The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-05-10

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town only three or four times and ther
only on matters Of legitimate business OF
in accordance with instructions from her
physician who advised little levee air an
outdoor exercise as a means Of checkin.
the terrbleIdiseasc. But then, the court
could consider only the law and the evil
denCe and hence assessed the fine. The cx.
ercise Of good Judgment and reasonable
discrimination by the officer in such cases
may prevent justice from falling too heavily
and cruelty upon the unfortunate.
The fine weather of yesterday is to
continue few days longer if Prof. Tice
told the truth before he left this world for
| a more steady Cline, and straw berries will
soon be rushing into market by the car
load. The JOnesborO Gazette says cheer
fully that when strawberry shipments be-
gin, the great fruit belt OF Southern Illinois
may be said to lave entered fairly upon its
annual prosperous era. From this time
until the leaves begin to fall Egypt will be
scene Of activity. There will be work
for all who wish it, and thousands of dol
lars will pour into the country from the
great markets of the North and South, in
return for her delicious and healthful fruits.
The past winter was one of doubts and
fears to the growers, but we are glad to
say that, though their fondest anricipations
will not be realized, there will still be
enough to reward them generously for
their labor, and to retain from Egypt her
fame rs the garden spot of our great
State"
The watch robbery case of Wednesday
night continued to be the subject of much
comment and quiet talk in police circles
yesterday. But there is tolerably well
defined opinion among the officers general
ly as to who the guilty
parties are, though there is
as yet not sufficient positive knowledge
to justify arrests. The arrest of the young
stranger upon the charge OF committing the
robbery Thursday night, was made by
Constable Hogan, not Martin as stated be-
fore. Hogan was gotten out of bed by one
Of the young fellows who We're changing
around when the robbery was committed,
and.who had passed three or four Ulcers on
the street when on his way to Hogans
house, without telling them anything about
the robbery. 1t would be easy enough for
him to explain why he was so oliicious 10
the matter and yet 50 particular to get only
Constable Hogan, and spent much time in
finding him, when he might have had the
immediate help of three city officers within
a square of where the robbery WAS com
mitted. Perhaps he mstrusted the city
polce-thought they would arrest the thief
shake him down" and give him the bounce;
but it may also be that he feared them. He
preferred an officer who was not on duty at
night and who would be less Liable to know
anything about the circumstances Another
important and suspicious circumstance is,
that while the several young fellows who
were with the victim, or near him, and sever
al of whom have very dark spot on their
knew of the robbery almost
Immediately after it had been committed,
the victim himself did not miss his watch
until the next morning enough. For
the present the officers can do no more,
but the Grand Jury will be in session be-
fore long and it will doubtless give the
matter the attention it calls for. The
above statement of facts will be sufficient
to insure thorough investigation of the
whole case by that august body.
Yesterday Mr.. Charles Brush, super.
vising architect of the proposed new Marine
Hospital here, received from Washington
the names Of the bidders on the work as
per plans and specifications made for the
buildings. The lowest bid was $4,000 by
Z. Downing, of Washington. The other bid
ders and the amounts asked by them for
the work were as follows: J. Rapp, of Car
bondale, s4S,309; J. NJ. Marshall, of New
Orleans, $4,000; W. F. Russell, of Cairo
54,326; Lancaster & Rice Co., $55,5S3;
Helm Bros, ST. Louis, $56,514; VIM. Hen
derson, $5S,576;P ?, Fnly, $62,G76; A. S.
Kinnear, Cairo, $Gj,135; P. Mulcahey,
$69,395. The difference between the high.
est and lowest bids is $25, 405-a very con-
siderable sum; and it is difficult to resist
the conclusion that either the last named
bidder was grossly unreasonable or that
the first named, in an Impulse of generosity,
decided to help the Government horde the
surplus millions in the federal treasury.
After paying for the grounl and other
things incidental to the preparation for be-
ginning the work, there is proba ly not