The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-11-04

lumber yards, sheds and mill, occupy near
ly half block in the central part Of NE
city convenient to the landing and depo,s'
He is now trying the value Of advertising
and our readers will undoubtedly find his
name in every issue Of THE BULLETIN for
the next year, at the expense of his com.2-
titors in the business who do not advertise,
paid by the business he must and will draw
from them by advertising.
There seemed to be an unusually l.rLe
number of commercial tourists in the city
yesterday, representing Louisville, Ciuc!l-
natl, Chicago and St. Louis. 1t was the
opinion of great many people after the
war cloud, that the drumming system for
selling goods would soon be dispensed
with, but instead this popular manner Of
doing business is on the increase, and more
than two.thirds of the goods now sold
throughout the United States is done by
travelling agents.
"A young boy named Beloise was
brought into The office of DR.. Parker Friday
night, in helplessly sick condition. He
was afflicted with bad case Of ma,
Isrial fever and sore leg He was brought
from some point on the Texas s St. Louis
road, and was bound for his home some
where in Central Illinois. He was left in
the office with the doctor, and he gave him
such relief as be could But the men who
brought him did not return, and the doctor
notified Chief Myers, who had the boy
taken to St. Mary's Infrmary for further
nursery care.
Two colored bucks, who we're evidently
steamboat rousters or deck hands, had a
knock down last night, just as The Ste. Gen
evleve was backing out from the wharf
They made some terrible passes at each
other, and the blows were falling fast
and heavy when colorel woman, who
was standing quietly by looking at the
mill" saw that her honey was the under
dog in the fight. She yelled "police!"
which caused the two darkits to make tracks
and the woman followed. They soon dis
appeared in the dark, and Of course escaped
the clutches of the officers.
The bird population Of Wisconsin is
estimated at &c per square mile, or $685.
600 in the State. Each bird is assumed to
eat fifty insects a day, or 5000 for the
summer. Hence, all the birds will con
sumo over 81 1856 900 insects year. Add
to these the amount Of work these
birds do in their southern homes, and we
have a low estimate of the influence they
exert over insect life. Multiply these
figures by forty.elght for the states and ter
ritories, and we arrive at the conclusion not
only that our bird population is very large,
but, also, that without it, our bug popula-
ton would soon be SO large that it would
eat US up.
Our merchants justly complain of the
discrimination made against Cairo by trans
portation lines in freight rates. A certain
rate is charged for hauling, say a car load
OF grain to points south from Cairo, and at
the same time the railroad will haul SINH
lar carload from points half way to Chicsgo
and from ST. Louis through Cairo at the
same or less rate. The remedy, it seems
to us, is, TO some extent, in our own hands.
Let the Board Of Trade become live kick
ing body, kick against the railroads, against
their agents, against the steamboat lines
aud keep on kicking until somebody does
something that will mend the matter
They have organizations in st. Louis Just
for that purpose, also in Chicago and why
not in Cairo.
Next Tuesday the people of Cairo and
the county will be called upon to vote for a
County Commissioner to fill vacancy oc-
curing by reason of the expiration of the
term Of Thos. W. Halliday. At the earnest
solicitation of friends of Mr.. Halliday and
the county, be has consented to stand for
reelection. During his years of service In
that capacity, he has thoroughly learned the
needs of TIE county, and his work in the
past shows his ability aud fitness for the po-
sitiOn. That he will be elected there is not
doubt and very likely there will be no
opposing candidate; there should be none,
The people will also vote for or against
stock running at large. The proposition
only includes cows and hogs, but in this
city that means all stock that has been
permitted to run at large. We believe it
would be an advantage to owners of cows
in Cairo, to have the vote cast against the
stock. 1t would bring into use the herder,
as in other cities, and stock, at a minimum
figure, would be taken out in the morning
to their range, cared for and brought safely
back 10 the evening.