The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-05-28


lie placed the mouth of the sack over the
opening in the log, the coons scented the
z ossofoedita, and made mad rush for the
sack, and in an instant had filled it. A
count of the varmints was shortly made, and
disclosed the presence OF an even dozen
William has his coons on exhibition, at his
home in the Fourth ward, as living evil
dence that the way to catch coons is to use
assofoedita w.
The application of Collector Hodges
for judgment against the lands and town
lots of Alexander county, delinquent for
tina non-payment of the taxes of 1878 was
considered by the County Court yesterday.
Mr. Gilbert, in behalf of the Cairo Tax,
payers association, resisted judgment for
the railroad tax levied against the property
of the members of the association: and
Judge Green, in behalf of the Illinois
Central resisted judgment for taxes
against certain property belonging to that
company, The application will probably
be disposed Of to-day.
Our correspondent "Modestus" touches
upon matter of very serious import; and
while the moral aepravity of which he
speaks cannot be cured by any influence
the press might exert, it can be greatly
lcsscned, by the preachers and teachers who
deal directly with the polluted parties.
LewdnesS and prostitution must 6e held up
as crime; as most debasing in the sight of
both God and man; and the guilty parties,
both male and female, should be held, as
we know they are not, as unfit for the fellow
ship of the church or the companionship of
the vlrtuous and respectable members of
society, anywhere.
Mrs. Leauder Axley, of tins city, has
been blind for number years. Living in
Strengthened circumstances, she has been
unable, until recently to go abroad for
treatment. A short time since she visited
Dr.. Edwards the great occulist at Union
City, Tennessee. The Dr. gave her but lit
tie encouragement. He examined he eyes,
and telling her he could treat her hereafter
quite as successfully in Cairo as in Union
City, he supplied her with medicine and
started her homeward. A few days ago she
distinctly discerned the outlines Of objects
twenty feet distant, and is now much elated
by the hope that, after all the discouraging
augurs, shewill recover her sight She has
been totally blind during an interval of
four years.
Dick Witty is the name of q queer one
who moves from place to place, working
wonders in the cure of warts and bunions,
and performing tricks that would have
given him the name Of miracle-workcr had
lived he when the world was 1900 years
younger. One of his tricks Is to scoop up
a handful Of melted led, pour it in his
mouth, and then spit it out again. He also
handles red hot iron, fries his
tongue on it, and all without feeling
any sensation of heat Instead Of going
around the country and making money by
insisting that it is "spiritsm," he frankly,
and we think very stupidity tells that he
learned the trick OF an old woman, and
paid three dollars for his information II
is rather an odd proceeding to look at, and
no preparation, except to heat the lead or
iron seems necessary,
Constable Cain has been on the con-
slant lookout for the negro Gardner, or
"Shang,' ever since be fusilladed the col |
ored coal beavers on the coal barge at the
foot of Tenth street When constable Cain
and officer Sheehan came upon him on the
Ohio lcvec, Monday night, the wiley negro
came up smiling, giving utterancc TO the |
falschood the while, that "h'd Jess bin |
lookin for you's gentlemen, to tell sc how
it is. 1t wuz my pile of coal and Adams
and Flowers chuckcd me in the mug,
and but the balance of the recital was
lost under gruf order to come along,
which Shang did, andshortly afterwards was
immured in the county Jail. Adams wound
is quite severe His leg is much swollen
and locomotion painful and difficult
Flowers was hit in the wrist but the injury
sustained was not serious.
The Council meeting last night was
dry and uninteresting, The Mayor and six
members answered TO the roll call, but two
additional members strol.ed in shortly AZ
forwards. The first business was the open
ing of the bids for hauling garbage. L. W.
Baker bid $40, which being very indefnate,
was rejected, Sam Browns bid was $50
per month for G times week, $40 for 3
times and $50 for twice. Frank jenkins
asked S4j for the iirsttlree months, and $50
per month for the balance Of the time, for
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