The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-07-14

exposed TO the unbrokcn rays of the sun
And, then, there is h,0aaaHy in the pro-
.i.ion that should commend it to AL kind
icarted tcamstcrs in the city.
This Locality was visited by very Sc
we're rain storm, last night, accompanied
by an unusual quantity Of thunder and
lightning. During an interval of live or
six hours the whole vault of the heavens
wa. in a perfect blaze,
the hashc, being Of binding brilliancy
and following each other in very rapid
succession. There was hard wind, too,
but We have heard of no serious damage
resulting.
All of us desire TO tender our thanks
to the gentlemen who engineered lsen-
berg splendid string band 10 our dom'cll
last night. The music discourscd was de-
lightful--thc harmony most gratctul-the
selections Just such rs we would have called
for had We been consulted. The Profess
SCR surpassed even himself on the hute !
but where all were so precise and skilliui,
it may be considered invidiou, to particu-
larize. We have rarely listened to music
that pleased US better.
Passengers down the Illinois Central
railroad bring word of terrible storm
that swept over portions of Marion ana
Washington counties last night. Our in
formant was not acquainted in that part
of the country, and was unable, therefore.
to give the storm "local habitation.'
Large trees were thrown down and twisted
in two, houses were unroofcd, and much
damage done to oat and corn crops. We
hope to be able, ia tomorrow's paper to
give full particulars Before the outburst
OF the storm at Cairo, the opinion was cN-
pressed that n very violent tornado was
raging somewhere within circuit of q
hundred mile. or So.
The competition between the Cairo
and Paducah packets is fun for the mil.
lioni' but pecuniary misery TO tho owners
Of the competing boats. II is said that
one of tho packets left Padueah II few days
ago with only one passenger on board.
When the time arrived for the opposition
boat TO leave, Il did MOI have anybody on
board. To start out with smaller pas
scngor list than her competitor would
never do, so the clerk bounded ashore, be-
guided afrcnd aboard, and despite his pro-
testa,ons that he couldn't go, pushed out
with him, carried him the round trip, gave
him his dinner and supper free, and all to
make MS big II show rs the other boat had
made ! One boat might make money in
the trade, but so long MS three remain in
Il, the officers will be driven to all kinds
Of shifts TO keep up appearances.
The First Senatorial District, in which
Dave I.incgar will be ctlectually slaught-
cred, shclvcd, and fammcd-out in his race
for the Senate, Is composed Of the follow
ing counties, viz. Alexander, Pulaski,
Massac, Pope, Galla,in, Hardin, Saline,
Union and johnson. NUNS majority in
these countic, was about hundred votes.
The elections held since then indicate u
change of more than fifteen hundred votes.
The Radicals can count upon carrying
Pope county, and possibly johnson and
Massac; but the balance will give AN un-
questionable Democratic majority. In
deed, We have the name Of gentleman
who stands ready to wager $4,000 that ID,
I. l.inogar, Esq, will not bc elected To the
Senate, and that the Democratic candidate
Will carry five ont of the nine
counties composing the district Who
takes
AT last AfIcra three days ,cdiou,
and cShausting effort, jury has beef
formed 20 Try the case of tho People vs.
Misenhcimor, Ahou, two hundred
men have been examined by
the attorney and rejected. Nearly
everybody ha! heard of the killing OF
Dermmermeu,h and had formed or cx-
pressed mn opinion rs 10 Mi,cnhcimcr'
quit In the prcmiscs--and all such wcr,
excused forcausc. quitca number VII,
knew nothing about the ease were rejected
lHrcmptorily The jury selected is com
p"S"d chiefly of young men, and most u
them are comparative strangers. Tho cN
| animation Of the witnossc, will commcnc,
IN the morning, and such evidence as ma,
ho drawn out in the forenoon will DO pub
lishcd in Tomorrow BULLETIN. Tn,
trial will probably consume the whole o
the present about half of the next week.
I'M CAIRO pOsI.OEflCE
br. Tnggart, now in Washington City
writes ,oa friend in Cairo, that the Wash.
'ngion papers Of Sunday morning con,
tanned un announcement of the conilrma.
ion of Colonel Mckoaiss appoint,
meht as postmaster at Cairo. The
Doctor may not be mistaken; bal
We nave narrowly watched our
exchanges and failed to observe uny
mention of the matter. The fact Ma, Ger.