The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-06

in this city between the years 1860 and 1866
by two families named Star and SholIars,
but who are now living with Mr.. Duncan
at Preston. The children know nothing OF
their parents or relatives and wish to find
out if any one here does. Any information
will. be thankfully received by Mr.. Dun
can.
Yesterday morning a negro carrying a
bundle of new grain racks jumped from q
Mobile IL Ohio freight car standing near
the oil mills, and offered to sell the sacks to
young man named George w. Moore, who
was standing near, Mr.. Moore questioned
the negro as to how he came in possession
of the sacks. The latter replied that his
partner had gwen them to him and
told him to sell them. But Mr.. Moore
looked doubtful and was about to question
the negro further when that individual sud
denly turned.and ran away at u breskneck
pace. The sacks are, Of course, stolen.
There are twenty.four of them all new. The
owner can have them by calling on Mr..
Moore.
Considerable of wreck occurred on
the Cairo Short Line railroad at Reebs sta
ton, two miles west of Bcllevile. Sunday
forenoon, a mixed train of freight and coal
cars. most of them loaded, while running at
a good rate OF speed jumped the track at
the place mentioned, and seventeen cars
were piled upon one another and twisted
and wrecked. The debris of the cars and
the freight and coal were scattered upon
and on both sides of the track. but fortu-
nately no one WIS injured. The track was
badly torn up and the loss must aggregate
several thousand dollars. A wrecking car
and force of men were brought up from
East st. Louis and by night the wreck was
sufficiently cleared to allow the passage Of
trains.
The johnson County Journal thinks
that "there is something dead in Denmark"
because THE BULLETIN and Captain W. p.
Halliday and other Democrats have cx-
pressed preference for Captain John II.
Thomas as a candidate for congress over all
other Republican aspirants for that office |
1t is probably mistaken when it says that
Captain Halliday is using his influence and |
money to secure the nomination of Captain |
Thomas. Ordinarily when prospective can
didates for an elective Office commands the |
good will, even the support to a certain ex
tent of their political opponents, they are
considered the worthior of the honors they
seek In Captain Thomas case howveer,
viewed from the Journals standpoint, this
rule is reversed. The reason is obvious.
The journal looks at Captain Thomas
through jealous eyes and is therefore not
fair critic. If its own pet, Judge Damron,
were the subject of favorable comment from
uoho''ntlC nVuiCcS WOulu tle JOuTnAl tncn
also take it for granted that there was
something dead" in the Judges DOMAINE
Metropolis Democrat; at has been
reserved for one modest and unpretending
little Kentucky woman named Orphia
Baynes, the wife of Mr., James =. Bayncs,
living Just across the river from this place,
to disclose the fraud and thereby quiet the
tears OF these stricken souls. Hearing the
story OF the Ballard county egg from her
husband last week, she at once took some
tallow and placed on common egg the
letter "B, " a star and MAY the 25th, 1882"
together with some characters calculated to
brighten the superstitious. She then placed
the egg in strong vinegar for hours took
1t out, scrapcd off the tallow, and 10! the
legend appeared in character as cloar as
vinegar having eaten of that
part OF the shell not protected by the tai
low She then placed the egg in nest
where it was found by Mr.. Baynes, who
naturally became somewhat excited until
the mystery WAS cleared up by his wife.
Theegg is now on exhibition at this alice
where the curious may examine it at their
leisure"
A negro named Marsh Brown, who
was some time ago convicted Of the larceny
Of box OF wine from Messrs. Robert
Symth ~ Bro, was arrested yesterday by
Officer lla2, Martin for stealing bass
violin from Mr.. I'd. Dezonia The theft
occurred some time ago. Mr.. Dezonia had
bought the violin from Brown and taken il
home. A day or two afterwards Brown
went 10 Mr.. Dezonla's house during the
lattcrs absence aud, telling Mrs De2onia
that her husband had sont him Brown
for the violin, obtained it, took it to W.
7. Scotia saloon and pawnvd it. Mr..
Dczonia, upon arriving home and learning