The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-29

the grand jury for willful murder. and then
released on $4,000 bail, the case being con-
tinued until the circuit court in November
next. That number Of the officers
Of the court seem to be trying to obstruct
the course Of justice rather than do.
their duty in assisting its progress. He
had to attend to the summoning Of Witness
es before the grand jury himself, and it was
with difficulty that he could get them into
the grand jury room. Mr.. Whitman brings
also more serious charge yet. He states
that the grand jury list was given to Willis
friends, who secured the county and talked
with each member OF that body before the
court met. Mr.. W. seems to be doubtful as
to whether the trial will result In Willis
conviction, his friends being too powerful
and wealthy" rl
In anticipation OF the excursion of
Cairoites to Paducah the News Of that city,
calls for an increase of the police force thereI
THE BULLETIN takes the liberty to express
to the News the compliments of the people
of Cairo, and to assure it that its kind
sclicitude for them, expressed in demand
for extraordinary measures to protect them
during their contemplated visit in that city
against the universally known and dreaded
Paducah "slugger" and pick pocket is very
highly appreciated. That the Paducah
authorities will do all in their power 10 pro.
tect their visitors is not doubted, but can
the News really guarantee Us that such
power will prove sufficient to suppress,
even for q few hours, the law-less element
that has defed the law and its represeta-
tives and held high carnival in that city for
these several weeks or morei 1.-THE News
can not give US this assurance we shall con-
slider i, best to defer our visit to Paducah
until the epidemic Of crime" which the
News asserted some days ago was raging in
that city shall have subsidized and the su-
thorities shall have gained the upper hand
of the thug element.
An officer of the Wabash road impaired
the following interesting information con-
corning the Cairo division Of that road, to a
Cincinnati reporter day or two ago: "Du-
ring the past year this division of the road
earned an unenviable reputation, and hard.
ly day passed without serious accident,
either resulting in loss Of life or expensive
damage to property. A few days ago
Messrs. Hoxie and Andrews, the leading
managers of the Wabash system, made a
tour of inspection over the Cairo division,
and ordered fifty miles Of steel rails TO be
laid at once between Cairo and Carmi, this
part Of the line being in the worst condi-
tion. Two new (uighD express trains will
be put on between Cairo and Danvile be-
fore July /. The pile-driver which 10 now
at work on bridge at Lawrencesville is
expected to arrive here tomorrow to begin
work on the Indiana part Of the track and
embankment which was carried away by
the late floods at point below this city
These repairs will occupy q large force OF
men about month. Work was commenc-
ed this week on the shops for the Cairo and
Danville divisions at Mt Carmel, H., and
that place will be the headquarters of the
division officers. The Cairo division is do
ing an immense freight business, and with
new rails and additional rolling stock will
take leading place in the Wabash system"