The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-15

accomplished at the studio of Mr.. Houqh
on Eighth Street In response to an inyi.
ta'lon from the Peoria Art Club some very
nice pieces were sent last week from the
CAIRO Art classes to that city to an Art ex-
hioitlon now in progress. The list EN-
braced two fine landscapes in oil by Mr..
Hough, lovely fruit and flower pieces in
oil by Mrs. G. NJ. Fisher and Miss Nellie
Fisher; three beautiful landscapes In pastel
by Mrs. W. X. Smith; crayon drawings by
Miss Bette Korsmeyer; a carved walnut
cabinet and elegant brass sconce in carved
frame by Mrs F. Korsmeyer, and a valua-
BILE collection of limoges, underglaze not.
terry by Mrs. Fl. H. Candee. The whole
collection was valued at over $500, and
will do credit to the artistic taste and cuI.
ture of Cairo, which has much advanced bv
the interchangeable and pleasing instruction
of ~. Hough, who is an artist of great
merit and deserves every recognition and
substantial success.
News of the death of Mr.. II. II. Mil.
burn reached here by telegraph Sunday
morning 1t came from Colorado, Texas,
where deceased had been stationed for some
time as agent of the Texas Pacific Railroad.
The sad event occurred early Sunday morn
ing II was unexpected, though Mr.. Mil
burn had been ailing for some time. Too
close application to his Office duties here.
was the prime cause of his sickness which
developed into consumption. He left here
with view to improving his health, but
without avail. He leaves wife and child,
who, accompanied by his mother, were
just about to leave here to take Up their
permanent residence at Colorado to where
their household effects had preceded them.
His remains will be brought here and will
probably be inferred somewhere in Ken
lucky where his father is buried. They
will arrive to-day on the Iron Mountain
road.
The excitement of the campaign in
the Second ward has brought forth some
very crooked ideas about the taxes levied
thlsyear for city purposes. From fight
between the two candidates for alderman.
upon matters concerning the ward alone Gin
which we do not care to interfere at ALI,
it has resolved itself into fight against
the administration touching questions Of
policy IN the management OF the affairs of
the city at large; and the cry Of "high
taxes" is raised-not between the candi-
dates, but against the administration as
whole. If the cry Of high taxes were at
all in order as against the municipal author
tiles We would have nothing
to say, but since it is
not, since it wrongs the innocent and may
deceive the public with reference to mat
ter Of vital Importance to them, it lie but
right that the truth should be tod. The
fact is, that the tax for municipal purposes
for this year is not one cent higher than it
was last year and is much lower than it
was in previous years. This years levy, as
published in THE BULLETIN at the time it
was made, is forty thousand dollars, Just
exactly what twas last year. If there is
any increase in the amount of taxes assess.
ed against any individual, the increase is
due probably in part to a raised assessment,
that was entirely justifiable, do doubt, and
in part to the tax levied in compliance with
an order Of the U. s. Court, to satisfy judg-
ments obtained against the county some
years ago. Furthermore, it is fact which
none who have interested themselves az all
in public affairs will deny,
that while the tax levy has
been no higher than it was in former
years, the amount of work done with the
money obtained, in the way of permanent,
UldteTlal improvements IL anu hDOut tue
city, has been greater during the last
year than in any dozen years previous.
The streets have been kept in better condi-
ton, the levee has been transformed from a
mere pretense into one of the finest banks
in the country, behind which the people
have lived in perfect safety and quiet.
Other matters might be cited, but it is
unnecessary, for the ievee alone would be
a sufficient return for much greater ex-
pense than it has occasioned- would have
been a sufficient return for large increase
in the tax levy over that of former years
No man can say with any show of reason
that the money collected has not been spent
judiciously, honestly and with all due re-
gard tor the very bests interests Of the city.
All this is said only with view to correct
ing wrong impressions concerning matter
ofgreat Importance to the city at large, and
net at all with view to affecting in any
var the results of the election in the