The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16

temperance Spice Box" and edited by
themselves. Thus closed one of the
pleasantest meetings of the year,
The trial of the suit of William s.
Williams against the consolidated tele.
graph companies, to restrain the issue OF
$l5,OOO,OO0 capital stock of the Western
Union telegraph company was begun Fri
day before Judge Truax, in the superior
court of New York The counsel en-
ployed in the case are ex-Judge Fullerton,
Porter and Whitehead, A. j. Vanderpool,
ey-secretary of the treasury Bristow, Everett
p. Wheeler and Others. Jay Gould and DR..
Norvin Green were early in attendance, and
will be called as witnesses. 1t is thought
the trial will occupy the attention of the
court over two weeks.
Some time in June a Sunday school
convention is to be held in this county, at
which matters Of interest to all concerned
in the Sunday school work of Alexander
county will be considered. Rev. B. F.
Jacobs, of Chicago, has been written to and
has signifed his willingness to be present
A correspondence has also been opened
with the Carman family, Of Champaign,
Ills, whose beautiful sacred
songs charmed every listener at
the Erecent Centralia convention. The
family consists of Mr.. and Mrs. Carman, q
daughter and four sons, one of the
latter quite young, all of whom take part
in the singing and Of the character of their
singing nearly everyone has heard. 1t is
probable that they will consent to come.
On Sunday afternoon gentleman and
lady in buggy were driving up W ashing-
ton avenue and had reached Eighteenth
street when, while attempting to turn
around, the horse gave sudden jump
capszing the buggy and dragging it for
short distance, with the occupants
under it. The horse was caught by some
| passers,by and the unfortunate riders assis-
ted out from under the vehicle. The gen
tleman was unhurt, but the lady sustained
some slight Injuries on one arm and IN the
face. She was taken to the residence, of
Mr.. Samuel Walters where Mrs. Walters
gave her all necessary attention. She was
from Dongola and the gentleman was from
Bloomington.
The man "Nob" Thomas was still in
the city yesterday. He is a witness in the
McNulty- Miller case, which was yesterday
put on trial in the circuit court and sub
pGna had been issued for him. Failing to
make his appearance, Deputy Guy Morse
was sent for him, who found him on the
Illinois Central train, bound for St. Louis.
He was taken off the train when it
stopped above the elevator and brought
into court to testify. 1t is to be hoped that
he will not change his determination to leave
town after the court is through with him,
for men Of his character are
a burden to any community
There are several others like him in this
city, who occupy space that would be bet
ter filled by many penitentiary convict.
Social outcasts, moral leapers, whose mere
presence in the community prostitutes it.
They are the scum of the sinks of infamy,
who have lost the respect even of their own |
kind. They are lost to every virtue; in
capable of pure thought or emotion;
they are the secret allies of
gamblers and thieves; the wolves
in human form, who prey upon innocence
wherever they find, who contaminate and
seek to destroy every flower IN the garden
of virtue. Their own characters covered
with scabs and running sores, they
strive to drag Others into the
same depths of degradation in
which they have wallowed for years
upon the principle that deprauty, like
misery, loves company. Were these rep.
rebates to receive their just dues they would
take their meals through iron bars and
be learning an honest trade at the expense
Of the state.