The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-23
The Daily Bulletin.
Local News.

ROAD are sui waiting patiently for an order
OF court to iiquidate their claims. 1t was
reported upon the authority of Col. Para
mc re several days ago, that the pay rolls for
back pay due employees we're all made out
and would be sent along the line with the
necessary cash to cancel them as soon as
Receiver Woodward should return from q
trip over the road. But there are no indi-
cations as yet of a fuldlment OF this prom
I've. II is we'll, however, to hope for the
best.
The case OF Michael J. Shsehsn vs.
Patrick Fitzgerald was tried in the circuit
court yesterday morning, Mr. Leek appear
ing for the plaintiff aud Mr.. Lnegxr for
the defendant. 1t was taken under sd-
visemsnt by the court. The afternoon was
taken up in arguing motion for 4 new
trial in the Mshaffy. Wabash railroad com.
pany case. Mr. Wheeler opened the srgu.
ment for defendant, Mr.. Leek for the
plaintiff. Tue argument WAS not concluded
when court adjourned, and will be resumed
to-day. Court will not adjourn sine die to.
day a. was expected, as there are several
cases yet to be tried aud motions iu others
to be argued.
The second Leap Year ball of the sea.
son took place at the Mystic Krew's hail
last night. 1t was largely attended and
we'll managed by the young ladies. The
young men, poor, timid young creatures,
blushsd becomingly aud nestled confdingly
{" they we're marched into the hall and
whirled about 10 the dizzy mazes by their
gallant young lady partners. The young la:
dies did remarkably we'll, carrying out to
the letter aud spirit the biblical injunction,
do unto others as ye would have them do
unto you" Some Of the young men present,
if they pass safely aud singly through the
present year, will do we'll to take the hint
and profit by the example given them.
The tsst of the Harden hand-grensde
fire e1tingaisher, at the corner of Eighth
street and Commercial avenue yesterday
afternoon, proved very satisfactory. A large
crowd of people gathered there long before
the time appointed for the test Two large
box aud hogshesd had been put up, and
in them kind!ing and other materials that
would make alhot fire were placed. The
sides of the boxes were then dobbed with
tar and afterwards drenched with OIL
These preparations completed, Mr.. Fried
man, the agent, applied the torch and in q
second the two large boxes we're envelopsd
in flames that burst furiously from all
sides. The boxes stood close together and
made one huge blaze, PROBABLY twenty feet
high. Capt. T. w. Shields was master Of
ceremonies, and at his suggestion Mr..
Friedman proceeded to attack the fire in
one Of the boxes first. Two OF the little
grsnades hurled against the side of the box
had the desired effect; and two others thrown
into the other box, at once changed the
column of fire to one OF black smoke which
gradually disappeared and left only the
olsckened remnants of wood. Tue hogs
head, after being likewise treated with tar
and oil and supplied with kindling, was
next fred. Ons grenade thrown into the
Gre and permitted to burst from heat visibly
checked the flame when at it's hight and
two others thrown against the sides extin-
guisbed the fire entirely. The spectators
we're evidently we'll pleased with the test,
aud the opinion that the grenades would
be "handy to have about the house," pre-
vailed generally among them aud was free
ly expressed.
Not long since Mr.. Dougherty, The
BULLETINS solicitor, went to Vienna, John
son county, to take orders for job work,
and he succeeded in obtaining several Of
des. The Journal of that city learned Of
this, and in its last issue proceeds to up.
braid the business men of Vienna for send
ing their patronage away from home. The
Journals denunciation of that devotion 70
purely personal interest which causes bust
ness men to have their printing done away
from home because they can thereby save
little money and get better work, is par
donable-provided, of course, the Journals
dsnuucisticn does not spring from the very
same motives against which, found in
others, the denuncistion is directed. But
the Journal introduces ito lecture with q
brief dissertation upon protective tariff,
which, In view Of the great and growing
Importance of the subject, may serve as Q
brief criticism in reply. In i's efforts to
prove the wisdom Of the gigantic fraud a.
practicsd by the federal government, by
using the local incident referred to as an
illustration, the Journal uu willingly sd.
mih the irresistible force Of the most for.