The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-10-15

thles aroused at sight OF their silent misery
and walking up, handed each of them g
quarter. AS he passed away he heard one
say t. the other, "Say, Bill, if another chap
or two like that comes along, we can &c
one better, and get blnd-drunk."
The advsn;e agent of the "Romany
Rye" troupe informed us last night that his
company will appear at the opera house
next Monday and Tuesday evenings. This
is strong company, the only one present
ing this sensational play, and they carry all
the scenery and properties necessary, using
none of the local scenery. They will
doubtless have big houses both nights.
What might have been serious acct
dent occurred on the Texas narrow gauge
yesterday afternoon, near Birds Point.
A passenger train overlook freight train in
coming around curve, and dashed into the
caboose, completely demolshing it. The
front end Of the engine was knocked in and
the boiler was instantly emptled of steam
ard water. No one was injured except the
fireman, and he but slightly.
Edward O'Nesl, a white man, was
brought before Justice Robinson yesterday,
charged with attempted larceny. Monday
night ONeal picked up dummy" in
front Of NJ. B. Sadlers store, and carrying
it into hall, proceeded to rob the helpless
thing of coat and vest. He was discovered
in the act and fed, but was caught yester
day morning Justice Robinson held him
for trial in the sum of 5000 and he WAS sent
to Jail in default.
Our table is graced this morning with
a new book entitled, "a Beautiful Bird
Without Tame" from the gifted pen Of
Miss Belle Peterson, and presented by the
talented authoress in person. The book is
we'll bound volume of 324 pages, Of
handsome mechanical appearance, and with
fine oil picture of the authoress as a
frontispiece. The opening chapter is
gracefully even poetically-written, and
gives promise of a very interesting and
readable book. Miss Peterson is In our
city for the purpose of selling her book.
The reading public will doubtless appreci-
ate her mission and encourage it.
A special dispatch from New York
says, and we print it for the benefit of our
Irish readers who are laboring under the
impression that Blaine is friendly to them:
"Daniel Insolvency., the Irish-American
who WAS imprisoned In Ireland for ten
months as suspect, arrived here Sunday
on the steamer Aurania, and party of
Irish-Americans went down the bay in a
| tug to meet him. 81 come over here VOL
UNFAIRLY" he said tonight, "to tell my
countrymen how Blaine treated me when /
was locked up in an Irish Jail. While |
was in jail insult after insult was heaped
upon me, all because it was James G..
Blaine's policy to turn his back on the ap.
peals of Irish Americans The Irish Amer
leans should know this and act accordingly.
When Mr.. Frelinghuysen went into Office
| he took my case at once, and on August 10
last, the prison doors were opened and |
was released"
In the illustrated history of Alexander,
Union and Pulaski counties, published in
1888, many old citizens of Cairo are men
toned, among whom we notice brief
sketch Of Len G. Faxon, who was promi-
nent newspaper man on the Cairo Times,
published here in 1858. In the brief
sketch Of Faxon the writer says that A.
Hacker did the heavy work on the Times
as editor-in chief, and Len, with his long
pointed, sharp stick, stirred up the ami
mails. The paper was a weekly. Hacker
had good talents but was not journalist
He was a politician and lawyer, and soon
turned from the newspaper business to bis
isvorite pursuit. On the other hand jour.
nalism was as natural To Faxon as water to
duck, and the only thing that prevented
him from attaining the highest mark In
journalism was his social qualities. lie
was fellow Of infinite jest and welded O
sharp and vigorous pen; but as to using il
he preferred to be with the boys. He final.
| ly left Cairo and settled in Paducah, where
he made himself the master bantam of his
profession. He dropped the Faber for
awhile, but finding that bis forte, he wen,
back to his first love and is now the CHIEF
editor OF the Daily News in Paducah