The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-05-18


sG5OOOO. The total expense involved in
collecting this vast sum, including salaries
and outlaws of every character is put
down at sl7,5OO, or about two and three,
quarters per cent. Capt. Willis has there
fore, not only effected very close and large
collections, but exercised most commend
able economy in doing so, The average
cost of collecting public revenue is said to
be nearly twelve per cent
AT the Council chamber last night the
Sheriff served notice on d. j. Foley, City
Clerk, that James Mott had filed his petition
to contest his, Foleys right to the office OF
City Clerk, and that the matter would come
up for hearing before the County Court on
the end day of July. The Sheriff had
like notice for Mr. Linegar giving him no.
tice that Mr.. Wood Rittenhouse would con-
test his right to the honor, profit and glory
of the seat he, the said Linegar, occupies in
the City Council,
-- An indlvidual-an animated chaos Of
rags, so to speak, was abroad, yesterday,
begging second hand clothing. Only a
few days before he had purchased a very
becoming suit of clothing, and was keeping
them for gala days and extraordinary oc-
casions. Well supplied with new clothing
but not otherwise, he has been compelled
to lodge in railroad car. Yesterda,
morning he awoke and, much TO his horror
he discovered that his partner" these fell
lows always have partners) had decamped
and carried of the new stock of clothing
with him. The loser of the new clothes
was utterly crushed, and while speaking
ofhis loss he found it impossible to keep
back the tears. We sympathizedwith him,
but man with only one suit, is not in a
condition to be liberal in the old clothes
line
An Arkansas officervisited the neighbor.
ing town of Smithland, a few days ago, and
arrested man named Dan Edmunds. The
charge against Edmunds was that he had
killed his wife and child. He gave it out
among his neighbors that lie was going to
remove to Smithland. While en- route for
the river he struck his wife on the neck
with an axe, nearly severing her head from
her body. He then knocked the child IN
the head with the axe, and buried both
bodies in trench he dug by the way side
The wife had been a servant girl. Ed.
munds elopei with her, elving his lawful
wife in Smithland to whom he returned.
with the blood OF his victims fresh upon
his hands. Suspicious were excited among
the murderer's Arkansas neighbors, search
instituted, and the bodies found where the
demon had buried them. He is in Arkan-
sas, by this time, and will atone for his
horid crime on the gallows.
About six weeks ago an old negro wo-
man, named Phillips, died in one Of the
rookeries on 9th street, and since then the
nclghbors have seen lights in the house at
all hours of the night. Knowing as every
| body did that the building was unoccupied,
these ott-recurring lights excited much
curiosity, and il soon went abroad that the
house was haunted. Friday night quite
crowd gathered about the house, the lights
were there, and conjecture ran wild in an
effort to account for their appearance.
About 10 o'clock Olmsted and Wilson
passed around that way, and concluded
that they'd explore the mystery. To the
great CONSERVATION of the supcrstitious
part Of the crowd they dashed in the door
and entered the building. In an instant
the lights were eytinguished. and three or
four very substantial ghosts who were in
side, plunged out the back way, and nearly
broke their necks in an effort to escapc ar. |
rest for playing draw poker for two.bits
ante
Only five members responded to the
call for a special meeting Of the council.
last night and as it requires six to consti
tute quorum 10 meeting was held. But
some outside business was transacted NOT.
withstanding. The newly appointed chief
of police, Mr. James c. Lahue was sworn
in, and the old chief, c, b. After bcino
present, detached his star from his coat
AID handing it over, remarked that,t possed
into good keeping, at the same time ton.
dering to the new chief any information or
assistance IN his power to give or extend.
And thus after nearly four years service
Charley steps down and out. What ever
else may be said Of him no man can say
that he has been cruel or overbcaring, or
that he ever dealt blow where strategy or
persuasion could be substituted. II can
further be said, that in relieving
the sick and the destitute that
hag l.