The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-10-23


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of late quite number of our young
men have found employment on the Illnoi.
Central at this end Some of them have
been employed in the yards, some in the
office Others as tiremen, etc, and this
to the infinite satisfaction of our people
generally, During the past years but few
OF our young men were accepted on the
road, and the present new departure is an
agreeable surprise to our people Tor which
if we mistake not, they are indebted TO
Mr.. DePue.
The News Of last night parades, with
some pride, an extract from speech Of that
odious champion of republicansm, Henry
Ward Beecher. 1t is tins individual who,
in 1877, said; SIS not 81 day enough to
buy bread Water costs nothing the
workingman can not live by bread alone,
it is true, but the workinpman who can not
live on bread and water is not tit TO live.
When man has been educated from the
power of seli.denia, he is falsely educated
Surely he is model of rcpublicanism
after Garfeld's own heart.
We are informed by several of those
who were present in the court room on Sat
urday last, when Judge Baker gave his de-
cision IN regard to the overcharges which
Mr.. John Reeve made for ISSUING naturali.
cation papers, that the face of Mr.. Reeve
was perfect index of guilt. The blood
rushed to his face as the Judge spoke, and
| he hung his head in shame before the
crowd And well he might, for man
who would attempt to maintain the union
'of these states by knowingly overcharging
poor men simply because they are demo.
Gratis, is unfit to occupy the position Of cir
cult clerk, or any other position within the
gift oithe people. Let tins be remembered
by the voters on Tuesday after next.
Mr.. Damron, of johnson county, who
was nominated on the Republican ticket
by packed convention, to make the race
against the peoples candidate for the same
office, few days ago pawned one of the
mail bags of the postoffice department in a
saloon at Sandusky for the drinks. The
bag-which is government property-had
been furnished him tor his personal conven.
fence because he was republican office
seeker, and still remains at the saloon
aforesaid A prominent republican who
does not believe that the law should he
violated in order that Mr.. Damron might
be accommodated, yesterday asked US to
suggest to the republican leaders Of this
city the prepriety of appointing com
mittec whose duty it shall be to canvass
the city with subscription papers for the
purpose Of raising sufficient money to re-
deem the bag. This Is bright idea
The bag should not be permitted TO re-
main in soak forever especially since it |
contains many articles of rare value.
We have unit! now, Tor various causes,
been unable to give very full report of |
the Catholic fair, held at the Reform hall, !
on the evenings of the 10Th, Goth and 2lst |
inst, and hence a few facts IN regard to it |
will not be out Of place this morning.
The refreshment table was presided over by |
Miss Nellie O'Callahan, Miss Mary Ivers,
Miss Mary Dwyer, Mrs. P. Greaney and
Mrs. 7. Valdez. This table realized quite
handsomely, the ladies having not less than |
sixty.iive dollars to show for their efforts. |
The ladies who presided over the supper
table were Mrs. Mccarthy, Mrs p.
O'Loughlin, Mrs. Powers, Mrs. T. Leahigh, |
Mrs, Malony, Mrs. Glynn and Mrs. Nc
NamOra. Those whose presided over the |
fancy tables were Miss b. OLoughhn and |
the Misses Ella and Emma Leahgh. The |
source of considerable amusement was the
postofiice, conducted by Miss Annie Morris,
Miss Nellie O'Callahan and Miss B.
O'Loughlin, We may state in this connec-
ton that each of the young men who ad
yertised for q beau in THE BULLE-
TIN few days ago were the reci-
plents Of proposals The race for the cane
between Mcssrs. Nellis and Hodges result
ed in Mr.. Hodges coming out far ahead, as
it was generally expected he would. For
the necklace, Miss b. f. 0'Louglin received
164 votes; Miss A. DAILY, l45 votes; Miss L,
Kelley, so votes; Miss NJ. Calvin, 3 votes,
and Miss X. Kennedy, 2 votes. The
amount cleared by the fair is not yet
known, but is roughly estimated at five
hundred dollars.
We call upon the News to defend, if |
possible, the outrageous conduct Of Mr..
John Reeve in knowingly overcharging
democratic foreigners for naturalization pa