The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-21

uulc III tllcsci out tIlc Ilty uoW has HlOncy
in the treasury with which to do the work
and since such building would not only
be credit to the city, but would also be a
saving, we do not see why the mayors sug-
gestion should not be acted upon.
Might before last, lat about seven o'clock,
while Officer Wooten was engaged in
distributing to each Of the prisoners in the
city Jail, his proportion of food, the negro
who is accused of stealing coat from the
clothing house of Burger Bros, picked
up Bucket full Of water, poured it into
the face of the officer, hit him over the
head with the bucket, and then made his
escape. The officer shot at the rascal as
soon as he could lay his hands upon his
pistol, but owing to the fact that he had to
lock the Jail door on the five prisoners who
were in the jail before he could follow, the
fellow made his escape, Whether or not
the bullet sent after him took effect is not
known. His name is B. H. Henderson
by occupation cook, and processes the
Baptist religion.
The trial of Louis G. Herbert, for con.
Quoting a theatre without license, came up
before Justice Olmstead yesterday Much
interest was manifested in the case by out
side parties, and it was argued at length on
both sides. The fact that there is no city
ordinance specifying the amount to be paid
as license by PROJECTORS Of such concerns,
was the cause Of some doubt as to whether
or not the authorities had a right to charge
any license. But after hearing the evidence
in the case and examining the laws and the
record bearing upon it, the Justice decided
that Mr.. Herbert ought to pay the same
amount into the city treasury that Harry
Walker is compelled to pay, In this de.
cision he was sustained by several supreme
court decisions, which were quoted But
Mr., Herbert, being Of contrary opinion,
took an appeal to the circuit court
notwithstanding that the sanitary con
dition of the city has been greatly i'm
proved of late, but few Of our citizens
Nslde from the members of the board of
health and our health officer are aware of
the filthy condition. of Cairo to-
day, With limited sewerage and no means
to carry away and disposing of the cxcrc-
ment that has inevitably accumulated to
quite great extent with the passage Of
years and the growth OF the city, it Is not
to be wondered at that our sanitary cOndl-
ton is not at present in such state as
should be desired. Hitherto when one vault
or cess pool became unfit for use it was coy
cred with coating OF earth and another
dug a few feet distant. From the very ma
turc Of the soil, which allows the percoa.
ton of all sorts of deleterious substances
the last stage of the remedy" was even
worse than the first, aud to now avoid all
kinds of low malarial tevcrs, or even
worse visitatens, requires the constant ac-
tivity of wide-awake man-such an
one as our present health officer is.
In our proceedings Of the council
meeting Yesterday morning We stated that
the mayor had appointed Messrs. Linegar,
Howley, L. II. Myers and VI. yesterday as
a committee to estimate the value of lots
on railroad strip etc, and that the mayor
had stated that he had placed Messrs.
Myers and yesterday on the committee be-
cause they were well acquainted with the
strip; were competent and would probably
serve without cost. This was truthful
| report, but the Argus Of last night, with a
view Of throwing discredit upon it, says
the gentlemen above named, "havc not
agreed nor have they been asked to serve
without compensation We don't know
and don't care whether or not the gentle
men agreed" or were asked to serve, but
| we do know, aud care that the public shall
know it, that our report was a truthful one,
whatever may be said to the contrary by
anybody. There, now,
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