The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-10

lions are thus increased, and stronger in.
duct0n currents introduced in the coil.
"A government surveyor is at work at
Mound City, laying ont the route for the
new macadamz d road from that town to
the National Cemetery. Work is to be ac-
lively pushed until after tho congressional
campaign, The appropriation was reduced
from twenty five thousand to fifteen thous.
and dollars by the senate and passed as
part OF the sundry civil service bill during
the absence of Captain Thomas. For this
measure the Republicans of Pulaski county
are indebted to Col Robarts more than TO
any other one man-not at all to Captain
Thomas.
Mr.. Harry Walker returned from
Anna yesterday afternoon, having entered
his band for the musical contest to be
given in that city at fair to DO held on
the Goth inst. Mr., Walker was the first to
present an entrance fee for this contest.
1t seems that the reputation Of the Com.
ique band has gone abroad in that section
of the country and it being under
stood that this band would enter the contest,
other bands have been timid, knowing
they would stand little or no chance in
wining even glory, much less the prize.
This is to be regretted, because victory
won too easily has no charm. But never
theess if the Comique band does its best
under the leadership OF Prof Goss, the
people in attendance upon that fair will be
furnished with music such rs is seldom
heard in these parts.
Negotiations between Mr. A. Botto
and the Eckford baseball club, of Padu-
cab, with a view to making up match
game between that club and picked nine
Of this city for one hundred dollars side
were still pending yesterday. A dispatch
was received from the Eckfords yesterday
stating that they will play the Cairo nine,
making the change in their club desired,
on condition that they are to put up no
money, so that if they win the game, they
take the Cairo boys one hundred dollars;
if the Cairo boys win, they take--glory.
Or they will put up hundred
| dollars against Caro's hundred, but keep
their professional pitcher in his place. In
| other words they want all thechances to win
| and the Cairo boys are to stand all the
chances to lose. The strength OF the Eek
| fords (miscaled Paducah club lies in
their pitcher and catcher, who are not
Paducahans, but professionals from Evans
vile ard Louisville; who are on a money
making tour and have joined themselves
with the Ecktords for the purpose OF
taking in the verdants in this section of
country. The refusal Of the Eckfords,
not to discard but to merely change, the
position in the diamond Of one of
these professionals, the pitcher, is an open
acknowledgement that, without these pro-
fessonals in the most important position in
the ring the club would amount to little or
nothing And that the Eckfords are them
selves cognizant of this humiliating fact is
evident from their refusal to
take even the slightest risks if any change
in the position Of pitcher is made. Prom.
inent sporting men Of tins city have made
up purse Of hundred dollars and intend
that it shall win another hundred or be
lost, but they are not damphools enough to
match even Cairo excellent baseball talent
against professionals they are too smart
for the Evansville and Louisville Alexis
If the Eckiords will play home talent or
retaining her imported, full blooded stock,
will make reasonable concessions reln.
gushing in part the undue advantages they
have over any picked nine in the land
they may come, put up their money, and
take ours-if they can. Their last propo-
sltlon is unworthy Of consideration by per
sons of ordinary common sense.
1t is little strange that in govern.
ment, every branch which is controlled by
theiRepublican party, there should be any
doubt about where to place the response.
bihty forreccnt bad legislation or lack Of
Legislation. Ordinarily people would say
the majority party was responsible fol-
everything, They should certainly be
able to enact any law they had determined
upon. 1t has been observed that when
there was an opposition member to be
bounced from his seat, or a scullion or a
doorkeeper to be appointed, the majority
always found means of accomplishing
their purpose. If they were firmly deter
mined upon any measure for relieving the
people Of taxation, should they not bc
equally competent to push it through