The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-05-19

public and private schools, colleges and
academies will be closed. 4. Let the hand
of fraternity and charity be extended to
the widows and orphans of our dead heroes.
Seek them out distinguish them from all
others, and teach them tat on this day the
Grand Army mourns with them the loss OF
the precious ones whom they gave to save
the nation.
Thursday Col. Carey, of Washington,
wos in the city. He is paymaster of the
United States army and came here in ac-
cordance with instructions from the war
department, to distribute snug sum of
money among seven or eight persons who
are entitled to pensions on account of army
services. Col. Carey had his headquarters
in the custom-hous and those entitled to
the money hocked, each accompanied by a
dozen or more friends to identify him orher.
The benefciaries were all negroes. The
least amount paid out was 81 and some
cents; the highest amount was $3.50, to an
aged colored woman whose husband had
died in the ranks. In six months the pay
master will be around again to 90 through
the same routine. He went from here to
other southern Illinois towns, from whence
he goes to St. Louis and Cape Glrardeau.
An old colored man named Anderson,
US. pensioner, living in Jackson, Tenn,
complained to Chief Myers last evening
that he had been robbed Of one hundred
dollars in this wise A nicely dressed,
smooth-tongued young negro had formed
his acquaintance in Jackson and told him
10 come to Cairo and he would get three
thousand dollar back pension tor him.
Anderson believed the oily.tongued sharp
er and accompanied him here. Upon their
arrival here the sharper asked Anderson for
800, saying that he needed this amount in
order to get the papers, etc, for the $4,000
in proper shape and get the matter before
the proper officers. Anderson handed over
the 300 to the scoundrel, who left the
old negro in downtown restaurant, and
has not been seen or heard of since. The
sharper wore light, checkered coat and
was we'll dressed from head to foot, which
stamped him as professional confidence
man.
"A neatly printed pamphlet has been
issued by those having in charge the
arrangements for the approaching convoca-
ton of the Knights Tempar from all over
the country at San Francisco next August.
The pamphlet gives all information neces-
cessary to those wishing to go; the routes,
the stops, the time of arrival and departure
at ali points of interest, list of the various
comforts and means Of entertainment pro-
videdfo for the trip and the programme that is
to govern after the arrival at San Francisco.
The Illinois Sir Knights will all go to Chi
cago and start from there west. A large
band of music, including two sets of bell
ringers, will accompany the party, and
grand receptions will be held at different
points along the line. The price for the
round trip will be 1925 for each person,
which will include everything, even all ex-
penses while in San Francisco. DR.. Z. w.
Dunning, of this city, has been appointed
escort for the Illinois delegation.
-Messrs. VIM. A. Braiuard, e. G. Lewis
and Charles T. Strattan, the Illinois rail
road and warehouse commissioners, and
Col. Charles Hamilton, of the st. Louis and
Cairo road, were due in the city by special
train on that road last evening. They
started from st. Louis yesterday morning
on an inspection trip of the road after hav
ing made similar trip over many of the
other roads in the state. They started from
Evansville Wednesday morning and went
to Shswneetown over the Louisville and
Nashville line. From Shawneetown they
went Thursday down the Cairo Short Line
to Plnckneyville, and from there to Chester,
end returning over the same road went to
St. Louis. They reported finding the m lin
lines in good condition, and the side tracks
in fair condition. The crops along the
routes passed over by the commissioners
are backward, and the wheat crop is look
light. After inspecting the terminal facili-
ties Of the narrow. gauge at this point, the
party will leave for Chicago over the I'LL
nois Central.