The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-05-31

| Tor their guests. Mr., walker ana his Danu
and troupe left at four o'clock this morn
ing.
The annual meeting of the Cairo and
st. Louis Short Line railroad will be held
in st. Louis on Monday next. The report
of General Manager Parker will show u big
increase over the earnings of lastyear. This
is fact, in the face of an open river all
winter between ST. Louis and Cairo, .
drouth, and two or three overilows in the
South. This company owns the line OF
road between East st. Louis and Terrc
IIaute, now operated by the indianapolis
and St. Louis, and it is probable that some
very interesting action as regards the in
solvency of the Indianapolis and st. Louis
Company will be taken.
"A large force of workmen is now en-
gagged in overhauling the steamer Morgan
at Mound City. Her old decks have been
entirely torn away, and will be replaced
with new and substantial timbers all
through. The work of overhauling will
be applied TO the boat generally. John
O'Brien, proprietor Of the Missouri boiler
works, ST. Louis, has been awarded the
contract for putting new bottoms in her
| boilers, and otherwise enlarging and inn
proving them 50 as to give her all the
steam power she requires. Mr.. O'Brien is
well known in Cairo where he has host
of friends. He lisa popular gentleman at
home and abroad, and one Of the best and
most deserving mechanics in the west
A dispatch to the Chicago Times from
St. Paul last Friday says; A good deal of
excitement wa. caused in business circles
yesterday by the publication Of rumor af-
fecting j f. A. Shuddart, the agent of the
New York Life Insurance company. 1t was
said, on the authority Of leaky town ottic-
ial, that suit was to be brought against
Shuddsrt for insuring fictitious persons TOR
$4,000 each, and collecting the money from
the company. 1t is said that Shuddsrt's
fraudulent transactions will reach 100000.
Yesterday afternoon he transferred all his
property to an agent of the insurance com.
pany.' Itseems that even old fire compa.
nies do not always have smooth sailing.
The remains of Mrs. Katie Donovan,
young lady who jumped from the Illinois
Central train between Anna and Dongola
yesterday morning, passed through here for
Columbus, KY, in company with her father,
yesterday evening. The young lady had
been married, been divorced from her hus-
band, and it is thought ran away from home.
Her father followed and induced her to re-
turn with him. They were on their way
back and when the train reached the point
named Mrs Donovan rose from her seat
beside her father and walked rapidly to-
ward the door. Her father suspected the
truth, followed her and was just a second too
late to prevent the tragic affair The girl |
jumped from the platform and struck her
head upon a rock, fracturing her skull,
causing death soon after.
Barton feels grieved that Carbonate |
was not selected as the meeting place for
the republican congressional convention
In the last issue of the Free Press he says
"Carbondale lacked just one vote to be Sc
ected as the place for holding the Repub-
ican district convention. Perry county,
through Mr.. Wheatley, decided in favor of
Cairo. Billy, when DuQuoin asked that IA
vor, two years ago, Carbonate got right
down to the work of securing it TO her.
This is bad return for our help, dear boy
Besides, you voted an additional expense
of fifty dollars at least upon your delegates.
You ought to have been more thoughtful"
Barlow is mistaken in the very first SEN
tcnce. Carbonate lacked something more
than lust one vote" She lacked hotel &C.
commodations and--"r refreshments.
Two young negroes, Charles O'Brien
and John McFadden, were arrested yes.
terday by Officer Wins for gambling Tie
officer came upon them on Railroad street,
below Sixth, while one was tossing dice, and
money was lying on the ground in full
view. He took possession of dice, money
and boys, and conveyed them to Magistrate
Comngs for trial OBrien pleaded guilty
and was fined ten dollars and costs, but
McFadden denied having gambled and
demanded trial His request was granted ;
witnesses were examined and it was proven
that they were merely deciding by throw.
ing dice, who of the two should give Ger.
tain third party present "a shine" Nc
Faddcn was discharged, while his partner
| hpors all thp nnnalty ne or;,,o ,,ot on,,,