The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-25
j. & l.. BURGER.

demanded that Legg take back some Ian
guage he had used; Lcgg refused; Mitch
ell went bshlnd the counter and brought
out revolver, rushed toward Legg and
again demanded a retraction, Legg again
refused and made motion as though ne
would raise billiard cue he held when
Mitchell raised the revolver quickly and
fired at Legg's forehead at very close range.
1t is said that Legg saw the ball as it came
from the muzzle Of the weapon, scrotched a
little and allowed It to pass through his
hat, but received burnt powder mark OF
his forehead, AS soon as ne had fired rhe
shot, Mitchell fed, followed by Lcgg with
the cue; but the former eludei his pugsler
and had not been heard Of at 10 O'clock
last night.
Forty feet five inches wss That the
Ohio marked here yesterday afternoon, in
dicating rise OF five inches during tie
previous twenty -four hours. At Chsttanoo-
ga the Tennessee rose nine feet three inch
es; at Cincinnati the Ohio went up three
feet nire inches, and at Louisville one foot
one inch; at Nashville the Cumberland fell
one foot seven inches and at 81. Louis ,ue
Mississippi fell two inches, A, this point
the river is now just beginning to run over
the bottom lands 10 Kentucky and Nilsson
ri, and will, ii the conditions remain as
they now are, rise put little more md
that slowly,
"A fine elm tree ab1u, two and halt
feet across near the base, standing near the
residence Of Mr. Louis Herbert, on Twel til
street, was cut down yesterday at the in.
stance Of Nj Herbert. 1t was An old I,ud-
mark, bearing a cut made with a saw by
Dir. Shannessy, marking the height Of The,
water In the city in 1858, WHOM the lcyee
had broken. Mr.. Herbert had it cut down,
partly because it was in the way OF an adj
ditoo no intends soon 10 build to his resi-.
dence, and partly because its swsYi0g to
and fro during n strong wind always shook
the house near It in. dangerous manner,
owing 20 the fact that the trees roots cx-
tended deep into the ground under the
house.
We have received tine two new songs,
My Darling Marie" and "Mother's Dear
Old Song both Of which are now very pop
ular among musical people. They are quite
different IN style, one being q love song,
poetic and graceful, and the other 2 tender,
pathetic description Of the old home aud
tue melodies that Mother saug in days
gone by" "Mothers Dear Old Song is
destined to attain more than n passing pop
ulauty. Both pieces have handsome illus
tratcd titles depicting incidents described
in the songs. They are Published by + A,
Ssmuels, % Congress 81; BJsion, aud will
be forwarded to any address by mail on re-
ccipt, IN postage stamps, Of 80 cents tor
either or 50 cents for the two in one or.
der.
The Forthcoming inau gIral address Of
NNyor.elect Halliday will be without doubt
Que OF the best documents al It., III ID ever
Submitted 10 The city council, This We
l'"lge from hints dropped concerning It by
those 10 Mr. Htlidays confidence and
from the expressed views Of Mr. Halliday
with reference 10 the various matters Of
greatest importance to the city. The gen
eraI policy Of the administration will be
outlined, and suggestions made which, il
carried out, must prove OF the grea est
good to the city at large, The suggestions
concerning the levecs street filing and lot
filling will probably surprise those who
opposed Mr.. Halliday in the late election,
A term OF unparalleled prosperity and
good government is before the people of
Cairo.
Something on the register Mt The Hal.
liday yesterday attracted and puzzled THE
BULLETIN man. what Is III" said he to
the clerk. whats WHAT" demanded the
clerk in gentle voice peculiar TO him aud
his kind. "Why thls-tbis clumsy com.
binatlon Of strange hieroglyphics here"
said the b. m pointing to half dozen pen
scratches of different lengths and forms,
running together at all angles. "Wel Iii
be bowed" CALCULATED tho clerk, "can't
you make that out; why, its just as plain as
two oncsiz 'leveu, Look close and see what
you make out Of it, Chic d. m. looked
closc.) 'rsnot II picture Of miniature