The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-06-19


report and accepted the bid, thus awarding
to Mr.. Nelis the important contract Ht
is well prepared for the work, being the
owner Of several barges, tug and all nee,
essary arrangements for doing the work
well and without delay. He will com
mence work Immediately.
Our country readers in Illinois, Ken.
lucky and Missouri should remember that
the Fourth of July will be celebrated in
this city on the fifth proximo in royal style
and should govern themselves accordingly.
The celebration will surpass any of like
character ever before witnessed in Southern
Illinois and will be well worth the fare our
country friends may spend in reaching
this city. We extend hearty welcome to
all and since our citizens will not fail TO
exert themselves in making their stay here
agreeable, we can promise them that their
visit will be a highly enjoyable one.
How many people in this land now
think that Robert Lincoln and young
Douglas gained any credit for themselves
by the part they played in the third term
schemel The leaders Of that crowd simply
used them as cats paws; and no one has a
more thorough contempt for these young
nobodes, than the third term leaders them
selves These young men have disgraced
themselves and dishonored their great
fathers. Illinois and the nation will al
ways be proud of Lincoln and Dou glas,
and sorry that they could have left their
names with boys 50 unworthy to bear
them.
Mr. Gillian, the census enumerator for
the Fifth ward, yesterday concluded his
work in his ward and his report shows that
that ward contains about thirteen hundred
inhabitants. Messrs. Yost and Hanny are
still at work in the center and lower
portion of the city and will
yet be kept busy for several days to come.
The law provides that the enumerators
must conclude their work by the first of
July and, we believe, it also provides that
after having done so, they must advertise
that they will be at certain place at
certain time to make corrections, giving
five days notice. When they have made
all corrections, the entire amount is footed |
up and and forwarded to Washington.
Just about this time the Republican
editor scratches his head and writes:
THE south was made solidly Democratic !
by terrorism and fraud" and then he will |
write that lovely story about the swamps
and the man who had both arms cut off
for saying he was Republican, and about
the negro who was burned at the stake for
having picture Of Garfield in his vest
pocket, and about the wholesale massacre
OF negroes" after planters dinner party
to crafty the blood-thirsty gentlemen of
the neighborhood; also about the negro |
who wrapped himself in an American flag |
at night and wept over its folds, and about
the forty negroes who were fiayed alive in
the streets of Vicksburg and about
Ever since the death of Mr.. Greenfield,
We believe, the ferry which used to make
regular trips from Greenfeld's landing to
the Illinois shore has been withdrawn, and
this has been done to the great inconven-
fence of the farmers across the river and
to the dctriment of our merchants.
There can be no doubt of it. that our
merchants have, since the ferry has been
taken out of the Greenfield and Cairo trade
lost not less then five thousand dollars
worth Of Missouri trade-aIl of which has
gone to Charleston. This being the case
Jur merchants will be pleased to learn that
Capt Wm Keiser has concluded
w P"N why ~ l'ldl Nluuc |
which will commence making regular
trips on the 22nd inst. We do not know
The dimensions OF the boat, but understand
that it will be of ample size She is re-
liable craft and will he put in the trade
TO stay
The members Of St. Joseph's church
we're yesterday considerably surprised to
near OF the sudden departure of Father
Hogan for Petersburg, His, which place
he will hereafter make his home. The
Father has. for some time complained Of
alling health and has on several occasions
mentioned that his early departure from
cairo was probable, but 1t was not supposed
hat he would leave so suddenly. The
Of st. Joseph's church had be-
'ome devoutly attached to him, and es.
eemed him as man of rare intellectual
Itiainments and many good qualities Of
leart, and were not little dismaycd
It the report that he would leave so soon.
lie left on yesterday evenings train, but
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