The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-09

''oh was adopted and indicates
the means whereby the people of
caro- may secure gas at the very
reasonable rate of $3.50 per 1000 cubic
feet. If the city will rclight the streets
about 5000 of the 5000 feet will be taken
at once, leaving only 1000 feet to be taken
by others, AS no light is SO clearly, so
convenient, and so unqucStionably safe, the
proposition submitted by the company is
certainly worthy the serious attention of
our people OF course, large consumers
under the new arrangement, could secure
special rates by making application to the
finance committee, directly or through the
superintendent. Beyond or besides this,
the business of the Board was possessed Of
no public interest, and consequently we
close our doors upon it.
Our reporter called upon Glass the
murderer of Newman, yesterday afternoon,
and found him in good health, and very
| little disturbed in view Of the penalty he
has incurred. He says he eats and sleeps
we'll and that nothing botherS him night or
day. He had never been in Jail before,
and protested that he was not bad man.
| He killed Newman, he said but was sorry
| for it, When he went into the room he
didn't intend to kill him lie hit him once
and then when he struck again he was mad
and didn't think what would be the conse.
quencc. 81 say am sorry: but Newman
had thrcatend TO kill me and | acted in
me, didn't intend to kill him then can
prove that two days before killed him
! Newman stole bottle OF whisky from
me and drank it, He then put his hand in
my pocket, took my money and bought
more whisky He beat me terribly that
day He pounded me with brass knucks
didn't see the knucks but boy told Inc
he used EN-. He made his brags, too, that
he had whipped me; and stole my wife
away from me; and | want to know
how much man has got to stand before he
defends himself p In answer to questions hC
said that he and his two cell-mates, (botl
Of whom are confined on charge Of muir
der got along swimmingly together Nc
ministers had been to see them
but they didn't know that they
were any worse off on that
account. Glass is an il-fayoIcd man, ha'
a bad, vicious COuntenance, although hi'
neighborS say that nobody ever considered
him either dangerous or very quarresome
He desired us to say that all reports 10 tho
effect that he had threatened or desired tC
kill Harris or any other man, are false, and
are circulated TO injurc his case before the
people. He doesn't want to kill anybody
and is sorry he killed Newman And SC
ended the coloquy,
Nine members Of the Council. lnclud-
ing the Mayor, were in their seats at roll
call, last night. Reading Of the minutes
Of the last meeting dispensed with. Com
mittce on Streets recommended acceptance
of the bid of D. ! Galligan for the recon.
structlon Of certain sidewalks. Recon-
mendation concurred in. The ordinance
| amendatory Of ordinance No. - Of Chap. 4
OF Revised Ordinances, providing that the
jailer shall demand and receive so cents for
receiving and 80 cents for discharging each
prisoner; that lie shall be paid 30 cents per
day for dieting ,me, and $50 per day
for every day he shall work
! three or more prisoners, was read second
time, and put upon its passage. Alderman
Halliday moved TO amend by striking out
81 cents and inserting 40. After shor,
discussion between Alderman Halliday
Wood and Thistewood, the latter urging
the payment Of 80 cents and the two first
named fayoring the amendment, the motion
to amend WAS carried by vote of to J.
The ordinance as amended was then adopt.
cd by the same vote. The Committee on
Police, Jail and Fire. department reported
back petition Of AraG Fire company rec
ommending that the 500 asked for by the
company to put its steamer in repair, be
appropriated. A motion TO concur in The
recommendation of the committee was dis.
cussed by Aldermen Wood, Rittcnhousc
and Wright, the former opposing
and the latter iavoring the
the appropriation. The vote upon the mo.
ton to concur resulted I ayes no,---The
Board Of Health reported back the claim
of Frank llely for medicines tor yellow fe.
yer victims $3.50, and the claim OF Gas
company for $39 for balance on tar, with
the recommendation that the claims
be paid, The claims were then
referred to the Committee on Claims with
instructions TO report instantcr. This last
report being Favorable the claims were al