The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-05-09

they have over those who pay the whole
years license at once and take their chances
on making up the latter half OF the year
what they may lose during the first half
But the amendment is also desirable from
another standpoint. The reduction in the
number of saloons is one of the greatest
benefits claimed rs the result high license
and a benefit alike to the city and to the
remaining keepers; and this mutual
benefit can only be derived to it's fullest
extent by requiring the payment of the
whole amount for one year at once, and by
discouraging the taking out of licenses for
fractional parts of a fiscal year, in every
way possible. Furthermore, these purposed
! winter.saloons, as they may be properly
called, are always only temporary instltu-
tons; and as a general rule, those who
would start a business of this nature,
with the intention of making it only
"side show" and remaining in it only few
months at time, would naturally not ex-
ercse the same care that those would ex-
ercise, who intended to remain in their bus
mess permanently and depended upon 1t
alone for a livelihood. The matter certain
" deserves the serious attention of the
Council. There may be some objection to
the proposition from a legal standpoint,
but that would be developed in the course
Of the consideration.
A white man named Joseph Martin,
living in Bardwel, Ky, came to town We'd
nesd y night, and, as usual when here, lie
got on spree. He got into the company
of several of the "bohoys" and stock in"
some Of the institutions of folly down town.
During his revels he lost a gold watch
valued at 500, which he claims WAS stolen
from him by one of his companions. A
young man, one of those with whom he
walked arm in arm sdown town, was ar
rested and jailed by Constable Martin, but,
upon examination before Magistrate Com
ings last night, no evidence WAS produced
aifordng any ground for suspicion, and the
prisoner was discharged. 1t was devel-
oped however, that there were several
young fellows around when the theft was
committed whose presence at such times
and, under circumstances, would be suffi
cient to arouse suspicious of guilt against
them and their companions. But Martin
di not know when or where he lost his
watch; he had been too beastly drunk, and
only missed his jewelry yesterday morn
ing when he awoke from his drunken sleep
in the hote, where the companions of his
indesCent orgies had left him.
-Methodsts all over the country will
be interested deeply in the quadrennial
general conference Of the Methodist Rpisco-
pal Church now 10 session in Philadelphia.
1t is regarded as one of the most important
councils ever held by this denomination in
the United States. The general conference
meets every four years, and is the absolute
law-msking power of the church in this
country. Representing as it does mem
bership of about 100000 clergYmen and
laymen, this synodlcal body Of the great
Methodist denomination would attract to
itself attention at all times; but it will be
especially interesting this year, from the
fact that questions of unusual importance
are to be decided. One feature Of its work
will be the celebration and cOmmemmora-
ton of the centennial of the establishment
of Methodlsm IN the United States. 1t was
in 1884 that John Wesley, assisted by the
Rev. Thomas Creighton and Richard What
coat ordained the Rev. Thomas Coke as
Superintendent of the American Metho list
churches, with Asbury as assistant; aud it
was in December of that year that, ON
Coke's arrival in America 4 general confer
ence of sixty ministers met in Baltimore
and approved Wesley'S action by unani-
mously electIng Coke and Asbury Superin-
tendeuts. This conference adopted the
twenty-five "4rticles on religion" and the
"Sunday service" and from that hour the
Methodist Church in America had organic
form. Another important subject for the
consideration of the conference will be
what is known AS the Term Limit" by
which ministers are restricted to term of
three years. Over ninety annual confer
enees are represented in this body by $50
delegates. The session is believed will last
fully month. During this time Philadel-
phia will,be the Slecclto which all Metho.
dist pilgrims will flock from all parts of
the land. Excursions are going thther
from San Francisco and from Portland,
Oregon, Boston sends company of 300 to
spend a fortnight, any many other cities as
we'll as country districts will be represented
by visitors.
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