The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-06

Quoncc, the Judge DAFT win them lightly
mercifully. Charles II, Moore and James
ORilcy, the worst ofthc lot, were fined $40
each, and given stay OF execution. Tim
Doughcrty and Joe Duncan were fined So
and costs each-the former taking a stay,
and the latter the "cooler" for term of five
days,
The church sociabc heldat the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. M ackie, night before
last, was largely attended, and passed very
pleasantly. The participants Were enter
tanned by the singing Of trio by the Mis-
SEES Mackie and Miss Shaw, in a manner
that elected marked evidences of approval;
and also by recitation by the Rev. Mrs
George. which was not only well done, but
well received. The sociable was one Of
series, we believe, that are being held by
the members of the Presbyterian church
A most disgraccful excitement was
created in the neighborhood of Thirteenth
and Poplar, yesterday evening, IN old
man, apparently so or go years OF are, had
procured a license to marry a woman Of i'll
repute living in that neighborhood and
was about to consummate the alliance when
a well known citizen arrived on the ground,
and in a loud, angry and unsecmly manner
forbade the bans, 4 large crowd col
lected about the house, and watched the
proceedings with eager interest. On which
side. whether in behalf of the bride or
groom, the citizen interested himself, We
are not prepared to state-n fact, don't
care.
A negro woman calling at the post
Office, yesterday, received a letter, as she
supposed addressed to her husband Ac-
cording tohcr conception ofthe chirography,
it was from woman. and, of course, il was
not difficult matter for her to settle upon
the identical woman" Repairing 10 the
Leyee where her husband WAS at work,
she crammed the missivc in his face; and
the raking down the poor fellow received,
was simply terrible. A bystander inquiring
into the cause of the row, was handed the
obnoxious letter, which proved to be moth
ing more or less than the printed announce
ment OF a certain gentleman that he is in
the field as a candidate for City Clerk.
We'll" calculated the still irate but some
what discomftted female "It's all the
same. It's not his fault that its not from
Becky -. He's a gettin' of EN- right
along, and the old fool thinks he's playin'
it sly on me-" And exasperated beyond
endurance by this thought, she few at him,
closed upon handful of his wool, and
would but for the interference Of lockers
on, have succeeded in her purpose, which
was, most manifestly, to snatch her old
man bald as door knob
We give the facts below as they were
detailed to US by our reporter who gained
them from what he considers entirely re-
liable sources On Saturday evening last
the female connected with the Egyptian
Mysteries handed into the arms of one Mrs.
Lizzie Hamlin, a boy baby, apparently
four or five months of age, with the request
that she take care of it just little while.
when she, the Mystery female, would re.
turn and relieve her, Mrs, Hamlin, of her
charge. The baby is a poor, scrawny, bony
little creature, quick and smart, and with
eyes that fairly speak. Mrs. Hamln pa.
tienty awaited the woman's return, but in
vain. During Saturday night the Mystery
woman left the city; and on Sunday morn
ing Mrs. Hamlin realized that the child
had been abandoned to her
care Being poor woman, with no
income except that which she earns by
hard work, she has tried to find some one
who is willing to adopt the child, but with
out success. The Oversecr. of the Poor
refused to receive it or provide for its keep.
ing, and Mrs. IIamlin declares that she is not
only unable but unwilling to assume charge
Of it, and will have to abandon it. if she
can't dispose of it otherwise. II is not be.
lievcd that the Mystery woman is the
mother Of the child; the more reasonable
conclusion being that she was hired to dis
pose Of it, The little thing shows signs Of
intense suffering from hungcr--bcing much
emaciatcd, and, apparently from the want
of food. Mrs. Hamlin ayowcd purpose to
place the dsowncd little fellow where the
authorities of the city or county must take
charge Of it, or be responsible for its death
| by neglect or starvation. She declares that
she cannot keep it, and doesn't propose to
try.
-"Uncle Duke" the elongated spccman
Of African humanity, wp attends the lights
at the foot Of the Sisters islands, in, above
the city, has brother and through that
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