The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-18


the proceedings ,of the federal house on
Friday, published elsewhere, one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars more have been
appropriated for the flood sufferers
in the river valleys in the
west and south, and it wai
ordered that portion Of the money be ex'
pended "for labor on the levces." Tho bill
was passed, which certainly shows DISPOSE
ton on the part of the house to accede ia
the needs and demands of the people Of the
west.
AT the Anti-Railroad convention held
at Springfield, Illinois, Thursday, resolu-
tons were adopted in favor of the enforce
ment of the existing railroad laws, con-
demning the giving of passes, declaring
that the railroad and warehouse commits
sion would fail in its duty unless it gave
the people a passenger rate of two cents
per mile and freight rates as low as the
lowest, and upbraiding the commission for
acting as servants of the railroads rather
than of the people.
The anti.Polygamy bill, which has
passed congress by the three-fourths ma
jority, will disfranchise 10000 "wives' and
their 1000 husbands, and prevent them
from holding any .office of profit, trust,
honor, or emolument. The "buck Nor
mons" conferred the right of voting on
females in Utah for the purpose of demon
strating that Mormon women Endorsed and
upheld polygamy and they have, ever since
obtaining the elective franchise privilege,
voted solid for poygamy, which shows the
depth of moral degradation into which
Mormonism has reduced its female dupes.
The report of the condition of the
young negro, Henry Houston, who is under
isolation and treatment at the marine hos
pital station here for smallpox, was very
yesterday. The boy has an
attack of the disease in its continent form
and, though he is not continually confined
to his bed, his case is believed by Marine
Surgeon Garter to be hopeless one. The
other patients are doing as well as could DO
expected and one of them will probably be
tomorrow, or the day after.
There are no signs of the disease in the
city outside of the cases in the hospital.
In the house en- Friday Mr.. Hauk re-
ported back bill appropriating $4,000
for the payment of 1900 claims allowed
by the accounting officers of the treasury
department, and it was passed. Mr.. Rice
offered resolution directing the judiciary
committee to report if the conviction of
Sergeant Mason bya military court was
not in violation of the laws and cOnstitu-
ton of the United States. Mr.. Hiscock
reported back the senate bill to increase
the relief for the Mississippi sufferers to
100000, and authorizing the expenditure
Of portion thereof for labor on the levees.
1t was amended to appropriate $4,000
and passed. Some hot words between the
speaker and Mr.. Money caused a discussion
On the powers of the CHR which lasted for
IN hour.
For this kindly notice from the Wen.
IA Times the people Of Cairo will be duly
grateful: "If Hon. John r. Thomas would
legislate bill through congress, for the
appropriation Of one hundred thousand
dollars to strengthen and improve the Cairo
levees, he would immortalize himself, and
could forever live on ham and red gravy
so endeared would he be in the hearts of
his constituents, and the entire people of
the west. In fact Cairo is leading com.
mercial point in the new world, and should
be by all means made accessible at all
times. Cairo has merged from the late
food with credit to herself and people, but
then, she needs national aid, and should
have it."
Under the head of "penitcntiary
items, The Chester Tribune has the fol-
lowing little notes of interest with refer
ence to the state penal institution in Ches-
tcr:-"The total count on Tuesday was
AL, with daily receipts arriying.--Chap.
lain Thompson has been suffering with a
type of hay fever.--The usher on Tuesday
mailed over 800 letters from convicts to
their friends. arrivals from Bond
county during the past week, ranging in
sentence from one to Ave years.--The
deputy warden's Office and the new soil
tary buildings are nearly completed, and
are substantial and ornamental buildings.
The electric light machinery has been
been shipped from New York and will be
here shortly. Mr.. l. L. Ide, the contractor,
also has the contract for lighting the tun-
mel to the St. Louis BRIDGE