The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-04-21

end Of the road since the water blockade
and none will be received until the track IS
again clear and placed in thorough repair.
An engine was yesterday employed in pull
ing number of freight cars out of the
water where the had been standing for some
time.
An old colored man living some dis
lance up the Cache river on a farm situated
not far from Reno's place committed sui
eide yesterday morning by shooting him
self. lie had for some years been sub
ject to periodical attacks Of speechlesSness,
during which he seemed to be in some
agony and either refused or was unable to
utter word. He was attacked in this way
yesterday morning and few hours after
wards he approached his wife with u
double barrelcd shot gun and motioned to
his breast. His wife took the gun away from
him ard hid it, But the man got another
similar weapon and, going out into the
yard, set the muzzle against his breast and
fired, killing himself instantly, 1t appears
that he was very much troubled about his
ailment aud preferred to die rather than suf-
fer any longer.
Last evening was the occasion of the
Hibernian fire companys ball and it was,
therefore, also the occasion of an evening S
perfect enjoyment to q large number OF
Cairo's young people. The company's hall
at the corner of Thirteenth street and
! Washington avenue, was decorated with
flags, pictures, wreathes and garlands Of
green and with various other cOntrivanCes,
which made the whole look like
a beautiful gallery. The hall
began to fill with anxious dancers early in
the evening; the band was one Of the best
in the city and when the music began the
floor was instantly covered by a happy
throng, whlrling round in manner that
proved them to be not only experts, but
also heartily enjoying the sport. This
was kept up for many hours
until early this morning in fact
and then all went to rest and, perhaps, TO
continue the festivities in their dreams.
With the approach of permanent warm
| weather our business men are procuring
new canvass awnings, or dragging forth
old ones, or having wooden ones built. Of
all awnings in use, those made of broad
striped canvass and scolloped around the
edges, with the scallops trimmed in red,
and the whole supported by gas pipe
frame are, perhaps, the handiest, neatest
and, in every respect, the best. On the
other hand, Of all the awnings in use, those
made of patches of old cast-oif tarpolions,
irregular in shape, dirty in color and most
oiicnsiveto the eye and to the otdCtorics,
the whole supported 10y rickety
old frame, constructed IN rude manner Of
bits of half rotten kindhng wood, picked
up in the cutters Of the streets, are, perhaps,
the uglicst, the meanest and in every re.
spect the cOnfoundedest of all awnings. A
few Of the latter class m be seen on Ohio
levee, between Twelfth and Fourteenth
streets.
Yesterday morning, while Mr. Peter
Ess and his son were turning the corner Of
Twentieth and Cedar streets with their
horse and wagon, the animal became
frightened at something and made a sud,
den spring forward which threw the boy
(who was driving out Of the wagon and
the reins with him. The horse then dash
ed away with Mr.. Ess in the wagon,
and, in turning another corner, threw Mr..
Ess out, turned the wagon over and tore it
all to pieces. He finally came around on
Washington avenue with the shafts and
the front wheels of the wagon, where he
was sighted and stopped by Mr.. J. II.
Metcalf. He was much frightened and
cut up about the legs but was not seriously
hurt. Mr.. Ess, It Is said, was rather seri.
ously hurt in his fall from the wagon,
though his son sustained only few slight
bruises. The horse is the old black trottcr,
Morgan, that Mr.. Metcaf used to have and
that he traded TO Mr. EsS some years ago.
He is usually as gentle as lamb and Lis
freak of ycsterd9yfS surprise to all who
A-Whsn our fire men arrived at Anna
day before yesterday TO help quench the
fire in the ASYLUM they were told by some
that it WAC already out and that they need
not proceed any further but they did not
heed these Instructions and pushed out W
the asylum. On their way there they met
scores Of citizens coming away from lns