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

we're on hand and prepared to engage in
fierce war of words. But they were both
disappointed, for the court (Magistrate
Comings) ruled that, as the case had already
been decided by a competent
court of law, he had no
further jurisdiction. The officers
threatened to take the case to the court Of
Esquire Osborn to-day, but it ia not likely
that they will succeed in having the case
re-opened, and Hays will probably be free
tomorrow to carve some more.
THE BULLETIN assumes, and, we may,
perhaps, be permitted to say, not without
just little bit of reason, that 1t is one of
the duties of a NIGHT wATcHMAN 1--WE said
nothing about strain menu to prevent
night providers from trespassing upon the
premises which he is employed to watch.
And, by way of forestalling the interoga-
ton, "what is trespass," which is probably
at the end Of the Argus mans pen already,
The BULLETIN assumes, and may, perhaps,
be permitted to say, not without just little
bit OF reason, that poor old half-blind
man, who appropriates the tracks for bed
to rest his weary bones upon, does commit
trespass, which it would seem to bethe duty
of the man who is employed to watch the
premises upon which such tracks lay, to
prevent. And, in order to forestall the
query "what has the railroad company to
do with the duty of the Waterman"
which is probably at the end of the
Argus mans pencil, THE BULLETIN
assumes and may, perhaps, be permitted to
say, not with just the least bit Of reason,
that it lie rule, tolerably well established
in law, that the employer is to some extent
responsible for the acts of his employe.
And, IN order to forstall the query which is
probably now at the end OF the Argus
mans pencil, "What-eh, where-eh, who
eh, how-eh 20, pshaw "life is too short,
etc"-Selah.
A good attendance was one of the
features of the Young Temperance Peoples
meeting at Reform hall last night. Quite
a number of the members of the Old Folks
Club were present. Miss Emma Wright,
the president, occupied the chair, and Miss
Edith Martin, the secretary, sat at the
secretary's table. For some unexplained
reason, however, the programme that had
been prepared and promised was not on
hand neither were those who had been
appointed to carry it out. But yet the ex-
ercises were interesting enough
and consisted, first, of remarks
by DR.. Petrie; second, a recitation by Miss
Maud Rittenhouse third, remarks by Mr..
H. Leighton; fourth, an invitation to the
general public by DR.. Petrie to attend the
election of the officers OF the Reform Club
next Friday night. Here discussion arose
as to the propriety of holding the election
next Friday. Mr.. Smith, under the mis-
taken notion, that next Friday was only the
third Friday in this month, thought that
the election could not be held without vio-
latlng the constitution of the club, which |
declares that the election shall be held on
the night of the fourth Friday. But the
next Friday after that Is the young peoples
meeting night and, it being held that the
election could not be held before the day
designated by the constitution, it was final
ly deciden that, Ia the county officers
"the present incumbents should hold over"
one week. But this arrangement was sud-
denly broken into, by Mr.. G.
M. Alden, who begged leave
to remind the gentlemen that
they had allowed themselves 70 be mislead
as to the number of Fridays this month
contained, and that next Friday was, after
alIthe fourth Friday in September. There
fore the Reform Club will elect their Off
GERS for the ensuing year next Friday.
After this there were some remarks by the
president, Miss Wright, and then the meet.
ing closed with song
The manner In which the first prelim-
mary examination of the negro murderer
Vergil Hays was conducted by the prosecu-
ton ls deserving OF further comment, be-
cause loose prosecutions, especially in muir
der cases, are productive of great injury to
the community that permits them to
pass without the severest condemnation.
1t should be borne in mind that we do not
assume the guilt or innocence of Hays, nor
does the decision of the court enter into the
discussion at all. On the contrary it is ad-
mitted that Justice Robinson's decision was
in strict accordance with the evidence be-
fore him. The defense, Messrs. Mulkey and
Leek, had conducted their side OF the case
ably and energetiCally; thew had examined