The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-12

lengthwise across the track. The coaches
all remained on the track, but could not be
moved because of the blockade, and the
passengers had to leave them and be brought
over to Cairo by boat. Little damage was
done to the tracks and none to the baggage
car.
Charles Allen was examined in the
court of Magistrate Comings yesterday, on
the charge of shooting a white man in the
thigh. A large number of witnesses were
examined on each side. The examination
occupied nearly all afternoon and coucud-
ed about supper time in the discharge OF
Allen The evidence went to show that the
defendant had acted in self-defense.
--Vanderbilt's system now consists of
the New York Central and Hudson River
railroad $50 miles and four tracks. Lake
Shore $50 miles, double track; Canada
Southern and Michigan Central, $50 miles,
double track; Northwestern, 1900 miles;
Nickle.pl4tc, $50 ora full of $500 miles of
double and Quadruple tracks, not to speak OF
thousands OF miles of side tracks, etc
Two strangers made the rounds of the
city yesterday, one of them calling upon
some of the inhabitants of the lower por-
ton of the city, and, impersonating him
self asa United States officer, proceeded to
place them under arrest, but agreed to re-
lease them on condition that they put up
certain sums of money in his hands as Sc
curity Tor their promises to appear in court
at certain time. Chief Myers got onto
him and he was fined ten dollars and costs
which he paid.
The Shawneetown and Paducah Rail
way company have just issued circular
containing the names of the local directory,
and accompanied by a map which an eX.
change says is unreliable. The exchange
| in question, the Boston Advertiser, makes
| the following observation on the subject:
"Inasmuch as all the plans and locations of
the Danville, Oney and ONO railroad,
which is mentioned 10 the circular, shows
an extention by an entirely different route,
via Fairfield, the Shawneetown and Padu-
cab map must be taken rs indicative OF the
visions of its promoters rather than OF a
geographical fact
--Governor Hamilton has offered a re-
ward Of 5000 for the apprehension OF the
mob or any OF the persons engaged IN the
ynching of Nelson Howard, the murderer
of John Kane, who was killed on the night
of July 6 last, after being taken from the
Pulaski county Jail. This makes s4OO If
fered in all for the capture of the men guilty
oflynching Howard, or any Of them. It,his
amount were multiplied by ten there would
be some probability that some one would
run the risk of working up the case, or
that some one connected with the affair
would risk his neck by giving it away; but
under the circumstances, 800 is no tempta-
ton at all for either an officer or any one
else.
Some one entered the residence of,Mr
Jno. Fry, on Fourth street, some time yes
terday morning early, and stole a gold
watch and chain, pocket-book containing
forty-fve or fifty dollars in money and sew.
eral lottery tickets and bank book. En-.
trance vas gained by means Of dry goods
box placed underan open window. The rob
berry was committed after 3 o'clock yester-
day morning, for about that hour Mr.. Fry
was mp to open the door for his younger
brother who is employed at night on thu
railroad, and then he saw that his clothing
was all right. Mr.. Fry believes that tht
| burglars used ChorOform, for when he WA
awakened Yesterday morning by his mother
after having slept much longer than usua
and after repeated futile efforts to arous
him, the room WAS yet filed a strang
odor, His clothing was strcwn about OF
the floor, but everything else was undisturb
ed There were tracks Of dirt on the WIN
dow sill over which the burglars had pass
ed The job was nicely done very evident
" by professionals.
-Paducah News: Conformation reachC
the News that on Tuesday last cutting
ARRAY occurred at BIandvile, in Ballard
county, which may cost one man at least IN
lite As the report goes John Harper anC
several of his friends started in to clear
out party on some issue arising from
bet made on election day. The first persoI
they met was George Ray, small man
whom Harper proceeded to mop the groun'
up with When Harper got through tn
hopping operation, he found that his bow
els were protruding from a cut made aero
his abdomen by small knife that Ray hat
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