The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-23

lhc laws are executed he should
DC accorded the right to choose
his assistants without hindcrance or die.
m'lon' For the position of chief of policc
good material IS scarce. The names of
capt WIN. Williams, William McHale
and Dan Mccarthy have been prominently
spoken OF, and as the new Mayor should
and no doubt will seek his aids and adyis.
ors from among his friends and supporters,
1t IS doubtful whether he could do better
than to select one Of the three gentlemen
named.
Mr.. Geo. O'Hara, was at Anna at half
past twelve yesterday morning. when the
alarm OF fire was given. Instantly the
ilames were seen to burst out of drug store
kept by Mr.. Otrich, and as the town is
without fire department, the flames swept
on unmpeded Mr.. G. NJ. Wizards store
and bank Bohannons family grocery store,
millinery and confectionery establishment
and two or three other buildings were en-
elydcstroyed, The buildings with the
exception Of Wizards, were Of wood, and
burned with great rapidly. No correct
estimate OF the loss could be made; but
parties on the ground claimed that the
loss would reach at least $40, 900, and much
of the property was said to be uninsured.
The origin OF the fire is charged to inccn-
diarism.
A negro man from Hodges Park, who
gave himself the name of Frank Irwin, ey-
cited himself with bad whisky, and then
visiting Twentieth street, between CONNER
cial and Poplar, dcmeaned himself in such
a rufianly and uproarious manner that he
would have been scalped, but for the cir
cumstance that the men folks were absent
from home. He drew his knife and pranc-
| ing along the street avOwed purpose to
supply more corpses than all the undertak-
ers in Cairo could get under ground Off
Ger Hogan being in the nelghborhood lit
down upon Mr., Frank Irwin, and taking
him before Squire Osborn that officer fined
him SIS. Having no MONEY the culprt
was sent TO the calaboose - days, every
day of which he ought to put in on the
Lea, N, ho,l I,l,,
II Judge Bakers election were lett to
the determination OF the people of Massac
county, he would sweep everything before
him. The Massac Journal says AS Cir
cult Judge for the past eight years he has
| given entire satisfaction to the people re-
gardless OF party. As Appellate Judge his
ability placed him in the from, rank, and
we fully expect he will be one OF fortunes
favorites at the coming election" The Ne
tropois Democrat: Judge Baker is
gentleman OF spotless integrity; as lawyer
no man stands higher, and in the various
positions Of Circuit, Appellate and Supreme
Judge he has reflected honor upon himself
and given satisfaction to the people" The
Times says: Ills eminent fitness for the
position is clearly shown by his record both
as Circuit and Supreme Judge. II has
been said and truthfully we believe, that
fewer Of Judge Bakers decisions have been
reversed by the Supreme Court than any
Circuit Judge in the State, This reduces
the question Of ability to demonstration.
We commend the communication of
Rusticia to the attention Of our business
men as well as to the attention OF our city
and county authorities. The iron bridge
across Cache river should have been in its
place last TALL The contractors made an
excuse that Modified our authorities for a
half year or thereabouts; but making no
, move, even at the end OF that period, to
carry out their contract the city showed
| signs Of resentment. Acting under this
spell the City Council directed the City
Clerk to notify the contractors that unless
they commenced work on the bridge within
twenty days the contract would be held as
forfeited. The twenty days have passed by
and forty days have been added to them,
and yet the contractors have given no sign
OF purpose to complete their contract The
matter is one Of great importance to Cairo,
and the new administration should take
prompt and decisive action in the premises.
The work should be rclct and the present
contractors be held 10 the penalty their
contract imposes. Such dilly.dallying is
unbcarabc
The grand social event Of the season,
the marriage Of Mr.. A, S. Robertson and
Miss Lucrclia Wslbridge, was contaminated
at 8 O'Clock, last night, in the Church of
the Rcdecmcr, Rector Dillon. Lee oiliciat-
ing. BY half past I O'Clock every seat in
the building was occupied and when the
organ struck up the voluntary" all stand.