The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-07-18

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made of genuine nickel of good and law
full money. He had simply "valued" it a
$5, which he had perfect right to az
Though he can buy them here at dollar
!. dozen), and the officer had, in violation o
law, taken it as security for, or in paymen
of, the fine and costs assessed against him
The name of the white man who wal
cut in the arm on Fifth street last night Ii
Ed, Mallory. He is an old fellow, from
Mill Creek; he lodged in one OF the dis
reputable dens down there kept by a
negress named Charlotte Thompson, and in
a slight misunderstanding with her recelv-
ed his wound from razor in the woman
hand. The cut is bad one, but the old
fellow deserved it, Charlotte was placed
under arrest by Chief Myers.
The Chicago Railway Review pub
fishes the following table showing the
gross earnings of the following railroads
for the first half OF 1888, and for the last
week in June, accompanied by statistics in.
dicating the gross earnings of the same
roads for corresponding periods in 1882;
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern, mum
Der of miles, 1898, Sl6; Fourth week in
June, $l79,3sO, slSs,72S; May to June
80, 1,O5O,55O, 1,112,79s. Wabash, st.
Louis Il Pacific, number Of miles, 3,34S,
1918; Fourth week in June, S295,344,
s3l1, 654; May to June 30, $35S,592,
$2,352 1854.
The shoe shop Of j. W. Williams just
above the old BULLETIN building on Wash
ington avenue, was entered by negro dur
ing Monday night and robbed OF a pair of
brogan shoes, an overcoat and o volum OF
Hills Mammal" Yesterday evening Will
Iiams dropped on" the fellow who he
thought had done the job and, in company
with Officer McTigue, he went to Ohio
levee when the Illinois Central gravel
train was being unloaded below Eighth
street, scanned the faces Of the men en-
gagged in the work and pointed out young
negro who had the shoes then on his feet as
the burglar, The accused was arrested
and, in spite of his loud protestations of in
nocence, was taken to Jail to be examined
to-day.
There has been good deal written and
said against the present jury system. Its
falacies have been exposed and its weak
points shown up till the only thing that re-
NAMED to say for it was that 1t WAS to be
accepted till something better should be
suggested. The Memphis Avalanche, TAX
ing pratical view of the question, de-
nounces it in this bitter paragraph: "The
fierce hunt for jurymen to try Polk still
goes on. This case furnishes a happy illus
tration of the absurdity of our jury system.
Anything more ridiculous than the specta-
Gle of lot of court officers securing the
highways and by ways, day after day, for
the purpose Of C pturing ignoramuses to
serve on jury for the trial of a distin-
guished citizen charged with crime, it is
impossible to conceive"
Monday Chief Myers received letter
from the marshal of Centralia, Stating
that white girl about thirteen years of age
had run away from home, leaving her
mother alone, and asking him to look out
for her. Yesterday the girl was found
lettering about the Union depot and was
taken to police headquarters. She was
very reticcnt, but stated after some coasing
that she came through this city last Friday,
was met here by woman living in small
Missouri town about slxty-fve miles from
here, but came back here yesterday, spend.
ing the last cent she had in steamboat
ticket for this city. She refused to give
her name, SAID she lived in Terre Haute,
Ind, and that her parents were both dead.
There is no doubt but that she is the girl
wanted in Centraia.
"A party of young men went from here
to Dixon Springs Monday morning. At
Vienna they were met by the hack they had
engaged, and after due calculation 1t was
discovered that either one of the party or
the two boxes Of bottled beer had to be
left behind that trip. The suggestion that
the beer be left behind was promptly and
very emphatically sat down upon by
unanimous vote, and another ballot as to
who of the party should make room for the
beverage and walk to the Springs resulted
in the selection Of Mr.. Haas, the obese
salesman OF Mr.. A. Marks clothing house
A loud protest from Mr.. Haas met only
with cruel, derisive hilarty from the crowd,
and il is said that Mr.. Haas waddled several
leagues behind the wagon on foot all the
way to the Springs, thirsting more for ven
geance than for beer.