The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-20

NCSu'pso Va 'uC BISat NIh'culIuu VI lllsH-
men in session in Boston. No intemperste
zeaots of theRossa order had there prom
inent place and the voice Of the dynamiter
WAS stiled, The addresses of Alexander
Sullivan and the Irish members of Paria-
ment, Messrs. SeXon and Redmond, were
filled with convincing logic concerning Ire.
lands disagreement by England, that
must carry conviction wherever it is read.
The distinguished visitors report united
Irish party on Irish soil, with no dissensiun
between Parnell and Davitt,
The average value of improved binds
in this county is fixed by the assessor at
Sl2S5, which is very nearly double the
average valuation of similar lands in all
the other niue counties in this COMPRESSION
district. 1t is about four times as much
as the valuation of similar lands in John
son and Pope Counties, and more than
twice as much as that of Massac County.
Alexander County improved lands susrains
well the rank thus given it. 1t is some of
the finest land in the State. Alexander
CountY's improved lots are valued on an
average at $430 81, which is more than the
average value of similar lots in any county
IN the State, excepting s.. Clair, Sanga-
mon, Morgan, Peoria, Wnnebago and
Cook.
Capt Mark Cole returned from Dixon
Springs yesterday, and tells about cold
blooded murder thar was committed within
about four miles OF Vienna on Monday at
noon. David Avery shot and killed Dan
Gage. Avery is farmer near Vienna and
is generally considered a tough character.
Some days ago an execution was issued
against him and the officer levied upon a
stack of wheat in his field Avery swore
that he would shoot the first man who
should bid on the wheat at the sherff's
sale; and Gage being the intrepid indvid-
ual, Avery carried out his threat and shot
him IN the b,ck, just after having passed
him in wagon on the Metropolis road.
Avery then drove into the woods and at
last accounts had not been heard from.
Excitement is intense among the ruraIists,
and threats of lynching are freely made.
Officers Mahanny and McTlguc ar
rested negro late Monday night, who is
guilty of robbng young Missourian of
$50, in this city Moaday afternoon. The
victim came to this city on the Iron Noun
tain train Monday morning, in company
with the negro who joined him on the
train at Poplar Bluff The two wandered
about little and when on Eleventh Street
the negro asked his companion for q nickle.
The young fellow said he had none, but
the negro insisted that he had and de.
manded that he hand it over. The young
man took out his pocket book to show the
negro that he had no nickle, when the lat
ter snatched it out of his hands, gave him
blown the stomach which knocked him
over, and ran away. He made complaint at
police headquarters, but could give only an
imperfect description ofthe rObber but the
officers traced their man down to his lair
about midnight and lodged him in jail
A boy named Robert Shelby came
over from Bertrand, Mo-, on a load of water
melons yesterday morning, and when near
the levee, coming from the mississippi
river, he fell from the wagon and was run
over When picked up he WAS Unconscious
and blood waa running freely from his
nose and ears, and from n great cash across
the left side of his face. He was taken to
ST. Mary's Intirmary where DR.. Parker at
tended him and brought him back TO life.
One Of the wheels also ran over his lett leg,
bru'sIng it badly, but breaking no bones
lie did not know anything
about how he received his
injuries, when he regaiued Consciousness.
He remembers only that he was sitting on
the wagon and doesn't know how or when
he fell nor what occurred, until he regained
his nina in the hospital. He is sixteen or
eighteen years old and cousin to Ben
Shelby of this city.
The asst ssor gives johnson county
S3l ,405 worth of merchandise Ct all kinds.
The census of 1880 gives 1t population of
1908, 81 that when the assessor went
through the county there was Just about
$40 worth of merchandise to every cihz n
IN the county, or just about enough to
keep them for four or five days. Such a
scarcity of the neceSsarles of life in one Of
the most prosperous states OF the Union,
may SURPRISE n0vices, bit ,h sc who know
that johnson county is oae Of the strong
holds of the party that has maintained a
high tariff upon necessares for the benefit
OF organic ID and concentrated capital, that
has taxed the people until a surplus of
hundreds of millions Of dollars has been
accumulated in State and Federal treasur-
les, while Counties are bankrupt and that
is hopelc ssly under the control Of men who,