The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-22

Tom Do,son and another colored man
engaged in an sngry alteration, near the
New York store, yesterday afternoon, in
trying 70 decide which one ofthe Two had
paid for the last whisky. Tom concluding
thai, as words were not regarded SIS con
vincing argument, he would try the effect
OF bows, and gathering brick bat he
deal. his antagonist T. blow in the mouth
that broke S.! lie from; teeth.
There were more drunken men or the
streets, Yesterday, than we have sgen IN
Cairo, dur.n. the month past. One man
toppled over at the corner OF Tenth and
Commercial, shout . o'clock yesterday
afternoon, the drunkest human being we
ever saw. But for hs occasional laborious
breathing, the fellow would have shown no
| signs Of life phst,yer. The headache that
was ''wai,iug around the corner" for him,
was big enough 10 burs. an iron pot
| Judge Crawford sidod d rule 10 those
that are intended 10 govern in our Circuit
Court room, viz: No Smoking" Nothing
that is no: in direct violation Of law de-
tracts more from the air Of dignity usually
worn By our Circuit Court, that 10 see law
ycrs, Jurors and audicrca enveloped in e
clord Of tobacco smoke, To see the Judge
himself las W. never soe Judge Hlrker)
&daing 70 the density OF the sutioasting
volunn, renders the thing offensive 70 III"
pitch Of evaporation.
Representative Robinson, iron this
Senatorial district, hiss introduced bill in
the General Assembly, providing for the
appropriation Of $4,000 10 Jackson coun.
~, $4,000 Union county ami $4,000 for
Alexander county TO be used in draining
Cnd reclaiming oycrfowcd lanes. The
iudicions expenditure Of the money askcd
for would render many thousands Of acres
Of the riches. lands in the world suscepti-
bic Of the highest constant cultivation, and
would, in tie long run, prove avery sensible
investment Of public money.
= A. there are score, OF housekcppers in
the city who will no. agree with "Brevi,y"
in her conclusion that there is no available
remedy for the "hired-help" egi! OF which
Naomi complained. we can reasonably ex-
pect Z further discussion u! the subject.
As the matter is one in which The female
portion Of the community ise. 80 abiding
interest, a reasonable portion o.! our space
will be surrendered = those who may have
notions which they desire TO mako public.
We have bat three Southern Illinois
papers on our exchange list that lave not
openly declared for Judge Mulkey for the
supreme Judgcstip. Unless Be!!evillc, that
seems to have man for all The positions
offering, presents candidate, tie Judge
will have no opposition. No man ever of.
icrcd himself ior III Official position, in
Southern Illinois, u, least, who received
more tlauesins send off" than has been
accorded to Judge Mulkcy. lie has
large personal acquaintance, and is known
as a lawyer, in al! parts OF the Grand Di
vision. ana from 10 quartor, as YET, have
We heard word Of outspoken opposi-
ton,
FOURTH ward Youngsters Skilled per
formers on the mouth harp, iews.hUp,
fageo.et, banjo and bones, are rrhearsnc
for public entertainment The creates;
difficulty they encounter is to keep down
the number Of performers 50 that the
troupe will no, include the audience. Bows
in all parts Of that ncighborhood are prac.
ticing handwriting, hand.springs, the
homeless man business, holding lighted
candle IT. the mouth, and eating Gre and
blowing ort ribbons, in the hope that be.
fore Saturday evening next they will be
thought deserving place Oh the programme.
Reserved seats ten cents, and "iInproper
characters vigorously excluded"
The saloon keepers of the city think it
great hardship ,hat pending their appli.
cation fora reduction in the price of license
the Marshal should he set after them TO
compel them 10 take ou, license az the old
rate Of 5000 Al the last meeting of the
city council resolution was passed fixing
the price for the present year at 500, and
instructed the ordinance committee 10 pre-.
pare an ordinence TO that effect. In view
Of this action, and the possibility that the
license will be reduced, the saloon keepers
insist that they ought not be compelled to
take out license AZ the present price There
seems tobc no loop.hole Of escape for them,
however.
Our contemporary Of the Vincennes Sun
says that movement IL OH foot in that
city to induce the Cairo and Vincennes
railroad company TO move their repair and
other phons from Cairo and nar,,; . ,y.