The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-14

uDrotncr ollcer, Iiis ioot was CuuSht ny
hole in the throwing him dowr
with considerable force. He sustained in
jurics which have prevented him from
being on duty until yesterday, when he
again pinned his star to his coat lapel,
pocketed his pistol and billy and appeared
on duty,
The Fifth ward fire company was per-
manently organized night before last by
the election of E. B. Petit as president
A. B, Choat vice. president. H. Warden
secretary, and A. NJ. Steele, treasurer. A
name not having yet been agreed upon
Officer Pat. Lally proposed that the COM
pany be called the "Anchor No ~ Mr..
JAS Edwards suggested Mechanics" and
Mr.. Warden, perseverance, Pat Lally's
suggestion met with greatest favor and the
company agreed upon the name of "Anchor
No, T." The company's charter is expected
next week and the engine will arrive in
the course of two weeks.
1t was night before last. The busy
world was still, the solemn moon smiled
forth her silvery beauty; and the stars, like
living diamonds in sea OF glass, danced
in the sapphire canopy of heaven, when our
popular Fourth ward druggist, Geo. Hara
who by the way, is old enough and GOOD
looking enough to be married man-sal-
lied forth on business connected with the
Fourth Ward Democratic club, of which he
is stalwart and useful member. He had
proceeded but short distance down Com
mercial avenue and was passing one OF our
large business houses, the show window from
which was casting brilliant light upon
his radiant features, when he was confront.
ed by young man OF comely proportions,
about five feet six in height with JOY in his
heart and love in his eyes. The young
man stepped squarely before George and
catching his eyes, smiled George smole
his usual innocent smile and looked at
him, but his countenance was hardly in full
bloom when the stranger broke the
silence by asking for the whereabouts Of
County Clerk Humm, telling him at the
same time that he desired to obtain a
marriage license and wanted to get mar
ried to the handsomest girl in Pope county,
before midnight. Without saying a word
George took his arm and walked him off
and soon landed him in the presence of the
Clerk and Justice Olmsted, to the infinite
satisfaction of whom the wishes of
the young man, who gave his name
as J. B. Cole, were fully explained
Although five or six blocks from the court
house the four proceeded to wend their
way thithcr the Justice and Clerk taking
the lead and Mr.. 0 Hara and Cole follow
ing behind arm in arm. Whea within a
stones throw of the building, Mr.. o'Hara
announced, to the CONSERVATION of the
clerk and justice that, among great many
other things, not necessary to mention, he
had discovered that the young man was
not Of age. Fountain Of justice!
here was poser. The clerk had been
specializing upon the probable fees he
would receive and the justice ditto aud
with q bright dollar or two in their minds
eye they had gone through no mean amounr
Of leg stretching for their would. be-married
acquaintance. But now their great expec-
tations were shattered and when a few mo-
ments later we were asked to take q glass
Of soda at their expense and thereby help !
drown their sorrow, We could not resist ex-
claiming with Moore,
"oh! that q dream SO sweet, so long enjoyed,
Should be 80 sadly, cruelty destroyed"
and sympathize with them as
only newspaper man can.
It was learned from Mr. Cole, who, by the |
way, had put up at the Arlington House
e-Winter.or .the.house that Jack keeps"
hat he earned his living in the sweat of
lis brow on farm about two miles from |
he pleasant little burg Of Golconda, and
hat his lovely lady was a resident of
Pope county named Mary Mcfarland. Like
}arkis, the lady was "willing" but her par
'nts had refused to give their consent to the
aui on that account the gentle
nan could but do the next best thing
which was to elope. Having learned this
much from him he was permitted to
iepart for the hotel with the blessings of
'ur clerk, the good advice of the justice
md the good wishes of all. Yesterday
morning Rev. Whitaker united the couple
Il holy bonds "for veal or woe" on the
erryboat Three States, while that craft was
,ound for the Missouri shore, and upon
heir return to this city they left for their
lone in Pope county there, in the language
# somei poetical genius, to enter upon
'Wedlock's savoy, sad familiar state, where