The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-05-13

IN tbc support of the family, and has the
Enterprise so well established, now, that
his future seems provided for. George is,
for verify, the zone boy in thousand"
The Greenbackcrsof this Judicial circuit
are urgently invited by Messrs. Parish and
Ingraham, (who act under the suggestion of
number of representative Greenbackers
who recently met in Marion) to send dele
gates to Judicial convention that is to
meet IN Marion on the 10th instant. The
object of the convention is to consider
whether it is cxpedient for the Greenback-
ers to consolidate their vote in particular
direction, at the' ensuing judicial elec.
ton; and if that proposition is decided
afiirmatively, then to decide in what di.
recton or upon which set of candidates
the votes shall be consolidated. If our
Alexander county Greenbackers propose to
take any part in that convention, they
should move in the matter at once.
The Metropolis negro boy, Dick Brad
shaw, who shot and killed n colored play
mate because the playmate had made de-
fault in the payment of five cents, was SEN
fenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary
for a term of twenty years, In converse
ton with the editor Of the Pope County
| Democrat the hardened little rascal said
| that he didn't know that the pistol was
cooked; he intended to shoot the boy, but
wasn't quite ready, just then He is about
IS years Of age. The boy he killed was an
inoffensive little lad, II years Of age, who
was pleading for the privilege of calling
on his uncle for the five cents when he was
shot down. The prisoner in company with
Moseby, whom the Democrat denOminates
"a Cairo horse thief and who was under a
sentence OF four years, passed through
Cairo en- route for Joliet, several days ago.
1t was with feelings of the most pro-
found regret thatwe learned yesterday of the
death OF our old friend, Joe G. Cormick, OF
Centralia. Hedied Of dropsy, at his home
at o'clock Saturday morning and wa:
buried yesterday afternoon. Cormick en-
tered in the service Of the Illinois Contra
railroad company in the year 1856, and has
been in the employment of that company
ever since. With warm, sympathetic
> heart Of highly sociable and most com
panlonable nature he knew everybody il
Southern Illinois, and among the genera
travelling public had as extensive an &C
quaintance as any railroad conductor in the
west Well and widely known as he was
; we doubt it much if the man or woman
is alive to-day who can truthtully say that
he or she ever suffered wrong, to the extent
Of nickel at the hands Of Joe
Cormick. Although filing position that
fairly "brist!ed" with little annoyanccs, the
equanmity Of his temper was always pre-
seryed; he was kind to everybody, gencr-
Gus to fault-instinctively a gentleman
He was scrupulously honest, clever and
obliging; and however well, however eff
GENTLY his place may be filed in 'the run
between Cairo and Centralia," many years
will pass by before the local traveller will
cease to regret the absence Of good old Joe.
On the announcement Of his death the Off
GERS Of the Illinois Central gave out the word
that friends anywhere who might wish to
attend his funeral should have free carriage
over the road; and as a further mark
Of respect the cabooses and engines
Of the division were draped in
mourning. A large throng followed
the body to the grave, and, had there been
no previous assurance that the good old man
had strong hold upon the affections OF
his neighbors and friends, the proof was
furnished there, abundantly and conclu-
sively. Joe was about So years of age, and
had for years been member of the Con-
ductor's Life insurance company, and was
still member, we hear, at the time of his
death. More we feel inclined to say, but
pressed for time and limited in space, we
close with heartfelt farewell forever to
our friend of half of long life time
Joe G. Cormick.
The water throwing contest Yesterday,
created so much excitement and ll-fceling
; that we don't care to attend another 'ioust
Of the same character. At $3.50 the Delta
engine backed upto the tank, and in few
minutes was well braccd, and ready fol-
the work IN hand. The nozzlemen took
their position at point So feet from the en-
CINE, and at a point up the avenue lGj fee
l ) inches distant, the judges Of the contest
placed sheet OF blank newspaper, to mark
the throw Of the Rough and Readies in
= July 1878. If the Delta's water fell short
of that point, it was understood that the
contcstlwould end there and the Roughs
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