The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-18

ia no good reason why there should be any
apprehension on the part Of either the labor
ers or contractors on Railroad street, as to
the fate of their claims against
the city for services performed, and
so far as we know there has been none
manifested; but as before stated, few
more failures of the city council to act in
the matter may cause such apprehension
among persons who are not acquainted with
the circumstances. To explain matters to
the men and to urge all the members OF
the council to be present at the next meet.
ing of that body tomorrow night is the
object of this item.
| "A specimen copy of the Bloomington
Prohibitionist is before us. 1t is quarto,
published every Thursday. Its general de-
sign, its typographical appearance and the
extent and variety OF its contents show
that its editor, Mr.. J. w. Nichols, is
an experienced newspaper man who must
necessarily succeed, if his labors are appre-
ciated as they deserve to be. In his saluta-
tory Mr.. Nichols uses the following SEN
sible language; I'VE shall make no war
upon individuals. The evils of intemper-
ance are too deeply rooted, and there Gre
too many classes responsible, either direct
ly or indirectly, for its existence, to render
warfare upon individuals, or any one class,
either effective or profitable. The govern
ment which draws its principal revenues
from the evil, the municipality which
licenses it, the party which for political in
fluence panders TO 1t, and the temperance
or Christian man who breaches and prays
against the evil and at the same time gives
it substantial aid and comfort at the ballot
box, are each responsible with the liquor
seller for the evil and its disastrous effects. "
1t is now the turn of republican half
breeds to repeat with confidence charge
against Mr.. Arthur which they vehemently
denied during the late campaign, to the
effect that the vice president was of foreign
birth and therefore constitutionally ineligi-
BILE to the office to which he was elected.
In their fear that the president will die
and that Arthur will become president
they are swallowing large quantities of crow
| with such voraciousness that one would al
most suppose that they we're halfstarved and
that crow was their favorite dish. But this
is not all They are doing more than this;
they are threatening Arthur's life. If every
man who shoots or would shoot man be.
cause he believes the good of the country
demands it is crazy, then the Republican
party-the half.breed faction thereof
is composed largely of lunatics
dangerous blood thirsty, raving maniacs.
This is evident from the many threatening
anonymous letter, received by Mr.. Arthur
from different parts Of the country, barring
Cairo, IN nearly every mail. Many of these
letters have contained threats that Mr.. Ar
thur will never take his seat as president In
case Gen. Garfield dies. One of the letters
runs something in this way: The writer
says that he believes that Guiteau was the
agent of stalwart conspiracy to remove
Gen. Garfield for the sole purpose of per-
hitting Mr.. Arthur and the stalwarts to
gain control, and that he (the writer deems
it pious duty that he owes to God and
man to murder Mr.. Arthur, or, to use his
own classical language, remove him to an
other sphere of action by the means of the
pistol or the knife. AS this sanguinary
wretch may, in his own lunatic mind, de-
termine. Threats of this character have
been so repeated, and have come in from
so many different sources, as to create grave
apprehensions IN the minds Of those who
have been the recipients of these crazy mes
sages.
Tuesday evening an affair occurred in
front of the livery stable of Mr.. Al. earle,
which might have resulted in the shedding
of blood and funeral or two, but which,
owing to the GOODNESS of Mr.. earle, was not
characterized by anything so horrible, and
ended in nothing more than a further, but
entirely unnecessary warning OF the danger
GUS character of the aggressor. Carrie and
his son, Frank, were seated in front OF the
livery stable, when young Maurice Farm
baker passed, coming from uptown, and In
passing he stared at Care in manner that
attracted his (Carle's) attention, and caused
him to remark to his son "Did you see
how that fellow looked at me as he went
by" Evidently Farnbaker heard, but mis-
understood the remark, but did not stop.
He went to the grocery of Mr.. George I,att-
ner jr., at the corner of Tenth, picked up a
cheese or meat knife, put it under bis coat,
and then came back and demanded of Garlic
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