The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-26
The Daily Bulletin.
Local News.

SuuSo nooinson ConVeheh county court
yesterday nerniug to dispose of several
criminals in the county Jail sgainst whom
States Attorney Leek had filed informa.
tons. Charles Turpiu, negro boy, pleaded
guilty to the charge Of stealing . hog, and
was ssutsncsd to one year 10 the reform
school. John Walker, another negro boy,
pleaded guilty to the charge Of stssliug
coal from cars, and was sentenced to one
year In the reform school. James Shsri.
dan pleaded guilty to the charge Of steal.
Ing ladys cloak from 10 front of the stors
OF Messrs. J. q L. Burger, and was SEN
fenced to twenty days In the county jail
and to pay 6ns Of go. Joseph Mccarthy
pleaded guilty to the charge Of stealing
two kits Of msckerel from Msssrs. II. San
dsrs d Son, and he WAS fined 80 and ssn-
fenced to thirty days In the county Jail.
Referring to tho prospective senatorial
election In the 5Oth district, the Chester
Tribune ssys: IN the 50th senatorial dis.
trict-just south Of us--thers promises to
be q lively scramble for the Democratic
nomination for Senator. Hon. W. A. Lem.
ma, OF Csrbondsle, present incumbent, and
Geo. W. Hill, Esq, of Murphysboro, both
want the nomination, and both are spoken
of - most excellent and able gentlemen
Our preference, however, 10 Judge Lemms
We know him personally, and speak from
experience when We say tho Democrats Of
the 60th district could do no better thar
nominate him for the place. During thu
past four years be has served his distric,
faithfully and we'll, and there is no appsr'
snt reason why he should be set aside fol
a new man. The old maxim, "Lst well
enough sloue," should be applied in hi
case. The district 10 Democratic by I
large majority"
The Psducah News claims to hav.
been informed by parties who came W
from Cairo on the Fowler last Tuesday,
that prominent broker Of this city named
W. B. Mahon, WAS killed BY thugs thu
night before. 1t 10 Of course useless to in
form the News that the whole story, 90 fal
o Cairo 10 concerned, 10 untrue; that Mr.
Mahon did not live hsrs and was not killsG
here, but at Mt. Carmel; and that the asso
ciatsd prsss dispstch detailing the occur
renee and purporting to have been SEN
from Cairo was wrongly dated. Another
: special dispatch, published Simultaneous
" with the associated press dispatch, Civ
ing tho same occurrence, was dated th'
same day st Mt. Carmel, aud was correct ii
every particular. Csiro has not had muir
der for . number Of years; hasn't had
robbery or burglary or larceny for sevsra
months, and hasn't had even "plsil
drunk" oil this week. The millennium i
close at hand in Cairo. Our people gensr
ally have 90 far advanced on the strsigh
and narrow path, under the banner Of holi
ness, that they. have reached that stats o
specification in the feah, which will insur
them oil front seats in the psrqustte OF tn
New jerusalem, where the curtain shal
rise for tho last grand show In which tn
Lord will be leading star, Satan the heav.
villain and miserable Paducsh the "fsarfu
example" that will serve the leading sta
- . subject for alscture upon the sinfulnes
Of sin, at the conclusion Of the programme
Newspaper In all parts of the distric
ore already beginning to feel around fo
candidates for the different Offices, cor
gressional and senatorial, to be filled ne1
fall. It 10 interesting to watch them; ant
tor the time being, the suggestions an
| comments are harmless. The Pinkneyvill
Democrat speaks thus Of Capt. Murphy
Democratic candidate next fall, replyin
to an editorial Of . contemporary: :
aThe Tribune says the friends Of W. 3
Murphy are anxious that he should bscom
. candidate for congress this fall. BIZ
there 10 not ghost Of show for Demo
crat in this district. The frst 10 true.
Mr.. Murphy will consent to make the rae
W believe the nomination will be tsnders
him with but very little, II any opposition
But the last assertion We think 10 untrue
A man who can overcome 800 majority an
roll ups majority Of 500 fol himself in hi
own county can carry tho district on
| fair, honest vote. Mr.. Murphy did thi'
and If It had not bsen for the great amour
of "axing things" that wss done in th
southern counties hs would have been elect
cd. In williamson country they trade
Murphy for Lodge and in johnson count
| thsy traded Murphy for Spann. Both q