The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-06-05

that he is only one Of two hundred and
ninety-one that are afflicted in like manner.
Mr.. Vennor the weather-wise Cana
dian, predicts wet June, with frequent
severe wind and thunder storms, and prob
able frosts between the fifth and tenth Of the
month. He says; "The north waters are
only coming down now, which is an indica-
ton of wet June. The warmest part of
June is likely to occur between the twen-
tieth and twenty fifth when the heat will
be excessive"
The grain traffic Of the Mississippi last
year exceed $4,000, 900 bushels. The bust
ness is very remunerative, and this season
the fleet will be largely increased. 1t IS
believed that the seasons traffic this year
will approach 1O0,0OO,000 bushels. The
entire movement of grain to the seaboard
last year was 23O,0OO,000 bushels. This
division of the traffic with railroads East
is already making itself felt in the railroad
stock market.
In his last letter The BULLETINS reg
ular Washington correspondent says: "Our
present and prospective relations with Mex
leo are being made study by the secretary
of state He sees the probability that Difficult
ties will arise from the vast amount Of our
capital now being invested in that country,
and from the emigration which is just be-
ginning but which promises to become
great While this government is not in
any way connected with these movements
and congress wisely ignored the request of
Captain Eads to guarantee the bonds for
his marine railway across Mexican territory,
the secretary knows that we may at any
moment be called upon to protect our citi-
zens in Mexico. The turn of affairs is so
sudden and unprecedented that the admin
istration in the event of trouble, will have
to work out an entirely new course OF &C.
ton" He says further: Secretary Blaine
and Sir Edward Thornton, the British min
lister, have concluded negotiations by which
the British government is bound to pay
$4,000 sterling to the United States, to
indemnify American fishermen who suffer
ed loss by the Fortune bay outrage"
About eleven O'Clock night before last
the young negro, who committed the outrage
upon Mrs. Kobler, was captured at his
home, at the corner Of Twenty-ninth and
Sycamore streets. Sheriff Hodges, Marshal
Myers and Officer John Tyler were engaged
in the hunt and it was greatly due to the
latter that the fellow was discovered
and captured as soon as he was.
The officers had but very little clue to
work upon and therefore deserve much
credit tor making the capture with such
dispatch. The young wretche's name is
Albert Hayes; he is quite black, weighes
about a hundred and fifty pounds and is
about nineteen years of age. He has
served torn in the state reform sohool,
from which he was discharged about
last Christmas. Yesterday in the
presence of Sheriff Hodges and
Marshal Myers he made full confession of
his crime, which comedies almost entirely
with the account published in Yesterdays
BULLETIN; with the exception that he
denies having dragged his victim to the
pond by the hair of her head. The wounds
about her head, he said, were caused by
her fall. His preliminary trial will probably
come off to morrow.
The failure OF the school board to re-
elect Prof. G. G. Alvord as superintendent
of the Cairo public schools is matter that
is not without some weight,
Every important change with respect to the
public schools must be matter Of grave
public concern, and therefore it is to be
hoped that each member of the board pom
dered will before casting his vote for,
or against change in the office of super
intendent of the public schools. That this
was done, and that the change was made,
solely because it was thought to be
to the interest of the public that 1t
should be made, we have no doubt
for the members of the board are all estim-
able gentlemen who can lay aside all feel
ings in conflict with the public good when
occasion requires. But il there is any
ground for the belief that the interests of
the Cairo public demand a change Of man
agement in the schools, then that ground
must be found outside of those schools.
For, so far as we know, no change
could be made in them that would
improve the character either with respect
to their management or general reputation.
That there are those who believe to the
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