The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-06-29


make movement of troops or ships to
Anam it will be regarded as an act Of war.
He insists that China shall make instant
aud absolute withdrawal of her pretentions,
France proposing to deal with Anam as an
independent power, and minutes that
France may demand of China the expenses
of the expedition because Chinese action
has rendered the expedition necessary. Mr..
Tricou demands an immediate answer to
his ultimatum, and Ii Hung Chang, who
will command the Chinese forces in the
event OF war, has memoriaizcd the emper-
or. A few days will decide for peace of
war; China relics upon the good offices Of
the European powers to prevent the latter
contingency.
The expected order for the consolda-
ton Of Revenue Districts has been issued
by the president II reduces the 1875 dis
tricts previously existing to S2-a reduc-
ton of A, or about one-thrd. In Illinois
the second and third districts are CONSOLE
dated, 10 be known as the second district,
Lucien b. Croker, collector, headquarters
probably at Aurora. The seventh and
eighth districts are consolidated under the
name of the eighth district, James W.
Hill, collector. Commenting upon the con-
solicitation of the eighth and seventh dis
tricts the Springfield Journal says: Gas
consequence, Col. Merriam rctires from Il
position which he has held for some ten
years, discharging its duties with an etficl-
ency which has secured for the office rank
amoag the tirst-cass offices in the country.
Yet he is ruled out by an absurd rule
which places the Junior collectors IN charge
of enlarged districts while the most expert
enced and capable collectors are consoll'
dated out of existence" The Journal is
Republican paper, always very prone to see
only the very essence of propriety in every.
thing done by Republican officials, and, if
smitten, to look upon the punishment as
well deserved and to kiss the rod with rap
turous admiration of the weilder Its pout
ing and gentle rebukein this case, is doubt
less Just, but not at all consistent
Times are dull in the city now, just as
they are everywhere else; but just have pa
thence for little while longer and you will
see what will make your heart glad. You will
see a monster meeting at the Opera House,
the outcome of which will be the carrying
out of plans for important internal i'm
provements in the city. When this i'm
provement shall have been thoroughly in
augurated, you will see every laboring
man in The city at work hauling dirt to fill
up streets; masons and carpenters will be
busy at raising, repairing and changing
houses; painters and paper hangers will be
busy identifying the newly reconstructed
houses; money will be plentiful among the
consumers and they will spend it freely for
the necessaries and comforts of life. There
will be an influx of several hundred fam.
lilies Of mechanics and laborers, the heads
of which will all find immediate employ
ment; existing houses will all be occupied
by good, paying renters; more houses will
be needed and provided, and occupied as
rapidly as built; there will be an increased
demand for your groceries, vegetables,
clothing, dry goods, furniture, hardware,
millinery, carpets, lumber, fuel, ice; there
will be general revival Of all branches of
industry healthy condition Of trade,
prosperous community. But above all, the
city will gradually rise from behind her i'm
mense banks of earth and from the sipewa-
tercOvered fats to the proud eminence of a
city on a hill; she will suddenly burst upon
the bewildered gaze of the outside world
as would the sun Springlng at once from
hluulRHl W ullu-lhl llc DuOm "lNIlh
will Deget boom from without; men of
me ms and men of malice would no longer
be able to magnify our one slight natural
disadvantage into huge, black pail with
which to hide our many great natural ad-
vantages; wealth will come to us, manufac-
tories will come 10 us; we will be on the
very top of the road to that permanent
greatness along the base of which we have
been travelling slowly but hopefully for 10!
these many years, Let no one be dispon-
dent now; but wait little while longer,
then pitch in with heart and hand to give
the good work its starting boost, and after
that lookout for millennium Of some
kind.
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