The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-05-14

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instrumental and vocal music Miss Mable
DIETRICH read selection which was well
received, Nominations and ballotings for
May Queen then began and continued for
about half an hour, when il was. decided
by vote to adjourn over until Monday
night to continue and conclude the cleo
ton. AT the conclusion the vote stood as
follows; Miss Jennie Wright, SO; Miss
Matte Petrie, 4 Miss Maud Rittenhouse,
8; Miss Minnie Smith, 6; Miss Maud
Black, A; Miss Mamie Thompson, I Miss
Emma Hogan, 10; Mr.. Phil saup, q DIR.
G. NJ. Alden, 2; Mr.. w L, Bristol, q Mr..
Robert Guthrie, Q; Mcssrs. Guy Morse and
Bibhs, each 4 The meeting adjourned
with song by quartette composed Of
Misses Ella Kent, Jennie Wilson, and
Messrs Thomas Horne and Guy Morse
and accompanied on the organ by Miss
Fannie Barclay. The meeting WAS gener
ally very pleasant and afforded much
amusement for all present.
"A mass.meeting of republicans held
at Metropolis, Massac county, on the 9th
instant resolved "that the high qualifca.
tious and distinguished services Of our
neighbor, Hon. Jno. II. Thomas, entitle
him not only to denomination, but to a
triumphant reelection by the entifS people
OF the district, and the delegates OF Mas
sac to the convention to nominate q can
didate for representative in Congress for
this district are hereby instructed to cast
the vote Of Msssac county as unit for
him FIRST last and as long as his name is
before the convention. Resolved, that in
the event Hon. John r. Thomas should
not be a candidate before the convention,
or that his name should be withdrawn, the
delegates hereby appointed, are instructed
TO cast the vote Of Msssac county for y. N.
Damron of johnson county, rs their second
choice.
Ia its report to the circuit court FRI
day the grand jury referred to the county
Jail as being unfit for habitaton even by
criminals, and intimated that something
should be done TO provide better quarters for
the criminals Of the county Similar reports
in former years to the county board had been
disrcgarded said the grand jury, aud it
hoped that the court would act in the mat
ter The grand jury was probably induced
to take notice of the condition Of the Jail by
the request Of the so called Indian, w. A.
Ross, that he be assigneda more comfort
able room. But however this may be, the
grand jury did we'll in taking cognizance of
the unhealthy condition OF the jail I'm
healthy, not because unclean, but because
Of its bad construction and arrangement.
1t is as clean as water, whitewash, paint and
work can keep it. II is studiously, con.
stantly kept so by Tailor r. Fitzgerald who
is almost as aesthetic as the st. Louis and
Cairo railroad company is narrow gauge
But the question is, if the court orders that
a new jail be built, or that the old be re
modelled, where in the name Of oil the
worms of all the graves of christeudom and
Bob Ingersoll is the county board to get the
money with which to defray the expenses
of such jobl 1t seems impossible, just as
impossible as it is to induce "a lover of JUS
tice" to do justice, or Old Granny Argus
TO stand up for the right in the face OF op.
position, or the st. Louis and Carlo Com
pany to quit fooling;" but it may be that
the superior fnanciering talent Of the coun-
ty board will be able to devise some means
for obeying the courts order.
The Cairo markets are assuming a very
tempting appearance of late, Vegetables
Of every description are to be seen and
fruits the finest that the season affords,
arc displayed in an attractive manner. The
Cairo public certainly has reason TO feel
grateful to the commission men and TO the
keepers Of the market stands for their efforts
to obtain everything the climes Of the ex-
IRENE south or north affords, But while all
this lie pleasant to contemplate, one is dis
appointed to learn that nearly all the finest
and earliest vegetables, etc, are raised away
from Cairo at places that have no adyan.
tages over Cairo in the way OF earlier
springs and more regular weather. Padu.
cab gardeners furnish Cairo market men
with most of the best and earliest vegetables
every year. Mr.. George Cowling does
very profitable business from early spring
till fall furnishing our market with radish
es, lettuce, turnips, beets cabbages, aspara
gus, cherries and other things in large
quantities. Yesterday he brought down
three cabbage crates filled with fine, almost
solid, heads Of lettuce, some Of them meas
ufing ten inches across and weighing