The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-27

"h" hau no more than his due
share, But Smith didn't believe
this story, and headed Dixon off; BECOMING
more and more importunate for his money.
until finally, Dixon showed him out of the
way Smith made pass, in return and
Dixon gave him terrific punch in the
mouth, The parties then clinched, and
third party entering the fight, there was the
promise, for awhile, of lively scrimmage.
But negro bystanlers interfcred and soon
restored good order; but not good feelings.
Smith sworc out q warrant and Hogan took
Dixon under arrest. A half dozen lawsuits
will likely be the conclusion Of the matter
In the obstruction of the Notre Dame
university by fire, not a few of our citizens
mourn the loss Of their alma mater. In
deed there is not a community anywhere in
the Northwest that does not number
among its citizens men and women who
associate the Notre Dame university, now
heap Of charred ruins, with the happics
days OF their lives. the institution was
founded about thirty-fiyc years ago by
Father Sonn, profound scholar, and
chief of the order of Brothers of the Sacred
Heart. The building was six stories in
heighth, and, with its library of $4,000 vol
umes, its music hall old mans home, in
Urinary and monster chime of bells, pre-
sented by the emperor Louis Napoleon,
cost 100000 The insurance amounts to
d, only 900; yet the immense structure
will be rebuilt at once. The origin of the
fire is ascribed TO spontaneous combustion,
!, Mr.. Ed Baker is a colored individual
who has long boosted Of keeping his wo.
man, in the foul nest near the head of
- Eighth street He called her Mat and
: was quite certain that he was the apple of
her eye" etc. But this concet was taken
out of him. Friday night he was passing up
:, Eighth street in the vicinity of the Leyiathan
" saloon, when much to his establishment, he
ran against "NIat" and a 'yallerman whom
- he 'spscd," locked in loving embrace
right there on the sidewalk And what
y did Ed, Baker do! Did he pick up the
y man and tess him over the sidewalk? No
- But like the coward he is he knocked the
woman down-and the woman's new
"fricnd, like the coward he is, ran off at the
- top Of his speed. Baker waited until Mat
- regaincd her feet, and then knocked hel
:; down again And now hearing approach,
l. ING footsteps Baker fed leaving Mat bloody
- and bleeding on the sidewalk. Since then
~ he hos not been seen in tina city.
:, We have had among MS for some time
- past negro woman who is known by the
- sobrioQuet of BLACK Hat" Concluding
=. that quiet and rest were essential to herhap
pincss she resolved to obtain that quiet by
- moving to Evansville, and in pursuance Of
that resolution packed her traps and bid hel
Ill acquaintance "good-bye and only awaited
rs the arrival of the packet to be off, But dur
p ing the interval Italian Joe lit down OF
OF her stuff with an attachment. Black Ha
III had neglected to make good ready By
D. paying her rent. But then she would have
" sent the amonnt from Evansville; feein.
II right sure that she would have done So sh
lis gave Joe such tonguc-ashng q
o. no son Of the sunny land 0
mt Italy ever before received from daughter
NY of "Africa's golden sands" 1t was terrible
at and before it concluded Joe made firm re
solve that he'd "never cross that negr
IL again,cv though he might find her carry
nd ing off his house and lot, bodaclously,
''y The paths Of the policemen are not al
NO. ways the paths Of peasantncss, by an
LOT means. 4 colorcd citizen, or a white on
nc either for that matter, obtains writ fc
i'h' somebody's arrest and he imagincs that tn
less efforts of every policeman in the city shoul
ire at once be subjected to his service. TIL
lrc' policeman who never heard Of his case,
lch "a h-llo of an officer, that he doesn't kno'
s. all about the matter" Until the policema
veil who hold the writ effects the arrest, ever
mt other policeman in the city is held reSpol
nat Sibc for the delay. Only yesterday a co
per ored man was terribly eXaspcrated. II
had been chugged in the countenancc, an
Ter, the half dozen officers OF the town had II
'nl- three hours pass without aircsting the o
ard fender The officer who had nev,
ars. heard of the case was held equally respor
cry sblc with the officer who held the VIZ
last And this negro is only one of many. Polio,
rom men hear from such fellows every day; an
led now that most of the force have come to III
in lend of their tethcr;' we shall not be
md all surprised to hear that few Of these ca
Id; pers have been knocked heels over stomach
nd; The Paducah News speaks in the 70
in lowing complimentary terms Of Miss LOU.
al ~ pnmnrov who M nkns hnr fret onnnnronrn