The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-04-20

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end of the full term for which he is elected
This fact should not be forgotten.
--Rumor had it, yesterday evening, that
Mr.. John Van Vayter, a leading colored
man OF the Third ward, had yielded 70
urgent solicitations" etc, and would be in
the field this morning as candidate for
the office of alderman. Van Vaxter is a
quiet man, of very good sense and unob-
trusiyc habits, lie is popular among the
colorcd people.
Officer Schuckers and Chief La Hue
boarded the steamer Gencvicvc on the arri.
val Of that boat at our wharf
Yesterday and, on the strength
of a telegram from Sikeston, took two boys
whom he found on board, under arrest
The boys were about II or l. years of age,
and had taken passage at New Madrid.
The offence with whcIfthey stand charged,
was not stated in the telegram.
Capt, J. +. Miller or "Green Line Mil
ler as he is commonly called left the city,
yesterday, for Evansville, Indiana, in pur-
suit of the fellow who, some time ago, fclo-
niously, wickedly and of an abandoned
heart, stole and carried away Mrs. Miller's
gold watch Chief of Police La Hue fol-.
lowed the scent of the thief for several
weeks and finally obtained knowledge of
his whereabouts, The captains trip to
Evansville is inStigated by the information
i'm parted to him by La Hue,
In canvassing the fitness of the several
probable candidates for the office of sheriff,
next fall, the present incumbent commands
endorsement as one of the best and most
oblging officers that ever served the coun-
ty. The disposition TO retain him in office
is quite general, he having won the friend,
ship of scores of citizens who were not,
twenty months ago, numbered among his
supporters. Voters of all compilations OF
politics openly declare themselves for
Hodges against the field.
1t is but justice to engineer S G. Bck.
nell to say that he did NOT refuse to decor
ate the engine, attached to the Grant
special train. He merely refused L. buy
the decorations at his own expense. hlleg-
ing that he couldn't afford the expenditure.
He placed in position, however, all the
flags that were furnished to him, and his
engine left the city in perfect "cIoud of
bunting" and forest of fla stats" Mr.
B, is the nephew of Congressman Bicknell,
Of Indiana, and is, we are told, an ingram
We have in reserve for the special de-
location Of our sunday readers, ~ new
song on the cruelty Of Memphis courts and
Forest farm" The song was written by
a rowing plastercr who has travelled far
and near" Sympathetic readers may rea-
,onably expect to be affected deepy--to
bave the deep fountain OF feeling stirred to
the bottom. The moral Of the poem should
in no wise be weakened by the considera-
ton that the author, while writing, was
prisoner in our calaboose
Mention has already been made Of the
thief, Of watch from stranger who visit
ed Cairo on Friday last, to shake hands
with the "hero Of hundred battles"
Hhcehan and Hogan took the case in hand,
md succeeded yesterday in recovering the
watch. II had been stolen by a negro
'dcmlrep' named Julia Jones who main
'ain, quarters somewhere on Fifth street
The watch i. subject to the control OF the
owner, and the culprit to the cXactions of
hc law, I'm such cases made and provided"
y N'4'lou uNlilh Nt'NIlb W b' u SUI
cct Of her majesty, the Queen of Great
Britain and ireland. was on the rampage,
'estcrday-at least 50 testified coiorcd
lcigabor who swore ont a warrant for her
ucst before Squire Robinson. Ii is fur
her alleged of this irate female that she
gave her husband belt, in front of
squire Coming's Office that sent HIM rccling
cross the sidewalk. Our chief purpose in
eterring 10 this matter Is to inlarposc an
5scrion Of our increduIity in the premises.
Mention of Dr. G. W. Dunning's cleo
ion 70 the presidency Of the Reform club,
vas made the next morning; but for want
# space we omitted our congratulations to
he club over its selection OF so faithful
nd Jealous m officer The DR.. sacrifices
much more than his time in filing the Of
ice, and ever watchful as he is treoss and
enthusiastic in the cause, the club may
veil fclicitate itself in securing him, as It
as for this, the third time we believe, as
- chief onicnr