The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-07-22


their labors involve more time ana response
bilitv than could be required or expected
., tbem rs citizens having q common inter
eat with the balance Of us, they deserve
and should receive Just compensation.
1T will never do for Ike Clements to go
to Congress now He participated in a
glass ball shooting match, in Carbondale,
the other day, and broke only three balls
out of thirteen. He thus publishes it to
the world that he can't shoot, and those
terrible southern brigadiers, aware of the
fact would badger and brow-beat, bull
doze and bully-rag him until he would re-
sign and go home, to escape the torture. 1t
was an ill.starred day for "little Ike" when
he showed that he can't shoot.
Mrs. Henry Metcalf writes from Crit
tenden Sulphur Srpings that her health has
been greatly improved by a use of the
waters; but, as the place is thronged With
Memphis refugees, who room beside and
all around her, the familiar contact is not
altogether agreeable, and she will, on that
account, be compelled to shorten her in
tended stay, and return home. The water
has powerful curative properties; but as its
efficacy as preventive or cure of yellow
| fever has never been demonstrated, she re.
CARDS it prudent to run no unnecessary
risks.
| While the 8, 10, Is and 90 cent fares
| of the Cairo and Paducah packets may be
telling disastrously upon the purses OF the
owners of the boats, they certainly operate
to the advantage of both Cairo and Padu-
cah Parties living between the termipi of
the trade can afford to visit Cairo to effect
the purchase even Of SO or SO worth OF
goods; and many persons do come to Cairo
from points twenty-five miles distant, tc
trade to the extent even of five or six dol
lars. The trade thus secured to the city is
already considerable, and is constantly in
creasing.
The five competent inspectors appoint
| ed under resolution of the Board o.
Health to inspect the cisterns, privies, out
houses, yards alleys and byways OF tn
city, will make their report to the Board o
Health tomorrow. Whatever may be thu
nature OF that report, it will not be denieC
that an order requiring the liberal use o
disinfectants, is manifestly needed Abou
the stables, privies and homes of the poore
classes is there an especial need OF disin
fiction; but to secure this the city will b.
called upon not only to furnish the disin
fectants but men to properly apply them.
About s o'clock Saturday night, one o
the clerks of the New York Store heard {
noise up stairs for which he could not ac
count, and securing a light he repaired tc
that portion of the building to learn the
wherefores. On gaining the second floor
he saw young man named James Alden
making his escape through rear window
with a lot of clothing. For the time Alder
escaped. Squire Osborn was awakened, a
warrant secured, and placed in the hands
of Sheriff Hodges The young man isnow
in Jail. He effected an entrance into the
store by clambering upon the reat ware
house, from whence he readily reached the
second story window Whether or not ii
was the young mans first visit is no,
known.
Why is it that the Health force has
used no disinfectantsl Go where you will
hunt where you may, you will see no evi
dences of use of lime, coal tar or othel
disinfectants, save only as they have beer
used by private individuals. 1t. i:
no time now to "stir up stinks" The oh
ject should be to suppress or destroy them
| and that the middle of the summer shoulC
be reached without any move being mad
in that direction, gives rise to the graves
apprchensions among the people. A pre-
caution so necessary to the public safety
having been neglected so long already
should not be neglected another day. Lin
and tar carts should be sent abroad, in til
city, and especially into the localities tina
were infected last year, at once immedl
atcly.
All the reports, yesterday, about case
of yellow fever here, there and elsewhere, i
Cairo, were the work of mischicf-maker;
who deserve the severest reprobatiou. W
took the trouble to trace up from the re
ports, and found them utterly foundation
less. The nearest approach to the trut
was found in the case that was located i
the hospital. Anegro man was taken to tn
, hospital, during the day, but his ailmen
was a cracked head. For the cases locate,
n on the 10th, 18th, 4th, 9th and 18th street:
!, there was not even the shadow of q founda