The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-27


the razors The boy had taken them in a
prankish mood to plague jeff; but the joke
was on the boy. jeff scared him out OF
two years growth, anyhow possibly three
Fifty names in close contest for Con-
gress, form an item of no little consequence
In the formation Of an insurance class they
are of less consequence, but still worth the
looking after. Influenced by this consid-
Grafton we to-day pick up the so we mad
vcrtcntly dropped from class A in the Wild
ows' and Orphans association, Of this city,
and give the number Of members in the
class what it really is, one thousand. This
is, we repeat, fine showing for so young
an organization, and speaks well Of the
management.
About noon, yesterday. young Runner
who is confined in the calaboose, was per-
mitted to step outside to get a bucket OF
water. But instead of getting the water
| he leaped the Jail fence, and made tracks
for liberty. The ,iaior having to lock the
door before he could make pursuit Runner
got perhaps hundred yards the start; but
the TAILOR managed to keep in sight of him,
and after an eXhausting and crculOus
chase, succeeded in "housing his game
in the building at the corner Of Fifteenth
and Commercial, occupied by Runners rel
ativcs, The fugitive was found in the base
ment of the building, and escorted back to
Jail where, hereafter, his privileges will be
considerably restricted, Runner was con-
fined, it will be recollected, for stealing
Mrs. Dczonias watch,
Bear it in mind that Wildman's New
York Comedy company will appear at the
Atheneum, this evening, in the thrilling
and deeply interesting drama, entitled
Cuba The cast of the piece is said to
be the best that can be made, and that ev
cry character will be pcrsonatcd with tell.
ing dramatic effect. Mrs. Widman
as the beautiful cigar girl is
said to be matchlcss and her singing most
captivating and enthusing. +, J. Wild
man rs SWAP the Yankee, will sustain
the high reputation he has won at the enc
of many years of hard study. He has, too
scores of old friends in Cairo, who vii
have the extra induccmcnt Of "auld Lang
sine" to draw them out. Get your seats be
) fore night-iall. The bill is new onc--th(
company strong one, and the house vii
becrowded.
About midnight, night before last, q
man named Bridges entered &C. Herbert's
Merchants Exchange, and drawing his re.
volvcr ayowed a purpose TO clean out the
establishment, and might have done so had
not Frank Herbert been standing within
convenient reach Of the poker. Selling
that very effective weapon OF defence
Frank dealt the ruffian blow on the head
that pcalcd the scalp from point near the
top OF the Uranium down to the ear, and
laid the fellow sprawling and insensibIe on
the floor. He soon revived however, and
DR.. Wa-t,ner being near at hand dressed
the wound and left him comparatively
comfortable; but not at all inclined to
renew the cleenng-out process Bridges
was arrested, III the evening, and fined $2j
and costs, and hecled by an ohicci, started
out to find bail, or the calaboosc.
We recently spoke of shrcwd indiyid
val, named Rivers, who sold pocket boob
for % cents, and threw in, merely to intro
duce them, set Of Maddoc-gold shir
studs. To aid him in gathering a Grove
about him, he hired colored vocalist
named Marshal Brown, to sing for him
Marshal sang, and his songs drew" an'
pistarcens fairly poured into the purse 0
! hINtIS. IDul OHLt III tIIt lJulNc NnC lINld
reens stayed there At all events whcl
Brown had sung 81 worth, he wanted hi
money but couldn't get it. He sued, Tn
l parties appeared before Squire Robinson
G Rivers had a talk with Brown the result 0
c which was that Rivers paid the cost an
a Brown didn't prosecute. II anybody want
y to lay wager that Brown is on any BET
n ter financial footing than he was before h
r sued, our number is 800, Washingto
a avenue.
T. To person who does not understan
that Cairo is APPOINT in evcrybody's line c
d travel, it would seem that all the cripple
b and invalids in the United States vii
L" wander away from home always bring u
It in Cairo. And another fact would caus
d surprise, viz; the fact that all these cril
- pies and invalids spend their last dim
e just before reaching Cairo. Sick and pen
d niless strangers are, therefore such commo
N objects that they no longer excite publ
CT mention. But the case of Frank Wane