The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-25

turned Lindsey over to the officers who
conducted him to the jail, and yesterday
Justice Robinson held him to bail in the
sum of 500. While he was being con-
Quoted to Jail, he boosted that his father
had been "sick one" before him, and he
was "pretty d-n slick" himself. Flo is
one of that sort of fellows for whom this
community has no particular use except as
members Of the chain gang.
The report that the Mobile and Ohio
Company had bought the St. Louis and
Cairo Railroad is not confirmed. Col. Dun
can was in the city Monday, having return.
ed from Europe to where he went in COM
pany with Capt. W. P. Halliday some time
ago; and his presence here alone, probably,
caused revival Of the report made current
then, that he went to purchased the St. L.
& G. from the Holland bondholders.
Ballard County, KY, farmers say that
a larger tobacco crop is raised in their coun
ty and vicinity this year than for many
previous years. 1t stands our business men
in hand now to make some effort to create
tobacco market here. An organized ef-
fort would succeed in this enterprise and
it would not need to be long before Cairo
lead Paducah in the branch of business as
| she does in avarv othar
Justice Robinson had arather lively
day in court yesterday. He was called
upon to apply the penalties of the law in
several cases Of disorderly conduct of a
more or less violent nature in different
parts of the city, chief among which was
that Of an Italian who owns domicile
near the Clark block and who, in an effort
to compel his tenants to remain in doors at
night and behave themselves, caused con-
siderable of disturbance, for which his
tenants had him arrested and fined.
Constable Sides attempted to arrest a
young buck Monday night for saying
dammit" but the young fellow ran from
Fourteenth street down Walnut, was seen
by Waterman Merrymsn who took after
him and finally brought him to stand,
after having discharged his pistol several
times and brought the whole second ward
to their transoms in their night clothes.
Sides then came up and took his man to
Jail; and yesterday the young blasphener
was brought into court and discharged
Big oaks of little acorns grow.
| "A Mrs. Harrigan, of Birds Point, Mo.
came to this city yesterday to make some
purchases, and while walking down Sixth
Street toward Commercial Avenue, she
dropped her scarf that had been clasped
, in front by q gold pin. A young negro
picked it up soon after and handed it her,
without the pin. She accused him of having
stolen the pin, but he denied it and walk
ed away. Constable Myers was set upon
him and after lively run down Seventh
Street captured him. But the pin was no,
to be found on his person, and he was re-
leased.
"A young white boy was arrested by
Constable Meyers yesterday morning, on
the charge of stealing watch from a
guest at the restaurant of Mr.. Dan Fitzger-
aid, on Ohio levee. But the boy, while
on bis way to the court for examination
told the officer that the watch was in tht
house of Mr.. Fitzgerald, though he refused
to tell just where end denied strenuousl,
! having taken the watch. Search was made
in the house and the missing watch wa
IS found hidden in bed. The boy, who's
o name was Shaefer, had been carrying waite
10 to the kitchen of Mr.. Fitzgerald and i
doing so had passed through the dinnin
2, room where the guests vest hung, contain
n ing the watch. The natural supposition
@ that young Sheafer took the watch an
hid it where it was found, with the inter
4 ton of taking it next day, when he was
! return to again carry water. Shaefer is
| young crook, having served term in III
Chicago reform school. But there was n
| positive proof Of his guilt in the case abov
detailed and he was released.
l.. The attention of citizens generally
: called to the advertisement of the Fourtl
t of July celebration that is to be held il
It this city. Several enterprising gentlemen
t chief among them Mr.. Joe Steagala, hav
undertaken the task Of preparing for
. grand and fitting observance of the mos
q important of our national holidays, AM
, they have met with very fattering encouI
i agement so far from citizens generally
They have succeeded in getting libers
subscriptions Of money from some of gu
merchants and promises of active interes
from others, so that on the whole, the celc