The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-08-03

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not shrink from the performance OF the
duty; but if Glass we're 800 prisoners he'd
rather take Them all to the penltentiary
than hang one of them
Indulgence in inordinate quantities oil
long pulled water melons, and much sun
shine have given several colored people
the fever and ague. We saw a negro man,
Yesterday, sitting almost knee deep IN
rinds, shaking like q fine fellow; but he de-
MED that there was any connection between
the melons and his ague, He'd lived on
melons, he said and if there was any shake
in melons he'd had it out of EN- "long fo'
dis time
"A rather woe-begone individual ap-
peared before Squire Comings, yesterday,
and asked to be informed If Nancy Mack
could legally retain his clothes She had
EN- and wouldn't give EN- up, He con
tessed that he owed her little money; but
he didn't intend to pay her in clothing off
of his back, and if there was any law he
wasn't going to stand it, But he did stand
t, and at last accounts Nancy was still the
custodian Of the apparel.
The latest fever news encourages the
belief that the fever will be effectually
stamped out in New Orleans. During the
"a hours up to o'clock yesterday morning
no new cases had been reported and only
one death had occurred among the old
cases The death of a refugee occurs here
and there, but at no point has the disease
extended beyond the victims own person.
This is an encouraging sign. The latest re-
port we received from Memphis was seven
teen new cases and four deaths. This is
not quite SO encouraging
"A conclusion was reached yesterday af-
ternoon, in the Rittenhouse- Linegar election
contest for the right to hold the responsible,
butnot very lucrative position Of Alderman
from the Second ward After celebrating
upon the evidence introduced, pro and con,
the Judge decided that Rirtenhouse had
seven more legal votes than were thrown
for LInegar, and that, therefore, he is en-
titled to the Office and all its gittcring
honors and heavy responsibilities EX-
ceptions were taken, we understand, and
the matter will probably be carried to a
higher court.
Boys and young men have been re-
peatedly admonished not to bathe in the
river during the hours Of daylight. anywhere
within the corporation; but all the admoni-
tons have been disregarded Yesterday
Officer Schuckers pounced upon seven naked
laddies, near the coal-dump. Five of the
number were small boys. Morgan Thorn
ton, about 20 years of age and Willie
Ch;sJu, about 16, were escorted to the
SQuire's Office. The former was fined $40
and costs, and Willie was given stay. 1t
affords the police no pleasure to make such
arrests; but they have thrown grass at the
boys so often and so fruitlessly that they are
driven to a use of the "hard rocks" of the
law.
One William Stewart, white man appar-
emily twenty-five or thirty years of age, ar
rived in Cairo Friday evening from Jack
son, Tennessee. He was accompanied by
colored woman, black as the ace of spades,
and upon this creature William dotted with
all the fondness of his gushing young man
hood. Of course love so longing meant
and at half-past 10 o'clock Fri
day night, being thereunto duly empow-
cred, Elder Shores made William and his
sable "better-seyen-eighths," "Eone of one
bone and flesh Of one flesh, or ambiguous
words to that effect. The laws of Tennes-
see not sanctioning, and public sentiment
there condemnng such alliances, this vari-
coIored t@ain hiei themselves away to the
land ottheless fastidious Illini.
We were told that the object of Super
intendent Seymours visit to Cairo was to
bring about modification OF our quaran-
tine If Mr. SIS wants did not involve re-
Taxation Of our quarantine against Mem
phis travel and traffic, we hope his mission
was successful From New Orleans we do
not consider ourselves in danger. A death
or two each day among quarter of mil
lion OF people, with no strong probability
that the disease will become epidemic is
not an alarming state Of affairs. If it shall
inspire our health officers to increased effort
in the work of disinfection, II will be quite
as likely to serve Cairo good turn as it
will be to endanger tho'health Of our PEG.
pie Memphis is the locality we must keep
our eyes upon, for the time beng, at all
events.
One Of the most pitiable objects we have
soon in Cairo in mnn,, "a dov IL fh, ,oss,,