The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-14

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desperation that they threaten to stop
locomotives and pllage fuel trains. 1t is
an unhappy outlook for the beginning of a
cold, hard winter
The little baby OF Mr.. and Mrs. Z. S.
Dewey died on Monday morning last. It
was born on Thanksgiving day, and was
sick for several days before death ensued.
Short funeral services Will be held at the
house on Sixteenth street, between
Cedar street and Jefferson avenue, at 10
a. m, to-day, and the train leaves the foot
of Fourteenth street for Beech Ridge at l.
o'clock.
The manufacturers of st. Jacobs oil
are spending considerable money in adj
vertising. For this purpose they have a
small boat of their own, named St Jacobs
Oil, which has been lying at our wharf
since yesterday. The city has been flooded
with almanacS and hand-bills, telling the
readers that the oil is good for everything,
and number Of men are at work with
paint and brushes, making very fancy and
artistic signs upon fences and houses. A
sign on Barclay Bros prescription drug
store is particularly attractive.
Last Friday night the shrill sound of
police whistle was heard on the corner of
Eighth street and Commercial avenue.
Deputy Sheriff Has Martin answered the
call, and upon arriving there, found two
river men fighting. Upon approaching
them they both turned upon him, but he
knocked one Of them down and attempted
to arrest the other. He was resisted, how
ever and scufile ensued in the course Of
which they moved out into the middle
Of the street and down nearly to Seventh
street. BY this time about fifteen or twenty
river and railroad ruffians had gathered
around the two men, all Of them protesting
against the action of the officer in attempt.
ing to arrest their COM
rade, and accompanying their
protests with some rather dangerous
demonstrations. When they perceived that
Mr.. Martin was not TO be intimidatcd by
verbal threats they gathered rocks, clubs
drew knives, and threatened to kill him if
he did not desist But he blew his whistle
for assistance and Mr.. Jno. Keohler, the
Eighth street saloon keeper, obeycd the
summons, but the rufTians repeated their
threats to him and it was not until City
Jailer John Cain came to his assistance that
Mr. Martin was permitted to take his man
to Jail. Our informant gave officer Martin
credit for considerable courage.
Mr.. Howard, of Danvillc, was in the
city yesterday. He is an earnest advocate
of the scheme tor the conversion OF the
Illinois and Michigan canal and the Illinois
river from LaSalle to its junction with the
Mississippi river, into ship canal connect
ing Lake Michigan and the Father of
waters, which is now being extensively dis
cussed throughout the state. This is Of
great importance not only to Chicago, but
to the whole people Of the southwest, west
and northwest as we'll. Indeed the in
habitants of the entire western Mississippi
valley can well afford TO pool their
issues, and establish closely knit
community OF interests for the sue
cess of the time honored project. Now is
peculiarly fclicitious period for the discus
sion Of this question, and it IS one which
will bear discussion and thrive on 1t by
reason of the intrinsic merit of the project
ed work. The country has not been so free
from internal discussions for thirty years,
or better prepared for the calm considera-
ton Of questions affecting the material in
tcrcsts of the people, and Of all the internal
improvements which have been suggested
none are of more Importance than the con-
structon of this ship canal. 1t is cstimat-
ed that between $l5,000,000 and $lS,000,-
900 will be required to complete the canal
and make 1t of practical value for the
transportation OF produce and heavy
freight.