The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-05-06

Eel, and he intended to 60 to st. Louis, but
had no Nancy. The mayor looked at him
closely, saw at glance that he was aillict.
ed with variooid and, instead of giving
him a pass to st. Louis, gave him one to
| the hospital, where he now 10 under treat
ment.
A meeting Of the Cairo Temperance
Reform Club was held at Reform hall last
night, and was tolerably well attended.
| Important business was TO. be transacted,
which attracted some who would other
wise have remained at home because of the
threatening weather. The most important
business was the election of officers, which
resulted as follows; President, G. NJ. AL
den, first vice president, Charles Ham,
nond second vice president, j. NJ. Hogan
secretary, W. Whitaker; treasurer, G. r.
Stuart chaplain, Rev J.W. Scarrett. Sever.
al committees were appointed, the most i'm
portant among them being one OF arrange
ments Tor the picnic to be given by the
club soon. 1t will be the duty Of the com
mittee to determine the date and place for
holding the picnic which, the club has de-
tormined, shall be a grand affair. 1t was
also decided to hold a mass meeting of all
the temperance people at Reform hall next
Friday night, at which time, after the young
people shall have finished their usual liter
AIRY programme May Queen will be elected
who shall be mistress of ceremonies at the
picnic that is to be. Some matters OF minor
importance were discussed and disposed
OF, and then the club adjourned.
Until day or two ago the authorities
have been furnishing rations TO those per-
sons who, being afflicted with smallpox or
living in the same houses with persons thus
afflicted. were compelled to remain in
doors. But this practice has been stopped
because it was found that some of the
patients were practcing deception IN order
to prolong the city's generosity toward
them long after they were really well and
able to be out without endangerng others.
One family of negroes, living in the old
Bumgard house, on Poplar street, carried
this deception to an extent where proseeu-
ton under the law against obtaining money
or things of value under false pretense
would not seem out of order The afflicted
ones would remain in bed and complain
Of feeling the symptoms OF the disease, in
spite OF the expressed opinion OF the attend
ing physician that they were we'll and might
enter upon their usual unrestricted mode of
life. 1t was not until the authorities
withdrew the ratIons that these heretofore
Aelplessly, dangerously, sick people were
suddenly able to be out and earn their
daily bread just as honest people are com
PEELED 10 do.
The Republicans Of Chester stand finn
for Hon. J r. Thomas for nomination at
the next congressional convention. Evil
IDENTIFY they do not allow their pEeJudices
to be aroused to degree where they will
be unable to see their own interests. Like
the Republicans of Cairo, they do not a.
low the petty objections raised against
him by his personal enemies and rivals to
outweigh his superior qualifications as e
representative With them it is not O
personal, hardly political, affair, but one
Of business it is nothing to them that Capt.
Thomas appointed Democratic relative to
an insignificant Office; that he intends to
appoint colored man from Cairo to po-
sitiou at Washington, instead of one from
Vienna; that he allowed his homestead to
be sold under an encumberance; that he
takes sugar in hisn and draws his lief, seek
Oh last-all these things are lost sight of
in the woighty question, sis he, or is he
not, better qualified by experience, posi-
ton, popularity and influence, to represent
the people of this district and enforce
their interests at Washington
than any of his Repub
lican rivals are or could be for some years
to Gomez" The sensible Republicans, the
substantial business and other men, take
a business view of the matter, ignore all
fractional chickering's, consider only their
material interests and stand firm for the
man who in their opinion possesses the
best qualities for the position.
MOBILE & OHIO RAILROAD.