The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-07-19


When she came she looked like Verltapie
tramp, dirty, unkempt, half dressed ana
half starved. The chief kindly took her to
his home and Mrs. Myers took her in hand
and by means of soap aud water aud clean
clothing transformed her into very pre-
possessing GIRL She is evidently brave
yirtuous little girl and if given halt a
chance, will make something of herself
The negro named Richard Dowell who
was srrestad Tuesday by Officer McTigue,
upon the charge of burglarizng the shoe
shop of ]. w. Williams, on Washington
avenue, and taking theretrom a pair OF
shoes, coat and book, was examined by
Magistrate Comings yesterday and dis
charged. Mr.. Angus Leek appeared for
the prisoner. 1t appeared from the evil
dence that Dowel had bought the shoes
from two white men on the night Of the
burglary, and that he was hard-working
man living in the Fourth ward.
"A large part of yesterday was taken
up IN Magistrate Comings' court in the
trial of civil case to which Mr.. Jas. l..
Denny an uptown carpenter, was complain
ant and Mr.. Patrick Eagan, defendant
Complainant had done some carpenter work
for defendant and claimed extra pay for
work done outside of that originally agreed
npon. The amount claimed was $lS. But
defendant proved by experts that there
was no good ground for such claim and
the court decided accordingly. Mr.. Geo.
Hendricks represented to plaintiff and Mr..
Angus Leek, the defendant.
Most persons are careful to fasten their
doors and windows at night to prevent
burglary. But how many ever think OF the
burglar who is constantly lurking about
the house. ready to snatch away member
of the family or PROSTATE with disease
that enemy resides in the cellar. His name
is gas. He is bred and nourished by rem
nants of decaying vegetables which have
been stored there last fall. YOu may not
see him, but if you do not speedily remove
all decaying rubbish from your cellars and
disnfect with caustic lime, you will soon
feel his grip-a death grip it may be, too.
Hot weather is coming, remember.
Quite crowd of people stood on Ohio
levee last evening to see the steamer Will
s. Hays come into port. She got to Mem
phis several hours ahead of the st. Louis
and made the run from New Orleans to
here in three days and sixteen hours, making
fifty.eight landings and laying up several
hours at one or two of these. She made a
very good run considering everything.
But, as stated elsewhere, there was evident
ly no attempt at a race, certainly not on the
part of the 81. Louis, for she made not even
her usual time, though she made only
thrty-one landings. The St. Louis will
reach here tonight some time, having laid
over at Memphis until this morning early.
The steamer Hays reached Mem
phis first yesterday, several hours ahead of
the st. Louis. Several hundred dollars
changed hand on the race (O 10 this city.
The reason why it was believed here that
the boats we're racing, was that the captains
of the steamers, when they went down from
here, each predicted. that il both boats left
New Orleans together, his boat would
reach Memphis before the other. But,
though the boats left New Orleans together
there was very evidently no attempt al
racing; for both boats did their usual bust.
ness making more than their usual stops
and running at less than their usual rates OF
speed. The race seems to have been entire
" n the mental optics Of the several sport.
ing gentlemen here, whose mania for bet
ting, ETC., led them blindly into putting up
money on their own delusion.
About o'clock Tuesday evening fire
broke out in room on the thirC
floor of the building on Eight
street, occupied by Mr.. r. Heb
sacker, and when discovered was burning
in huge flames toward the ceiling, Half {
dozen buckets OF water quickly thrown
upon it quenched the fire, but not unit
considerable damage had been done to the
carpet bed stead, chair and other furni
ture. The room was occupied by Miss
Josie Miller, who lives with Mr.. Heb
ssckers family, and large trunk contain
ing much OF her wardrobe was totally de-
stroyed, which lie great loss to her. Mr.
Hebsacker had his household goods insured
and the Star company, of New York, rep
resented here by Messrs. Wells & Kerth
yesterday paid him $l5 to identify him 20
his loss by the fire. No alarm was givcr
and hence the fire escaped public attention
until now.