The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-09-08


and Mr.. Cookie will probably build to-
gether.
Detective Geo, Herbert, of Watkins
detective force, st. Louis, came down yes
terday in response to telegram from Chief
Myers announcing the capture here of the
negro wouldbe murderer, Frank Morris. Mr..
Herbert is the same officer that came here
about year ago and took back with him a
negro named Charles Phillips who had also
committed capital crime in St. Louis and
had escaped. He is one of the shrewdest
officers of the force, but gentleman of
modest pretensions. He left with his man
at / o'clock yesterday morning, Morris
victim was another negro with whom he had
ouarreled and whom he struck in the head
with a rock The wounded man was still
alive when Detective Herbert left st. Louis,
but was not out Of danger. Morris went
back to St. Louis quite willingly.
The following account of an accident
which happened to cur former iellow-citi-
zen, MI Jewett Wilcox, appeared in the
Hotel World of recent date, and sill be
read with interest by every subscriber ofTHE
BULLETIN: Capt Jewett Wilcox, the ex Chi
capo hotel man, who has been resortlng at
Lake Minnetonka Min, with his family, had
a narrow escape from drowning last week in
Minnetonka's sparkling waters. He was
out fishing with his friend Dr. Walker, Of
ST. Louis, about three miles from head
quarters and half mile from shore, when
he got strong bite - from some urusu-
ally large piscatonal repre- sentative, and be
stood up in the bow of the boat to better
land him. OF a sudden Mr.. Fish pulled so
hard that the line parted in the middle and
the Captain turned back summeTsault
into the water, disappearing from view.
DR.. Walker, with remarkable presence OF
mind and surprising agility-being gen
tleman weighing 275 pounds-passed
around the bOatman in the center OF the
boat and reached the opposite end just IN
time to catch Mr.. Wilcox by the wrist as
he rose above the water. As the attempt
to land SO heavy q man as Mr.. Wilcox
into small boat already overloaded by a
very heavy man would have been extremely
dangerous 10 all concerned, the Doctor re-
tanned hold of one Of Mr.. Wilcox's hands
while the other held to the boat, and in
that way was towei 70 the shore. Mr. W.
was completely exhausted, but after emp
tying his boots they embarked for the camp
of DR.. Walker, where they arrived safely,
bu, with very damp passenger. Capt.
Wilcox say that not being swimmer he
considers his life was saved by the presence
Of mind and efficient assistance OF DR..
Walker. His advice to fishermen is to
keep their seats when in rowbost, The
Captain had another exciting episode while
st the lake, thrilling enough to mauufac-
ture drama from, but be thinks it will
look better in oral than in written history.
Anyway, be says be was never so glad be-
fore in bis lie when in inky darkness he
beheI q mighty mastitf wag his tail in
stead Of .i.,yinoy hia teeth
Mr.. l. W. Green has Withdrawn from
the firm ui Green, Wood & Bennett, with
which be had been connected for several
years. Mr. Green has been one Of the old
and prosperous business men Of Cairo,
who had faith in C4iro's good prospects,
and energy and good judgement enough to
use the advantages offered by the town 10
hisown pecuniary benefit He came before
the public in the firm Of Thomas, Green &
Alden, commission merchants, which firm
began at the bottom Of the ladder ia a
business sense and became within a fe "
years one Of the leading commission
irms in the city. Shortly after this firm
was dissolved, Me5srs, Green s. Wood form
ell a partnership in the commission business
and by dint Of well directed industry and
experience, conducted their business with
marked success. But, being ambitious
the firm enlarged its field of operations
several years ago by going into the manu-.
facturc Of corn meal. About this time the
firm was strengthened by an additions
member, Mr., s. p. Bennett, gentleman o.
means and OF large business experience
and the new firm did not abandon the com
mission business, but devoted itself princi
| pa'ly to its corn meal mills which are nov
among the largest in the city and are KEEP
in operation almost constantly to meet the
demands of the firms trade. Mr.. Greer
retires because his health demands it, III
will travel for a while to recuperate. The
mills and the business Of the old firm will
hereafter be conducted by Col. John Wood
aud Mr.. S. p. Bennett, under the firm name