The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-22

sidewalk uptown, IN manner winch, IN
the opinion Of the officer, was obsructing
the sidewalk. lie ordered them to move,
and words followed in which both sides
used some expressions that may be termed
strong expressions. But the officer request
ed them to appear before Justice Robinson,
which they did, at the same time filing
complaint that the officer used, as afore-
said "srong expressions" They were
each fined 81 and costs for obstructing the
walk and the court taxed the officer 50 for
his little nfrac,ion of The ordinances. The
court probably held very properly, that there
is no occasion for using any but the mildest
and most decorous OF language outside of
printing office, In printing office strong
expressions are great aid to the proof
reader; they are absolutely necessary in
getting forms to press; they are very use
full to tae compostor in setting bad manu-
script; and very frequently aid the editor in
looking over the paper after it is printed in
the morning. The court reasoned very
correctly and hencetorth officers in making
arrests will be particular to use no expires,
sons that may, even remotely have the ap.
pelrance of being strong expressions.
The Argus says "the total value of the
property IN the city would build one corner
Of the hiIl' which it is proposed ultimately
to create for Cairo's progressive citizens.
As usual the Argus talks without investiga-
ton, stupidity, ignorantly. We don't know,
of course, what sort OF a hill the Argus re-
ters to, but We venture that the total ASSESS.
ED value otthe real estate alone in the city,
which is, according to the rule observed by
! assessors, about one.third of the real value
OF the property on an average, would pay
for a very fair sized hill. The total assessed
value aforesaid this year, as submitted to
the state board of equalization, is Sll52,-
$4,000, This sum, expended in hauling
dir, into the city from beyond the Mississ-
ippi leyee, would, at four cents per cubic
gard, pay for just IS s09,975 cubic yards,
This quantity of dirt would cover every
inch of the 1858, $50, 600 square inches in
the city to the depth Of over thirteen feet
The Argus talks ghbly IN genera way
about the enormity of the work intended to
beaccOmplis which is all Units own little
brain and the imposib ility of ever accom-
plishing it and the great hardshlps that viii
result from an attempt to accomplish il;
but when its random utterances are test
ed by a common rule Of reason and good
sense they are found to be the merest bosh
that many a school boy Of ten years would
laugh at
The meeting OF the board of managers
Of the Widows and Orphans Mutual Aid
Society last night was about
e: laughabIe farce as Was
ever put upon the boards Nj. Thos.
Lewis was the star performer, while the
. board of N anagers "a strange misnomerl
were the audience aud sat around like so
many bumps On log, amazed and para
yzci by the mastery manner in which the
secretary executed his part In order to
understand and thoroughly appreciate last
nights grand finale it Is necessary TO refer
briefly 10 the previous meetings Of
the board The previous meet
iog was an Adjourned regular meeting Of
the board called for the purpose Of elect
ing officers. All officers but the secretary
he'd been elected at the regular meeting,
and the secretary was to be elected at this
adjourned meeting. Mr. Lewis desired to
retain the sccretaryship; but majority Of
the board present desired a change for rea-
son. best known TO themselves. After con
siderable warm discussion the first ballot
was reached the hat was passed around,
but when the ballots were counted there
were found to be three more than there
were voters present; investigation proved
that Mr.. Lewis had Stuffed" the ballot,
in his favor with three proxies which had
previously been declared by the board to
be illegal and void; and the ballots were
not opened at all, the vote was not de-
cared, and the meeting adjourned until
last night. Last night the board met
again. What fori Why, of course, tc
elect secretary for the present year, only
this and for no other reason whatever. Six
teen or eighteen members were present, al
really to go on with the contest over the
secrctaryship It must be admitted, how
ever, that the antl-Lewis faction hac
weakened considerably; there had beer
several desertons during the week, and The
; remaining members had a strange PRESENT.
n ment that Mr.. Lewis would out-maneuve
l. them in some way, And the prcsentimcn