The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-09-18

he mas lcft IN destitute circumstances. The
average wages Of laboring men, however
economically expended, furnish nothing
beyond decent support of a family Of
half dozen members, and it is no evidence
Of Incidence or improvidence, therefore,
that he had nothing ahead. 70 extend
help in this case, therefore, would be mag
unanimous act upon the partof the company;
and in keeping with Its generosity in kin
dred cases.
--Paducah has Towards Association
in working order, and, although it expcnds
a comparatively small amount of money, ii
is affording most grateful relief and assist
ance on every hand. The association in
cludcs large number of contributing
members, and is properly Differed. A
medical director looks after the sanitary
condition Of the city, treats pennies sick
persons, and has power to district the city
and assign such physicians and nurses to
each district as the necessities Of the situa-
ton may demand. Every poor person
that falls sick within the corporate limits
of Paducah, receives proper medicines and
nursing, through this association, provided,
Of course, the sick person is unable
to secure attention otherwise. In this way
death or absolute suffering from want Of
attention, is guarded against, and begging
on the streets for money to buy medicines
and pay for prescriptions, is an infiction to
which the people of Paducah are rarely
subjected The example set by our neigh
. bors. in this respect, is worthy Of imitation,
and we should be pleased TO see CAIRO
initiate it.
The execution of human being is n
task from which Sheriff Hodges feelings
and instincts naturally recoil with horror,
yet, controlled by the stronger sense Of
duty, he approached and finished his work
of Tuesday with tirmness and decision
that seemed TO rob the occasion of much Of
its terror. He humanity kept the exact
hour of execution from the knowledge of
the doomed man. until he called him to
the scatfold Then there was no tedious
waiting except such as the ministers occa-
stoned There was slight tremor in his
voice while reading the death warrant but
dealing directly with the prisoner, he dis
played resoluteness of purpose that had
an assuring cAAt upon everybody present
the prisoner not excepted. His arrange
ments were all complete-the rope
purchased in st. Louis fer
the purpose, was one upon
which he could rely to sustain the terrible
STRAIN TO which il was to be subjected and
the fall was mercifully arranged so as to
insure broken neck. And in no particu-
lar did the result disappoint expectation.
Had Glass been a cold corpse when the
rope was put around his neck, he could not
have exhibited less evidence OF pain and
suffering than he did after the trap was
sprung. There was not movement OF
limb or muscle, nor even the semblancc OF
gasp. Had cannon ball taken the
wretchcd mans head from his shoulders
he could not have died quicker or with less
pain. THIS was intended the length Of
the fall--over six feet, and the strength Of
the rope, were expected to accomplish pre-
cisely what they did accomplish; and, al
though no man can think OF
the inficton Of the death pen
atty without an involuntary shudder,
we can but congratulate the Sheriff upon
the entire success Of all his plans. We dare
say that more successful cxecution-one
50 nearly Invested of the horrors that usual
~ attend or are associated with such occa-
sons-was never effected in the state OF
Illinois