The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-02

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Captain w. l.. Hambleton, of Mound
City, mourns the loss of money and other
articles of value to the amount of about
sixty.fve dollars. Burglars entered his
residence last Sunday morning and took
from his pocket knife and some money
and also took his wifes camcl's hair shawl,
valued at fifty dollars No clue to the
thieves had, up to last evening" been found.
Last evening, about supper timc a man
named Michael McGinn was robbed Of
one hundred and fifty dollars and his watch,
somewhere between Twelfth and Fourteenth
streets on Commercial avenue. The man
was in drunken condition--too drunk to
give an intelligent account Of the affair
when found by the police, and hence
| but little could be done for him Mt the time
--Stcamboatmen and others generally
interested in the Mississippi river, arc
somewhat exercised over the threatened
| break in the ice at st. Louis. The recent
warm spell in the weather, has had a visi
BILE effect upon the immense mass of ice be-
| tween here and point some distance above
| st. Louis, and owners Of water crafts, at or
near that city, are constantly on the watch
and will very likely sustain heavy loss, if
the break should come. AS we stated in
yesterdays issue, the ice at this point,
moved down about fifteen feet $50 we were
reliably informcd), but the present indica-
| lions for colder weather, will probably
check any further movement for the pres
| emit
If The BULLETIN has done Officer
bunker an injury in its reference to his
treatment Of poor drunken wretch the
other day, it was unintentional and we
regret it. We did not attack Mr.. bunker,
but merely stated, ina few plain words,
what we saw him DO and
criticised his action as, in our
Judgment. and in that of all who saw him,
it seemed demand. We know that Henry
bunker IS an efficient officer--one of the
best on the fOrce--in fact but
| that does not insure him
against overstcpping the bounds of humani
| ty IN dealing with troublesome prisoner,
nor should it exempt his actions from well
| deserved ccnsure
Yesterday afternoon Coroner Fitz-
| gerald received telephone dispatch asking
him to come to the corner of Eighth street
and Ohio levee, that case was awaiting his
attention in his official capacity. But
"Dick" suspected treachcry and acted
wisely. He utilized the telephone lnstru-
ment IN the circuit clerks office
and made some inquiries, which developed
the fact that his supicions were well found
ed. The boys at Sproat's fish stand had
constructed out of false face, an old cap
and some rubber hose for the arms, the
upper portion of man, planted HIM in
the mud, near the sidewalk, 50 as
to give 1t the appearance at
first sight Of a veritable man, sunk down.
up to his arm pits, into the mire A sign
under his chm proclaimed that he had
touched bottom with his toes, but called
upon "lsaacs' for assistance to get out.
We can sec where the joke comes IN on the
man well enough, but isn't it rather tough
on the Streets
A Mr., Harrington recently introduced
"A bill in the Illinois legislature, which
provides that any man convicted of having
assaulted his wife shall be publicly whip
ped upon his bare back and receive not
less than five nor more than twenty five
blows with raw hide, and
stand committed until he shall
pay the costs of the prosecution. We
"kck." The proposed law IS unfair. 1t
does not spread ITS protecting wing over
all alike. 1t singles out certain persons
regardless Of the fact that they may be.
come the transgrcssors and showers upon
them all its benign influence. Just think
of a Nanuppo and-a-so forth, being
protected against their lord and master by
the strong arm Of the law. In short Mr..
Ilanington's law is too much like the law,
which was in force in this state some time
ago and which said to the husband
whats yours Is yours and what's
your wi'e's is yours also" In this instance
the wife gets all and the poor, helpless
pigmy Of Il husband must crouch in the
corner and look on. We look to the future,
Mr.. Harrington, and, not knowing, as yet,
what caamics that dismal period may
have in store for us, or what missiles, if any,
may fall against our innocent young head,
we repeat, we "llick.'
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