The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-09

hours OF one ana tDree CLOCK On Mohoay'
Tuesday and Wednesday, to attend to calls
of that character.
Hon. j. II. Carter, member of the
Lower House of the Illinois General Assem-
bly, from Johnson county, was in the CITY,
yesterday. He purposcd visit to vienna
but missing connections, concluded that he
wonld return to Springfield,
During the months of January, thirty
four patients were admitted into the Ma
rine hospital of this city, and precisely the
same number discharged. The number of
patients now on hand, is twenty-nine. DR..
Fisher is the surgeon in charge.
The mayors office has been removed
to the the room on Eighth street, next door
to Cunditf's grocery, where his honor can
always be found, unless absent on official
business. We call attention TO this removal
for the benefit, chiefly, Of that large migra-
tory class of impecunious customers who
may desire to importune the mayor for
free passes
The struggle for the City Clerkship at
the pending city election will be coun-
terpart of the struggle for the County
Clerkship over two years ago. We hear
the names of six persons freely used in con-
nection with candidacy, and shall not be
surprisedit we have full dozen in the field.
For the Mayorality it looks as if Winter
would have walk over"
1t will be seen by reference to our an
nouncement column that Mr.. Louis L..
Davis has entered the lists as contestant
for the City Clerkship prize. Lou. is a
Young man who needs no introduction to
Cairo voters He grew from boyhood to the
estate ofmanhood right here, and is known
as a moral and circumspect young man.
He would, if elected, fill the Office intelH-
gently and satisfactorily. More than this
no man can do.
The sale OF over 100000 Of Paris and
Danville railroad bonds, the assets of the
Danville & Banking trust company was
confirmed last week by the court, the pur-
chaser being Chas. Ridgley, of Springfield,
Ills, in the interest of the Wabash railroad.
The amount paid was $4,000 cash. This
virtually gives the Wabash full control of
the road, which runs from Danvile, Ills,
south to Vincennes, 113 miles. Bya con-
nection with the Cairo and Vincennes
which is contemplated. the Wabash would
be able to obtain share Of the business for
Cairo and the South.
In his speech before the Springfield
press gang. Mr. Oberly declared, in the
face Of hundred or more newspapermen,
that editors are Not the creators of public
sentiment nor the leaders of public opinion.
In the entire State of Illinois Mr.. Obcrly
cannot find a single editor VINO will agree
with him. On the contrary, the opinion
will hereafter prevail, among that class
that Oberly is trying to win the distinction
lie conferred upon Dowell. But read the
extracts from his address we publish else.
where, and then determine whether he is
right or ought to apologize.
We accept the "Davls Congressional
salary amendment confcssing that we had
dug up u "Reminiscences and enormously
substituted il for a reality. But really, Mr.
Davis, did you never before see the substan.
tive, lady, adiectived by the word lithe' II
you didn't, it is wondrous strange. A man
who is so deeply read and who has "lon.
been acquainted with the word and ncye
saw it used to describe the hexbility anC
supplcness Of the young OF our kind-wt
can't believe it. If it were anybody els
our assent would be ready and cheerful
but you, peregrinating cncyclopedaIofDaI
acknowledgements not sounded your pro
foundest depths, that's all.
The only case before Judge Bird, yes
terday, was that Of Stephen Powers, 70
drunkenness He was fined 80 and costs
and promising to leave the city was given
stay of execution. ltmay not have ESCAPED
: the readers attention that our police court
have to do wholly with strangers. 4 famil
lar Cairo name has not been published il
, that connection for weeks, if We except
: those ofa couple of colorcd women who oc
casionaly dcmoralize themselves witt
f whisky We venture the prediction tina
, among the resident population Of no tow
in the United States, the size of Cairo, j
there less drunkenness than in this city
Take away their transient patronage, anC
one half the saloons IN Cairo would ceas
to exist before the middle Of next summer
"A brace Of covies came to Cairo nieh
before last, ayowcdly from Missouri, an
yesterday morning one of them complane
to the police that he had been beaten out q