The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-10-22

| was immense, and reached the entire length
Of four blocks, as full as the streets could
mated the say, and general rejoicing
seemed to fill the minds Of the multitude.
All was sober and orderly, as become the
lovers of tree and fair ballot. Some esti-
mate the number engaged in the rejoicing
$500 to 5000 persons-somc others at even
1000. You may expect to hear from
Collinsvillc next month in way tue radi-
Giles do not like, even if Indiana has been
bribcd away from or stolen from the demo
Gratis"
For the edication of our betting cle
ment we print the following from the re.
vised statutes of Illinois; whoever bets
or wagers any money, property or other
valuable thing, upon the result Of an cleo
ton which may be held under the constitu.
ton or laws Of this state, or bets or wagerS
money, property or other valuable thing,
upon the number Of votes which may be
given to any person at an election, or upon
votes OF an election; or agrees to pay any
other person any money, property, or any
other valuable thing, in the event that an
election shall result in one way, or in the
event that any person shall or shall not be
elected, or shall receive greater number Of
votes than others, upon conviction thereof
he shall be fined in a sum not exceeding
$1,000, or imprisoned in the county Jail not
exceeding one year, or both, in the discrc.
ton of the court
Mr.. Damron, who is making the race
on the republican ticket for states attorney
against the peoples candidate, Mr.. Angus
Lcek, has been furnished with mail bags
by those in charge Of the post office in
this city in order that he might be enabled
to carry about with him the necessary
clothes and eatabes. We would respect
fully call the attention of Col.
McKeaig to the fact that
the government is not indebted
to Mr.. Damron, and that under the law
he has no right to permit an outsider-cyen
though he be republican Office seeker
to use and misuse the property of the post
Office department. II Mr. Damron is en-
titled to the use Of mail bags for his per
sonal convenience then we hold that Mr..
Leck Is no less entitled to them, and the
department should lose no time in
suppl ing him with one. Ii the
mail bags arc furnished by the gov
eminent, in order that the republican can.
didates may be enabled to carry crackers,
sausages, dirty clothes and campaign docu.
ments about with them while out election
eering, then every Office seeker in the land
should be supplied But, Colonel, if you
will read the law you will find that the
bags were furnished for an entirely differ
ent purpose, and the people expect you to
do your sworn duty by refusing the use of
them to every Tom, Dick and Harry for
personal purposes, although he votes for an
administration, which retains you in office
Not very long agoln fact only few
days ago-one Of our attorneys asked Dir.
John Reeve VIVA. his cost was for natural.
izing democratic voters. Mr. Reeve said
that he would not issue the necessary pa.
pcrs for less than five dollars The attor.
ney called his attention to the law, which
was very clear on the subject, and
which fixed the charge at u
much less amount, but Notwithstanding
Mr.. Reeve insisted that he would not issue
the papers for less amount. The attorney,
who is no other person than Mr.. Angus
Leck, being anxious to have certain gen.
tlemen natrralized, hereupon told him to
issue the desired papers for Mr.. Eypartec,
VIM. A. Rice, whoi is painter in the en-
ploy Of Mr.. B. f, Blake. Accordingly the
papers were issued and Mr.. Reeve made
out his fee bill, which amounted to four
dollars and thirty cents. This WAS the
greatest possible amount he could charge.
lie had, by some book or crook, obtained
some excuse for overcharging on every
item. Mr., Lcek was justly indignant at
this attempt to Brighten off unpatralized