The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-30

occasion. There is every reason to expect
that this event will be one of the most bril-
liant We have had here for many years and
will live always in the minds Of the Cairo
public,
Somebody has been looking up the
statistics Of death caused by the railroads
in the United States and Europe, and the
impression that the railroads in Europe are
more carefully managed than in this coun-
try In this regard does not seem to be sus-
tanned by the figures produced, In the
United States the past year $50, 1907 1888 per-
sons were transported on 100000 miles of
railway, or six times the total population Of
the country. The total number of persons
killed on the roads was something over A, :
900. In Europe in 1881 scarcely 100000
600 passengers were transported l72,804
miles Of railway, The number of persons
killed was $500. In America the ratio per
mile is as $500 to /, In Europe it is only
900 to /.
Mr., j, II. Dougherty has had force
Of men and teams at work on the county
road for over week, gravelling it as per
his contract with the county board. be
expects to have the road graveled from
Cache bridge down to Cotton Wood slough
this week and expects to reach the city
limits by the end of October. Then he
will make another effort to obtain sub
scription Of that 81 ,000 TO grade and gray
ell the extention of the road to the hills. He
has now s400 subscribed, only about six
citizens having responded to his solici-
tations. Citizens who do business here
and who know that country trade is an I'M
portant factor in the upbuilding OF a city,
will appreciate the importance Of
stretching our country roads out as far and
In as many directions as possible, and will
contribute according to their means to &C.
complish it.
The Office building of the Mobile and
Ohio road on Ohio levee, il
still in progress of transfer
nation. AS at every other point along the
line, so here the company seems to be de
termined to vie with the best in all its rea
estate Improvements. This building ha'
been entirely remodled The rear wal
was taken down and rebuilt. The floor:
aud walls made new. The stsrways al
taken down and renewed at q genter pitch
The second and third floors have beer
treated the same as the first They are
divided up into convenient offices and also
suits OF rooms for use by the clerks, anC
local officials and their families. The
wood work is all finished off with planes
after an ornamental style and will be oileC
instead of painted. A huge sky light is t.
be constructed in the centre of the roof snC
opening through the floors will permit
flood Of light to penetrate nearly ever!
corner in the building. 1t will probabl!
be another month before the building vii
be ready.
Officers John Tyler and Henry Dunke
arrested white man named Patton, livini
~ Twenty. eighth street, Friday night
Patton was wanted for stealing hogs il
Ballard county, KY, about two years age
Sheriff Gupton, of Ballard county, was her
to arrest Patton and was told by the officer
here wheie he could find his man, but ht
was afraid TO attempt the arrest and in
duced Offices Tyler and bunker to do tn
service for hin. These officers went t
Patton's house lfter the latter had gone t
bed, Officer Quaker knocked on the doc
and Patton came forth, opened the door
and faced the Officers, holding huge PTS
tol in his left hand, lqady for buHnesa \
case of an emergency. officer Tyler spran
forward and grabbed Patton's hand
wrenched the pistol from him, and bot
officers then took their prisoner to the coun
ty Jail, where he remained u.ti morning
when the sheriff took him in charge an
over to Kentucky, Patton is said to be
bad man, having been engaged in crooke
business several times.
Hon, John II. Oberly is being muc
spoken of by the press IN different parts o
the state, as a candidate for governor o
the Democratic ticket, and prominent lead
ers of the psrty have taken up the note ali
given it a favorable echo. But the suhjec
of this little political breeze is, as usua
too modest even to signify his approval c
these expressions Of favor. The Blooming
ton correspondent of a Chicago paper says
"'Mr. Oberly has not been at any time
candidate, and certainly has never, to m
knowledge, wanted the nomination.
think he would prefer, above all things, {