The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-07-30

VI Poiicy Will restrain II from Announcing
the first and every case of yellow fever that
may develop itself here. Had this course
been pursued last year, many persons who
are now in their graves, would be AMONG
us and alive to-day. We are determined
therefore, come what may, that those who
recount the Cairo experiences of 1879, shall
not say, If we can remove the cause for saw
ing il, that such and such citizen was
lured to his death by his faith in false
hood.
On Saturday evening last, constable
John Sheehan saw a brace of covics IN po-
session Of a considerable amount of money,
probably $500 or $500. He had previous
ly spotted the same fellows as suspicious
characters, and felt we'll assured that the
money in their possession had been stolen;
but he had no proof of that fact, and con-
sequcntly could do nothing. Yesterday,
two days after the monied coyies had left
the city, officer Shcehan received letter
from Mr.. G.. W. Newland, of the Green
vile, informing him to look out for "somc-
body" who had stolen $40 Of his money.
Sheehan feels confident that the parties he
held under suspicion are the fellows who
stole Mr.. Newland's money,
The father that will not rush to the
defence of his children, when danger men
aces them, or that declines to resent insults
that the children are powerless to resent is
lacking in one of the better instincts of
, human nature. But before the father in
dulges in much active resentment it is al
ways advisable to be sure that the insults
have been given. One of the fathers among
US, whose given name is Thomas; met
citizen, yesterday, who is not father, and
demanded to know why he, the citizen, had
stigmatized his boy as dirty pup" The
citizenvery positively denied having doneso;
' but had scarcely uttered his denial before,
he felt the irate fathers fist rebound from
his sconce; and by clinch at close quar-,
) tiers, realized the presence of the revenge
inspired youth. 1t was but the tussc of a
moment, however Peacemakers were at
hand; and the citizen claiming that he had
furnished no cause for the assault, sought
the needed panacea by resort to the law.
The communication of "Strict Quaran.
! tine excited considerable comment yester-
day. Its utterances were in entire accord
with popular sentiment. There is, most
undeniably, demand that may be set down
as universal for more rigid quarantine--a
quarantine that will keep Memphis people,
baggage and goods, out of Cairo, let the ef-
feet upon business, and the cost to the city
Of such exclusion, be what they may. TO
post sentinelg at intervals of 200 feet all
around the evees, night and day, would not
involve the expenditure of one-tenth the
money that would be expended by our citi.
zens in providing for the safety Of them
selves and their families, in the event our
slack quarantine should let in even a single
case of yellow fever. From the few boats
that arrive from below, neither the city nor
the railroads realize business enough to
justify any risks whatever. Why, then,
since the people demand and are willing to
pay for it-sincc no great
business interest can be per-
manently harmed by it, and since the
health and lives Of many of our people and
the future good name of Cairo arc deeply
involved-why, then, since all this is true,
are we not given rigid quarantincl'
1t strikes us that the death of the dc.
livery clerk in the Cairo post Office, last
year, should not be forgotten. Great bags
of Memphis mail matter are now brought
to the post Office, and the clerks are expect
ed TO, and do, delve into the papers and
letters, elbow deep, as the baker goes into
his trough Of dough. Last year there was
pretense Of fumigation, and yet one of
the men who handled the Memphis matter
sickened of yellow fever and died. Ifthis
victim was not infected from the mails,
upon what hypothesis will anybody account
for his contraction of the disease and if
death was the result Of handling fumigated
mail matter, is there not eyengreater danger
in handling matter that has not passed that
purifying proccssl 1t is known that, last
year the germs were conveyed two hundred
miles in a small box, partially filled with
saw dust, and that three of the four persons
who were present at the opening OF the box,
sickened of yellow fever Immediately there
after, and died. That the germs may be
carried, as well, in great bundles Of paper,
is certainly probable. In any event
no man can KNOW where the danger is hid
den, and that uncertainty causes dread
and apprehension that would scarcely be