The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-09-02

as fraud mean the outside view is de-
ceptive, and when the weary and travel
worn stranger or visitor happens here Tor
day or two, he only gets an outside view OF
everything and he jumps at the conclusion
that she is the grandest and greatest city in
the west. Were he only to live here for
time and mingle with the people, become
acquainted with the ways and habits ofits
citizens, he would easily be convinced that
everything and everybody here is shoddy-
to greater or less extent,
The machinery OF the city and county
governments, as it revolyes in the perform
ance of its various functions, is set upon by
corrupt party politicians, and! degraded to
the lowest degree. The judges Of the
courts are in too many instances the tools
of the few who fill their positions, not as
their conscience dictates, but as suits the
wishes and benefits the interests Of the
half dozen or 50 pot.house politicians by
whose wire pulling and ballot box stutiing
eXpertness they not only secured their cleo
ton at the polls, but their nomination in
the party caucuses. At the present time
the papers of the city are showing up the
ways and means by which certain Of these
judiciaries secured their present positions
You are only to read and opine that this is
only short and passing glance behind the
political scenery Of St. Louis,
deem it unnecessary to refer to the
many highway robberies and the petty
tLievery constantly going on, or the many
i.unken reyelries that too frequently re-
suit IN the loss Of life, and have taxed
'nurderer's row" In the city Jail to its Ut
most capacity. No. you have only to read
our papers, and when tell you that they
only record twentieth part Of this,
deem il sufficient. This state Of affairs
can only be attributed to an incompetent
police, ,who if they were compelled
to spend little more of their time on the
street, patroling their beats, and less in the
saloons, drinking with their friends, diff
ferent state of affairs might exist. St
Louis possesses many good and noble citi
gems who would be a credit to any city, but
they form little community of their own,
and keep aoof from the associations OF and
communications Of the others
For several weeks past the citizens of sin
and iniquity have undergone a continued
bombardment by Christian pilgrim in the
person Of Gen. Johnathan Haskell, broken
down Snowman He, with few female
followers, lives in large tent, holding
three or four meetings daily and drawing
tremendous crowds No good has appar-
entity resulted so far from his labors, and
the crowds that 60 to listen to him do so
more out of curiosity, and in some instances
q desire to bespatter his angelic counte-
nance with the refuse OF eggs, than 10 profit
by his preaching, praying and cxhortauons.
The !heaters have been closed for a few
weeks, as is usual liz summer and those Of
our people who find amusement only in
visiting them have had 10 content them.
selves in attending the garden concerts and
strolliug in the parks. The many low va
riety shows have keptu all summerand are
well patronized By the many degraded
specimens of suspicious humanity, who
claim an abode here. These audiences
could sit apparently comfortable for two
hours with the thermometer running over
and laugh heartily at the ballot dancers, as
they cast one leg Upward, pointing at high
noon while the other rested on ak o'clock.
For the next week we Will have Tony
Pastor aud the famous Barnum, who Will
do tremendous business, as every body is
pining for first-class show. Following
Tony Pastor, our theatrical managers
promise Us the cream of the theatrical pro.
fession.
As for the newspapers of st. Louis, they
are as many as they are varied in language
and quality. Taken as whole they do
credit to the city abroad, but at home we
know too well the petty prejudices and
enyious malice that influences their mouth
pieces, to properly appreciate their
worth. Among the daily morn
ing papers the Globe, whose poll
tics are despised, leads the van in the esti-
nation OF st. Louisans The evening
journals are two--the Post-Dlspatch and
Ckronicle--a new penny paper lately
started. The Post, Dispatch is an excellent
evening journal that acknowledges no COM
petitor, while the Chronicle is an expert
ment that is rapidly approaching its de-
mise.
, The completion of the work OF the CEN
sus enumerators, showing st. Louis over
, 100000 short of its boosted half million in.
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