Why does Mail refuse to delete unwanted email?

it would appear that in the dumbing down of Mail (part of the mixing of OS and iOS probably), that Mail is not doing what i want
i am running OS10.9.5
and for the last couple of years i have been noticing errant behaviour from what used to be a good app
if i delete email, i find it has not gone to the Trash but disappears for a minute only to reappear in the Inbox, i believe this is something to do with linking it to the Cloud, which personally i do not want nor need
the result is if i look for some specific email in the search box i find 100's of emails, some Junk that i deleted months before, coming up
what is going on?
i read recently that there was no need to file email in Folders anymore, just use Spotlight, or the Search box to find whatever you require
well i have developed a great folder system, it has taken me years, and i still put emails in their relevant folders .... that is the way i want it, not the lazy Apple way
so......... how can i prevent Apple from dominating Mail?
how can i get it to work like it did, which suits me perfectly
and to stop preventing me from deleting unwanted mail
btw i have just reached 90,000 emails in Mail, so when all those previously deleted mails come up, THEY REALLY DO NOT HELP!!!!!!!!!

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