The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-11-04

printing OF l0,O00 copies Oh the bylaws oil
the Masonic Benevolent Society Of the
State, 5000 blank applications and 5000
certificates of membership, and was the
lowest of all the bidders for the work
Chicago, Quincy, Springfield, Peoria and
two or three other cities having entered
the list.
designing rascals, who understand that
the proposed road tax is fifty cents on the
one hundred dollars of equalizcd value, have
been playing on the ignorance of some OF
the voters. They have made some of the
colored men believe that if the tax is voted
fifty per cent. Of their property--of Their
horses, drays, wagons, furniture, etc,-will
be taken to pay for the road. These mis-,
representers ought to be booted if not spured
One of the eight ferocious dogs belong
ing to one of our citizens who takes delight
in dogs that bark and bite, yesterday, at
tackled little Kate Smith, one of Dr. Smith S
daughters, and caught her by the hair with
his teeth. One of the brute's teeth bruised
the little girls right ear, but did not abrode
the skin There was considerable demand
for pistols IN that neghborhood for some
time, but matters were compromised and
the dogs will goto the country.
His name is John Smith romantic
name that and he had fired pistol within
the corporate limits lust for the fun of the
thing For so grave an offcnse John was
pulled, of course, and Squire Robinson, be-
fore whom he was arraigncd, believing that
the aforesaid stun" was worth five dollars
to the aforesaid John, he was fined accord
ingly. The cooler having no charms for
him he paid the money,
Mr. Miles W. Parker confidently en-
poets to be elected county treasurer to-day.
He has made dilgent canvass Of the
county and .betcyes that several Of the
county precincts will give him decided
majorities In the city he hopes to distance
his competitor, and come out Of the race
couple of lengths ahead Mr.. Parker is an
honest and capable man, He is an old
citizen Of the county and needs the Office.
If elected he will do his duty faithfully
and with scrupu'ous honestly. Mr. Alden
also expects an election. He is well-known,
and deserves the compliment OF having
very cOmpctcntly filled the present term
He was gentleman of color and
what more natural than that the lady be
was "sparkin' should be Il lady of color
too, 1t was while "sparkln that the
fire broke out in Mound City and the
gallant believing that he could kill two
birds with one stone by having his lacy
love by his side and seeing the fire too,
forthwith hired buggy and started for
Mound City; but before he got there.
being blind to everything but the female
by his side, he drove into mudhoc.-
broke the buggy and with "honny" Ly
his side had to foot it home. Lovers
laugh at locksmiths, but we have author
ty for saying that they don't laugh at
broken buggy wheels. We obtained no
record of the time made
Mr.. David Pitman, colorcd patriot
flcd from the Southa few months agO--exud-
ed, so to speak--bccause of the intolerance
of the white people Of his ncighborhood
They oppressed him would not allow
him to vote as he pleased, talk
as he pleased or steal as lie
pleased Fora time he worked for Capt
Clark, of Mississippi county, Missouri, and
then located in Cairo. On Sunday he was
one of the crowd that went to the great
Mound City fire. While the conhagration
was raging, Pitman became drunk, and at
the time the Cairo people were waiting
for the train 10 return home, he opened
fire upon them with a revolver. John
Bambrick managed to get the revolver
away from him, when Pitman drew either
pocket knife or razor and began general
attack on everybody who could not or did
not run faster than he could. Unsor,unatcly.
Willie Tester, an excellent boy, of fifteen
wears. came within reach of Pitman',
murderous weapon and wa, mortaiv
wounded. He was cut in the right side
and diScmbowelcd. lie died Yesterday
morning. lNmcntcd by everybody who
knew him, After he had disposed Of the
boy, Pitman attacked u mana cooper
who came within reach of his arm and cut
him in the side, infictng what is believed
to be II mortal injury. The injured man is
now lying in a precarious condition at the
Sisters hospital in this city. Unable to re.
strain the maniac in any other way, Mr..
Jack I.alIy shot him in the LEG, and some
other person hit him in the head with a
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