The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-15

the transfer boats, who was at the time
afflicted with smallpox and she was sent
to the pest-house where she now is the only
inmate. A little caution exercised by those
having charge Of the deck and cabins of
the boats will avoid such cases IN future
Springfield Register; sour farmers
are beginning to understand the fallacy of a
home market They raise wheat in com
petition with India, Russia and the whole
world. When wheat declines in Liverpool 1t
goes down in Chicago. The home market
does not prevent wheat being cheap, Some
farmers believe in paying tariff tax to the
manufacturer because they consume wheat,
corn, etc. Does not the farmer return this
return this favor by consuming manutact
ured goodsl Do the manufacturers give
farmers any bounty because they con
sumo"
Some time ago Deputy Sheriff Myers
aud Constable Sheehen arrested a white
man, fisherman, upon the complaint Of
another fisherman who charged that the
prisoner had stolen his rifle. Complainant
! lived near Chute No. and the prisoner
had been living in the vicinity for several
weeks. Discovering the loss of his rifle, he
made search and discovered the prisoner in
his skitf making for Cairo. He jumped
into bis Own skif and gave chase, landing
on the levee here but q few minutes after
the fugitive did, but lost sight of his man
and invoked the aid of the officer to find
him and they found him. But being taken
before Justice Robinson the plaintiff denied
bis guilt, the gun could not be found and
the plaintiff could not prove his accusation.
The result was the prisoners discharge.
| Though the officers were satisfied that the
man was guilty, and did not hesitate to tell
him so, yet they had 10 let him 90. Yes
torday, however, incontestable proof Of the
fellows guilt was found in the shape Of the
gun itself. 1t was found by a negro named
Ab. Maham, near the waters edge, on
Ohio leyee, night where the fugitive had
| landed with his skiff. The reasonable con
clusion is that the fellow threw the gun
overheard into the river just before landing,
and the river going down, it was exposed.
1t is now being held for the owner.
Officers Mahanny and Dunn brought TO
lighta case of unusually aggravating nature
yesterday, OF course, the public will not
be surprised to learn that the case was
brought forth from the Clark Block, on
| Ohio Levee, an institution that has long
been regarded by the public as capable Of
hiding within its dirty walls any and every
form of iniqDity. The case referred to pre-
sents, first, poor white woman named Josie
Odem, the mother Of three children, the
youngest little girl five months old. A
widow who came here but few months
ago, taking up her residence in one of the
compartments Of Clark's hell where she
has lived ever since-after manner. The
case presents, secondly, vicious looking,
black negro, named Benjamin Hall, who
forced his company upon the woman and
by all manner Of threats frequently made
and also frequently executed-by assaults
with fists and with deadly weapons--he
succeeded in so terrorizing the woman that
she saw herself compelled to submit to his
constant presence, and to live with him.
Hall, so said the woman in Magistrate Com
ings court yesterday, watched over her con-
stantly, so that she could not leave the
premises to take steps for her relief, and re-
repeatedly threatened 10 kill her if she left
or made complaint Sunday night Hall as
saulted the woman with stick Of wood and
drawing a pistol, threatened to shoot her
The officers were on hand arrested thin
and yesterday brought him into court. City
Attorney Hendricks brought the charge of
assault with deadly weapon, and with in
tent to commit rape against the prisoner,
under the state law, and the court held the
brute to bail in the sum Of $500. Hall
went to the County Jail to await trial in
the County Court, and the victim of his bru.
tai passions will have relief.
The Democratic platform on the poll
teal situation "The Democratic party of
the Union, through Its representatives, in
National Convention assembled, recognizes
that IS the nation grows older, new Issues
are born Of time and progress, and old
Issues perish. But the fundamental princi
cples of Democracy, approved by the uni
ted voice Of the people, remain, and will
ever remain, as the best and only security
for the continuance Of free government. The
preservation of personal rights Of the States
and the supremacy Of the Federal Govern
ment within the limits Of the COnstitu ton,
will ever form the true basis of our liber
ties, and can never be surrendered without