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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-12-18
TUE STATE PRISON OUTRAGE.

a com mit:ec appointed by ths Young
Mems Christian Association Of Illinois
In the Interests Of prison reform, met in
Springfield on Tuesday. In the address
prepared by the Committee among whose
names at the bottom appear those Of o
Commissioner and tho chaplain CT the Il
linois state penitea.iary, We fad the fol-
lowing Delegated &, the evils to 10 re-
formed
The imposition Of inadequate or e1-
cessivc sentences; tho inuflicency, ex-
pense and evil Influence Of confinement in
!dleness without seclusion in tho county
iails; the want Of proper classification OF
prisoners; The improper and unjust coz
hnement OF witnesses tho lack of safe
guards accompanying the psr1oning pow
err; the universal and inditcriminste dis
trust Of discharged prisoners; tho errors,
inconsistencies and absu.dities of the
criminal law, and the needless and expen.
sive delays in the ADMINISTRATION OF
justice
AL this Is excellent and tho reforms 70
be effected will be subscribed to ty every
one. But from late occurrences in the
penitsn,isry e! Joliet, i. would seem tim.
the philan,hropi'is might, in the case Of
Illinois, consistently expend AL their ro
formatory efforts upon the managers Of
the state prison. The punishmen!s OF
refractory prisoners at Joliet are various
they are often placed in the SOLITARY
md chsined to q ring in the wall, or hand
cuGed to one 10 the floor; are gagged with
an iron gag, fastened with a strap at th'
back Of the head or wooden box Allet
with sand is fastened TO the convic,s bael
/ ana he 10 compelled to swear" it al
night; these are few of the methods uleS
TO induce obedience on the part OF prison
era. Last week, one OF tho prisoners,
man named Williams, who lad Jagged
little in his work, and had been pun
ashed S0r 1t, gave % reason fol
I . repetition OF the oif-nse, that hi
I hands we're sore. ue WAS thet
\ placed in cold bath, and for bein.
rather slow 10 putting on his clothes
was put 10 tho tub the second time, an,
4. hi, head held under water by two men
I for ten minutes. When no was taken GU,
\ 10 was unable TO stand, and immedietsl,
Z fell over dead. According to DR.. Mason
The prison physician, Williams died of
rupture Of the walls Of the heart; bat az
eording to common sense, often at issu
with physicians, the prisoner died of bru
tai trea,ment-was murderei-and that
the plain English Of the matter.
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RIVER NEWS.

PlTTsBCRGu, December l7.-Riycr fall
ing steadily, with eleven feet ak inche,
in the channel.
NEW OELrAss, December l7.---No ar.
rivals Louisville departed tor Cincin-
natl Bismarck tor st. Louis. Weather
clear and pleasant.
LOUISVILLE, December l7.--River Tis-
ing with II feet inches in canal, Is fee.
inches in psss down Indian chute Clear
and pleasant weather. The G. 3 Church
with portion of John E9blnsons circus
left for Cincinnati.
VIcKsDURG, December l7.-No boat.
down. ii Turner and Katie went up
Wosther clear and cool. River rose IL
inches last "A hours.
CISciSsATr Decembsr l1.-River -
6 inches and rising. Arrived--Jsrnes u
Parkec, Memphis. Departed-Charmer
Evansville; Indiana, New Orleans.
Weather.is clear and pleasant
NASHVILLE, December l7.-Hiver still
falling; II feet on the shoals. Arrived
Laura l.. Davis, Cairo. DepaTted-Lsuro
l.. Davis and Eddyville, Cairo. Weather
clear and pleasant.
MEMPHIS, December i7.--Clsar and
warm. River risen l foot. Departed
Belle Shreveport, Red river; Robert Mitch.
ell, Julia and st, Luke, 81. Louia; John
k!lgour, New Orleans; Minneols. Cincin-
natii Nashville, Listls Rock; Kanawhs
and bsrgcs, Ohio river.
ST. Louis, December l7.--Arrived-
Imperial and bargcs, Dubuque; LaBarge
and Belfast, NIeksburg; Colossal, Keokuki
Phase, Peoria. Departed-Futuro City,
New Orleans; Alex Swift, Cincinnati
Colossal, Keokuk; Grand Tower, Mem
phs. Mver falling Weather clear and
mild.
EvAYsvILLr, December u Weather
clear and mild. Mercury 40 TO 5G.'
River fallen ono inch. Down - Red
Cloud, Grey Eagle, Mary Amen. and
Idlewild. Up-George Roberts, Charlie.
q dmann. They all had pretty good
trips. Business fair.
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J. BURGER *
PROCLAMATION.
The Place To Buy
Dry Goods

At his NEW STORE on
Commercial avenue, Burger is
now receiving daily the lar
gest, best selected and cheap
est stock of dry goods ever
before brought to Cairo. 4
line Of dress goods which have
never been surpassed in this
market, either for beauty or
variety. A full stock of boots
and shoes; domestics Of all
kinds; a beautiful stock OF
furs, mutfs and boas, muffs
and collars, and childrens furs
at q mere song; knit woollen
goods, children's sacks, etc,
almost given away; = hand
some assortment Of gloves and
a charming selection of ladies
neckties, rufus, etc, etc. Gen
tlemcn's furnishing goods,
overccats, suits, underwear,
hats, caps, gloves counter.
panes, comforts and quilts,
table linens, red and white !;
water proof cloth in all the
new shades and full and
complete stock Of notions.
All these goods wero bought
at panic prices, and will be
sold at astonishingly low fg.
ures, a. Burger is determined
not to be undersold. Call and
examine his goods before pur-
chasing elsewhere. His store
room contains every article in
the dry goods line that any
buyer can possibly want, and
the prices are so low that no
one will have the conscience
TO ask a reduction on any
thing.
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scarce and 10 good demand XXI 90
XXX Q 25S7 20; family 5000 90. Corn
in demand, tlack prices, and lower mixed
?6c; white nc. Oats dull ana lower 62CD
sic. Bran dull atl %. Hay duh, prime
20 90; choice rs 90. Pork dull a, IS 90
@l5 i2i. Dry sal. meats, mono in 6rss
hands. Bacon only iobbing demand 7l@
sic; choice hams scarce, old l09l0sc; new
1Sl6l4c. Lard duh, terces S@s!ci
keg el@icc. Sugar very dull; stock
accommodating, inferior 4l@5c; prime to
choice 7,Gssc. Molasses in fair demand
at low prices; supple, Of fermenting
common 4o@5oc; fair 5o(G32c; primo -
choice TeGl5Sc. Whisky 10 scarce In
demand; Louisisns 90; Cincinnati o.;
western rectiied 9Gc.-. Coffee in good do.
nand and 6rner; fair TO prime 20, 263c.
Corn meal dull at IS.
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MARKET REPORT.

Npuru,s Dooouhor - C.,,., l..
nros.ad. enod ordiY-rr a.. -, o..1 ;i',,; ue.
fiCSIsite r1ddiing Ia. ron aow 1' 1tts
sbiGm,n}s aI9s.e 80, s.,
o,ie, Cnrn mol oniat ~ a, 60
.carc, ard erm 700 ont. so., I'm
firm: 5lGs5 U.v on,st AZ ls0oEs0i no
Iran oNict 1TGis RnIk 49, All UY
Jroonino. sho,,idcr. 5sCTc. siaas 81,
In,d 4 1m vt $50, az, O'S''' ''"''' '@'9''
- ~
~" iIHN, DecSn'Oer ic-f!our !esS
a. 80 eSseo.y 70 urn super
nH' 'oSo NJ co,il''ion ~ sooa 'tt@'
- g0ou 70 e"S Soe,a S'S. oV' "hl .;,
and lower at SO. Wheat heavy ard
lower, No 2 choice spring ! 6C(Gl 90,
later prico for very choics; No North.
west ts, Iowa spring l 1oGel 81; No 2
winter red western 90. Rye and Barley
unchanged. Corn firm, western mixed in
store 7ttc, .hoat 79Ia eo3c; white, aaoat IS
@soc. oats dull, mixed western aaoa. 55
ta1gc; white 57@6sc. Coffee strong and
huoyan.. Sugar steady. MclaIses very
| lrm.
CHICAGO, december H. Flour dali,
unchanged. Wheat, closing steadicri No
,prng, iS.Cgi ~ NO z, ia cash,
| ] lfs january; No q, os9l OS1. Corn
duh, unsettled and lower; No 2 mixed,
| 6l &c cash and December, 5ls95l5c Janu-
airy. Oats in fair demand ard lower No
2, 37ic. Rye in fair demand and lower;
SS I'll io slc &C. n1 Hy a4'I' aseInneH' 40
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Probabilities,

WAsuISGTos, December l7.-For New
England thence westward over northern
portion Of the Middle States and Lower
Lake region pressure will diminish with
q slight rise in temperature and possible
light rains.
For Southern States clearer and fair
weather, except possibly on tho coast whore
tho cloudiness will increase. The prevail
ing winds in those distriG,s will continue
from the south aud west. .''
For Upper Lake regin and Northwest
clear or partly cloudy weather, with light
10 fresh northwesterly 20 tou.heasterly
winds, without decided change OF tenn
peralvTo or pressure,
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From Madison, Ind

F0hT MADISON, IA, December IL
Fire broke OUT AZ 2 30 this morning in ,be
grocery store Of Is. Rohpohl, aud spread-
ing to II. Etzcoin IL Co.'S harness shop,
destroying both buildings and their entire
contents. Loss not yet ascorteined but
beloved to 10 iully covered by Insurance
In the dtna e Hartford, New Orleans
Association, Continental Of New York,
and Iowa State Of kookuk. rhe fire is
supposed 10 BIO the work Of inoendiarie.
The Silsby fire engine, purchased by the
city recently, saved The rest Of the build
iDgs in tho block.
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THAT COMMITTEE.

A join. committee Of members o. the
council and citizens has been appointed
% advertise Cairo and publish Its advant.
,ges az a manufacturing and business
point. Tbs purpose for which this com.
nittee was raised 10 commendabls; and
Mayor Wood, who suggested It, Is emit.
led 10 praise for thus urging tho city to
AXE step forward.
But to sppoint committee FOR speci.
c purpose 10 not enough. II tho objse,
ssired Ia ever 10 be obtained the commit.
70 must act; and, before tho comIlttee
- TAKE sction, Il wust be organized
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rnRpInLr nI.coYLRY.

Soon After the night workers were re-
lieved by The day men in the Brook n
navy yard yesterday, discovery was made
Of two large kegs OF powder secre,ed il
the hold OF the Minnesota, the finest and
nearest completed war EMP in tho repair
ore hands. 1t is tho generally accepted
belief in the yard that The kegs were filed
gradually, and.being old, escapod patticu-
lar notice. The Mlnucsotas neighbor is
the Spanish frigaie Arapiles.
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tito pension law 80 a. to allow tome PEN
sion for the loss OF an arm above the el-
bow or for the loss OF o leg above the
knee. Passed. Ivy
Mr.. Gdmunds moved that tho House
bill ior the repeal OF bankruptcy DO read
and referred.
Msssrs. Conkling ana Thurman object
cd 70 ITS references, tayirg the mater
should be disposed of before holiday re-
cets
The morning hour having expired, Fem
ton proceeaed ~ address the senate OIL the
RESOLUTION reported by tho Committee on
Finance last week. lie said fluctuations Of
currency serve TO confirm the belief TIA.
resumption is impeisibl. With tho pres
cnt redundant volume OF paper. lie ar
gucd 10 lh ow'that in returning to round
financial condition every interest Of the
government and people was in the
policy of IN edersto taxcs,.insttad OF an
! expenditure by the governn ont Of over
| wenty-seven millions more FOR tho past
| fiscal year .han for the previous one.
| We must have decrease OF twice that
The amount il now excessive, and there
must he reduction Of paper, THAT payer aud
specie ,hsll baar recognized relation to
| each other, His desire WAS TO adop. n
plan which would prevent the reoccur-
renee Of q financial disaster in word 10
simplify tho financial machinery cuitail
expenditures and steadily advance toward
q specie condition.
Crosicr said no desired to sulmj; some
remarks On the pending resolution but
was not prepares to do 60 to-isy. Ho
asked that il be laid aside for the present
and the Ser ate proceed 20 the ecnsiders
! ,ion o, the bill for the relel az ssttlets on
tho Osac ] n dian lands. g.
Mr.. Morriii. o. Maine, nil he aid mot
! desire TO interfere with the Senstor from
| Kansas, ard ~ toon We bis iii was dis
! posed Of, ne would ask t. have the special
laval appropriation bill taken up.
Mr.. Window gave notice that ho would
ask leave TO take up the House resolution
to adjourn Friday next
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From IIayane.
TIE SLAVERY QUESTION.

W
HAVANA, December i7.--Tho slavery
qust lion is now seriously discussed among
ths shave owners. According 10 tele-
grams and letterg from Spain the govern
men. il determined to bring the question
before the Cortes fer its action, but de-
sircs the slave owners TO propose some
plan for making the abolition slavery o
certainty without injurirg seriously The
agricultural prosperity of the island.
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---
Reported Expressly for the Bulletin,
TIE LATEST. .
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE AMI
HOUSE YESTERDAY.
THE SALARY ELL STILL UNDER
CONFEDERATION N THEHOUSE.
GEN. HOWARD COURTS An ,NYES.
LEGATION.
INDIAN DEPREDiTIOyS ~ THE
WEST.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE
RELEASE OF THE ViRGlNiUS.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF TEi,
MURDER MAR LITTLE ROCK.
MARKET AND RIVER REPORTS III
TELEGRAPH.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF TIL
MURDER MAR LITTLE ROCK.
MARKET AND RIVER REPORTS III
TELEGRAPH.
FROM Washington.
10 lHCREAsE rHE NAVY.

WAsuiSGToS, December l7.--Thc Sem
ate Committee on Naval AGairs tlis
morning agreed TO report wi.hou. amend
ment tho bill recently passed by the House
to increase tho enlisted force Of tho nary
TO 10000 men.
GEN. HOWARD.
Con. Howard appeared before tho House
Committee on Military Affairs to-day.
lie said he ccurt1d the fulics. investiga-
tion, aud waived any advantage that
might accrue to him by statue Of limitation
or otherwise, in order that he might Ice
tried by cour,-mAttiai. 10 thought Lo
would ho fully Ryle to provo that he Wa.
not officially or morally responsible Tor
any shortcomings by reason OF his admin
istraton Of the affairs Ct the Freedmen 6
Bureau. Con. Vincent was also present,
but MS tho charges Ega.ns. Gen. Howard
are not yet printed, his examination was
postponed uutil Tomorrow.
soMisArIoss.
The presideut has nominated Henry
kessler for postmaster 1T Cincinnati-; alsl
y. q. West at Milwaukee AMI IL. v.
Haslcck At Nashville.
RELEASE OF THE vIKaiSIu..
The department. has received informa.
ton that. the Nlrginius WAS released yes.er
day morning and sailed frem EAhis Honda
IN The afternoon.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Gen. Sheridan informs Gen. Sherman
Mat Lieut.. Hudson OF the 1.h cavalry,
was recently sent from Fort Clarke Win
i"rly men, to Intercept party of Baub
| Indians rsiding on the lower Neucis. ON
| The tenth inst, he struck tho Bank indians
aud killed 0, and wounded u good many
men and captured III animals. or his owr
| casualties there wps one man wounded
aud three horses killed, This occurred on
the IVES, f.rk OF the Neucis.
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SENATE.

RrsoLuTIoSs AND BILLS INTRODUCED.
blr, Sumner introduced a resolution 10 .
struc,ing tho COMMITTEES on Finance TO
inquire into the expediency OF abolishing
tie oacej Of cemmlsiioner Of internal
revenue, and the other oilicos under him,
and that the internal taxation be collected
by stamps unstamPed articles bang IL
able 10 seizure ana conhscation by any
United States court, the law 10 be en-
forced under the direction OF the Secre-
tsry Of the Treasury.
Mr.. Wright introduced rosolulionin-
inueiing the committee on pensions 10
! Iaquire into tho eTpsdierey Of lmendin <
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ErOuI Omaha.

DgCis!oS OF IRE SUPREME coUkT.
OMAHA, December 1.-THE recent de-
cision Of the supreme court regarding tho
rights Of counties to tax tho Union Pa
clio railroad, gives general satisfaction
1t will enable the counties to collect q
large amour, Of money due on taxes,
TWO MEN KILLED.
Last night'a switch engine running in
the yard, ran into two hspd-cars an in
st@nty E,lediwon men. "a
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sEvEs hundred carpenters, one thous'
AMI bricklayers, avo hundred stone cut
tiers, Eve hundred plAsierers, eight hum
drei painters, one hundred stone msson',
one hundred stair builderS fifty csrpen'
ters and joiners, four hundred co9pers,
three hundred iron.moulders, and about
four thousand iaborers Of all ether trades,
are now on; Of employment. in New York
City.
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Gov. BKvERIpGE has appointed Hon.
james Steele, Of Paris, Edgar county,
Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner
TO All the vacancy caused by the death Of
Col. II. d. Cook. Mr.. Steele is q lawyer,
AMI was formerly circuit court judge.
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TIE Window transportation committee
will viii, New Orleans and other points
In the south, and will leave Washington rs
soon as tie holiday recefs begins. The
expenses of the committee for its last sum
mor's journeying amounted to four thou
sand, four hundred and Gfiy-nino dollan.
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From GinClnnafI.'

CfScissArI, December l7.--Ilon. Stan
~ Matthews Of Ohio, will deliver the ora
ton and Row. f. Ctanstonsle the poem.
before the annual National CONVENTION OK
the Bctathela Female College fraIernity.
which will assemble in this city on The
agth inst. .H t ~.
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$1,5OO,O00

viii lie distributed among tie ticket hold
cr-.
The tickets are printed In coupons OF
tenths, and all fractional parts will be repre-
sented in the drawing Just a. whole tickets
are.
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From san Francisco.

SAN FnaEcisco, December l7.--py tho
explosion Of boiler in tho independent
Coal Mine, in Contra Costra couaty, last
night, John Hayes and James Daley
werc Instantly killed, and David Williams
10 supposed TO be fatally injured.
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from New York.
SAILED.

NEW YORK, December IA Key
West dispstch says that .hn Fortune snd
Ossippee sailed early yesterday morning
tie latter having in tow n schooner laden
with coal, probably intended fer the Viz
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Castor Oil. IL IL the only SAFE article In
existence which is sure TO regulate tho bow
els, cure windcohc and produce natural
sleep. II ispeasant TO take. Children need
not cry and mothers may sleep 10-7 WY
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No discount on less than $500 worth OF
tickets.
- The Fourth Gift concert will be conducted
In all respects, like the three that have al
ready been given. and full particular, NAV
he learned from circulars which will be SAINT
free from this Office TO oil who apply Tor
them.
Orders for tickets ard applications for
agencies Will be attended 70 in the order
be sent in promptly, that there may he no
Disappointment or delay in tlling all Lib
era, terms are given 10 those who buy TO sell
again, All agents are premptorialls re-
qulred 20 settle up their accounts aud ie-
turn all unsold tickets by the Goth day Of
March THOS. +. HRAMLETTE,
Agent Public Library, KY, and Manager OF
Git Concert, Public Library binding,
Louisville, Ky.
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INDIAN DEPREDiTIOyS ~ THE
WEST.

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Or THE
RELEASE OF THE ViRGlNiUS.
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Reading matter ON every page.

The surrender o. the Nirginius is OK
paeted 70 take place to-day.
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FELEGRA HIG,

Reported Expressly for the Bulletin.
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THE SALARY ELL STILL UNDER
CONSIDERtTiOE ~ THEHOUSE.

GEN. HOWARD COURTS An ,SYES.
TIGATIJN.
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A. j. ROE, NJ. D.
O1icc over Thoms 4 Bros. grocery store,
No. l3a Commercial avsnue, corner Eighth
street. Residence corner Washington ave
nue. and Fourteenth street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-03
!: THURSDAY EVENING. JULY 8. 1878

parent on that occasion 10 all who we're
present. Macready pere naturally sup
posed, with even greater reason, that he
would be sought Immediately by his dis
tinguished son, and was prepared TO hug
him with Hibernian fervor, and give him
hearty welcome in presence Of the
members Of his company; but the OPP
portunity was not afforded by that son,
who, when he arrived, coolly went up
stairs TO dress, and having made his
toilet leisurely presented himself TO the
expectant company, and met his eager
father with = formal bow and, 81 hope
you are well, sir
In later life MacreadY showed himself
painfully fastidious. He made his valet
wait at the table in white kid gloves.
He took extreme care of himself, and
was most methodical in his habits. He
dined at three, went TO bed at four, and
was called shortly before six to proceed
to the theater. 1t was this care Of him
self, and his abstemious habits which en-
abled him to reach his eighty-frst year.
His reticence, his undemonstrative man
Her, his regularity Of lie were all Of
piece. He was, in fact, eminently n
particular " man, and he had the petit
ness as well as the virtues incident to
that cold correctness OF character
Jealousy Of smaller men was enc of bis
failings. He created more original
parts than any one Of his predecessors;
he made more money, and in every
sense was more successful; yet he was
always the reverse of popular with the
members of his own profession; they
always complained Of his illiberal feel
ing toward them.