The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-29

visions Of the new road law, which provides
for the making of permanent roads, anC
contends that the taxpayers Of each towr
have right to insist on proper expendi
ture of the road fluids to the end sfore
ssid'
The tax books will be ready month
sooner this year than last, owing to the ex
traol iinary efforts OF County Clerk Humu
to get them out Of his hands. Collector
Hodges will therefore also be ready to bt
''seen" month earlier than before, and
tax payers can relieve themselves a month
earlier than last year of the mental agony
that always accompsnys dread of the prov
erbially relentless tax-gstherer can change
their dread to pleasure month sooner by
exercising promptly one of the most impor-
tsnt privileges of citizenship.
Parties to suit in Magistrate Comings'
court some time ago, in which the question
OF the validity of the sale of a mule on Sun.
day came up, will read with some interest
Of q recent decision of the supreme court of
Illinois, in the case OF Richmond vs.. Moore,
in which it Is held that contract entered
into on Sunday is not void by reason of
having been made on that day, either at
the common law, or under the 28lst section
OF the criminal code forbiddiug the dis
turbance of the peace and good order OF
society by labor, etc., on Sunday; that the
statute was not intended to prohibit the
transaction of business mere as distinguish
ed from labor on Sunday; that contract
made on Sunday is as valid as if made on
any other day of the week, and as capable
of beng enforced. That the construction
of the word labor" in the section Of the
statute mentioned, does not include mere
business transactions, like that of the max
ing of contracts.
An effort is being made by Mr.. Michael
O'Donnell to have the barriers, which have
for some time kept Messrs. Jack and Pat.
Lslly away from their home in this city,
removed. The barriers consist OF several
indictments for different crimes, pending in
the circuit court against Jack, and of sew
ersl dissatisfied executions IN the hands of
police officers against Pat. In the absence
of States Attorney Damron (who is taking
q long vacation), the indictments can be
disposed of only in the manner provided by
law: the indicted must stand trial. The
executions pending against Pat, which
call for something over hundred dollars
in fines and costs, or several months in the
city jail, can be easier disposed Of Pat. is
big, muscular fellow; no one knows that
better than we do. He could, without So.
riously impairing his physical being, salts
fy the executions by serving out his time.
But this would doubtless DO more than Mr..
Lally's very sensitive moral nature could
bear, and we would suggest to Mr.. O'Don-
nell that, perhaps the easiest way and the
most pleasant for all concerned, would be
to circulate subscription paper among Mr..
Lslly's many friends, heading it himself
with liberal sum indicative of the extent
of bis sympathy for his much prosecuted
friend, and then pay the fines.
On the 2lst instant THE CAIRO DAILY
BULLETIN passed the fourteenth anniversary
of its birthday. II was established as an
evening paper by John H. Oberly & Co.,
Dec. 2lst, 1869, soon after the democrat"
Office had been destroyed by fire. Mr..
Oberly was editor and Mr.. NJ. B. Harrel
associate editor. THE WEEKLY BULLETIN
did not appear until January 7th, 1870. 1t
was published at 225 Washington avenue
and the editorial rooms we're on Ohio levee,
over Messrs. Barclay Bros drug store.
Since their establishment the two papers
have issued regularly excepting Sundays
and perhaps one or two other holidays in the
year, excepting also that short period In
1878, when Yellow Jack invaded the Office.
Mr.. Oberly started out 18th the intention,
as expressed in tie first issue of the daily,
to fight for success and secure it, too, ii
industry, energy and perseverance can give
it," How he succeeded against many dis
couraging circumstances need not now be
told: The BULLETIN is to-day living
proof Of the success that has attended the
efforts of those who at different times con-
trolled it. 1t has perhaps not made as
much progress as other papers, in com.
muuities of equal size Of this, have done
within the same length of time; but it has
kept pace with the city in which it lived !;
has shown as much enterprise as the sup.
port it received justified it in showing; it
has always led its competitors in the direc.
ton Of improvement. In this way THE
BULLETIN will continue to live. 1t is q
permanent fixture in the city and can only
be shaken by some unusual calamity. 1t
| will endeavor to deserve continued success /;