The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-17

ofthis city, who lost COW some time ago,
and he was sure that he recognized in the
hide, that worn by his COW when he last
saw her. He summoned several men who
had also known his COW and showed them
the hide. They, too, were satisfied that the
| hide before them and the one worn by Mr..
| McTgne's COW were identical in color.
Mr.. McTigue concluded that he had good
case against the negro and swore out war
rant for his arrest But the negro protested
strenulously that he was innocent
of the charge preferred against him. lie
claimed that he had bought the COW from
Joseph Lufkin, Of Villa Ridge, had
killed her there, and brought the hide down
here to sell, and he offered to verify his
statement by sending word to Mr.. Luikin
He was arrested, however, and placed in
iailuntil Mr. Lufkin could be communicated
with Yesterday Mr. Lufkin arrived in the
city, viewed the hide and pronounced it to
be the one he had sold to Mayberry. He
said, and was prepared to prove, that the
hide was taken from what was his own COW
before he had sold her to Mayberry. The
trial of the latter was set in Magistrate
Comings court for yesterday afternoon and
all parties were ready for it; but in view
all the facts thc'prisoner was dismissed,
Mr.. McTigue had good reasons for his be-
lief, yet it seems that he was mistaken, and
that there was another COW that looked like
"hisn."
Argus The washed out newspaper
will probably sympathze with the washed
out railroad after this, and the ant-ralroad
section of the council will no longer have
il for an apologist, supporter and organ.
THE washed-ou newspaper, which,
by its appearance, proves that It has more
vim than the washed-out railroad, which
has succombed, always did sympathlze with
the said railroad in its troubles, and it never
was the organ" of any section of the
council or OF any thing else. But the
"washed out newspaper, " if itwere washed
out, would not, like the "washed.Out rail.
road throw the responsibility OF lis con-
dition upon innocent shoulders.
The elegant residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Wood Rittenhouse was the scene Of bril-
liant assemblage last night. 1t was the oc-
casion of the paper sociable, given there 10y
the ladies of the Presbyterian church. II
was as novel as it was successful, and as
entertaining to all present as It was salts
factory to the managers at least
50 we were told The costumes worn by
the lsdies present were OF paper Of differ
ent colors, happily mixed, and aTtisticaIly
put together. They represented a great
variety Of things, some of them diiferen,
branches Of trade, the professions, the
seasons, etc, etc, Being unable
to attend and therefore unable to
give description Of each costume, which
would make very interesting reading, We
give only on this point what We were able
TO pick up" one Of the handsomest
costumes was that of Mrs. 5. Williamson,
who represented fashionable lady, and
wore dress Of pe4-green tissue paper,
trimmed in garnet. The children
of Mrs. S. P. Wheeler represented
the four seasons in remark
ably pretty manner. Miss Lilly Phillips
wore bright colored dress, beautifully
trimmed in appropriate colors; she repre-
sented the dry goods house of Messrs. J
Burger & Bro. Mrs. James represented
THE BULLETIN, in a dress Of green anc
straw colored paper, deliberately trimmed
In fact there was not costume which
would not excite the admiration
=. of good judges Of the beau
tiful, and some Of them woulc
have made even Oscar Wilde enyious Th
programme for the occasion was highl.
interesting, SO we're the refreshments On
Of the features OF the occasion was the sal
Of numerous little articles Of paper whicI
displayed much ingenuity.n their con
. struction and broughta nice little sum il
e the aggregate. Good music and singing
from our best musicians and singers wa
also among the attractions.
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