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

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II. II. Candee Solo, "Stom and Sunshine,
Dudley Buck, Miss Annie Pitcher; Reel
tation, "Biddy Maloncy and the Hayther
Chincc," Mrs. VIM. Winter Solo, "The
Flower Girl" E. Bcrgmani, Mrs. II. Cush'
man.
The bladder-headcd creature of the
Evening Sun affects the belief that he has
angcred us. Impossible! We never "chugg-
ed our grandmother or "shook"our mother;
we never "chatfed" paralytic, cursed dot
age or derided senility. How could we,
then, feel anger for the "blesscd old ass"
of the evening luminary,
The negro who cut the strangers
pocket and stole therefIom sixteen dollars,
was arrested yesterday evening by officer
Sheehan, who at once lodged the culprit in
the calaboose His name is Henry Luce;
he had "done" the picnic and was arrested
while in the act OF getting off the cars.
The money was not recovered.
The River Editor of THE BULLETIN left
the city Friday to participate in private
party among his Missouri friends. AS
Missouri private parties usually mean a
three days revelry, we shall not calculate
upon his return before Monday. We make
mention of this matter in explanation Of
the absence Of our usual river report.
The entire population of Centralis
Joined in testifying their respect for the
memory of good old Joe Cormick. Bust
ness houses were closed the city council
was convened and passed suitable resolu-
tions; flags hung at half mast, bells were
tolled, engines were draped in mourning,
and everybody and everything seemed
draped in the insignia of sorrow.
Mr.. Sam Steele, Of Pulaski county,
was in Cairo yesterday. He brought in a
wagon load ofstrawberries, eggs, fresh but
ter, axe handles, skiff-oars, sour-dock
goose-berries, feathers, dried garlic, sassa.
| fras, bees-wax, blood root, mustard greens
broom corn and slippery elm bark and dis.
posing of his truck at good prices, he in.
vested the proceeds in chromos, and return.
ed home, happy because he had been
virtuous.
"A negro man named Nathan Perry en-.
tered jim Cheney'S stable loft, Friday
night, and stole two pairs of double blank
cts. The fellow being suspected of the
theft, he was taken under arrest by Officer
John Hogan who 10y adroit questioning
finally brought out the truth. Perry con
fessed his guilt, and escorted the officer t.
the place where he had concealed hi:
plumber He was then confined in the Jail
to await examination.
"A negro boy and white boy, the lat
ter answering the designation of Joe
Hughes, had a little fstic sct.to Yesterday,
in the neighborhood of Thirteenth and
Poplar The negro finding nothing else
at hand, seized an empty beer keg, and
hurled it at Joe, with an ugly intent to
'mash him." Joe stalked away apparent
ly disguised with an antagonist who al.
though supplied with feet and fists, resort
ed to such vulgar weapons as beer kegs.
Three or four persons engaged in
game Of cards in the Great Eastern saloon.
yesterday, that resulted in fight. We
didn't learn the cause Of the disagreement.
but one Of the parties named Barney DUFF
fey seized another, who is said to be a
stranger, by the scalp lock, and dealing
him several underhanded blows, gave his
face the appearance of ball of bloody
pulp. Dutfey was arrested, taken before
Judge Bird and fined $1j and costs. Sc
curity was given for the payment Of the
fine,and defendant went thence without day
One Of the million of fellows who are
moving from place to place throughout the
country, complained to one Of the police.
men, yesterday, that taking up lodgings.
Friday night, in box car, he was some.
what surprised on waking up Yesterday
morning to see negro, who had slept
with him, in the act of abstractinr his
pockctbook through an opening he had
cut in his pantaloons. lie instantly crab
bed the thiefs hand, but the rascal pulled
away from HIM and quickly gained the
cover Of neighboring cars. The pocket
contained sixteen dollars.
AS our reporter was passin. along
Twentieth street near Poplar yesterday
morning he was hailed by n negro woman
who proceeded to denouncc him and the
"grcy-hcadcd grocery man by the court
house." as q brace of dead beats who
sponged their hash at the court house, silent
in the empty freight cars, and raised money
to buy whisky by robbing negro women's