The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-22

term of the circuit court to answer the
charge of robblng ]. T. Durham of silver
watch valued at $25, on lower Commercial
avenue Friday night. The victim, Durham,
was also placed under bond of $500 to
appear and prosecute the prisoners, the
court taking charge OF the watch until the
trial shall come of. The evidence against
the prisoners was strong, and it was a case
so agrivatiug that the courts precautions to
insure the presence of the principal prose-
cutting witness in the circuit court were
emnently proper. Thomas Kelly, brother
to one of the prisoners, who was also with
the party and drunk, was fined $25 and
costs.
Clark s. Lovett are having between
$50 and 500 fine steel engravings, arto-
types and albrotypes sent them for their
inspection and from which they are to make
a selection before returning the lot. They
will be on exhibition at their store to-day
and tomorrow the 2lst and 22d, and their
customers who desire to get fine pictures
should call on these days and make their
selections. No such opportunity has ever
before been offered in this city. ct
An old lady named Mrs. Harrington
died at her home up town Friday morning
at the advanced age Of eighty.fve years.
She will be remembered by many citizens
who may have seen her every day for some
years carrying large can full of milk
about the city, retailing it out to her custo-
mers. She was a remarkable woman, as
strong and agile as well conditioned man
of thirty-6Ve, and apparently less than fifty
years old. Her husband and several chill
diem survive her, the former being year
and half Older than deceased. A daught
er iityfour years Of age was expected to
arrive yesterday from Texas, and the funer
al will probably take place to-day.
This term Of the circuit court has been
very unsatisfactory to plaintiff generally.
Of the five or six jury cases disposed of
but one was decided IN favor of the plaintiff
and this was the Parrot-Freeze case in which
the plaintiff was voted the magnificent sum
of one cent in satisfaction of damages fixed
by him st $3.50. In contemplation of this
fact one naturally arrives at the conclusion
that many plaintiffs are uissnces-thought-
less, foolish fellows who rush into court to
gain what they never lost and lose what
little they may have had, besides making
the public their unwilling creditor to the
extent often OF double or treble what they
seek to obtain. This, of course, is not to
apply to all cases.
Prof. James Fl. Brownlee, of the Car
bondale University was in the city yester.
day. He is not at all fearful for the future
Of the school. He says the school lost prob
ably half dozen scholars on account of the
the fire, but no more; but will not risk the
expression of an opinion as to the probable
effect it might exert at the opening of the
new term next month. However, be sees no
reason why there should be any falling off
in attendance, as the new quarters will be
very commodious. The splendid library
aud, in fact, all the fixtures of the school,
were saved and will be put in the spacious,
temporary building, which will make the
temporary quarters as complete and com
Portable As was the mansard-capped build.
ing of a few weeks ago.
Hiss" was produced at the Opera
House last night by the Harry j. Mortimer
company. The play ls new one to the
Cairo public; it is taken from border life,
aud combines all the qualities that hold
the uninterrupted attention of an audience.
The company produced the piece to the
evident satisfaction of the audience, for the
applause WAS frequent, hearty and prolong.
ed. Mr.. Mortimer himself is good actor,
and though suffering from cold last night
gave the part of "Bill Green" in taultless
manner. Miss Weston's Miss" was a
good piece of acting throughout and ELECTED
much merit appreciation from the audience.
The company though not large, is COM
posed OF good talent, every part in the play
last night being we'll supported, and only
those who went in the expectation of seeing
an indifferent play we're disappointed. This
afternoon at the matinee the company will
produce "Our Boarding House" and to night
"rhe Vlglantes," both of which are deep
ly intere sting plays.
Yesterday some evil disposed person
sent TO Mrs. NJ. E. Powers an anonymous
letter, enclosing clipping from the st
Louis Globe Democrat Of some weeks ago,
detailing the capture of young Will Powers
and another young man in the act of bur.
glarizing the Zsnone saloon on Ohio leyee
The spirit that prompted the sender In this