The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-15
NEWS NOTES.

The situation IN the river below vicks-
burg IL Improving. Nearly all the princi.
pal landings along the river can still stand
several feet.
During rain storm near Clinton, Mo-,
OH Tuesday afternoon, young farmer
named Henry Spring was struck by light
ming and Instantly killed.
The Ice IL rapidly breaking up at Dayen-
port and Dubuque, owing to the mild
weather. The indications are that The
river at those points will be clear ina few
days
The twelve year -old daughter Of H. A,
Dixon, coal miner living near Black
burn, Mo-, was burned to death OIL Mon
day morning while preparing breakfast for
the family.
Father O'Malley, well-known priest OF
Oshkosh. Wis. published card on Tues
day prononneing the marriage Of Miss
HcCourl and Senator Tabor as null and
void.
Emmett O'Neill, the schcnect ady, n.
Y, broker, who recently failed, has fed.
1t IL believed he has gone to Europe. This
total amount OF his defalcations will foot
up not less than $3.50 900.
Planting operations around Skipwith,
Miss, are progressing rapidly, owing TO
the fine weather. The river at Helena
Ark. is sill declining at the rate OF two
inches per day. 1t Is declining steadily at
Memphis also,
The Reformed ministers OF the Lebanon
Chassis in session at Reading, Pa, who
have been trying the breach Of promise case
Of Miss Elizabeth X. Miller, against Rev.
Alex. s. Keysrr of Pottsville, on Tuesday,
decided against keyser.
II is rumored In political circles In Nevs-
da that United States Senator Fair will re-
sign on account Of Ill health. GOV. Adams
will then resign, Lieutenat -Governor
Laughion viii succeed him and appoint Ad
ans United states Senator.
Col. l.. 5. Narye. associate editor OF the
l.inchburg, Vs., ADVANCE and X. T. Hub
bard, prominent lawyer OF Richmond,
were about TO engage In a duel at Lynch
burg Oh Tuesday, when Marye was arrest.
ed, Hubbard was not found.
Two boys were arrested In jersey City,
y. j., on Monday, while they were in the
act of buying tickets for Chicago They
were coming west TO annihilate Indians. They
had five reyoyers, two bowie-knives, a
thousand rounds In ammunition and SlS4 In
| gold.
John S. Cox. one Of the men implicated
| al VIC VivpiV'V vVpu lbljDcIN ut Sls JUG idSl
year, has turned States evidence. He ac-
cuses Crowther, at that time city attorney,
and two men named Scott and Irvine with
being, with himself, the principals In the
robbery,
Benz. Shackleford, who was in the county
| Jail ut Springfield, Mo-, on account Of
obtaining about 81 900 by false pretensss
from Jos. Martin, a farmer, was on Tues
day taken to Jefferson City to serve an
unexpired term In the penitentsry, from
which he escaped In 1874.
AT the Chicago stock yards on Tuesday
VIM. and John McGraw, Mike Cronin
and Martin McElligott. practiced with a
revolver In all alley. At the same time
John Welsh, watohman, was shot and
! killed. The four men were arrested, and
the police believe 1t Is murder.
At Taylorvllle, Illinois, on Tuesday af-
ternoon, the trial Of DR.. W. H. yermillion
charged with assisting In the assault on
Miss Emma Bond, was postponed, on
the application Of the plaintiff until next
November. Miss Bond Is slowly
msnding.