The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-19

roper, leo. sumner. W. b. Stapp, w.
A. Shank, Samuel c.. Shadrick, GeON
F.; Smith, Thomas Swami; Sunson,
James Sullivan, Z. r.; Tierney, NJ;
wadarns, VIM; Waddefield, W. s.;
Wallace, =. c.; West, Moses Wagner,
J. H.; Williams, Charles; waggener,
Corn.
GEO. w. MkEAIG, p. NJ.
The CRIMINAL RECoRD.--Curlcy Me-
Cuen, well-known Memphis detective,
was in the city yesterday. He came
down from st. Louis with one Alex.
Estis, colored, who, in company with
one Mitch Conway, also colored, robbed
a jewelry store in Memphis in January
last. Conway was arrested here few
days ago by Deputy Sheriff Sheehan. and
WAS turned over to McCuen. who left last
evening with his prisoners for Memphis.
John +. wyche, a Kentucky school
teacher. arrived in Cairo on Thursday
morning, aud in the course OF his ram.
bles about the city fell in with Martin
Altman and Jack McGowen. The two
latter are confidence men, and soon beat
Wychc out of small sum OF money on
the played-Out lock trick. Sheriff Irwin
and Deputy Sheehan, hearing OF the swim
die, got a description Of the sharpers and
soon after arrested them. Wyche went
home n poorer, but it is to be hoped,
a wiser man.
Sheriff Irwin lett tor Joliet by the af.
ternoon train on the Illinois Central rail-
road yesterday, taking all the prisoners
convicted at the late term of the circuit
court. They were ten in number. four
black and six white. Big Jcp Grain and
DR.. Hascall were chained together; and
Black Bill Grain and John Sullivan made
another pair. DIR. Hascall seemed to be
in good spirits, and under other circum-
stances one would have supposed he was
going off OH visit.
Newton West, who was arrested a
few days ago in st. Louis by Sheriff IT.
win on charge OF stealing gold chain
and locket, and 50 in money from Sarah
Straus, was before Judge Bross yester-
day for hearing. That West was
guilty of the theft there can scarcely be a
doubt but when the woman from who
he stole the goods was put on the stand,
it was evident that she did not want to
swear against him, and according
to her testimony the chain was
not worth anything, and she
couldn't swear that West stole the
50, of course, If the chain wasn't worth
anything and she could not tell who took
the money, there was no case against
West, and lie was discharged. After West
was discharged Mrs. Straus claimed her
chain, but Deputy Sheriff Sheehan would
not give it up. and demanded the cost of
going to st. Louis after West. telegraph
fees, etc., to the amount OF twenty dol
lars. She did not have the money, but
the officer told her he would keep the
chain till she could raise it, and put It in
his pocket Served her right.
"A NICE MESS. From the following
our people can judge Of the prospect OF
an appropriation being obtained from
congress to improve navigation and pro-
tect the banks of the Mississippi from
| erosion. The first extract Is from let
ter from Washington to the Chicago
| Tribune. Ii II Is a correct statement of
the engineers report, then the report
| Is calculated to do this city more
injury than any other influence ever set
In notiOn-not excepting the present
| city government. Does anybody believe
that congress will appropriate a single
cent with such u report before 1t? We
shall not be astonished to see resolu-
ton introduced In the interest of st.
Louis, for the construction off ship canal
from the Mississippi to the Ohio along
that $500 teet-in fact we shall not be
astOnished at anything our enemies can
do. But read this extract:
cAIRo's GRIEVANCE.
"rhe secretary of war has sent to the
house q report from the engineer corps
upon the threatened destruction OF Cairo,
ILL.,, from the washing away OF the
river banks. The report says that the
rapid erosion OF the Illinois shore has
caused great alarm to tho citizens OF
Cairo, who fear that the Mississippi may
continue to work Its way to the banks
of the Ohio, and leave the city I'M
island, both sides OF which will be
exposed to the action Of the current. The
distance between tho two rivers In 1854
was 4,8SS feet. Tho present distance Is
$500 feet. An Immediate appropriation
OF Sa06, 600 Is asked to prevent tie caving