The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-31

when OUTSIDE practice something else, ana
had never been arrested tor disloyalty, nor
been member of the Knights OF the
Golden Circle. He was in favor of econ
omically maintaining all state institutions,
but proposed to do what he could to stop
extravaganza and luxury among those in
charge of them which the taxpayers them
selves could not and did not enjoy.
On Saturday evening branch county
society of the Illinois State temperance al
lance was organized by the temperance
people at Reform hall. The officers are as
follows; Rev. b. Y. George, president;
Mr.. NJ. yesterday, vice'president;
Mr. Casper Yost, secretary; Mr..
Phil, W. Barclay, treasurer.
The executive committee consists of Rev.
B. Y. George, Mr.. Casper Yost, Mr.. T. W.
Fitch, Mrs. III Rittenhouse, of Cairo, and
Mr.. Planet, of Thebes. The object of the
organization is the consolidation of the
temperance work in the state All officers
of other temperance societies and all min
listers and Sunday school teachers who
have signed a total abstinence pledge are
members OF this, organization.
One of the greatest evils at
Mound City, or rather between
Mound City and the cemetery,
on yesterday was the dust and
the inhuman treatment Of the horses
and mules that were used for hacks, etc
The former was so thick along the entire
road that, at times it was impossible to see
anything ten feet away and travellers were
completely demoralized both going and
coming The latter was matter of gener-
al comment The poor animals were kept
constantly on run resting only long
enough at either end of the road to allow
persons to get into the wagons. There
were horses, mules and vehicles of all ages
sizes and shapes. Some had seen many
years service and seemed about ready to
fall to pieces, others were diseased, or had
met with some accident, which rendered
them pitable crpples.
Some of our congressman and senators,
who have been detected of late years only
too frequently lingering the profits that
come out of fat government contracts,
must frequently sigh to think how "them
fellers of the press are treated in other
countries and wish for similar good times
here Some twelve months ago, when the
German census was being taken, an OBJ
scure paper published IN South Germany
| referred to the immense amount of paper
that was used in taking the census, and
quietly limited that Prince Bismarck was
the owner of large paper manufactures and
might be making handsome thing of it.
The paragraph escaped the notice of the
authorities, but was copied into other pa.
pers, and finally got into the Strasburg
Union. Here it was observed, and the
editor of the Union was pounced upon and
made to pay heavy fine, besides giving
the name of the other editor who was
guilty of originating the enormity. That
other editor will probably get it hot.
On the 9th instant young man OF
Mayfeld, Kentucky named Ewing Graham
a young man, about go years old, attempted
| to commit suicide at the residence of DR.
W, A. Boyd Graham had been on a spree
for two or three days, and had frequently
| threatened suicide when on one of his peri
odical sprees He had just gone down tc
his clearinghouse with Mr.. j. +. Noel.
rath, whom he told of his intention to kill
himself Nothing was thought Of it, how
ever. He walked in the house, and then
came out Immediately and going as far as
the gate, drew a small pistol, 22-caliber
| placed it to his side and shot, The ball
took effect in his right side, striking the
lower rib, and it Is thought by the sur
geons, ranged downward. The wound is
considered very dangerous and will proba
bly, prove fatal. No cause for the deed Is
known except that he is a monomaniac on tho
subject. He had brother who committed
suicide in hurry about two years ago b,
taking morphine. Graham is a well-be
heaved, gentlemanly young man when so
Der, and has great many friends
at Murray, where he was raised.
"A larger crowd gathered at Mound Cit,
yesterday than on the same day Of last
year. All trains from north or south and
several steamboats, were crowded with pas
sengers of all colors and ages. The Mar
row Guage road brought down apacke'
train; the Chicago st. Louis and New Or
leans road brought several coaches full
from Kentucky and the Iron Mountain dic
likewise from Missouri. A train of thr
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