The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-27

ale dates prior to the election Of Louis
Napoleon to the French Presidency but
its plan and purposes we're delayed and
broken up by that event. The object
Of the society is the elevation Of the
poor and the depression of the rich to
a common level---a commune, where
all ehall have equal rights and privile-
ges. But the accession of Napoleon
iii only retarded the workings Of the
society. 1t gathered strength in Sc
cret and the reign Of terror in Paris af.
ter the withdrawal Of the Prussians
was the work Of the commune. The
headquarters of the society are in Par
is; but it has branch associations in
all the principal cities Of Europe and
in New York, Boston, Washington,
New Orleans, Baltimore and Chicago.
After giving this history of the Society
Internationale, more in detail than this
hasty sketch, the writer Of the commu.
nication says the plan for burning Chi
cago was made months before it was
carried into execution, George Francis
Train is member Of the Internationale.
1t is we'll known that in lecture de-
livered by him in Farwell hall, on the
Sunday evening before the fire, he
made this declaration
"THIs Is THE LAST PUBLIC ADDRESS
THAT WILL BE DELIVERED WITHIN THESE
wALLsi A TERRIBLE CALAMITY Is I'M
PENDING OVER THE CITY OF CHICAGO.
MoRE CANNOT SAY; MORE l DARE NOT
UTTERi"
In quoting these words, the unknown
writer adds:
ut was we'll for him that he closed as
he did, for there were half score of
hands grasping half score Of pistols that
would have checked any further utterance
forever"
The alleged plot for the destruction
Of the city, and its results, is told in
substance as follows Petroleum mines
we're laid ina score ofplaces with trusty
men at each of them to touch thcm off
at the right time. The fire was started
on Dekoven street and before any steps
could be taken to stay it half dozen
other mines had been touched off, the
direction of the wind favoring the idea
that the course of the FIRE
and its swiftness was natural.
When the flames had reached the
river, mine on the South side was
touched off. This, if the story has
any foundation in fact, explains the
mystery Of how the fire got across the
river. Then the gas works were fred
and the Van Buren, street bridge then
house on Wells street, and farther on
another one and then Farwell hall.
From this time the course if the fire
was assured. The writer of the article
claims that his part Of the work was tc
: explode the powder magazine on South
v Water street, to which train had beer
laid, but that sudden touch of human
. ity caused him to hesitate moment
,c when the powder brigade arrived ant
Ii removed the powder When, throug
," the superhuman exertions of the popr
al lace, the fury Of the fire would seem
10 be stayed, il would be kindled in a me-
ID place by the everywhere present Inter
OF nationals. The waterworks were fire,
D. while the fire was still several block
re away, to cut off every chance Of stop
q ping the confagration.
e The foregoing is an imperfect sketch
of the remarkable confession given il
the Times The writer says he wa
y impelled to make it through remors'
: and an overloaded conscience, but tina
: having made it, he does not expect tc
: long escape the vengeance of the In
ternationals. He asserts that o.
: those in the plot, seven persisted il
d flames they themselves hat
kindled, two were manned fol-
u life, and he himself plunged into
" the river to escape.