The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-07-17

principal points along the river, including
Cairo and kilograms giving the relative
positions of the boats at various points ar,
flashing over the wires. A dispatch re-
ceived here yesterday stated that the st
Louis was two hours ahead of the Hays al
Natchez. II is understood that Memphis
is the terminal point OF the race. Both
boats are expected here tomorrow evening
The remains of VIM. Frank were taken
to Villa Ridge by the II o'clock q. M Hi
nois Central train yesterday, accompanied
by many friends Deceased was a German,
well.known in the city, being mostly EN-
ployed about the markets on Eighth street.
He had been sickly for long time and
died Sunday. He leaves wife and four or
five children in Strengthened circumstances,
who live at the corner of Tenth street and
Jefferson avenue.
A youth namel John Dumphy, who
had for some time been in the employ of
Mr.. r. Hebsacker, on Eighth street, was up
before Magistrate Comings yesterday after
noon, charged With stealing a small rifle
from Mr.. Ii. and attempting to carry it off
with him to Nashville for which city he was
about to start. He was only about sixteen
years of age and was therefore proper
subject for the Reform school. The court
bound him over in the sum Of 500, to ap-
pear before the county or circuit courts for
trial.
The case of Charles Hammond. of this
| county, VS.. Hunor e. Pollock of Pulaski
county, came up for trial again in the court
of Justice j, Ii. Robinson yesterday; but
change of venue was taken to the court of
Magistrate Comngs. Some time ago Mr..
Hammond bought a quantity of timber
from some parties, which defendants claim
ed had been hewn from their land, and
they replevined it. In suit which follow
ed Mr.. Hammond regained possession of
the lumber, and he has now brought an &C
ton for damages upon the replevn bond.
Mr.. George Hendricks represents the plain
tiff and Messrs. Crandall g. Linegar, of
Mound City, the defendants.
"A stranger named B. H. Barton was
robbed on Railroad near Fourth streets
Sunday night. He came from boat and
was in search of Mr.. Joe Steagala's place
of business, Two young fellows met him
and offered to conduct him there They
took him 10 tow and when at the point men
toned one showed him from the sidewalk
and held him down while the other rifled
bis pockets of $7.65. He stated his case to
the officers and in a search for the guilty
parties, they came upon two young fellows
named w. II. Bowers and Charles Boren,
whom Barton at once identified as the rob
bers. These young men were arrested and
lodged in jail, but Powers was released on
bond. Boren is the son of respectable |
citizen of Mound City. The trial is set in
Magistrate Comings court, for to-day, at
/ o'clock, p. m.
Chief Myers received telephone mes
sage from Marshal Ross of Mound City
yesterday, asking him to look out for and
arrest white man named Grevey who had
been guilty of passing counterfeit money.
Grevey was found and placed under guard,
He tells story that reflects rather severely
upon the good sense and experience of the
Mound City police court, or rather the
officer. He says that he was arrested for
disorderly conduct and fined IS and costs.
He didn't have the money, but the officer
who had arrested him, saw what appeared
to be gold pin in the prisoners bosom.
"What do you value that at SAID the officer.
alive dollars" was the reply.-"Well,
give us that and you may CO." Grevey
handed over the pin and flew for the next
down train for Cairo, chuckling to himself
over the manner in which he had "pulled
the wool" over the officers eyes with
gilded nickel of the new species not bear
ing the words, give cents" Grevey's story
may not be true, but if it is there is no
case of any kind against him.
"A German named Weitlig, living on
Sixth street for some time and employed in
the wagon and blacksmith shop below
Sixth street, attempted to drown himself in
the Ohio river yesterday forenoon, by
Jumping from the outer guard of the lower
wharf-boat. The reason of this rash at
tempt was that Constable Sheehan attempt
ed to serve notice upon him of an at
tachment upon his tool chest which he was
about to take out Of the state with him, in
order TO satisfy small claim which he was
seeking to evade. AS soon as he learned
what the officer wanted he ran like a deer