Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-17
BALTEM ORE

S|A In q B HEE A#EA KS
The Approach of vVinter--Cholera, &c.
AtrOcfOus Murder--Arrest of the CuIprit
--ElectiOns. &c.--Rebel Women of Bal
timOre and the Pre- sid nt--Han%fngO of
WtrZ, tho Andersonville Prison Keeper
--Something About Jeff. Davis--COn-
cordia Opera House--The Hadyn Musi-
cal Association, Millions Paradise
Lost, in Tableaux--Ncw Reading Mat
ter, &c..-The Mercantile Business OF
Baltimore.
Correspondence of the Cairo Times.
BALTIMORE, Nov. IL, 1865.
Since my last letter was written, the chill
ing blasts of Boreas have been sweeping over
us, and reminding rs demonstratively that win
ter is fast approaching 1t is, nova days, not
an uncommon sight to witness the white and
sparkling coats, at early morn, that these chill
Tag, freezing blasts have given the fields and
meadows. One feels like thew man. facing
the bracing winds of clear November morn
ing, and almost wishes time to stand still for
a season and give us a "spell' Of such glori
Gus weather
By the latest steamer from Havre, we have
another interesting phase of the c..olera excite
ment. We have the plague imported to our
shores, and already many deaths have occurred
from its relentless attacks. But thanks to a
Divine Providence, we have the terrible dis
ease in very mild form, and the cold blasts
Of the last few days may annihlate the dreaded
monster altogether. May heaven help us to
escape its ravages We have never suffered
no off Of
much as our friends across the waters, and we
have cheering signs already that even though
it should make its appearance among us, it will
be in very mild form. So mote it be. Ply
sicians have decided that the scourge is only
FASTENED in it's violence by fear and weakness,
and that decision seems verified by the scenes
on the Atlanta during her trip from Havre to
New York. Those who did not fear its attacks
escaped, and those who dreaded it most were
those who fell victims to its wrath. Our city
authorities seem to be fully awake to the emer-
gency, and are putting forth every exertion to
cleanse the Streets alleys and vacant lots Of all
impurities which have collected there from
time to time and skillful physicians predict
that if we are visited at ALL it Will be in a very
mild form. May fates so decree.
Three weeks ago the quiet Of our city was
disturbed by the preparation of a most heart
less and doubly atrocious murder. Henry b.
Grove, Esq, proprietor of Photographic gall
lery, No. los, West Baltimore, was shot dead
in his gallery between the hours of nine and
and ten, A. NJ, and the murderer escaped. The
crime was a mystery throughout, and no clue
was had by which the guilty party or parties
could have been detected. Five hundred dol
lars was offered by the Mayor for the appre-
hension and arrest of the murderer, which
gave an impetus to the detectives,
and early on the morning of the
It'll inst, Detective John w. Smith ar
rived from Washington, having in his charge a
man named John Clare, about twenty years Of
age, charged with being the murderer of young
Grove Detectives Clorvoe and McDevltt, of
Washington, were detailed by the Superintend-
ent Of Police to cooperate with Detective
Smith The officers, acting on the information
received, watched the boarding house of Mrs.
McGinnis, on D street, between LIST and I'd
streets, to which young Glare had been traced
from Saturday until two O'Clock on Tuesday
morning, the It'll inst, without finding him.
About six o'clock in the morning they visited
the house and found Clare in bed. He mani
| tested considerable nervousness on being in.
formed OF the object Of the visit of the officers,
but after while regained his composure A
small black carpet-bag was seen by one Of the
officers under his bed, and in answer to an in
quiry, he said it belonged to colored woman
in the house. On examination of the valise
or bag, there was found package of papers
| tied with gentleman's cravat, as, also, an i'm
proved r-shooter of the Smith & Wesson
pattern, one barrel of which had been dis
charged. He said that the weapon did not
belong to him; that it was loaded, and on the
previous night he had fired one barrel at cat.
The inmates of the house, however, did not
hear any report during the night; and on one
of the officers examining the pistol he found
that the empty copper chamber OF the cart
ridge which had been fired was nearly full of
dust, while the interior Of the barrel was COW
cred with verdgris, evdencing that it had been
discharged at least week. Detective Carvoe
examined the drawer Of the wash stand which
Clare alleged had nothing else in it but old paper
1t was found to contain photograph negative
Of Clare, wrapped up very carefully. He was
very much confused on this discovery, and ex-
claimed: IS Oh, yes, that was taken at Groves
on Saturdayr' After some hesitation he ad
ded: g 1t was taken by Mr.. Phillips, who was
Mr.. Groves assistalt.' An ambrotype of the
prisoner was found in another house, which, it
is probable was taken on the Saturday he re.
ferred to. AS the case stands, the crcumstan-
tial evidence against the young man Clare is
very strOng-suffcently so to convict him of
the deed of blood. The watch and chain
which was taken from the person of the MUIR
dered man has also been recovered, and the
man who purchased them recognized Clare as
the man who sold them to him. The case Will
be brought up before the Grand Jury at an
early day, and it is hoped that the murderer
will receive the severest penalty of the law.
The general result of the late elections is
decidedly encouraging, and shows that the
people still understand and appreciate the vital
issues of the day. In New York and New
Jersey, rancorous, copperhead New Jersey,
glorious and complete Union triumphs have
been achieved. General Barlow the Republi-
can candidate, has been elected Secretary of
State over Gen. Slocum, the Democratic and
copperhead nominee, by a tremendous major
ity. The entire Republican State ticket has
been elected. which includes the defeat Of the
"little joker Van Buren,. The majority for
the Democracy in New York city is only tge,a.
tn four thousand, while last year it was Mi,ty-
over twelve thousand for the Republicans
Marcus L. Ward is elected as the Republi-
can Governor of pertidious New Jersey This
Is the worst cut of all for Democracy Poor
Democracy, it seems to have an aiIment which,
unless it is speedily cured, will prove fatal
Such victory as that i'll New Jersey, in it's
Il.