The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-08-25
WEDNESDAY,, AUGUST q, 1872.

EDN ESDAI, AUGUST 81, 1872.
The Belfast riots continued uncheck-
ed, according to dispatch dated the 2lst
A policeman named Moore was killed and
other casualties had occurred. The mob
were wrecking houses and msltreatin in
dividusls. A late telegram of the same
date says
The hopes of the restoration of quiet,
which were excited yesterday BY rather
more peaceful state of affairs, have not been
realized. The condition il shown by the
report, received at headquarters, was worse
than ever last night The authorities are
powerless against Expectations. though sup
ported by an armed force of fully 5000 me n
The school houses have been DESTROYED and
" Is with the utmost difficulty that some of
the churches are preserved from sharing
their iate. Grave mismanagement on the
part OF the authorities is suspected and the
general dissatisfaction is 80 great that re-
spectacle citizens intend To form vigilance
committees for the arrest and summary pun
ishment of the offenders.
The new postal card adopted by the
department is to be of light amber color,
tive inches by three and an eighth in size.
On one side is head of the goddess of
liberty and on the other the ruling for the
address.
Victoria Woodruff announces that
she and Tennie claain intend to sue the
Springfield, Mass Republican for IL
bel in allowing correspondent to say
that they had attempted to blackmail SUI
san b. Anthony and others of the strong
minded fraternity.
-Msrck Twain sailed from New York
to-day, the 2lst, in the Scotia for Eu.
rope.
A Washington telegram Of this date
says, "A Treasury warrant for ss15, a2e
in settlement of the Kentucky war claims,
was transmitted, to-day, to the Governor
of that State
News from Msryville, No., gives an
account Of a mysterious and dreadful muir
der committed, it WAS supposed, near Hol-
ton, Kansas. A man named Osborne
driving q team, was arrested near Mary
vile, suspicion Of foul play being aroused |
by horrible stencil proceeding from his
wagon. On examination five dead bodies !
were found in it. 1t was supposed they
were the bodies of spsrty of movers, and |
that Osborne was employed to take them
out of the way.
THURSDAY AUGUST 20, 1872.
Hon. Silas II. Woodson was to-day
nominated tor governor of Missouri By the
Democratic state convention
Mace and o Baldwin the prize |
fighters passed through Pittsburg to-day,
the 22nd, on their way east from Golfers
Station, West Virginia, where they were
to fight, but did not.
The Spanish frigate, Numsncia, has !
been condemned by tho New York |
health officers as splsgue-ship.
The shoe-mskers of Cincinnati are
on strike, and there are between five and
six hundred men out of employment.
Memphis dispatches of this date say
A telegram just received here from the
Marshal at Coier,ie, few miles from
here, states that riot had broken out be-
tween the negroes and whites, and calling
for assistance. \ police posse of twenty
men and ten policemen have just mounted
and gone TO his assistance. The extent OF
the riot is unknown, but il Is thought II orr
ginated in the hanging OF negro here some
days since, who was found concc alcd under
A bed In the room OF young lady, who
ifterward acknowledged his intention Of
ra\ishing her, ~ was mentioned In these
dispatches, and which 80 incensed the ne
yrOes that they then threatened vengeance.
LArER.-The mayor this moment received
another telegram from Collieryile from six
wel-known citizens, stating that the negroes
threaten to burn the town, and have collect
I'd To the number of three hundred. An adj
iitional force will be sent there AT once.
Later news momentarily expected.
LATER.--A dispatch just received 40
P. NJ nom CollierNille states that twenty
i've hundred negroes have surround the
Town and threaten 10 burn IL tonight and
that they are collecting there from all parts
81 the country and permit no one to pass
either In OF out. This snot strictly reliable,
however, not coming nom an Official source,