The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-06-13

B'o"""o Wh'Sh SoSt loi thoukaIu uOI-
lars, have been sold for less than one
fifth that sum, under mortgage, but the
purchase price has not been paid, and
the citizens are making efforts to raise
enough to keep the grounds out of the
hands OF anyone individual for tear that
that Individual may take 1t into his head
10 turn them into cabbage or potato
patch. Tho Paducah iair has always
been big card tor that city and her bust.
ness men should not allow It to be bro
ken down.
Yesterday morning about two o clock,
as the towboat Coal hill was coming
down the Ohio with tow OF ten barges
OF coal, she ran into and capsized skifl
just opposite the stone depot, which is
supposed to have had three or four men
in it. Parties who were on the levee at
the time of the accident put out In a
skff to rescue the unfortunate men, but
nothing could be seen or heard of them.
Who the parties were who were thus SO
suddenly sent down to death, is not
known, but 1t is thought they belonged
to small fishing boat lying opposite
the stone depot, on the Kentucky shore.
The excursion party given by Cap
tain Reese Dugan, on the steamer 4. +.
Eckert, In honor OF Mr.. Charles r. Alex.
ander, Monday night, was gay affair.
About thirty couples OF Cairo's BEST
known society people were in attendance.
Owing to the darkness OF the night,
Captain Dugan did not remain on the
river long, bur after going to point about
one mile above Mound City returned to
che wharf, where dancing, which had
been the feature of the occasion, was
continued until one O'clock, to the music
OF Elsenberg's band. Everybody, dur
ing the entire evening, seemed to be in
the gayest OF spirits, and especially was
the jolliiy OF the hero of the occasion,
Mr.. Alexander, noticeable. He was one
of the last to leave the boat, and by his
courteous manner, won the kindest feel
ings OF all. He left Cairo yesterday for
st. Paul, Minnesota.
The usual equanimity of the court has
been somewhat disturbed this term on
account OF the trouble experienced by
Sheriff Saup and his deputies in obtaining
jurors. Owing to the statute law, which
exempts man from serving as jurer
when member of fire company, it has
almost become Impossible to get luries in
many cases, and occasions very often
considerable loss of time to the court, be-
sides extra expense to the county. 1t is
certainly an injurious law to the people,
and one which we think demands the at
tention CT our legislators. a new depar.
ture was taken last week, when several
colored men were subpoenacd as jurors,
two of whom served, each upon different
cases. Since that time the colored troops
have responded nobly, and the court
room is now daily filled With those who
are anxious to sacrifice their time and
talents, in administering Justice for the
people, The criminal docket has not
been half disposed of yet, and it will
probably consume the whole of this
week, at least.
Simon Taylor struck Cairo OH Mon.
day night. Simon is an exceedingly ar
dent young man. hailing from the rural
districts of Tennessee, and has had but
very limited experience in the wicked
ways OF this awiully wicked world. He
was too late on Monday evening to catch
the jim Fisk tor Palucah. from which
place he wanted to 20 to Nashville, and
consequently he went TO the Delta House
10 put up Tor the night Yesterday
morning Simon went out to STE the
sights, aud after rambling about for
hours. Brought up at the big whariboat,
engineered by Halliday and Phillips
Here Simon met up with very nice
young man, who had his baggage
checked for Paducah, and WAS also wait
ing the arrival of the Fisk. He was just
that moment, the moment when he met
Simon, on his way to have bill changed,
and probably Simon could change it for
him. Simon didn't have enough money
to change the bill, but at the request Of
the nice young man. "borowed" HIM
four dollars. They were both going to
Paducah on the same boat,
and he could pay the money back
as soon as they got on board. Simon
gave the nice young man the four dol.
lars, put the two remaining little ten
cent pieces in his pocket. and set down
to await the return OF his friend, who
would return as soon as he had paid
freight on his baggage. Long and pa
tiently did Simon wait, but his friend did
not come, and suddenly the recollection
that he had 'once on time hern tell O.
tellers.playin, that kind q tricks on strang-
ers,' flashed upon him, aad he sought
police headquarters in all possible haste,
and told Chief Charley AFTER his woeful
story. Yesterday afternoon the chitt
arrested the party whom he suspicioned
of having robbed Simon of his little "rolr'
but when he went to look for Simon,
he was no where to be found. and now
he is IN aquery as to what he shall do
with the prisoner.
Murder Will ont.
A few years ago "August Flower" was
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