The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-07-26

enSueu IN WniCh 'AvsiAo S"NfS AA@vos 'e"S
mently, by all the gods at once, that she'd
be in jail before shutdown, and il Is to be
hoped, for the quiet Of her neighborhood,
that she augured Alright.
The continued virulence Of the fever in
Memphis fails to confirm the oft repeated
report that the town is quite depopulated.
kilograms to Chicago and ct. Louis papers
say that those who had means to support
themselves three or four months in idleness,
got out of the city; but that in those parts
Of the city where the poor congregate the
thinning out is hardly discernable. If, as
DR.. Riley states, only 10000 people have
left the city, it is safe to argue that not less
than 10000 remain. The business portions
Of the city are deserted.
The story runs that they had an anna
teur brass band at the funeral, and when
1t had squelched out the "Swcst- Bye and
Bye" at the grave, the minister said that
"the deceased was most fortunate, in one
respect, in being called thus early" That
was all he said, but the mourners grinned,
and the amateurs, looking daggers at the
man of meekness, thought that "such
blamed sarcasm was Internally out of
place at funeral" Knowing what our
readers are apt to think, we hasten our
selves to relieve the Villa Ridge band boys
of the imputation. ut wasn't their fun
eral."
The Mayor and Chief Of Police have
about made up their minds that if good or
der cannot be enforced otherwise among the
denizens ofthe Fourth and Fifth streets, that
the whole turbulent gang, bag and bag
gage, shall be placed beyond quarantine
lines and kept there, The city possesses
neither the ability nor the disposition to
expend its entire police energies in the
work Of keeping order and preventing riot
and bioodshed amonga class of people
who, at best, are disgrace to the city. 1t
Is believed, therefore, that the cheapest,
quickest and most effective means for en-.
forcing good order among them, are the
best.
The river-watching service is little
new yet, but will probably prove effective
after awhile. But for this fact and this ex-
pectation, we might complain that skiff
from Kentucky came over Thursday after
noon and landed at our levee, Its two &C.
cupants passing out into the city without
challenge or questioning. We speak of
the matter in no faulttinding mood, but to
apprise parties concerned of the necessity
for unceasing watchfulness and vigilance.
Matters are moving on quite encouragingly
now, and as soon as the new machinery set.
ties down to systematic work, our safe
guards will be so strengthened as to greatly
relieve the prevailing solicltude and anx-
iety.
of the dolngs at the park last night, Of
the big crowd there, the fine music, the
splendid fireworks, the walking and the
dancing, and the generally successfully and
satisfactory management of the X. M. K.
"a committees, we shall opeak tomorrow.
From the hour of 6 to 0 o'clock in the
evening the stream of men, women, girls
and boys setting in that direction, was con-
tinuous. The hacks were patronizcd; but
the evening being pleasant, the greater
number made the trip on foot. The Mystic
Knights deserve public vote of thanks
for getting up the entertainment. 1t put
the yellow fever topic completely in the
background. Whatwe specialyneed, now,
is big circus.
--Letitia Green, colored damsel, resi-
dent Of the disreputable Fifth street neigh
borhood, was brought before Squire Robin
sou, yesterday, to answer for the use of pro-
fame and offensive language, addressed to
one Mrs. Ramsey, also colored and resi-
dent of the same locality. Mrs. Ramsey
owed Letitia small sum of money. Lett
tia proved persistent dunner, and finally
exhausting Mrs. RS patience that worthy
dame declared, that, now that Letitia had
dunned her so much, that she would not
only not pay her, but would, IN the future,
deny her Indebtedness. 1t was not in lie.
titia's human nature to stand this, so she
INDUCED in very salty retort, literally
spiced with profanity. This fact being es
tablished, the Squire inflicted upon Letita
a fine of $5 and the inevitable incidentals.
The colored population that is domicil-
cd in the lower part of the city, enjoyed q
regular carnival of litigation before Squire
Robinson, yesterday, one of the results of
which was a material increase of the cal
aboosc roster. Patsy Robinson caused the