The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-04-23

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Tennessee, After performing there and at
several points south, Mr.. Cole will cast
his tents here and give our people an OPP
portunity to see, what seemed last Sun
day to be one Of the greatest shows in the
country.
Buffalo Courier; Does not his speech at
Cairo compel Gen. Grants friends to lay
aside all pretense of nominating HIM at
Chicago, because we need champion
against the south2 II his words are good
for anything, no such championship is nee
cssary, and the hostility which it implies is
thing to be put aside, if we would advance
the true glory of the nation, Furthermore,
if Gen. Grant be nominated at Chicago, will
not this speech at Cairo stand out as a pro-
test against the policy of carrying on can
vass on sectional issuesl
--Thatit is possible to have good, effec-
tive, and, at the same time, municipal
government is proven by the present fnan-
| cal condition Of the taxing district of
Memphis The present government OF
Memphis, Of which DR., Porter is the head,
keeps the streets cleaner, preserves better
order, and is in every respect more effective
than the old municipal government. 1t
has nearly completed the Waring system
of sewerage, has paved Madison street and
a large portion of the levcc and has fund
on hand amounting to nearly 100000.
The showing is a very creditable one.
"A petition for a rehearing of the Line.
gar Rittenhouse case has been prepared and
will shortly be presented to the supreme
court of the state 1t will be remembered
that but few weeks ago We published the
decision of the court in this matter which
set forth that the circuit court had no juris-
diction in cases of contested elections, and
! that hence the decision Of our circuit court
was void. 1t stated further, if we remem-
Der correctly, that the city council was the
sole Judge as to who was or was not elected.
The next session of the supreme court will
| take place on the first Tuesday IN May.
MIR. W.B. Pettis was yesterday circulat-
ing subscription paper among the resi-.
dents on each side of Washington avenue,
between Fifth and Tenth streets, for the
purpose of having enough subscribed to pay
fos sprinkling that portion of the avenue
during the summer months, Eighth street,
Commercial avenue and Ohio evee, we be-
lleve, are the only streets which now re-
ceive daily "baptisms,' and since Wash
ington avenue is as much travelled as either
of these we must say that we favor the
sprinkllng Of this popular thoroughfare-
provided somebody else pays Tor it,
Mr.. ]. NJ. Damron, young lawyer
who hut recently located here from Vienna,
and who has made for himself many
! friends among our people during his short
residence, beng a man Of good sense and
some ability in his profession, will
make the race for the states attorney
ship and friends of his from Johnson county,
who know him thoroughly, are already
busily engaged in talking up his merits in
Alexander county. Mr. Angus Leek, a
very popular and able young lawyer of
some years residence in this city, will prob
ably be lis opponent for the office.
The work Of president making is be.
coming more lively every day at Washing
ton. New candidates are being brought to
the front as fast as they can be discovered.
The New York Trbunes Washington cor
respondent says that the leaders Of the third
term movement have almost concluded that
it is impossible to secure the nomination Of
Grant, and that they are, therefore, looking
around for an available candidate upon
whom to centre their strength. Curiously
enough, it Is said that Mr.. Justice Miller, of
the supreme court, is thought to be man
who would give satisfaction, not only to
those who are now engaged in boosting the
Grant boom, but also to other factions of
the party II Mr.. Justice Miller should
happen to be the Republican candidate and
Mr.. Justice Field the Democratic canii-
date, what a stirring up the musty records
Of the supreme court would be gwen in
search of campaign material.
The following from the Argus Of last
night is correct account Of the wrecking
of Mrs. W. p. lialiday's carriage: This
morning Mrs, W, p. Halliday was driving
down Commercial avenue in her standing
top carriage, which contained besides her
self, her mother, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Henry
Halliday and two children. The horse was
the same she always drives and one of the
most quiet and reliable in the city. At the
foot Of Seventh street man riding a mule
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