The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-10

then, allow them half that sum,
and charge the other hat to
the "pridc," which they think
shields them from the designation Of
"paupcrs" Two dollars and half week
is certainly small allotment to two persons;
but to pair that has been subsisting on
half that sum, il would seem an abundance.
Let the overseer of the poor then, give or
ders that they receive double their former
rations. Half the expense will soon be
stopped by the death of the old woman;
but humanity revolts at the very idea that
we are fastening tina, death by enforcing
slow and tantalizing process of starvation.
To Kill out the yellow fever germs re-
quires long, protracted spell OF freezing
weather, The exact measure Of cold wealth
er n cessary to effect that end, cannot, with
any certainty, be determined, That the
winter Of 1878 failed to do so, Captain Hill
furnishes rather conclusive evidence, that
fell directly under his personal observation.
In the summer of 1878, the Waterman OF
one of a number Of barges of which the
captain had charge sickened and died ofyel-
low fever. The man had slept, or deposited
his clothing behind the forward hulk-head.
The vacancy occasioncd by this mans death
was Immediately filed. The new man re-
manned on the barge all the ensuing tall
and winter, and until the month Of May, in
the following spring, when he too, sickcn-
ed and died Of precisely the same ailment
that had killed his predecessor The Cap
tain has had the yellow fever, and is as ia
miliar with its symptoms and pcculiarities
as he is with the measels or fever and ague.
Hence he claims TO b. well assured of his
statement that the new man on the barge
undoubtedly died Of the yellow fever. The
germs were deposited in the first mans lurk-
ing places, and the cold of the succeeding
winter not being sufficiently severe to kill
them off, they terminated into active life
under the warmth of the succeeding
spring weather. If, then, our readers can
recall the degree of severity that character
lied the winter of 1873, they can determine
the degree Of cold the germs will withstand
when housed away from the direct action
of the weather.
A correspondent of the Argus-Journal,
who signs himself Citizen, strives to make
it appear that the compensation Of the
sheriff and ex-oflicio collector, under tie
September order of the county board, will
reach the very handsome sum of five thou
sand on, hundred dollars If that cores
pondent will pay lis the amount that tie
sherifrs compensation will fall short OF
$500, we will enter into bonds to pay him
every dollar that it exceeds 81 200. OF
book that footed up about $4,000,
Sheriff Saup succeeded, by unwarrantably,
but humanely, extending the time several
weeks beyond the lawful limit, in collect
ing about $GI 900 Upon part Of tins sum
he was paid commission Of two per cent,
and upon the balance, per cent. To make
the calculation oyer-hberal, we will say he
received three per cent. upon the whole
sum, :n0 we thus produce Il total OF 81, 100.
Beyond this sum his total receipts in the
way of fees, etc, did not reach 500. Hence
we have it, that Mr.. Saup's receipts as col!
lcctor, for the year ending December /,
1873, amounted to 81, 800, and had he been
acting under the order that applies to Mr.
Hodges. that &9 600 would have formed his
entire pay, as the incumbent Of the positions
named But how will it be with Mr.
Hodges In the first place, Assessor Aldcn's
returns are about $4,000 less than Mr.
IIely's returns of last year From these re-
duced returns, the State Board of Equaliza-
ton ordered reduction of thirty-tive
per cent. upon lands and lots (Which
is an increased reduction), and twenty
per cent. upon personal property, last
year the reduction being only ten per cent.
Then, to begin with, we have basis Of
taxation for the present year, more than u
half million dollars less than last year,
Upon this greatly (and perhaps undulyJ re-
duccd basis of taxation, there will be no
county railroad.bond interest tax extended
no city railroad.5ond interest extended,
and about $1,000 less Of Il corporation tax.
The school. county and state lcvics will re-
main about the same as last year. From
this bircf presentation Of the matter it is
clear that Mr.. Hodges will make a remark.
ably close collection, if at the end Of the
year, he can report $4,000. His commits
sions are dependent upon his collections
and if we rate all at 3 per cent, they will
amount to $1,000. Add to this sum all the
fees he may collect, and he may swell the
sum to $4,000. Out Of this sum he must
provide his own stationery, his own blanks
his own light and fuel, pay his own adver.
Using bills, bis clerk hire and all other ey'
penses incident to his position. His adj
ministration will be remarkably economi
cal, if the $500 is made to cover all these
-. A. Al,