The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-26

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the axe descended on his foot. He was at
tended by Drs. Parker and taken TO lod. !.
ing house up town for care until he shall
have recovered. He was not taken to tn,
hospital 10 order not to risk the spread Of
eryspelas in case his wound should as
sumo that form of disease.
In the legal proceedings at the office
of Messrs. Green & Gilbert yesterday, coun
sci for the City OF Cairo concluded the in
PRODUCTION Of witnesses for the city about
noon, and afternoon the taking OF testimo.
ny torthe railroad company was begun. Col
Charles Hamilton, superintendent of the
road, and Mr.. Nicholas Hundsacker, of this
county, were first introduced and their ex.
animation occupied all afternoon. In all
there will probably be ten witnesses to be
examined for the company
Last evening the directors of the Opera
House company met for the purpose of
taking review Of the business for the
year, the first of the company's existence.
A careful account of the receipts and ex.
pendltures had been kept aud the report
submitted by Manager Shields was most
satisfactory; 10 fact the directors were
agreesbly surprised and expressed them
selves as highly pleased with Captain
Shields management. This showing
ought also to give satisfaction to all inter-
ested 10 the malntaiuspce of the Opera
House here, the theatre gong public.
The oEsning Of court a, Wicklife,
Wednesday, was an event OF great note
and was very be6ttingly celebrated by
some of the inhabitants Of the town.
Fights were the order OF the day, drunken
brawls were numerous and arrests frequent
But strong efforts were made 10y the au.
thorites to keep the disturbing element
down and bring the offenders TO justice.
There is no Jail in town ss yet, aud the
cuprits who were found guilty aud fued
were placed for safe-keeping in shn:y
with a rickey door without lock, But I!
the prisoners bpd honor enough to consider
prisoners and they made no at,
tempt to escape.
Representative Erwin OF Williamson |
county, Republican member of the house,
has introduced bill to amend the act Gre
ating the state board of railroad and ware
mousse commissioners. The bill provides
hat commission consisting of three per.
sons, which shall be styled railroad and
warehouse commission, shall be elected by
he people at the next general election for
governor of the State, in 1884, and every
wo years thereafter, who shall hold tn
'ftices for thu term Of two years from the
irst day of December next succeeding their
election and until their successors are
elected and qualified No person con.
lected with any.railroad or warehouse com.
,auy shall be eligible.
The death of Mr., David Thistlewood
vas announced in dispatch received here
rom Pulaski yesterday, The event was
ot unexpected as Mr. T. had been suffer.
ng for some years, and seriously for sev
raj months. Deceased vas forly.two years
Id; was born in Delaware; cam1 % Hi.
o' nearly twenty years ago, resided 10
he central portion Of the state for about
fteen Yeas; came to Caro- something
yer two years ago and left but recently to
eside in Pulaski He lelves wife and
NO chi drcn His remains will be in-
erred tomorrow at Mason, H., where
fTs. T,'s reIstiyes reside Mayor Thistle.
'ood left the city yesterday TO attend the
u1eraI,
"A lively runaway occurred yesterday
iternoou gu Commercial avenue The
orse attached 10 the delivery wagon Of
IT, Jno' McNulty, being left standing
lone on Thirteenth street, was
frightened at something and ran down
be avenue at terrific rate, scattering seat
ushion and stove aud pipe which were
d the wagon along the muddy street as be
sent. At the coruer Of Eleventh street the
wheels OF the wagon struck an obstruction
'hch caused it, the wagon, To turn com
'letely over aud the horse also crowd
Don gathered, the harness WAS cut and the
orse liberated from the wagon, aud in q
title while he was on his feet again but
overed with thick coat of soft mud The
rlncipal damage done was to harness.
"A big drunken toN.boatman came
nto the photograph gallery OF Mr. o. A.
helps, on Eighth street yesterday and
ave MIR. Phelps to understand that he
wanted his picture taken. Mr.. Phelps, not
airing to take the mans picture while 10
hat state told him that the instruments
we're not "Silin' and asked him TO call
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