The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-22

was found guilty and sentenced to the Re
form school for term Of two years.
Citizens Of Cairo who have known the boy
ever since he was born, are satisfied
that he had no criminal purpose
in getting upon the horses back,
and that IN protesting that he was merely
riding for fun, he told the truth. Believ-
ing this and cognizant of the deep distress of
the mother because of her boys imprison-
ment, number of citizens are putting
forth efforts to secure his release. Mr.. W.
f. Schuckers is at the head Of the move
ment.
Pat Kelly, who is domicilcd on the
margin of one Of the neigh boring lakes in
Missouri, shipped u full wagon load Of wild
ducks to the st. Louis market the other
day. 1t not unfrcquently happens that the
game Of a single day brings into Pata cot
fcrs as much as fifteen or twenty dollars.
He is, we believe, the champion duck hun
ter of the United States. If anybody is
disposed to question his right to that kind
Of championship, and can muster. up the
matter of ten thousand dollars, Pat has
friends who will jump at the chance to
! cover the amount. AZ often as a half dozen
times every season the "crack marksmen'
of st. Louis, Chicago and other localities
hunt up Pats shapty with "a view Of testing
his duck-baggng Abilities butno one ever
heard Of any of these visitors going home,
and boosting Of their exploits. Pat can and
usually does discount all Of them. He has
comfortable quarters, good sleeping ar
rangemcnts, and being one Of the best
game cooks living, he lives like lord and
always extends cordial welcome to visi-
tors, come when or from whence the may.
We have heretofore urged tle nacn sity
for more compact organization Of the
Cairo fire department; but have !si.eL to
awaken cooperation. While eacl com
pany, within itself, works tremendously
enough, there is manifest lack Of unity of
aim and action on occasion Of fires or the
alarm Of fire. As natural Consequence of
such a state Of affairs, much effort IS well
as water, is wasted; companies are called
out for the burning Of SCOT in fur, and
often through the mere "cussednes' of
boys who at all times have free Access to
the bell ropes. There Is most manics.y.
a necessity for Il better understanding"
among the companies; and while tlr OPP
portunity is presented it might be wei for
representatives Of he different org,niza-
tons to make a raft upon the fuul of
fire knowledge of which our distinguish.
ed visitor, Mr.. II. Cny Sexton, is the lec,l.
liar custodian. lis experience as the
chief Of one Of thelargest fire departments
OF the United State, would enable him to
impart information that would be of in
valuable service to the Cairo department,
active and efficient IS everybody knows it
to be.
The rumor tina Mr. George w. Ken
rick had succumbeC to financial involve
ments, reached our ars several days before
it found its way ils THE BULLETIN; and
as it is not an uncommon thing for men Of
even great moral purity and much business
sag4city to tail, w had no occasion 10
doubt the report. Tic Charleston GHctta
/ is surprised that sulh a report cold have
| gained currency, We sec nothing su'pri,
ing about it. 1t vent out to the public
that judgment for $50, 600 ($2OOOOin re-
aiity) had been Outlined against Mr. Ken
rick and a Mr.. Fisher, as surcties on the
bond Of Mr., Steven, Of St. Louis, an that
payment Of the judgment would be lmme-
dately enforced The names of blt very
few men of the country could be connected
with such liability, without furnishing the
ground work for precisely such rumor as
gained currency in connection with the
name Of Mr.. Kcnrick. AMI had the
rumor been true, nobody tat knows
Mr. Kenrick, as we know him.
could have doubted his indiyiiual ntcg.
rty Bet, as stated by us several days ago,
Mr. Kcnrick can and will pay OIL his share
Of the judgment The money ia, we are
told, now on deposit in st. Louis, and will
be paid over the moment the proper parties
sanction, with their Signatures, the terms
Of settlement. We have the further assur-
ancc that Mr.. X. can make the payment,
and remain. in financial sense, sound as n
dollar We make this statement, as we did
the recent one, with much pleasure Mr..
kGrick is among the first men we knew in
Illinois. When we were yet a boy he was
u Cairo merchant, and during that long
interval Of years we never heard his name
associated with dishonorablc action
| An individual entered 'Sa,lirc Com.