The daily Cairo bulletin., 1881-05-20

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ton of suitable school buildings for the
cOlored children and their education. Pa
ducah is many years behind Cairo in this
noble movement
Chief of Police Myers yesterday sue
ceeded in capturing Pete Leroy, alias
"Dutch Pete" who has been lettering
around the city for some weeks, making
disreputable houses his headquarters
| Pete is known as a thief and general hard
character and suspected of completely in a
burglary that occurred here recently. He
will be tried in the court of Magistrate
Comings to-day. This raid on the vagrants
and "aliases" is certainly commendable.
The Improvements that have been
? made on Fifteenth street were made under
the direction Of the street committee, which
contracted tor fifteen loads of broken brick
to be placed in the low places along the
street. While this has improved the con
dition OF the street greatly 1t will take
nearly that number of loads more to make
it lasting. In other words it will
take second appropriation to secure
the work done by the first; for, as it now is,
ruts, etc, are likely to appear between the
places repaired with brick
A letter received by Mr.. Frank Cassi-
day from his wife, who is at New Madrid,
states that Mrs, LaForge, mother Of the
young man who was killed recently 10y the
bloody vendetta of New Madrid comfy, is
in danger of losing her mind in conse-
quence of the shock given her by the news
of her sons tragic death. This is the sec
ond son of hers that came to his death in
all unnatural way, former one having been
poisoned. Young LaForge was cousin
to Mrs. Cassidy and a good tempered,
brave young man. The desperadoes have not
yet been captured.
Day before yesterday evening the man
John Hanks, who stole horse from Mr..
Benjamin Wilbur, of Hodges Park, was
prclimnarly examined in the court of
Esquire Osborn. He did not deny the
charge, and could give no reason for COM
hitting the crime. He is young man
and, it seems, was actuated more by
spirit of mischief than downright cussed-
ness in the theft. He was bound
over in the sum of two hundred dollars
and, in default Of bond, was taken to the
county Jail to await his trial in the July
term of the county court.
"A little over week ago the steamer
Sherlock in her trip up left crazy man at
this point that was destined for some city
further north The poor wretch has been
lying around town here ever since, not re-
ceiving the care that Is due domestic ami
NAL even. Yesterday the Sherlock again
landed at our wharf and Chief Of Police
| Myers took the unfortunate man down to
the boat and, after a long paTlay in which
| threats of arrest were made, he succeeded
in getting the boat to take the demented
man away from here. Cairo and Alexander
county have already more than their share
of paupers to take care of, many of which
have been brought here from other coun-
ties. In fact it is in great measure due
to the treatment given to foreign invalid |
paupers and the conviction of foreign Grim.
inals, that the county's expenses exceed the
lawful income. 1t is not right that Cairo |
and Alexander county should allow a SIN
gle person within their jurisdiction to suffer
for the want of food, clothing and medi-
cines, when these things can not be obtain.
ed by the sufferer himself; but neither is it
right that other counties and cities should
send their sick pauperS upon US.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers Of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas took
place at Parsons, Kansas on the 18th inst.
ALI the stockholders were present or repre-
sented by proxy. A special meeting was
called at 10 a. m, Col r. S. Stevens being
elected chairman of the meeting and II.
B, Henson secretary The purpose of the
meeting was to consolidate under one man
agement, to be known as the Missouri
Pacific Railway Company, the following
lines Of road; The Missouri Pacific, the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, the Interna.
tional aud Great Northern, the Texas Paci.
tic and the Iron Mountain. These lines of
road are all owned by the Gould faction,
with the exception Of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas and the International and Great
Northern, which are leased for the term of
ninety nine years. 1t was resolved at this
meeting that the stockholders of the Mis-.
souri,, Kansas and Texas railroad approve
all mortgages and contracts made by the
Gould management in reference to the