The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-06-10

by the shoulders and raised him up in the
air several times, then dropped him roughly
on the sidewalk breaking one of his thighs
in two places, and then walked liesurely
away without saying word to anyone
The child's cries brought assistance and sur
gical attention was promptly given HIM.
Mr.. John A. Miller, the jeweler, has
displayed in his windows on Commercial
avenue, a number Of Photographic views OF
the rocks, etc, at Dixon Springs. If any
one is u. all disinclined to believe the fact
that we have in Southern Illinois the finest
scenery in America they should look al
these pictures.
The would-be thief, detective and con
fdence man, G. II. Brockleton, who was
caught at some of his tricks by Officers
Martin and Mahanny Friday, was fnet
one hundred dollars and costs by Magis
trate Comings yesterday, but was given
thirty minutes in which to leave town,
which he did.
The new carpet and seats are now IN
their places in the Presbyterian church
The seats are of very substantial as well
as ornamental kind, and improve the ap'
pearance of the whole church very much,
The usual services will be held there to-
day. In the absence Of Miss Emma
James, DR.. Benson will preside at the or
gan to-day.
Fulton, KY, was the scene of bloody
fight Friday evening, in which a negro and
white man were killed. Fulton is on the
line dividing Tennessee and Kentucky, and
the difficulty is said to have grown out OF
an attempt of sheriff in ont
state to arrest fugitive
from justice from hisjurisdiction,i 10 the otheI
state. Two sheriffs posses came together
and hundred or more shots were ex'
changed, with the result as stated.
The evangelists will to-day hold theil
closing services with the Baptist church
In the morning Rev. D. |. Purser will
preach on "Christian Conservation" a theme
for Christians, and especially instructive &c
young converts. At 4:30 in the afternoon
the usual meeting for the benefit of the
children and young people will be held
and to which the Sunday School people o
the city are cordially invited. The sub
, ject for the evening service will be sppro
PIRATE to the closing Of the meetings. Thu
results thus far have been something NOR,
than thirty additions to the church -
large proportion of them by baptism.
-Messrs. Knowles, Bradsby and other
4 are still in the city laboring upon the his
q tory OF Cairo and Alexander county. The
will be here several weeks yet perhaps. Tn
history OF Cairo, exclusive Of any persona
mention, will occupy two hundred pages o
the book. We were shown yesterday
, sample voumn of two Of the other couu
ties, book of over nine hundred pages
printed in large, clear type, intersperse
y with fine engravngs of men who wer
prominent in the county at various time
=" The volumn concerning this and Unto
counties will comprise over q thousan
pages and the eugravings will be muc
: finer than those heretofore used. The boo
y will be ready for circulation 10 Sep,embe
:, "A little old frame cottage, standing 0
the easterly side Of Commercial avenue, b,
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth street
" collapsed suddenly yesterday Afternoon
about o'clock. II was owned and occ,
:, pied by a negress and her family of Chi
~ dren, named Hobbs. II had been raised
a level with the sidewalk, and was sti
standing on blocks, and men were at wol
W bracing it preparatory to letting it dow
~ on piers. Mrs. Hobbs was alone in Il
oe house, seated inside, sewing on a machin
'e' when all at once the whole frame fell ov
III sideways, in confused mass OF boar
and household goods, to the ground. Nj
ext Hobbs was fortunately and strange
raj enoug not injured at ALL What fur
by ture the house contained was but slight
en-. damaged.
IN "A young white woman came to poli
headquarters yesterday and told Oh
IN. Myers that she was far away from hon
in. without money or friends or vtuals A
on subject to fits. She had travelled all
vn, way from New York state, imposed hers
i'm upon communities as long as she was