The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-24

not in fsvsr Of monarchies, and therefore
don't believe in keeping one man in Office
for life, or during good behavior, to the ex-
clusion Of others just as competent for the
position."-That Capt. Thomas will again
strive for the prize is foregone conclu.
sion, and that there will be the devil to pay
with the darkies in tho primaries here
again, unless the valiant captain "ixes
things" with thsm in some way beforehand,
10 another.
The programme to be observed at the
musical entertainment at the Opera House
Monday night, for the benefit of victims OF
the food up the Ohio, appears elsewhere in
this issue. 1t is q strong one. The selec-
tions are all of the most popular and the
personel comprises only generally acknowl-
edged superior ability. A feature of the
programme that will attract especial at
tention is the song, "A Little, Low-roofed
Cabin" the words of which are from the
fertile mind of Miss Mary Mckee, the
music by Mrs. Parsons and the orchestral
accompaniment by Prof. Stsrer. But the
Object # the entertainment alone should
insure II l.r-,e audience. Cairo has already
contli mted literally to the relief of her
suffering rci, ,hHo-s, i: is true, but it is need
less to SAY iiere is need Of much more;
there ~ M da"ger rs yet of being toe lib
eral. Lc. ,hcr, be a full house.
Yesterday General G. W. Pavy, csllec-
tor Of internal rev nue. for this district, and
the tii,ceG or more gentlemen connected
with the Office Il der him, made up purse
of 500, each contributing literally, and
then tecgraphed Col. J. G. Willis, ex-col-
lsctor OF the district, who is lying at his
homo in Metropolis with a broken leg, ex.
pressing their sympathy for him and ask,
ing him to draw ON them for the money.
Col. Willis acknowled the receipt of the
message, expressed his thanks and drew for
the money as directed. The act is worthy
of all praise. 1t is anot her Of the many
similar acts Of kindness and sympathy
which have been prompted by the suffering
Of our fellow human beings during this last
greatf ood and which furnish the strongest
proof of universal kin. Col. Wi lis was
good public officer and popular with those
under his authority. The act OF his success.
sor and his subordln,tes wi be generally
applauded.
The negro Young, charged with being
an accomplice in the burglary of Mrssrs.
Wood s. Benefits corn meal mill, was
found guilty in the circuit court yesterd.y
and sentenced to one year IN the peniten-
tilry. The trial took nearly all day yester
day AMI court adjourned until tomorrow,
without taking up any other case. The
first case to be taken up tomorrow will
be that of Albert Green, another negro,
charged with robbing an old culored WON.
an of a few dollars. The case is very ag-
gravating one. Green attacked the old
woman, sixty or seventy years old, in her
room in one Of the Catfish" palaces on
Ohio levee, and dragged her about on the
floor and beat her and tore her clothing In
his efforts to get the money from her per
son, the woman all the time resisting him
as we'll as she could, but to no avail. This
will be the last case tried by the court at
this term. Several importan, cases will 90
over unit. next term.
Capt. Jno G. D. Knight, of the Mis-
sissippi river commissions engineer corps,
treated select party Of prominent Cairo
ties to an excursion up the Ohio and around
to the Mississippi levee, on the steamer
Thomas Kirns yesterday morning. The
party consisted of Capt and Mrs. w. P.
Mrs. A. B. Stafford, Mr.. and Mrs
Il. II. Candee, Mrs. Judge d. ]. Baker, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles GAligher, Mr.. and Mrs.
Q. W. Brady, Mr.. AMI Mrs. Frank Gall
CHER, Capt. and Mrs. j. G. knight, Capt.
7. W. Shields, Mr.. Stevens, of the Globe
Democrat, Miss Laura Halliday, Miss Lula
and Evelyn Knight, Miss Nellie Gilbert,
Miss Margie Baker, Miss Addie Halliday,
Master Jno Halliday and few others.
The boat started from the wharf here about
8 O'Clock, in charge of Capt. Worthing ton,
went up the Ohio to Mound City, and, re-
turning about noon, went around vp the
Mississippi river to the citys new levee.
On the way down from Mound City the
Replying to the intima,ion that Car.
bondsle agreed to contribute 100000
toward building the Normal school
and then repudiated the bonds issued
there tor, the Free Press of yesterday says,
"Carbondale voted $4,000 in bonds to aid
In building the Normal University. Tn to
this time the city has paid over 100000
principal and interest-of these bonds, and