The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-10-31

hodges been present the clerk would nav,
been promptly arreOted,
We call attention to the notice Of the
Presbyterian society, published in another
column this morning The ladies propos,
to give one of their highly enjoyable sup
pers and social gathering at the Reform
hall on next Thursday evening, to which
everybody is invited. We hope that the at.
tendance will be large, for all who remain
away will certainly havcl reason to regret
it.
The editor Of the News charges that
it is self-interest alone which causes The
BULLETIN to so actively work for the indie
pendent candidates that vote for Irwin
and Hodges is vote to continue The Bull.
LETIN under its present management etc,
etc. As we once before said ii the editor OF
the News had benin Cairo long enough to
vote he would know more about THE Bull
IETTN and its affairs, and he would know
that its position on non-partisan county
elections has been well defined, and the
relations of its present management to the
establishment is no secret He would
know, as every one else knows, that Mr..
Burnett's lease Of THE BULLETIN estab-
lishment expires by limitation with to.day's
issue of the paper; that every day that he
| publishes II after to-day Is only through
the courtesy of Its owners. 1t is well known
that on the lst of November, 1878, Mr..
Burnett leasted the Office for one year with
the privilege of two, and that he took adj
vantage of this privilege and has held the
lease for the two years. The two years have
expired and he steps down and out, and
Mr. Oberly no matter how the election
turns, will step IN. We have labored for
then dependents because they are indie
pendent; because they are the best men for
the offices and because they are net put
forward and supported by the machine poll
titions, democrats or republicans, as are
the straight ticket men who oppose them
When, few weeks ago, we called the
attention of the public to the fact that Mr..
Chas. Nellis had failed to fulfill his con-
tract with the city by which he was bound
to deliver certain amount of gravel on
our streets, we were told by his friends,
Just wait His contract does not expire
until October 25th. and if be ddes not full
fill by that time we will accuse him, as
you do, Of not taking the proper interest
in the welfare of our city"
We HAVE waited. To-day is the 3lst of
October and our readers know that he has
not even made the slightest effort to fulfill
his contract. The city council threatened
to proceed legally against him ard
evinced willingness to ex-
tend his time thirty days. II
gave the street committee power to act in
the matter, but we yesterday learned from +,
the members OF that committee that Mr.
Nellis has i'll no manner concerned !
himself about the affair He has not
only failed to give the committee an excuse !
for his action, but has not even asked for !
an extension Of time and the !
only thing that now remains
to he done is to proceed legally against
him IS the council at its meeting before last |
agreed to do. Of course, the river is now
too low TO admit of bringing gravel here
With barges drawing any great amount of
water, but the river has not always been
so low and our readers will agree with Us
when we say that since ms action in this
matter is of the greatest importance to our
CITY and since his contract is one that il.
wolves the expenditure Of between ten and
twelve thousand dollars, he should at least
have given it a passing thought. Surely
il he proposes to take no more interest III
the affairs of the comfy than he does in the
affairs of the city, he should be elected to
remain at home.
We yesterday had the pleasure Of
shaking the hand Of Mr.. Wauh Lung, n
Chincc from San Francisco, who represents
the Sam Yup laborcr's company and is
seeking location for number of Chinese
in this city. lie speaks English quite
fuently, and informed US that he had ar
rived in Cairo on the John A. Scudder in
the morning; it was his intention, he said,
to open several barber shops in this city
one to be located up town and the other
down town, and with that end in view he
had taAen look at several buildings He
had found none up town to suit but
had secured the store room on Ohio levee,
between Sixth and Eighth streets, formerly
occupied as clothing store by Mr.. John
McNulty and would IN the course OF two
weeks return to this city with the necessary
men and fixtures to open shop. The shops
mould IA. olauaptlv furnished with thn