The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-18

discussed the issues raised by the attor-
neys for the prisoners. at great length,
ovcrruling:: the motion. Mr.. Llnegar
entered q motion In arrest Of judgment,
and the court gave the defense sixty days
In which to prepare bill Of exceptions
and take the case to the Supreme court.
The prisoners were then brought before
the bar for sentence. When asked by the
Judge whether they had anything to say
why sentence should not be passed upon
them. they both replied that they thought
the verdict Of the jury was unjust. Sen
tence, in accordance with the verdict OF
the jury, was then pronounced by the
court, and the prisoners remanded to
Jail. Court then adjourned until court
In court.
BREvirIEs.-No business in the police
courts yesterday.
--Sipe water rising.
The lIibcrnian fire company met last
night.
The box and basket factory Is in full
blast, and doing good business.
Edwin Adams, the famous actor,
supported by Mr.. G. W. Couodck, the
celebrated character actor, will COM
mencc an engagement at the Atheneum
In this city, on Monday night, March
18th.
john White Geavy is a prisoner In
the county Jail, and hard customer he
Is, too. Some two or three weeks ago
Geavy was arrested by Chief Gossu,an on
a charge of robbery-to.wit robbing an
Arkansas doctor OF carpet sack con-
tanning a lot Of valuable clothing, and
$l75 in cash. The clothing and most of
the money was recovered. Geavy says
his home is in Dubuque, Iowa.
NOT QUITE so MucH.-A Washington
special to the Chicago Tribune Of the 10th
says:
The Secretary of War has sent TO the
House a report from the Engineer Corps
upon the threatened destruction Of Cairo,
H.. from the washing away OF the river
banks. The report says that the rapid
erosion Of the Illinois shore has caused
great alarm to the citizens of Cairo, who
fear that the Mississippi may con-
tinue to work its way TO the banks
OF the Ohio, and leave the city
an island. both sides OF which will be ex-
posed to the action OF the current. The
distance between the two rivers In 1854
was 1855 feet. The present distance Is
/. 500 feet. An immediate appropriation
Of Si95, 600 Is asked, to prevent the cav
ing of the banks, of which 500, 900 Il
wanted for this year. The estimated to-
tai cost Of this improvement Is S4,OOO.OOo.
This is q mistake. The total amount
asked tor the improvement. Of the Missis-
sippi river in this vicinity is 100000.
Some time ago bill was introduced in
the House providing for an appropria-
ton Of $1,000, 600 for the improvement Of
the levees along the Mississippi river.
1t Is evident the author of the above dis
patch has got this general appropriation
with the 500, 600 asked for
by this city.
THIEVES CAUGMT.--On last Sunday
night white man named Newton West,
visited Sarah STRAINS bagnio on Fifth
street, and before leaving appropriated a
gold neck chain valued at fifty dollars, a
gold locket and about nine dollers in
money, all the property OF the proprie-
tress of the house. West left for St.
Louis, where he was arrested on tele-
gram from Sheriff Irwin. The sheriff went
to st. Louis after West, brought him
back to Cairo, and placed him in the
county Jail.
Sarah Sommers. a colored woman,
recently stole ore hundred and forty dol
lars from q man at Memphis and then
took a steamer for Cincinnati. When
the boat arrived here. she was arrested
by Sheriff Irwin, aud on Wednesday the
man from whom she stole the money
came after her and took her back to Men,
phls.
Mitch Conway and Alexander Estis,
both colored, robbed jewelry store in
Memphis on the night OF January 2sth
last. Conway, who has since been ram
bling about the country living of the
proceeds Of the robbery, came to Cairo
by the Cairo and st. Louis railroad on
Wednesday night, and in less than twenty
minutes after his arrival was arrested by
Deputy sheriff John Sheehan. Conway
was locked up, and the authorities at
Memphis notified Of his arrest.
ABOUT PERSONS W. Pope Of the
Jackson Dispatch, is now in the city in
the interest OF that paper, and may be
found at the st. Charles hotel. The Dis
patch is one OF the best papers in the
South, and no better advertising medium
can be found in West Tennessee or
Northern Mississippi.
George Corlis of the tobacco manu-
featuring firm OF COrlis q Rankin, Me.
trOpOlis, was in the city yesterday, and
left Tor the North by the afternoon train
on the Illinois Central.
Miss Lillah Walker arrived on the
train from Chicago yesterday afternoon
to visit Miss Daisy Robbins. The young
ladies were school mates together
ut Lake Forest Female seminary, this
State.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Ilisey came down
from paducah nv tho Him Fisk yoster,lav