The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-26

died IN rev minutes, Ihllllps was N"'
ners son-in.law. He abused his wife yes
terday and threatened to kill her. Warner
took up for his daughter and attacked
Phillips with an axe, inhicting bad cut
in his head. Phillips tfen used his kplle,
he claims, in self-defense. Report OF the
ARRAY reached police headquarters almost
immediately after and Chief Myers started
out in his buggy and was at the scene
shortly after, But Phillips had run away
and while the Chief was searching Tor nm
along the Mississippi levee in which dlrec-
ton the fugitive had flown, the latter maze
detour and came to police headquarters
where he surrendered himself to OtllceTs
Mahanny and McTigue and was taken to
the countyjail for safe'keeping'
The telephone companies now dong
business in the United States, under grants
from the Bell Telephone Company, have an
aggregate capitalization of nearly SlOo,'
100000 which is about the aggregate capl'
talizaton of the Western Union Telegraph
Company. The telephone business is grow
ing so rapidly, thatit is claimed by those
conversant with the business, that when tue
country is fully supplied with Instruments
which are now being putin at the rate Of
several thousand a month, this business
will earn dividends on capitalization OF
S2OO,OOO,OOO,
Mr.. l.. A. Phelps has decided to send
his wife to the Anna asylum for treatment
at private expense, since his effort to have
her sent there by the county court have
failed. The court, it should be borne in
mind, is firmly of the opinion that the de-
PENDANT was a proper subject for treatment
at the asylum, and granted a new trial on
the ground that the verdict OF the first jury
was entirely contrary to the facts as deyeI-
oped in the trial and as testified to by the
expert physicians. The last answer given
by the defendant, to questions asked by
the court, was that she would commit sui
eide 10y poison the hrst opportunity she got
As a result Mr.. Phelps is compelled to keep
constant watch over her, Mrs. Phelps
brother is expected to be here in day or
two and he will be taken into consultation
in the matter.
To read the objections raised by the
philosopher of the Argus, against employ
ing the mechanics and aborers in a city in
making public improvements, one is newt
ably led to the conclusion that laborers and
mechanics eat and wear clothes and enjoy
the comforts of life only when they are en-
ployed; but when they are idle, they 90
about hungry and naked. To a certain ex'
tent this conclusion is correct enough; but
We fail to see in what manner or to whatpur-
nose noyer,y and want among the laborers
and mechanics OF q community Is any
rroof or cause Of wealth sud prosperity in
such community. The philosopher must
have 4 mental sight that is microscopic and
can discover the peculiar advantages that
result to community from the ideness
aud squallor among its middle class Of Cit.
zens.
Engineer David Wisher has been per.
manentIy dismissed from the Illinois Cen
trail road for violation of the rules govern
ing engineers on that road. About week
ago he started from here for Villa Ridge
with funeral train. He was delayed
there longer than was expected, but started
back without asking for new instructions
The result was that short distance Out
from Villa Ridge he met another train
going north, and, but for the fact that boil
engineers discovered the danger ahead il
time to stop, there would have been a col
Iision and perhaps frightful destruction
of human life. AS it was the funeral trair
was backed TO a side. track until the othe
went by. Wisher was considered one o
the best engineers on the road and was one
of the oldest IN the employ Of the company
His permanent dismissal IS considered by
many severe; but the Illinois Central Il
probably one Of the strictest companies il
the country in this respect and one Of thO
most careful Of the safety Of It's patrons
aud the public safety demands such strict
ness.
There are several very important fact
that have been forced upon the people o.
Cairo by the bitter experiences Of many
years, and that stand out boldly and de-
family against all that can be sad in favor
OF the present state Of things in Caro-
against the change proposed by Mr.
Linegr and Mayor Halliday, Experienc,
has proven that the present legal grade o
the city, the highest point Of which is NOR,
| ,l,., ,.. -, i..t..u, l,.k ,,.,.. ,...l.