The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-06


Entrance was gained through broken
window by the aid Of a step ladder. No
clew to the thieves had been found last
night
- A negro named Bob Davis shot aud
killed another negro named Bob Clark, at
Birds Point, about 10 o'clock last night.
Clark was a section hand on the Iron
Mountain road The shootist came to this
city Immediately after the killing, but
managed to AVOID arrest and probably got
away.
In Pulaski county the fight is growing
warm between the Independents and the
Republican machine OF which Hon. Daniel
Hogan is the "boss;" and indications are
very favorable for disastrous routing of
the latter. The machine has carried things
with high hand In Pulaski county poll
tics for some years, and the public seni-
ment is now thoroughly aroused against it.
Pulaski county has experienced some Of
the evils of mixing federal politics in local
elections, and has been tyranized over by
the dominant party, until that party's
leaders constituted themselves the peoples
masters, MEETING and directing public al
fairs in many instances with a reckless dis
regard of the public veal and Of official in
tegrity. Now the people have been awak'
ened and they have decided that the ma
chine and the bosses must CO. SO mote it
be.
-- Some of the boot.blacks need to be
given lesson again of some sort. Several
of them induced young man from the
country to indulge in the luxury of a
'shine,' yesterday promising to do the job
for 10 cts, which is double the usual price
each BACKED one shoe, and when they
finished, one of them gobbled the dime
and then assisted the other in an attempt
to "5ull doze" the unsophisticated victim
out Of another payment for the other fell
low. They threatened to "lick" the young
fellow, and overwhelmed him with verbal
abuse, and gathered up rocks with which to
enforce their demand; and they would
probably have carried out their threats had
not citizen interferred, which caused the
young rascals to transfer their attention to
HIM, and they abused him roundly and
dared him out into the street to fight. This
is one instance of many that occur right
along, though few are so aggravated as
this
Hon. F. Il. Albright has challenged
Capt. Jno. II. Thomas TO series of joint
discussions in this district. The challenge
was handed to Capt. Thomas at The Hall.
day yesterday, and it will probably not be
long before he is heard from. There is a
strong feeling in his party against joint
discussions, which may or may not be due
to doubt of the Capts ability to hold his
own in verbal bout with Mr.. Albright.
But it is just possible that Capt. Thomas
will disregard this sentiment in his party,
and will give Mr.. Albright the sought for
satisfaction; and if he does, the public will
| be treated to some very interesting enter
tainments. Capt. Thomas has experience
and is a fair speaker; Mr.. Albright is witty
and we'll posted about matters political,
and has happy way of saying things. Let
US have the contest.
The street railway company continues
TO be sorely afflicted by the earth obstruct-
ions placed on the track at 10th and TWEEN
tieth streets. Passengers going up or down
have to leave the cars and walk block to
continue their ride. This might have been
prevented if the contractors who have the
job of filling Poplar street from Eighteenth
to Twentieth streets had filed Poplar first
and then filled the cross streets. They
could have done this just as well as to fill
the cross street first, and then the public
and the street car company would not have
been DISCONNECTED. And now it seems
that the obstruction is likely to remain fol-
an indefinite length of time, for, although
the cross streets have been finished fol
some time, there is yet no indication thai
work will soon be commenced on Poplar
street. Couldn't the gentlemen who have
this matter in hand just hustle around bi
and correct this uncomfortable condition of
things as speedily as possible9
--Paducah News: Engineer Golay, q
mentioned some days since he would dc
is blasting big rock out of the river jus
opposite Brooklyn. The rock is just il
front of the mail landing, but not in til,
channel of the river. 1t is 111s feet higl
and 311a feet oft now sticks up out of tn
water. All around 1T there is now 8 fec
Of water, and room for the Gus Fowler t
run between it and the shore. Last winte
l l. L.