The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-21

. is never done. But Mr.. SchCtter is goip
through the routine Of his duties eve,
= day, just MS rapidly Ms the Lord will |,
R HIM.
The ST. L., |, NJ. & 5, II. r. Co. hay
: decided TO run an excursion to Arkanss
and Tex.s on the 25th OF this month. A
: which low rate of one fare for the roun,
trip Will be made to all land points. Thi
, Is a grand opportunity for parties desiriu!
: TO select cheap homes where the choicest
farming and grazing lands can be had rang
ing 10 price from two to four dollars pc
acre. For further information call on o.
address L. b. Church, Pass Agent.
The Senatorial Republican Convention
in session at Carbondale yesterday, nomina
ted Mr.. Reiss, of Carbondale, as candidate
Tor representative in the Legislature, and
Hon. VS.. Rogers, of Jackson County fol
the Senate against Geo. W. Hill, the Demo
cratic nominee Mr.. Rogers will be le-
membered as the gentleman who, in 1882,
took very prominent part in the Prohibl-
ton movement, which resulted in the nom.
inatlon OF Mr.. Thomas Logan for the Legis-
lature,
The Carbonate Convention Thursday
was called to order by Mr.. C. r. Wood.
ward, who had been selected blythe Cen.
tral Committee to act instead of Chairman
&. n. Hughes who was absent. AT the
instance OF the committee, Mr.. Woodward
named Magistrate Comings as Temporary
Chairman and he was elected. The commit.
tee on permanent organization selected the
temporary Chairman as permanent Chair
man over Prof. Brownlee, and elected Mr..
Campbell, of the Sparta Plandealer, as
Secretary and F. NJ. Simpson, of Johnson
County, as assistant Secretary. The com.
mlttee's report was unanimously adopted by
the convention. Capt. Thomas and Hon.
Geo. ". Smith were the candidates for the
nomination. The former was nominated
onithe first ballot, receiving the united votes
OF nine OF the ten counties in the district,
or l40 votes; 70 the latter's % votes from
jackson County. The convention then
made Thomas nomination unanimous. Mr..
J. W. Hartwell, of Williamson County, was
nominated for member of the State Board
OF Equal cation. Upon the Congressional
Central Committee Alexander County is
represented by Mr.. c, R. Woodward.
We regret exceedingly having rLffled
the chronically placid temper of the Argus. |
Whether we have given any just cause for
otense we know not, but we are certainly
innocent Of an intention to do SO. 1t |
seems to us, after reading last evenings |
rather vigorous and very irrelevant retort,
that the Argus needs to profit by the expe-
rience of the fox in the fable; for 1t dstorts
HE BULLETINS protest against its efforts |
to ''cut OUT the poor little Gazette in col |
ored society, into disparsgement of its
ste ability in business way, and upon this
notion it proceeds to "5low its own baz-
ZOO" most Justify. Judging the Argus in
this matter by the wel-e:tablished prin-
ciple that man is weakest where he mani
tests the greatest senstiveness, the Argus
professions Of strength last evening, at q
point where it was not attacked, seem
to put it very mildly.
But THE BULLETIN is not jealous
at all. 1t has had no reason to envy its
neighb)r. II was one of the pioneers in
the newspaper field here, and it held it's
own very nicely many years before the
Argus breathed its first breath;
and more than this, it not
only survived the advent Of the Argus
(Which fact may have been subject of
much secret wonder to that little bunch of |
egotism ever SINCE, but it has gained |
steadily in strength. jealous of the August
No, indeed, honey! The BULLETIN was
young Itself once and it had
al the weaknesses and failings
Of youth, too, then. But it has outgrown
these weaknesses and narowness of mind.
II is wiser now. 1t recognizes the fact
that there is room for all and 1t has great,
big heart that reaches out in sympathy for |
It's weaker brethren. While the Argus was
IN It's swaddling clothes, The BULLETIN
watched II with great tenderness, aud |
guided it carefully until it reached |
youths estate. But The Argus seems now
to have arrived at that period in a newspa-
per's existence, when the spirit of conquest
enslaves the judgment, and when over.
confidence in self leads to mpetuous &C.
ton which always brings either disappoint-
hent to the actor or uudeseryed misery to |
the victim. In this state the ARGUS
needs to be restrained, more particularly |