The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-13

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river tonight. Good music, ice cream, fire.
works etc, will be features of the occasion.
Several train loads Of delegates and
visitors came in yesterday and several more
are expected to-day, The Halliday was
crowded almost to sunocation last evening
and night, six aud seven occupying single
rooms 1t is expected that the opera house
will be equally crowded, therefore, all
holding tickets should 60 early, and all
not having tickets but desiring
them, especially ladies, should
apply without delay.
The Springfield Journal pays Captain
Thomas the following compliment: "Thc
Republican congressional convention in the
XXth district will be held ut Cairo on
Thursday. Hon. John II. Thomas is al
home looking after his interests, and though
there has been hot contest in his district
his nomination is now probable, Mr.
Thomas has made one Of the most useful
members the district ever had in congress,
and his failure to secure denomination
would be a misfortune to the Republican
party OF the whole state.
l has been suggestive that the fancy
chairs in the auditorium of the opera house
should be substituted by substantial, rough
board benches, which would be less handy
as weapons Of oifense and defense aud
would not entail suct heavy loss upon the
management in case OF destruction, But,
to Judge from the very gentlemanly good
| humored and intelligent appearance OF the
delegates as they crowded in and around
the Halliday yesterday, there would seem
to be no such danger as is anticipated in
the suggestion.
During the twenty four hours ending at
o'clock yesterday afternoon, the Ohio river
fell nine inches Mt this point. From points
above the river reports were rs follows
Chattanooga fall of one inch; Cincinnati,
fall of nine inches; Louisville, stationary
Nashville, fall Of four inches; St. Louis,
| fall of one foot. The stage OF water here
| yesterday at the hour named was thirty
| seven feet four inches The sewers can be
opened when it shall have reached about
thirty six feet, which, it is believed, will be
about to night, as stated in yesterdays
BULLETIN.
A correspondent of the St. Louis Re-
publican interviewed Hon f. e. Albright,
of Murphysboro, at the Lindell at 81. Louis,
day or two ago, and learned from that
gentleman some interesting things about
the politics aud crops of the Twentieth
congressional district OF Illinois. Among
many other things the reporter says "lf
Mr. Thomas is ronominatcd, it is expected
that Mr. Albright will be given the Demo-
cratic nomination and meet Thomas in Joint
discussion on the stump.'-The reporter is
certainly little too previous in his remarks.
As yet there ~ no telling with any degree
of certainty who the Democratic opponent
Of Captain Thomas will be.
Although the country has been resting
in the pleasant belief that the Guiteau bus
mess ia at an end, it seems that 1t il to be
revived in new phase. If Washington
reports are correct, an unseemly struggle
is now to begin between DIR. Hicks and
Mrs. SCovlIle, the latter claiming posses
sion OF the body Of the ass lssin on the
ground that he was insane, aud therefore
not competent to dispose Of his remains.
Although Hicks has weakened his claims
by becoming q convert to the insanity or
inspiration theory, the courts will, without
doubt, sustain his right Mrs Scovile bids
fair to become a public nuisance, aud
should be suppressed by law
Eighth street, the southerly side there
Of, between Ohio lcyee and Commercial
avenue, would seem to need some attention
very soon. Owing to the late frequent rains
the street has badly caved in and it seems
to be still in danger Of cavng until travel
may be intcrfered with Furthermore there
is even now danger to pedestrianism on dark
nights. One gentleman whose name need
not be mentioned, in passing down that side
of the street toward commercial avenue
late Tuesday night accidenty stepped from
the edge Of the street and was pracpitatcd
nearly to the bottom before he could catch
himself. Fortunately he was not injured.
Some kind of substantial railing should be
placed along the vacant lots until a side
walk can again be built there.
Several of the more prominent strikers
for Judge Domron during the late primary
cat fight here, yesterday proved their utter
hcartessncss by giving express
ion To their satisfaction M