The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-07-17
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.
Notices Ia these columns, ten cents per line,
each insertion. Marked '

The child of Mr.. Jacob Klein, which
was reported seriously sick yesterday morn
ing, has died.
Hon. F. +. Albright passed through
this city yesterday en- route home from
Hot Springs, and called at The BULLETIN
Office
The Reform club met at Its hall last
night. In spite of the fact that other at
fractions were so numerous, the attendance
was good.
Walton Wright has secured a new
streamer bearing the names of Trumbull,
Parsons and Oberly, which will be uhfurled
to the breezes to-day.
The colored citizens of Ullin will give
apicnic and barbecue in "Shady groye' at
Ullin on the 4th of August under the man.
agement of J. Glass and F. NJ Malone.
--Jno. Thomas, the man who was struck
in the back with sledge hammer, by an
other colored man, at the box factory some
time ago has left town, it is said, IN order
to avoid appearing against his assailant
"A thousand pounds of note, letter,
statements and bill.heads, Quaker City
best papers in the market, pure linen fibre,
pure Irish linen, white and colored poster,
ligh, and heavy linen, azure, yellow,
cream, etc, just received at THE BULLETIN
office.
Some of the water'melons that havebeen
brought to town this season are said to be
very Objectionable from sanitary stand
point. Health officer Orr, who is watching
every source from which the health Of the
city could be injured, has found that many
melons have been twisted on the stem in
order to stop their growth and cause them
to ripen. THIS process, of course, renders
them entirely unfit for use and hence very
unhealthy.
Geo. Kohl, who stood charged with
the murder of Fred. Whtcamp, was tried
in the circuit court yesterday, Upon being
asked whether or not he was guilty of the
charge he replied in the affirmative.
Judge Harker, in order to give him to I'M
derstand what he was doing, and to impress
upon his mind the enormity Of the conse-
quences OF such an admission, explained
to him the crime with which he
stood charged in all its horrible details,
and concluded with the statement that
he could either give him fourteen years in
the penitentiary, or send him there for life
or hang him. He asked the prisoner if he
had counsel. He replied that he had not
and did not think it necessary to employ
one since there was no use. The judge
thereupon appointed counsel and sent
them together out Of the court room
for consultation. Upon their return the
prisoner persisted in his plea Of guilty, say
ing at the same time that he would never
have committed the deed had he not been
continually urged to do it by Mrs. Whit
camp. The Judge, taking into con-
sideration the circumstances in
the case sentenced him to i'm
prisonment for life. The fact that Kohl has
been disposed OF and sentenced Is an i'm
portant one to Mrs. Whitcamp, since it re-
moves the principal witness against her.
Taking into consideration the numer-
Gus reasons our Republican friends had
for turning out in full force yesterday even
ing they made very sickly display.
They started from the Tenth street stand
one huadred and sixty.tive strong, forty
whites and one hundred and twenty-five
colored. There were some accessions
as they proceeded through the
streets until the number reached
two hundred and forty-two altogether.
When we take into consideration that only
forty-two of this entire number were
whites, we must say that our white Repub'
lican friends ought to be ashamed of them
selves. And when we further consider
that a number Of country folks, and some
Mound City folks and all the Office holders
were in the procession, the whole party in
this county ought to be ashamed of itself
for turning out in such miserable little
crowd when their congressman and other
bright stars of their party are TO address
them. But we presume they couldn't turn
out better if q general distribution OF
offices, dozen Credit Mobilier jobs, scv.
eral De Golyer contracts and oil the back
pay they wanted, were offered them. The
procession, after moving through our prin.
cipal streets, stopped at the Ten,h street
music stand where they were addressed by
Mr.. Isaac Clements, Jno. Z. Thomas, and
Jas. Mccartney.
- lIarpcrs Magazine for August is a
BRIGHT summer number From "thc lave.