The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-06-12

ty and gave promise of fine yield, has
been very much damaged. One variety OF
worm cuts off the grain from the head, and
the other cuts off the stalk close to the
ground and if they continue the crop will
be entirely destroyed. Specimens have
been sent to Chicago and st. Louis for ex-
animation
"A horse attached to the delivery wsg
on of Mr.. Henry Breihan became Brighten
ed last evening and ran from near Sixth
street on Commercial avenue down toward
the union depot, where the wagon came in
contact with some obstruction, and was
overturned and badly damaged No in
jury was done to the horse.
Tomorrow night, at 1880 O'Clock, q
meeting of the trustees of the Presbyterian
church will be held at the church, for the
purpose Of preparing for the sale of pews,
which is to take place the same night, be-
ginning at about 80 o'clock. Instead of
the usual prayer meeting, a song service
will be held, after which the renting of
pews will begin.
Saturdays rain was not local to Cairo
and vicinity 1t extended as far up as Ma
rion,i Williamson county and fell as heavy
there as here. The fall here during Sltur-
day night measured two and half inches.
At Marion it was the heaviest rain fall ever
known; it is said by some who were there
Sunday, that water stood from three to four
inches deep over some Of the principal
streets of the city.
Mr.. A. N. Swsyne, of this city, travel
ing saleman for the Missouri Glass Co, met
with painful though not serious accident
several days ago. He was riding backward
in an l. G. coach, his hand holding one side
of newspaper and out of the window; in
crossing Cache bridge near the Mounds,
the back of his hand struck the bridge
with sufficient force to confuse the hand
severely, and cause great pain.
One of the female witnesses for the
prosecution in the Collins bigamy case, at
Justice Osborn's court, was severely
thumped by two female friends of Collins,
/
for testifying against him. The affair oc-
Cured on Commercial avenue below Sixth
street The victim was q one-armed yell
low woman of slender build; the attackiu Q
parties were two robust, fierce looking
black wenches. A crowd of spectator.
witnessed the brutal affair with evident
amusement
"A fourteen-year.old boy named Charley
Brsshear was killed on the Wabash road il
the vicinity Of Thirty fourth street SUNDAY
evening. In company with several othe
boys he climbed up the side of one Of trail
freight cars that were moving at an ordin
airy rate down the track. But he lost hi
hold upon the iron ladder, fell with hi
head in front Of an approaching vince
which crushed his skull and scattered hi
brains over the track. After Coroner Fiz
gerald and jury had held an inquest i,
in the case, the remains were taken to tn
house Of the boys parents, on Ninth street
near Commercial avenue, where man
friends and acquiantances viewed them yes
terday The jury found verdict accord
ing to the facts as above stated.
--"Pinch," which is the classic nam
given by the officers to that portion of til
city lying IN the neighborhood Of Con
mercial avenue aud Fifth street, inhabite
almost exclusively by citizens Of Africa
descent, seemed to have been awakened SUI,
: denly Saturday and Sunday nights from
u short sumber, At any rate, "there was
: sound of revelry" "all along the line" ar
y the officers were kept busy marching o
y" tenders off to the cooler. Six or eight a
rests were made in all and more are yet
come A negro named Richard Nor
% picked up a club and demonstrated wit
Ie his better half to the physical injury of Il
y latter and when Officer Hogan arrest,
s. him, saught to do likewise with him, b
~ the officer was too quick for the treachero
IL Richard and tapped him one. under Il
o. chin, which made him change his mind al
walk meekly tojail. Two swarthy venus
ms were angry with each other to depr,
&c that only war could appcase them and tn,
IL went at eachother, sounding their.bazzoo
ar in manner very offensive to refined en-
C. During the melee one probcd the othc