The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-02
POLITICAL.
organists

Five Democratic State Judges in Ken
lucky, namely, Cofer, Wicklife, Randall,
Brewer and Graves, have decided that ne
gro testimony must be admitted In the
State courts.
II has been officially determined that
there is tie in the New Hampshire Sem
ate. The Governor and Council met at
Concord on Tuesday, and examined the
vote. They found that there wa. no
choice in the first and tenth districts.
Five Democrats and five Radicals we're
found to be chosen, and were notified ac-
cordingly.
The World says about the action of the
Pennsylvania Democracy on the constitu-
tional amendments ave regard this as
crowning victory of the progressive ten
dency, and the final burial Of that dead is
sue. We feel safe in predicting that it
will never bc debated again in any assem-
bly, of Democrats, and that from this time
forward the whole party will unanimous
ly accept the situation
The Piqua, o., Democrat says about the
DAYTON resolutions: "Our Radical friends
are in sore distress over what they are
pleased to call the New Departure of the
Democracy of Montgomery county Their
trouble seems to originate in the fear that
they can no longer hold up V-a-l-a-n-d-i-g-
hahn as a scarecrow to drive their dissat-
ished and refractory members into the
party lines
The adjournment of the Senate without
the usual formality of notifying the Pres
ident was not accidental. The subject was
mentioned and u committee suggested, but
for reason not explained in public, bu
which is perfectly understood, Mr.. Conk
ling insisted upon abruptly terminating
the session, especially when he came Il
know that Mr.. Morton was anxious tc
have it briefly continued for important
Executive business. The plain truth II
there has been sudden schsm among the
Administration leaders, and Conkling car
his point against Morton.
The Chicago Republican finds this lis
of offenses announced in its northwestern
exchanges in a single day, not one o'
which is charged to the Ku-Klux, but al
of which would be, had they been COM
mitted in the South Deliberate muir
ders, G; suicides s. supposed poisoning,
3; highway robberies, In which the VIC
tins were nearly killed, 7; shooting, grow
ing out of domestic difficulties, O. and
six forgeries in amounts of over $4,000.
The New York Sun says that Mr.. Col.
fax, though strictly abstinent from alcho'
holic drinks, has long been great drinkcI
Of tea and coffee, and an excessive smoker
of tobacco. Tho morning Of the day on
which he was prostrated he had smoked
FIVE or six strong cigars on an almost
empty stomach, and had been incessantly
busy writing letters. The treacherou
ally on which he had hitherto relied
to supply physical energy which
had been denied him, gave way at last
and outraged nature took her revenge.
The New Orleans correspondent of tn
st. LOUIS Republican 6 ives the following
picture of Mr.. Greeley in that city, "MI
Greelcy's suit consisted principally of
sharp, peaked-tail coat, which covered hir
up almost from head to boots. This morn
: ing he saunters around like one OF Mar
Twain's innocents abroad, and is dresse
7 in white wooden breeches, six 'nche
= shorter than his coat, and bob-tail jacl
et-coat, which might be considered an ole
time roundabout with sligh variation
His head 10 stuck away up in the same ol
l dark colored straw hat he wore at the 5
e Louis fair last fall, and unless he rea