The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-22
The Daily Bulletin.
Local News.

"A white man was stabbed by u negro
wednesday night, on Commercial avenue,
for no other Offtnse than that he spoke to
the negro who was chasing negro woman
who was frightened and sought to escape
him. The white mans name was Reed.
His wound was in the side, but not severe,
the knife having fortunately struck rib.
DR.. Parker gave HIM surgical attention.
Bloomington Bulletin John II. Oter-
ly, chairman of the state democratic central
committee, has notified w. J. Mize to call
meeting Of the democratic state central
committee at Peoria, on March 6, for the
purpose Of deciding the time and place for
holding the state convention. The prinCi-
pal subject to be considered will be the ad-
visibility of having one or two conventions
one preceding the national convention,
to appoint delegates, and the other subse-
quently, to nominate state ticket.
1t develops that Henry Watterson is
the power behind the proposed bill to copy
right newspaper matter for twenty -four
hours after publication. The absurdity Of
such a law is apparent IN the absolute i'm
possibility of enforcing it. Matter of q
purely news character can be so easily al
tered in its verbage without affecting the
facts, that any attempt of a newspaper to
prove proprietorshlp in it would be useless.
Facts are common property, and no copy
right law can make them anything else.
The steamer Dexter, which came down
the Ohio Yesterday, arriving here about 10
O'Clock a. NJ, brought several passengers
who were bound for Metropolis; but the
boat was not permitted IA land either at
Metropolis or Paducah bee ause Of the dis
turblnce 1t might cause in the water, and
the consequent damage to houses. The
Metropolis passengers, several ladies, were
OiJu9il tONIi llClC anu NCIC NuhCu DlCh w
the boat leaving here at II o'clock, and
the Metropolis authorizes were telegraphed
to meet the boat with smaller craft some
distance below the city to receive the pas
sengers and mail which had been accumu-
lating here for several days for various
points up the river.
Among a number of prominent bust
ness men from towns along the Illinois
Central railroad, who came down yesterday
to view the situation here, Were Messrs. G.
Lotrlch and W. c. Rich, Of Anna; DR.
Brown and Theodore Goodrich, of Golden
| and c. F. Prickett and L. L. Kimmell, Of
Carbondale. In conversation with citizen:
they expressed themselves as very much
| pleased at finding the condition of things
here SO favorable and the people so Cheerful
and confident. AS another instance of goot
| will toward Cairo among our neighbOrs vi
are permitted to quote the following from
letter of Mr.. ]. Z. LuIkin, of Anna, to {
Cairoite: Hope you Cairo folks will bea
the high water. We all feel much con
cerued about you and trust you may pull
through all right"
Everything WAS o. K. on the levee;
last night, several wild rumors to the con
trary notwithstanding. There had been
ne further abrasions since the night of tht
storm, and every foot of the new levee was
protected from waves by bags or barges
or both. A few men we're kept on watcl
all day and night. Fifty men with Ian
terms and shovels were placed along th
bank to patrol it all night Alderman
Blake, who has charge of the commissary
department, provided rations for the watch
ers tdurlng the night. A barge-load OF
nearly five thousand bags, already filled
with dirt, is anchored at cOnveDen
point, and tug kept there to tow them
wherever they may be wanted. Alderman
McHale has also had large force at worl
for Col. Taylor, on the old lcvee; and OF
the Ohio levee proper everything was IL
splendid trim, the bulkheading bein,
barely touched by the water, and then onl.
in spots, and the levee, from the cottoI
compress down, presenting solid suriac
without an indication of weakness or eve
damage anywhere.
One of the strong evidences of tn
feeling of security that pervades the put
lie mind here was the attendance at tn
several places of amusement in the cit
last night. The Opera House was visite
by q very fair sized audience to witness tn
performance of "a Friendly Tip" by Fur
guson and company. The performanc
was light and airy, such as would driy
dull care away if there was any. TIL
"dude" was the principal figure, and W,
we'll performed by Mr.. Furguson. The a,