The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-12

IN supplying ms wants, rs lar as possible,
give the preference to our own business
men. Every dollar that is sent to Chicago
or st.. Louis, or anywhere else for articles
that could be purchased at home, is just
that much money taken out Of
our own business channels. For
instance we have in Cairo
business houses which have just as good
goods and offer them for sale at as reasona-
BILE prices as any foreign house. Why to
secure these, some goods should our people
send abroad We might go on and give
instances where articles are purchased
abroad that can be obtained for the same,
if not less money in our own city. This is
sufficient to illustrate what we mean, and
we venture the asseration that il everything
that can be had here for the same prices that
must be paid for the same article abroad,
were purchased here, it would add greatly
to the prosperity Of our city. 1t may seem
that we recommend a selfish policy; posi-
bly, that is true, but if Cairo people will
not look out for the interests Of our city,
who will do it,
A rather good looking woman named
Sarah Smith yesterday told quite pitiful
tale of domestic inielicity at the coffin shop
of Mr., L. S. Marshal. When she entered
the shop she laid dead child, four or five
months old, on the table and after care
fully covering it, told the following story,
She had lately arrived in this
city with her husband, but afte.
being here few days her
husband had deserted her, leaving her with
the child in penniless condition, She
obtained situation with one King, OPP
posite Thlstlewood's livery stable, and gave
the child to some kindly disposed people
for safe keeping. Yesterday, she says,
the child was returned to her and few
minutes afterwards it died Not being
able to bury it she applied to DR.. Wood
for assistance and that gentleman told
her to take the child to the
coffin shop and wait there until
he came. She did as she was bid--carried
the dead child in her arms through our
streets from Ninth to Nineteenth streets
and after arriving at the shop aforesaid
waited three hours before the doctor put in
an appearance After be came rude cof-
fin was obtained and the child was placed
in it and buried in the seyenmile grave
yard without mourner.
Two murderers, father AMI son, who
have for ten years escaped justice, arrived
in this city by the Iron Mountain train
yesterday morning, in charge Of the ex-
sheriff Of White county bound for their old
home in Harrisburg, Saline county, where
they committed the crime. The following
are the facts concerning the affair as We
yesterday learned them from one Of our
citizens who is well acquainted with all the
circumstances In 1870 there resided in
Harrisburg two familiesnamed, respectively,
Pickering and Dawson, The Pickering
family had two sons named William and
James, and the Dawsons had also a son,
James W, by name. Young Dawson and
young jim Pickering both be-
came enamorcd of the same girl,
which caused jealousy between them and
finally bitter hatred between the two
families. The girl showed marked pre-
ference for Dawson and when one day she
was out horseback riding with him. they
were met by the two Pickering boys and
their father. VIM Pickering, without any
warning, drew weapon aud Shot Dawson
who fell from his horse, and not being
quite dead, the old man and Bill, finished
their victim by beating him to death,
Jim Pickering stood by urging the assas-
sins on in their mWderous work The
murders were arrested and lodged IN Jail,
but Jim gathered mob who went to the
Jail few days after the arrest and COM
pelling the jailor, David Stiff, to surrender
the keys, set the prisoners free. These
fed and were lost sight Of for the time
being. Jim Pickering, being the only one
at hand, upon whom the officers of the law
could revenge the dastardly deed, was ar
rested, tried and sentenced to five years in
the penitentlary for his share in the crime,
He was pardoned after having
served four years Of his time. Recently the
ex-sherif OF White county in this state,
learned that the murderers were in Texas
and he went in search of them. He found
them in the southern part of that state en-
gagged in farming and in prosperous con-
| dition. lie arrested them and brought them
through here yesterday for home, where
they will now probably receive justice.
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