The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-15

attempt to warm the feet or hands of sick
person with bottle Of hot water or a
brick, The sand holds the heat a long
time and the bag can be tucked up to the
back without hurting the invalid 1t is q
good plan to make two or three of the bags
and keep them ready for use,
Last night the engine house of the Delta
Fire company, near Twentieth street and
Commercial avenue, was the scene of a
very pleasant affair. 1t was the company's
ball given in celebration of its entire
freedom from debt, and to judge from the
large and handsome crowd that gathered
there, it had the hearty good will of
the people. There never was better mnsic,
a greater number Of prettier and happier
faces upon similar occasion anywhere and
we are confident that without a dis.
senting voice, the verdict of the throng is
highly complimentary to the company, and
not without the best of reasons, either.
"A Civilservice Reform Association has
been organized in New York with a view
to quitting back the Civil Service of the
United States on the basiswhich the founders
of the nation laid-honesty and capacity"
1t has large membership in the east and
seeks through pamphlets, which set forth
the viclousness OF the present system, to
influence the voters to sign petitions asking
congress to pass bill providing that ap-
pointments to subordinate executive offices,
with such exceptions as may be expedient,
shall be made from persons
whose fitness has been ascertained
by competitive examination open to all
applicants properly qualified; and that re-
moyals from such offices shall be made for
Legitimate cause only, such as dishonesty,
negligence, or inefficicncy, and not for
political opinion, or for reslsal to render
party service.
The BULLETIN was it, error in stating
Sunday morning thai Captain Abrams and
the engineer, Samuel Half, had been dis
charged by United States Commissioner
Candee. The fact is that both were found
guilty, Captain ABRAMS for running the tug
"Duty" down from st. Louis without
licensed engineer, and the engineer for
acting as engineer without license.
The lawful fine in either case is
one hundred dollars and, it being the rule
to make the bond twice the amount of the
lawful fine, Abrams was bound over in the
sum oftwo hundred dollars for his appear
ance before the grand jury at Springfield
but Hutf's bond was placed at only one
hundred dollars at the urgent requests
of the prosecuting attorneys. Both gave
the bonds required and, for the time being,
are free men to wander whithersocver their |
inclination may lead them.
The Boston Globe has made happy |
deal In an extraordinary special edition
dated January /, "19S1,"it presents the
news Of 100 years from now in highly
interesting and elating manner. The
in divorce suits-Sunday
school excursions in air Considerable &C
'idents in mid-air- invention Of burglar
are respectively treated from the
of the advanced journalism of
hat day News by the talkogram and
from all parts OF the world is
uIy presented. To show the progress of
hose times, il is only necessary to state
hat Hiram Grants bay mare Broad S.
rots a mile in 1917" Everyone should
ecure from his news dealer or from Messrs.
l. Vogelcr & Co., of Baltimore Nd, by
whom this edition is exclusively controlled
nd owned, a copy of the Boston Globe for
1851 Mailed on receipt of prce-fve
ents. To read it is to have grace and hex-
oility impaired to the intellect, and
.rong desire to live on--as the poet would q
ypress it.
The following dispatch to Mr. Obcrly's
bulletin from Springfield will not be en-
rely without interest to our readers in 50 :
n as it relates somewhat to our member h
tie general assembly: "Springfeld,
H., Feb. 1l.-There was an interesting de- -,
ate just now in the Leland Messrs. =
carson Of Green, Durfee of Macon and u
incgar Of Cairo had under consideration d
'nator DeLangs pool bill, which, by com p
on consent, is considered to be of doubt. y u
! origin As for pools on horse racing, n
id Llnegar, I've no opinion; but if any j
'dy wants to know my opinion on bucket II
op gambling, he can have it. And then u
c trio joined in unanimous chorus that of -,
species OF gambling, that of buying
'olS on grain in bucket.shops is the worst.
nd pructical Read nr,g.,. T,l | ~