The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-14

ing out on shore at nights. Mayor Gar.
dner probably leave here to-day early
"Wednesday night Officer Mahanny
passed down Railroad street on his regular
beat and, in passing by the stable of Messrs
Stratton & Bird, noticed that the door stood
partly open. He suspected that some one
was engaged in robbing it of some of the
goods kept ia store there and he summon.
ed Officers Boughner and bunker to his
aid. Investigation showed that the lock of
the door had been broken off, showing that
some one had gained entrance by violence,
but there was no one in the stable. Their
search for an intruder revealed to them fif-
teen and a half kegs of powder on the first
floor and two negro steamboaters IN the
basement. The powder had been received
the evening before and temporarily stored
there aud Mr.. Stratton had it removed to
the magazine before o'clock yesterday
morning. Who forced the door open and
for what purpose is not known, and Mr..
Stratton missed nothing from the stable.
Mr.. James Cummings, formerly of
Texas, lattery of McCracken county, KY
was in the city yesterday and will make his
headquarters here while working" the
neighborhood in the interest of patent
quilting frame. Mr.. Cummings has been
before the public for some time as the
aggressive party to suit for damages
against two Kentucky sherifs, who mis-
took him for member of the James gang,
of the name of Cummings, Swallowed"
him for week or longer as he went in and
out among friends and relatives near Padu-
cab, whom he was visiting, arrested him at
last, ironed him and jailed him for several
weeks, only to discover that they had been
badly fooled. He has brought suit for
damages in the sum of $50, 000 against the
officers and their securities, and the trial
has been pending for some months in the
United States court at Paducsh. He has
employed an able counsel and will push
the matter vigorously to the end.
Last night as Mr.. Sanders closed his
store he missed two caddies of mackere
that had been displayed at the door during
the day. He notified the officers, and Of
ficer Mahanny and Constable Martin under.
took to work up the case. After some in
vestigstion the officers suspicion fell upon
white tramp who has been laying around
here for some time. They arrested him
and cornered him so closely with cir
cumstancial evidence that he finally con.
fessed his guilt, saying that he hid the
mackerel in tao back yard of Messrs.
Goldstine & Rosenwsters place of business,
where they were subsequently found. He
also confessed that he stole q saddle of
venison from the express Office on Ohio
levee some days ago and sold it to butch
err on Eighth street, and before that num-
Der of blankets from Mr.. Jno. Ssckberger
He had tried to sell the Inackerel to Mr..
Walter Cundiff on Eighth street. He was
taken to jail and will be examined to-day.
The capture is certainly very good one,
and the manner in which it was done re-
fleets credit upon the officers in the case.
The district convention of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union met in Tenn
perance hall Thursday morning ats o'clock.
Mrs. Shelton opened the convention by
reading the 4Sth Psalm, conducting the
prayer service, at 10 o'clock. Miss Helen
Wood, of Chicago, was elected president OF
the convention; Mrs. Jennie Dougherty
secretary, after which the morning was
taken up in electing and appointing various
committees. At Q o'clock the convention
was called to order, again by Miss Wood,
the president. The prayer service was con-
Quoted by Mrs. Mary Mckee, of Cairo, who
read the 9Th chapter of 1st Thessalonians,
and then gave a touching little address in
regard to the brothers of our lord, she paid
a noble tribute to the fidelity of woman
kind in times of danger, after singing sew
era stirring odes, the convention was then
addressed by Mrs. Abbie Sloo, Of Cairo,
who gave the address of welcome. This
lady in her talk made some very fine points
and gave food for deep thought. The re-
spouse was given by Mrs. Louisa Wardner,
of Anna, which was indeed fine effort and
listened to with close attention. Miss Wood
followed with a charming talk on "Our
Work." its extention, after which general
discussion was held, led by Mr.. Cooper, of
Chicago, on "Our Boys" how shall we save
theml Many good thoughts and ideas
were expressed on this topic by the several
speakers who took part in this discussion,
this was followed by an animated talk on
"Tobscco' and its influence on the appetite.
This discussion was not only amusing but