The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-17

was condemned and not unfrequently IN
terms more emphatic than elegant.
The Evansville and New Orleans
barge, Perry Thorpe, lyingin the river near
the foot of Tenth street, was cut down by
the ice before daylight yesterday morning
She was loaded with hay, oats and corn,
most of which, through the intervention OF
the wrecking steamer Eckert, was saved un-
damaged.
The thieves who entered the Thirteenth
street school house, and Invested It of its
time pieces, were caught by officer Shee-
han Yesterday, and landed in the county
iail. Unless a special Grand Jury is con-
vencd they will lie in Jail until the next
law term of the County Court, which will
be held. we believe, in March next.
offer John Hogan, who was reported
sick with pneumonia, and who did have a
severe attack of sickness attended with
fever, was at his pos, yesterday. The pre-
vaiIing weather is of the kind that admoa-
ishes our policemen who are abroad during
the night time, to keep well wrapped, and
guard especially against frozen socks and
undcrshirts.
John Massey. the colored rufflan who
tried to beat Minor Johnson 10 death, last
summer, who kept himself concealed in the
neighboring woods ever since then, and
was finally captured and brought in by Of
fcer Gladney, was put on trial yesterday,
and in the evening the case was given TO
the jury. The nature Of the verdict in the
case We did not learn.
Necessary and long deferred improve
ments are being made in the basement Of
the court house The old stacking"
floor, that served as a harbor for countless
rats, will give place TO q solid bed of Gin
ders which have been delivered on the
ground, and when in place, and packed
down will be covered with coat OF cement.
A more durable, sensible or economical
basement floor could not be constructed
The carcass of fine large Newfound.
land dog was lying by the Washington ave.
nue. wayside, near Eighteenth street, yester-
day noon. The death of the animal is
charged to deadly potion administered by
a boy of the neighborhood. Whether the
poison was administered in ignorance of its
probable effect, or with full foreknowl-
edge Of the result, we are not prepared to
say. The dog was great favorite with the
children Of the family TO whom il belonged,
and the grief of the youngsters over lis
death, is violent and apparently sincere.
The Pound party" held in the rooms
Of Mr. Hyslop, last night, was well attend.
ed notwithstanding the attractions of the
Reform club room. In fact many persons
who attended the temperance meeting after
wards put in an appearance at the Pound party
and shared in the amusement of the Occa-
sion, which, NO were assurod, was most vn-
joyable, and almost continuous Not pos
sessing the quality Of ubiquity We could not
attend the party and the speech at the same
time and the result is that We are without
the details We might have gathered had We
been present
The Cairo Sun is not for Logan, and
confidently predicts his defeat in the pend
ing struggle for a seat in the United States
Senate. Ii has indicated no preference in
the matter, and has given no limitations Of
its leanings, except 10 hint that n dark
horse will be elected. who never belonged
to the Democratic party, If the editor has
Grant in his minds eye, he will never see
his expectations realized, The Grant
dodge" Is trick Of Logan's enemies and
is precisely as strong as tie Republican en-
mics of Logan are, and no stronger. There
iiN'Nl was any "phN9ll III lilc ~! .'lDU,
and as the Springfield journal says was
made for no other purpose than to create a
diversion against Logan. Before the present
Greneral Assembly,, Logan could beat
Grant in fair and square fight.
We heard a gentleman. whose opinion
is worth something, publicly declare, yes
terday, that more courageous policemen
than those now serving on the Caro- police
force, never lived. They are trhing little
whific,s physically" he continued, "and
one brawny Irslman could thrash dozen
Of them, in a rough-and-tumblc sct.too. but
the man has no existence of whom they
would be afraid. The act of Hogan IN
facing the four shots of the negro desper-
ado, and then taking his life in his hands,
and bringing the angered devil from his
hiding place, was an act Of personal cour.
age that has but fcw parallels And in
that strain he continued until the BOYS who
wear the stars received one of the highest
commitments we ever heard bpstowpl unnn