The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-06-26
THE MORNING JUNE % 1880

we have of late been in the habit of regard
ing it. THIS has caused some of our citi
zens to express doubts with regard to tho
thoroughncsswith which the work OF taking
the census Is being done, but before judg.
Ing whether or not this is So we had better
wait until the report is made and the re.
suit of their work announced. We've 90,
good round population here, and We
hope the enumerators will show it, but il
they don't, they haven't done their duty.
If the meeting at the Reform hall last
night was an indication of the feeling for
temp erance in this city, the Reform club
ana Woman's Christian Temperance Union
have no reason to feel discouraged, for in
point of numbers and enthusiasm it was an
undoubted success. DR.. Dunning presided,
and the expected speaker from Paducah not
having arrived, Messrs. p w. Barclay,
Rev. Whitaker, Capt Williams and Geo.
5. Fisher made very interesting and point
ed speeches, which were listened to with
interest and pleasure, and were very heart
lily applauded. No business of public in.
terest was transacted
Mr. W. Pettis, who accompanied his
family as far as Cincinnati where he re-
manned during the convention, returned
last night on the Vincennes railroad. He
attended all the meetings of the convention
and was among the throng of enthusiastic
visitors in the building when the labors
of the convention were concluded. He
says that the proceedings from beginning
to end were OF such harmony as to make
HIM feel more as though he was attend
ing a Methodist love feast than the
meeting of national political body. The
people of Cincinnati, he says, were in a fever
of excitement and that altogether it was
one of the grandest things he had ever at.
tended
Mr.. W. P. Dunavant of the contract
ing firm Of W. P. Dunavant & Co., of Mem
phis, Tenn, is here seeking VI engage
labcrers to be employed in the construc-
ton of stretch of railroad between Column
bus, KY and Cairo which is to be pushed
forward vigorously until completed The
firm is very reliable one, having had and
fulfilled numerous contracts of like char
acter, The construction of the Mississippi
Central from Jackson, Tenn, TO Cairo, was
given to them, and they are at present en-.
gagged in building the Pensacola and Selma,
Ala, road, upon which they are employing
upwards of five hundred men and two hun
dred teams. We call attention to their ai-
yertisement, published in another place.
The Central Archery club" met for
practice as usual, at the Locust grove
meeting place, last Thursday evening. The
attendance was larger than at any meeting
since the opening of the season. Several
new names were presented of ladies and
gentlemen who desired to become members
of the club. The shooting was rather bet.
ter than usual. Those making the five
best scores, each shooting 30 arrows, were,
Miss Mollie Riley, hits, 90 points; Mrs.
Burnett, 10 hits 4S; Mr.. Pennebaker, 1G
hits, Ga Miss Ella Robbins, II hits, 90;
Mr.. Burnett, 2S hits, 14S points. The club
meets next Monday evening and again on
Thursday evening for election of officers
for July.
AT the last meeting Of the city council
Mayor Thistlewood commenced the read
ing of his veto message, relating TO the Or
dinance adopted at the meeting before, for
the licensing of saloons, but, for a sufficient
reason, he did not read the entire message,
but withdrew it until the next regular
meeting. The new ordinance was drawn
up at the request Of all the saloonkeepers
of the city, and reduces the yearly license
from two hundred dollars to one
hundred and fifty dollars, and fixes the
license for half year, or less, at one hun
dred dollars. We have no idea what the |
mayors reasons for vetoing the ordinance
are, but suppose one OF them is that he
thinks the present license low enough for
the amount of business our saloon keepers
are doing
Our mention of Judge Bird for the |
office Of states attorney yesterday, was re-
,cived with considerable favor by his MT
nerous colored friends. 1t was the general |
opinion of those with whom we had talk,
hat Mr.. Bird was entitled to SOMETHING at |
he hands of the party tor the long years
If faithful services he had rendered, and it |
vas suggested to US by these same colored
gentlemen, that possibly Mr.. Bird would ac-
,ept the nomination for the circuit cerkship.
f Republican is to fill the office, it is a
natter of no GREAT concern to us whpthnr