The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-22

oroot suffering. Those who recover their
sonscs--awakcn from their deusive dream,
and express desire to return to their old
home, in the South, are furnished transpor-
tation free.
The Equitable Life Assurance Society
of New York, in the month of March paid
one $4,000, five $4,000, SIX $1,000, four
$4,000, and a number of smaller policies.
This company pays all its losses promptly
and ranks frst-class for stability and fair
dealing Its surplus on the per cent basis
is larger than any other company in the
country.
Jack Sheppard and Marshall Hodges
were engaged at a game Of cards, Sunday
afternoon, in an orchard in the vicinity Of
Golden, An angry alteration ensued,
which terminated in shooting scrape.
Hodges having apistol on his person, shot
Sheppard down and then fled the country
ulCut tAIltCLltut lOllONtu Dul III lusl ~
counts Hodges had not been arrested.
Up about Twcnty-sixth street, west OF
Washington, there is quarter OF a mile Of
sidewalk, reaching far out into the bottoms
going nowhere and doing no good to any
body, except to such persons as make oc-
casional levies upon it for irewood As
much of the lumber is yet sound and could
be used to good advantage elsewhere, there
are several reasons that will occur to every
body why it should be taken up and cared
for.
Quite number of Fourth ward voters
seem disposed to insist upon the candidacy
of Mr., James Kynaston for the Office Of
alderman. George L. O'Hara, the drug
gst, Henry Metcalt, Samuel Wilson, and
others; but our Fourth warders are proven
bially modest. They shrink even from al
| dermanic honors, so much so that it be-
comes Question-not, whom shall We
choose; but who can be persuaded to
accept.
About l2:15 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, an eleven and a half pound boy made
his appearance in Frank Schaetter's home
and gave notice, in his way Of doing things
than he intended to stay there. Frank
passed around the cigars quite literally
among the Fourth ward voters, yesterday
announcing to the beneticiarieS Of his lib
erality, that, twenty-onc years from that
time he should expect them to support hi
son for alderman.
The remains OF little Lucy Abel
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Abel, were
buried in Beech Grove cemetery, yesterday
evening On Wednesday evening We made
mention of the relapse this little girl had
suffered in her attack Of st. Nltus dance
from which she was thought to be rapidly
recovering. She sank rapidly, after the
relapse, and on Saturday night she died
1t is saidthat the little creature suffered 50
intensely that death came as a mercy.
-Munroe Purcell, who left the Insane
! Asylum, at Anna, some months ago, and re-
turned to Cairo, quite restored to reason.
was brought before the County Judge yes
terday. as utterly bereft Of reason as ever.
1t is alleged that his relapse is chargcable
to beating he received at the hands Of a
man who didn't known him, Be that as it
may there can be no question as TO his pres
ent insanity. The jury in the case 50 de-
cided, and IN due time he will be returned
to the asylum.
Parties who feel interested in the mat
ter have asked us, several times, for inform
alton respecting the result Of the efforts to
raise money by subscription to rebuild 10,
retto academy. We can only say that We
take it for granted that the committee hav
ing the matter in charge has not completed
its labors, and that the promised publica
ton of the amounts subscribed, etc, vii
not be made, until the canvass is completed
II is work, however in which nothing
can be gained by delay.
II. J. Jenkins, colorcd carpenter Nhc
was well known among the white rs well a
the colored people Of Cairo, as well
meaning inofensivc man, died at his HON,
on Fifteenth and Cedar streets SUNDAY
night, Of consumption. lie had been
victim OF the disease for many months, an,
exhausted nearly every remedy suggested
A few days ago,howcvcr, he was compelled
through sheer weakness to take his bed
and, sinking rapidly, died as above stated
His remains were buried yesterday.
Mr.. Mike Harrington being abscn
from his home, Sunday afternoon, maj
who had been working for him entered hi
room, stole eighteen dollars in cash and {
good ovcrcoat, and then repairing to the
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