The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-19
Tho Danviile RIO, investigation.

WASHINGTON, Feb. lS.-The Sherman
Sub Committee charged with the investiga-
ton Of the DanvtlIe election riot, resumed
work. Thirty witnesses were sworn.
Henry Lawson, the negro. Of DanvIl6
referred to as having bad the fight with a
white man named Noel, which brought on
the riot was the first witness. He testified
''Noel struck me twice "with pair Of
Nucks" while witness was of bis guard.
Several white men who we're with Noal all
rnn up drawing pistols. When Noel passed
me in his buggy said nothing to him. +"
Noel testified that the witness greeted him.
here am. e" After the ARRAY the witness
went to girl friends house and stayed all
night. He was afraid to 90 out. After re.
naming In the house several days be went
to his aunt's in the country and subse.
quently 10 Boston, whore he has been ever
since. The witness denied empha.Icaly
that he said anything when Noel passed.
When Noel approached accompanied by
Lea and others be began lighting him with.
out giving any warning. As soon as the
fight began Lea ran forward with pisto!
and commanded witness 10 stand back.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-Gen. John B.
Clark, clerk Of the House .ot Representa-.
tives. says the treatment Chicago gave the
Knights Templar and their guests In 1880,
aud the exorbltant charges and extortions
made upon people who attended our meet.
ings 10 Chicago, will be cited BY 81. Louis
at the meeting or Friday OF the National
Committee, aud that alone ought to defeat
Chicago's Imprudent claim for the Demo-
cratic Convention. He says ST. Louis will
offer
Better ACCOMMODATIONS
than Chicago and will duplicate any prppo-
siuoD Chicago may mako. He thinks
also there Ia Al inclination to take the con.
vention 10 st. Louis, because that 10 con-
sidered more neutral ground than any other
to choose candidate on. II Tilden were Q
candidate It would debar st. Louis, be.
cause Missouri isis Tilden State, but Tilden
Is not candidate aud St, Louis ought t0
and will, We believe, get the convention,
said he.
WIND FROM LAKE MICHIGAN.
Forty OF Chicago's most energetic bust.
ness men arrived here. With those already
here these make nearly 100 representatives.
OF the Scarlet City to press Chlcsgo's claims
before the Democratic National Committee
which meets Oh Friday. They offer trans.
portation and hotel tariffs free to all actual
delegates. Up to this time only three &C.
tive men are here from St. Louis, viz;
John G. Prather, who Is a member Of the
committee from Missouri, Col. d. II.
Armstrong and Capt. John M. Bohngcr.
| They have taken parlors on the same floor
| at Willard's that holds the Chicago peo-
pie.
CHICAGO sCoFBERs.
The Chicagoans laugh at the st. Louis.
ans and say they had better take that $500
or 81, 900, raised to d efray expenses, and
| give 1t to tho flood sufferers. Chicago
people claim 10 have seen every member OF
the committee and start In with delegates
from eleven States certain, they say, aud
indications from others which leave them
to conclude there 10 do doubt about
Chicago getting tho convention.
Rhe St. Louis people say the promises Of
Chicago to phythe hotel bills and furnish
transportation free Is
ADELUsIoN AND A sNAREy
that they promised the X nights Tcmpla,
the same thing when they went there In
1880, and that II cost tho Knights more
money In Chicago than In any place they
ever met, San Francisco not excepted.
Cincinnati 10 not oonsI dered In the race, nc
one speaks for her.