The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-08
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The Voice OF Randolph, under the
head of "Coming Men," says it is rumored
that Judge VIM. II. Snyder, of BellevIle,
and Judge Geo. W. Wall, Of Du Quoin,
now on the circuit bench in the Third Ju.
dlcial Circuit, will he candidates for the
supreme bench at the Judicial election,
which occurs in June, 1885. Judge Amos
Watts, of Nashville, and Hon. VIM. Hart
eel, of Chester will be candidates for the
circuit judgeshp in the Third circuit
There are probably but few people who
understand the arrangement by which the
United States enter into contracts with the
railroads for delivering the mails through
out the country. Over $l3,O00,O0O are paid
annually to the railroad companies for
mail transportation, and there are 10000
miles of railroad on which service is per-
formed. The payments are based on q sys-
TEN Of weighing, which takes place once
in four years, the United States being di-
vided into four sections, 50 that weighing
occurs each year. 1t is done by men en-
plJyed by the Postoffice Department, the
railroad companies sometimes having rep.
resentahyes present.
For the third time since the begin
ming Of the Christian era, four great planets
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
are about to meet TO celebrate their joint
perihelon. The last time this event occur
red was nearly 200 years ago, when the
earth vas rackeG and torn with earthquakes,
swept with tornadoes and hurricanes, and
drenched with floods. An astronomical
crank figures out that it was during one
of these planetary reunions that Noah )
flood occurred, and that each recurrence Of
the event has been sgnslzed by volcanic
eruptions and other startling phenomena.
| The climax, which is nearly due, will last
but short time. However, it will require
several months to get things settled down
again.
THE BULLETIN owes it 70 Itself and 10
Messrs Whitchouse aud Judd, Of Chicago
to explain that, in speaking Of the gentle
men named as "shysters, it did not mean
| that they were such in their capacities a;
lawyers, but in their characters Of president
and vice pres, Of the 81. Louis & Cpirc
R.lroad Company. Their standing as law
yers may be of the best where they ere
known but their methods in the case of the
ST, Louis & Cairo Company vs. The City o
| Cairo, both IN and out Of the courts, hayt
proven very concIusveIy that even lawyer
of some Standing are not always above thu
mean and shallow trckery which charac
terizes the so called "shysters' at the bar
As lawyers, Messrs. Whitehouse and judo
are much above the average; SIS railroad
managers they are a PAIR of donkeys.
The United States tariff is the heaviest
in the civilized world. England On hel
aggregate imports, collects about pei
cent duties; France : or s per cent; Ger
many about the same; Italy about O. Rus
STA is high above these-23la per cent. The
| United States towers above them all IN hel
tariff; 4sla per cent. average on taxed com
modities. The first American tariff only
kept pace with others-Sl2 per cent Blu
we have improved. We excel our former
selves four told. A mixed cargo could 60 t.
England and pay its tax, then to France
and pay again, then to Germany and make
a third payment, and then to Italy and pay
a fourth tax and the four payments al
put together would not admit it into the
United States. They would aggregate
about 2713, while we charge 30 in lump
And yet of all people on the face of the
wide earth, we have the least need of any
tariff at ALL In the face of all this, how
ever, our tariff is not merely little, but
manifold higher than that of any civilized
power Russia alone accepted.
| Mrs. L. E. Williamson's openings
were successful in every way. Her dis
play of fancy goods was magnificent. Hell
large store was never more lastly ar
ranged with goods so varied in colors and
designs that ever ladies experienced in such
things, and in shopping they must have
been confused upon first entering. Hun
dreds of her fine souvenirs were given ava,
to her customers who received them witt
evident pleasure. Mrs. W. was naturally
much eated over her success-so many ia
miiar faces and so many new ones. He
sales were double what she had expected
Music was also made to lend its charms t,
the tffair every day, inspiring all presen
with pleasurable sensations as they moved
about amid wilderness of millinery ar
ranged in gorgeous style above and OF
every side. Mrs. Williamson is also fortu