The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-01-06

attention to our streets and suggested that
u reasonable amount Of money be expended
from time to time for covering the sec.
tions mostly used with good gravel. The
long period Of wet weather that has been
upon us has transformed our streets into
continuous tracts of the meanest kind of
mud and covered the crossing and even
sidewalks with slush, rendering traffic IN
the streets almost impossible and pedes-
triansm extremely disagreeabe
The Reform club has decided upon
the organization Of youths Associa.
tion," which is to meet in the Tenth street
hall every Sunday afternoon, We under.
stand that it will be entirely non.sectarian
and that only temperance will be taught,
We do not know who first suggested this
organization but it is practically carrying
out the idea advanced by DR.. Petrie on
Friday night last, that temperance should
not be taught to old topers, only, but that
the youths of the country should be taught
to shun strong drinks before they became
addicted thereto.
Mr.. Jas. b. Gordon, who was born in
this city, was raised here and who has many
friends and acquaintance here is dead
lie died in Dyersburg, Tenn, on the 14th
Of December of pneumonia after an i'll.
ness of about week. Mr.. Gordon was a
brother of Mrs. Summerwell, of this city,
and his many friends will hear of his
death with surprise and sorrow He was a
man Of many excellent qualities, kind
hearted and liberal, who befriended whom.
soeyer he could seldom thinking OF self
when the wants of Others were apparent.
We were visited last night by Mr..
Thos. j. Craig, one of the prominent citi.
2ens Of Hodges Park, lie expresses hlm-
self much pleased with our suggestion that
hereafter fair be held in Alexander coun-
ty, and believes that the soil of Alexander
county is inferior to none in the state That
our wheat, oats, potatoes, corn, etc, will
compare tayorably with any in the state
and that all that the farmers of this county
have to do to make fair successful is to
get down from the stool Of indolence;" put
their shoulders to the wheel, and bcstir
themselves.
An old colored man called at this
office Saturday last, claiming to be resi-.
dent of Jonesboro, HIS and to have seen
his first day six years before the dcclara.
ton Of Independence, making him now
about one hundred and four years old |
He says that he has always lived temper
ately; his only bad habit being the use of |
tobacco. to which he has been addicted |
since his youth. lie knows that he is now
near his end and keeps on "de good side ob
dc Lord" lie looks to be about Sixty-tve |
years old and We believe that if he does |
live to be as old as he thinks he already is,
he has begun to make up vivid de Lord
little sooner than would be absolutely !
necessary to hissalvation-quite little spell
before "thc eleventh hour"
- In the case Of the Union Trust Com
pany vs.. the Cairo & st. Louis r. r., the |
Receiver, Henry w. Smithers, filed peti.
ton in the L, 5. Circuit Court, in Spring.
field few days ago, showing that he had
found it impracticable to sell the Receivers
certificates, or obligations, heretofore au.
thori2ed by the court, at more than 80 per
cent, and asking leave to sell them at that
figure. lie also asked leave to sell at not
less than 9S per cent. such other certificates |
as may be authorized, and an order was en-.
tered by the court, granting the authority |
desired. An order was also entered in the |
same cause, authorizing the Receiver to con.
tract with The Railroad Equipment Com.
pany" for the lease of four locomotives
heretofore purchased by him, to cost $93,.
400. Being unable to pay cash therefor
the Receiver was authorized to accept the |
offer of said company to pay them, the rem
tai to be applied to their payment, and
they to belong to the road when said com.
pahy has received the purchase price, with !
the addition of commission OF 2ts per
cent.
The American Sunday SUNDAY Union
Quarterly, for Home and School, is a new
publication containing helps on the Inter
national Lessons. Within the bright cover
Of the new Quarterly will be fonnd all the
helps necessary for making these Lessons
interesting and useful. A brightly colorcd
map of the Holy Land, Pictures Of NHa.
reth, Bethlehem and the Mount OF Beat.
tudes, taken from original photographs,
will help to make real the scenes in the life
of Christ. Chronological Harmony,