The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-05-11

him. securely ironed' lie louhu Tue ie'io"
AZ the house of his brother'n-law, back of
Ullin, and coming down on him suddenly,
had the bracelets on his arms before he
could recover from his establishment. Nc
Kifi is said to be of the genus desperado
and il is matter of some surprise among
those who know him that he submitted
without fierce resistance.
We received intelligence, yesterday, of
the death of Anderson Sammons, an elder
brother of ex-county commissioner, George
w. Sammens He died of pneumonia, on
Wednesday last, at point in the country
known ms the promised Land His wife
preceded him only few weeks. Several
children (how many we did not learn are
thus left without father or mother. Mr..
Summons was about As years OF age,
Tomorrow will be day of excite
ment and suspense to the members Of our
fire companies, and to some extent to Us
"outsiders." as we are called. At half past
8 p, m, at the corner of Eighteenth and
Commercial, the much talked of water
throwing contest will come off. The Deltas
throw against the Roughs large engine, and
the little Arab contests with the little Rough,
OF course everybody will be there to see,
the ladies, as well as men and boys.
Fully half dozen persons gave us to
understand, Yesterday, that they had always
known that Miss Belle Gatfney was the
possessor of extraordinary dramatic talent
that needed only the merest touch of cul-
ture to hasten it into full blooming 1t is
somewhat remarkable, however, that hint
of this was never given until the young
lady went elsewhere and compelled recog
milton. "a prophet hath fame except il
his own country"-or words to that effect,
THE Belle of Cairo" IS the name OF
the best five cent cigar ever sold in Cairo
1t is new brand manufactured by Mr.. G
G. Wichert, of pure Havana filler, DucA
Island wrapper and binder purchased by
Mr.. w. during his recent trip to st. Louis
at an extra high price. The Belle is guar
anteed, and for every cigar that fails t.
come up to the representations, Mr.. W
stands ready to hand over one thousand. l
is manufactured only by him, and is solo
at no other stand in Cairo or elsewhere. l
is bound to become the smokers five cen
tavorite.
Alexander County Bible society will
meet in the Presbyterian church at four
o'clock this afternoon for the election of Of
fcers to serve during the ensuing year
and for the transaction Of other business of
Importance to the society. In the evening
general meeting, in the same behalf,
will be held in the VI. T. church,
during which Mr.. Geisinger will
report the progress made in his canvass OF
Cairo. Addresses appropriate to the occas.
ion, will be delivered by other parties, and
the occasion rendered interesting if not
proftabeto all who may attend.
The committee appointed under a rcso.
luton adopted blythe Taxpayers associa.
ton to obtain signatures to a petition, pray.
ing that the law creating the Grand Jury
abomination be repealed entered upon a
discharge Of its duty, yesterday, The pc
tition merely sets forth that the Grand
Jury is not not essential in the admins
tration Of justice, serves to delay the exc
cution of the law, is cumbersome eXpen-
sive and utterly useless. To all Of which
quite everybody asSented who were asked
to sign the petition. The system, or the
necessity for it has been outiyed, and it
should 60 down and out.
Thursday night man carrying a shot
gun, stole skiff from the Kentucky shore,
about mile above the city, and put out
down the river. The owner of the skill
happened tobe an eye witness of the thef,se-
cured shot gun, jumped into another skitl
and made chase. The fugitive seeing that
he would be overtaken, fired on his pursucr,
which fire was promptly returned. A third
and fourth shot We're fired. but with what
result is not known. 1t being a bright
night, the pursuer was seen, from this side,
to overhaul the pursued and escort him
back to the shore. What followed this de-
ponent saith not.
The W. c. L. Temperance convention,
that is TO convene in this city next Wednes-
days, hould enlist not only the sympathy but
the active cooperation Of every friend OF
the cause in the city, 1t is expected that
that there will be respectable attendance
| from abroad. Let these visitors then. on
their arrival here, rot only be Hospitality
provided for, but be assured as well by
deeds as by words, that they were invited