The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-09-11

coroner, Justice Comlngs, Tor holding an
inquest on the body of Charles Stewart,
who was drowned near the stone depot,
was $4,000. That is, $1,000 coroner's fee,
$l.00 for summoning the jury, and $l2.00
belonging to the twelve men who COM
posed that jury. We do not know that any
one of the twelve received their dollar,
but do know that Mr.. Burnett, who was
foreman of that jury, was not paid, and the
county still owes him that amount. One
dollar is a small matter, but with libel
suits, heavy damages, lawyers fees, and
all those little things OF interest, staring
man in the face, every dollar counts.
When the late rise was coming down
the river THE BULLETIN suggested that
Mr.. Chas. Nellis make the necessary ar
engagements to procure another barge load
of gravel for our streets which, however,
had only the effect of inducing the News
to call us names. When the rise was here
we again referred to the matter and were
again denounced for so doing, but now
City Engineer Thrupp has recon-
mended to the city coun-
ell that unless Mr. Nellls procures
the desired gravel at once the city shall
make other arrangements and obtain it
elsewhere or through some one else. We
do not desire to be hard on Mr.. Nellis, but
must say that this is step in The right di-
rection, since unless the desired improve
ments are made now they will have to be
postponed until next year. To do this
ouldlanything but please our merchants,
who have urged the improvements on, and
who are anxious for their completion.
In conversation with Mrs. Samuel
Owens, the colored woman into whose
front room the loaded gas pipe was thrown,
she Informed us that about one month ago
some malicious person had destroyed her
flowers and had poured coal oil on the front
sill with the evident intention Of setting
fire to the house. She believed that the
person who was guilty of this act was
capable of cutting her heart out and would
not hesitate to take her life by
the use of powder and lead. She had not
means of KNOWING whether the loaded gas
pipe was intended to kill her or Martin
GLADDEN., who occupies the second story,
but she DID NOT BELIEVE that it Was in
tended to injure hair on his head. She
cited a number of ways by which Mr.. Glad
den's lite might be taken in more certain
manner than by foolishly throwing such an
instrument of destruction into the first story
while he slept in the second. Mr. GLADDEN.
informs us that to his knowledge, he has
no enemy in Cairo and that he has received
no threatening letters. In view of all these
facts the Republicans, who are trying to
make political capital out of the affair and
insist that the loaded pipe was intended to
kill Mr.. GLADDEN. make themselves exceed
ingly ridiculous.
As yet no one has announced himself
as an independent candidate for coroner.
Mr.. Richard Fitzgerald who was chosen
to that position at the last election has
made by far the best coroner we have had
for some time He has discharged the
duties of the office intelligently and in a
manner highly satisfactory to every one.
But besides this it is true that no coroner
has ever put the county to less expense than
did Mr.. Fitzgerald. His good judy
ment has shown itself on every occa-
sion, and it is certainly to
the interest Of the tax payers to re-elect
him to the position which he has so ac-
ceptably filled. But should he refuse, we
believe that Squire Osborn should be in
duced to make the race tor the position.
He Is thoroughly versed in all that per-
tains to the work. and would make an eX-
celIent coroner-one whose good judgment
and desire to save money to the county
would outweigh any selfish interest. 1t is
time that this matter be agitated and
candidate be put on the track in opposi-
ton to old man Marshall, the Republican
candidate, whose only apparent object in
seeking the Office is to secure an opportunity
% dispose of a number Of old collins
which he has on hand--at high figure.
THE SALVATION ARMY.