The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-01-30

THE BULLETIN has several times, Of
late, suggested that the offices Of Corpora
ton Council and City Attorney be united
and this suggestion has been received with
favor by several OF our attorneys and PEG.
pie in general who are interested in public
affairs. The consolidation of these two offices
would give to the City Attorney a salary
sufficiently large to Justify him in bestow-
ing the proper attention to criminal cases
which may be brought into our city courts,
and at the same time guard the interests
OF the city in general
"A special correspondence from SPRING
field to the Chicago Tribune states:
"After mature consideration, Representa-
tive Tom Halliday, Of Cairo, will not seek
the Democratic nomination for Congress in
the Eighteenth District. Mr.. Halliday is
the son-in.aw of Col Stats Taylor man.
ager of the Coiro Trust Property, and also
partner with his brother, w. p. Halliday, in
several commercial and mining interests,
and finds that he would not have the time
to spare for such canvass as he would be
required to make, This leaves ex.Judge
Monroe Crawford, Of Union, as the leading
Democratic aspirOnt fol Congress.
Since the council has accepted the rcsig.
nation Of John J. Bird, Cairo has been with.
out a police magistrate and, strange to say,
the American people have never known the
difference. But the question naturally
enough arises, who will be the candidates
for the office at the next election. This we
| don't know, but if we must have coored
man in the Office, we are for Elder Shores
He would make an imposing magistrate
and being somewhat OF Democrat, we
have full faith in his integrity and intelli-
gence Elder Bradley, who is now ont of
the county Jail on bond of two hundred
dollars (periury being the charge against
HIM and who is one Of the most rafting
kind of ranting radical Republican, would
never do. No. never
We see from a special telegram to the
lnter,O Ocean, that Senator Logan says that
the dispatch to the Chicago Tribune Of the
18th inst from St. Louis, and others Of the
same import stating that he had combined
with Secretary Sherman or any other man
to carry Illinois for him, and that he was
running candidate for governor. is wholly
false. He says he is not interfering in the
gubernatorial contest. nor does he expect to
do so; that the Republicans Of Illinois are
perfectly competent to decide that question
without his Interference; that, 50 far as the
presidential question is concerned, his posi-
tlon is well known byall his friend, and
enemies that he is, and has been from the
first, Grant man; and has not in any way
disguised the fact from any one. He thinks
Grant could be elected without doubt,
when any other candidate might render the
contest doubtful; that Grant would carry
from three to five Southern States. and
would surely carry New York that the
times for the last few months portend evil
and that Grant would be a safe and reliable
man in great emergency. Senator Logan
says he can support any good man, but, il
the Republicans want to elect without a
doubt, Grant is the man, and il il be left T.
the people he will be the man. 70 say that
the General is little "oh' would be put.
ting it exceedingly mild