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

the balance cf the jury"
The BULLETIN spread itself little to
bring about the nomination of Congress
man Thomas; but claims no credit for his
nomination. Our readers will not be inter.
ested in any explanation of our motives.
We are free to say, however, that we began
advocating his nomination in the hope that
he might thereby be induced to vote for
the river and harbor bill, which contained
an appropriation for the benefit of CAIRO;
but he did not value our support and 50 he
lodged the vote, and failed to give his
aid to the passage of the river and harbor
bill
A white man named Jones, living in
Ballard county Ky, started on horse
back from Wickliife to East Cairo ycsler
day in a somewhat drunken state
About an hour afterwards other parties who
came along the same route, found the man
lying near the road aud his horse on top of
him, They drew Jones out from under the
horse and found him to all appearances
dead. They laid him out safely and went
after the coroner who arrived not long
after with the necessary jury, bat to the
surprise Of the party the man showed signs
of life and little working with him
brought him to alright The supposltion
that the horse, being tired,
| laid down and the drunken rider ON his
back fell under him and was unable to OK
tricatc himself Mr. Jones certainly had n
very close call
Not long since seven Of the United
States prisoners from Texas who passed
through here for the Chester penitentiary
secretly concocted plan OF escape from
the prison, in which a number of other men
were To participate "The break was to
have been made Saturday evening as the
luen were being marched in from
work, says the Chester Tribune.
THE keepers were to be knocked down aud
! their arms taken from them, and the rush
| for liberty was then to be made, with the
| expectation that others would Join in the
revolt Their plans becoming known to the
officers the men were ordered TO the deputy
warden's office, where heavy chains were
uncoremomously placed on each of them.
They affected great surprise and asked why
such punishment was inflicted. They were
told that it was better than to inhict moe
severe punishment il the contemplated at
tempt to escape was made The leaders of
the conspiracy will doubtless remain man
aced while inmates of the prison. as they
are bold, desperate men"
There is no truth in the reports that the
parquette in the Opera House, where the
late Republican convention sat, was very
much damaged by the boisterlous behavior
| of the delegates. 1t was said that about
| fifteen of the fancy folding chairs were
broken, moudings dcfaced and carpets in
the dress circle and aisles badly soiled.
| This is not all true. No chairs are broken
the mouIdings are not defaced, carpets not
much soilod--iu short, the Opera House isno
more damaged than it would have been had
a good theatrical troupe held forth in it for
two nights. Those, therefore, who feared
and predicted that the Opera House man
agement had resolved never to permit an
other political convention to meet in their
elegant building, and that the Democratic
congressional convention, if it met here,
would have to be content with the use Of the
court house or some other villainous look
ing place, may rest easy and rctract.
Speaking Of the attempt on the part of
the chairman of the late Republican con
gressiona convention in this city to enforce
the unit rule with regard only to the John
son county delegation, the Chicago Trib
une agrees with THE BULLETIN, and says
editorialy. "rhere can be no question
that the action Of the chairman in denying
to the six Johnson county delegates the
| right to vote on question of organization
as they saw tit was a rank usurpation Of
power The delegates were instructed, it
was claimed, to vote as a unit for Dam
ron. But this instruction did not extend
to the preliminary votes on organization,
and even if it had 50 extended it could not
be the duty Of the temporary chairman to
enforce it, The Chicago national conven
ton decided once for all that It is not the
duty or night Of Republican conventions to
recognize or give effect to the instructions of
primary bodies, If county or state con
vcntions wish to impose instruction upon
delegates appointed by them, within the
limit of their power, they may do SO but if
these instructions arc violated, they have no
remedy except against the individual. To