The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-08-30

''"' WV Suiiuh VIII 90 any such
thing. If he does it will be on purely
political grounds, which are no grounds at
all John Oberly has made good, faithful
and efficient officer, and should be retained.
When it comes to business qualifications
and brains, Oberly's superior is not to be
found in the Sucker State" The editor
of the ]onesboro Gazette, at the conclusion
OF an article in the same connection, says
"Since the above was written we learn that
Mr.. Lawrence has resigned, and that all
Democratic employees will BE removed
from the Chester penitentiary on the list of
September We also learn that Mr.. Oberly,
Il. r. & W. commissioner, and Mr.. Rcddick,
commissioner of Eastern Insane asylum,
will not be removed"
Pickett late of tie Shawncetown
Herald, thinks that he has now found his
political affinity" and sees no reason why
he may not be happy. Years ago he pub
ished a very deserving little Democratic
weekly, known as the Saline County Regis
ter. He was then. of course, sincere and
conscientious Democrat. In course of time
the Register was absorbed and Pickett
was found in the office of the Harrisburg
Chronicle, well conducted Republican
sheet He was we dare say, honest and
Conscientious but he wasn't there to stay;
for time in It's rounds found him in Shaw
nectown ut the head Of a very consistent
and carefully edited Democratic paper,
called the Herald. That he was then
conscientious Democrat, will be conceded.
we suppose; but to change is the fate of
everything. Pickett being thus fated we
now find him in the Harrisburg Chronicle
office again, where he appears to be COM
tortably at home writing Republican edito.
rlals, and hating Democratic brigadicrs
who had had the temerity to beat Rcpubli-
can ScalIawags and carpet baggers in con
tests for seats in the National Assembly.
| And who shall now say that Mr.. Pickett is
not as honest and conscientious as he ever
was! Not we, surely. His political con
scicntousness has been deficient in the
property of continuity; but it may have
been "all right, Tor all that"
1 The Anna Fruit Grower employing
facts heretofore detailed by The BULLETIN,
speaks in the following complimentary
terms Of the little Narrow-Gaugc: "The
Cairo e. st. Louis r. r, otherwise known
as the Narrow. Gauge has made excellent
progress during the past year Perhaps no
! railroad has had greater obstacles to over
come, and certainly none has made u more
complete triumph. The actual necessity
| for the road has been its guarantee of
| success. Its route OF travel insured il
growing and ultimately profitable business
from the first, The present management
deserves great praise for the pertinacity and
energy with which it has met and removed
the difficulties which SO long hindcrcd the
perfect operating of the road Not the
least of these difficulties was the task OF
sustaining the financial credit of the road |
so that there might be no interruption to
its operation and improvement, and this |
task has been admirably accomplished |
Among the important Improvements made |
is that OF the coal dump at ST. Louis, so |
that the dumping of coal may he carried on |
at any stage Of water At East st. Louis
valuable acquisitions Of land for depot, etc,
have been made which will be Of great adj |
'antagc to the road. The road has also Sc
cured valuable land property, with supc-
rior terminal facilities, at Cairo, including |
a coal dump, inclined tracks, etc. which |
rive completeness to the equipments OF |
he road and render it a frst-class road in
u respects
Shortly before Thursday night turned |
into Friday morning, young man doing |
service in one Of our hotels was swinging
s,rightly and attractive female along Wash. !
ilgton avenue and had reached n point near
Grlc's livery stable, when two young men,
connected with a rival hotel, bounced him, |
and punched his head and did other vic. |
olS things too numerous to mention. II |
wa not IN attack that was inspired by sud |
den impulse; but a well planned prcmedi-
tatcd assault. Lest one Of the rival hotel |
employees should prove unequal to the task
Of drcssing.oiT the girl-swinging individual |
| the force was doubled: and lest there should |
be interference, a third party was convent |
emily posted to yell ''policc" The young
gallant was not very badly hurt; but to be
thus attacked while quietly passing along
The public highways, was an outrage too
gross to be allowed to pass rnpunlshcd,
Hence, when daylight appeared, he repaired
to the office Of Squire Robinson and sued