The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-05-20

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The case of VIM. Fountain, one of the
negro es charged with stealing COW from
Mr.. Charles Gayer and killing her, was set
for trial in the court of Justice Robinson
yesterday afternoon, but was continued
until to-day, when he will have
a preliminary hearing.
"A circular received at this office yestcr-
day from st. Louis, giving the crop reports
from large number of localities in Mis-
souri, Illinois and Iowa, contradicts entire.
ly the reports Of poor wheat crops in these
three states and gives promise of much
more than an average yield.
Up to yesterday the subscription com.
mittee Of the fire companies and Mystic
Krew had obtained subscriptions of over
five hundred dollars from the business men
of Cairo, and had not yet made complete
canvass of the city, 1t is expected that
they will receive between six and seven
hundred dollars altogether.
Dallas has revelation. An 0rganiza
ton is exposed, known as the American
Knights of Honor. II is said to be Sc
cret anti Catholic society, something like
the old Know Nothings, and to have lodges
ali over the United States. It's members
are chiefly republicans, and President Ar.
thur is reported to belong to the Washing
| ton branch. Jesse Grant, a relative of Gen.
| Grant, established the Dallas organization.
Senator Ben Hills physician does not
promise him more than six months of life,
at the very farthest. Hisdisease has devel.
oped into active cancer Of q most virulcut
form, and he is growing steadily worse,
Even hisintimate friends we're unable to see
the senator before he left Washington, on
account Of the critical condition he was in,
The disease is hereditary in the family. 1t
is not at all likely, therefore, that the SEN
ator will ever again be able to take his seat
in the senate
In reply to letter from a county off
Ger asking whether or not the present sher-
ifs and treasurers are eligible to re election
under the new amendment, Ex-Governor j.
M. Palmer, Of Springfield, wrote: "The
question of your eligibility docs not admit
of moments doubt. The amendment only
applies to persons elected after its adoption
AT this moment Attorney General Nc
CARNEY has come into my Office and he
agrees with me that the constitution only
acts prospectively aud all officers elected
before 1881 are eligible to reelection"
The cases against the two negroes, Alb
Brown and VIM Fountain, for stealing cows
are extending to others, and their utter
ances duplicating Others resulted yesterday
in the arrest Of young Lulu Koehler. 1t il
charged that Koehler had something
to do with the disappearance OF Mr.. A. Z.
Schroeder's, Mr.. Charles Gaycr's and Mr..
Redburn's cows, all of which were missed
in quick succession within the last few
weeks. AS stated before, the hide, head
and hoofs of Mr.. Gayer's cow was found in
the slaughter house, and yesterday Il hide
was also found there which Mr. Schroeder
Unidentified as that of his COW. The case
will be heard in Justice Robinson's court
to-day, and until then judgment should be
suspended
"A rumor was brought into the city
yesterday and the day before to the etfcc
that the burials of small
pox patients on graveyard ridge were
being careleSsly done. 1t was asserted
that as Ia rule, the collins were inferred
buta foot or less Gnder the surface of tn,
ground that heavy rains had washed the
soil from several Of them, exposing them t.
the air and sun, and causing myriads o
green flies to gather around them. Tn,
rumor is untrue in every particular. TIL,
, burial Of all the city's smallpox dead ha
been done under the auspices OF the Sister
Of the Holy Cross, and has been dom
well, Each coffin was placed not less thai
six feet under the ground and remains un
disturbed. Mayor Thistlewood and Chic
Myers upon hearing the rumor, made
trip out to the burying ground and founc
all as stated above.
The souvenir which the guests of til
Army Of the Tennessee carried away wit
them from st, Louis, aud of which Alder
man G. o. Paticr, who was one of the guests
has two, is in the shape OF a printed bill O
fare, very unique among such things
st. Louis paper says about them: 9Th
menu cards used comprised clcverly
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