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

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The steamer City of VicksLurg came to
our wharf about II o'clock Wednesday
night and sent her first mate, McClosky,
ashore, to be conveyed to the Marine hos.
pItal, there to receive treatment for various
aud serious wounds, McClosky was in a
teerfuIly bruised up condition, and the way
1t happened, rs told by an eye witness, was
this:
The steamer Nicksburg went down sever.
al days ago and landed rs usual at what ia
known as the Darnell place. Just above
IIptonvllle, Tennessee. There one of the
notorious Darnell boys met the second
clerk and complained to HIM that the boat
mad made An overcharge on horse sent by
him (DarnelD to a certain place. The
secon1 clerk replied that he could do moth
ing IN the matter; that he must see the first
clerk Darnell continued to complain in a
more angry manner and was again referred
to the first clerk, when he burst forth in 0
violent and filthy epithet, and moved toward
the clerk, a. the same time threatening 10
Charlse him for his impudence. The clerk
was a mere pigmy in comparison with
Darnell and would probably have been
numerically beaten had not the mate.
McCioskJ, interfered McClosky stepped
forward and told Darnell that he must not
touch THAT boy" Darnell needed the
mate, but drawing a knife told the mate 10
90 on about his business and sent forth
volley Of foul mouthed abuse. The mate
controlled himself, however, but offered to
whip Darnell in less time than il would
take to say Jack R)binson," il he would
put up his knife. But DARRELL ignored the
challenge and skunk of like whipped
cur while the boat drew in the gang way
and moved on down stream.
Wednesday, on her way up, the boat put
In again at Darnell's landing TO take aboard
lot of potatoes bound for St. Louis. VIM.
Darrell came aboard to the clerks office 10
get the freight bills, and when be came
down he aud the mate met again. The
mate went up 10 him aud extended his
hand, saying they had better make friends
and forget the little trouble they had on
the way down. Darnell accepted the hand
and agreed, with every evidence Of sincerity,
~ the proposition to forget and forgive,
aud then lett the boat. McClosky, think.
my that all was now safe, started to 20
ashore and hurry the crew in bringing the
potatoes aboard, but just as he was midway
on the stage, three men popped up before
him, IevelIed pistols at him, commanded
him to throw up his hands, winch he did
took his weapon and threw it
into the river and then picked up cu1s and
beat him in an inhuman marner. They
dii not stop until some one shot at them
from the cabin guards, when all three, fol-
lowed by Darnell rushed up stairs cursing,
calling for the shootist and swearing that
they would kill him on the spot if found.
Everybody on board was terrorzed;
ladies' screamed and wrung their hands,
while they stood about pale and saying
nothing The shootist was not found, but
while the bloody desperadocs were looking
Tor him, one or two Of the officers dragged
he helpless and bleeding mate aboard and
aid him away. The dcsperadoes came
Town stairs and rs they went ashore OAR
,ell stopped on the stage plank, and wav-
ng pistol 10 the air, swore that he would
Kill any man, whether officer, employc or
passenger OF the boat, who should give n
wrong account Of the outrage, to the press;
md as any account that placed the treach.
,rous Darnel and his brutal comrades in
my but favorable light would be deemed
~ hun wrong account" we withhold
'ur intormants name. The three brutes
who accompanied Darncll and who, doubt
es' at his instgation did the bloody work.
we're cousins Of his, named Watson, equal.
y notorious with himself as desperate char.
cters to whom human life lisa very insir.
liicant thing.
Our readers will probably call to mind
he brutal beating to which young man
FAMED Jno. F. Hisey, then travelling sales.
nan for Stratton & Bird, was subjected to
ONE months ago; but It will probably DO
Jews to some Of them, that this same Oar.
ell who figured so prominently in this
Attest outrage, was also at the head Of the
,ang that attacked young Hisey, for little
n no cause. Darnell ia said also said 10 DO
member of the Tennessee legislature.
his may be true, for there are quite
lumber of Legislators whose character and
and accomplishments would
ctter entitle them to hunks In the inner
astness, or holy ofholes Of state peniten.
larry.