The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-04-13


are four months in this city when business
is at low ebb and every one must prac-
tice economy.
am glad to read of, and hear of, the
continued prosperity of the Delta City, and
think, as dld years ago, that Cairo will,
some time, be one Of the most important
cities in the Mississippi valley. Let me
congratulate her people on the Inaugural.
ton OF telephone connection, a street-car
line in the near future, "frst.class" hotel
sure enough; new and important railway
advantages, continued improvement of the
streets, and last, but by no mean least,
street-lighting, as well as the fact that
Cairo stockholders now control
the gas company. One more
thing you need and that is water works,
and hope the day is not far distant when
this enterprise will be lnaugurated-I for
got to mention your Opera House Company
glad to hear Of its organization, and feel
sure that your city will, before long, have a
place of amusement that will be a credit
to it.
am sorry to hear, once in a while, OF
the death of some good citizen in your
midst. can count quite a number with
in the last 7 months.
What about your city election, which
comes off on the 19thl Are you going to
elect good, and true men, OF will you per-
NIT unworthy men to secure places of
honor | hope you will elect wide-awake,
honest and enterprising mayor, who is in
sympathy with the prosperity of the city,
and subordinate officers, and council,
who will support him in pushing on his
good work Cairo can elect good men
when she tries. Let this be one of the times
when she tries.
But you may wonder why do not give
you some Chicago news, for really l have
said but little about this great, wonderful
and growing city In future letters | shall
endeavor, at stated intervals, to keep you
posted. For the present, give you the
following:
OF course you know our election is over,
and how Carter Harrison's eagle screams.
There is nothing wonderful about it when
you know that Clark, the republican candi-
date did not have manliness enough to come
out and declare, without any "ifs Or ands,'
that he would execute the laws; and then
while counting the temperance people he
permitted Hessng to "boss" things so as to
keep the saloon people in good humor.
Too much Hessing, too much "Bummer
Muller" on the North Side, and too much
corruption and rings among republicans, is
what was the matter. The Council has &
clear republican majority over all. Carter
starts out to-day with the assertion that he
will execute the laws. We shall see. 1t
is well to remember that he would like to
be governor.
There was quite an excitement this week
over the strike of the West Division railroad
conductors and drivers Thursday morning.
All--over 600 in number-struck for 90 per
cent advance, and every wheel on the twelve
lines on the West Side stopped and 1O0,-
900 men and women had to walk down to
business and back. The strike lasted till
yesterday afternoon, when the railway COM
pany gave in and the "boys" went to work
and every body was happy except the
railway company. The strikers maintained
the best kind Of order and had the
sympathy Of everybody.
Navigation will soon open here, and the
business boom will commence in earnest.
The congressional delegation, with the
remains of Senator Carpenter arrived in
this city this morning They remained
about an hour at the depot and went on to
Wisconsin. "Boss" Conkling was the sob
served of all observers"
The snow is gradually going away, but
everybody continues to wear an overcoat.
1t showed only twice this week, but to-day
looks more like spring than any we have
had in five months. 1t is confidently ex-
pected that the snow will stop by the 4th
Of July. The earth is now frozen solid over
two feet deep. Some of these days want
to tell you something about the "42 SHOWS
winter of 1880 and 1881.
All the city is in hubbub just now
about rents. Nearly everybody changes
residences on the 1st OF May, and such
another home-hunting never was heard OF
before, on account Of the advance in rents
The advance ranges from 90 to rs per cent
AS consequence, there will be fewer
houses rented than was expected as two or
three families will, in some cases, crowd into
one house; many will move out to the su.
burban towns, and hundreds and thousands