The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-20


served the plotters, in order to thwart them
in their attempt, but they seemed to have
abandoned the scheme, for they renamed
quiet. But this passiveness was not real
Yesterday morning about halt-past eight
o'clock, while the sheriff was down town
on business, and when the Waterman, Mr..
Wooten, opened the door to hand them
their usual fare, two of the men
attacked him, and compelling him to
take refuge behind the door rushed out and
into the courthouse yard Mr.. Wootei
drew his weapon just in time to prevent the
third from doing likewise and locking the
door on the remaining three, he set ont in
pursuit of the two who had succeeded
IN gaining the open air.
lie reached the yard just in time to see one
OF the tugitives passing through the gate.
! lie fired at him and wounded him in the
left arm but the man did not allow this to
arrest his progress. He ran up Washing,
ton avenue to Sycamore avenue, and after
| lodging around among fences
and ont houses was finally caught
and returned to Jail. The other, a negro
scaled the courtyard fence on TWEEN,
tieth street Ran up Twentieth towards
Commercial avenue and took refuge under
frame building. But being scared out BY
pistol in the hand of Officer Wooten
he crossed through yards and came
out eu Division street, where Officer
Wooten succeeded IN arresting him.
The two proceeded peaceably to the court
house gate, when the prisoner became OBJ
StreperouS and refused 10 90 any further
Coroner Fitzgerald came to the assistance
of Wooten, and, seeing that he must either
90 or tight, the burly negro chose the later
and making pass at Wootcn, he missed
him and struck Dick a severe blow over
the eye, making an ugly wound
The "bilIy" was freely and torcibly used
on the negros head, but he seemed 10 take
no notice OF it, struggling and striking
with all his might, until he was struck in
the head with brick from the hand of
Charley Hodge which seemed to stun him,
and he was then escorted back to the Jail.
Much credit is due to Messrs. Wootcn and
Fitzgerald for their bravery in the affair.
The Democracy Of Alexander county
will hold mass meeting at the court house
in this city on the afternoon of the 4th prox-
imo, and, since We are upon the eve Of one
of the most exciting political campaigns
thathas ever been fought since the organiza-
ton OF the government, we hope there will
be a general attendance. The work 10 be
done concerns not only our county and |
state elections, but embraces the great ma
tional contest so near at hand. II is there |
fore important that all Democrats should |
attend and counsel together. There must |
De TWO po'iucaI parties IN ms as IN !
every Tree country ana IN all parts OF IT.
woe 70 the country IN winch one political
party Is so poWertui that exposures OF ITS
iTaNoS ana lnc"paci'y can not dis
IooSe IT, Inc great battle IN Alexander
county IN November Will be between the |
Democrats ana Republicans since the !
Nationals, conscious OF their own lnSigniii-
c"tce haVe'oh tIp'oe' ana III an uhpercelycd !
Withdrawn themselves from the
Puo'Ic gaze squire C'mlngs and DR.. Clark,
tine herbal doctor are perhaps the only |
two GREAT men whom the LITTLE Demo
cratic parry need tear. Ihcy have within |
their noble breasts the desire to squeIch the |
Democracy OF this Union and we would |
whisper into their patient ears the following |
ADVICE, which, II taken as prescribed, will |
prove sure cure Tor all the Ills with which
the Democracy has afflicted them and crown .