The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-29


the spikes protruding But, to ''rccur.n
Why is it that, for repairing the floors of
the sidewalks, the city does not procure
inch and a half plank, which would he
abundantly thick, instead of two inch plank,
which are entirely too thick There would
be saving Of % per cent. in
cost, and loss in no way. We submit the
matter for the consideration Of whom it
may concern.
The much-talked of lizard Times"
party will be held about the middle of next
week. Every gentleman who attends is
expected to bring about a half collars
worth Of something to eat Each Of the
ladies will be asked to pay the fiddler sew
enteen cents. The hall will be lighted
with tallow dips, or with lard
lamps with rag wicks. Gentlemen
who happen to arrive without dancing
pumps can probably borrow from his more
fortunate acquaintance, In any event
dancing in the stocking feet will be prohib-
tied Dancing will commence at early can
delight, and old fashioned dances by old
fashioned people in appearance will be
kept up until II O'Clock, after which the
crowd will submit to modern inOvations.'
The surplus of cash or provisions will be
judiciously distributed among the descrv-
ing poor
There was great cOmmotion near the
corner OF Thirteenth and Poplar, about :
o'clock yesterday evening, and extending
inquiries as to the whcrcfOrcs, we were
placed in possession of thc.tolIowng story
\ colOred woman named Frances Smith
entered her house and found It well filled
with negro boys, who, with her daughter
Emma girl Is or Is years Of age, were
carrying on dreadful" The mother or
dered the girl to drive the boys out; but in
stead Of obeying she turned upon her mother
most shamefully. The girls language was
so profanc and obscene that even the listen
ing neighborS were shocked and appall-
ed The mother said but little in
reply, but gathering the undutiful
daughter IN her arms, slammed her down
on the floor, tied her, and gave her IL good,
sound betting, While the blows were de
scending, she took back" the foul cpthets
she had applied to her mother and the
ncighbors (tor the girl had given her pro-
family Il wide range and in the most pitc-
Gus manner begged cvcrybody's pardon
and solcmnly promised to be good girl.
Upon this the mother rclented, united Miss
Emma, and looked for an improved code of
morals, But the dcprayed girl
no sooner realized that she
had the free use of her limbs, than she
dashed at her mothers good clothes, and
tore them into shreds, sailed into the "od
girl herself, and made the neigh
borhood fairly howl with the vilcst Ian
guage ever syllabled anywhere. 1t was at
this juncturc that Chief After came around
and taking the iratc Emma in charge con
ycycd herto the CalabOosc, sh" protesting all
the while that she didn't care a--for any
of a--of whitcman that ever lived, and
especially didn'tshc care for the one whohad
her in charge The place Tor Miss Emma
Is under the rigid discipline of "A reform
school.
Mr., Field, who lives near Fulton, Ken
lucky, had in his employ until recently, a
large luSty negro man, about thirty years
Of age. Last Sunday week ago Mrs
Field sent her little twelve year old girl to
the stable for eggs When the little
creature had succeeded IN reaching the loft
the negro man followed her and outraged
her person, He then threatened the child
with u most terrible death if she told on
him, and influenced by these threats the
child kept the dreadful secret until the
injuries received by her became uncndur
able, and told the story for her. She thcr
named the negro man as her ravisher. The
father and brother being near at hard and
the latter arming himself with Il shot
gun, both started in pursuit. They hao
reached point hundred feet distant
from where the black monster wa.
at work, when he, suspectng tn,
truth, attempted to escape. The brother
fired upon him and so disabled him
that he was easily captured. He was thcr
conveyed to ncighbor's house for SAFE
keeping; but the news of the outrage soor
got abroad; and before bedtime a crowt
Of fifty men had gathered determined tc
wloak summary vengeance The negro was
scized hurried off into the woods where he
was swung up TO the limb Of tree, and
his body fairly riddlcd with bullets. The
account Of the affair given by the Paducal
News, corroboratcs the foregoing state
mcnt, in so far as the leading particular,
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