The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-09-29

barge load at the time when he and every
body else know that the river was high
enough to allow him to do so and when,
too, he was urged to take advantage of the
rise by THE BULLETIN and members of
the council.
Although quite busy with his legal
duties, Hon. S. p. Wheeler will take the
time to address the people on different oc-
casions during the campaign. He will
speak at Villa Ridge on next Saturday and
at Mound City on Monday. Those OF our
people who can conveniently attend should
ride up, walk up or swim up.
The Democrats of Alexander county
are discussing the proper method to give
such large corpse as the Republican
party decent burial next November We
have the promise of Messrs. Hodges, Irwin,
Leek and Fitzgerald, that they will gener-
ously act as pail bearers-not because they
would rejoice over the death OF the party,
but because they have a kindly feeling
for it.
Another illicit distillery has been dis
emboweled at Chicago, and several OF the
moonshiners have been captured. The
Republican organs say no crooked whisky
is made in Northern States. If Mr.. Raum
chose to look for ii, he would find more of
it in the single State of Illinois than in the
combined moonshining districts of the
South. He does not go for it in the North
often, because he cannot make any politi-
cal capital out of it.
A genuine spirtualist-one who can
call back into to the land of the living REAL
souls-wll exhibit several of them at the
atheneum for money consideration on Sum-
day next. The souls of distinguished men and
immortal women will then leave the spirit
land to honor the stage of our atheneum
with their presence and strut before the
admiring gaze of all who can afford to pay
quarter for admittance. An opportunity
this, never before offered
"A Snowman, well dressed and very
genteel in appearance who has been en-
ployed by Dan Rice, arrived in this city
yesterday and was, last night, arrested by
Officer Lally op warrant sworn out by
lady, boarder at one of our hotels, who
claims that he beat her out OF considerable
amount of money by means OF contid-
ence game. AT the Jail he was relieved of
some seventy odd dollars and a gold watch.
He will have hearing this morning.
Mr. Bernard McMannus informs us
that he owns quite large amount Of ex-
cellent gravel, which lies opposite the up
per end Of Dlckey island within easy
reach of this city. He has not less than
two hundred thousand square yards Of
gravel there, which he says is Of as good
quality as the best sea shore gravel and
which he will dispose of Tor five cents per
cubic yard. II the gravel is Of the quality
represented the city would do well to con.
Germ itself about it.
"A gentleman writing from Nebraska
City, says that he had three brothers in
the Union army. One was killed at Fort
Doneson, another crippled for life IN the
same battle, and the third accompanied
Sherman to the sea. He adds that if he
had been old enough he would have been
one of the "boys in bule' also. The letter
concludes as follows; "The thought Of such
a man as Garfield reaping reward from
country that has cost drop of my brothers
blood seems past endurance
From the Lawrence, Kansas, Even
ing Stanard we see that Col. Robt. A. Low.
ry is not only engaged in the good cause of
temperance, but is doing equally as good
workfor the country by boldly proclaim
ing Democratic principles from the stump
and denouncing the corruptions OF the OPP
position party, On Saturday last he made
ringing and effectual speech to a large
audience at the place above named-where-
fore we mentally pat him on the back and
exclam, good 60 it Bob"
John Matthias the blacksmith whose
wrist was badly cut and who was locked in
the city Jail for safe-keepng night before
last was given a hearing before Judge
Olmsted yesterday. He was found guilty
of the charge of disorderly conduct and
permitted his freedom on the condition
that he would immediately leave the city.
While the trial was still in progress his
wife, an intelligent and progressing lady,
arrived in the city in search OF him aud
hearing that he was confined in the city
Jail Immediately took hack for that struc-
ture, but upon her arrival there she learned
thathe had just been taken to the police
court for trial. Arriving at the police court