The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-11-06

the whole time being taken up by R"ruh;
lcan candidates and politicians. TIE
slight was disgraceful to the Olney COM
mittee of arrangements, but an emphatic
illustration Of the intent and motive of
soldiers reunions Of the present day
Chester Tribune: Egypt is highly
honored in the Masonic Grand Lodge Of
Illinois We have Judge D. M. Browning,
of Benton, as grand master; Hon. John r,
Thomas, of Metropolis, as deputy grand
master; Rev. j. Gillian, of Carbonate, as
grand chaplain; Hon. f. NJ. Youngb.ood,
of Benton, as grand orator; l.. A. Goddard,
of Marion, as senior grand deacon; S 7.
Webber, of Eldorado, and E. L. Stoker, of
Centralia, as grand stewards; j. w. Thrift,
of Metropolis, as grand sword bearer On
the standing committees We have the fol-
lowing: On jurisprudence, Rev. W. ii.
Scott, of Salem; on appeals and grievances,
Judge NJ. e. Crawford, of Jonesboro, W. ).
Cantrels, of Benton; on chartered lodges,
C, Kirkpatrick, of Anna. The committee on
credentials is not announced, but will prob
ably contain one or more Egyptians. James
Douglas Of Chester, is one of the grand
examiners.
The President has proclamated on the
Thanksgiving question, and already the
turkeys are beginning to roost high. Thurs
day, Nov. Goth, is the day selected by
Brother Arthur for season of general
thankfulness and feasting. Last year ii
was suggested to the Governors of the sew
eral States that they shape their respective
proclamations so as to harmonic with the
bazoo blast from the White House. They
accepted the suggestion, and never was an
annual Thanksgiving Day celebrated in
this country with more harmonious har-
nomination than that Of last November.
The matter has been thought over during
the past few days, ani 1t has been con-
cluded to instruct the G v,rnors to pursue
a similar course this year. And 80 the pub
lie may expect soon to see proclamstions
issuing from tue various Safe capitals ap-
pointing Thanksgiving Day on the same
day announced by Brother Arthur.
Willis Lttrel, a prominent farmer of
Hardin county, accidentally shot himself
last week, dying in few hours from the
wound. Speaking of the accident, the
Hardin Independent says: The tragic
death of Willis Littrel Sunday evening,
near Cave.in-Rock, furnishes the third link
of cOincdents in that locality. On Sunday
night before the fourth Monday in Octo-
Der, 1881, Nancy Roland, living with DR..
Hill, retired at night apparently as health
full as ever, but was corpse the next
morning. On the same night, before the
same Monday of the same month, just a
year later, DR.. Grace Cave-in Rocks popu-
lar doctor, retired feeling as well as ever,
but was a corpse the next morning. And
now comes the sad fate of Mr. Littrel, on
the same night of the same Monday of the
same month. This furnishes plenty of food
for the superstitious in that section, who
are fearfully waiting for the next year to
roll around.
People will to-day have an opportunity
to express themselves upon the question of
permitting hogs and COWS to run at large
within the city and county. There is con-
siderable difference of opinion on this ques.
ton. Citizens who take pride in having
well-kept flower and shrubbery gardens
about their premises, and who love to have
the streets in front of their premises neat
and clean, and who occasionally on their
way home from the lodge, little belated
but perfectly sober, stumble over cows
taking their nightly rest across the side
NhIho--lncst CltlLcuS Will tdCu SOtc nay
upon the proposition, and emphasize his
ballot with several exclamation points. But
the owners OF cows and hogs, and some
who are not owners too, will fail to see any
harm in having the stock run at large,
and will vote for the proposition. At
present there is no law in the city prohib-
ting COWS from running at large, though
there is one against hogs, which has, how
ever, been enforced only against bears, in
the belief, doubtless, that hogs generally
were good scavengers A decisive vote
ought to be cast upon this proposition to-
day, so that the matter may be disposed of;
and if the vote be affirmative, that the leg
islative and executive branches of the city
government may be moved to action.
So far as known Mr.. Thomas w. Halli-
day Is the only candidate for county COM
missioner, that is in the field to day. His
reelection would seem therefore to be as
sured. The Importance of electing Cairo
man to the board will be apparent to every
voter in this end of the comfy nj laaat and