The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-17

imncril thc election of a Democrat, and as
M rcsnect,hle influence anywhere in the
District has demanded convention, the
people can only stigmatize the issuance
of the call in question as an unwarranted
and presumptuous proceeding. Democrats
in this portion of the District will wholly
disregard it, and We sincerely hope that
Democrats elsewhere will dc the same
thing.
Tonight is the last night Of the skating
rink in Cairo, and of course everybody will
90. The reunions that Mr., Petit has
brought about, in maintaining the skating
rink. have been pleasant and respectable.
Order has been preserved, our best people
have been patrons of the institution, and If
al any time in the future the rink should
be re-opened, our people will be glad to
know that young petit is connected with
the management.
The clamor over the result Of the cleo
ton in the vicinity of Sixth and CONNER
cial, caused horse attached to a delivery
wagon to take on a blg scare, that resulted
in runaway, the demolition of hitching
| post in the route OF the run, and in trihing
| damages to the vehicle. The jolt the ami
NAL received when it came in contact with
the post, seemed to make it forget its bust
ness. II stopped, and became perfectly do
cilc on the instant.
After the term of Office to which young
Hendricks has been elected, expires, the
Office of City Attorney should be abolished.
| No end is achieved through the instrument
| tally of that Office that could not be a.
readily and as successfully achieved with
out it. The city employs, at an expense Of
$1,000 year, a City Counsellor, and while
he is retained there is no earthly occasion
for City Attorney, The delusion that the
c. A. attends to cases brought before the
p. NJ, was, long ago exploded.
About midnight Tuesday night, quite
a crowd of young men congregated, and
with flies and drums. serenaded the several
candidates. Alderman-elcct Howley, came
out, thanked the boys, and handed EN-
over five dollars with which 10 treat them,
selves to the beer and cigars, Mayor-clect
Thistlewood made his appearance in res
ponse 10 calls, INDUCED in few remark:
and passed around the cigars. Ed Dczonia
the newly-elcctcd Treasurer. did the SAINT
thing; and upon the whole the boys had
quite lively time OF it.
The messengers dispatched by the THF
BULLETIN to the different voting places
Tuesday night, we're afforded all due iacli.
ties for obtaining the vote, except in the
Fifth ward. Polite notes addressed to the
judges and clerks Of that ward asking
that our messenger be admitted to the
room where the counting was IN progress,
in order that he might obtain the result at
the earliest possible moment, were answer
ed by coarse reply of; You can't come in
here You nor anybody else" Assured
that our readers will form the proper esti-
mate Of such conduct, we are spared the
necessity Of stigmatizing it as it deserves to
be stgmatzcd.
-IIarpcr's Magazine for May is on our
tablc-a good number as usual. The lead
ing papers are "A Peninsular Canaan. with
illustrations, ''The Study Of art in Boston
the continuation Of Bcrgund Thai, and the
Piano and its antcccdcnts," all with illus
trations. The Life OF Song" and "Scre
made in the Tropics Ben Azini's Creed.
all good poems. "Strattiord upon Avon, "
illustrated Lord Aliens Daughter
story, Miss May story. "The con-
tinuation Of the Serial, ""Young Mrs. Jar
dine'-Editor's Easy Chair, Editors Draw
er, etc, making it the most at
tractiye monthly published. Harper's Ba-
gar and Harper's Weekly are Kept fully up
to the established high standard of excel
lencc. All Cor sale at the several news
stands Of the city.
Prof. S. S. Norton Of New York, one Of
the faculty Of the Woodruff lG months
Scientific Expedition round the World,
passed through Cairo yesterday, on the
steamer Annie P Silver en- route for New
York. The fine steamship General Werdel
has been purchased for this floating col.
legc, which will sail from New York on
the 9Th OF May next, with 200 students
over 10 years Of age, and so tourists. Prot.
Norton left with US an illustrated and dis.
criptiye paper containing all the facts rcla.
ting to this novel and interesting educa.
tiona venture around the world. Should
any of our readers wish the pamphlet and
other printed matter connected with thi,
expedition, they can obtain them by ad.