The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-13

treasurers that il rarely ever happens tha.
he has as much as 1000 on hand at one
time. But the commissioners have no dis.
cretion. The law requires the 'enormous
bond" and the collector must file it. II
anybody thinks that he stands so we'll with
the public that it would be an easy matter
for HIM to fill bond for 100000, just let
that conccited body try it, The effort Will
take theconceit out Of him completely.
1t is altogether probable that the com.
pensauon ofthe City Tailor for dieting pris-
oners will be cut down from 50cents day
to 95. 1t was urged that when the price
was fixed at so cents scrip was worth only
so and 60 cents on the dollar; flour was from
so to $l4 per barrel, and everything cor
respondingly high.This consideration is NOR
ally certain to work the proposed reduction
but as nobody knows whom the reduction
will affect, nobody has any right to complain
about it.
There will be sounds of revelery by
night in Caro- and in all the neighboring
towns, right straight ahead" now,
until warm weather. The Delta calico ball
comes off this evening; masquerade ball
at Mound City on the 92nd; calico ball at
Metropolis, a2nd, masquerade at Centralia,
2lst; Mother Washington ball at Anna on
the 2lst; masquerade ball at DuQuoin TN
the 22nd; masquerade AT Charleston to NOR
row night and Casino and C. VI X. of c.
masquerade balls in Cairo on the 95th,
These 10 begin with.
About the richest case ever disposed OF
in Cairo police court was the trial of a
colored rip" named Black Hat" before
Squire Robinson, the other day. She was
brought up under charge OF disorderly
conduct, having maltreated a very respect
able colored individual from Villa Ridge
Black Hat acted as her own attorney, and
although she couldn't acquit herself Of the
crime charged to her, she managed to keep
the audience in an almost continuous roar.
She was punished by the infiction Of a
fine, which, with the cost amounted to
about $500.
The colored youngsters of the city gave
aminstrel show in the Pilothouse, Tuesday
night, that not only called out large crowd,
but amused the crowd after 1t had assem-
bled. The delneation of negro character
by Jimmy Tanner and another boy, whose
name we have forgotten, is said to have
been excellent in fact wonderful. The
troupe had good check and balance in
the person of a professional, named Wilson,
under whose direction the troupe did all its
rehearsing. The white-boy Ministries must
look out for their laurels. The colored
youngsters are fully abreast with them.
Only a few days ago eggs were selling
in the Cairo market at . cents per dozen.
On Tuesday evening countryman came
into the city with eggs, two dozen for %
cents 1t was mean impulse in u.s. but
we at once determined TO take advantage
Of that man 'signorancc. He hadn't been to
town fora long time, and we felt sure that he
din't know that eggs were worth quarter.
Without giving him hint that he mightdo
better down town VIC bought more eggs than
wencedcd, because, as We thought, we were
getting the better Of that badly posted
farmer, We felt guilty triumph in
the matter, and stepping into a ncighbor-
ing family grocery a half hour later,
our cXuItation was turned into gall, for
there, pcrched up in the middle Of Il tub
Of eggs was the placard Fresh eggs 10
cents 1t was rather inconsistent in us.
We confess; but we felt abused, and ever
since then have harborcd the notion that
that countryman selected us, out Of all the
, men Of Cairo, as the victim of his cruel
Vaccinations. 1t is altogether likely, too
that we are the only customer he had who
paid him more than ten cents dozen.
While the knights Templars ant
the City Councilmen pcrsistin holding thei
monthly reunions on the same evening. ont
or the other must suffer editorial neglect
, We have paid special reporters at the rat
, of fourteen dollars an hour to write up tn
, Knights sociables; but once there, they be
p; came SO absorbed in the pleasures and pas
{ times OF the evening that they became oh
4 livious of everything else ; and the result j
that, on the second Wednesday morning o
! every month, finding no mention OF the SC
ciable in our trim and otherwise well-iillct
columns, we proceed, with great earnest
ness, to "snatch ourselves bald" Ordina
rily We can write a very good notice beior
-, the affair comes off; but pastimes with thu
8 Sir knights run so far out of tn accus
toned channels that it is rather haz
ardous business to deal with then