The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-10


and Sidney Holmes, indicted for arson,
Men on foot and on horseback, cattle
and hogs, and occasionally team come
over from Missouri on the ice. While the
ice remains as now, hard as flint, and foot
thick, but little danger is encountered.
There are two young ladies in the city,
and both of them are in the enjoyment of
robust health, upon whom six given names
were inflicted This story is rather an in
credible one we know; but it is a true
one.
Upon the motion of Alderman O'Calla-
han, the City Council gave permission to
the proprietors of the show-boat New
Sensation" now grounded at ou' landing,
to give exhibitions in their boat, paying the
| sum OF Sc for each exhibition. In recogni-
ton Of the service, the band connected with
the troupe paid the Alderman the compli-
ment of serenadc.
The following criminal cases were Or
dered stricken from the docket, by Judge
Harker, during the present term of the Cir
cult court, leave being granted to reinState
them whenever occasion shall require: The
People vs. Joseph Bell, robbery; two cases
against Henry Massey, for assault to muir
der, and the People vs.. James Kelly in
dicted for larceny.
Funeral services over the body OF little
Maud Lancaster were held at the residence
Of the parents, on Twenty-eighth street at
2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon, Rev. 3. Y.
George, OF the Presbyterian church, oficiat-
ing. A little after o'clock the family, &C
companicd by large number of sympa-
thizing friends, boarded special train in
waiting, and accompanied the remains to
the cemetery.
The law docket Of the January term Of
the Alexander circuit court consists of one
hundred and twenty-four, cases. the chan.
Gerry docket Of sixty-one cases, and the
criminal docket of sixteen cases-a total Of
two hundred and one cases. Prior to the
meeting Of the Grand Jury there were only
eight cases entered in the criminal docket,
the other eight being upon the findings of
the Grand Jury. /, is safe 70 say that We
have not had so small a criminal docket as
that Of the present term since the year 1880,
or during the past fifty years.
The individual who burgIarlzed Judge
Green's residence, Tuesday night, has been
captured and lodged in jail. lie is q col
ored man who calls himself John Wilson,
but wears hat, the inside of which bears
this inscription: This is my hat, and this
my namc--JOnes." The arrest was Of
fectoG Ivy Chief AFTER and policeman Shec,
han, about 9 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
The fellow had on two coats and five shirts,
and carried in his pocket two extra pair OF
socks. AS the Grand Jury was discharged
yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Wilson will have
abundance Of time, before trial, to contcm-
plate the enormity Of his offence and
the probable consequence.
Heretofore the matter of appointing
bailiAs was left TO the discretion Of the
Sheriff, and il was not unfrcqucntly the
case that the list embraced from twelve to
twenty names Now no bailiiis are ap-
pointed by anybody. Such an officer is
not known to the law. The court appoints
special deputies to the Sheriff, each one Of
whom takes and subscribes an oath not
unlike that Of the Shcrif-the Judge hav-
ing power to increase or lessen the force as
the business may seem to require. The
special deputies Of the present term are ::
William II. Schuttcr, Charles Mchncr,
Richard Taylor, w. w. Wootcn, Thomas +.
Hargis, John Gladney and James NJ. Craig.
DR.. Marean has fallen into an error in
supposing that his claim, alone, was ignor-
ed by the City Council; and into another
error in the assumption that the payment of
his claim was recommended by the Finance
committee Four or five other claims were
| disposed of in the same manncr-that is,
payment was refused, for the time being.
The same claims can be, and most likely
Will be, pressed upon the attention of the
council again at its next meeting. For
some reason that was not explained, the
Doctors bill was not placed in the hands of
the Finance committee. IL came to the
council direct from the Board of Health.
Apprehending that the Doctor drew infer.
cnccs from our published report Of the
council proceedings that lead him into the
errors in question, we feel called upon to
make this explanation.
The business of the present term of our
Circuit court is devoid Of the usual interest
No important criminal cases are docketed,
and but few others of any kind Tn Ia