The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-11-21

Superintendent Stevens, Assistant Superin-
tendent Moore, General Master Mechanic
Johann, Master Mechanic Barnes, of the
eastern division, Assistant Master Mechanic
Lape, of the Cairo division, Train master
Gill and Road.master Adams. The party
had been over this division of the road, stop
ping over at all important points on the line
AT Mt. Carmel they made preparations for
increasing the capacity of the machine
shops. Mr.. Moore is we'll pleased with the
change of his headquarters from here to Mt.
Carmel, finding all the advantages he antic-
lpated in the management of the affairs OF
his division of the road. The party will re-
turn to-day.
"A lady living up town telephoned
Chief Myers yesterday afternoon that man
was making the rounds of that neighbor-
hood soliciting orders for charging pictures
and that upon being refused an order be-
came very insulting. The chief started
at once in search of the fellow
and found him an hour or two after
wrrds, persuing his business in the central
part of the city. The fellows name was
Mccoy; he had no license and was fined
$40 and costs by Justice Robinson, which
he paid. If the victims of the ill-breeding
of such fellows we're not generally refined
ladies who would not condescend to appear
against them in the police courts, they
would probably be made to suffer for their
ruffianly behavior and language. The
chief has resolved to give peddlers his
special attention tor while nov, until the
boom" that seems now to prevade ped
dlerdom and that seems to have Its centre
in this city, shall have shifted to some other
point more able to bear the stlictlon.
Prominent men from all parts OF the
country, who are deeply interested in Miss
issippi river improvement assembled at st.
Louis, have caused petitions to be circu-
lated throughout the Mississippi valley, for
signatures by the people, which read as fol-
lows: "The value to the country OF COM
prehensive improvement of the Mississippi
river, and its navlgabe tributaries, can not
be estimated. Whenever the improvement
of these great rivers becomes complete, the
question of cheap transportation will be for
ever settled; question of transcendent i'm
portance alike TO all of our own people, and
Of common interest to producers at home
and consumers abroad. These natural
channels of communication are the property
of the government. They bind together the
various sections of the country, politically
and commercially, and their perfect i'm
provement and supervision should be the
especial care of the nation. The people,
without regard to party, representing every
variety of industry in the Mississippi valley
now the centre of production, both of
natural products and manufactured articles
producing in the year 1892 s. per cent.
in value of all our exports, and contributing
about Is per cent. Of our national revenues,
! respectfully ask from you, as their law
makers and rulers, full, fair aud just con-
sideration Of the needs and necessities Of
our great rivers as natural HIGHWAYS. -
The secretary of the conference anticipates
that 100000 signatures will be obtained.
The Bad Boy Cigar
Is better by far
Than the majority.
1t smokes very free,
And good it must be,
For It's enemies re in the minority.
For five its the best
Create and hehest,
Our patrons cry with seniority.
This piece Of poetry was written by our
special poet He has since died.
IN. Bit wasn't the cigar, but the po-
etry, that killed him. If