The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-22
j. & L. BURGER.


to himself and satisfaction to the people
that of city comptroller, for instance. While
this would be what the Bloomington Bulle-
tin would call "Raabery on a small scale,
it is an open question il in this case it
would be an objectionable political sin,
Every argument Of any weight what
ever, calculated to arouse ignorant preju.
dice against Mr.. Halliday during the late
campaign, WAS taken from the Argus but
that paper modestly disclsims all credit
for Mr.. Halidsys election. Wonderful,
! isn't III
The managers of the Toledo, Texas and
Rio Gfande road have several hundred men
and teams al work building the embank.
ment for the road Last Tuesday the board
of directors met at Flora, Ills, and orga.
nized a coal and mining company with Mr..
G. B. Hfford, president; Mr. E. Pratt Buell.,
vice presi lent.
Tuesday nigh, the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will give Social MUS.
Gale at Reform hall on Eighth street The
ladies of the organization are using
their best efforts in preparing the Pre-
gramme, etc, which nsures an excep'io q.
ally fine entertainment See advertisement
elsewhere
OF the B.rbee-negro fracas at Wick.
life Thursday night the Plain-Dealer Of
that place says "a serious row occurred at
the NJ. & O. depot last night Mr.. Bsrbec,
a nephew of our townsma1 Mr.. W. I. Barbee,
was badly beaten about the head a negro
boy who was carrying Mr. BIS baggage
was shot in both heels"
Elsewhere in this issue appears por-
zion of the annual address delivered before
the Library association by the president,
Mrs. H. II. Csndee 1t ia an able docu.
ment in every way, replete with valuable
information and beautiful thoughts clothed
in attractive language. 1t will be conclud-
ed ia next Sundays issue.
The river fell one foot and six inches
at this point during the twenty-iour hours
ending at o'clock p. m. yesterday. Con-
siderable falls were also reported from
Chattanooga, Cincinnati and Nashville;
but at Louisville and ST. Louis the chang
wSs upward. At the former place a rise Of
five inches occurred, at the latter eight
inches.
Pulaski Patriot: Messrs. Sarban and
Hogan have finished the earth work Of the
cemetery road, or at least that portion Of
the work they contracted to perform, and
are now at work finishing the filling of the
bitches around the cemetery. Major Gall
says that the earth work Of the road is fin
ished n better manner than any that he
ever saw"
The CAIRO excursion party for Jones
boro next Thursday will probably be as
grand q thing Of its kind rs has occurred
here for some years. Nearly all the Odd
Fellows, their wives aud daughters, and
many friends will go. Seven or eight
coaches and several baggage cars will be
chartered on the Illinois Central road to
take the party to Jonesboro and back.
The Grafton Fishing club ought not
to be allowed to dissolve just before the
opening Of the fishing season. A meeting
ought to be held and steps taken TO renew
the lease Of Grafton Lake, in Kentucky,
which expires about the middle of next
month. There is every reason to believe
that fishing will be fine there this season,
and there is now also an opportunity to
have the lake and boats properly taken
care Of A Mr.. T. G. Sealcy, who lives in
the vinclnity of the lake, has proposed to
build boat house at the lake, in which to
shelter the boats and to keep constant
watch that the lake is not seiyned. The
club should meet at once and take neces-
sary action to save the lease and the amount
already invested and the privileges thereby
secured.
Already there is considerable clamor
around the newly elected executive in re.
spect to the appointment his various assis.
tants in the management Of the
affairs Of the city. Applications come
in from all kinds Of persons tor nearly
every position the mayor has to fill by and
with the advice Of the council. There 10
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