The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-01

'aint this bully" They held the idea that
they had subjected themselves to any peril
as utterly prepostcrous, and were 10th to
leave the old skitf, after they had reached
the shore-riding the waves was such
"iolly' pastimc
The piercing shrieks of child called
quite number of neighbors to the New
York store corner Sunday evening A
wagon with two horses attached had been
lett standing near the corner, and little
negro boy, finding the animals quite gentle,
ventured in close enough quarters to rub
one of the hind legs. While thus engaged
the animal moved, and put its hoof down
on one Of the negro child's bare feet, and
held it there until assistance came AS the
first person to arrive was negro woman,
she attempted to push the horse off of the
child's foot, but the animal bracing against
her. made matters worse--a fact Of which
the intensified shricks of the little sufferer
gave due notice When finally released
the little fellows foot was badly bruised,
but il was thought that no bones were
broken.
A coorcd man who lives in the yicini-
ty of the custom house, is the victim of
much domestic infelicity. On Sunday
evening last he LETT his home, walked off a
distance of couple of hundred yards,
perhaps and returning in half hour, dis
covered irrctragibe proof of his wifc's in
fidelity, and gathering stout stick he be-
aborcd the smutty-hued lotharo and his
faithless spouse with a vigor that made a
welt or bruise respond to every blow. The
masculine offender finally managed to eS.
cape, but he carried away head with him
that will not quit aching for a week to
come. The guilty witcis doubtless troubled
with aches and bruises also but she was
spares, somewhat, because, as the injured
r husband puts it, it went greatly 'ginst hi,
7 grist to larrup a woman
% A lady from an Ohio river town al
c rived in Cairo Sunday in search of hcl
!, brother-n-law, who is known as hard
G working and circumspcct individual who
= for several years, has maintained conncc
= ton with the river carrying trade, The
= lady in question said that her sister, 9TH,
d individuals Wife had been sick for some
time, and that, having failed to hear from
u her husband, had given way to fears tina
:, some mishap had bcfaIlen him, or that HI
c had concluded to abandon his family Tn,
n lady desired to know the best or the wors,
Z and with that in view invoked the aid o
4 the police. The police could give no in
r formation; but knowing the man in ques
I ton, by reputation at least, expressed til,
C belief that the lady's fears were groundless
The inquiry will be pushed however unit
! something more definite has been learned
While Tom DOlson, colored man
f was passing along Thirteenth street nca
e the residence Of Mr.. John II Bcechcr Sun
G day, a ferocious dog dashed out OF oncot tn
!, neighborng enclosures, and Selling him by
c the leg, inflicted most painful and scrou
= injuries. The flesh was badly torn anC
S laccratcd, and it was with utmost difficult,
= that the vicious brute could be Chokcd Of
= The dog did not belong to Mr.. Beecher anc
o it was not known to belong to the neigh
|, hood. 1t was large and powerful brute
: and had its victim been child, the consc
qucnccs would have been terrible. Til
., police should hunt up the vicious crcatur
! and Kill it, Dogs that attack people pass
i ing along the sidewalk cant be made to
, scarce
' P.S. We have since learned that DaI
son was in Mr.. Becchcr'S yard, and that tn
" dog was not at fault.
= --Tamaroa temperance people have pu
ct a temperance ticket in the field and tn
~ contest is waxing warm, Tamaroa ma
VI prove an exception, but nothing but disastc
i" to the temperance cause has followed sue
~ contests elsewhere. 1t is invariably I'll
case that considerable per cent of tempe
" ancc men refuse to take part in in sue
80 contests even after they are inauguratc,
'' Other Temperance men dare not do so, an
V thus divisions are brought about anon
!, men who, otherwise, would dwell togeth,
VI in harmony. Scores Of useful temperate
i organizations have been disrupted in tn
" way--cstrangcmcnts created that coul
y neither be healed, nor softencd dowr
Vt" When the anti-temperanCe gauntlet
Nv thrown down, thcnlt may safely bcpickcd "
w but all experience has proven that munic
W pal fights enforced by ovcr-zeaious temper
- ancc men, have uniformly had disastcro,
termination.
IL Within a stones throw of the post o
We flee are Il number of novels, some of thcl
IT. occupied by poor white and black tras