The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-20
will be as severely dealt with as the ordi
nances will permit.

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"A big negro, after attempting to play
the confidence game on countryman at
the corner OF Twelfth street and Washing.
ton avenue yesterday afternoon, snatched a
watch and chain from his intended victim
and sought to escape. But officer McTigue
was too close by. He went to ar.
rest the negro, but was caught by several of
the latter's "pals" who held him while the
negro struck him severe blow in the face,
causing bad cut. Mr.. VIM. McHale came
up about this time aud took hand ia the
melee. The buIly negro was soon ON his
way to the court Of Justice Robinson who
held him to bail in the sum of two hundred
dollars to answer the charge of attempted
ROBBERY.
--Theopera house company has concluded
an engagement with John A. Stevens Jolly
Bachelors comique opera company, by
which said company is to appear upon the
opera house stage in this city ON the night
of the 18th Of September, The company
is one Of the best in the land and
the play as produced by it has had
an extraordinarily successful run
in the principal opera houses
house Of the east. The company has also
concluded agreements with about fifty 9TH
er companies many of which are also bill
ed for the Grand opera house at st. Louis.
The theatre.going people of this section of
country will have an opportunity to see this
season someof the finest performances by the
most talented performers in the country,
thanks to the Cairo Opera house manage.
ment.
MIR. jeff Clark has on exhibition at his
store curiosity in the shape of large
painting with clock in the center. The
ticking Of the clock keeps the following
figures in constant motion: In the fore
ground is rooster in the act of Growing; a
beautiful fountain running stream of
water; boy and girl see.sawing, with a
dog in the act Of barking at them; also a
tower with mau ringing bell and as
the clapper swings back and forth, we i'm
agine we hear the "Curfew toll.n In the
distance is sparkling river with steam
boat and sailing vessel constantly
gliding along; on the banks train of
cars moving, also the wheel of mill re-
volving; little to the left blacksmith
shop with horse getting shod, and with
every tick of the clock nail is driven
home. This beautiful and ingenious work
of art was made by a German in Jones
boro.
--Coup's show yesterday drew large
crowd of strangers from all around us to
this city The Wabash trains we're es.
pecially crowded with people from along its
line. The St Louis & Cairo railroad came
next and the Iron Mountain Mobile & Ohio,
Chicago, st, Louis & New Orleans, apd
the Illinois Central roads several steamers
as well as both forryboats each contribu.
ted large delegation to the great mass of
humanity which filled our streets aud stores
and tents yesterday afternoon and night.
1t was a muchly mixed mass of humanity
in which il would have been difficult to
recognize ones brother; but then it was the
easiest thing in the world to tell young
Mound Cityites and Paducahans How
Why with but few exceptions, the fe-
males among them wore their polonaises
awry aud snuff stick between their rosy
lips; and the males, gawky, love.sick feI-
lows, ehuflled along leisurely, each with
his little fingers hooked into that
OF his fair companions smi-
ling biIliously and blandly and
chewing their thumbs or chunk of gum
with grace that was charming ia its
perfect naturalness. They we're not to be
mistaken.
There has been some serious trouble
between the blacks and whites laboring on
the Springfield & Kansas City railroad,
near the camp of Mr.. |. N. Smith, in Ar.
kansas On the 18th instant quite a riot
occurred, in which destruction of both life
and property was threatened. The trouble
arose out of refusal of the whites to work
with the blacks A dispatch under dated
of the 18th, from Little Rock saws
"Advices received this afternoon from Net.
Teton, near the scene OF the trouble, be.
tween the white and colcred laborers on the |
Springfield and Kansas City railroad report
increasing excitement, but no further acts
of violence. Fears are expressed that the
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