The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-06-29

mark OF 1870. Al Fralrle uu Cnlen ana
Davenport the mills, machine shops and
railroads are under water, and no mails
have been received for week or more.
The people Of the bottom lands within the
area OF the food are suffering greatly.
In another place we publish commit
cation from States Attorney VIM. c. Null
key declining to be candidate for the leg
islsture from this senatorial district "as
against Mr.. Linegar or any one of the dis
tinguished gentlemen whose names have
thus far been mentioned in connection with
that office" Mr.. Mulkey is rising young
man of more than ordinary ability and
would make an excellent representative.
We hope, therefore, that his communica-
ton will not prevent the convention from
taking his name under consideration.
Meals State Gazette: "Mr. John H.
Oberly, who served his apprenticeship to
the printing business in Memphis, is the
nominee of the Democratic party of Hi
nois for the office Of secretary of state. He
has represented Alexander county in the
legislature and served as mayor Of Cairo
with credit to himself and satisfaction 10
bis constituents, and should he be elected
TO the position for which he is now can
didate the state will have occasion to con-
graduate herself on securing faithful and
efficient officer"
AS will be seen from posters soon to
be distributed, the Comique band will give
picnic at Cunningham's grove on Sunday,
the 4th of July. Harry Walker is man
ager, and will see to it that good order and
general good feeling prevails. The price is
as usual, 2j cents for the round trip, and
trains will run between here and the
grounds almost continuously leaving
Cairo at 900 and 10 80 a. H., 80, ? 80,
$3.50, 90, 800 and Q 100 p. IN; and leav-
ing grounds for Cairo at 5:45 p. H., l2
midnight and 90 a. N. on the 5th. Train
will leave Mound City at 200 p.
m, returning at 1l:30 p. N.
A large dancing floor has been erected at
great expense to the managers. l. is
smooth, and large enough to accommodate
ali who wish TO dance. A barge will be
anchored in the Ohio river, opposite the
grounds, from which a grand display of fire
works will be made. Refreshments and
other means % enjoyment will be ample.
Don't forget the time. July 4th, 1880.
Nobody but a newspaper man can ap-
precate the difficulties and embsrassments
that the press encounter. Almost every
day there are one or more requests to sup
press certain Legitimate news. Some Of
these requests have no merit in them. and
it is easy TO decide what to do in regard to
them. Others on the contrary, present so
many considerations of mitigation, or con-
sequences, or other circumstances that it
is very difficult to decide what is best and
right to to be done. Frequently the
request is made; not only by the party who
is most interested, but also by as many as a
score Of his friends all urging and begging
that nothing be said. The newspaper man
is asked TO look at this and at that, to con-
slider the party's family, perhaps his moth
er, his sister, his wife, or his sweetheart, to
think Of his social standing, his business
or professional connections the public dis
grace to q hitherto stainless character
and to consider the consequences
that will follow the publication. Perhaps
he is told that there IS nothing in the mat
ter, anyhow. Perhaps the party and his
friends are also good friends of the news
paper man. II the affair is published, the
newspaper is called heartess, cold, mean,
and sensational. 1t is suppressed, the
newspaper is accused OF partially and ia
vcritism. In either event some
body is glad, and somebody else is
mad. To use well known expression,
what can man do Shall paper publish
everything that is Legitimate newsl Even
then it is often an open or disputed ques-
ton as to who is or is not legitimate news.
Or shall there be occasional exceptionsl If
80, where shall the line be drawni If
any one will answer these conundrums SGT:
isfactorily, we will feel obliged to them.
In selecting candidate tor the state
Legislature from this district, the conven-
ton which meets at Murphysboro on the
9Th Of July, should not fail to take into
consideration the claims and numerous
qualifications of Mr.. I. L. Harrel of this
city. We believe him to be man emf
nently fitted for the place, because he is
lawyer Of considerable ability and man
OF the best common sense aud good iudg.
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