The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-07-27

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the proper time and in the proper manner
has always proven successful here il
checking the most violent washings o.
either the Mississippi or Ohio rivers. W,
should like to refer to other tier sraised b,
the doctor, for the subject is an interesting
and an important one, but space foIbds al
present.
The steamer James Lee came by here
from Paducah about 6;05 o'clock last even.
ing, having made the run from Paducah
here in two hours and five minutes, or at
the rate of about twenty-five miles per
hour. She ran close by the shore and
many people watched her speed by. She
went down under full head of steam and at
avery good speed, disappearing around the
Missouri bend within fourteen minutes af-
ter passing the upper wharf boat The dis
lance run by her in this stretch is estimated
at seven miles, so that she made this short
distance at the rate of thirty miles per
hour which would seem very remarkable
speed.
The Paducah colored, or the colored
Paducah, baseball club that was beaten in
a match-game here on Tuesday by ma
jorlty Of fourteen tallies, went home and
crowed like fighting cock fresh from bat
tie, with his spurs red and trickling with
his adversary's life blood. They claimed
and had it published to the people of Padu.
cab, that they won the game by four in
nings. They lied, so they did, wantony
lied. Had they been beaten by an ordinary
club they might well have denied their de-
feat to avoid the disgrace, but to be beaten
by so superior club as the Cairo Reds is
an honor rather than a dishonor, and the
Paducah "niggers" ought to be ashamed Of
themselves. So there, now.
The sereneness that has prevailed in
the police courts of the city for several days
was broken for an hour or two yesterday
morning In Magistrate Comings' court by
the trial of half dozen denizens of Pinch,
who had made things interesting In their
neighborhood the night before by indulg-
ing their natural inclinations. Lizzie Nor
man, alias "Big Foot Liz" Jennie Warner,
alias Jennie the Bruser," and Kate Fish
er, better known "Snorting Kate were be-
fore the court, the first named charged
with keeping a dsorderly house and the
others with making the house disorderly.
'Liz" was fined $40 and the others half
the amount each, which was cheap enough
'or the amount of fun they had Banch
Ellison got a fine OF S5 and costs tor
about the streets IN the night |
ime, and Mr. Matthew Price was invited to
'ork over S. aud costs for peddling vegeta-
oles not of his own raising, without having
previously obtained license as provided
for by ordinance No. 1873.
"Wednesday colored man was wander
lng about in the whodS along the track OF |
the southern division of the Illinois Central
road, at point a short distance above
Hickman, Ky, called "C.me Back" and
10 his wanderings suddenly and accidental |
y came upon small, new-made grave. |
lie opened it and found a small box, IRON
bound and tightly nailed. Upon opening
The box the body of child was revealed,
neatly dressed, imbedded in clean clothes
md little pillow under its head. Taking
ne little body out, the negro saw that the
Jack OF its head was crushed in, which |
aroused his suspicious and he carried the |
ooX and its contents to Hickman. There
he ody was viewed by number of cit
iens and was finally recognized as that of |
he two-year-old child of family living
lear the city. Officers went to arrest the
amiIy and found the house where they had |
ived, deserted; but diigent search resulted
n their discovery and they were jailed at
Hickman, They were to have been exam |
ned yesterday.
The street committee of the city coun-
Ill had meeting of some Importance yes
crday afternoon, at the council chamber.
Aldermen McHale, Smith and Stout, the
mayer as chairman, and City Comptroller
iowIey and City Clerk Foley were present.
The bids for constructing and reconstruct.
ny certain sidewalks, submitted at the
pecial meeting of the council Wednesday
hight and referred to the committee, were
and 1t was decided to recon-
mend that the following be accepted: that
1t q. Lame for reconstructing plankwalk
IN Ohio lcvee, between Twelfth and Four
eenth streets, and on Sixth street. south
ide, near Washington avenue; that of r.
Nurgeson, for building brick walk on
Washington avenue, westerly side, between
,ixth and Seventh streets; and that of Jno.
rertcr, for laying brick walks on both |