The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-06-29

knowledged to be Republican, argues
strongly in his favor and the further tact
that his efforts in congress were so eff
fectual and beneficial to his constituents,
gained for him the notice and favor Of
every voter IN the district, and will serve
to..make him one of the strongest, if not THE
strongest man that could be nominated by
the Carbondale convention. His claims
should, and no doubt will, have the atten-
ton of that body.
The fact that the Argus Of last night
says OF DR.. Rauch that she is entitled to
the greatest credit as scientific sanitarian
is amply attested by the leaders in the
medical profession of the country re-
minds us of fact which the Springfield
State Register Of the 22nd inst records. 1t
is as follows: A notorious character,
named Robert Todd has been confined in
tie Ssngamon county Jail for the past four
teen months on charge of horse stealing.
He obtained a continuance of his case from
one term OF court to another, but finally
plead guilty at the last May term, and SEN
tence was withheld in hopes that he might
be induced to "peach" or some Of his pals,
but it proved vain hope, and his later
conduct has shown that he gave it to be un-
derstood that he possessed valuable lntor-
nation, solely tor the purpose of attempt
ing that in which he has since been sue
cessful. Last Tuesday Todd complained
of being i'll, and in the absence Of DR..
Palmer, the city physician, DR.. Jones, was
called, and, prescribed for measles. On
Saturday, DR.. J. II. Rauch, secre-
tary Of the state board of health,
happened TO be at the Jail, and was invited
to examine Todd. He entered the cell,
and the diagnosis began. After he had
been standing in the corner of the cell, and
as usual, marshaling his ideas by sucking
the head of his gold. headed cane, he said,
in his sonorous voice, smallpox" The
other doctors in the cell feebly CALCULATED.
smallpox" and then smallpox" was
then sung out by the prisoners in their
cells and the industrious citizens on the
street. Fond mothers gathered their limo
cent brood under their wings, and
sent in great haste for their fam
lily physician to "come and vac
cinate the children" The sheriff,
whose family lived in the Jail removed
his family to the country and the
red flag and smallpox signs were conspicu-
ously displayed at the Jail. The physicians
in charge and the board OF health ordered
Todd removed to the pest house, which
was done. But the next morning Mr..
Button, who lives near the pest
house, discovered that his horse
had been stolen during the night,
and since Mr.. Todd was no where TO be
found, the natural presumption was that
the horse had left under Mr.. Todds care.
After Todd's disappearance, a small phial,
which had evidently contained croten oil,
was found in his cell which was doubtless
given to him by one of his friends. Croton
oil, when applied to the body, produces
postule, somewhat resembling those pro-
duced by small pox, but We are astonshed
that one should have been misIed, as there
are SO many other symptoms by which ex-
perienced physicians discover small pox.
We give place to this story not because we
take pleasure in doing so--for we do net
but because we owe it to the people of
Cairo to set the Argus Alright on all ques.
tons of public Importance.
The Democrats of Cairo should re.
member that their presence is requested at
No. n Ohio levee tonight at Z 80 o'clock
sharp, for the organization of Hancock
and English club. Everything has been
arranged for the meeting and the attend
should be large. We hope and believe
that no Democrat will need urging in or
der to attend, but we desire to say word
to the independent voters Of Cairo: The
independent voter, who thinks little Of par
ties, but great deal OF retrenchment, re-
form, tranquility and the prosperity Of the
country, will find in the ticket composed
of Hancock and English all that