The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-08-28

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OF Hickman are now reaping the reward of
their sanitary labors, in the general good
health OF our people We are now in the
midst Of the sickly season-when chills,
bilious fever, etc, usually abound, but, so
tar our people are healthy. All the neigh
borhoods around about us are afflicted to a
greater or less extent. We have chills to
| the right of us, bilious fever to the left of
us, and in every direction the usual autumn
nal diseases are prevailing. In some neigh
borhoods malarial icvers have been very IA
tai, and look something like an epidemic
Our freedom from such Affections we be-
ieyc entirely attributable to the good sani-
tary work enforced by our city authorities,
and heartily aided and carried out by our
citizens
In the fact that Barksdalc, Demo
crat, killed Dixon, another Democrat, Re
publican papers sec nothing to reproye. 1t
is never spoken Of as the crime Of an indi-
yidual, which it really is; but is denounced
as the act OF the Democratic party Of Mis-
sissippi, which everybody knows it is not
1t was an affair in which only two men
were engaged; it is not shown that it was
counsclled or advised by anybody; it is not
shown that any organization OF Democrats
or any individual Democrat applaudS it;
and as the killing Of Democrats by Demo-
Gratis because of political or campaign diff
terences, is a thing that is of as rare occur
renee South as North, it cannot be urged
that it is IN conformity with teachings, Gus.
tom or precedent. The Republican at
tempt, therefore, to dlsassociate BarkSdale
from the crime, and to charge the response
bility upon the Democratic party Of NIssis-
sippi Will prove as futile as il is absurd
A small white woman, carryinga child
in her arms and closely followed by two
other little toddlcrs, walked all the way
from the Fifth ward, yesterday afternoon,
to see a policeman. A year ago man left
an empty barrel in her charge, A negro
woman living under the same roof with
her was about to move out, and had OK
pressed a purpose to take the barrel She
didn't care particularly about the barrel as
a barrel, but what would the man think
should he call for il and find it
gomez She had always been an honest
woman, and could not bear the idea OF be-
ing suspected of infdelity to her trusts, as
she would be should that barrel be carried
off The party appealed to gave her coun-
sci that seemed to fit the case, and with
her great burden in her arms and her tired
little followers she made the trip home
again, happier woman than she came. H.
in that little breast there is not an honest
heart, honest hearts are not to be found
anywhere.
A colored man, named J. J. Johnson,
was brought before Squire Robinson, yes.
terday, charged with stealing pair Of
pants. During the morning he dropped
into Levi Meyers store; bought a pair OF
pants, and other articles, which he paid for
Seeing another pair Of pants that he
coveted, he watched his opportunity, add
dashed them into his bosom-the negro's
cache, or usual receptacle for stolen goods.
J. J. J. was very sly; but Meyer hal
had dealings enough with strange negroes
to excite him to watchfuncss. and he de-
tcCtcd his customer in the act He there
fore entered complaint, and the Squire
committed johnson 20 the county Jail in
default OF bail in the sum Of $50. Johnson
| declares that he was, at the time of the
issuance OF the proclamation Of enamel
patton, slave of President Johnson. He
spoke in most friendly terms Of his old
master, and "would jump at the opportunity
to return to his old master and spend the
balance Of his days
About four weeks ago man named
McElIgott, alias Sullivan, arrived in Cairo,
and cut a decided splurgc. lie was about
thirty-two years of age, wore good clothes,
and stunning chin whiskers, was good
talkcr and what "thc boys were prone to
dcnomnatc sold lightning among the
girls. He had cords OF money, and cx-
hibitcd to party who won his confidence,
a carpet sack toeNbly well filled with
bank bills, He bought horse and buggy,
and after few days stay crossed over into
kentucky with his rig, and left the country.
Quite recently dispatch was received in
the city, from point in central Illinois,
asking that Mr.. McElligott, alias Sullivan,
be arrested and held as he was wanted to
answer for stealing a pocket book, contain
ing five hundred dollars in money. But the
telegram came too late. The bird had