The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-25

noble work of removing the surplus mud
from the crossings Mr.. Kiunedrew was
not at all averse to boarding and lodging
with the city while; but he anticipated 0
lazy time. He ought to be disappointed
and given lesson or two in the art OF
handling the shovel.
Officer WarIau Wins recognizes the
negro, Clemens, brought down from Louis
vile by Officer Hogan yesterday morning,
as the same fellow he met on the sidewalk
on Fourteenth street the night Mr. Ftz-
gerald's safe was robbed. Clemens was
standing on the sidewalk as a spy and when
asked by Officer Wins what was the cause
ofthe explosion he said it was "probaby
the discharge of weapons by officers in
pursuit of some one.n Clemens Is confined
in the county Jail here and will remain
there for the present.
Among the guests at The Halliday
yesterday evening was Mr., W. G, Bullitt, q
a prominent lawyer of Paducah, who was
on his way to Wickltfe, to attend a term
Of the court OF common pleas now IN pro-
gress there, and more particularly to attend
to the case Of Major Hinkle vs.. some Padu-
cab parties mentioned in these columns be-
fore This is the first court proceedings
held in the new court house Of the new
county seat Of Ballard county The court
records were removed there from Bland.
vile Tuesday last. The event is of con-
siderable importance to WlCklitfi'cs
With the ascension of Gov John NJ.
Hamilton, the gubernatoral Office IN Hi
nois will have for the third time deyolved
upon the Acknowledgements John Wood
succeeded Bisscll, deceased, 10 1860, for Al
unexpired term Of nearly nine months.
John L. Beveridge succeeded Oslesby, elect
ed United States senator, in 1873, for near.
ly full term Of four years Gov Hamil-
ton will have less than two years, Once ir
1894. the chair devolyed upon the presi.
dent OF the senate, William L D. Ewing,
for a term of some three weeks, both Gov
Reynolds aud Lieut,.Go Casey having
been elected to congress.
--Kiunebrew's place Of business, at the
southwest corner of Fourth street aud
Commercial avenue is closed since yestcr'
day. The license ran out and Kinnehrew
didnt have the wherewith to renew II.
The closing of the "shebang" is not to be
for it was about the worst sink
in the city. Among the witnesses who ap.
appeared in the court Yesterday to testify
against Kinnebrew was one little colored
boy, apparently not over eight years old,
who, being questioned, stated that be bad
been in Klnuebrew's place about week
ago, and shot craps for money and lost,
while Lace Hamilton, Knnebrew's partner,
acted as "taker off These fellows should
be refused license in future.
Women have found vindication in an
quarter. The report OF the
census bureau shows that men in the
United States spend more money Ia dress
than women. The figures are S499,OOO,'
900 for men aud S3l7000,000 for women.
The average is $4j year for men and S@7
for women. The extravagance OF women
bss long been prolific theme. It has
passed into an aphOrism. But It having
been shown that men spend more for
than woman, what sort OF show
ing would a table make which should ac-
curately set forth the personal expenses OF
both sexesl Notwithstanding all that has
been said about the money spending qlal.
tiles Of women, we have long suspected
that the money geters were the Chief
money spenders, if the truth were known.
In the county court yesterday tore
noon the two young negroes WHO stole
80 cents worth Of coal from the yards OF
Mr.. c, W. Wheeler Saturday, named Ben
amin KEYS and John johnson, were up
for disposition. It was probate term OF
the court aud criminal cases could not be
tried, but these two young boys concluded
to plead guilty, and the court received their
aud sent each to the Reform
school for a term Of one year, They were
aged respectively thirteen and fifteen years
Another young negro, also guilty OF larceny,
swore that be was over sixteen years OF
age, which would exclude him from the
Reform school, but there lie some evidence
that he is not so old and only claimed to
be over sixteen IN order to avoid sharing
the fate Of his two companions. He was
remanded back to Jail and will be tried at
the criminal term of the court. No i'm
portaut probate business was done,
The charges made BY the Sparta