The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-18

announcement of Justice j. H. Robinson as
an independent candidate for the office OF
county Judge at the coming election. For
number of years Justice Robinson has
been before the people OF Cairo
in q public capacity most as conservater
of the peace. He has devoted himself dill
gently to the study of law and is well
posted in legal lore, The people have had
ample opportunity to Judge what Mr.. Rob
insons qualifications for the position are;
therefore they can vote inteligently in his
case without further comment by THE Bull
LETIN
About two weeks ago negro named
Simms, alias Snyder got into a quarrel
about woman with another negro at St.
Louis, which resulted in the killing of the
latter BY the former. Simms escaped and
entirely eludod the watchtul eye Of the st,
Louis police, But yesterday he came here
on the steamer John A. Scudder, Circuit
Clerk A. IL. Irwin learned of his presence
here and, calling Constable Sheehan TO his
assistance, arrested the negro as he
was leisurely walking up Commercial ay-
enue The negro was taken by surprise,
Of course, and he was also taken to the
county jail where he now is awaiting or
ders from ST. Louis
Admiral Nicholson, who directs the
movements of the American fleet in front
of Alexandria, IS evidently very numerous
gentleman. A limited navy will 60 a long
way with few admirals like that inter
spersed in IT, The last news before the
bombardment comprised the announcement
that the admiral had notified the Egyptians
that they'd better not shoot at him. else
he'd shoot back In the first dispatches
after the bombaydment the admiral looms
up again as gracefully sailing round the
grim old British thunderers aud giving
them three cheers and a tiger. If there
are any fleets in that part Of the Mediter-
iauean except the American and English,
they must be very insignificant.
All the row and racket all the dis
graceful scenes; all the discord and con-
fusion, at the Opera House, were occasioued
because of the collectorship held by Capt
Willis, and the Cairo post office, held by
Col. McKeaig, helped along by few bowls
and screams of the post officers and would
be officers of the smaller towns The mat
ter OF principle influenced nobody. 1t was
not Damron, nor Young, nor Smith, nor
Fountain, who raised the row Intelloc-
tually they are all light weights aud do
not average much above Congressman
Thomas, The delegates would not have
paid the Cairo hotel bills for any Of the
candidates. The squabble was all oc-
casioned by those who hold the fat federal
offices, and by those who want them
"A number of our exchanges are hint
ing that Mr. Dowdall editor Of the Peoria
Democrat, would be the proper person for
Democratic nominee for state treasurer
of Illinois. and Col Dowiall seems to
be Of the same opinion, for
| he repubishes in the Democrat, without
comment, the suggestions Of the exchanges
aforesaid. In view of the colonels silence
it is safe to assume that he would not scorn-
| fully refuse to accept the honor saught to
be conferred upon him 10y some of his Dem
ocratic friends, and hence a consideration of
his qualifications for the position IN ques.
tion by the Democratic party Of Illinois
would not be sweetness wasted on the
| dessert air. Colonel Dowdell is an ener-
getlc newspaper man, a representative
Democrat, and as a delegate to a Democratic
state convention he is simply immense.
The BULLETIN demands for him a full and
fair consideration
The Pulaski Patriot (Republcan) in.
diguantly repells the charge, made by an
UIlin correspondent OF the Jonesboro Gaz.
cite, that Pulaski county is to "have ne.
gro sheriff. The correspondent wa,
mistaken OF course. As yet the colored
voters Of Pulaski county are represented on
the Republican county ticket only
by candidate for county clerk, and, tC
Judge from the uttcrances of "prominen
Republicans their representation is TO enc
with the campaign. But why the Patro
should exhibit 50 much feeling in its denla
of the correspondents innocent assertion il
not easily accounted for unless it is as
sumed that the Patriot regards the charg,
that negro is the candidate for sheriff o
PdasN county, as a villfication calculated
to disgrace the Republican party and thu
people Of the county. The BULLETIN viii
charitably withhold judgement until tht
Patriot shall have hal an opportunity {,