The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-18

hard lump under the skin, applied n pout-
tee. The lump soon festcred and on
Sunday the festcrcd portion gave out a
piece OF window glass about IN eighth
Of an inch wide and over thrce-quarters
Of IN inch long The little fellow had
carried it in his hand about seven months.
A colored boy named Rock, standing
on Commercial near Twentieth street, on
Sunday. saw an intoxicated lrishman across
the way, committing II nuisance, Being
visibly cXhileratcd himself the colored boy
hove brick at the Iri.hman The progress
Of the brick was arrested by the lrishman's
buck, whcreupon, he gave voice to several
proianc expressions, addressed to no one in
particular; but the negro taking it all upon
himself crossed the way, knocked the
Irishman down and gave him sound
humping, For all of WHICH Mr.. Rock
was fined by Squire Osborn, yesterday
morning, the sum Of five dollars, and, Of
course, the Official requisites.
Little Ida, youngest daughter of Squire
Thomas Marian, of Goose Island met with
Il mishap, Saturday, that caused her death
on Sunday. The little girl accompanied
her father to the orchard, and Mr.. Martain
noticing a patch of dry grass applied II
match to it, and then proceeded to his work
of pruning his fruit trees. He had pursued
this work but short time when he heard
the scream of his child, and looking around
saw her enveloped in flames. Her cloth
ing had taken fire from the burning grass,
and before he could reach her, her clothing
had burned from her body and fairly cooked
her limbs and portion Of her body. The
| little creature suffered indescrbable agonics
for about "a hours when death kindly came
to its relief. The child was about five
years old.
"A crowd Of negroes gathered in the
Fifth ward, Sunday, and it was not long be
fore four or five of them became tangled up
in promiscuous fist fight. Just how the mat
| ter terminated we didn't learn, except that
nobody was seriously hurt. Two Of the
| lockers on, after peace was restored com
menced Boosting OF their pugilistic abilities,
each one claiming that he was
| the best man Of his inches in
the burg, Of course the other fellow
was not Of the same opinion, and it was ar
ranged on the spot that the difference Of
opinion should be settled by fight accord
ing to the rules OF the prize ring, But the
| the impotence Of the fistic champions
| spoiled "thc fun" Insisting that the con
| tlict should come off right then and there,
an officer happened along, and much to the
chagrin and disappointment Of the crowd.
the would-bc prize fighters were taken UNI
der arrest, and the bcastly exhibition didn't
come Off
One CT the most impudent confidence
chaps that visit Cairo, was here day or
two ago. His name is Maize. He had
gathered groupe of greenies about him,
near the corner Of 14th and Poplar, and
had the only man in the crowd who had
any money about him, in terrible state of
excitemcnt-so completely taken in that he
was eager to bet $50 on the strap trick.
Just at this juncturc an officer pu, in an
appearance, which seemed to dlscomit
Maize greatly; "D--- it," he exclaimed,
why didn't you stay away ten minutes
, longlra had this grccny on NJ hook,
and in ten minutes, yes two minutes more
! ID pulled him in for fifty do!lars;' but
! you-"rhat's enough, rcjoincd the officer,
guess | will "pull you in for about the
same amount, unless you get ont Of this
Town to stay, within the space Of one hour
Then dvcsting the cheeky fellow Of hie
straps and other confidence accoutrcmcnta
he started him, and true to his promise
Maze Immediately got out Of the city,
Under DR.. Wootcns prescription thc
back yards the city are vomiting thci
old fruit cans, broken glass and crockcry
old hats, boots and shoes, hoop,skirts rag
and rubbish, into the streets, ~ the ear