The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-29
FROM POPE COUNTY.
HILL AND BAILEw, THE NURDERERs OF THE
PEDDLERs-THE WEATHER AND CROPS
4 CAIRO PREACHER AT G0LCONDA.
From our own corrcspondent1

iEDDl4thN-TH WEATHER AND tRhPS-
4 CAIRO PREACHER AT GOLCONDA.
From our own correspondent
GoLCoNDA, H., May -, 1878.
When was whining school boy
with shining morning face" whenever !
desired 10 ascertain the whereabouts of
lost marble. would track it with another
marble. Knowing nothing of the fate of
my first letter TO you | propose to shoot a
second in the same direction.
If my trace finds his fellow in the fair
columns of THE BULLETIN I shall hug my
self for very JOY al the prospects before me
of becoming a man Of letters Why Just
think of Proxy" being mixed up with such
names as Junius and Irving They're all
dead. but Proxy. and ! count that in his
favor. Too much competition you know
in the same line OF business keeps down
the profits. But there are two sides TO this
matter, Mr.. Editor, and it. on the other
hand. my Stanley discovers his Livingstone,
cooped up within the detestabe limits of
waste basket, then will take il for granted
that my youth and incxperience is such,
etc, and will 90 off and study about
Patience and resignation being the piars
OF human peace on earth
Hill and Ballew, the murdcres of the
peddlers. have not yet been captured. Our
deputy sheriff, Mr. Alexander, and several
others are in pursuit, and We trust they will
secure the wretches. Hill escaped first. and
il is fact that Frank Ballew was summon
ed and actually served on the coroncrs iu-
~ over the dead bodies of his victims.
The excitement in Livingston county i, such
as TO warrant the belief that if the cold
blooded fiends are brought back they will
receive their just deserts at the hands of
Judge Lynch. This is perhaps one Of the
few instances wherein the quibblngs OF at
torneys, the laws delay and the power of
money should not be permitted to take
part nor parcel; and if these two men whose
souls are stained with 1.-THE internal hue Of
damn'd assassination" are brought before
the blind goddess She ought TO throw away
her little apothccary scales and deal with
them only with the other instrument.
heard yesterday that Carl Bcss, to whom
Ballcw made his confession was being tried
at Carrsvillc under the charge of
being implicated in the murder Mr..
Bcss has heretofore borne fair reputation
as citizen Of Livingston county and we
hope he may be able to establish his limo
ccncc, His reason for permitting Ballcw to
escape was that he was afraid Of him.
Bess has been required to fill bond.
Last Thursday afternoon our people
were treated to splendid sermon, by the
Rev. c. B. II. Martin. of Grace church,
Evansville. The doctors stay among us
was too short 70 satisfy Us, but he promises
to come again soon. While here he was
the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. W. 2. Sloan
There are some larger towns in the world
than Golconda, but, according to size. We
are willing TO bet our last trade dollar that
that none Of them think as much Of DR..
Martin and Bro. George, of your city. AS We
do, This fall we are going to prevail upon the
last named gentleman to come up and de.
liver his lecture entitled the Ears of King
Midas Old Midas has some defendant.
up here whose lcgitimacyis uno Alcs,ionable
if we be suffered to judge by their sundr,
peculiaritics,
We have been having too much rail-
during the past week and unless there b,
some let up to it right away the wheat crov
in our county will be greatly damaged
| The largest crop ever soWn in Pope count,
was put in last fall. The rust has atlrcto,
it some, but with little fair weather nov
! during harvest we VIII without doubt have
more wheat for sale than We have ever ha,
in any previous year.
Our schools will close next Friday
The different departments have been wei
conducted by their respective teachers, an,
parents and guardians are generally wei
satisfied. Mr.. 5. l.. Spear, of Normal. HIS
is our cfiicicn, principal.
The Republicans have mass mcctin.
announced for the sth Of June. They ar
much better organized than the Dcmocrac
in this county but their majority has bee
coming down slowly aud steadily. TIL
thing stands thus--if We gain vote yea
On them, in five hundred years we will ~