shot his desperate assailant.
We hear 1t stated that Capt Sam. Orr
contemplates the establishment of family
grocery among the deuizens Of Beech Ridge
just beyond the line of the 9th Cairo
precinct.
1t will prove rather "cool comfort" to
the Democratic element of the Cairo Green
back club to know, as they now must II
they read the papers, that the majority Of
their Republican confederat,s in Pulaski,
Jackson, Perry and Randolph counties,
"went back" on Davis, and now openly
boast of the support they gave to Thomas.
The "Greenback dodge" as they call it,
played precisely the part they intended it to
play-diverted enough Democratic support
from Allen to insure the election ofThomas.
Major and Tester finding their old
quarters insufficient in point of size to ac-
commodate the demands of their business,
are putting up new building, facing on
Ninth street and running entirely across the
block to Tenth street. Once in this build
ing and supplied with an enlarged force of
mechanics, they will supply the growing
demand for their improved plows, ETC., in a
manner that will prove satisfactory in every
way. What Cairo most needs, just now, is
about one hundred such firms as that of
Major and Tester.
The parlor billiard table, for the sale
of which in this city, Mr.. John Koehler is
sole agent, is not only very neat and
handsome pece of furniture, but is as com
plete in all Its appointments and details as
any full-sized billiard table that can be
purchased for $4O0. Balls, cues, pins, etc,
for playing any kind ola game, accompany
it; and when it is no longer needed as a
billiard table, the top can be so reversed as
to make as elegant writing desk, work or
card table as could be desired. Price,
complete, only $35. A sample table can
be seen at the Butchers and Drovers' saloon
on Eighth street.
General Grant never worked at the tan
ner's trade an hour in his life. He was
salesman and porter in leather store once;
but knows no more about curing hides than
We know about the Presidents intention re-
specting the Cairo postoffice. We knew
that the tanner gag" was cheat all the
time, but our cOlored citizens had purchas-
ed two or three hundred blue OF cloth
capes, and we didn't want to spoil the inno-
cent delusion they enjoyed, that, with their
capcs on, they looked like Grant did when
he was tanner. Grants brother-in-law,
Corbin, is responsible for letting this truth
be known-for snatching, as it were,
another star from the shoulder.strap of the
great Galensins reputation.
One of our conservators of the peace
who has had more TO do with the tramp nui-
sance than any other citizen Of Cairo, gives
it as his opinion that every attempt to rid
the city of the nuisance will prove abortive
so long as our sympathetic, easily-duped
and charitably inclined people continue to
feed them. A large number Of the tramps
now infesting the city have their head
quarters some where in the underground of
the island Every morning two, four or a
half dozen Of their number are dispatched
to the city to beg edibles, and they scarcely
ever fail to return with sufficient supply
to run the gang through the day. Next
morning new set ofmessengers is sent out,
and the same success in gathering up food
crowns their begging. Hence the officer in
question very sensibly concludes, that while
our people hold out such inducements for
the vagabonds to remain, the efforts of the
police to drive them away will be time and
effort wasted. Can't we, then, to rid our
city of the danger and curse of trampism,
shut our hearts and close our cupboards
against the opportunities of the gathcrers-
up of food, and thus starve out the whole
tribe togetherS