The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-10-22

man Thomas, and we hope he may do so
for we believe that district is naturally ant
at heart Democratic and always elected
Democratic Congressman up to and after
the breaking out of the war Paducat
News.
Hon. F. E. Albright will address the
people OF Cairo and vicinity in this city on
Friday evening of this week. He comes at
the invitation of the second ward Cleveland
and Hendricks club, which meets to-nigh,
to perfect arrangements as to the hour and
place. Due notice will be given.
Mrs. Scarritt left Cairo yesterday for
her new home in Alton. She will be
greatly missed by those with whom she as
ISOLATED. She made many friends by her
cordial, unassuming manner, who regret
her departure from among US, and 1t is
with sad hearts they bid her goodbye, and
invoke Heavens blessing on both Mr.. and
Mrs. Scarritt in their future home.
1t is claimed that the Calendar Min
strels, who appear here shortly, give the
finest and most artistic "frst part" minstrel
performance ever seen. Their songs are
for the most part original, and are render
cd with an artistic elegance which is as
pleasing as it is novel. There are few bet
tel vocallsts than are contained in the
Calendar Minstrel company. They appear
here October cath.
On account of the crowded condition
of the primary department in the colored
schools, the school board has rented a
room at the corner of Eighteenth street aud
Washington avenue, occupied last year by
/ Mr.. Reed Green's school, and will fit it up
as branch. New seats have been ordered
and it is hoped the room will be in readi-
ness for school to open next Monday morn
ing. The teacher has not yet been employ
ed.
Smith & Brinkmeyer have improved
the appearance OF their business house by
removing the wooden awning from its
front. This is an example worthy of imita
ton by many of our merchants The shed
rooted nuisances, while they may do some
good, are very unsightly, and utterly coun-
teract any architectural beauty building
may possess. They look well enough in
front of general store in a country town
but in city like Cairo, 10 front Of sub.
stan.ial brick buildings with plate glas:
windows, they look as much out of place as
a pair of brown overalls would or dude.
Union City, Tenn, is excited ovel
some recent arrests in that vicinity. Fol
some months past burglaries and petty
thetts have annoyed the citizens of tha
place, and the farmers near there. The
authorities have had their suspicious bu
have been unable to fasten the acts or
anybody until this week, when coloreC
detective who hid been employed to work
the matter up, filed information leading tC
the arrest Of three negroes who were com
mitted to Jail, Parties who arrived 10 our
city last night say that yesterday afternoon
word was received at Union City that two
more negroes had been arrested and an ex
cited crowd of nearly 1000 had gathered
at the depot to meet the officers and pris
oners. Our informant said II was likel,
Judge Lynch would hold high court there
last night, as the people are greatly exas
perated at the long continued depredationS
An interesting legal question has ariser
in Arkansas. Joe Bayard, a negro, wa
hanged at Lonoke on the eth of August
and, after being suspended by the necl
forty minutes, was pronounced dead ant
his body delivered TO his father. The ole
man carted his dead son off to an adjoining
county for burial, but as the funeral part,
logged along through the woods a louc
groan was uttered by the corpse. This un
usual performance on the part of a bod,
from which the spirit had departed some
hours before caused panic among tn
mourners, but one bold pail bearer, know
ing, probably, his ruling passion in life
poured bottle of Lincolnshire" in the cav
ity whence the groan had escaped. Bay
ard rallied under this spiritual treatmen,
and called for ''more." "And," says th
veracous chroniclcr Of the Arkansaw mira
Gle, "by the time the fathers house |
Prairie county was reached, Joe was abl
to get out Of the wagon without assist
: ance." And now come the relatives of th
: lately deceased and want legal advice o.
the question; "Can man be arrested for
crime of which he has been once convicte
and for which no has been executed9p