The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-17

dence on the part of Mr.. Hslldsy's friends
--over-confdence may lead to defeat.
Mr.. Holidays opponents have been hard
at work for weeks and they will leave moth
ing undoue to-day to defeat him. Work
is necessary aud work must be done from
early this morning till late tonight.
Mr.. Halliday and the good of the city
are in the hands of their friends to-day, but
a strong effort will he made to wrench
them away and bring them to defeat aud
ruin, Every friend must appoint himself
a committee of one and make the city's IN.
terests and Mr.. Haliday's election the
burthen of his thoughts and actions to-day.
An effort was made yesterday to IN.
duce Hon. DIT. Linegar to become csudi
date for Alderman 10 the Second ward, and
it was ,ndustriously reported about that he
had consented to run but he bad not, and
his card elsewhere in this issue, denying
that he is candinate, will set all doubt 10
the matter at rest
1t is true that Mr.. Halliday can not
boast of being impecunious, made so by his
own bad management of his once prosper
GUS business affairs, nor can he lay claim
TO being chronic Office seeker. but he has
various other important qualifications for
the msyorslty which will amply make up
for these deficiencies.
County court convened at the court
house yesterday and was in session the
greater part of the day. 1t WAS the regular
probate term, and the court disposed of
considerable business in that line; but it
also sentenced Phillip Sherman, who pleaded
guilty to having stolen plank, to forty.
eight hours in the county Jail, he having
already lain in Jail several months.
The Wabash Saturday made remttan.
Cos aggregatug $4,000 to the sheriis of
counties through which the road passes in
Indiana. Remttsnces Of like character
amounting to $4,000 we're forwarded only
a Jews ago before, making total of $50,
900, which this road pays to the state of
Indiana on the tax-levy of 1882. These
payments are all in advance of maturity.
--Messrs. Steagala and Walker, candi.
dates for aldermen in the First ward, drew
straws yesterday, after agreeing that the
one who got the shortest should withdraw
from the race in favor of the other and the
result was against Mr.. Steagala who drew
the shortest straw and accordingly gives
way to Mr.. Walker cheerfuly. As Cap
tain Wilson has also Withdrawn from the
race, Mr.. Walker has the field entirely to
himself
Hon. D. T. Linegar left last night for
Springfield again. His presence there 10
important, as the house is again 10 dead.
E lock over an attempted outrage by the Re.
pubicans, in the Bradwell. Mentally con-
test case. Mr.. Linegar made an able speech
with reference to this matter before the
Democrats in open caucus, which was very
favorably commented upon by the Spring
field press and which we may publish soon
in tul, as 1t sets forth important facts con.
corning the matter at issue, which the peo.
pie of the state ought to know.
unrana uaonou I, l., a.. Ala e..
, alderman from the Second ward and propo.
ses to stay. Mr.. Harmon has proved him.
/. self good business man, showing that he
t is OF the stufftha makes good alderman.
; He is property owner aud therefore
, tue interest of the city and his own interest
0 identified, If he is elected the people Of
the Second ward will find they have a re.
preventative who will watch their interest
a carefully AZ we'll as one that will be jealous
and temperate in all matters pertaining ia
the city government.
D Smiths advertisement in the Arlus Ia
. not the communication THE BULLETIN re.
$ fused to publish, and Smith knows tina, he
I lies when he says that II is. The commu.
Q nica,ion Smith desired THE BULLETIN to
I publish mentioned tho names Of the ladie,
$ no had grossly insulted and questioned
their varacity, and when The BULLETIN
8 publisher declined to lend his paper as 90
; instrument in the hands Of Smith, to hear
{ further abuse upon ladies Of tho hlghes,
' standing In this community, the victims o.
9 his rufisnism, the fellow threatened Il
bring suit for libel and In this frame Of