The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-09-17

all but painting. 1t is expected tha' SER
vices will be held therein about the first OF
November.
Police business yesterday consisted OF
one disorderly and two DRINKS. All were
fined according to the gravity OF their
ofenses.
Some extensive improvements are be-
ing made on and about the colored peoples
public school, on Walnut street. A new
stair to the second floor is among them.
"A new telephone directory Is among
the many minor necessities Of the COM
munity. Experience has shown that one
giving the names and numbers of subscri-
bers alphabetically IS preferable to any
other.
AT the meeting of the Hibernian fire
company at its hall Thursday night, the pro-
ceedings were confined chiefly to the install
lation of the newly elected officers of the
company. As whole the meeting was
ajoyous affair.
Since the first instant Mr. 2. p Hotch-
kiss of Richmond, Ind, and an experienced
electrician, is superintendent Of the Cairo
telephone exchange. His arrival was a
great reliet to Mr.. F. s. Kent, who had
more than he could well attend TO and was
anxious to be relieved.
The president of the new Cairo and
Texas Narrow Gauge railroad company,
Mr.. J. w. Paramore, and another prominent
railroad man, Mr.. r. L. Cobb, were in the
city together yesterday. Mr.. Paramore
confidently expects that the embankment of
his road will be entirely finished, and track
laying commenced, within thirty days from
date.
1t is noticeable fact that the water
which is being almost incessently emitted
by the Fourth street sewer into the river,
has, from some cause or other, most foul
and offensive smell and it Is not known that
the sewers are be ingused as slop conveyers
either. The sewers appear to need disin-
fecting very much.
One Mr.. M. Werner, travelling agent
for the clothing house OF Mcssrs. Calm
Wampold & Co., Chicago IS negotiating
with Mr.. Peter Neff for lease Of the old
Alexander County Bank building, at one
hundred and twenty-five dollars per
month. Mr.. Werner contemplates the es-
Enlistment of an elegant gents furnishing
store.
1T is reasonable to suppose that river
men are not so ignorant as not to know
where the hospital that they are taxed
every month to MAINTAIN is located; hence
it is also reasonable to suppose that if the
Cairo marine hospital were at Paducah or
at East Cairo or at irds Point, sick river
men would go to Paducah, or East Cairo
or Birds Point in order to receive treatment
in the marine hospital.
The Illinois Liquor Dealers associa-
ton, with membership of 1914, is hold
ing its annual convention at Bloomington.
Edison Porter, of Joliet was elected presi.
dent. 1t was resolved to organize every
senatorial district In the state, and to make
, vigorous fight against all candidates for
The general assembly opposed to personal
liberty and an equal protection for the
liquor interest with other kinds of bust
ness.
The maximum temperature for six
teen hours preceding three o'clock p. m.
yesterday, (Washington time) were as fol-
lows: Chattanooga, Tenn, rs; Cincinnati,
Ohio, II; Davenport, Iowa, IS; Dubuque,
Iowa, So; Keokuk, Iowa, IS; Lacrosse,
Wis, So; Leavenworth, Kas, As; Louis
vile, KY, 70; Memphis, Tenn, -; Nash
vile, Tenn, -; Omaha, Neb., as; Pitts
burg, Pa, SO; Shreveport, La, -; St.
LOUIS, Mo.,Iee; st. Paul, Mimi, SO; Vicks-
burg, Miss, -; North Platte, Neb., 81;
Yankton, Dak., 46; Bismarck, Oak, go;
Dodge City, Kan, 70.
-"THE BULLETIN is NOT in danger of
contradicting ITSELF" as is asserted by the
evening paper. "Less than week ago
THE BULLETIN affirmed" this: "Neverthe-
less, THE BULLETIN will not cease to de-
nounce the city and county authorities if
they fail to extend such aid as they can
to persons who are unable t. help them.
selves, but 1t will not charge them with
wrongs of which they are not guilty"
The BULLETIN claims to have been always
foremost in denouncing local public off.
cials for neglect or malperformance of duty
and it has not relinquisbed its right to crit
CHE them Whenever 1t is justified In doing
so by good sense and justice.