The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-09-20
Mr.. George Fisher, a site for the new ma
rine hospital to be erected here.

The st. Louis and Cairo railroad COM
pany has had the necessary arrangements
perfected by which grain arriving here on
its line for reshipment by river south, can
be dumped from the cars on the tracks
directly. into barges lyngin the water near
the depot. During the last few days con-
siderable grain has been coming in aud
transferred in this way.
--"Long" JONES' chairman of the State
Republican committee, who has opporlu-
mites of knowing if any one has, says he
does not believe that this state is by any
means sure for the Republican party. We
are sorry that Jones appreciates the situa-
ton; for the cry from Macedonia by such
boss will appeal to Hubbell with force
that will bring blood-money. Democrats
will have to work all the harder because
their foes see their danger.
Yesterday forenoon as DR.. w. r.
Smith was driving in his buggy along
Commercial avenue near Fourteenth street,
an engine on the Wabash track suddenly
| blew off steam with loud noise which
scared the horse attached to the doc
tors buggy and caused him to run
away. The doctor jumped from the buggy
unhurt and the horse was stopped after
running abort distance and breaking a
buggy shaft.
"A special meeting of railroad engineers
representing all roads west of the Missssip
pi river controlled by the Gould syndicate
has been in session at St. Louis the past
two days. The purpose of the meeting is
to determined what shall constitute days
work of a locomotive driver, and what
shall be his wages. They are now paid
according to mileage, but think they ought
to be paid by the hour or day. They will
meet again on Monday, and when they
agree upon basis, they will present peti
tions to the officials of the roads they are
engaged on.
Not only here, but in other parts of
this senatorial district, is it be coming ap-.
parent that the Prohibition movement is a
Republican side.show The MurphysborO
Independent says: 1.-THE temperance can
didate for the legislature is to defeat Mr.,
Linegar, of Alexander, is he2 The friends
of Mr.. Lnegar and the Democratic party
are not at all frightened. The Repub.
licanism in the temperance movement is
becoming more apparent every
day" And again: us the
Alliance an adjunct of the Republican
party9 1t would seem so, the way the
Democratic party was abused last Monday
| night, we never had sore-head but
judging from the way the DR.. and Cart
right took on Monday evening" it must be
a pretty bad thing"
In this issue of The BULLETIN, under
the head of announcements, appears the
name of Captain John Hodges, our present
sheriff. Mr.. Hodges is candidate for re-
election to tho Office he now holds He has
been twice elected to the same Office and
has made record which recommends HIM
highly To the notice of the county for a
"third term His candidacy now is in
compliance with the wishes of many per.
sonal friends who recognize the correctness
Of Mr.. Hodges service, and who doubtless
reflect the witches of the masses. That
Mr.. Hodges has been an exemplary officer
is an undisputed fact. He has been active
efficient, attentive to his duties, courteous
to all who had any dealings with him, hon
est and vigllant. He has good claim
upon the votert of the county, and there is
every reason to believe that his claim will
be duly recognized by them.
Yesterday City Attorney Hendricks
drew up, at the instance Of aldermen, sew
eral afidavits setting forth reasons why
the circuit court should not grant the in
junction prayed for by the Wabash, St.
Louis d Pacific railroad company. The af-
tidavits set FORTH among other things, that
the company has laid down and is ope-
rating more tracks below Third street on
Commercial avenue than it is by the
ordinances allowed; that said tracks
are not in the condition prescribed by the
ordinances, and that the ordinances with
regard to switching and allowing cars to
stand on the tracks are being constantly,
hagrantly violated. The motion for an in.
junction is to be made by Mr.. s. p. Wheeler
for the railroad company, before Judge
Browning this morning and the court will
designate day when said