The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-05-14

fracas ended
There was a muss in an uptown board
ing house, Yesterday morning, that threat
ened for time, very serious consequences
1t was ouelled, however, before any gore
was spilled. One OF the parties sought tl'
protection Of the law, and to what end re-
mains to be determined.
The severe crash of thunder yesterday
: morning set three teams on Commercial
avenue into a full run; but concluding that
they were making fools OF themselves they
soon called halt, and were brought back
to their respective starting points as tame
and submissive as so many oxen.
Mr. W. NJ. Davidson, at Beerwart's old
stand on Eighth street, is receiving from
Paducah nurseries frequent supplies of
choice, fresh and healthy pottcd flowers,
His variety embraces quite all the snowy
and desirable kinds that flourish in this
climate and all at very low figures.
The steam fire engine is now said to
be in thorough order, and will, in the event
Of an accessible fire, be put in service. 1t
is the purpose of the company, we hear, tc
place the machine in charge of the gentle.
man who repalredher, which will be very
sensible thing for the company to do
We were informed yesterday, that the
little Hibernian engine took no part IN
Mondays tournament because her throw
of several years ago had never been equaled
and stands unequaled to-day. She is said
to have thrown TAG, #. or nearly eight feet
further than the Arabs throw Of Monday
Several negro boys made an assault
yesterday, upon Grant Wilson, coloreC
| lad about Is years Of age. Grant succeed
cd in catching one of the number, and CAV
him a good dressing off" The vanquishe,
chap sued, and Grant was fined S. an
costs. In what way the judgment was sa
isfed we didn't learn.
e Mr.. j. Geisinger is in the city and wi
visi; families in the interest of the Alexal
der County Bible Society, Mr.. Geiscnger
work is entirely for the city Of Cairo, ar
he should receive generous encourag
ment from our citizens. His object is
" supply families with Bibles which are so
by the society at cost prices, very cheap
=" q good bible for 10 cents, % cents and
$ on to a very fine work.
&c Molly Brooks caused the arrest
'' Emma Knight, yesterday, for using abusl'
language Emma declared that she W
Il not guilty OF saying what the afiiday
I charged, but confessed that she had Gale
Molly sundry pet names" that might |
" considered offensive. Judge Bird puta lii
estimate upon their character, and fine
Emma s. and costs, Both parties arc co
c ored, and it is scarcely necessary TO adj
y that they live on Fourth street
r A number Of our readers doubtlc,
heard of the arrest, in Texas. Of Elgi
IS Runyan express messenger on the Iro
i Mountain and Southern road on a charg
a Of robbing express packages of their mon
eyed contents. We heard quite recent
/ that the young man was put upon trial, anc
his innocence established beyond a reason
{ able doubt. We are not familiar with TIT
particulars, but are assured that Mr. Run
vans vindication was complete and trium
Y plant.
i "A negro woman in the vicinity 0
r. Squire Robinson's Office, yesterday, was ex
cecdngly anxious to obtain search war
Il rant that would warrant her in bursting il
K the door of the room in which her hus
- band was locked with another woman Sh
Is declared that she only wanted to address
few words to the old man and his paramou
ol six words to each Of them, and that the
y the measure of her happiness would be iu
,s The case not being one wherein srarc
+ warrant would lie, the injured female wcl
home greatly dlsgustcd at the impotcncy
!, our laws.
Mayor Thistlcwood received dispatc
~ from Representative Halliday, ycstcrda
II evening, to the effect that the General A.
>, sembly had passed the bill rerunding Cain
five thousacd dollars Of the money our a,
thorities in their own bchalfand acting VI
~ der the directions Of the State Board
- Health, expended, last summer, in the
- effort to protect Illinois from the rayagt
49, Of the yellow fever. The money was wise
expended, and it was but an act in the lin
Of fair dealing for the State to replace i
y The total expenditures of the city, direct
~ from the treasury, largely exceeded twic
: that amount.
=" We met, in Cairo, the other day, a co
u ored man who claimed that he participate
- in the Nicksburg convention; that althoua
| doing businrsS and sncnlintr n,et nc a