The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-20

Yesterday morning az ""i' -P"'' WV
o'clock. at Pulaski station, the store house
of b. F. Porterticld, together with two
small frame buildings, one occupied by
Mrs. Scott, were totally destroyed by fire.
Loss 1000.
In cutting ARRAY on board the Mary
A. Miller yesterday morning, one negro
had his face badly sashcd by another. The
assailant was arrested by Sheriff Saup after
a long chase and tho wounded man was
removed to the hospital.
On the Attn of next month, we are in
formed by Bill Elliott the Lane ball faced
horse and Wash Sullivan's bay mare will
run half mile heat race in this city for
fifty dollars. Elliott says the race will be
won by the best horse, sure.
1t was reported yesterday that Mr.
Charles Baughman, agent for the Cairo Clty
Coal Company, had been victim OF sun
stroke, but upon inquiring we found ms
illness to be nothing more than a slight at
tack of chils and fever, He will be all
right in a day or two.
Miss Thelcke, while attending to the
wants of a customer in the store OF her
brother. Mr.. Ed. W. Thelcke, on Eighth
street, yesterday afternoon was overcame by
the heat and fell to the floor. She was
taken care of by ladies in the neighborhood,
and is now comparatively well.
The Ballard county kuklnx have been
quiet for the past few days, notwitnstand-
ing reports in this city yesterday were to the
effect that another raid had been made on
Thursday night. The gang is said to be
camped near Clear Lake, about two miles
back from the river, just opposite this city,
where they hope to evade the sight OF the
authorities.
"A lady named Mrs. E. c. Clark, whose
home is in the South, arrived in Cairo by
the Illinois Central train yesterday morning,
in a very feeble state and was taken to the
Arlington House, where she is receiving
medical attention. She was one OF the vic.
tins of sunstroke in st. Louis on Tuesday.
She is vet in very critical condition.
1T is said that the negroes who were
raided by the Ballard county ku-KluH,
though they do not fear another attack at
present. believe that their enemies will not
rest until they have murdered some or all
of them, and they are leaving the country,
Several of the colored men have camped on
this side of the river with their families,
near Cache, and will build themselves
cabins and settle there for good,
--Anunsophisticatedy youth named Brown
mailing from Caledonia, came to Cairo yes
terday on his way to New Madrid. While
lettering about the st. Louis, Iron Noun
tain and Southern railroad company's wharf
boat, waiting for boat he fell in with two
gentlemen who in a very short space OF time
succeeded in fleeing him Of eighteen dol
lars, all the money lac had, by tho nsc OF
these cards. Brown sold his valise fol
money enough to get out of town on.
Robert Kernthal, white man, was
very anxious from some cause 10 whip
John Hewcy, darkey, and attacked John at
the corner of Eighth street and Commercial
avenue yesterday about noon. 1t wss a
lively bout that they were indulging in
when Squire John Robinson stepped in
and marched the combatants Oft to his trl-
bunal of justice. Kernthal was fined five
dollars and costs and sent to the city Jail,
while John, who, it was ascertained, did not
want to fight, but was compelled to
keep his antagonist from beating him all
up, was discharged to return his work at
the Farmers tobacco warehouse.
About two o'clock yesterday morning
Mrs. Weber, wife of Mr. Chas. Weber,
proprietor of the Cairo saloon, was awoke
from her slumbers by sounds of distress,
which she discovered came from her hus-
band, She arose from bed and upon strik-
ing light found Mr. Weber to be laboring
under some severe illness that made him
speeches. and entirely helpless. By her
cries the distressed lady soon brought sew
eral neighbors to his bedside, and DR.. Cor
don was sent for, when it was found that
the patient had succumbed to the heat
Mr.. Weber fingered in this state until five
O'Clock yesterday morning, when he died.
Mr.. Weber was well known to the entire
community, and deep sorrow i, felt at his
untimely death, The funeral will take
place from the late residence of the de-
ceased, at o'clock this afternoon.
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