The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-25

The Germans of st. Louis are taking
an early stand against the prohibition
amendment They hold the Republican
party responsible for The growth of the
movement, and there seems to be stampede
from the party in consequence The b.
LOUIS Republican of Tuesday says that
within the past few days large numbers OF
German citizens have been registering, in
that city, and that on Monday there was
perfect throng at the office of the recorder
of votes Those applying gave as a reason
that they wanted to take part in the Demo
cratic primaries, which occur next Saturday
They expect to vote in future the Democrat
ic ticket, and have no doubt that their votes
will be received at the polls. Many have
heretofore not registered, though duly natu'
ralzed. All of these, it SAID, will march up
to the polls and cast Democratic tickets.
The work of laying the narrow gauge
track between the rails of the Illinois Cen
trail tracks in the yards here has not been
interrupted through any interference by
outside parties, but Is entirely voluntary on
the part of the company. The reason is
that the company has work elsewhere ON
the line which is of greater Importance lust
now than the laying of this track, and Mr.
Hutchinson who has charge OF this part OF
the companys business has ordered the
force of men at work here to stop and do
the more important work first. The inter
ruption is but temporary and will be re-
sumed in time to finish the tracks when
needed by the CAIRO & Texas narrow gauge.
1t is believed that fully three weeks will
pass before the narrow gauge can transfer
its trains to this city, as the new incline
which it is necessary to build has been
barely commenced. However, the first
train on that road left Birds Point yester-
day morning. 1t was mixed train, com.
priSing freight, passenger and pay cars.
Dispatches were sent from here TO va
rious papers some days ago to the effect
that the city council had directed that thirty
days notice be given to the Wabash, st. Louis
and Pacific railroad company to remove It's
tracks from Commercial avenue This is
mistake. No such resolution was passed
| by the council and no such action taken.
| At the last meeting Of the council Alderman
| Patier introduced and the council adopted,
a resolution directing the street committee
to notify the railroad company aforesaid
that its tracks on Commercial avenue We're,
in many places, in a condition contrary TO
certain sections of the city ordinances which
were named in the resolution, aud requiring
that the company take steps to comply with
the sections of ordinances named. All that
is saught is compliance with the ordi.
nances of the city and il this be accom-.
plished, if the tracks of the company are al.
ways maintained in condition not to inter-
fere with traffic on the streets, and kept
1
clear of freight cars, then the opposition OF
the property owners and business men on
the avenue will be sbated.
SO far Williamson, Union and Jackson
counties have held Democratic conventions
to select delegates to the congressional con
vention The Williamson county delega-
ton, which is niue strong is the only one of
the three which has been instructed Those
of Jackson aud Union, eleven each, are not
instructed for any one. The Williamson
county delegation is instructed for Wash
burn Of that county. 1t was expected that
both the other counties would instruct for
one of its favOrite sons Jackson for Barr, for
instance, and Union for Crawford. OF the
other seven counties each could, if it would,
furnish strong man as candidate for CON
gress. Jackson has llartzell, Perry has
Murphy, johnson has Spann, Pulaski has
, Casey, and Aexander-we Alexander is
on top Of all with Hon. T. W. Halliday it
he can be brought forward, in which
case Alexander will guarantee that this
district will have a Democratic congress
man and congressman too who will &C
complish more in four months for this dis
trict than Thomas did during his two
whole terms.
: Some time ago he merchants of Pa
ducah arranged for free excursion of thell
merchant customers along the line OF one
! of the important railroads leading into The
city, aud succeeded in drawing over one
thousand strangers to their city, whom
, they entertained in splendid style. The
object was to cultivate an acquaintance
I with tho retail merchants along the road
0 and to establish commercial relations with
Q them. At that time The BULLETIN sug
, gcstcd that the merchants Of Paducah hac
p. set u good example to those Of Cairo and