The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-11-26

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purpose Of hearing complaints agaiII' ','
road companies. So far the present '''
nave been very successful in arbitrat"
between compliments and the railroad.
and have settled every dispute without re.
sort to the courts. In Ford county, how
ever, there is suit for damages against the
Illinois Central railroad, by two men who
claim that they were elected from train
after the tender of the legal rate of fare as
prescribed by the board.
| MINERS WAGES.
The owners of coal mines in the Spring
held district have acceded to the demands
OF their miners and agree to pay 3I cents
per bushel for mining. There will be no
strike
LICENSE ISSUED.
The secretary of state. to-day issued
license authorizing the organization of the
Metropolis and Vienna Telegraph company,
with proposed capital stock of 1880.
| The object is reconstruct and operate A line
of telegraph between Metropolis Masssc
county, and Vienna, johnson county.
SCARLET FEVER.
There is still considerable excitement ia
the city in consequence of scarlet fever, and
the action OF the board of education in re-
fusing to close the public schools after hay
ing been recommended so to do By the
board of health, provokes untavorable crit
cism. The board of health claim to have
the power to compel obedience to their de
mand, and threaten to exercise that power.
The disease prevails quite extensively and
during the first twenty-five days of Novem-
Der there were twelve deaths from it.
| DEsPERADoEs IN JAIL AT KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CRY, No, Nov. a4.-Ailen
Palmer, brother-in-law of the James boys,
was brought to this city yesterday, accom-
panied by Deputy Marshal Keshlear of this
city and Sheriff Everheart, of Grayson couu-
ty, Texas. Palmer is accused of having
participated in the Glendale robbery on the
Sth Of October. The arrest was made by
Sheriff Everheart and two deputies. No
resistance was made by Palmer. He was
found at his place, about 125 miles from
Sherman. The arrest was made on a requi-
sition from the governor of Missouri. Tue
! grandjury of the county assembled in this
city to-day. Palner's case will be called
up in day or two.
Joseph Byers, murderer, was brought
to this city last night from Lawrence, by
II. Freese, superintendent of the Union
p%6FSSfs Ago B5y3aFs klflcEf fySaKg thadf In
Virden, Ills, uatiied Walters, represented to
have been a sober, quiet and industrious
man. Byers was an idle fellow and the town
bully besides. One Sunday evening as Wal
tars was on his way to church in the suburbs
of Virden, Byers approached him from y
place of conceament by the roadside BY
ers accosted him in menacing manner.
Walters said $50 yoltr way, sir don't
want to have anything to do with you By
ers then sprang on Walters and inflicted y
stab which penetrated through the skull
into the BRAIN The wound was a fatal one.
Byers then started ont of town on loot. He
found freight train, boarded it and escap-
ed from Illinois.
Detective Freesc undertook to work Vi,
the arrest of the murderer. Frecse
followed Byers into Arkansas, Texas,
} Colorado and Kansas, At one time the de
tective was within five minutes of meeting
the criminal.
Ragsdale Gates, a notorious criminal, Of
Johnstown, Coahoma county, Mississippi,
was also brought 70 this city last night by
Deputy Sheriff Wise, of Denver About Is
months ago Regsdale killed man named
Day in johnson. Last December he
comitted another murder. This time il
, was woman who lost her life. Gates,
in passing the house of Mrs. Mckenzie, u
lady living at Johnstown, fred in through
the window and killed her, This Is said
, to have been most wanton act, Gates
docs not deny firing the shot, but says
he did not know that any one was in the
house at the time. He escaped to Color
ado and Nebraska, In o quarrel he tried
to shoot another man. A sheriff from
Mississippi awaits him here
A GENTLE REMEDY. The action OF
Kdney-Wort on the torpid liver unhealthy
skim weak bladder and enfeehled stomach,
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