The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-08-16

They visited all points Of attraction.
and, closely studied the country, with a
view Of forming an intelligent forecast of
its future. While Mr.. A. confesses that he
saw wonderful country, it is his convc-
ton, we understand, that we Egyptians
live in greater, and will not, if we are
wise unto our temporal good, exchange
Southern Illinois for Colorado or any of
the territories. Men who reached Lead
vile, Silver Cliffs and other points only
few years ago in an almost penniless con-
dition, now count their wealth by tens and
hundreds of thousands of dollars; but they
are the men who drew the capital prizes in
that grand lottery. Where there is one of
that kind there are hundreds who are poor
and hopeless and who regret the day they
left the States to better their fortunes. We
have not interviewed Mr.. A., personally,
else, we might go more into definite partl
culars.
We infer from lang Iagc used by our
correspondent "Colored Citizen" that he is
under the impression that one-third of the
city's revenue is derived from fines imposed
upon coorcd law-breakers The number
| Of arrests made, and fines imposed would
seem to indicate such result but imposing
a fine and collecting the money are two
very distinct and different operations the
one very easy of accomplishment; the other
most difficult, and accomplished only once
in a long interval of me. OF the forty
five thousand dollars annually expended in
the maintenance of the city government and
credit, less than five hundred dollars are
derived from fines; and of that sum, less
than one hundred dollars are paid by the
colored people. Hence, instead Of furnish
ing onc-third of the revenue,
the colorcd law breakers furnish less than
the four hundred and tiftieth part.
Instead Of being source Of profit, our
petty Offenders, punished under our ordn-
ances, are constant expense; instead Of
putting money in the treasury, they take il
out.
One of the loud-voiced, Fraving ne
groes Of Cairo insists that the negroes
can't catch the yellow fever. He lived in
New Orleans before the war, and passed
through three epidemics, and knows what
he is talking about He knows that not a
single negro has had the fever in Memphis
this year; and when the truth comes out it
will he found hat all the nee ioes that are
sick and that have dici, were poisoned by
the Democrats! The loud-mouthcd negro
evidently forgets that the negro having been
clothed with all the rights and privileges of
the white man, is subjected to all the white
mans besetments and dangers. Ha, ing
been made the equal OF the white man, he
cant expect to take the ballot and refuse
the yellow fever. But in raising the sus-
picion of poison he has furnished a splen-
did clue for the Chicago Tribune and
Springfield Journal. The only wonder is
thnt tho idea is not their own.
Mr. E. W. Patton and Mrs. America
Olden, both of Ballard cou,y, Kentucky,
came over to Cairo, yesterday; Immediately
repaired to the Office of Squire Osborn,
who enjoys some reputation as a matrimo-
NAL knot-tier and were united in marriage.
The return Of the newly married pair to the
other side Of the river, was to have been
celebrated in grand barbecue and dance,
the meats for which were at that very in
slant, being barbecucd Why the mar
riage arrangement was perfected here, and
not in Kentucky, we do not understand.
Married, in the city Of Chicago, on
Thursday, the l4tll inst, by the Rev b, y.
George, Mr.. John D. Mackie, of this city,
to Sophia Louisa, second daughter of the
late Rev'd. David Ramsay, Of Stromncss
Scotland. Mr.. and Mrs. Mackic at once
SET off ON bridal tour we understand, and
will be absent several weeks. But that
fact does not letter his many friends =
Cairo and elsewhere from sending him,
greeting, their hearticst congratulations and
cordial good wishes. Mr.. NJ. is deserving
OF an amiabe and accomplished help-matc,
and The BULLETIN is glad to be assured
that in the lady of his choice he has found
her.
--Vickcrs, of the Metropolis Times, and
Field and Spear, Of the Golconda Demo
crat and Herald, have been named Us a
committee to call out responses from the
editors of Southern Illinois, on the PROPOSE
ton submitted to have a grand gathering
of the clan at Dixon Springs on the lst Of
September. The object is q week Of rest
recreation and social Intercourse. 1t is not
often that the newspaper men Of Southern
Illinois enjoy season of relaxation. But
few of them Join the annual junkcting
tours Of the State association--thc greater