The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-24

retreat in the shady woods, or spend few
hours in fishing will have ample opportu-
iiy to do SO.
The Wabash Company will soon have
work begun on upper Commercial Avenue
A track has already been laid to the earth
bank below the lower incline, from which
the supply OF the dirt needed is to be taken.
When once begun the work will be quickly
done for train load Of dirt can be run up
the street in hurry and will fill II con-
siderable cavity.
The Chautauqa movement has been
extended to include the young folks, who
already have Reading Union" They are
now to have an illustrated periodical of
high character, which will be issued in
July by the publishers Of the far-famed
Wide Awake magazine, D. Lohrop s. Co.,
Boston, who will send it free for two
months to any of our readers who may re-
quest it.
There is really no occasion for sur
prise at the Argus departure. Early asso-
Citations as well as blood always tell, you
know. The eternal fitness of things re-
quires that they should. 1t is therefore
one of the most natural things in the
world that the whiom Lieutenant of
'colored" regiment should subsequently,
sooner or later, become the publisher and
editor of newspaper of doubtful social
and political complexion.
The Bloomington Bulletin says of our
candidate for Congress. "Mr. Albright is
sterling Democrat who will give Captain
Thomas such a race as he has not found it
necessary to make in his former contests
for the representation of the Goth District.
Mr. Albright is in the prime OF life, able,
industrious and plucky, and if
the Goth District is not carried in his favor
it will not be from any failure on his part
to do his full duty in the campaign"
"A defective fue caused fire to break
out in the roofof City Attorney Hendricks
residence on Eighth Street Sun lay morn
ing. A considerable hole was burned in
the roof, but the prompt action of the fire
department saved the house. Most of the
contents were also saved, but several pieces
were broken, others scratched up badly in
them, and the carpets were dam
aged by water. The house belonged to
Mr.. Michael Glynn. Both house and con-
tents were amply Insured in reliable com
panies.
On Sunday morning memorial ser
vice was held in the Methodist Church in
honor of the late Bishop Simpson, who was
senior bishop of the NJ. E. Church. The
church was appropriately draped in mourn
ing and floral emblems. Rev. J. \. Scarritt
conducted the services, selecting from his
text, Rev. 14th, Chap. 18th verse, blessed
are the dead which die in the Lord from
henceforth; yea saith the spirit, that they
may rest from their labors, an dtheir works
do follow them" Mr.. Scarritt delivered
an elegant and feeling discourse upon the
virtues and bright Christian character of
the deceased, also briefly touching upon the
sorrow OF those who had lost loved ones.
In the course Of his remarks he made the
following statement; Mathew Simpson,
born in Ohio June goth, 1911, entered the
Inherent ministry in 1888, 10 the Pittsburg
Conference. He was graduate OF Ale
ghany College and after travelling several
years he was Professor and Vice President
Of the same institution for two years; after
wards he was President of the Ashbury
University at Greencsstle, Ind, for 8 years,
was made bishop in 1862, serving 80 years.
He died at home in Philadelphia June
18th, 19S4,,in his 73rd year of his age. Dur
ing the sessions of the general conference
held in May in Philadelphia he occasionally
attended was present at its close May 28th
and gave loving farewell to the represen-
tatives of the church, pronouncing bis last
benediction three weeks before his death.
But few weeks since the Argus was
the acknowledged organ of Mr.. Scott and
his party of political associates, and was
permitting itself to be used as a mud Y alive
| through which Mr.. Scott defended his
political trickery and relieved himself of
his Sentiments against THE BULLETIN;
and all because THE BULLETIN took occa-
sion to expose his impure methods in ward
politics and to express disapproval of them
in no uncertain terms. The Argus was
SIS. appologist when SIS. political horizon
was not yet altogether gloomy, when there
was still prospect that he would continue
to be able to sugar" his plant tools
mouth enthusiastically. But 50 far as
Scott is rnncarpnd thinus ara chanoed now