The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-12
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TRENTON, n. j., January 9.-The
Court of Pardons has refused to take any
action in the case of Bolts.
MEMPHIS, January 9.-The commit
tee of reception are making active pre-
parations in expectation of visit from
Alexis.
-WAsHINGTcS, Jan. 9'-Private tele-
grams from New Orleans to-day say that
quiet everywhere prevails, and no further
! disturbances are anticipated.
AT the annual election for officers of
the Board of Trade the regular ticket,
headed by Hon. John Sinclair for pres-
! dent, was chosen.
-BRUssELs, Jan. 9.-The committee
! appointed by the Brussels Bourse to
receive subscriptions for the sufferers by
the Chicago fire to-day sent ten thousand
francs to that city.
-ToLEDo, Jan. 9.-John Austin, of
East Toledo while crossing the river ola
the ice last night, skated into an opening
made by ice cutters, and was drowned. The
body was recovered to-day.
EVANSVILLE, Jan. "a boy, fourteen
or fifteen years old named Hedgespetch,
living near Mount Carmel, Ills. shot and
killed his mother this morning, while
quarreling with his father. The boy is in
Jail at Princeton, Ind.
LOWELL, MASS, Jan. 9.-The Thorn
dixie mandatory, large wooden three
story structure, for the manufacture Of
slspcnders and elastic fabrics, was burn
ed last night. Loss $4,000. Seventy
five hands are out Of employment.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. &c ,neral
Halleck died ut his residence, in this city,
at s2j this evening, of congestion of the
brain, superinduced BY disease of the liver
with which he has been afflicted for some
time.
CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-Andrew j. Per-
teet, who was convicted in the criminal
court of this city at the December term, Of
the murder Of his wife, and sentenced to
be hung on Friday next, has been granted
II new trial by the supreme curt.
-Advices from New York state that the
resignation of Oakley Hall as Mayor Of
the city is understood to be permanent
though announced ms only temporary.
1t is understood to be caused partly
by the present condition of the
Tammany Ring, and partly by the deter
minaton of Hall to retire to private
life.
The House Committee on Commerce
have decided to take up the new steam.
b at bill on Thursday, and proceed with it,
section by section, until the whole is finish
ell. Several sessions of the committee will
b. consumed in the discussion of the mat
ter. number of owners Of patent de-
vices are already here 70 press their
| claims.
&C. ii. Halleck, agent for the Union
Pacific and Central Pacific railroads,
received dispatch from Thomas l.. Kim
ball, general ticket agent at Omaha, in
which he says, the superintendent Of the
western division says that there is now no
trouble from snow on the L. p, and the
weather is good.
Hon. JAS F. Wilson publishes a card
in the Des Mones Register, in which he
denies thut he has written letter declin-
ing the Iowa senatorstip, as telegraphed
by Washington special correspondent TO
a Chicago paper. He announces that his
/ position as to the senatorshp is unchanged.
9 He will refer the question TO the republic
, can legislative caucus.
-MATAMoRAs, Jan. "a courier
extraordinary reached here tonight from
= Tampco with telegram dated City OF
Mexico, Dec. 81, from the minister of war,
announcing two general engagements
between Gen. Roche's forces and tho
insurgents, under Diaz, in which the lat.
= and cavalry. The church bells hre ring.
ing, and troops are marching the streets
- with music. There is great excitement
over the news.
= --CoLuMBus, Jan. 9.-Attwelve o 'clocl
| this morning the Senate and House, il
u their respective chambers, cast tleir vote:
n for the United States Senator. In the
= Senate the vote stood; George w. Nor
G gan IL, John Sherman II, Robert c
- Schenck |. In the House the vote stood
Is Sherman a. Morgan, AZ Jacob D. Cox ]
o 1t was party vote in both houses, will
c one exception in each branch Republic
: can in each voting, one for Schenck and
+ one for Cox.
salt LAKE, Jan. AT the opening
of the United States District Court, thi
morning, District Attorney Bates present
ed his commission for four years, and wa
sworn James II. High was appointed
Deputy District Attorney. The Dstric
Attorney read letters from the United
States Attorney General, showing that ne
money could be furnished to pay tn,
20 witnesses jurors, or court expenses, with
out provision of Congress. Therefore, by
= order of the Attorney General he moved
. to continue all the criminal cases unit