The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-09

ing early on Commercial avenue at Second
street. between the engine OF the outgoing
st. Louis and Cairo train aud train COM
ing up the avenue on the Wabash road.
The former started while the latter was run
ming over the crossing and the engine struck
tlat-car, throwing il from the track, but IN
doing SO was itself thrown over on its side
and considerably damaged, Tho wreck
was cleared up as soon as possible, but the
train had to be abandoned for the day.
The Illinois Central company brought
down six car loads Of dry clay yesterday, to
be used in filling up the cavity between the
companyS track on Ohio leyee above
Twelfth street, and the city's stone wall that
is being rapidly rebuilt and is nearly finish
cd, The work is being done more thor
oughly now and will certainly stand. 1t is
to be finished 10y Sunday in order that the
first through passenger on the Texas & ST,
Louis road, that will arrive at 0 AS in the
morning Of that day may be brought down
to the Illinois Central passenger depot
without changing the trucks Of the cars,
A statement OF TIE result of the late
Fourth Of July celebration is published
elsewhere, and it makes a very good show
ing in favor Of the Rlushs, IN view of the
short time they hai to make all necessary
preparation, 1t is not likely that, consid,
ering the few days there were in which
everything necessary to successful cele-
bration could be done and provided, ii
could have been made any more successful
in its results than it has been, even though
all the organizations in the city had joined
in it; and the proceeds such as they were,
divided up among six organizations, would
not have been worth struggling for very
hard.
-Psiucah News; "On her trip up from
Cairo, Saturday night, the steamer Gus
Fowler brought gentleman named J. p,
Deweese and family to this city from Hick.
man county. While asleep on the boat,
probably after her arrival here some one
went through Mr. DIS pockets and robbed
him Of SO, every cent he possessed, He
was intending TO make PAducah his per.
manent home, but does not know what to
do now in his penniless condition. He is a
hard working, industrious man, with a wife
and several children to support, and, as
may be readily imagined, is in grest dis,
tress over bis loss. Officer Schroeder this
arrested suspicious-looking
young darkey, who gives his name as viii
Weston, and says he belongs in Henderson.
He has been seen lurking about the wharf
boats for several nights and is suspected OF
being q regular thIet.n
Chicago Times: "The Illinois Central
RHlroai company has been managed with
sagacity and conservatism Its record is
wholly free from the manipulation of stock.
jobbers and its stock has never been water
ed. Its owners have had their dividends
regularly and the public whose conyen.
fence has teen consulted and whose rights
have been respected has enjoyed the ad.
vantage Of the annual payment into the
state treasury for public uses Of the stipu-
lated percentage upon gross earnings. The |
Interests OF this corporation were originally |
confined TO the limits Of Illinois, but it has
been 50 extended that it now reaches from
the Missouri to the Mexican sea. For many
years Of its greatest activity 1t has been un. |
der the presidency Of W. X. Ackerman, who |
now retires from the executive office, posi-
bly, to assume the direction Of its monetary
affairs at New York. 1t is reported in the |
Times that the directors at their August |
meeting will select for the vacancy caused |
by Mr.. ACkerman's withdrawal either Mr. |
Clarke, who has been the manager of the |
New Orleans line, or Mr. Joseph f. Tucker,
the present traffic manager. These gentle.
men have grown up with the corporation
and are thoroughly imbucd with its policy
If fair dealing with the public and stock
holders. Mr.. Ackerman's withdrawal,
while greatly to be regretted, will have less
,gnitCance if the succession fall to either
If the gentlemen named'
The curtain has fallen once more upon
)ne of the Argus interesting performances.
For some time back that paper has been en-
ertainng its readers with exhibitions from
Life on the Plains giving practical illus.
rations Of the wild religious ceremonies
ndulged in by the noble red man. AS
ubstitute for the red mans crude conCcp-
ion OF the evil Split, the Argus has con
ured up set Of frigbtful monsters from
Is own silly little brain, arrayed them in
he Lincgar bills, presented them to the
public rs the legitimate offspring Of the
ramers of the [,ineuar bills; and then has |