The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-17

-lnere Is professional man III our city
who lately became father. His little dar-
ling would at times interrupt the train o
thought that was always running through
his logical brain. How to quiet the child
was as much a study for him as to solve
the fifteen puzzle. The child wanted some
thing to play with, so he took badge from
his manly bosom and pinned it to the
bosom of the little infant, and from that
moment 1t never cried again. With its
| tiny hands it would fondle the little gift
and then would express its happiness by
smiles and frolics that sent thrill of joy
to the fond mothers heart. 1t is, perhaps,
unnecessary to add that it was Hancock
and English badge.
AT last postmaster who has con-
science has been discovered. He is boss of
little postoffice in South Carolina, and he
refuses to deliver mail on Sunday because
be has conscientious scruples against doing
any kind of business on the Sabbath day.
The postmaster general wrote him a per-
emptory letter, directing HIM to deliver the
mail every day in the week or resign. The
poor fellow has asked for thirty days in
which to decide whether he will obey his
| conscience or the postmaster general, and
his request has been granted. He is GER
tainly man after Hayes own heart, and it
is not easy to understand how the president
can consent to dispense with the services of
such goody-goody man.
The Democratic campaign is booming
in every part of the state. The candidates
have made preliminary move all along
the line, and are now ready to begin active
operations. The ball will be opened at
Belleville August 30, with grand mass
rueeting. at which time and place all the
state candidates will be present. Hon. Ly-
man Trumbull, our candidate fer governor,
will deliver his first speech at this time. He
and all the rest of the state ticket
will also be at Shawneetown on the 1st
OF September. On September 3rd the
grand rally of the campaign will be
made at DuQuoin. 1t is intended to make
this monster demonstration, and no efforts
and no pains or expense will be spared 10
make it such. The next meeting will be
held at Centralia, September 4th, the fol-
lowing day. 1t is hoped that the Demo-
Gratis IN all the surrounding counties and
towns of the places above named will at
tend these grand meetings. Democrats
should 60 individually, and, when possible,
in organized bodies and in uniform. Ar.
engagements viii, be made for reduced rail.
road rates, and since the campaign is upon
US, We say again, let every Democrat 60,
and let those Republicans, who desire to be
in good company, go too.
Among numerous efforts IN other d.
rectons tending to render railroad travel
free from all disagreeableness, the Illinois
Central Railroad company have, for some
time past, endeavored to remedy the evil OF
black smoke. They have tried various
means Of preventing the black coal smoke
from issuing from the chimney of the en-
CINE to the discomfort Of passengers. But
their efforts were in vain. A short time
ago, however, they submitted the
case to the national board of engineers,
80 referred it to committee
imposed Of men well versed in everything
pertaining to an engine. These took the
question under careful consideration and
decided that the chief cause of this evil was
in the careless firing Of the engine. They
rendered report according to this decision
in which they discussed the manner Of fir
ing an engine and the results, and claimed
that the issuing Of black smoke from the
stack could almost be entirely prevented
by special care IN firing.
The company has adopted this report and
has gwen special instructions to fremen on
engines running passenger trains, to comply
with the requirements Of said report. Fire
men on freight engines are an exception to
this rule because their trains are wholly too
heavy to admit of such care on the part of
the iiremen.
The candidacy OF Mr.. Hartzell insures
success to the Democracy of this district as
certainly, and even more SO, than if He'll
man were in his place. Mr. Hartzell was
the first choice Of Cairo and the entire
party, with very small exception; but,
Of course, tins decided preference for him,
did not debar his supporters from favoring
any other man-iust as good as himsef--if
the convention saw fit to ask It, That
Heilman was equal to Hartzel, in nearly
every particular can not he denied and
that Hartzell is equal to Heilman, ditto.
The only difference between the two and