The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-28

talllon dTllls, or lot puDllc entertainments
when desired. A truss roof, 60 feet from
the floor, leaves this grand hall without q
pillar or obstruction to free movement. II
is designed to make tho opening ceremonies
Of n character to correspond with the build
ing. On the evening of Monday, May Sth,
prominent ladies Of st. Louis, to the num-
Der of over 300, will open the festivities
with grand military fete, entitled an
Historical Encampment, which will con-
tnue every evening and Thursday after
noon until Friday, May 10th inclusive. Sat
urday aight, May 18th, will be marked by
Calico ball
An exchange makes the following
sensible remarks which ore as applicable
here as in any other town and more so than
in many Others "Thcre is class Of per-
sons In this world, by no means small,
whose prominent peculiarly is whining.
They whine because they are poor, or if
they are rich they have no health to enjoy
their riches; they whine because they have
no luck and others prosperity exceeds
theirs; they whine because some friends
have died and they arc living; they whine
because they have aches and pains because
they whine. They whine no one can tell
why. Now word to those whining per-
sons: First stop whinng-it is no use
frettng, complaining, fault finding, and
whining Why, you are the most deluded
persons ever lived Do you know that it
is well settled principal of physiology
and common sense that these habits are
more eXhausting to nervous vitality than
almost any other violation of physiological
law2 And do you know that life is pretty
much as you make it, You can make it
bright and sunshiny, or you can make it
dark and shedowy. This life is made only
to discipline us--to fit us for far higher
and purer state of being. Then stop whin-
ing and fretting and go on your way re-
ioicing."
An Indiana mob has an expeditions
and effective method of rebukng courts
and juries. They do not hold peaceable,
orderly mass meetings in public hall, and
make speeches and pass resolutions. That
method of expressing their feelings is en-
tirely too tame for them. Nor do they,
like the people Of Alexander county and
Ballard county, allow criminals to be &C.
quilted in the fsce Of evident guilt, with.
out making some demonstration of dis
pleasure. At Greensburg, Ind, few
nights ago, they hanged to maple tree
near the Jail man who had been acquitted
by jury of completely in an assassination,
but as chance to try such cases. SO
many guilty criminals escape lately that
there is q growing contempt for the courts
in criminal cases, and the failure of juries
to convict the guilty is in large measure
responsible for the prevalence of lynching.
Nor are .uries altogether responsible. The
law affords criminals too many loop holes
| for escape. The prisoner is given every
possible advantage and the prosecution
none. All this is done on the just principle
that it is better that ninety-nine guilty men
should escape than that one innocent man
should be convicted, but the principle is
altogether too lax in its application! No
lust rights or rules should be abolished,
but some amendments ought to be made in
order that convictions Of the guilty can be
easier and surer.
The Sparta Plaindealer says "lf new
narrow gauge roads are soon finished from
Toledo to st. Louis and from Cairo to the
capital of Mexico, the st. LOUIS & Cairo
will have grand opportunity to build it
self up as an important link in the railroad
system. But if it is as slow about making
use Of its opportunities as it has been in
moving tho shops, it will be left in the
lurch and sink into insignlfcance. Already
some dissatisfaction has been manifested by
the donors to the shop fund.- because the
company is so slow in its movements. II
the railroad company doe. not begin work
soon, a movc-wil be made to withdraw the
offer from the narrow gauge and donate
the fund to some other enterprise. VI aye
patience little while longer, good Plain
dealer. The narrow gauge railroad com
pany is naturally slow moving con.
Germ, and being 50, it has lost;scvcral OPP
portunities to increase its wealth and extend
its business. Had it not been slow NOV.
ing concern it would not have allowed the
water to interrupt its traffic with Cairo for
month or more every year, thereby loos-
ing over three thousand dollars per week 4;