Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-20
will bear witness that there was nothing of the
sort on the part of any member of the Court.
COLLIN FORD,
Maj. and Judge Advocate.

Mai and Judge Advocate.
All the members concurred in the expression
Of the opinion that the statements OF the docu-
ment were correct in every particular. The
Judge Advocate handed the paner to your re-
porter with the request that it might be inser
ted in the Cairo TINES
In concluding this report your reporter de.
sires to say that every facility and accommo-
dation has been extended to him by every
member Of the Commission, to each of whom
he returns his cordial thanks, and to Mr.. E.
W. Pennypacker. the efficient clerk Of the
Judge Advocate, upon whom he was espe-
cially dependent for ready access to the records
and documents, ysur reporter feels under great
obligations.
Other pretended reports of this trial have
appeared, but except the brief period during
which the reporter Of the Missouri Republican
was present, there has been at the trial no
other ''chiel taking notes.
THE WEATHER.-Never since the DAYS of
|! Faust, have local items of interest been so
scarce. Whisky appears to have lost it's power
to intoxcate and produce broils and fights
! rail cars keep on their tracks-business ofall
kinds is dull and even the steamboat runners
and draymen not heard more than block
distant on the arrival of the trains, expatiating
on the merits of their respective boats, or So
hciting the honor Of conveying baggage to des-
tined points. Yesterday there was an eclipse,
but it passed over the face of the sun so rapidly
and made itself so conspicuous on its route,
that every one saw it and knew as much about
it as the poor quill-driver.
The weather-oh, thou never failing foun.
tain of hope, we seize upon thee. Truly
The melancholy days have come, the saddest of the
year."
The advent of Autumn has been officially
proclaimed Milliners and ma ntua makers are
now in the zenith of their glory. Decately
tinted gossamer and kindred fabrics have given
way to the imperial rule of necessity and
fashion. Pot-lid hats. oyster-shell bonnets and
waterfalls, have beee superseded by more SEN
sible and appropriate head gear. The past few
nights have been pinching cold, though in the
day time, during hours in which the sun is not
hid in a bank of clouds, the atmosphere is
warm and pleasant Stoves have been brought
from garrets, cellars and outhouses the past
week, which have spent the summer amongst
cob-webs and rubbish. and heavy drafts have
been made upon our hardware dealers and
coal merchants. The leaves upon the trees sur
rounding are fast approaching the ''sere aud
yellow and the grass shrinks as though back
into the earth 4 few more days or weeks and
winter will be. with us-the Northern rivers and
lakes will be bridged over with icy pontoons,
and the poor Of our land will feel the cheerless
winds passing through their poverty stricken
dwellings, and permeating their veins Now is
favorable time to see to it that our local
poor are provided for. We believe that there
! are fewer dependents in our city than in most
others of equal population, yet we cannot shut
our eyes to the fact that there are cases in our
| midst worthy the kind consideration of those
whom fortune had smiled and bestowed her
favors more plentlfully upon. Again we say,
now is the time to investigate this matter and
perform the duty incumbent upon US.
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EXIT rBRADsBY.-To-day we publish the con-
clusion of the trial of Emerson Etheridge, from
/ which we CLEAN that our friend Bradsby of the
Republican alias Item, concoctor of the stensa-
| tional report relating to the embroglio between
the civil and military powers Of Paducah andMc-
Cracker county, KY, is anthoritatively charge ID
with exaggeration-thed defendant as we'll as the
prosecution agreeing that the report (and only
ore furnished) of our special reporter, being
fair an6 impartial.
| In the same connection we can scarcely re-
| fraln from referring to the article which ap.
peared in the Democrat a few days before the
| Court convened to the effect that it had spe-
cial reporter engaged to report the importa
trial alluded to. Its readers have not been
thus supplied. Echo answers "Where is the
report promised?''
| OFFICERS OF THE GRAND LODGE OF 1. O. 0.
! F., OF ILLINOIS. following grand officers
were elected for the ensuing yea-, by the
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, which met al
| Bloomington last week:
G. Master-J. r. Scroggs, Freeport.
d. G. Mastei-J. F. Alexander, Greenvile
G.. Master-John A. Bush, Peoria.
! N SecfotaFy-oamuel w lllarQ, SprlngnelO
6. Treasurer-James 4. Starr, Alton
| G.. Representatives-John P Ross, Chica
go, and j. Griswold, Mound City.
| The following are the offers of the Grand
| Encampment
| Grand Patriarch-Samuel Willard
| Grand High oriest-Rev. C. Perkins.
| Grand Senior Warden-George W. Hall.
| Grand Junior Warden-J. o. Harris.
/, Grand Scribe and Treasurer-N. c. Mason
! Grand Representatives-R. D. Landers and
A. S. Babcock.
How THEY WEAR THEM NOVA lettel
writer, describing fashionable costumes AS he
saw them, on Chestnut street, Philadelphia
says: II noticed that the prevailing style 0
garters was blue The style of dress being
short, or looped up, probably enabled him te
make a correct observation. Wonder wha
the prevailing color is in Cairo? Won't the
C ,nnoisseur of the CITY Item inform us in hi
next issue?
FRUIT OF SOUTHERN ILLINoIs.-The Rura
World, an agricultural paper published in st
Louis, in speaking of the Illinois State Fair
remarks that "in fruit, the south half of tn
State beat the northern half badly. DR.. Hull
Mr. McPike and Mr. Pearson Of Alton; Mr.
Stewart of Quincy; Captain +. Evans, G
IL Do1- oc II 1,