The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-03-20

accounts. Their late book keeper is said
to be a defsul,er TO the amount of fifty,
thousand dollars. n
M fNDIcTED. y
Edward d. C. McCay, CHARGED with
writing lotters 20 the Now Iouk Stock
Exchange, purporting TO be signed by the
president of the Western Union Tele-
graph company, on tho nth Of February,
has been indicted by tho grand idry.
COMMITTED To THE ToMBs.
Two policemen were committed TO tho
Tombs to-day without bail, pending an
investigation on the charge of committing
murdorous assul,s upon citizens.
Probabilities.
WASHINGTON, March 10. -- For the
Northwest and Upper Lake region,
thence to Missouri valley tempera-
ture rising, northwestorly winds and gem
orally clear weather.
For Lower Lako region and Ohio val
| Icy and Tennessee, northwestcrly winds,
falling temperature and clearing weather.
For Southern states, southwesterly
| and northwcstorly winds shifting to
southcssterly, unchanged temperature and
| cloudy weather.
For Middle states, southwesterly and
nortbwesterly winds, falling temperature
and partly cloudy and clearing weather.
Tho rivers will probably rise at Pitts.
| burg, below Nashville and slightly at Kc-
okuk and Davenport.
Memphis.
MURDERER.
MEMPHIS, March ls.--Deteo,ive Wat
son left for Nashville to-day with Robert
Bates, who was arrested at Bartlett yes
day for killing young Bricrly near Nash
villo last January at dancing party.
WHO WILL DECIDE WHEN DoCToRs
DISAGREE?
a few days ago two colored Justices in
DeSoto county, Mississippi, near Com
morce, gave judgments against parties liv-
ing in rival boats or districts, which led
to clash of authority, one charging the
other with having changed his docket nf-
ter hearing Of his rivals decision, and
forthwith Issued o warrant for his arrest
When the constable with the colorod
posse arrived at the residence of the JUS
tice, he found an armed party awaiting
their arrival who fred upon the posse,
badly woundng two of them, and captur-
ing the constable, who was taken to Aus
tin by the warlike justice to DO turned
over to tho sheriff, who in turn arrested
the entire party. The case is being tried
at last accounts, and causos intense ex.
element among tho colorcd population.
San Francisco.
SAN FRAN CISCO March l9.--The now
from China is unimportant. The press
Gays currency is depressed, and that tho
statistics of the chamber of commerce n;
Hong Kong show an unsatisfactory condi.
tion of finances,
1t is reported that the questions between
Peru and China relative to the Cooli,
traffic will DO referred TO Russia for ar bi
tration.
Tho revision Of the Japanese treatise
makes but little progress.
Notes have passed between tho foreign
ministers and the government OF Japan
but tho latter lie using all its endeavors 4
have extradtion jurisdiction abolished
which point the representatives having
been Interested in by their respective gov
ernmonts refused to concedo. Negotia
tions may be said ut present to be in
DEAD LOCK.
1t is said the budget for 1874, prepared b,
tho minister of finance, shows "a very ia
l
Great anxiety was telt for some days a
to the safety of Z. NJ. s. $. Alaska, which
did not arrive hore until the evening o
tho 9Th instant, nino days over contrac
time. Tho delay was occesionod by bac
I s.~s.ersCI.
A scheme is under consideration fer Tho
improvement of tho harbor of Yokoha.
ma by building piers SO rs to shelter an
choragc from tho prevailing winds.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
Dispatches from Portland, Oregon, saJ
tho Democratic state convention organizcC
yesterday, with j.. 3. Nancleve az presi.
dent. Tho platform adopted was in favor
of free navigation Of the Columbia river
and tho construction of breakws,er a
Park AFFORD, the construction of th,
Portland, Dallas and Salt Lake railroat
to the southern boundary of tho etatc
Sym patty WAS declared in favor of tb
patrons of husbsndry and in favor of al
economical administration Of state iairs
Gov. Grover was chosen by acclamstiol
for reelection, Chadwick for recollection
as secretary of state and q. A. Landor
for congress.