The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-13

upon making NOMINATIONS TOT county oui
cess though it is tolerably certain that a
party county ticket is to be put forth. Those
standing at the head of the party are desir'
Gus of making local party fight, so are
the would-be candidates who have, for some
time past, been unable to conceal or repress
their aspirations But the masses of the
party are, as the masses of the people gen
orally, in favor of a partisan county
election, which, being known to the lead
ers aforesaid, makes them very much UNI
decided as to what they had better do, Be-
sides this, they, the leaders aforesaid, are
probably waiting to see the democrats do
something that may serve them as pointer.
Something definite will probably be de-
veloped between now and the time the
nominating convention meets, perhaps
at the primaries which are to be held next
Saturday.
Temperance meetings were held at the
opera house and Presbyterian church Sun
day afternoon and evening. The latter was
well attended. At the opera house
about one hundred people were
present Mr.. Hoofstitler, the speaker
upon both occasions, made powerful and
eloquent speeches, and created much en-
| thusasm among his hearers. He
is seeking to induce tho tenn
perance people to make their
| fight against intempersnce a political one
to vote only for temperance candidates
for office, which may be interpreted to
mean, that if there are no temperance can
didates in the field, some should be nomi
mated. Upon this point Mr. Hoofstitler
and DIR, REYNOLDS are directly antagonistic
AT ameeting of the school board held
the latter part of last week, Prof. Bgly
was reappointed superintendent, and all the
teachers in the white public schools We're
also resppointed to the positions they
have held during the last year. All per.
formed their duties faithfully and satisfac-
torily, and they richly deserve the compli
ment extended to them. II is not yet
known whether or not all will consent to
serve another year, but It's desirable that
they should. One reason why the board
made the appointments thus early was TO
enable any who might be disinclined to
accept the reappolntment to consider and
notify the board in time to enable it to EN-
ploy Others in their places. The following
is list of the appointees; Misses NJ. E.
Pattison, Alice L. Ford, Jennie Chase, Eta
Foss, Ella f. Armstrong, Mary A. McEwen,
s. II. Risley, Emma LaCrone, N J. Nc
Kee, NJ. E. Riley, Mrs. I. B. Hudson, Miss
L. NJ. Riley and Miss E. Hotchkiss.
The case of j. r. Cunningham VS.. the |
City of Cairo was to be up for trial in the |
state supreme court at Springfield yester-
day. Mr.. Cunningham sued tor writ of
mandamus to compel the city to declare the
vote cast for HIM at the next to last city
election, he being a candidate for city at.
torney at said election. The case was
pending for some time in the circuit court
in this judicial circuit, but at the term of
the court defendant took a nonsuit and car
ried his case to the state supreme court |
The supreme court issued summons for
Mayor Thistlewood and City Clerk Foley
last Friday, returnable yesterday afternoon
at two o'clock, requiring them to appear
and answer why writ of mandamus should
not issue as prayed. But neither Of these
gentlemen were in the city. City Clerk
Foley had asked the councils permission
about two weeks ago to leave on short
tripof business and pleasure, and Mayor
Tbistlewood had gone to Chicago to attend
to matters relating to his own business
The summons was therefore returned I'M
served, and Mr.. Cunningham's case will |
probably 60 over until the next term Of the
state supreme court.
The trial of Frank Jenkins and George |
Ellis, two negroes, for keeping gambling
house on Nineteenth street near Poplar,
was brought before Magistrate Comings
yesterday afternoon upon change of venue
from Justice Robinson. The trial of the |
case occupied all the afternoon, and was
not concluded at night, but will be this af,
ternoon. The testimony of large number
OF witnesses was taken. This morning at
the opening of court the case will be
argued by City Attorney VIM. L. Hen
bricks, for the city, and George Hendricks
for the defense. 1t is case of importance,
as all such cases are. Gambling is one Of |
the worst and most subtle vices with which |
any city can be afflicted; the officers are
only too often balled in their endeavors to |