The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-19

Tenders known to our local authorities
Sarah has become a public nuisance and Il
public burden, and the kind of punishment
which the ordinances authorize in her case
is entirely inadequate.
Mr.. Tom Wilson, who has just re.
turned from a trip along the line Of the
Cairo and Vincennes road reports heavy
rains in Johnson county Wednesday
night, with swollen streams. A spell OF
rain in this immediate vicinity would be
received with thanksgiving and praise.
"A large dryerin of one the elevators OPP.
Grated by Halliday Brothers in the upper
end of the city fell from its resting place
yesterday afternoon, scattering three thou
sand bushels of corn all over the establish
ment. Fortunately there was no one near
enough to the bin when it fell to be hurt,
but it served to give everybody within
hearing distance big scare.
A distressing sight was to be seen at
the courthouse yesterday evening. A
Norwegian, an old man, reduced topoyerty,
was lying on the back porch, Frustrated
with sickness, supcrinduced by the heat
and want of nourishment. He had tramped
all the way from Salt Lake. The gentlemen
about the court house took him in charge
and cared for his immediate wants.
Yesterday morning about ten o'clock
Hurd's team of horses while standingon Com
mercial avenue took fright and dashed down
the avenue to Eighth street and out Eighth
to Washington. They became discngaged
from the wagon to which they were at
tached at Geo. Stenhouse's barber shop,
damaging large barber pole and running
over Mr.. Trigg, who was doing his best to
arrest their career. Fortunately he was
not injured. The wagon was not damaged,
but it is said one of the horses sustained
SOlllc SERIOUS DlulSCS.
A white man about forty-tive years old
was found dead on Halliday's whar!boat
yesterday morning. He was a stranger in
this city and nothing is known Of him, al
though it is asserted that he was on his way
to ST. Louis. He died OF dysentery and cx-
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condition. Papers found on his person in
dictate that he had recently been working at
Pecan Point, Mo-. had owned some property
there, and was sold out under foreclosure.
addressed 10 MY dear brother.
John Smith, at Duchess county, New York,
and signed by Thomas Smith, were also
found, and this furnishes the only ccw to
his identity. His feet were bound in rags
and his apparel and all outward signs
showed that he was in very Strengthened
No inquest was held and
he was buried at the expense Of the county.
The Sun of yesterday makes the very
serious charge that We did not believe what
We wrote about the apathy of Cairo Repub
leans regarding the outrages committed up
on colored citizens of Ballard county. We
have uniformly treated our astute neghbor
with the courtesy due to member Of her
sex, and we are grieved beyond utterancc to
see the dear old gazelle go Oft into one Of her
and abuse those who cherish her
with love that is all love, by expressing
doubts of their sincerity. Whatever she
nay say of us in spell of anger, We cannot |
,ut cling to the belief that in her calm and
effective moods she will do us justice, see
he errors into which passion has led her, and |
axe US once more to her motherly and for.
giving bosom. She likes US, and she can't
lelp herself