The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-02

lished them with pleasure. We do not
therefore consider the IN. I. LIS" under
obligation to us FOR publishing them. But
believing now that this public interest has
waned, we deem 1t our duty to take the
hint. For this reason and not because of
anything in the communication ITSELF the
last epistle of "Sgt. Lily, secretary pro
TEN attorney'De fac to and de jure, N. /.
L." is withheld.
Yesterday Matthew Mcclure, arrested
by Constable Schutter for fighting, was fined
S. and costs by Justice Robinson. Justice
Bird fined Minnie Harris the same sum for
using too vigorous Anglo-Saxon in the pub
lie streets, Mr.. Cunningham did his very
best to prove to the court that Minnie had
not used the language charged to her, or
that she used it only "in a Pickwickian
sense. He did this in q manner that would
have overwhelmed most any one capable
of being wheedled from stern conviction
of right, by the Lower Of argument and
eloquence and tlowery turns, But the court
was not to be wheedei and Mr.. Cunning
ham consoles himself with the belief that,
perhaps, after all, it Is better so.
The American Sunday School union
has offered a prize of 81 900 for the best
essay on the Sabbath. There IS no second
prize in this lottery scheme, and all COM
petitors save the successful author will have
their work for nothing, There may be mis-
understanding too, among competing au
thors and between them and the awarding
committee, as to which day of the week is
to be regarded as the Sabbath, the seventh
day, or the first day. The seventh day or
Saturday has the authority Of both the
Old and New Testaments as the Sabbath of
rest after creation was done. The first day,
or Sundays day of rests without
the authority OF either the prophets or
evangehsts, as that was the day on which
the six days work Of creation was begun.
GoodIessays could doubtless be written upon
either the beginning of the work, or the rest
after it; but the Sunday School unions
prize doubtless has reference to Sunday and
not to the biblically ordained Sabbath or
seventh day.
In answer to an inquirer as to (which
is the largest railroad company in this
country" the New York Journal of Com
merce gives the following interesting in
formation: The Union Pacific is the largest
4, 1859 miles, capital $65, 322, l55. The Penn
sylvanla operates l,l73 miles, capital $780,
i62, 300; New York Central 003 miles,
sS9, 49S.300 capital; Wabash, 3,349 miles,
$40, 954, 200 capital; Missouri Pacific con
trolls $685. miles, capital S30,000,000;
Louisville and Nashville, 2,02S miles, cap.
ital S25,000,000; Lake Shore, 1,277 miles,
capital S5O,000,000; Illinois Central, 1902
miles, capital S29,OOO,OOO; Chicago aud
Northwestern, 3,27S miles, capital $751;
1886, 400; Chicago and Rock Island, / 1881
miles, capital Sal ,060 Chicago, Mlwau-
kee and St. Paul, 4,353 miles, capital $34,-
SO5, 744; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy,
1916 miles, capital $780, S14,10l; Central
Pacific, 1905 miles, capital $50, 500; |
Baltimore and Ohio, 1863 miles, capital
Sl9,795 $50; Northern Pacific, 1901 miles,
capital S9O,4OG,132 Ere, 1,O2O miles, cap
ital $85 075,lOO.
Men are at work picking out and gath
erng together the rock of that portion ofthe
stone wall on Ohio levoe, which fell down
some time ago, preparatory to re.erecting
the wall. The cause of its fall was not so
much It's own weakness as it was the I'M
necessary strain to which it was subjected
by the fresh clay that was thrown loosely
between 1t and the sloping bank. The clay
settling down after being thoroughly satur-
ated with rain caused q pressure that
would have been difficult to resist by q
much more substantial wall When the wall
was built it was understood that the clay
on the inner side was to be thoroughly
stamped down while dry, so that, instead of
absorbing rain and settling down as q
wedge between the bank and the wall and
eXertlng a great pressure against the latter,
it would shed the water and remain firmly
in It's place. Had this been done in the
first place the wall would probably not
have given way, for it appears that the
foundation was firm. 1t had been reveted
along the outer base as contemplated and
did not give way particle.
The editorial reproduced from
the Springfield Register, places Governor
Hamilton IN very unrayorable light from
whatever standpoint tho matter is regard
ed. Dishonesty or the grossest stupidity
must be at the bottom of the affair. In
explanation the Governor lays the whole
blame upon his subordinatos who mistook