, 1865-06-10
FROM CAIRO.
a Shocking State Of Affairs
j Black nole Of Calcutta Ventilat-
ed--1laportant Address Of The
Mayor to the Common
Council,

tFfom opr OFn Correspondent
Ck1ac. Jnne 7ih, 18t5
Ihe address Of our worthy Mayor to the
Caty Council at Its Last meeting, possesses
startling Incidents In illusions to aIlelged
practices by city Officials. which By inyesH-
CATION prove true, are indeed alike burning
srd damnfng shame on the body polite, aud
dtfgrncc to the community and civilized age
IN which we lire, and dcmand that swlft and
cond1gn punishment should he meted out to
the 1cndish perpetrators found guilty Of such
1buses.
After some well timed suggestions In re-
gard to much aud long needed city improve
ments, Mayor Wilson comes to the pofn: Of
interest md calls attention to the uuaatis-
factory workings Of regulations intended 10
maintain order and protect tle persons and
Property of our citizens. Hc tells the Coun-
ell Tint eyer since the place has aspIred to be
afcity the police regulations have been 4
sfand'ng cause Of comp}aint--an old sore on
tue body polite.
here to shower down curses thick rs "Iearts
In Tallambrosa u On the devoted head Of the
man that wears star Complaints :urum-r-
able have been urged against the p'licc ever
since there Tas policeman, and various
remedies hnve been tried to cor
rect tae eFH. WITHOUT performing
cure, 50 far as his knowledge extends. Here
the Mayor speaks-ir there arc charges
brought against the Captain Of the night
watch In the columns of Newspaper here,
which he instruets the Policc Committee, ii
will be thcle duty 10 investigate and Inquire
late diligently and speedily. that justice may
and dismissed. Ifhe Is fnhoccnt, It Is neces.
sary the people should know it, and that his
calumniatoEs md tsnducc.s sluu;d be ex-
posed. Let the investigation be full and
completc. Ascertain # possible, the motives
these men have for making these charges. and
10 benefit society, or from desire to
coTer mp their own guilt. Sec if they
a1e not deeply Interested in avoid
Ing an investigation themselves. In
further addressing the Police C,uu.ttcc. the
committed heretofore have been Of tue mnst
hcinous nature, you, gentlemen Of The Police
Committee, hare a11cady had some evidence
on that point. You know that the jail mas
been used for place Of torture to compel
men to enlist inithc amy or navy, md when
men were beat and abused unta human ma
ture etnld endure 70 more fhcy ~erc tak1n
ont By The oitccts ana sold. and either bogus
bonds or nothing lett in their. Place. Female
prisoners were taken ont for purposcs too
vile to mention, nnd returned in The morning.
In short all the horrors Of the 1pqulsiifon
were as nothing compared to u confinement
n those cells and when you undertook to
investigate these dark and yi1lalnous TINS
actions, we're not you answered by insults,
jccrs, and threats Of pFrsoual ,Djnry g'
! tay. gentlemen, let The iaycsti u ion bc
thorough atd complete. Let no o1c escape
hrough ii'ar Of The b1ndseon, pistol or stuncc-
shot. Let no intimidatinns ala m or annoy
You. The time for usfng fse-st,la1 Violence IN
nfli e1s doing their du1y is about past in
Cairo, and IN Gods Ea1ne, let i7stsce be done
though the hcayenE s1tl-
In conclusion the Mayor has only 10 cay
that 20 long as be ha. been IL Office, he has
duty, ttaf1eesly md without fay0r. In doing
20 lie had incurred theraacor md H. Il Of
:omc who thought through him to
cont1Iue their nti1r1ous trausacti 7ns,
hut with the Assistance Of members of
the Council, he Eoped to BE- c1at:5d
to do Ills duty to t1e end. Although hc knew
the dogs were on Lis track. md that he was
pursued With bloo Jhound uaalenity, he wish
I'd them to distinctly understand that be had
turned at bay and s.orned and de1ed them
now, as he ever had done.
The ttnte Of ntfairs disclosed By the Mayor
is caus1Dg-as 1t should-fetlings Of intense
indignation among citizens. For dcceacy
sake, and for the credit Of our city
1t is hoped The Mayor may
he sustained by a1l good cIn-
zene, ttat the Investigation may be pros-
ccut: d with ylsor. and the gatlty brought TO
speedy Justice, and our city relieved Of the
snd damntpg outfagcs. Citizens seem deter
mined that the odlum heretofore resting OIL
the fair fame Of our city shall be forever
wiped ont, and she shall hereafter ASSUME
place among the great anl Christian cities Of
the Wcst. w.BK,