The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-04-09
MISCELLANY OUS.
Rhode Island IiCcfipu,

Rhode Island Election.
Providence, II. l., April The
State election occurred to-day. The qrcs-
tiun OF repeal OF the prohi5itOry law par
TALLY broke up political parties and rem
dcr> the classification OF Asscmblymcn
impossible. There /, no election of Gov
cruor or Licuieuant-GoycrnOr but the
remainder OF the Republican state ticket
j. elected by very large maiority-thp
largest ever given in the satc-with
three wards and three towns 10 hear
from.
Henry Lippctt, regular Republican.
supported by the Liquor Dealers League
for Governor, la, 1,u>I; Rowland e..
Hazard, Independent Republican. sup
ported by thr PrOhibitioni,ts. has 1850:
and Charles Il. Gutter. Democratic, I 3iJ.
IN tin, city only three OF the Assembly,
men are elected, and they were run on
the regular Republican and Democratic
tickets. Whether Lippctt or Hazard
shall be- elected will probably depend
upon The result of subsequent election Of
A,.cmblymcn ia thi, city aud Warwick.
where, M-O, there was no choice
LATER.
Providence. Il. l., april 7.-Return,
from the entire state. except Black Island
give Hazard S,Sjj; Lippctt S.2S6. Cut
Ter, 5.l3>. Majority tor Republican cam
didaic- for Secretary Of State. ATTORNEY
General and Treasurer i, between IL 90
aud 1900. The vote j. the largest ever
! cast in tins state, with one exception.
/ Hazard hn- a plurality in the city and
/ county Of Providence and counties Oh
! Newport and Washington. Gutter has u
81 1iFts IA. Iprf-
There are twenty vacancies in the Gcncr-
al Assembly. and the election OF Cover
nor depend, upon the party >ucc 'ssfjll in
filling the vacancies. At the next trial
the choice j. between Hazard and Lip
pctt. The friends OF the latter claim q
majority Of the members 80 far elected.
Resigned.
WAsnINGTON, April 7.-As,i,tant Al
torncy General Hill resigned to-day. to
take effect on the approaching adjourn.
mcut of the supreme Court. As first as
,i,taut hc has had chief charge, in CON
ncction with Mr.. Williams, Of govern
ment cases before that court. Ills work
both there and in the Office has been such
a. 10 secure for him the character Of II
most industrious, able and efficient Off
Ger. With the Justices of the Supreme
Court Inc has gained high standing. and
his resignation is much regretted
General Iiealy late United States Mar
shal for Alabama, who is displaced by
senator Spencer, 10 make room for
Kinds, Just dismissed by she President
tor completely in the postal contract
fraud, was to-day designated for reap
pOutmCnt.
Judge Loring. of the Court Of Claims.
has indicated his intention of rcSigning,
and his place will probably be given 10
Commissioner Douglass. the change 10
take place in a short time.
The Carrying Frauds.
WASHINGTON, d. G., April THE en-
pOsurc of the fraudulent contractors in
the POst-Otllcc Department has caused a
great sensation, not only among the as
-OCiatcs Of those directly interested. but
in all postal contracting circles. In the
latter named quarter, there is great UNI
casincs, NJ the discovery that special
agents have been examining the real
character and frequency OF service per-
formed upon some Of the largest and
most expensive stage routes in the eX-
lrcmc West, In fact, investigation of the
rcl, connected with awards of all late
contracts IA, but just begun, aud it was
necessary 10 proceed in the department
VIII lllc utmost caution m order to pre-
vent arousiug the suspicion Of those i'm
pllcatcd. Now further examination will
proceed openly and with vi%or
Assassination.
MEMPHIS, April AT Brownsville,
Tenn, last evening, Robert VI dim,
County Court clerk, wa, shot aud Killed
inhi. oilicc by two brother named Henry
and Ely Bond.
The former was a lawyer and admins
traitor Of an estate, during the settlement
OF which, some days since, he lMcdlinl
had an alteration in regard TO the clerk
| fees, which resulted In the two brothers
| going into Mrdlm', office tor ,a,i,Gc.
| ton, aud it i, reported on entering the
/ ollino that Henry produced a pistol, when
| Mcdlin rose from his seat and exclaimed
II am uuarmcd.' Without replying.
/ Bond fired at him. Medln closed with
| him and attempted 10 seize the pistol,
| when Ely fired several shots, and he fell
| dead, shot eight times, The Bonds sur
/ rendered and We're 20 have an eXamina.
, ton to-day. The affair has caused great
excitement, as all the parties are promi,
ncnt oiuzon-. Mcdln leaves a wife and
one child