The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-30

was destroyed and the bridge considerably
injured. Last week the old man was ar
rested and lodged in the Saline county Jail.
Yesterday an officer named Skilcs overlook
the young man six miles below Rose Glare.
He showed fight and was chased three
quarters of mile. Thirteen shots were
fired, one of which took some of the hair of
his head. He is now resting with his esti-
mable father in the Saline county Jail
Mrs. Thompson, better known as Aunt
Liz }" the mother of Miss Edwards assss.
sin, called on her young hopeful at the Jail
yesterday. She washed her hands clean of
him. She told him that he presented II
beautiful picture of affection; asked him if
he did not remember he when robbed her of
her loose change and when she used to pre-
| dict his final end; she never wanted to see
| him again; she turned him over to Jesus,
and bsde him an aifcctionatc farewell.
Bill, in reply, uttered remark unfit for
publication, which was neither chaste nor
appropriate.
The Mayor has published Il scrccd in
reply to The BULLETINS structures upon
his course with regard to certain lcwd char
actcrs. In it he says if We should ever get
into Jail We might not regret his possession
of the pardoning power. Probably. We
are confident that if the evil impulses of
our nature should ever make us a "gildcd
butterfly" and We should be jailed, the
mayors pardoning power would he eyer-
cised in our behalf; particularly if the
brcastpin in pawn, or q chattel mortgage
on our furniture, for how can "gildcd but
tcrflcs" redeem their pawns or lift their
mortgages if they are required topay their
fines! Business is dull; our local times
are out Of joint o cursed spite that Jack
was born TO set them right
The RAILROAD and Warehouse Commits
sioncrs proposed 10 make an examination
of the Cairo and Ninccnncs railroad. COM
mencng yesterday; but the decoration day
demanding all tn rolling stock and the
services of all tn employees of the road. the
commissioners were unwilling put Super
intcndent Miller to Inconvenience and con-
cludcd to postpone the examination till
future time; but it was finally co Included
that run should be made over the road TO
determine the condition of the track, and
that the bridges and trcsscS should be cx-
amincd on another day. This will be done
on Saturday next. At hali-past eight
O'Clock, special OF II baggage
car and one coach left Twelfth
Street, with Commissioners Smith and
Obcrly, and Col. Charles Hamilton of the
Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
office; Capt. Roswell Miller, Supcrinten-
dent of the Cairo and Vincenncs road Mr..
Charles Bender, roadmaster; and Mr.. and
Mrs. 5. p. Wheeler, Mr.. and Mrs 4. W.
Sloo, Mr.. and Mrs.'W. p. Wright, Mr.. and
Mrs. John II. Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. DIR.
Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Axtel, Capt. W.
NJ. Williams, of the Argus-Journal, Mr.. L.
l.. Davis Of the Evening Sun. Mr.. A.
Comings, Mrs. E. II. Oswald and Mrs.
John II. Oberly. At Vienna, Mr.. John 5.
Crum, member OF the State Board of Equal
ization, and Mr.. Henry Larincr Joined the
party. Mr.. John Sullivan was in command
of the train. The name of the expert en-
gineer who took the party through in such
fine style We did not learn. 4 splendid run
to Ninccnncs was made in three hours fifty.
eight minutes running time. At Ninccnnes.
after ablutions, the party sat down to din,
ner, served in the best style, at the railroad
hotel, and ut, three o'clock started on the
return on the regular train, arriving at
Cairo, at eleven last night, without acci.
dent or any occurrence to mar the pleasure
of the occasion. Superintendent Miller
won golden opinions from the party by
his courteous bearing and untiring efforts to
make his guests comfortable. On the train,
before it arrived at Vienna, meeting was
organized by the cxcursionists, Capt. W. p.
Wright being called to the chair, and Mr.
l.. l.. Davis being appointed secretary. On
motion committee on resolutions was an
pointed, and reported by its chairman,
Capt. W. NJ. Williams ms follows:
WHEREAS, Upon the invitation of
Capt. Roswell Miller, superintendent
OF the Cairo and Vincenncs rail
road, we have enjoyed the pleasure
OF u trip over the road from Cairo to Vim.
cennes and return, in the company of the
Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
and .f. ~ NV
WHEREAS, The courtesy and gcntcmanly
kindness of Superintendent Miller and of
his officers and trainmcn have made the
occasion in every respect an enjoyable one
to all participants, ..
Resolved, That our thanks he and hereby
are rendered 10 Capt Miller, his officers
and trainmcn for their kind attentions and
courtesy.