The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-15

Mr.. A. II. Irwin who has been out in
the country during the greater part of the
week returned to the city yesterday. Our
good people in the country, recognizing
his eminent fitness and worth, have started
quite boom for him and, unless all signs
fail, he will take possession of the circuit
clerks office, booked by no less than three
hundred majority.
Mr.. Wood Rittcnhouse, who was nom
mated tor the Office of county commits
sioner By the Republican county conven-
ton, has withdrawn from the ticket, and
the central committee has induced Mr.. G.
o. Patier to make the race in his stead,
Either of the gentlemen would make good
commissioner, but neither of them can be
elected. In the language of John II. Bar
ton, in offering Mr. Patier the commission
ership the Republican party bestows upon
him an "empty honor"
And now another man has let himself
| loose upon us, aud of course, we are in
fearful dilemma. This time it the intellec-
tual Sampson of mighty country sheet
published at Golconda named S. l.. Spear.
Notwithstanding that this old lady dis
plays much weakness of mind by the
| rachnoea of hor aynroco;ane and 10 rrop o;,c,
around like short tailed bull In fly time,
we have kindly and fatherly feeling for
her and need but say, by way of reply to her
gush, that could she draw check as easily
us she can draw an inference, she might
paper the universe with greenbacks, and
have enough left for border.
Upon returning from supper last night
we found the following note (Which ex-
plans alb on our table, and near by it
stood paper bag containing the largest
and choicest peaches that ever human eye
rested upon
FRIEND THIELEcKE Allow me the
pleasure of presenting to you fair sample
OF Cairo peaches, grown from tree in the
yard of Mrs. w. Ii. Coulter, on eth street.
Hope that you will find cavity below
large enough to sample them.
Yours truly, GU. HOWE.
The appearance of the fruit made it ire.
sistible, and had we been in the condition
that DR.. Tanner was in upon the compile
ton of his forty days fast, we couldn't have
sampled them with greater relish or filled
the cavity below with greater rapidly.
To say that they were "immense," in every
sense of the word, but feebly expresses it.
Many thanks.
A gentleman who pretends to know,
informs us that the tracts of open land in
the neighborhood of the negro shantes
have been made wholesale storing place
for all manner of the filth and dirt by
the negroes, and that they are now in
fine condition to breed disease for the city.
Weeds of the worst sort, in rank luxur-
ance, grow in those places, and bloom and
die after having produced seeds for thou
sands more Of their kind. The mass of
rottenness ladens the air with pestilence,
and when the gentle southern zephyrs
blow, this breath of malaria is waited to
the nostrils and into the lungs and bodies
OF citizens who live in the other part of
town. Something ought to be done to
prevent the negroes from depositipg their
filth in such spots, and some means ought
to be devised to annihilate the myriad
weeds which grow there.
A train load of excu-sionists passes
through here from the south to-day en-
route for Chicago. They are of the order
of Knights Templar who congregate in
that city from all over the country for the
purpose of pleasure, and of contestng for
a fine flag and sword. 1t is the triennlal
meeting of the order and the chief exer-
cises will be an exhibition of their skill in
drill. The sword is made from the finest
steel, and etched with numerous designs,
and the words First Prize, Chicago, 1880"
The hilt is beautiful piece of jewelers.
work. 1t is OF the heaviest gold plating,
covered with Templar's emblems, and with |
diamonds, emeralds and rubies. Just
above the blade is a representation of Con-
stantine's tent and dream. The arms of the |
hilt end in triangles, and are embossed |
with the cross and the crown. Above the
arms the handle is formed of a knight in
full armor in the first movement of draw
Jug the sword The sheath is made of |
nickel, heavily plated with gold. The
sword will cost about 5000, and will be the
absolute property of the company winning
it. The flag to be contested for on the |
same occasion will have to be won three
successive times. Quite number of
Cairoites have already left for Chicago, and
more will join the excursionists to-day.