The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-21

NluIIcsuou, 'io' ii"'S Si5hihSN w 'ii' p'SS',
agent of the Idlewild, their intention of
Joining the Evansville excursion. 1t will
be well patronized. BY the excursion
from Columbus on Saturday after
noon next, it is expected that between six
and eight hundred strangers Will visit lis.
A colored woman was placed in Jail
yesterday morning by Officer Hogan, who
arrested her the night prev .ous at Mound
Gig, on charge of theft of money at st.
Louis. 1t was supposed she had the money
on her person, but search failed to reveal
it. 1t is said she is wanted in st. Louis for
othe other crimes.
The annual commencement exercises
of the Loretto Academy occur this after
noon, begip1ing at o'clock. From read
ing of the programme, which consists of
music, essays, dramas, recitations and dia-
logue, it is safe TO say that those who may
avail themselves Of the invitation issued
by the Superior, Sister Sopronia, have an
afternoon of pleasure and profit before
them.
Judge Baker, Judge Yocum, Lawyers
Wm. B. and NJ. F. Gilbert, S. P. Wheeler,
Geo. Fisher, J. VI. Lansden, and Harmon
Black were at the Sunday-school picnic
Yesterday. This speaks well for the Cairo
bar, and goes long way toward removing
the impression that lawyers as a general
thing, are not pious, Among those who
were not on the grounds we noticed Judge
Green, Judge Mulkey and Mr. D. 7. Line
gar.
Item for "Anymus": Col. P. B Talkat-
all our candidate for senator now on a tour
through the district, Visited Cairo yesterday.
In the language of the circus bills, the
Colonel is "a giant where pigmies have
gone before" He is gentleman of fine
personal presence, and the wart-rendered
CONSPICUOUS by being on the end of
his nose-adds TO rather than detracts from
the Intellectual cast Of his features and
the noble bearing of his manner. The
Colonel was born to rule.
The tobacco sales at the warehouse Of
Hinkle, Thistlewood & Moore, yesterday
afternoon were well attended by both buy
ers and sellers, and satisfactory prices
obtained in each sale. The sales
comprised 30 hhds., II Of which were
common to fair Tugs, ranging in price from
$l.75@3l0; 30 hhds. of common to medi-
um leaf, from $3.4O@G25; 10 bids. good
medium and good leaf, at 1925, s6.40,
$500. $3.50, 1865, $3.50, 1856, $500,
$s0j, sl0.2j. The market is quoted &C.
tive and regular.
Rector Dillon-Lee, while in Barclays
drug store, al )ut ha'f-past seven O'Clock
last night. was attacked with hemorrhage
of the lungs. He was seated in the store
awaiting the filling of an order, when he
suddenly commenced splitting blood He
requested that ply stefan he sent for, and
DR.. Gordon was found. That gentleman
said the hemorrhage was produced by con-
gestion of the lungs. The rector was at
once conveyed to his home, and about ten
o'clock last night lis condition was pro-
nounced critical. This news Will be re-
ceiyed with profound sorrow, for Mr.. Lee
commands the esteem and respect Of all
who know him.
Alex. Booth says it is not fact that
his bloody fight with John Bennett was the
result of a misunderstanding about wo-
man, and that it is untrue Bennett has
been removed to the house of Eliza Throg-
morton The fight, Booth asserts, resulted
from the insulting and overbcaring conduct
of Bennett, who never lost an opportunity
to abuse him. Bennett denies that he is q
negro, and hates the race, and is not ycry
careful to express his hatred in soft Ian.
guage. He attacked one black man too
many when he attempted to drive Booth
away from the city. He will probably re-
cover and may get up WISER man than he
was when Booth endeavored to disscct him
with knife.
A case Of wife beating was reported at
one Of the Justices Offices yesterday, ond a
warrant issued for the malefactor. We did
not learn his name. From the story, as
told Us, it appears that the wife,
through her husbands worthlcssncss has
ben forced to seek her own living.
She has been chambcrmaid on a steamboat,
and while on the levee day before yester-
day, was met by him and he made de-
mand for money. She refused TO let him
have any, whereupon he struck her several
blows with tin can of some kind, and in.
ficted ugly wounds on her nose, mouth and
ear. He will DC tried before Justice Com
ings to-day.
Many of our readers will remember
that Mrs. Elizabeth Somers was adiudged
| insane unnn trial last January Mr. Snnnrl