The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-05-21

,.o "a what seemed the reasonable con-
o,n.;or that the whole ticket had been
recommended We did this the more
readily because it seemed tie only sensible
thing for the convention to do, and step
in consonance with the apparent sentiment
of quite a majority of the Greenbackers
in the lower counties of the district. Why
the Endorsement was not extended to the
balance of the ticket is partly explained by
a letter we publish elsewhere from prom.
inent Greenbacker, resident of johnson
county We ask for the letter the careful
peruMl of candid, right-thinking voters.
The Egyptian mills will be put in op.
Grafton again tomorrow. The repairs
contemplated have been made, and every
thing brough up to the highest standard of
modern excellence in establishments of
that character. The Egyptian mills are, as
our local readers we'll know, owned and
operated by the Halliday Brothers, and are
with an exception or two in favor of Chi.
cago the largest Touring mills in Illinois
not necessarily the largest in the matter of
the size of the buildings; but in the mum.
Der of the runs Of stones and grinding
capacity. In and about the mills and con-
nected with auxiliary industries, about one
hundred and forty men are employed
A letter written by Bayliss W. Hanna,
present Attorney General of the State of
Indiana, was received by the editor of The
BULLETIN Sunday. 1t was written for the
purpose of commencing Miss Hogan to the
good offices of the people of Cairo, but ar
rived too late TO serve the end intended.
Mr. Hanna speaks of Miss Hogan as
young lady of the highest culture, as an ell
ocutionist of special and even remarkable
talent, as a close student, and as very
deserving young woman generally. He
holds that Miss II. possesses Evolutionary
and dramatic talent Of high order, and
desires, as far as his influence may extend,
to encourage its development. Miss Hogan
is niece of ex-Congressman John Ho-
gan of 81. Louis.
The outcry raised By number Of
Southern newspapers that the enforcement
: of such a quarantine as would be effective
: in keeping out the yellow fever would in
: jure and probably ruin business, is the out.
cry Of men who place the chance to catch
I the dollar and cent above the health, the
d happiness, the vital interests and the lives
e of the several millions OF human being;
that people the country that is subject to
r the ravages of that terrible scourge. Such
a remonstrance is inhumen in the greatest
' degree, and it is well for the South that
f men who have such an Unsuitable greed for
b money, are not permitted to
e control. The question simply resolves
I itself into this shape Shall we
e heed the circumstances of a comparatively
t few men who would greatly imperil the
lives, happiness and prosperity Of millions
for the selfish purpose Of making money;
or shall We disregard those circumstances
p and do all we can to protect the people
from the horrors that so terribly devasta-
ted them less than year ago; By adopt
ing the former policy we may put money
into the pockets Of few New Orleans
merchants, but VIC are liable, as well, to put
into their graves twenty thousand victims
of the yellow plague By adopting the
latter course we shall have the concious.
ness Of having done our duty, come what
may, and in no event can it be said that we
sacrificed the lives Of our people that the
avaricious business man might put money
in his purse. We, of Cairo, are, as a gen
eral rule, great stcklers for trade; but in
this case, we pray the New Orleans Board
Of Health to maintain their quarantine and
let trade take care Of itself.
The death Of Col. Watkins recalls an
occurrence of twenty-five years ago in
q which he was conspicuous actor The
gang OF men at Cache river, under DR.. Ar
ter, and with which Watkins was then as
ISOLATED, was composed exclusively of
country natives. This gang was in con
slant apprehension that the Irish laborers
: at the deep Cut would make descent
, upon them and clean them out. Watkins
observing these fears and feeling that they
L were wholly groundcss, concluded he
II would play upon them, just for fun. The
Z ensuing night he put his purpose into exc.
" cution. Entering vacant shanty at about
" the time he supposed the men to be in The
,. act of retiring for the night, he performed
war dance upon the board floor, beat til,
y walls with club, shrieked out murder
y the Deep.cutters are on us-run for life,
etc occasioninu a horrii din tha