The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-07-29

on the contrary quite the reverse Is the
truth. While all the cities along the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers have been flooded
AID almost destroyed, Cairo has stood un-
harmed; and, barring the epidemics that
occasionally attack her from Memphis and
st. Louis, she is one of the healthiest cities
in the United States"
Sometime ago Peter Young, n negro,
bought lot at the corner of Twenty
second street and Poplar. He paid part
on it and gave mortgage for the balance.
lie didn't pay the balance, though the time
Was extended beyond the mortgage, and the
lot was sold. 1t was bought by Mr.. Patrick
Fitzgerald and subsequently sold by him
Mr. Harmon. But all this time Peter re-
tanned possession Of the lot and occupied
1t, refusing to give it up to its rightul
owner. Yesterday Mr.. Harmon brought
SUIT to gain possession of his property. The
case was tried In Justice Robnson's court
and was continued
A number of our rivermen visited
Mate McClatchy, of the steamer Vicksburg,
at the hospital yesterday, and found him
terribly disfgured. He has six or seven
cuts in the head, one side of his face is
much swollen and yellow in color, while
the other is black aud blue. His back is
one mass Of raw flesh and one arm is
lacerated from wrist to shoulder.
His nose is broken IN two places and five
ribs are broken, three on one side
and two on the other, The clubs
used we're of green wood about an inch and
halfin diameter and three feet long. He
feels very sore aud suffers much, but is
getting along rs well as could be expected.
Chapter l. Friday night about 10 80
o'clock, while the steamer City Of Helena
was lying at one of the wharfboats, three
men in skiif came around from the rear,
two Of whom boarded her while one held
the skif close under her guards. The two
captured barrel Of -four and were rolling
| it toward the skif when they were dis
covered by the Waterman who gave chase.
But the thieves had also seen the Waterman
and they dropped their plumber aud made
| for the skf. The Waterman fired at them
as they ran, but one of them jumped over
board into the river while the other gained
the skiff aud went ashore. The one who
jumped into the river was heard by
the Waterman to call for help; but before
aid could lie given him he went under aud
drowned. Who he was is not yet known.
Chapter III. Yesterday morning white
man was found lying on the ground near
the river bank, near where the Halliday
warehouse stood He was wuun ded in the
knee and could not locomote Chief Myers
was notified and he forthwith gave the
| poor fellow his attention. He found the
wounded man to be Al. Hollowell, river
man and a"bumn A series Of questions
elected from Al. this story He had ac-
copied an invitation from friend to take
little ride in skiff, round about the
wharfboats, in the cool of the evening be-
fore; he and his friend had rowed about
but few minutes when a pistol or gun
was heard TO bark and Al. caught chunk
of lead right in his knee. He was rowed
ashore and left on the bank by his friend
| (O who went away saying that he would
return with aid, but had not yet returned.
He assured the chief that the gun had very
| probably been accidentally discharged by
some one on the wharfboat and that the
ball had accidently found its way through
| his knee. His wound was
therefore the result of an ac-
cidental accident, 80 to speak. The story
was well told and plausible enough, but
the chief shook his head doubtfully, and
sent the poor fellow to ST, Mays Infrmary
to be cured of his wound.
The following chapter from Mark
Twain's Life on the Mississippi" relating
TO the Darnells and Watsons, who, within
the last week, have brought their names so
unfavorably before the public, may be
found of interest; 1--WE struck down
through the chute of Island No. 8, and |
went below and fell into conversation with
a passenger, handsome man, with easy
carriage and an intelligent face. We were
approaching Island No. 10, a place so cele-
brated during the war. This gentleman 8
home was on the main shore in it's neigh
borhood. had some talk with him about
the war tines but presently the discourse
fell upon "feuds," for in no part of the
South has tho vendetta hourished more
briskly, or held out longer between warning
families, than in this particular region.
| This gentleman said: "There's been more
| tbon ono faud arn,ind hare in old timea