The daily Cairo bulletin., 1882-08-03

Two negroes fought duel with
knives near the Cotton Seed Oil works
Monday, which resulted in some blood
letting for both. Both stripped to the
waist, and armed with huge -bladed pocket
knives, proceeded to n vacant lot near by
and went at each other savagely until
parted by persons who accidentally came
upon them. They succeeded in making
their escape, however, and hid, and have
so far eluded the officers. "a woman was
at the bottom"of the fracas. I,
Some of the readers of The BULLETIN
having assumed from the item with refer
ence to the illness of the family of Circuit
Clerk A. IL. Irwin from eating ice cream
Sunday that the cream was purchased from
Mr. Phil II. Saup, tits necessary in justice to
that gentleman to say that this was not the
case, but that the cream was made at the
home OF Mr.. IRWIN, in new freezer,
which latter fact is assigned as the cause of
the evil effects upon those who partook of
it.
For nearly week past passenger con
nection has been made at this point be-
tween st. Louis and points on the Texas
and Cairo narrow gauge road. The passen
gers arrive here at Q 40 p. m, are transfer
red by the ferryboat Three States to Birds
Point, from where they leave at 6 80 a. m.
The train on the narrow gauge is mixed one
and runs to Psragould distance Of about
one hundred and ninety miles,
where the Paramore aud Gould
roads connect. The place is named in hon
or of both these railroad kings.
A match game of baseball, for stake
of one hundred dollars, was to have been
played yesterday afternoon at Mound City
between the "Riversides,' of that town, and
"crack "Paducah nine, but the latter did
duch's was on hand, however, and put up
the money, one hundred dollars, for a
match game TO be played at Mound City
next Sunday afternoon Mr.. George Fra
ser is to be umpire. 1t is expected that
an excursion from this city will go to
Mound City on Sunday to witness the game.
Two men, Michael McGrath aud John
Heffly, had little skirmish with fists on
Eighth street yesterday forenoon. Mr.
Heifly was walking quietly down the street,
when McGrath came up to him and struck
him Unexpectedly in the face. Just as
Mr.. Hefiy recovered from the shock
and was about to give his assaulter warm
reception, he and McGrath were taken in
charge by Constable Sheehan and by JUS
tice Robinson, who were just across the
street and saw the whole affair. A trial
was had and McGrath was fined five dol
lars and costs The cause of the trouble
was something that had been said about
the dog that attacked McGrsth a day or
two before.
Sufficient returns have now been re
ceived from the counties that have chosen
delegates to the Republican State Conven
ton Augusta to insure the nomination of
Gov. st. John. The State Convention
will be composed of 270 delegates, require
ing l86 to nominate. st. John has already
secured 1876, and it is thought his vote on
the first ballot will exceed 900. He has
carried more than two thirds of the coun-
ties, The opposition votes are divided be-
tween Judge Thatcher, Capt. Johnson and
John A. Martin, but in all probability
their names will not be presented to the
convention, the disposition being to renom-
mate ST. John by acclamation. Gen.
Rice, Edter of the Fort Scott Monitor,
who has opposed St. John, says to-day that
he will heartily support the Gov,
AT the several meetings held in the
Hibernian engine house last Sunday and
the Sunday before, for the purpose of divis-
ing some means to assist the Sisters of Lo-
retta to fit up their convent, number of
prominent gentleman of the city decided
that fair and sociable should be given some
time during the latter part of this month.
Much interest was manifested in the pro-
jeCt to aid the sisters The gentleman who
are at the head of the movement are with
heart and hand in it and will push it to
successful conclusion. 1t is desirable
that the charitably disposed
people of the city, and who appreciate the
value of the academy as an educational
institution, should also enter into the spirit
OF the enterprise and make it what it
should be, grand financial success.
On Thursday Of next week the people,
especially the fruit growers, living
in and around Villa Ri6ue,