The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-06-08

truth win probably be developed within
the next week or two.
The large and elegant new residence Of
Mr.. C. r. Woodward was last
night the scene of a very
interesting gathering of many of oul
best society people, the occasion being the
reception rendered by Mr.. Woodward to
the High School graduating class of 49,
The gathering was large, as must be infer.
red from the fact that the parlors of the
residence were thronged with people.
Music, song, feasting and an exchange Of
happy thoughts were the means which
made several hours fly almost inperceptibly
The affair will be recalled with pleasure by
all who attended il, for many years.
The st. Louis & Cairo railroad COM
pany has engaged Civil Engineer Charles
Thrupp to make another survey along the
Mississippi side of the city. This time the
survey is to be made outside of the city
new levee, about where the road now runs
and has been running into the city when
ever water would permit. The object seems
to be now to ascertain which would require
the greater expenditure of money: to act
upon proposition based upon the plan
agreed upon between the council joint COM
mittee and Col. Hamilton, or to do what
the city has been trying to get the company
to do Tor three or four years now, and come
into the city on the piece of ground the
road now occupies. Two or three years
ago Col. Taylor offered the railroad com
pany right of way just where the tracks
are now located, and it is just possible
that, when this survey shall have been
made, those at the head of the company,
who have for these several years stubbornly
and often very stupidity combatted an
amicable and equitable settlement of the
differences between the company and the
city, will be in humor to meekly submit
to an energetic kicking, for not having
done three or four years ago what the city
wanted them to do and what they see at
last is and was best for them to do. In this
instance the foollshness of vindictively adj
herring to purpose to override the rights
and interests of the people, common to
many small railroad corporations, is strong
ly illustrated. But it is consolng, even at
this late day,to see that time and necessity
can bring even little railroad company to
a realization of the ACCESSIBILITY Of mani
Testing little good sense and a spirit of
fairness in its dealing with communities,
and we shall hail with pleasure the day
when the announcement shall be made
that the st. Louis & Cairo railroad trouble
is thing of the past.
Some dissatisfaction is manifested in
several quarters, at the nomination by the
mayor and confirmation by the city coun-
Gil, OF Richard Taylor, the negro, as police
constable; and pressure has been brought
to bear upon some of the councilmen who
voted to confirm the nomination, to recon-
slider the vote by which Taylor was con-
frmed aud thea reject him. Although we
have made diligent inquiry as to the real
causes of this feeling against Taylor, we
have failed to discover little other than that
he is an independent sort of man, both in
thought and deed being disposed rather to
give advice than to take it. He is one OF
the few negroes who have dared to carry
this independence into state politics, in
utter disregard of the Republican party
lash, and this may be, in part at least, the
cause of the antagonism with which his
confirmation has met. We have made in
quiry in vain, even among his most hearty
and talkative opponents, for anything I'M
peaching his character or questioning his
competency tor the position to which he has
been elevated. That he Is an intelligent,
representative colored man, is attested by
the fact that he has been prominent for
years in the conventions of his people and
that he now holds position in the lower
house at Springfield Besides this, 80 far
as we know, he may be relied upon in cases
where integrity and deliberation are essen
tai qualities, and these doubtless were the
main guides of the mayor in making his
selections. AS yet there seems
to be very little reason for con
demning Taylor; the feeling against him
seems to be pretty much of personal
nature. Certainly we shall not join in this
condemnation of him until his future con
duct as an officer shall justify it. We have
almost unbounded faith in the mayors
good Judgment; we know that he has
great responsibilities resting upon him, and
he will be held responsible, IN a great
measure, for the manner in which the city
government in all its branches, especially
in the executive branch) is conducted. We
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