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The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-11
CINCINNATI.
TERRIBLE STORM AT DAYToN-MANY
PERSONS KILLED AND WOUNDED.

TERRIBLE STORM AT DAYToN-MANY
PERSONS KILLED AND WOUNDED.
CINCINNATI July l0.-Later informa.
ton from Dayton, Ohio, indicates that the
effects of the storm yesterday evening
were more serious than was ut first sup
posed. The names of the killed by the
falling of st. Johns church, are, Christian
Thomas, assistant superintedent; Mrs.
Randall and Mr.. Leonard Weigeraugh.
Jacob Walfrom is probably fatally In-
jured. Besides these number of others
were seriously hurt. Ed. Meehan and
George Parger, boys were taken out from
Washington bridge dead and horribly
mangled, ard james Fischbaugh, another
boy, was taken out seriously
hurt. A few miles from the city trCs
fell across wagon in camp and instantly
killing a woman. The Third street pres
byterian church spire was moved foot
out of the line. The spires Of the presby-
terian church on st. Charles street and
the baptist church were somewhat
damaged. The storm was sever
or in the country adjacent
to Dayton, particularly Randolph town
ship, destroying crops, fences, etc. burn
ing barns by lightning. At Xenia, Ohio,
the storm was less severe, but played havoc
among the trees, fences and out.houses.
THE GREAT TUNNEL TO BE FINISHED.
CINCINNATI, July l0.-Information re-
ceived here to-day confirms the report of
arrangements being made to finish the
great tunnel, commenced years ago,
through the hills north of the city, for a
railroad entrance. A. j. Holder, presi
dent of tho old company, arrived to-day
and reports arrangements completed with
eastern capitalists and the contract enter
cd into for the immediate commencement
OF work. Among those interested are said
to DO John e. Fremont and Gen. Moul-
ton, of New York. About two-fiths Of
the work to tunnel was done at the sus-
pension of operations, and it is estimated
that $4,000 will romove all distractions
that have accumulated since that time.
Knowing ones say that in addition to the
accommodating Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad, the object is TO provide an
entrance to tho city Of Cincinnati for the
Mackinaw railroad, the completion of
which to this city is believed not to DO far
distant.
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BULLETIN BUILDING, WASHINGTON AVE
ORDINANCES.
ORDINANCE NO. ia.

An Ordinance authorizing stay Of execution in
certain cases.
Be u ordained by the City Council Of the city Of
Cairo:
Magistrates Of the city Of Cairo whenever the
City Attorney of.said city may so direct to allow
n stay OF execution for any time not exceeding
forty.eight hours in favor of any person who
may have been found guilty of = violation OF any
ordinance Of said city, and the City Attorney may
direct such stay whenever he may think the in
lercst of theci,y requires such stay of execution.
Provided, any person in whose favor stay Of cxe-
cuton is had who shall be found within the limit
of the city OF Cairo after the time of such STAY
execution has elapsed shall be dealt with ~ II no
such stay Of execution had been granted.
Approved June I'D, 1874.
Attest, JOHN NJ. LAN5DEN, Mayor.
VI. j, UOwLEy, City Clerk. ie2.bIlnt
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CHICAGO.
DESPERATE ASSAULTS HIS BRoTHER-IS-
LAW AND IL SHOT.

A DESPERATE ASSAULTS HIS BRoTHER-IS-
LAW AND IL SHOT.
CHICAGO, July William Blair,a brake
man on the Chicago, Burlington and Quin-
cy railroad was shot and instantly killed Mt
Leland, H., on last Saturday evening. On
the 4th instan: Blair was in Aurora and
got into fight with and nearly killed q
young man, who he struck on the head
with stone. A short time since Blair
sent for his brother in Ohio, to come on
and help him clean out his biother-in-law,
named Shippard. On last Friday evenir G
they went To Shipparf's house and COM
menced the cleaning out process, when
Shippard seized II musket and shot Blair
through the heart. Blair, after falling,
raised himself on his elbows, drew re-.
volver and discharged four shots ut Ship
pard, one of which entered his leg. Blair
then fell back and expired. The Blairs
were the worst young men in this
section, they belonged to gang
of horse thieves. VIM. Blair stabbed
a man with a butchcr-knifc in the market
house at Somonark three years ago, when
only sixteen years old, and escaped tho
penitentiary on account of his age. He
has since committed every crime in tho
criminal calendar. Laban, the older Blair,
has served term in the penitenliary for
horse-stealing. lie was arrested for steal
ing a watch in Aurora four years ago and
was committed. lie dug through the wall
and escaped three months afterwards he
was arrested at Somonark for attempting
to shoot a man and again escaped by some
informality in the trial. He went back to
Leland and the same night broke open a
trunk belonging toa wedding party at the
depot, and robbed it of $50 worth Of cloth
ing and wedding presents. After his
brother was shot he declared that he would
shoot Shippard on sight Shippard is q
man of frespectabilily
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RIVER NEWS BY TELEGRAPH,

CINcISNATJ July l0.-The river has fa!.
len three inches; five feet nine inches in
channel weather: cloudy thermometer
$50.
LOUISVILLE, July 10.-River eighteen
inches over the chute; forty-two inches in
the channel weather very hot-mercury
800 to-day; cloudy this evening, Arrived
Emma Floyd, Cincinnati Eddyvllc,
Cairo. Departed-Emma Floyd, Mem
phis on account of the low water the
Henderson packet stops at Owensboro
meeting there the Rosite
ST. Louis, July l0.-Arrived-Lake
Superior, Keokuk City of Cairo, Vicks-
burg ,,t MoOns,ons and barges, Illinois riy,
City Of Chester Memphis; Northwest
crn, St. Paul Champion, Cincinnati, Har-
ry johnson, keokuk; Moonstone, Illinois
river. River stationary, weather hot
heavy rain this afternoon.
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ST. louis.

THE COUNTY COURT AND NORTH MIssoEI
RAILROAD BONDS.
ST. LOUIS July l0.-A petition was
presented to the county court to-day, ask
ing to have the county stock in the North
Missouri railroad put up at auction and
sold to the higest bidder. After some
discussion the court ordered counsel to be
employed to enjoin the sale of the n. NJ.
r. H., advertised to be sold Monday, and
appointed two members of the court to
carry the order into effect. The court
took the ground that if the road is sold
under second mortgaged deed the sale
would be null and void, as the second
mortgage bonds were issued without the
consent Of of the stock holders.
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OUR CHURCHES.

PREsBYTERIAN-Eig Eighth.street.
Preaching, Sabbath At lo11S a. ~, aud ~ Pm.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday at N Pm.
Sunday School, 3r,S. J. NJ. Lansden, Super.
intendent. Rev. c. II. Foorr, Faster.
METHoDIsr-Cor. Eighth and Walnut sts.
Preaching, Sabbath lOla A. NJ, and Jpn.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday, 7HPx.
Sunday School " Pm. l.. W. stilwell, Super
intendent- Rev. r. l.. Tuoxpsos, Pastor.
CHURCH OF THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Morning prayers, Sabbath io1z zA.N.
Evening prayers:7hr
Sabbath School, 9A. NJ
Rev. Mn. CoAS, Rector.
St PATRICK's CHURCH-cor. Ninth ". and
Washington Avenue.
Public Service, sabbath 81 and loA. An.
Nespers, Bpm.
Sunday School, Pm.
Service every day, sP.s.
Rev. p. ]. o'HALLoRAs, PRIEST
CHRIsTIAN-Eighteenth street.
Sabbath School, ~ A, NJ, Sabbath.
Preaching, Sabbath 10Y a. NJ, and 71zP.n.
Rev. J. Friend, Pastor.
MISSION SUNDAY sCHooL-In the Christian
Church, Eighteenth Street. Sabbath scnool 5
I'm.
!. b. REED, Superintendent.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN AsSoCIATION--Reg.
ular meeting second Monday zach month at the
Prayer room OF the Presbyterian Church.
Weekly Prayer meeting, Friday, ~ '. ~, at
the Prayer room Of the Presby yterian church.
G. Parsons, President.
AFRICAN N. E.-Fourteenth ST. between Walnut
and Cedar. .
Services, Sabbath, II AN,
Sunday School, lMP.
C,ass SPIN. .. . ...
,Preaehing. ~ r.N. Rev. VIM. Jackson, Pastor
SECOND FREE-wILL BAPTlsT-Fineenth 81.
between Walnut and Cedar.
Services Sabbath, N and 3P.M
Rev. N. RIcKs. Pastor. .
FREE. WILL BAPTIST HOME MISSION Fun.
DAY SCHOOL-Corner walnut and Cedar Sts.
Sunday School, 9A.N ~.
FIRST FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH-Cur-
Services, sabbath II A. NJ, 3P. n. and ~ pn.
Rev. WM. KELLEY, Pastor.
FIRST MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH-Bet.
ween 10th and 18th streets, near Cedar.
Preaching Sabbath l01I A. NJ, and ~ Pm.
Prayer Meeting, Wednesday evening.
Preaching, Friday evening.
Sabbath School, ~ p. NJ. John Van Baxter and
Mary stephens superintendents.
Rey. T.J. snoRrs, Pastor,
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ORDNANCE NO. III.

An Ordinance TO regulate the duties OF the Chit, {
OF Police and Police Constables.
BE It ordained by the City Council of the City Of
CAIRO.
SECrIoSl 1. That the Chief OF Police shall act as
da7 policeman, and shall have general charge OF
the Police force of the city, excepting the City
Marshal y and, under the general direction Of the
Mayor, shall superintend ana control the opera
tions OF the several police constables while on
duty. The other police constables n w author
ized by ordinance shall do duty as night watch
men.
SIC. 2. All ordinances or parts OF ordinances
IN conflict herewith are hereby repealed:
JOHN NJ. LANSDEN, Mayor.
Approved, June 10Th, 1871.
Attest; VI. j. HowLEY, City Cl'k.
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FOREIGN.
FRANCE.

ELEcTIoNs-l6,0 COMMUNISTS TO RE
TRIED BY COURT MARTIAL-TIIEEs To
THE POPE.
PARIS, July lo.-The Official journal
announces the election for council general
will be hold on August 90.
Court martial will begin an the 10Th
inst Sixteen thousand communist pris-
oners at Varsailles have been released by
order of the government, but 10000 are
held and will be tried in squad
Thies has written letters to the pope
inviting him to take up his residence in
France. Theirs makes ar. humble apology
to the holy father for the inability Of
France TO interfere in behalf of the temp
cral power in Roman states, but declares
it to be his earnest conviction that Italian
unity is impossible.
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ORDINANCE NO. 116.

An ordinance TO amend ordinance No. 20.
BE in ordained by the City Council Of the city Of
Cairo
SrcrroS /. That ordinance No. %, approved Apri
9TH, 1907, be and the same ~ hereby amended
by adding after the words "or any ,ewer, trough,
or other thing used for the drainage OF slops or
water" IN the eleventh and twelfth lines from
the top OF section OF said ordinance, the words,
'or any soap factory, any place, building or
Establishment used for the steamng or rendering
"sf lard, tallow, fat, oitni dead animals or any
establishment used for the steaming or render
"ing Of any other substances, which in being so
rendered shall cause the business thereof to be
offensive to the public or any portion thereof
injurious to the public health.
Approved June I'D. 1871.
JOHN NJ. LANSDEN, Mayor.
Attest. NJ. !. IIowIry Civ Clerk. ippLilOt
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MILWAUKEE.
THE REGATTA-GUEsrs ARRIVING

THE REGATTA--GUEsTs ARRIVING.
MINIATURES, July l0,-The hotels are
filing up with guests to attend the grand
regatta at Oconomowoc Wednesday and
Thursday, The crew Of the boat club OF
Saginaw, East Saginaw, Toledo, Detroit,
Chicago and Eric have arrived and gone
TO the scene Of action. The weather II
cool and pleasant,
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PORTLAND.

CONVENTION OF RAILROAD AND BUSINESS
.ii(tifI II MEN. ....
PORTLAND, July lO-The railroad mon,
members Of congress, merchants and bust
ness men generelly, of Portland, Rutland,
Oswego and Chicago, and from other
western cities, will hold q convention at
Portland on Wednesday, July 2sth, at
which time senator Hamlin will make an
exposition of his great railroad bill to Sc
cure cheap transportation Of breadstuffs
and provisions from tho west 10 the sea
board at uniform prices throughout thu
year.
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MANHOOD:
HOW LOST! HOW RESTORED

Just published, in sealed envelope. Price. 0 cts.
lecture on the natural treatment, and radical
cure Of Spermatorrhea or Sentinel Weakness, In
voluntary Emissions, Sexual Debility, and lmpe-
dement's 70 Marriage generally; Nervousness,
Consumption, Epilepsy, and Fits; Mental and
Physical lncapacly, resulting from self abuse,
ETC., by Robt. J. Culyerwel, M. d., author Of the
screen Book" etc.
"a BOON TO THOUSANDS OF sUFFERERs.'
Sent under seal, IN PLAIN envelope, to an ad-
dress. postpaid, on receipt Of six cents, or tw q
postage stamps, by Chas. J. O. Kline 4 Co., l2I
Bovery, NeI York, postotfce box $3.50,
ielSda mW3
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RICHMOND. VA.
THE STATE DEBT, FL

THE STATE DEBT, ETC.
RICHMOND, VA, July 1o-Thc state
treasurer has decided to permit foreign
bond holders to fund fractional parts of
their bonds in order to facilitate exchange.
The amount of the state debt funded to
date Is nearly one million dollars.
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ROME.

ROME, July l0.-Cardinal Patrizi
Vicar General, has prohibited the reading
by members of the Roman church in the
Roman states Of non-clenical newspapers.
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CONGRESSMEN.

senators-Lyman Trumbu and John A. Logan.
Representative fof the State at Larse--vacsncy
Representative Thirteenth District-,John NJ.
Cr.bs.
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COUNTY OFFICERS.

COUNTY OFFICERS.
CIRCUIT COURT.
JudgP-D. J. Baker, OF Alexander.
rro-,ruting Attorney--J. p. Mccartney, Of
Mas-,r.
C.r uit Clcfk-Jno. q. HarInan.
Sh-rir--A. II. Iryin.
wm. Martin, Assessor and Treasurer.
COUNTY COURT.
Judge-F. Bross.
Assoc,aes-J..E. McCrite AMI =. Marchldon.
Clerk Jacob q. Lynch.
Cnroner-Johu ~. Gossman.
MUNICIPAL GOVERN MENT.
Mayor-John N. Lsn-den.
Tfeasuter-J. Is. Taylor.
Campfire ler-E. A. Burnett
q. rk-Nchael Howley.
Marshal--Andrew Cain.
Attornsy-P. II Pope.
Police Msgis,ratss-F. Bro.s AMI B. Shan.
messy.
Chiei OF Police-l- II. Myers.
Police Constables-JohnS SheshAn, (dny), aud
Jo-. n. Yeirrun and J. W. Sumner, (nightl
SELECT COUNCIL.
Mayor-John ". Lansden,
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Second Hsrd-C. X. " oodward.
third Ward--Jno. Wood.
Fourth Wards. Stats Taylor.
Cty.at. I.afge-w. Halliday and u. Hurd.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
FIRST wARD-James Rearden,
Leo Kleb,
I-aAc Walden.
SECOND wARD-R. H.Cunningham,
T.. Buder,
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MEMBERS GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

SENATOR, lst Distrct-T. A. T.. Holcomb. OF
Union, aud :. X. Gibson, Of Gsl!stin.
Representative, ist Distrct-H. Watson Webb.
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STATE OFFICERS.

Governor. John NJ. Palmer;
Lieutenant Governor, John Dougherty;
Secretary Of State, Edward Rummel;
Aud tor Of State, G. +. Lippincou.
state Treasurer, y. n. Bates;
Supi. Public Instruction, Newton Batemsn.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-06-01
Odds and Ends.

The moon furnishes the first instance
borrowed light.
Innocence is like an umbrella-whea
once we have lost it we may never hope
to see it back again.
conclusive argument against suicide
Is that II Is the height of impoliteness to
go anywhere until YOU are sent for.
Mary Cary says that if husbands gen
orally knew what wives thought of
them, suicides would be more cem-
mon occurrence.
A hearty negro lately died in New
Orleans, aged 1911 The free use OF to-
bacco aud whiskey cut him of in his
prime.
The sweetest thing in earrings is an
aquarium Of rock crystal, filled witt. wa
ter, in which swim small whales, lob
sters aud shrimps.
At recent wedding reception a
young lady accidentally set her back
hair on fire. When il was extingui shed
she said she was glad it wasn't her best.
The general public will doubtless be
plunged into the greatest depth Of de-
spair at the intelligence that the earth is
growing smaller with such rapidity that
in two thousand million years il will be
no bigger than Rhode Island, where the
boys caL't play ball without permss ion
70 place thsir fisldsrs in al adjoining
State.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-06-01

DoN'- BE TOO SENSITIVE are
some people, yes, many people, ALWAYS
looking out for sights. They cannot
carry on the daily intercourse of the
family, without some offence is designed.
They are as touchy as hair triggers. If
they meet an acquaintance IN the street
who happens to be pre-occupied with
business, thev attribute his abstraction
in some mode personal to themselves,
aud take umbrase accordingly. They
lay on others the fault of their irritabil-
ity. A fit of indigestion makes them
see impertinence in everybody they
come in contact with. Innocent per-
sons who never dreamed Of giving Of
fence, are astonished to find some un-
fortunate word or some mOmentary tac-
iturnity, mistaken for an insult. To
say the least, the habit is unfortunate.
1t is far wiser to take the more charita-
bic view of our fellow beings, and not
suppose slight is intended, unless the
neglect is open and direct After all,
too, life takes Its use in q great degree
from the color Of our own mind. Ifwe
are frank and generous, the world treats
us kindly. II ON the contrary we are
suspicious, men learn to be cold and
cautious to Us. Let q person get the rep
utation Of being tOuchy, and everybody
is under more or less restraint, aud In
this way the chances Of an imaginary
offence are vastly increased.
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STRANGE II TRUE-A Volunteer Pris-
oner.-ls not this, related in a private
letter from London. rather a remarka-
bic story: About ten years ago u
Young American from New York, Wal
ter Hastings by name, dining in Lon
don with Lord c., expressed the
opinion that solitary confinement in a
dark cell was not SO dreadful a punish
ment as had been represented. His
Loriship--so goes the tale-otfered
Hastings $40 900 if he would undergo
entire seclusion for ten years. The
proposition being agreed to, cell was
fitted up in Lord Cs, town house. 1t
was from twelve to fifteen feet square
The prisoner was to be allowed can.
dos, few books. writing materials,
plain food-the latter served by a man
who was not to be seen. In this way
Hastings has been living for decade
OF years. his term expiring about the
lst of the present month. He is now
released, and has received, we sup
pose, his hard-earned money. He
emerges from his dungeon in rather
dilapidated condition, appearing,
though only thirty-five, like man of
sixty-tive years Of age, his frame stoop-
ing and his steps tottering, his face
sallow, his hair and beard white, his
voice tremulous, and his speech hest
tating. He is coming directly TO
America