The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-09
Local News.

Just received The late spring styles in
stiff hats at the Chic 60 Clothing House. 6
Mr. n. d. Robarts, manager of
Slcsons Monte Cristo Combination, was in
the city yesterday. He assures us that
there will he no ia lure in the appearance
Of his company this time. The company's
scenery and stage carpenter will arrive
here from Memphis two days in advance
of the company.
The largest and best assortment of new
spring styles in bats at Chicago Clothing
House 6
The Womans Club and Library Asso-
citation held their annual meeting meeting
at the rooms, on Ohio Levee, last Wednes-
day. The President, Mr.. II. II. Caudee,
read her annual address which appears
elsewhere and will be read with the usual
interest. A Enthusiastically able paper,
| by Mrs. L. j. r ttenhouse, entitled "a
Higher CIR de-" which was also read at the
meeting aud was very hareringly COM
men,el upon, will be given 10 stutureissue.
The reports Of the Secretary and Treasurer
showed the association to be in most
flourishing candiIion. The following list
of officers were elected for the coming year:
Preside 1t, Mrs. Il. Ii. Cin1ee; Vce-Pres-
deet, Mrs. W. r. Smith Secretary, Mrs. VI
| Easterlay; Treasurer, Mrs. A. B. Stafford.
Board of Trustees: Mrs. F. KJrsmeyer,
Mrs. G Fisher, Mrs. II. Meyers, Mrs. c. R.
Woodward, Mrs. P E, Powell, Mrs. Walter
Warder aud Miss Julia Copeland.
Mr.. Chas. r. Stuart has been in New
York for two weeks, devoting his best ener-
gies to the selection of dress goods, novel
ties etc, for his popular establishment
here; and as his taste is proverDial, ladies'
should defer their purchases another week
till Stuart's goods arrive. 1t
la the contest for the Republican Con-
gressional Convention, Caro- was stabbed
in the back by her own citizens, the resi-
dent members Of the committee. While
TIE BULLETIN did all it could to get the
committee 10 decide upon Cairo, going
even So far Is TO offer the free use of the
Opera House without consulting the direc-
tors or the manager Of that institution, the
members OF the committee voted against
Cairo with aggrAvatng regularity. Car
bOndile was chosen by majority Of only
one vote, and Cairo was defeated by the
spparen; covariice of the proxy from Pu-
laski County and the painfully excessive
| "patriOtism' Of the Cairo members Of the
committee. That Cairo was the most con-
vanient place IN the district is a matter
| about which there can be no dispute-a
self-eviient proposition. That it is very
| much superior 10 CarbJndale, IN point OF
| convenieaces for the convention and ease of
approach from all parts OF the district, is
palp,ble fact. Carb )ndale can be reached
by the delegates from half the counties in
the districts, only from Cairo consequently
| the delegations to the Congressional Con-
venton from Johnson, Pulaski, Pope, Mas
sac and Alexander Counties, will all have
to come to Cairo before they can reach
Csrbpudale, and will be put to more than
double expense 10 attending the conven-
tions than would have been
the case had Cairo been
selected, On account of which some delega-
ties will probably not attend at all. But all
these plain advantages of Cairo over Car
bondale or any other point in the district,
were ignored, as stated-Cairo was defeat
ed, and mean cowardice and factional
hatred, miscaled "party patriotism pre-
vailed against us. Just before the subject
of selecting the place for the meeting came
up, the proxy for the member from Pulas-
XII County left. Pulaski was in fsvor of
Cairo as the place, but her representative
was spirited away before she could make
her influence felt in this important matter.
But Cairo would yet have been selected
had her own citizens on the committee been
true to her. She would have been selected
10y majority of two. But, then, the Cairo
members believed that "the interest of the
party" Greatly, the interest of the anti
Thomas fraction) demanded the selection
Of Carbonate in preference to Cairo, and
they were 50 chock full Of patriotism that
they concluded to sacrifice local interests
to party interests, for which they are en-
titled and will doubtless receive all praise
from Carboudae. This noble sacrifice
by the Cairo members of the committee
must cause blush of shame to rise to the
faces of the Jackson County members and
their friends, who, while knowing that the
| ,nI,o,;o, of rarhnn1 a la woul1 ha praiu1