The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-19
OFPICE: NO. 78 OHIO LEvEE.
FFICIAL PAPER OF ALEXANDER COUNTY
Local News.

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her husbands life, which the order withheld
on the ground that deceased had not paid
the last assessment within the time required
by the rules of the order. 1t appeared, how
ever, that the assessment had been sent from
here before the expiration of tho time,
though it did not reach its destination
until after such time. The TACT that it had
been sent within the time was taken as suf.
dcient to bring it within the requirements
of the rule claimed to have been violated.
This is the Shawnee News view of the
matter: ave notice that number Of
towns are putting in for the Southern Iii.
nois Normal. If it leaves Carbonate, no
license town should have it. Fairfield or
Enfield are good points for such au institu-
ton, but Carbondale it seems to us should
have no opposition, unless it can be shown
that she has not done the proper thing here.
tofore. The school has been grand sue
cess, and to the people of Csrbondale be-
longs q full share of the credit. Anything
in the nature of contest may so divide the
friends oil education in this end of the state
Is to deles, the great work entirely"
"A small temperance crusade has broken
out in Wabash. Thursday u procession
headed by brass band and with flying
banners parsded the streets. The commits
sioners' court is ia session, and the object
was to impress that body into refusing to
grant license to those who have applied.
There 10 great deal of excitement, and the
feeling between the warning factions runs
high. A number Of applications have been
defeated, and more will share the same
fate. The male gender are the chief movers
this time, only SIX women being actively en-
gagged in the movement.
Bloomington Bulletin: "The Cham
| paign Gazette says Gov. Hamilton has done
himself credit by appointing Mr.. Parker
Earle, Of Golden, Union county, trustee OF
the Illinois Industrial University, in place
Off, j. Bird, of Cairo, the colored man and
brother appointed by Gov. Beveridge as
a reward for political services The Gazette
says: BIRD knew nothing about the duties
OF the position, seldom attended the board
meetings, and was no credit to either him
self, the University, or his race" This
does great Injustice to Judge Bird, the col
ored man who stood between the late col
ored convention and the Republican party.
lie is one Of the most intelligent men in the
state. He knew all about his duties as
trustee of the Industrial University, attend
cd its meetings, and was credit to him
self, the Republican party, and his race.
lie was treated with great disrespect by the
white members OF the board because he was
black, aud was actually driven out Of the
board by Republican ostracism. He never
theless remains faithful to the Republican
party, for which be has done much service
and from which he has received no kind
ness or reward"
For some time back the show windows
Of Messrs, Clark & Lovetts establishment
on Eighth street, have been adorned with
oil paintings of flowers and shrubbery taken
there to DO mounted in handsome frames.
| These paintings were the productions of
home artists, young ladies who reside
among us, aud who, judging from the speci-
mems displayed, have acquired great skill in
this beautiful art. There are now display
ed in the windows named, specimens of
work from the hands of Miss Maud Ritten-
house, Miss Emma James and Miss Schut-
ter, which are admirable productions In
every way and reflect much credit upon
the smsteure artists. The high degree of
perfection attained by the young ladies is
the more to be admired because it is the
result of close application to practical
study Of the beautiful in home adornment,
only DUNG their leisure hours-that is,
painting is resorted to by them as sort of
recreation. diversion from their other,
more necessary and more prosaic duties at
home and elsewhere Under these circum-
stsncesthe persistency which led to the de-
velopment OF talent to the degree shown
in the specimens referred to is only the
more deserving Of praise
Comptroller Howley has OF late given
the Cleveland Rubber company some at.
tention. The company owes the city for
over thousand feet of hose which it sent
here and guaranteed for fsrty-two months
ct certain test. The hose failed consider
ably to come up to this guaranty, for it
was oil useless long ago, and the forty.two
months expired only Monday last. To sew
era letters written by the comptroller the
company has made no reply. The hose
was bought at 90 cents per foot, hence the
amount due the city from the company Is