The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-20
MORNING. DECEMBER

residence of the latters mother, on
Fifteenth street. They were the one hun
dred and fifty-ninth couple the magistrate
has united since he has been 10 the bust.
ness, his first marriage ceremony he per
formed ten years ago tomorrow.
-You make mistake if you buy furni-
ture without first examining the large and
elegant stock now on exhibition corner 18th
and Washington avenue, next door above
postoffice. The line of bed room and par
lor sets, reed, cane and folding chairs, is the
finest ever shown on this side Of Chicago,
Cincinnati or St. Louis, and is offered for
sale at low prices. Sales now open until
o'clock p. IN. WV. EICHHoFy.
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AID ermsn c. N. Hughes returned last
evening from Carboudsle, to where he had
gone to attend meeting of the trustees of
the Normal school. Nothing Of special
importance was done by the board. Work
on the temporary building for the school is
continued, interrupted only by the extreme
cold of yesterday. The building is now
estimated to cost 5000, oil of which the
citizens of Carbondale are trying to raise
among themselves. 1t is expected that the
building shall be ready by the and of Janu.
| airy when the next term of the school
begins; and it will be done if the weather
| does not interfere too much.
General W.T.. Clark, special examin-
ing agent of the revenue department, ar
rived in the city Tuesday. He spent all Of
Tuesday and part of yesterday in thor
ough examination OF the affairs OF General
W. c. Pavey's Office here, and, in converse
ton with friend yesterday, he said that
he found everything in drst-class condi-
ton in every particular. Gen. Clark is
quite figure in the political history OF the
country. He was acknowledgement to Gen.
Mcpherson during the civil war, was MEM
Der of congress from northern district of
Illinois. afterwards, was General Raum's
chief clerk in the revenue department and
one Of the best that ever held that impor-
tant position, was offered the chief clerk
ship of the treasury department oy Secre-
tsry Folger, but declined it because of bis
friendship for Mr.. Raum. But be has now
reason TO roget that he did not receipt Sec.
rotary Folger's offer, for with the advent of
General Raums successor, he was compel.
cd to surrender his chief clerkship in the
revenue Office to Chicago man Of no eI-
periencs whatever in the duties Of the de-
partment, which was another practical il
australian OF Republican civil service re-
form C'snlvil service dsformity," it has been
appropriately termed) 1t may be well to
say, 10 this connection, that We did not
obtain the raw material" for this little
sketch from General Clark himself, who is
apparently entirely satisfied with his lot.
The work on the Ohio river bank be-
tween Eighth and Twelfth streets, begun
some days ago under the direction of AL.
derman McHale for the Trust Property
company, is about finished. All the mat
tresses have been sunk with rock and the
bank ia now thoroughly protected. A small
force 10 still at work putting in few more
mattresses at the foot of Eighth street, and
this will finish the work on the levse along
the Ohio side of the city. On the Missfsslp-
pi levee men are still at work for the Prop
erty company, and St. Louis and Cairo road
has also small force engaged in raising
the compsny's tracks. Henceforth the city
may devote herself entirely to identifying
herself internally, without fear Of being in.
terrupted by external danger; and, as after
this there will be no drafts upon her revenue
to meet extraordinary expenditures made
necessary on account of needed work on
lsvees, etc., she will soon reach state of
financial ease that has not been hers before.
In contemplation Of these facts there must
be much consolation for taxpayers and
citizens generally. But there is also much
consolation in knowledge of the fact that
the money spent upon the new levee dur
ing this and last years was we'll spent, and
therefore tax.payers AZ q rule will meet
the collector next year with smiling faces
and "fork over" the little sums set opposite
their names "for city purposes" with coun-
tenances beaming with good cheer and with
hearty "God bless you" "Thus mote it
be-"
NO PRESENTS.
For some years past there has been a