The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-10-08


iAhens of quartz, We shall watch the pro-
gress of this drive, now that it has reached
such great depth, with considerable in
terest,
There is an active competition among
our newsdeaers for the school book trade.
Quite unnecessarily, we think, the prices
have been cut down, until the purchaser of
a single book IN the Cairo market is put
upon footing with the wholesale buyer OF
a hundred books in the st. Louis market,
The public didn't ask this reduction it will
not increase sales to the extent of q single
book, and was, therefore, entirely uncaled
for.
Dan Hartman's new business structure
having been carried up to the second ioists,
one can form reasonable conclusion ms to
what the whole building will be. The iron
work of the front is very neat without any
appearance Of gaudiness; is strong, but
neither massive nor clumsy. With Dsns
knowledge of show to do it," he could CON
vert his second floor into one of the finest
halls in the whole southwest But he will
need the room, we take it, for business pur-
poses.
Two white men Of that class who claim
Caro- as their home "otf and on" came to
blows, about 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
at point on Tenth street, and belted one
another most savagely. One of them,
tamiliarly known as "Old Dick" was either
the better or soberer man of the two, and
battered his antagonists face quite merci-
lessly. He bled most profuscly; but none
of his injuries are thought to be dangerous
Officers Wins and Tyler arrived, while the
belligerents were still receiving and bestow-
ing their fistic compliments, and took them
into custody
The jaIler is not allowed to perform
work with his gang, unless it consists Of as
many as three men. This is well enough,
perhaps; but couldn't il be so arranged. that
even less number could be assigned to the
charge Of the street superintendent In
the digging up Of old crosswaiks, cleaning
out Of sewers, etc, the help would be ac-
ceptable and serviceabe. In this way every
healthy male law breaker could be made to
perform labor, sufficient At least to repay
the cost ofhis keeping. Then, again, if
work were the rule, and idleness the excep-
ton, imprisonment would not be regarded,
as il now is, with entire unconcern and in
difference.
There remain, in the city as many as a
half dozen forward, Orazen-faced negro men
who continue to thrust their services upon
countrymcn who bring in apples, potatoes,
etc, N sell from wagons. They succeed IN
convincing the countrymen that they are
authorized hawkers and sometimes leave
the impression that they enjoy the exclu.
sive right to sell by means Of oral advertis-
ing. They form an insutferable nuisance,
and many families will not buy from coun-
trymen who give them employment. They
do nothing the countryman might not do
us well or better himself, but have the i'm
pudence to exact for their services from ten
to twenty per cent Of the entire amount
their employers realize for their loads.
Tile following story from Columbus
reaches US via of Clinton, the Democrat of
which place says: about the first of Sep
TENDER Barney Letter was arrested in Column
bus on the charge Of attempting rape upon
the person OF a little colored girl, less than
twelve years old. He had an examining
trial in Columbus and was sent before the
grand jury of the circuit court then in ses.
sion The jury rendered an indictment
against Letter on the testimony of the little
girl, the accused being unable to procure
any rebutal evidence. The case was not
tried owing to some techncality of the law,
and Letter was committed to Jail until the
next term OF the court, next March, he be-
lng unable to give the required bond, 1t
has been developed, within the past ten days
that the charge Of rape was a job 'put up"
on Letter; that he was not guilty Of any such
attempt This We understand, is proven by
the little girl who was procured to testify to
his guilt in the first instance. If this be
true, and it generally accepted as true by
the citizens OF Columbus, so we are crcdibly
Informed, it is grossly unjust to longer CON
fine Letter, and we trust steps will be taken
by those whose duty is to attend to it to
procure his release
Above and beyond money making,
present comfort and convenience above
and beyond all other subjects, the people of
Cairo will, il they are wise unto their own