The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-23

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even young newspaper men "oi the name
of Jim" sometimes squeeze good-looking
females.
The Carbonate Free Press pronounces
the temperance address of Miss Frances L.
Willard, delivered in that city, last Thurs
day evening" the granacst address of that
kind yet delivered there, Notwithstanding
the TACT that the Carbondalians had been
singularly fortunate in securing able and
entertaining orators. This is high compli-
mcnt; but one that is not undeservcdly be-
slowed
Persons who may wish TO add their
names to the petition praying the lcgisla-
ture to enact law giving women over is
years Of age the right to vote on all ques.
tons touching the manufacture and sale
Of spurious liquors, can find blanks at the
Reform Club room. The number of names
already obtained exceeds one hundred and
twenty-five thousand, or more than one
fourth Of all the voters Of the State.
Collector Hodges has completed his
collecting tour through the country pre-
cincts. He is well satisfied with the re-
sult-collcctcd fully as much as is usually
collected on such rounds. From this time
forth he purposes u vigorous raid upon
persons owing personal taxes The real
estate stands good for itself, but, to a certain
extent, the Sheriff islands good for the
taxes on personal property, and he proposes
to take just as few risks as possible.
The sleek, oily-tongued bag who has
committed scores of petty larcenies about
the city, and has played dozen diltcaen',
and very adroit confidence games upon I'M
suspccting and sympathetic females-this
creature was seen, yesterday, circulating
among the ladies of the w. G. T. L. at the
Reform Club hall. If any purses, watches,
handkerchiefs, gloves or what-nots were
missed by any Of the ladies, it is not at all
difficult to conjecture what became Of
them.
The spring and summer suits in fact
the entire stock of clothing now arriving
at the popular clothing house Of \. Marx,
will be found precisely such goods as fully
meet the requirements of this market. He
is an exclusive cothier, and, in the market
where he purchases, devotcs his attention
to buying clothing, and nothing else. This
has been his business for many years, and it
follows, therefore, that he is always able to
supply his customers with the best Of every
thing, and that, too, at bottom prices.
AT the conclusion of the trial between
Elder Shores and Curley Mike, before
Squire Comngs yesterday Mr.. Henry
Devlin, who was standing at the Office en-
trance, made remark touching the trial,
that moved one Kirsch Horne. coored in
dividual, to great anger He approached
Mr.. Devlin, whose fighting days are over,
and gave him what is denominatcd IN vul-
gar parlancc "a good round cursing.' Mr..
Devlin, not being able TO knock Horne
down, took Horne up. The trial will come
of tomorrow.
Mr. Arthur w. Nelson, assistant post.
master at CentralIa, has been designated by
the post-oilic department at Washington as
the person who is to weigh, and keep a
record Of the weight, Of all mail matter
that may reach Centralia, during the thirty
one days intervening March 10Th and April
10Th, 1879. The object in view is to iurn-
ish the postotiicc department data that will
enable 1t to form an intelligent estimate Of
the cost of the mail service. II is done as a
preliminary to the re-lctting Of mail con-
tracts, in June, we believe.
About midnight, night before last
while Will Pink was in the act OF passing
Mr.. Bristol's grocery store on Eighth street
he discovered the door standing open, and
thinking that something was wrong re.
turned, and securing the help Of Mayor
Winter, set about finding out what was tho
matter While the Mayor was reconnoit
ering the rear Of the premises, a man dashed
> out of the open door, and was soon lost II
the darkness. He was in the store, It wa;
> evident, for burglarious purposes; but i
Z, he carried off anything it was something
! thing that has not been missed.
AS to the post Office controversy ",
have this to say When Judge Bird de
7 clared, as was the case before McKeaig Ia,
it, that he didn't it followed that it was il
that sense, according to the terms upol
i which he stated it. Bird being incline,
to resist what it appeared Mt that time t,
. take the same aspect as the prior under
' standing Of course McKcaig had nothins
left to do but say SO. 1t was especially
a the duty OF both Of them seeing the cXas