The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-10-11

IN the purchase OF hca'y ooa'inS Vi
colored calsomine for the interior wallsof the
court house. The Other day it became nee.
essary TO separate witnesses, ETC., and a
number of ladies escorted to jury room by
bailiff, who, few hours afterwards, cow
hided himself quite severely He learned,
when two late to rescue the ladies, that
the walls of the room where he housed them,
were literally covered with obscene pic
lures, and beastly couplets, words and cx-
pressions, written and formed with
colored chalk and pencil. And there is
scarcely Square foot of unmarked wall,
upstairs or down. OF course to rewritten
the walls would be to present clean sur
faces for the same loafers and black guards
to deface again. The only safety lies in
the adoption Of sombre color upon which
pencil mark will not be seen.
AT the Reform Club meeting, last
night, Col. Wood, vice president, occupied
the chair, and opened the meeting according
to the usual formula. The resignation of
president Dunning was then read and &C.
cepted, and the club proceeded TO the cleo
ton Of new president. Col Wood,
George Olmsted and George S. Fisher
were nominated and declined the honor,
but Fisher was elected anyhow, and will
accept the position. The office of secre-
tary being made vacant by Mr.. Fishers
promotion, Mr.. Casper Yost nominated Mr.
G.E. Olmsted, but Mr.. Olmsted declined in
favor Of Mr.. Yost, and that gentleman,
submitting to the inevitable, was elected
Col. Lowery then addressed the club, and
threw several handful of dornicks at per,
sons who manifest great zeal in the cause
but shirk the labor and responsibility. The
speech was quite peppery At its conclu.
sion three persons came forward and signed
the pledge, when the meeting adjourned,
Thousands of bright boys have been
ruined by the trash sent out in the shape Of
dime and nickel novels. Life anradyenture
in the Far West as detailed.in such pubh-
cation, fires the young heart witha desire to
realize the hazards and eXcitements of the
heroes Of which they read, ard on Wednes-
day last a little Bellevlle boy, full of such
notions, distracted $3.50 from his fathers
safe, and securing the companionship Of a
boy older than himself, made break for
the land Of the Dacotahs. AT East St.
Louis the romantic youngsters were recog-
ni2ed by an employe of the Cairo and St.
Louis Short-line, who finding the youngsters
literally loaded down with money took |
them in charge. The elder boy. with Sl25 |
OF the money, succeeded in making his es-
cape; but the originator of the adventure
was taken to Belleviile and turned over to
the charge of his parents.
We clip the following hattering notice
from Harrisburg, Pa, paper. The troupe
will be here on the 18th inst, and give the |
people of Cairo an opportunity to hear
Pinafore: "A large audience greeted Alice
Oates and her company at the opera house
last night, and it is safe to say that every
person enjoyed the fun to the utmost. The
piece presented was lie Petit Due" The
opera isone to which the company is adj
mirNbly suited The fun was uprcaEous
from the time the curtain rose until in fell
Alice Oates as the little duke received
many approbative honors She has grown
stouter since her last appearance here, and
has "a stronger voice. Henry Pratt, as direc.
tress Of the convent, was good, and Charles
II. Drew, the tutor, rendered his part per
fcctly. Miss Marie Rostelle as duchess
Parthenay' was very good. The choruses
were strong and supported by good mum.
bers. The company is large one and able
to put the opera on the stage with good eff.
feet. 1t will appear at Meadville tonight.
and we predict it will be greeted with q full
house.
The proposition to be voted on BY the
legal voters Of Alexander county, at the
election next month, viz; that the coMmis.
sioners be authorized to levy tax of fifty
cents on every hundred dollars worth Of
taxable property in the county, for the year,
1879, 1880 and 1881 respectively, for the
purpose of providing money for building
new roads and bridges and for the improve.
mcnt Of old ones, should enlist the supDor,
of every citizen Of the county who sincerely
desires the well being Of our people and
the substantial prosperity of this portion Of
Southern Illinois. We understand the
horror with which the average :ax.
payer contemplates an increase of
taxes; but II seems to us that when this
proposition is fully undcrstood-whcn the
purpose aimed at is known, the end viii be