The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-09-14

relates the particulars thereof to a New
York reporter as follows; ut had been ar
ranged that Secretary Hunt and | should
visit the president yesterday" he said, "but
when We arrived at his cottage we found
that he was asleep, and, of course, we would
not allow him to be disturbed. This morn
ing, however, accompanied by Secretary
Window, left the West End Hotel, short
ly before o'clock, for Elberon. Window
had seen the president on Saturday, so
when we reached the cottage he did not
enter. Mrs. Garfield was in the sick room
when entered it. No one else was there
during my visit The appearance of the
president is much better than | expected.
His eye is undimmed, his voice is strong
and his grasp firm. The president had
been told that | was coming, and when l
got to his bedside he grasped my hand
warmly. Twas anxious not to excite him,
and said, "Mr. President, came to say
good morning, to say that everything is all
right in the department, and then to say
good bye" mo, no; sit down." said the
president, still holding my hand, and shak-
ing it warmly "How about the expenses
of the department. Are you still cutting
them down, and is the department running
smoothly" "Mr. President" / replied,
1--WE have advanced on the Chicago plat
form in the post office department. for we
put civil service reform in force. No APP
pointments of any note are being made
now. We only fill vacancies caused by
death and resignation, and don't see that
the service is suffering in consequence"
The president smiled at my remark, and
then asked GLOW much has been saved
on star routes?" "About 81 100000 a year."
| replied, and added Attorney General
| MacVeagh and myself are still at work car
rying out your Instructions The president
replied, with a smile, That's all right.
am glad to hear IT. and babe him good
| bye. That visit continued Col. James,
did not last more than two minutes, but
1t was a most satisfactory one to me. |
came away more hopeful than have been
for some time. His condition is, Of course,
serious but while he will have his ups and
downs | feel that his ultimate recovery is
| assured His convalescence, however, may
| be protracted, because he has been very
| sick man. The change to Long Branch
has been undoubtedly of benefit to the
president, and the invigorating air Of the
sea, together with the care he is receiving
at the hands Of the attending surgeons and
the best Of nursing, will ultimately
bring him through. He is having done for
him all that science, skill and
love can do. Mrs. Garfield is,
OF course, unremitting in her DEVOTION
The Saline County Fair will be held at
Harrisburg under the auspices of the Agri
cultural Board on October 4th, 9Th, 9th and
7tb. THE BULLETIN acknowledges the
receipt OF complimentary.
1t is safe to expect that as the cold
weather approaches the streets and alleys
OF Cairo will again teen with men Of no
occupation and no purpose in life except to
live in some way. Already in some parts
of the north the weather has been little
too cool for them and they are coming south
in droves. Fifty of them boarded a train
in Pennsylvania a day or two ago and
threatened the conductor and brakemen
with violence if they were not permitted TO
ride free of charge. These men are only
prevented from committing some daring
deed of awlessness by their inert laziness
and cowardiness but they will
not scruple to lay themselves liable
to the mild charge of petit
larceny, because they often find it neces-
sary to steal In order to find shelter from
cold and something to sustain life, even
though it be at the sacrifice of their liberty.
The people of Cairo may rest assured that
the advent of winter marks the advent of
the lazy, unprincipled tramp, who will In
wade the kitchen of every respectable look
ing premises; and the officers may rest as
sured that the advent Of the tramp in the
city will mark an increase in petty crimes
that will be terribly annoying to them and
will urge them on to unusual activity. IL
may also be expected that the case of old
man Woodgrate will find several duplicates,
but it is to be hoped that the duplicates
will not be too true to the original in 30
far as givinge necessary aid is concerned.
Any repetition of the Woodgratc case
could be prevented by greater
watchiulness Of the night watchmcn in the
several railroad yards, whose special duty it
would appear to be to allow no one TO tres