The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-11

st. Louis papers speak of Turner not onl,
ms any able man, but one of the best pub
lie spc0kcrsin the West
The editors of the Paducah News mis-
take the capabilities Of the mcrophone. J
does not, as stated by the News, enable apeI
son to HEAR 'horsc- whip ora cart wheel
Such things are readily seen, however, b!
theopticolicon.
"A large force Of men, aided by th'
steamer McComb. were at work yesterday
dislodging the ice at the foot Of the Eas
Cairo incline They made very fair pro
gross, and it is probable that from thi'
morning, until another gorge forms, the in
cline can be put to its wontcd use.
Mr.. Lancastcr's surviving twin daughter
was so low yesterday afternoon that he had
abandoned hopes of its recovery. 1t is SUI
fcring from the same disease that proved
fatal to the child buried Thursday. II
would prove IN overwhelming aiiliction IL
Mr.. and Mis-. L. should the present case, as
is now feared, have like termination.
One Julia Jones, of the tribe Of Ham,
permitted her angry passions TO rise beyond
the point of control, and fighting" was the
name of the offence she was called upon to
answer for, before Judge Bird, yesterday
Failing to make good defense she was
fined $40 and costs, and sent over to the
charge of Mahoney, for term Of sixteen
days.
If the Corporation Counsel takes meas
ures to cnjoin the County Clerk from cX-
tending the railroadbond interest tax,
levied upon the property of Alexander
county, his application will be made, of
course in the names Of all the taxpayers OF
the county Heretofore, except upon sin
gle occasion, the collection of the tax was
resisted by the Taxpayers association.
BY notice in another column, our read
crs will learn that day boarders can be nc.
commodatcd after next Monday, at the Bull
lctin Building Dining Room with tirst-class
board at $3.50 per week. The dining room
on the first floor is large and commodious,
and people who ''take their meals OUT will
find pleasant and convenient place, and
good table spread at the Bulletin Building
Dining Room,
If it be true, as represented 10 the City
Council, that some OF the yellow fever dead
were put away outside the levee, in very
shallow graves, our Board of Health should
see to it that they are removed before the
advent Of warm weather. There is posi-.
bility that warm weather will give activity
to the germs that infect the bodies, and
that possibility should be guarded against
1t is q case where "cOst" should cut no fig
ure. No mere money consideration should
delay action, if ii be necessary to act at all.
The people of Cairo are still in ferment over the
question of postmaster. Colonel McKesig has been
faithful and efficient, and oughtto be reapponted.
Sun.
How do you know! And how happens
it to be any of your business, any how!
There is no more Of this postoflice fight than
"goes around in Cairo, and for that reason
there is not member of any of the factions
who is not ready to jump an outside in
trudcr on sight. Hence, if you have any
desire to preserve the shapcliness of your
crimson-hued proboscis you'd better keep
it out Of this Cairo scramble, altogether
The WEEKLY BULLETIN, mailed to sub
scribers every Thursday, is the largest
weekly published in Southern Illinois, 1t
contains forty eight wide columns, more
than forty ofwhich are devoted to reading
matter. We may, without assuming over.
much merit to ourselves, say that it is not
only the largest, but the best paper in the
southern part OF the State, We have su.
perior facilities for the production Of such
sheet. and employ them. 1t is the official
organ Of Alexander county, and for that
reason should be regarded as ad "ndispen-
sible" in every reading family Of the county.
-The Catholic fair that closed Thursday
night was quite as great success financial
ly as it was socially. The several tables
realized the following sums: Fancy needle
work table, sos; confectionery, SEQ 80;
postonicc, S. 30 sundry collections, $50 so
gold chain disposed of by ballot to the most
popular young lady in attendance, was
awarded to Miss Hannah Smith and pro-
duced the sum of $l0l 50. The supper
table brought in about 500, making the
total receipts over $500. AS most Of the
articles were contributed, the expenses did
not exceed 800 perhaps.
Have we any Clarkes among us' Thir-
teen years ago John G. Clarke, Of Texas,
died, and it was supposed without relatives
He made no will, and his immense estate,