The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-30

tonight, giving one performance daily, an
we desire to say that those who have neg
lected to procure seats had better attend t
the matter early this morning and secrr
good ones while the opportunity is offered
Mr.. Curtis reached The Halliday thi
morning, direct from New Orleans, havinl
finished very successful engagement Il
the st. Charles Theatre in that city on Sun
day night. The box sheet exhibits yer!
gratifying demand for seats, and it is prob
able that Posen will have larger audience
than has been congratulated within the
theatre building this season.
Mr. Green Of Union county has intro
duced bill in the Illinois legislature ap
propriatibg the modest sum of $252,500 fol
the Anna Insane hospital for the next two
years; this money is wanted for improve
ments; $4,000 for the care Of the grounds,
$1,000 for sewers, $4,000 tor water basin,
$4,000 for fre,pumps and discharge pipes,
$4,000 for fence, $500 for carpenter
shop, $4,000 for slaughter-house, $4,000
for converting barracks into a permanent
cottage and furniture for same, $4,000 TO
buy 100 acres of land, S6,400 for a stone
culvert for the road to Anna and g., 600 for
maintenance.
AT or near Foreman In johnson county
one young negro shot and killed another
Saturday night. The shootist WAS at work
in Mound City, went to spend Sunday at
the place named, found another negro in
the house with his wife, he said, and
promptly shot him dead. He was arrested
and taken before a justice of the peace for
hearing, but was discharged even before
the coroner's jury had found verdict.
Subsequent developments proved that the
woman was not the shootist's wife aud he
was resrrested. At latest accounts he was
being again examined, which seems at first
sight as a violation of the federal constitu.
ton, which says that no person shall be
twice put in jeopardy of life, limb or prop
erty for the same offeuse, or words TO that
effect
-Ex-Msyor Henry Winter was examIn.
ed yesterday for the St. Louis and Cairo
railroad company in the proceedings pend
ing between said company and the city of
Cairo, as were also four or five other wit
nesses The court and attorneys met at
the residence of Mr. Winter TO examine
him, as he could not come 70 the Office of
Messrs Green & Gilbert, owing to a sore
foot. Counsel for the company had all its
testimony in by supper time and night
session was held to permit counsel for the
city to present some evidence in rebuttal.
Among the rebutting witnesses we're Al
dermen G. n. Hughes, B. F. Blake ana
John Wood, and ex.Alderman Wood Rit-
tenhouse. 1t was expected to complete the
the taking of testimony last night and De-
gin argument in the case to-day. Judge
VIM. H. Green will probably make thu
opening argument for the city to-day. 1t
is the intention TO finish the case at this
sitting Of the court.
The following little sketch of Senator.
elect Cullom, from the Springfield Regis.
ter is OF interest,"; "Mr. Culom was born
in Wayne county, Kentucky, November 22,
1929, and is therefore in lis 54th year. He
removed 70 this city when young man,
studied law and was admitted to the bar
in 1858, In 1855 he was elec,ed city al
torney, In 1865 he was elected to the
legislature, and again in 1860, and was
chosen speaker Of the house he served on
the war committee at Cairo in 1862, and
was member Of the Both, 40th and 4lst
congress. After his congressional career
ended he was again elected to the legisla.
'"'V ~ iO'~ huu It'GiGCleu III lo'f uuu
again chosen speaker of the house. He
was elected governor in 1s7aSsnd re.
elected in 1880. II will be seen that the
new senator has been in office continuously
since 1865 making with his six years as
senator, thirty.four years Of official service,
senator.eect CuIlom is genial gentleman
OF large experience in public affairs he
can, ii he tries, make useful senator,
Whether be will or not remains to be seen
"A little fellow with little mustache,
wearing little hat has been in the city
little while trying toplay little game that
isa little stale, on some Of the business
men here. Last night after supper he
came into the butcher shop of Mr.. Louis
Koehler on Eighth street He had little
poodle dog he said and wanted a little
meat TO feed him with. Mr. Koehler
wrapped up the meat, received two dol.
lar bill aud handed out $l.95 in silver.
The little fellow pocketed the dollar, ex.
pressed surprise at finding more change in