The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-11-15

Der. 1t argues very senslbly that such a
change would save the country good deal
of needless racket and turmoil. As the
aims and views of both parties are pretty
well understood, there need be no post.
ponement of the discussion of principles and
policies. Two months afford an interval
long enough in which to consider the quail
fcations of candidates, but too brief to de-
velop the scurrility, personalities and bitter
ness to which campaign of the usual
length inevitably leads. All that requires
to be known of the rival candidates can be
known in the eight weeks intervening be-
tween the nominations and the election,
while the country would be spared much
of the commotion and many of the excuses
from which it has suffered heretofore
--LATEsT-For &c. you can pass a bliss
full hour dispel your sorrows, and quiet
your nerves. The "Bad Boy" cigar was
built for that purpose. 1t is the smokers
inevitable. Don't stand back, but drop
right in where you are aud get one Every
dealer handles them. F, Korsmeyer, Prop
If
Monday morning, as the early morning
passenger train on the Wabash road passed
the cotton compress, sparks from the en-
g!ne set fire to the cotton stored on the
platform there, which damaged fourteen
bales to a greater or less extent 1t was so
early in the morning that few men were
about the premises, and the watchman had
to send up into the "Correl" for negroes
to come and help put the fire out. fester-
day at noon another fire occurred among
the cotton at the same place, and fourteen
more bales were badly damaged while
eight were but slightly damaged. When
the report OF the fire yesterday reached
down town, an engine and fat'car were
started up for the scene of the fire, and the
engineer pulled the valve wide open, caus-
Ing the engine to almost tear up the track
AS she shot along the avenue st the rate OF
probably thirty miles per hour. This Incl
dent was the subject of much unfsvorable
comment by many people who saw it.
Chief Myers and Constable Martin yes
terday brought coored woman named
Parthina Foggy to grief. A short time ago
Parthina bought a hat from Mrs. S. Will
hanson, and took occasion at the same time
to steal fine feather-at least so it ap.
pears now. Mrs. W. missed the feather at
the time and suspected Parthina OF the
theft. The suspicion was so strong that
yesterday she swore out search warrant
against the woman's premises, and gave it
to Chief Myers who, in company with Con-
stable Martin, went to execute it. How
best to 60 about the job in order not to
prematurely arouse the shrewd Parthinas
suspicious and cause her to put the feather
out Of the way was matter that required
some thought, The woman lives on Four.
tenth street, but she was employed else.
where, Sac was brought to her house and
told to show the hat she bought from Mrs
Williamson, that she bad gotten
the wrong one. But her guilty
conscience at once told her the
real purpose Of the officers, She hesitated,
wanted to know if the chief had search
warrant, and when told, 'you bet" demand.
ed to have it read to her. Never mind
that" said tue chief, Just you 60 and get
the hat" Gall right" said she, wait here
till 60 and get it, and she dashed into a
rear room from which the light was almost,
entirely excluded, followed closely by the
chief who was not to be outwitted. She
Jerked open trunk standing in the darkest
corner and after making a quick motion as
though pitching something under the bed,
which did not escape the chief, brought out
the hat aad handed 1t to the officer. GO
and get light so can see this hat" said
| the latter; but I'arthina stood mOtioness as
though she didn't hear him, and after
burning up halt dozen matches the chief
went after the lamp himself, while Consta
bic Martin stood on watch, and got
the feather out from under the bed The
feather had evidently been attached to the
hat, and in tearing it off Parthina had
damaged it considerably, 1t was worth
about five dollars when in good order. The
woman was not arrested because no war.
rant had been sworn out for her, but it is
probable that she will be, unless she leaves
the city at once.
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