The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-29

the residence OF MT a. ioiiooh, winch was
a very pleasant affair. 1t was called n
Sidewalk sociable, from the fact that IL
was one ofa series Of sociables given for
the purpose of raising funds for building
sidewalks in Villa Ridge. Among the ex-
ercises were songs by Mrs. VIM. Munich
and music by Miss Phillis Howard, of this
city, which were very much admired by
all present.
--"John Lawrence, ID. d." is whata gen
tleman'of color calls himself who figured
prominently in case before Justice j. II.
Robinson yesterday. He was the agrees
sor in the case, having brought suit against
another colored gentleman named Glen
Young, WHO was not I'D. d." but pie
bian, very ordinary individual, for calling
him, the said Lawrence, a sd ID, Democrat
ic niger" Lawrence d. D., was stung to
the quick by this fearful epithet and he re-
sented it by instituting criminal proceed
ings against the person who uttered it. But
the court failed to see anything in the
term which might be even distorted into an
insult to any one and he discharged Mr.,
Young.
More than hundred persons have
been killed, during the past few days, in
Arizona and New Mexico by the murder
Gus Apaches, and the mass meeting at Tue
son Thursday sends to the president and to
congress ghastly truth for which they
ask a seat at the military banquet at
Fortress Monroe. The Indians, who num-
Der 175 well armed bucks, killed the thirty
five people composing the settlement Of
Gaylordsville, and burned the town. They
also killed twenty people at Clinton and on
the ella river. United States troops are
pursuing the hostiles toward the Texas
frontier, and 200 Mexican troops arc en-
dcavoring to cut off their escape.
Under the vigorous work of Mayor
Thistlewood and Chief Myers the city is
rapidly assuming an excellent sanitary con
dition. The streets, so far as they have
been operated upon, are in better condi-
ton than they have been for many
months and the residences and
business places are nearly all being
attended to by the owners or occupants.
Whitewash and paint are conspicuous fac
tors in the general work Of renovation, and
they have most pleasing effect upon the
houses, stables and fences which were sub
jccted to the disfguring effects Of sipe
and rain water Let the good work 90 on
in spite of the grumbling little band who
presume TO differ with the immortal Pope,
and cry continually, whatever is, is
wrong.
of young man who has been citi-
zen of Cairo for several years, but is now
in Bloomington, and who has, perhaps, q
number of friends here who will be glad
to hear something of him, the Bloomington
Bulletin says: "Mr Theron E. Fell yes
terday sold to Mr.. II. H. Green his drug
store. Mr.. Green is young man, well and
tavorably known to many people of this
city, having resided here for the greater
part of the past four years. He is thorough
ly conversant with the drug business, and
will doubtless make success out of his
venture. He entered a drug store in Anna,
Union county, this state, IN 1870, but his
superior qualifications soon obtained for
him good position in the extensive whole.
sale and retail house of Barclay Bros, in
Cairo, where he remained for two years
resignlng at the end of that time to accept
position under the state government il
the drug department of the Southern Hi
nois Insane asylum. After retiring from
this Office, Mr.. Green came to Bloomington
He studied law here, but that profession
did not suit him, and now he returns to his
first love-"
General lIo2en, of the Signal Service is
going to tackle the tornado business, and il
he can't stop these dangerous visitants en-
tirely, he proposes to find out how they
happen to call upon US 80 frequently Kan
sas has been most afflicted with tornadoes
having had sixty-two since the state ha!
been occupied by white people. Illinois
has had fitty-four since record has beer
kept; Missouri, forty-four; New York, thir
ty-iivc; Georgia, thirty-three; Iowa, thirty
ono; Ohio, twenty eight; Indiana, twenty
seven; and many other states and territories
one each. The storms usually occnr be-
tween 8 and 6 in the evening, and the aver
age width of the path of destruction il
1880 feet. Sergeant w. II. Ray, the sigma
officer at this point, is now engaged in pre-
Dnirinp a chart showing the nositiona nj