The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-08-12
CHICAGO.
THE MAYOR AND CITY COUN.
Gil.
FRAUDS PRACTICED AT THE
TRADING POSTS ON THE
MISSOURI, ..
JESSE X. DUBOIS, FOR CON
p GRESSMAN.AT-LARGE. -
THE vANDERpOOL TRIAL.

CHICAGO August IL AT meeting OF
The common council, last evening, Mayor
Mason sent In three sets Of names for in
spectors Of Bridwell, and each set in turn
was rejected by vote " twenty to six
teen.
Last night Charles Schultz, while at
tempting To get on n freight train of the
Chicago, Burlington Il Quincy rail-
road, at the jefferson street crossing. fell
under the train and was instantly killed
A violent thunder storm visited Apple
ton, Wis, last evening, doing mach dam
age.
A German woman, name unknown, was
struck by lightning and instantly killed
The Sioux City Times, of the 9th inst,
publishes an anon ymous letter, addressed
to Gen. Hancock, charging Messrs. Peck
and Durfee, who have charge of all the
trading posts on the upper Missouri, with
gross frauds; and also of abusing the
rights and privileges given them BY the
government
The writer says they have induced the
commander to issue general order pro-
hibiting citizens or soldiers from purchas-
ing goods in that department, except from
the post sutler. 1t Is also claimed that
they have refused to carry to certain post.
on their line of boats, notwitbstand.
ing the fact that they are common
carriers, packages addressed to
citizens or soldiers which they believe con-
tains provisions and clothing This the
writer claims, is all done with the coun-
tenance Of the military authorities.
In regard 10 the postponement Of the
Vanderpool trial, at Grand Rapids, Mich,
yesterday, a dispatch says that the report
that tho defendant, lacks means Of sub.
poenaing witnesses is untrue. Two weeks
ago an order was made by Judge Holt TO
have all Vanderpoors witnesses sum-
moned.
One witness is the celebrated Mrs.
Springer. This lady has an eye to bus
iness and profit, and, consequently, has
left for Ohio, as she did previous TO the
former trial. She is there beyond the
jurisdiction of the Barry county court
but her attendance can be procured for
reasonable compensation. She is the wit
nsss who SAN Field, the murdered MAN.
walk past the house some hours after his
supposed murder, swapping his fingers at
his dog.
vanderpool states that thc dog was at
his house at the same hour.
Vanderpool has three eminent lawyers
to defend him. They are Messrs. Hughes,
Chever and Holbrook, and the statement
that he is without means to 60 on with
the case is untrue. The trial will be II
thorough and exhaustive one. The prose-
cution will make a stronger case than at
the previous trial. The principal hope of
the defense is on the agreement of the
jury, tho same as at Kalamazoo.
1t Is understood that this will be the
last trial.
Mrs. Fields, the mother ofthe murdered
man, has come all the way from Maine to
attend the trial. Her presence will lend
additional force TO the case. Sho seems to
be determined to find out the murderer Of
her son. She is lady Of intelligence and
great energy of character.
HON. JESSIE K. DUBOIS,
OF Springfield, has been brought out by
his friends as candidate for congressman
at large. ........