The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-06-27

0arueluS NOMINATION., tne reason Delh1 ina
he regards himself as particularly sole
with the Republican candidate for presi
dent on account of their close connection il
the Louisiana fraud four years ago, and h,
therefore INDUCES in great expectations il
the event of Garfelds election.
1T is argued by the friends Of Hon. D
T. Linegar that he should receive the nom
ination for representative from this district
for several reasons. Firstly, because he il
in every respect qualified for the position
secondly, because he has for several year!
worked industriously and effectually fol-
the Democracy, and thirdly, because he
expects to take an active part In the com
ing campaign.
The Illinois Central railroad will run
an excursion train from Cairo to Clear
Lake in Iowa on the 18th of July. The
fare for the round trip will be only
thirteen and a half dollars, and the sights
with which the traveller meets and the
scenery at the place of encampment, are the
grandest ever seen by any one. The excur-
sion is destined to overshadow every other
means that will be presented to the people
for general enjoyment.
We publish call this morning which
requests the presence of every Democrat at
No. n Ohio levee on Tuesday evening
next for the organization of Hancock and
English club. 1t is the duty of every man
to have the interests of his country at heart
and we hope every Democrat will be there
and make it his business to see that his
neighbor is also present. The club prom
Uses to be the largest ever before organized
in Cairo.
The custom of putting large strawber
ries at the top of the basket and the small
er and poorer ones below, seems not to be
of purely American invention, being men
toned by Queen Elizabeth, who said of
her ministers: "When first chosen by me,
all goes well, for they do put forth their
best virtues like the large strawberries in
market baskets; but by and by small vices
and faults appear in them like the little
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The Western Catholic, published in
Chicago, contains the following concerning
Hon. John II. Oberly Hon. John H.
Oberly, the great Egyptian Statesman,
whose name is a household word in South
ern Illinois, was unanimously nominated
for secretary of state. Oberly's name is a
tower of strength to the ticket, and the
fact Of his being a candidate will bring
out thousands of votes in the southern por-
ton OF the state, which have been in for
mer years lost to the party"
1t is told of Sol. Silver that he pro-
poses to take the measure of one of the GUS
tom house offices tomorrow. Sol. is q
Democrat and will occupy one Of the office
after November next without shadow OF
a doubt. The only thing he is at present
concerned about is its size and, if he finds
that satisfactory, he will rest his soul in
peace until after the election, when he will
hang his hat on one of its pegs and take
formal possession.
Mr.. w. B. Matthews, the father of our
fellow citizen NJ. w. Matthews, who for
merly resided in Centralia, has taken UP
his home in this city, and knowing THE
BULLETIN to be good thing" subscribed
for it Immediately upon his arrival here
Some years ago he resided in OHIO, in the
village in which Garfield taught school, and
then aad there became acquainted with
that worthy. He says that Garfield was
regarded as good teacher, Tut by no
means as man Of more learning than the
law allowed.
County Clerk Humm yesterday even
ing received letter from the secretary of
the soldiers orphans home, located at Nor
nal. which conveyed the intelligence that
Alexander county is not represented in
that institution, and stating also, that since
it was the desire Of the faculty to equalize
the population Of the institution, if the
proper blank we're filled out and returned
by any INDECENT soldiers family in Alex.
ander county, 1t would be favorably con-
sdered by the board Of trustees of the or
phans home. I'VE give publicity to this
for the benefit Of those whom it may con-
Germ.
Health Officer Orr has Of late been
quite successful in inducing those people
whose privy vaults are IN bad condition,
TO abandon them and accept the tubs as
provided by ordinance Tubs were yester-
day delivered to six families in different
parts Of the city and four more families
have signtied willingness to adopt them
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