The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-26
AFRICA DRUNK.

Yesterday was Chistmas day and in
Cairo it was the negros day. On it the
lazy blacks Of both sexes, under the in
tluoHcc Of liquor, left their SINKS of vice
and crime, in all their flthincss, and liter
ally took possession Of the town. From
early morning. until late at night,
the air was filed with the indecent cries OF
dcbauched wenches, mingled with the
threats and curses Of the bullying male
blacks. It was decidedly the negroes day.
He was to be seen everywhere He was to
be heard everywhere. He was to
be obeyed in all things on
moments notice BY everybody.
The pistol and razor were everywhere to
be seen in his hand and the profanity and
obscenity Of the female companions, IN the
respectable business portion of the city,
was enough to digust Millions Satan and
bring Asdlush of shame to the check of
Mephistopheles.
Early in the morning q negro, named
James GLADLY, knocked the mate of the
steamer Durfey down with a club, stun
nlng him for a moment hut he soon re.
covered and then drew his pistol and shot
the negro through the calf OF his leg, while
attempting to make his escape. Two
negroes QuarreIed and then fought near
the corner Of Fourteenth and Walnut
streets, and Officer Wins coming upon
them, undertook to arrest the aggressor
Butthls individual resisted the officer,
swearing that he would not be arrested
The officer called Mr.. YIN. Parker, driver
for the New York store, to assist him, when
he turned upon Parker, dealing him several
severe blows But he was finally subdued
and with fearful oaths and foulest Of Ian
guague, and followed by great crowd of
whooping screeching blacks of all sizes,
the criminal finally allowed himself to be
lodged in Jail. Two ncgroes-a man and
woman-had rumpus in front of Mr..
Gilbert's residence on the corner of Sixth
street and Washington avenue. After in
dulging in q torrent OF obscene verbal de-
nunications, they changed the programme
to fight. Officers saw them from afar
and went to arrest them, but, upon their
arrival, both combatents fled
and were not caught A number
of bloody fsticulfs occurred In different parts
of the city, the actors in which were not
arrested. Several occurred in front of Bill
SCOTS saloon; one on the corner of Sixth
street and Commercial avenue; one on tho
corner Of Eighth street and Commercial
avenue; several on Ohio Levee, and {
number Of minor disturbance.
took place in the lower portion Of
the civ among the negro dens Of vice.
Cartridges were shot by many ofthe negro
ruflians, bullet shot from a pistol in the
hands Of one of them struck an oyster can
on the stand Of VIM. Winter, Jr., on Eighth
street and, glancing off, came near striking
a lady customer. a black wench was lying
across the sidewalk on Poplar
street. above the post Office, in a
helpIes: state Of drunkenness, unable to
move muscle, except to send forth imper-
iectly articulated curses to passers.by
Drunken negroes went up and down the
streets 10y twos thrces and half dozens; ac-
costing everybody; insulting everybody,
seldom respecting even the
ladies' entering every saloon
and store they came TO, and sometimes
private residences; making themselves at
home eveywhere demanding presents
from everybody, and cursing those who
dared to refuse their requests. Persons and
officers, who attempted to interfere with
their high.handcd deeds, were attacked
and in someNascs shamefully mallrcated.
A buriy negro, named Plummer Martin,
was loudly abusing some ladies on Thir-
tcenth street, while members OF the German
lutheran church were constantly passing
to attend services. lie was proiuse in the
use of words that we do not choose to re.
peat. Mr., Irwin happened to come along
and gently Juggling Plummcr by the
sleeve, told him, In his quiet way, to have
some respect for the passers,by, and tc
cease his foul abuse. When the negro
suddenly turned upon him and dealt him
several severe blows in the face
knocking him down and kicking him
Coroner Fitzgerald was quietly walking
toward his home when one drunken negro
showed mm against another, who, pretend
ing to believe that he was purposcly run
against, wsggcd his filthy tongue in fright
) full manner and threatened to "put him
full Of holes,' saying that he chad the
tools to do il with" 1t IS probable that
had the coroner said one word in reply, he