The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-10-31
n0n-intercourse. If all this is within tho
scope of "instinct," where does instinct end
and reason find its commencement

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Independent as wood sawyer" is an
expression that has gained proverbial dis
tnction; but not undcservedly. Every
wood sawyer one meets, acts and talks pre-
cisely as If he owns the only saw and buck
in the world, and that, search as you may,
you'll never be able to find another wood
sawyer. We heard gentleman relate,
yesterday evening" his afternoons cxper-
fence. The first sawyer inquired how
much wood he had; if it was seasoned, how
far it was from the wood house; if he'd be
willing to pay quarter extra for saw sharp
enpg, etc, and concluded with the remark
that he had as much wood contracted as he
wanted to saw this winter. The second,
lord of the saw buck wouldn't saw dry
hickory for ANY man. The third man would
saw it, of course; and being informed that
the family was entirely out of Mbvc wood,
coolly remarked swell, if dats so, I'll hurry
up and come next Tuesday"-fve days
thence The fourth man asked the villain
Gus price of dollar and half cord. The
gentleman regarded the price as exolbit-
ant, but told the darkey to come on and do
the work anyhow. mo, sab" rcjoined the
exasperating fellow, II never saws for no.
body as demonstrates gainst my prices"
'In utter desperation" continued the gen
tleman, 81 went down town, and contracted
for coal stove, determined to do my part
toward starving the COMPOUNDED wood saw
ing nuisances out of the city, If | had the
power to bring the whole tribe to the very
verge of starvation, if wouldn't exercise
it, -me"
The young man Pillow, who was raised
IN the vicinity of Goose Island, has
If all reports be true devel-
oped into one Of the worst desperadoes with
which the people of that, or any other por-
ton of the COUNTY has ever had to deal.
Three or four years ago, and before this
young man Was Of age, his mother, being
widow, married young man named Ice.
The son, indignant AT the. match, secured
shot gun and ran Ice of the premises. Al
later date he shot young man OF the
ncighborhood, and his broii. and d.tfcUl
ties since then. have been of tgcqgea: &C
currcrcc. On Thursday night last, there
Was tail in the vicinity OF the island, and
Pillow was one OF the participants Heated
from his nights dcbauch, he repaired to the
house of old NJ. Hicks. Friday morning
and. drawing his revolver, opened fire upon
the old msu and his son, without waiting
ior q fresh provocation or the arrangement
# any y-el.milar.ss Tic old gentleman
WAS sbo: through tie iesLy part c: lii
1Aigh. while The son received two balls
through tl> ankle S--a2- y enough both
hlIls struck tht same sqat ana passing
through -ne force 81 The hlls vEs Ton
NEARLY speu, 10 pnrioratc the n1g' lsg pr tie
pppoHte side. uud remained INSIDE the
boot, where tuey wrre su5seg-ea;ly
tyrad The H.gtses fred upon PILLOW, ia
retai=. bat missea him. Shortly ss.er this
assault PILLOW ne; ~; isi Ni.so.r.. Hhe'e,
mos; likely, he s,ill iemains. sDine time
ago. az the s'Ory 2pe.. Hick.' daughter ran
III with Pillow, bu; being subjected 70
great hsrdships. she sGDa returned u her
father. Pillow has repeatedly 'ricd g. Oh.
tain possession q the giFi since 'hcn bnt,
failing. he a.crbcd biz failure 20 tie in.
auence u the father and brother. " 'ais
fac. is ascribed the shooting Grape Of Fri
day. II il only fair u cay, perhaps. that
this Is the yerion Of tie affair from he
Hicks point Of view. Pillows story 80
have not heard, and as he will have all be
can do 10 keep out Of the clutches Of the
officers, we are not likely TO hear it.
The committee, appointed by the be-
| CdluT temperance tOHfcHtION F" h''lF Il
plan for the future guidance Of temperance
men, has committed an indiscretlon that i.
certain to scatter seed, Of disafcction that
will tell upon the strength, and greatly i'm
pedc the progress Of the Reform movement
Had the committee promulgated THE sin
gle ''plank," as the platform Of the Re
formers, it would have proved broad enough
for every temperance man in the State to
stand upon, to-wit: "We declare the para
mount object Of the Reform movement to
be to prevent by all honorable means, the
manufacture, importation, sale aud use Of
all intoxicants as a beverage that we may
thereby relieve the people Of the burdens
resulting from the liquor traffic Had the
committee given the quoted sentence, and
there stopped, it would have done the cause
Il service. But it went farther, and added
planks concerning which there is diver.