The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-06-18

day. They have selected beautiful spot
which abounds with cosy retreats and mag
nifccnt scenery, and chief among the means
of amusement that will be found there l;
good fishing. Everybody should be sup
piled with the necessary tackle.
Chief Robinson entered upon the dis
charge of the duties Of the Office of city
marshal and chief OF police yesterday
morning. Under the new order Of thing,
complete change has been made in tht
workings of the police force. Ex-Chiei
LaHue takes Officer Schuckers place as
day policeman, and the latter has gone &c
duty as sergeant of the night force.
Quite number of our colored people
have, through years of honest and unlnter'
rupted labor, succeeded in acquiring some
very nice property. Although most OF
them live from "hand to mouth and work
only when they must, or get good, soft
job. Some Of the more intelligent are
more uniformly industrious, and have pur.
chased lots and erected some very hand
some residences thereon.
The steamer Champions advertise
ment, to be found on this page this morn
ing, announces that she will
give an excursion to Padu-
cab on Sunday next, and that the fare
for the round trip will be one dollar.
This is an extraordinary offer and since the
trip is a pleasant one and the boat perfectly
reliable, our people should not permit this
excellent chance tor enjoyment to"lke sun
beams pass them by"
Unless all signs fail, the mayor will, at
the next meeting of the council, veto the
ordinance passed at the last meeting which
reduces the liquor license. The old ordi-
fixes the license at two hundred dollars
per year and the new one reduces it to one
hundred and fifty dollars, per year, but
provides that the license for six months, or
a shorter time, shall be one hundred dol
lars. The object of the last clause is to
keep strangers from opening saloons here
during the busy season, and only for
month or two.
AT the meeting of the city council
held on Wednesday evening, Alderman
Smith of the Third ward introduced a reso-
luton, which was adopted by the council,
instructing the ordinance committee to
draw up an ordinance making it q punish
able otfense for the proprietor Of any con-
cert free show, theatrical or other perform
ance maintained III place where intoxica-
ting drinks are Sold to allow minors to FIRE.
quent such place. This is move in the
right direction, and we hope the committee
will loose no time in preparing the ordin-
ance
The following resolution, introduced
by Alderman Linegar at the last meeting
Of the city council and adopted by that
body is of more or less public interest
Resolved, that the committee on streets and
drainage be authorized to put that portion
of Sycamore street, from the northerly side
Of the city to the crossing on the Illinois
Central railroad up to the grade of the
county road and that they be authorized to
fill that portion of said street south of the
Illinois Central railroad to its intersection
with Washington avenue to such heighth as
will make il passable at all seasons of the
year
Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, and Mr..
Mumford, editor of a Democratic newspa-
per at Kansas City, have had an interview
with ey-Gov. Seymour, at Utica, regarding
the Cincinnati nomination. They report
that they found the old gentleman in good
health and spirits, and apparently well able
to withstand the iabors of canvass or the
duties Of the presidency, but beyond this
they would say nothing except that, while
the governor is not a candidate, nobody has
been authorized TO decline the nomination
in his name. They will report to the dele
gates when they assemble at Cincinnati
An agricultural writer says his advice
to farmers is to try and keep off disease.
Keep hogs in clean, good fields; give them
access 10 good water. In the drycst part
OF the field provide good shelter both from
sun and rain, In troughs near their rest
ing places, two or three times each week,
place composition OF salt, soda, red pep.
per, and ginger. To four parts OF the first
two articles, add one part OF the latter.
Common red pepper will answer, well pull
verified. and oil the ingredients thoroughly
mixed This is no remedy but preyenta.
tive of the injurious effects OF the foul
gases and the pestiferous filth in which
hogs have been allowed to walow.
Under instructions given to the COM
mit;ec on police, Jail and Are department,