The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-01

upon having oil the kentucky trade OF this
nature, and is quite willing to permit Msgis
trsts Comings to monopolizs oil be car
scraps up in Texas, Mound City, and othel
foreign countries.
The Sparta Republican has the hard
hood to declare that "the liquor dealers Of
the state have clubbed together and paid tn,
man who was formerly clerk of the Ilinoil
House Of Representatives to declare thai
the Harper high license law is not consti
tutional, because it was not read three timei
in the House. The late clerk of the house
is not the supreme court, however, and hi.
declaration does not make the high license
law illegal. We fear that the saloon mer
have spent their money for naught." -"The
late clerk of the house" was Mr.. Jno. A
Reeve, of this city, who is now in Wash,
ington seeking position in the federal
senate. When he returns we shall eudeavol
to get his side of the story.
The ice in the Mississippi broke We'd,
nesday night about o'clock. and has been
running out heavily ever since. The trans.
fer steamer Morgan took the Iron Mountain
train from here at 10 80 o'clock that night
and worked until o'clock yesterday morn.
ing to reach the foot Of the incline, withou,
success, and had to bring the train back
here. The Duncan started over YESTERDAY
morning for the Texas and St. Louis train
which had arrived at Bird Is point on time,
and did not return until Q o'clock; she
brought the passengers with her. The
break extends a. far up as can be seen. A
break also occurred at St. Louis, and unless
a gorge occurs between here and there the
river will be clear in few days. There is
no probability of gorge.
"A telegram received yesterday forenoon
by Mr.. o. Haythorn conveyed the sad news
of the death of Mr.. Jesse johnson, father
Of Mrs. Hsythorn and Mr.. L. J. johnson of
this city, at Boon, Iowa, yesterday morning
Deceased was eighty years old. 10 was
here on q visit six or eight months ago,
and was then in excellent health. He was
sick only few days before his death. His
remains will be taken to Terre Haute, Ind,
for interment Saturday, tomorrow. Mr.. L.
]. johnson left Thursday for Boon, to at
tend his fathers bedside, but did not arrive
in time to see him alive; he will meet the
remains at Dixon, ILL.,, and accompany
them to their last resting place. Mr.. and
Mrs. Haythorn are detained here by sick
ness in the family.
The charity ball last night was all that
could have been desired. 1t was managed
by the Social Amusement Club in q manner
croditabls to that organization. 1t was at
tended BY nearly three hundred people a.
near a. could be calculated, and unlike at
charity balls in some other cities, they were
Of the best society in the city, oil dressed
in their best. At one time nearly one hun
dred people we're on the floor dan
ding, while the walls wereIlined with inter-
ssted spectators. Upward Of two hundred
tickets were sold at 81 each, by young Ia
dies and gentlemen who csnvasSed the city,
and besides this some were sold at the door.
The ball will prove ss much financial Sue
cess a. it was social success, and all honor
is due to the ladies and young people who
inaugnrated and managed it.
-Constablss Sheehan and Hogan came
up With the negro Chas. Allen at his broth
ers house, near DR.. Woods farm, yesterday
about noon. The negro caugh. sight of
them at distance, recognized them and
guessed what they were after. He armed
himself with two pistols and shot gun,
met them in the front yard, and without
any preliminary palaver blazsd away at
them and then struck out for freedom,
drawing bis two pistols as he ran and firing
ten shots at his pursuers in quick succession.
The officers also discharged their weapons
at the fugitive, returning as many shots as
be gave, but without the desired effect.
Coatless and bare headed he ran like wild
through the woods, and succeeded in elud.
ing the officers who were on horseback and
could not follow fast in the woods. The
officers returned to the house of Aliens
brother and there found his wife lying
upon the floor in fit, fosmlng At the
mouth and being racked terribly in every
limb. They used every means to bring tho
woman to her senses, and succeeded finally;
and then they demanded the money of her
and were told it was hidden under the bed
where they found $73. which they returned
to Louis Adams from whom Allen had
stolen it. The chase was . very exciting
one and fraught with much danger to the
officers who narrowly escaped being struck
by several Of the bullets sent at them by the
d. l.