The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-04-24

Grants head at Cairo; and then to hear the
stentorian voice of John II, Oberly yelling
"hurrah," with an JUNCTION that lifted HIM
clear off background, Well it was just a
leetle too much adulation for Caesar"
Fact is you can't almost always tell what a
good sound Democrat won't do"
The Paducah News thus Justly compli.
mcnts Mr.. NJ. B. Harroll; Mr., Nose Har-
rel has severed his connection with THE
CAIRO BULLETIN, and after a residence in
that place OF thirty.odd years will move to
Chicago. Mr., Harrell's goodbye is
printed in THE BULLETIN of Tuesday, and
is a characteristic paper, 1t contains much
that is calculated to do good after the writer
has left the place he has helped make by his
PEN
DIR. D. P Juett, Of Blandville, who has
paid frequent visits to Cairo and who there
fore is acquainted with not few of our
people, has, with this weeks issue Of the
Blandville Press, severed his connection
with that journal. In taking leave ofthe Press
he says: THE only pleasure | have ever
derived from the publication of newspa'
per here, was from the consciousness that |
was contributing to the building up and i'm.
provement of the county Of my adoption
While connected with the Press he wrote as
he felt and doing 50, always wrote well.
About three hundred delegates, mostly
coored, attended the Georgia Republican
convention at Atlanta. Probably a noisier
and uglier crowd never assembled on tins
planet. Under the manipulation OF repre-.
sentatives of Grant, Sherman and Blaine,
the darkies found themselves in hot water
from the beginning to the close Of the
meeting. By joining forces and exercising
a little sharp practice the Blaine and Sher-
man factions managed to secure the organ
ization, after which an adjournment was
taken.
Owing to the decline in the price IF
iron the manufacturers have asked of their
employees a reduction of wages, and accord.
ing to dispatch from Philadelphia, "the
reduction has been or will be made with
out strike, or other show of hard feeling
on the part of either men or manufacturers,
We are glad to note this amicaOe conces-
sion on the part OF the iron-workers. II
presents a strange but agreeable contrast to
the sulky conduct OF certain bosses, who,
during the advance in prices, persiStently
refused to make any advance Of wages TO
their employees. The cuisines boom" is
over. War prices for production, ana war
wages to the producer cannot, and will not
be paid.
While We KNOW that some of ouryoung
attorneys DO not feel offended at our article
in yesterdays issue concerning them, we
BELIEVE that none Of them do. But to do
them justice we must say that men who are
more studious or generally respected are not
to be found in this city. The practice our
young lawyers receive is very
tiattering TO them, indeed, and
compares very favorably with that Of older
attorneys, nor is it confined to the lower
courts, but at every session Of the higher
courts they appear before them in criminal
and civil cases of great importance
and although they have to tussel with Older
talent, they generally manage to bring their
clients out first best. This is known fact
and we make mention of it, not to fattcr
them, but because it is a fact
The heavy rains Of last week have
raised the water in the lower Mississippi 20
such a stage that the greatest anyictyis
felt along its banks over the condition Of
Its cvccs, From southern dispatches we
learn that the danger is imminent Any.
thing like a general overflow, such as is
feared, would, OF course, be a staggering
blow 70 the sugar planting interest and
would involve the loss Of large amount
Of capital The upper rivers have been
falling steadily for some days past, but this
will not furnish any immediate relief,
since there is vast quantity Of back
water in the innumerablc lakes and bayous
which will he released by a decline in the
main river and the fall in the south, there.
fore, must be very slow. The next week
or two will tell the story.
A number of influential men in the
city held a meeting night before last Tor
the purpose Of doing something toward the
organization Of the much talked for and
much needed Alexander county Horse and
Fair association the charter OF which was
granted by the proper authorities some time
ago. Among matters Of minor importance,
were appointed and instruct.