The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-05-17

the street. Some of it was gathered up by
negroes and carried of, but most Of il was
recovered.
of the delegates thus far elected to the
Democratic National Convention, the Bos-
ton Post counts up A for Tildep, ~
doubtful, from Massachusetts, for Butler,
and 90 for Carlisle. The Post might have
added that the 90 for Carlisle are, with
few, If any, exceptions forTilden in reality.
The Democrats met in all the city pre-
cincts last night and selected delegates to
the County Convention next Monday. All
the meetings were well attended and with
the exception of a little squabble in the
Second ward, everything went off smoothly.
The delegates we're nearly all instructed fer
Burton and Albright, who will carry the
County Convention Monday with ease UNI
less the county precincts protest, which is
not probable. The result in the city will
meet the hearty approval of the party in the
city generally and may be relied upon as
the result of the County Convention also.
The following figures, giving the at
tendance in our public schools during the
months of October last year and April just
passed will be read with interest: In Octo-
Der there were in the white schools 1871
males and 1877 females,-74S. In April
there were in the same schools, 20l males
and 30S females,-599. In the colored
schools there were in October 172 males
and 27l females; in April, 81 males and
l04 females. The whites show decrease
of 70 males and 70 females, or 149 in all,
the colored, decrease of SO males aud 113
females, a total of 1913, and decrease
altogether of BAT, or about one.thlrd, IN
round numbers.
The result of last nights primaries
here insures the endorsement of Hon. f. Il.
Albright in the Democratic County Con
vention next Monday, and this will insure
his nomination at the Opera House on the
18th, as the Democratic candidate for Con-
gress from this district. In this last men.
toned convention it will take 80 to nomi-
nate, and so far Mr. Albright is assured of
delegates as follows: Pope, 5; Massac, a !;
johnson, A; Williamson, o. Alexander, u
Jackson, IL; total 40. Pulaski County
holds its mass convention to-day and from
what could be learned last night will 60
for Mr.. Albright without dissenting
voice. Nj. Albright has gone there to
look after his interests to-day.
Some years ago, soon after the little
Alexander County Bank had been establish
ed, the Metropolitan Bank of New York
City was its correspondent in that city.
But the connection was not maintained
long; the Metropolitan one fine day con.
cuded TO sever its relations with the little
OaiiV pauh anu ocut Woiu tnut hS tHcTo Hhu
been vague reports of the latter's instabili-
ty, il, the Metropolitan, declined to serve
any longer as correspondent for ii in the
Queen City of the East But the Alexan
der bank survived this blow and prospered,
and time has proven that the Metropolitan
really did the little bank great favor in
Withdrawing It's support (O from it.
The Union Pacific Tourist, guide to
the health and pleasure resorts of the Rocky
Mountains and Pacific Coast regions, has
just been issued by the Union Pacific Rail
way, and is one Of the most elegant tourist
books on the Great West ever published.
1t is volume of sixty pages with richly
Illuminated covers and abound in valuable
statistical information, interspersed with
large number of fine cuts representing
points of interest in Colorado and Utah, as
well as in that great wonderland of the
world, the Yellowstone Park. The book
will be furnished free on application to
Jas. F. Aglar, General Agent U. p. Ky.
Co., st. Louis, Mo.
The following advertisement appears
in last weeks Anna Talk: GAS the small
pox is raging in Cairo, DuQuoin and other
towns, now is good time to be vaccinated
DR.. Hale & Martin have fresh virus and
will do the job for you."-The ad. has been
running several weeks and is to run several
weeks longer, If we read the marks correct.
ly. The advertisers have fresh virus for
sale and not only violate professional
etiquette in advertising it at all, but
are guilty of gross wrong
when they take occasion at
the same time to SANDER several
cities in the immediate neighborhood. So
far as Cairo is concerned Drs. Hale & Mar
tin are publishing down right falsehood,
for smallpox is not raging here and has
not been for years. Our pest-house has
been closed for several weeks and ia closed
W. hoe -