The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-30

IN the enterprise by appointing commit.
tee which is to confer with other compa-
mics and societies, for the purpose of Undue
ing them to join and help to make the
celebration successful. 1t is certainly de.
sIrabe that the great day should be OBJ
served in manner that will attract large
number of visitors here, and that will afford
them and the citizens of Cairo much pleas
ure The people of Cairo should make use
of every opportunity to induce the people
Of our neigh5oring towns to visit Cairo,
and public holidays when everybody ex-
poets to 60 somewhere for enjoyment would
seem TO offer the best opportunities.
Grandmother Argus "rnE BULLETIN
is enabled to get ten cents week more than
the Argus and have half the circulation, all
this by having funny man on the columns.
We have boy out hunting ne.'-The
old lady certainly makes Typographical
error when she says that The BULLETIN
has but half the circulation she has. She
must have meant to say Just the reverse.
Some time ago THE BULLETIN was printed
on the same press, upon which the Argus
had been printed for some time, and by the
same man who printed heArgus, THIS man
stated that it took him an hour and half
to run off the Argus and nearly four hours
Of harder work to PRINT THE BULLETIN.
The old lady is certainly mistaken and she
should correct the mistake. To make spe-
cial efforts to ''catch up" with The BULLE.
TIN certainly does not support the claim
that she is already way ahead.
During the last week Mr.. G. II. Wood
ward went to Dixon Springs to arrange for
the erection of summer cottage to be oc-
cupied during the hot season by himself
and family. He passed through Metrepo-
lis and while there, says the Metropolis
Memocrat, "he explained to some citizens
the operations of tho tax payers league, of
Alexander county. After listening to Mr.
Woodward's explanations, we became fully
convinced that both the city of Metropolis
and the county Of Massac would be vastly
benefited by such an organization here. The
league does nothing more than to make
suggestions to the board of county COM
missioners, and to the city council, and to
keep track of the bills allowed, contracts
and tax levies made by these bodies. While
the organization possesses nothing more
tina moral power, yet composed as it is
of those bearing the burden of local taxa
ton, neither the commissioners court nor
the city council would be apt to ride rough
shod, over any well matured suggestion
coming from body of citizens of intelli-
gence, wealth and good Standing A
movement is on foot in Metropolis to or
game tax payers league similar to the
| one in existence here.
An extra issued Friday by the Ches-
ter Tribune, gives the following particu-
lars of the terrible assault made by a ne
gro convict upon Mr.. Charles Dowell, pur-
chasing agent for the penitentiary; son
the noon train yesterday Mr.. Dowel re-
turned with number of others from
Murphysboro, where he had been to attend
the Odd Fellows eel ebration the day pre-
vlous and remained over TO attend the ball
there at night. AS matter Of consequence
he had had but little sleep, About 2 100
or 9 80 o'clock, and just after his CONVEX
sation with the Tribune representative, he
went to his room for a nap. AS has
| been his custom, he neglected to lock his
door upon retiring. While sleeping sound
ly colOred convict stealthily entered his
room, loked the door securely on the in.
side fastened the transom, aud with a keen
razor the handle Of which had been wrap
ped stoutly to the very blade, approached
the unconscious man and with lightning.
like rapidly pushed the head back with
his left hand while with the right be drew
the razor across the sleeping officers throat
cutting an ugly cash from car to ear. AT
once Mr.. Dowell was on his feet, graphing
for his life with the desperate convict
the blood now rushing in torrent from
his throat. At once officer Pyron heard the
| scuiilng in the room, and he with the as
sistant deputy warden-Mr. Frank Muir
ray tried to gain admittance. On finding
the door locked they peered over the
transom. They lost no time then in burst
ing panncl from the door and entering.
The spectacle before their eyes was fear
full one. Backed against the wall was Mr..
Dowcl and his would-be murderer, in q
hand to hand encounter, both covered with
the blood Of the wounded officer, the con-
vict with his teeth fastened with the grip
Of vice in the formers rinbt