The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-07-19

1t, Cunningham is compelled to sue
Perry for the moderate fee he charged him
fyr his invaluable services. It is such
things as these that make us lose our
faith in human nature.
The process by which people arrive at
alarming conclusions respecting the rava-
ges of the yellow fever in Memphis, show
how extravagant stories get abroad. Dur
ing Thursday evening four Memphis dis
patches were received by as many citizens,
three of the dispatches announcing the APP
pearance of five new cases of fever, and the
other dispatch announcing four, with one
case doubtful. The sums of these several
dispatches were edded together, and the
report set atloat that kilograms had been
received, announcing nineteen new cases.
The dispatch published in THE BULLETIN
told the whole story. There were exactly
five cases, and these were all in one family
the Hester family, 6s Clay street, in
South Memphis.
Henry Sims, a colored man was put on
trial, yesterday, charged with the burning
of Noah Harris corn crib. He was de-
clared not guilty by the jury-a result that
surprised not few of those who heard the
evidence. When Henry was arrested he
protested his innocence most vehemently.
He had lived in Vicksburg, he said, and if
any man wanted to know what manner of
man he was let him write down there, and
he would find out, Squire Osborn took
Henry at his word, and wrote to the Chief
of Police of Vicksburg, and here is
"Henry's endorsement" 1.-THE man Henry
Sims was never wanted in Vicksburg, but
upon inquiry find he was confined in the
Jail at Delta, La. He with four others
burned the jail and made their escape.
The charge against him. think, was lar
ceny. If you can't convict him in Cairo
inform Thomas Goats, Sheriff of Madison
Parish, La, and he will send for him"
Signed, John Groom.
The re-outbreak of the fever in Mem
phis, as reported through THE BULLETIN,
yesterday morning, served to strengthen tie
fear that that unfortunate city is doomed
to suffer severely again; but caused but lit
tie alarm for the safety of our own city.
There is an impression amounting to con-
viction among our citizens that the cpl
demic can be fenced out and kept at bay
by the enforcement Of rigid quarantine.
Indeed it is believed that the exercise of or
binary discretion in that particular, will
save us. It is true that confidence in the
efficiency Of future guarantees here, has
been greatly impaired by the farcical do
ings Of last week; but there are good and
sufficient reasons why that farce will not be
repeated, Quarantine will not be re estab-
lished until there is known necessity for
it, and then that law of self preservation
that moves every man to take care Of HIM
self, will move every citizen to demand Of
the authorities the enforcement Of proper
protective measures. LaXity was urged
upon our authorities last week, because of
the prevailing belief that the quarantine
was premature. When it is held as neCes.
sary, every citizen, or the great majority at
least, will insist upon unbendlng rigidness.
"A coored man (whose name has
slipped our memory who claimed that he
had been working for the government at
some point on the river below here, reached
Cairo Thursday evening well supplied with
money. He frequentcd several saloons,
drank freely, and finally laid down on the
wharf and went to sleep, Two or three
young men seeing him there at late hour,
hatlcss and coatless, awoke him, and de-
; mandcd to know what he was doing there.
The negro finally collected his senses
searched for his money--$l04 he says
and failed to find it, Yesterday morning
he repaired to the Office Of Squire Comings,
and obtained warrant for the arrest of
the young men who had awakened him.
At the trial that cnsucd not scntila of
evidence connect them with the theft
and they were discharged, The absurdity
Of the idea that anybody would commit a
larceny, and then awaken the virtim from a
sound slumber didn't seem TO strike the
negro, and even yet he refuses to dismiss
the deusion that the young men in question
know something about the whereabouts OF
his Sl04. AS there seems TO be no clue
whatever to the thief the case is one de.
serving Of the attention Of the elder Hogan
and John Sheehan.
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