The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-07-29

the interests Of the party, but they can't
place better man there than Mr.. Davis
We acknowledge, with pleasure, the
receipt of a basketball of peaches and
grapes, las pretty as picture" with the
compliments OF Mrs. Jacob Martin. We
found the fruit, which is Of home culture
both in appearance and taste, the most de-
licious we ever saw or tasted, and are
grateful for the gift and goodwill the act
implies
We have received and exmined speci.
men copies of Appletons first, second
third, fourth and fifth readers; and found
them to be just what so many other newpa'
per men and teachers have claimed fol
them They are properly graded and com
bine method IN teaching and education
equal, if not superior, to any in the market
and we commend them to the notice Of our
DOdIu VI ulTeClOIS dui tcaSuClsf
The Republican congressional conven.
tons meets at Du Quoin to-day. Thomas,
having tie instruction of eight of the ten
counties which compose this district, he
will, OF course, receive the nomination,
The two counties which did not instruct
for him are Alexander and Jackson. The
delegates from this county are W P.
Wright, W. W. Walbridge, W. T Scott
John Tyler and, we believe, c. N. Hughes
Mr.. Will Smith has written to Hon.
Don Morrison at st. Louis, TO come here
and speak after young Douglas, Don is
personal friend Of Wills, and will no
doubt heed the request, If he does, our
Republican friends will have reason to
hide their faces in shame for having been
guilty of bringing the poor young simple
ton here. Don knows Douglas to perfec-
ton and, as is well known, can make the
fur fly off anything or anybody he aims at.
The Congressional committee have
decided to open the canvass by a big de-
monstration at Sandusky, Alexander
county, on Thursday August 9Th, Other
meetings will be duly advertised, We
learn that probably Thursday night August
18th, will be fixed for rally in Cairo, and
Saturday August 14th for barbecue or
basket picnic at Hodges Park
We direct attent on to the card of the
Morgan Park Military Academy This
Christian school for boys is beautifully To-
Gated at Morgan Park, Cook county, Iii.
nois, and has made for itself as a military
and educational school, a reputation second
to none IN the west Session begins Sep
TENDER 18th, and we recommend anyone
with boys to place at school, TO send for a
catalogue before making other arrange
ments.
The credit of Alexander coun-
ty seems to have taken wings
to itself Coroner Fitzgerald
day before yesterday attempted to purchase
a coffin on credit, in which to bury the
remains of the negro who wos run over by
the Illinois Central cars, but found it
necessary to extract some of the loose
change from his pantaloon's pocket before
he was permitted to remove the box from
the store room.
Some days ago party in Villa Ridge
wrote a postal card to one of our citizens
using some rather smutty language. The
Cairo party turned the matter over to
the United States authorities The Villa
Ridge party, getting wind Of this, was
scared up and came down day
before yesterday to see the man whom he
had offended, and after some sweet talk,
succeeded in compromising the matter
by forking over fifteen dollars,
The Sunday school scholars and teach
ers Of the German Lutheran church went
10 Fort Jefferson on the Three States yes
.erday morning on picnic excursion. A
arge crowd gathered at the church on Thir-
.eenth street and marched in a body down
Washington avenue and up Sixth to the
evee. They returned in the evening load.
ID down with flowers, ferns, ETC., etc.
Judging from the happy faces Of the crowd
IS they wendell their way homeward, they
must all have had splendid time,
And now it is positively asserted that
squire Comings will, at the proper time,
to accept the mayoralty of
'ur little city. We know that great press.
ire will be brought to bear upon him by
lis friends to do this, but hope he will re-
use the honor with more than usual
rmness, We express this hope, since our
'eople, as whole, duly recognizing his
worth and great talent, regard him as
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