The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-29


his brother-in-law, Joseph Burnett,
Tho French republicans Of New
York city to-day celebrate the sOth anni-
versary Of the Republic in France.
"A New York telegram says:
Forester, the alleged murderer of Benz.
Nathan, was discharged to-day, the district
attorney advising the discontnuance of the
case, as he had not sufficient evidence to
prove the guilt of the prisoner.
Forester was sent to the Tombs TO await
requisltion from the Governor of Illinois,
where Forester Will be sent to serve thir-
teen years imprisonment.
Judge Leonard has granted q writ Of ha-
beasSOrpus, returnable Friday, for Forces
ter, On the ground that he ~ now held ille-
gally. having been discharged foOm arrest in
the Nathan murder case.
Snow fell in Sheffield, England, to-
day, and in Helena, Montana territory.
The journeymen carpenters of Chi
cago struck to-day for an increase of wa
ges to $500 per day.
All the Norwegian and Swedish ships
in New York hsrbor displayed their flags
at halt mast to-day in consequence of Of
fetal notice of the death of King Charles
Of Sweden.
London dispatches say there is no
abatement of the cholera in Roumania.
The disease Is epidemic in the extreneme.
Ten thousand have already died of it.
-Chss Sumner arrived in Paris to-
night.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER "a, 1872.
james McWilliams, a printer in the
Chicago Times office, was shot in the
bead and instantly killed by an unknown
assassin this Tuesday night.
All the waiter girls in the Larimer
House, Dubuque, were to-day discharged
for refusing TO wait on Il colored guest at
the table.
The steamboatmen's convention met
in Cleveland to-day. Thomas Sherlock, Of
Cincinnati was elected president:
Mrs. Mary Wade, of Brooklyn, has
brought suit against ex- Mayor Halhhescb
Of that city, for $4,000 damages for
breach of promise of marriage.
Rev. Peter Cartwright was lying at
the point of death tonight at his home in
Pleasant Plains.
"A severe rain, wind and hail storm
passed over portions Of Iowa to-day, doing
considerable damage.
President Grant was in New York
city to-day.
-Rubenstein,' the celebrated pianist,
made his first appearance at Steinway
hall, New York city, tonight.
WEDNESDAY,, SEpTEEBER 25, 1872.
The authorities at Berlin to-day in.
tercepted cipher dispatch of SOC words
signed by Napoleon.
Princes Hohenloe, hali.sister o.
Queen Victoria, is just deceased.
"A Paris dispatch Of this date says
Eighteen thousand communists are We,
in confinement. 1t is intended, however
to Immediately release one half of thi
number. Only those accused of assassina
ton, thieving and arson will be tried"
"A special telegram to the Missouri
Republican says: 1.-THE horrible massacre
of three negroes by mob of white labor.
ers at the railway tunnel in Hunterder
county, New Jersey, is not likely to b,
followed by legal vengeance as the terri
fled negroes have all fled from the neigh
borhood and their assailants have not re
turned to work, but are widely scattered
The constsbulary Of the county considers
themselves too weak to attempt whole
sale arrest, and their opportunity for sez
ing the ringleaders has escaped"
Rev. Peter Cartwright, d. d., the eel
ebrated Methodist preacher, died at hi.
residence in Pleasant Plains, Sangsmon
county, at hslf-past three o'clock thi.
afternoon. He was born September LIST
1872, and had attained on the first inst.
his s7th birthday. This venerable father
in the church has been Frustrated by gen.
for several months, and his passing away
has been daily looked for.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER &c, 1872.
"A terrible fire is raging to-day ut
Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Gov. Leslie has appointed Willis b.
Mclean United States senator from Ken
lucky, to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the death of Garret Davis.
"A Cleveland dispatch of this date
says:
The Lunatic asylum at Newburg was
almost totally destroyed. The loss to the
state is about 100000. Five hundred in
mates were turned out and are CHARTERED
in hotels and churches a. Newburg, and
at the Central station-house in this city.
LATER.-The loss by the burning Of the
Lunatic asylum at Nowburg, is now esti-
mated at $465,OO0. There was no insuran CO
on the buildings. The beds and bedding
were mostly saved. The attaches lost
most of their personal effects. BENJAMIN
Burgers Of Newburg and Mary Walker
of Geaugs county, were killed; Stephen
Houghton, the night Waterman, is miss