The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-07

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were heard FROM no more during the even
ing,
A mule and boy, an Eighth street.
yesterday, attracted considerable attention
The mule fell down, rolled oveE wallowrd
about in the mud, several seconds, and then
regaining his "normal" coadition, found
the boy on his back precisely as IL nothing
had happened, As the mulo actually
rolled over the boy, aud seemed % be act,
ually scutlling with him, i; was feared for
awhile that the youngstcr had been seri.
ously hurt but us the boy rutlo OIL appar-
emily less concerned than any of the the
spectators, all fears that We're excited We're
speedily dissipatot
One of the most loathSomc objects ever
beheld was the dirty, muddy, bosotted and
beastly female that land prone and motion
less, "Wednesday evening, under the Com
mercial avenue sidewalk, She had ovi.
IDENTIFY been rceling about the vicinity, and
probably feeling a sluggish sense other CON
dition, hid herself away, rs she thought,
from the eye of passcrs-by. Her feet pro-
truding beyond her covering told her where
abouts and the attention of nearly every
body passing was thus arrested. Finally
somebody, more charitable than the aver
age human being, helped her to her wretch
ed domicile.
While Messrs. Maker and Borgan, Oc-
companicd by lady each, were walking
up Washington avenue. Wednesday night,
they heard an unearthly screeching, in the
vicinity of the Christian church. Recog-
nizing the cries as those of female and
very naturally thinking that murder or
signal outrage was being committed, they
excused themselves to their ladies, and made
haste to rescue the sufferer, who ever she
might be. AS they advanced the terrific out
cries receded. Near the colored NJ. L.
church, far out in the bottom, they came
up with the object of their pursuit which
proved to be bare-headed negro woman,
who cooly informed them that she hallooed
"cause she'd got religion" Concerning
what the two gentlmen said il reply, we
have nothing to say and, possibly, would
not repeat it if we knew.
A strange rumor was abroad, yesterday,
concerning the late William T. Becrwart
| 1t was to the effect that, to all APP
pearanccs, he died on Friday. The fact
was telegraphed to Cairo, and in due time
his friends commenced preparing his body
for the coffin. While washing him he eX-
hibited signs Of life, and finally actually
regained consciousness. In this condition
he continued until Monday, when he
died in reality. 1t is insisted upon as a
fact that while the flags of our engine
| houses were floating as token of respect
to his memory, he was living, breath.
ing, human being In other words, he
recovered from his trance, or state Of
lethargy and survived II period Of fifty.
four hours, AS such things are not
of rare occurrence, it is by no means i'm
possible that the rumor has fact for its
foundation.
We hear it stated that one of the pa.
ticnts Of the Marine hospital was subjected
to very severe and dangerous surgical OPP
Grafton. He had been deck hard, an(
while at work, some weeks or months ago
box from the top of the pile, fell, an,
striking him in the breast, fractured hi
srernum and inflicted injuries from whic
it was thought impossible for him to re
cover. The only hope was hinged with tn
successful removal Of the injured portion c
the sternum. Regarding death as ineyita
bic almost in any event, the patient wa
ANXIOUS that the operation should be pei
formed. The fractured bone was remove
in scientific manner, and had the ma
possessed average rccuperativc powers i
would have recovered. But his vitality b,
ing at Il low ebb he fingered only unit
Tuesday when he died. The name Of tn
physician who performed the opeatio
has not been furnished to US.
The law and chancery docket of Il
present term Of the Alexander Circu
Court numbered two hundred and OF
cases. Judge lIarker informs us that Il
civil dockets Of no three counties in Il
t circuit equal that of Alexander. Refcrlir
Y to some Of our old .iottings-down, we fin
/ that our law business has increased quite
t rapidly as our population. The followir
r figures furnish an idea Of what our siXteC
!. hundred people, then occupying the tcrr
= tory Of Pulaski MS well as Alexander count
g were doing in the law line, tifty-six year
i ago; The first Judges Docket ever used
+. Alexander county shows that for the