The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-11

are given; Medora Clark, of Wisconsin,
tells of "Some North Countrie' Supelsti.
tions;" Lucy il. Hooper, continuing her
sketches Of celebrated French personages,
finds subject in Princess Clotilde, the
purcst figure of the Second Empire and the
unhappy wife of Prince Napoleon; the
concluding chapter of "The Grmms," is
given; e. &. Matthews one of the editors
Of The Current, discusses candidates, "
particularly with reference to the question
of "moral fitness" Ernest McGaifey has an
entertaining descriptive sketch entitled
1.-Two Rivers and Chapter XXXV, of The
"Wondertul City" isgiven.
Mr.. John Haynes aud others yesterday
got the Democratic flag pole in readiness
to float the stars and stripes in honor of
the nominee at Chicago In doing this,
they had to hoist burning ball of oakum
to the top to burn off the guy ropes that
had become entangled and prevented the
hosting of the flag. The theory that burn
ing portions OF the rope were detached and
waited by the wind TO the roof of Mr..
KorsmeYer's house and set it on fire, is not
reasonable at all; for tie burning ropes
were watched constantly by dozen or
more men, all of whom deny that any part
icle of the burning ropes reached any
building in the vicinity.
The Republican party at Chicago bold
ly declared in favor of Civil Service Re
form, asserting that the present legislation
on the subject, the Pendleton law, should
be enforced "to the end that the dangers to
free institutions that Turk in tie power Of
official patronage may be wisely and effect,
uaIy avoided. But how does this preach
! ing accord with the practice of John A.
Logan and his colleague, Senator Culom,
as recorded in the following dispatch pub
| lishcd III the Globe Democrat on the 3rd of
July last; "Senators Logan and Cullom
to-day recommended the appointment OF
Edwin Nixon as postmaster at Waterloo,
Monroe county, Illinois, to succeed f.
Kuenster, the present incumbent Water
loo is the home of Congressman Morrison,
and the Republicans there demanded
change on the ground that Kuenster is what
is known in that locality as a Morrison
Republican, The Senators also recon-
mended Louis f Seyiford for postmaster at
Columbia, in the same county, to succeed
NJ BreldeCker, deceased. The contest for
this office has been between Seyflord and
son OF the late postmaster, and the latter
was also accused Of being "a Morrison Re
publican and consequently got left"
"A disposition TO make real estate i'm
proyements is manifested in various ways
everywhere in the city. Besides the large
number Of houses, mostly substantial ones,
that are going up there have been, are now
in progress and in contemplation many
Improvements IN the way of filling The
fact that Col. Taylor has offered dirt free
of charge is being taken advantage of by
many, for the cost of filling lot now is lit
tie or nothing in comparison with the ben
etit such filling would be 10 the property
Fifty or seventy-fve dollars spent for dirt
will make the lowest lot in the city loom
up like mountain by the side of the ad-
jacent ground and increase its value by
four or five times the amount spent, besides
making the premises healthier and more
presentabIe. Many people seem to recog
nize this fact and will act upon it. There
ought to be no unnecessary delay about be-
ginning the good work. COL Tayors offer
is good for about five months yet, during
which tine much work can and should be
done. The city is doing its share in the
way of having the streets filled, and it be-
hooves the individual property holders in
all parts of the city to fail in with the gen
eral spirit of the times-join In the COM
mendable rivalry--and fill up Whatever
low lots they may possess to such an extent
as their means will permit.
"A Columbus citizen furnishes the fol-
lowing and requests its publication:
"To those who believe in superstition we
would give an item of morsal Of news for
their consideration. Several months ago
in the town of Columbus, Ky, it became
necessary TO elect new set of officers 70
run the city government, and the election
was run by the Methodist denomination
there to such an extent as to elect all the
officers from that religious body. Not long
after great persecution was enacted upop
other denominations, such as srrestinr and
filming them for little things of no conse-
quence. These persons so fined were the
Leading and most prominent men of the