The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-07

The Illinois senate apportionment com
mittee agreed on the senatorial apportion
ment for the state outside Of Cook county
1t is said il makes twenty.six out Of the
forty one district outside OF the ten in Cook
county, republican. If the bill is to be
adopted by the general assembly it has nc
doubt been arranged ut Washington and
sent to Springfield to be enacted into a
law. 1t is said that orders have been is
sued from the federal capital and of the
stalwsrt section that this extra session
must come to a close at once, not lasting
longer than two weeks from last Saturday.
The new senatorial districts will probably
be reported to joint caucus tonight. BY
the arrangement making franklin, Will
Hanson, johnson and Pulaski district,
serious difficulties in the staylart camp in
Southern Illinois have been adjusted send
ing one more Green b. Raum man to the
senate and two additional members OF the
house, ii the gerrymandering in that part
of the state don't fail. 1t was originally
intended to group Pulaski, Johnson, Pope,
Hardin and Masssc, thus creating, as it
was claimed by the Raum men, only one
republican district who have now, itseems,
been able to convince the committee that
an additional district will be secured to
stalwartism in Egypt.
Later developments prove beyond a
doubt that the man shot at st. Joseph, Mo-,
by Robert Ford on Monday was the real
Jesse James. The. shootist was one of the
gang and was in the confidence of James.
The circumstances of the killing we're as
follows: 1t was between nine and
ten o'clock in the morning
Breakfast was over. Charley Ford and
Jesse James had been in the stable curry.
ing the horses, preparatory to their night
ride. On returning to the room where
Robert Ford was, Jesse said: "It's an
awfully hot day." He pulled off his coat
and vest and tossed them on the bed
Then he unbuckled the belt 10 which he
carried two 4j calibre revolvers, one a
Smith & Wesson, and the other Colt, and
laid them on the bed with his coat and
vest. He then picked up a busting brush
with the intention Of busting some pic
lures which hung on the wall. TO DO this,
he got on chair. His back was now
turned to the brothers, who silently step.
ped between Jesse and his revolvers, and at
motion from Charley both drew their
guns. Robert was the quickest of the two.
In one motion he had the long weapon to
a level with his eye, with the muzzle not
less than two nor more than four feet from
the back of the outlaws head. Even in
that motion, quick as thought, there was
something which did not escape the acute
ears of the hunted man. lie made mo.
ton as if to turn bis head to ascertain the
cause Of that suspicious sound but too
late. A nervous pressure on the trigger, a
quick fash, q sharp report, and the well
directed ball crashed through the outlaws
skull. There was not an outcry, just
swaying Of the body, and ii fell heavily
back upon the carpeted floor. The shot
had been fatal and all the bullets in the
chambers of Charley's revolver still direct
ed at Jesse head could not more effectua.
ly have decided the fate Of the greatest
bandit and freebooter that ever figured In
the pages Of couutry's history. The ball
had entered the base of the skull and
made Its way out through the forehead,
over the left eye. 1t had been fred out of
a Colts 45'calebre improved pattern, silver
mounted and pesrl-handed pistol, pre-
sented by the dead man to his slayer only
few days ago. The authorities were mott.
fed and the remains were taken in charge
by them. The Ford boys surrendered
themselves to the officers of the law, and
the inquest is in progress.
The Opera House company finds some
trouble at times with owners or controllers
of old fences or old slab.sided shanties,
who object to having the said old fences
and slab.sided shanties decorated with
fancy show bills, advertising coming
troupe-except for a money consideration.
The opera house managers feel some dis.
satisfaction at this exhibition Of seishness
on the part Of the owners Of these old
fences and slab sided shanties; they argue
that they have invested fifty thousand dol.
lars in grand institution in this city; an.
institution from which the city and the peo.
pie derive great benefit in many ways;
while seeking to make their investment
profitable, they also seek to furnish the
people with elevating amusement; they feel