The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-08-10

to the st. Charles. It didn't back down:
but In short time cut out towards Chicago.
Near Villa Ridge the conductor asked the
woman where she wantedto get off, and she
replied "Cairo." She was landed ct Villa
Ridge, and on the freight train that came
along an hour or two later, reached the CITY
without let or hindorance, and IS now
among us. Nobody cares particularly
about her presence here; but 1t serves to
show that nothing short of Gordon of SEN
tinels about the whole city would prove
effective in keeping out refugees.
"A colorcd man, named Jackson,
passed the hoese of Mrs. Callie Johnson,
Friday evening, and May johnson and
Ella Davis, all colored, commenced quar-
relling about him. The quarrel became
red hot, and May Johnson, rushing into
the house, seized pitcher, and returning,
smashed it over Elias head. Policeman
Wins arrested the bclligerent parties, and
brought them before Squire Robinson, yes
terday, for trial. The fac:s appearing as
above stated, Mary was fined S. and costs,
and Ella was discharged,
- In the present time Of business de-
preston and financial uncertainty, it is the
duty of men Of mind who have given the
matter careful thought, to come to the
front, and ventillate their 'theories." In the
hope of 'breaking the ice" in this direc-
ton, our reporter sought an interview with
Mr.. Justus Cunningham, yesterday, but
found that gentleman disinclined to submit
to an interview. lie has promised, how
ever, as time may serve him, to give his
views on finance, and OF course those
views will promptly find expression through
THE BULLETIN, We have only to suggest
to the gentleman that, in view of the con.
gresslonal inquiry into the prevailing de-
preston in business, recently made in Chi
cago, that no time for such an expression,
can be more suspicious than the present.
We have received from the Commit.
tee a complimentary ticket with written
invitation to attend the Grand Benefit
Ball" in Mound City on the 10th Of August
The ball is given at the instance of lead
ing citizens with view Of aiding the main
tenance OF the Mound City ferry. An oh
ject by the attainment Of which the whole
Mound City public will profit is certainly
deserving of encouragement; and it will
speak i'll of the public spiritedness of the res
idents of that pleasant little city, if 1t does
not prove the largest reunion Of the kind
ever held there. Of course quite number
of Cairo people will be on hand and take
part in the festivities; and the proverbial
hospitality of the Mound Cityites on such
occasions, ought, now that they are making
something like an unusual effort, bring
large delegations from all the neighboring
communities.
1t is stated that Capt. Tom Mcclure,
of Clear Creek landing, in this county,
harvested GAO acres of wheat, this year, Oh
tainng therefrom 13,4O0 bushels of as fine
a quality of grain as has been sold in the
st. Louis market this year. He will plant
500 acres this fall beside giving customary
attention to his corn crop. Capt Tom
is now one of the biggest farmers in
Southern Illinois, and certainly one Of the
most successful ones. He settled where
he is about twenty-five years ago, com
paratively poor man. For his home farm,
which includes 11G0 acres, he was, at one
time. offered 1000. He owns in the vi
cnity Of the landing 3,441 acres, has pro-
vided himself with all the latest and best
farm machinery, and has his business so
systematized that it moves with the precis
ion of clock work. To be brief and explicit,
'Tom is we'll fixed
The Metropolis Democrat says; ga
monster sea fish or alligator, has been fire.
quently seen lately in the river near the
Kimball mills, by boys in swimming and
persons on the bank. This amphibious an
imal showed quite disposition to devour
some of the boys in swimming two or three
times, and staid on the surface OF the water
long enough for persons at Massac to get
their guns and shoot several shots at it
without seeming effect. The monster is
said to be about 90 feetlong-and issup-
posed to be the alligator which escaped
from menageric above here some weeks
ago." The same marine monster is now
ravaging the coasts of Cairo. Ben Perslc
hooked it on his trot.line Friday evening,
but, drawing it to the surface it bit the
Prov of his skiff off, and he let it GO If
we were boy we wouldn't 60 in swim
ming again until we found out where that
alligator has gone, for thousand dollars a