The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-24

Levi and the officers telegraphed to Chief
Myers to know If he was wanted here.
From the description given the fellow was
recognized as Alderman who bad been
connected some years ago with an odious
affair in this city, and who had but just left
here about week before,
"A general rise has taken place in the
temperature north and west of us. The Their
mometer was below zero at but two of the
twenty-one points reported from
yesterday, viz; nine below at
La Crosse, and fourteen, at St.
Paul, and zero at Dubuque. But including
these three pointsit was below the freezing
point at thirteen points. The direction OF
the wind was principally from the west or
northwest aud the velocity was generally
light Ice and snow will probably con.
tinue to thaw during the day, and leaky
roofs will continue to bring down anatha-
mas upon the heads Of careless landlords.
The committee having in charge the
Grand Masquerade Ball Of the Mystic
Krew, are making arrangements to have 8
large number Of costumes here by the end
or Srd of February for use at the ball.
They will be the finest lot OF costumes that
have ever been brought to Cairo, and will
be rented a. prices Just sufficient to cover
the cost of rental aud expenses for bring
ing and returning. The Bal Masque of the
Krew will be the grandest of the many
splendid balls given by them that have
heretofore delighted the people Of Cairo.
No expense or effort Is being spared to
make it all that the people can expect.
They have heretofore striven to give salts
faction, and they do not intend that this
years frolics shall be failure. Let every.
body remember the date, Tuesday Feb'y
9th. 1t
"A special from Milwaukee says; 1.-THE
action Of Gen Sharle, governor Of the Sol
diers' home, for MOI complying with the
request for aid at the Newhall house dis
aster in refusing to send steamer, Is to be
made matter of official investigation.
Congressman Deuster has taken necessary
steps and is assisted by Senator Logan.
Mrs. Sylvester Blocker, wife of the man
ager of the Tom Thumb company, died
from injuries sustained in the NewhaIl dis
aster. She tried to escape on rope from
bed clothing, but lost her hold dislocating
her left shoulder, breaking her left arm,
dislocating her left hip, fractnring her
right leg and sustaining numerous cuts
over the body. She was Sc years old and
married in 1912. The remains will be
taken to Brooklyn tomorrow. Ino. Gil
bert, the actor, improves slowly He is
able to sit up in bed, but bis mind is not
yet recovered, and he asks continually
how he came to be bruised. He is under
tie impression that his wife is in Louis
vile visiting her sister
"A brakeman on the Illinois Central
named VIM Doss, was arrested
yesterday by Officer Mahauny upon a war
rant sworn out by Florinda Herbert, cbarg:
ing him with having threatened her lite.
When the officer came to arrest Doss the
latter rsn into cabOose picked up an iron
bar and threatened the officer with prompt
to the blue beyond il he
came further. But the officer was not ter
nfied and soon succeeded in convincing
Doss that he had better come along.
Brought before Magistrate Comings, the
charge Of carrying concealed weapons was
preferred against Doss, for dangerous
looking slung,sbot was found upon his
person. The court assessed fine OF twen'
~ five collars aud costs, which induced
Doss to use some very offensive language
toward the court, aud this'in turn ipuced
the court to assess another fine of five dol
lars and costs for contempt Of court, I'm
DEF these too fines Doss was taken to Jail,
leaving the charge of having threatened to
kill the woman, Herbert, still pending |
against him, Doss is a small man but an
unusually bad one. lie is said to bave
served term 10 the peuitentiary for bav.
ing killed man,
Near a small school house in the Vi
cinity OF Mounds Junction the body OF q
white man was found by number OF
school children last Saturday. Decompo-
siton had set In TO such an extent that
recognition by his features would have
been impossible even by those who might
have known him, From his clothing
however, which was neat and compare
lively ueY, the body was recognized by
some who liveG in the vicinity, as that Of a
German peddler who had come through
there about week or ten days before. A
leather memorandum book was found 10
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