The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-03-17
TEhEGRAPHIG,
Reported Expressly for the Bulletin.
TIE LATEST.

IN OHIO.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
MARK T AND RIVER RE
PORTS.
Trenton
TREsToN, n. j., March lG.-The local
option bill WAS killed in the Senate to-
night, by vote of IA to IL.
New York.
New YORK, March William
James Denman, editor Of this New
York Tablet died yesterday in his AID
year.
Jcliersonyille, Ind,
DEATH.
JEFFERsoNvILLE, March IA. - Colo
mel ii. g. Ransom, Of the United States
qusrtermasters' department at Now Or
leans, died in this city at 20 minutes past
Z this afternoon Of relapse of iux.
Louisville.
FOUND DEAD,
LOUISVILLE, March lG.--Wn. McGin-
mis-, a wealthy farmer of McCracken
county, Kentucky wss found dead near
West Point, Hardin county lsst Friday
with his horse standing guard ovor his
body. He had evidently fallen from his
horse from heart disease.
Omaha.
FOUND.
OMAHA, March l6.-The body of g.
man was found by two farmers yesterday,
five miles south Of Council Bun's. When
brought to the city letters were found on
his person from sister at Evansville, In
diana, also $40 and gold wstch, but no
nsmo given.
1t has been raining here most all the
time since Saturday.
Washington.
DISCHARGED.
".suINGToN, March .lG.-Qna hup-
dred men were To-day discharged from the
navy yard here, and Elk hundred from the
Norfolk navy yard Saturday,
REPRESENTATIVE HowLEY,
of Connecticut, president of the centen-
NAL convention, made speech before the
committee on appropriations to-day in
favor OF an appropriation for the exposi.
ton.
Columbus, Ohio.
COLUMBUS, March l6.--Four compa-
MES of crusaders did street work to-day,
the disagreeabe wealth
or. But little work that will show WAS &C.
From this date tho morning
meeting of tho business men will DO uni |
ted with the ladies meeting. Tomorrow
no street work will be done, but an ali |
day meeting will DO held when perma-
nent organization will be effected.
Little Rock.
GUILTY IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
LITTLE Rock, March lG.--After a two |
weeks trial of Cass Matlock, charged with |
the murder Of family of Missouri nov |
ors at Rock Creek, near this city, in No
vember last. The case was given to tho
ury this evening, and after being out IA
'ew minutes they returned the verdict of
guilty Of murder in the first degree.
Bellefontaine.
VICTORY.
BRLLEFoSTAISE, o., March lG,-A gain
'ictory has porched upon the banner of
he crusaders--two more surrendered to-
iay-John f. Miller and Joe Moriarty,
,roprietors Of the Dead FALL Their
liquors were poured out this forenoon,
mid the ringing Of bells and and play
ng of the band. He immediately sold
he rest of his stock at auction at fgood
ound temperance prices, Stevenson still
lolds out.
Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE, March lG.-A fro at
Bridgeport, q station on tho Milwauk ee
nd st. Paul railroad, miles east Of Prai-
10 du CHEN, Saturday morning, do.
troyed the depot, railroad bridge
Kings elevator and SMELLS
tore. Loss about $4,000. Insurance
bout $4,000. The fire originated in the
Elevator.
MURDER WILL OUT"
Some timo ago an old woman named
Crowman, living alone few miles from ,
frairie du Chen, was found dead In her
house, which had been ransacked and {
plundered. Last week tho body was dis
inferred, and an analysis made which
proved the presence of arsenic in the
stomach. Some notes belonging to the
iecea ed had in the meantime been found
IN the possession Of neighbor named
George Barnum and his sister, who have
Docn hTrteLcQ, ,
Boston,
SUMMERS FUNERAL.
BOSTON, March lG.--The obsequies of
senator Sumner took place at half-past
Delo2k this afternoon in Kings Chapel. |
Tho romans were conveyed from Doric
Hall IN hoarsc drawn by four black
horses,
ESCORTED
by force OF mounted state constables
and followed by Il procession of tho legis-
latiye and executive authorities, tho con-
,ressional committee, a delegation of
United States officials tho municipal au-
.horities and other bodies. The
PALL-BKARKRs
were Ex-Governor Clifford, Ex-Governor
Bullock, Ex-Governor ClaHn, Ex.Gov.
Washburn, Ex-Chief Justice Bigelow Mp.
Banks, Robert @. Winthrop, Charles
Francis Adams, John G. Whittier and
Ralph Waldo Emerson. As the casket
WAS borne down the steps the band played