The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-11-12

MEXICO. ny Sheriii NOok, pfNienNci'
They Killed their victims Wife one of
them played a medley ON Il harp to
drown the dying groans.
1t is stated thst An extensive system
of recruiting for the Spanish army in
Cuba is now being carried on in New
York City among such OF the INDECENT
ioreign-born population as can beinduccd
by the offer of 800 IN gold and 80 acres
of land to act in The capacity of targets
for the Cuban marksmen.
The State Register says: at the
meeting of the Illinois Christian Associ.
alton in Peoria, this week, Edmond Ro-
naynp. Past Master of keystone Lodge
No. $50. Chicago. will publicly initiate II
candidate into the mysteries of the sub
lime degree of Master Mason for the
instruction of The citizens OF Peoria
The Rev. Hoffman is now bciag put
through course of sprouts. in Quincy.
by committee Of Methodist ministers.
Hoffman bounced General Prentiss. when
the general in return bounced Hoffman.
and now the reverend individual Is be-
fore men OF his own cloth, and il is be-
lived he will not come ont OF the fire un-
scatlcd.
Perhaps the people of Mississippi
will impcach aud try Adclbert Amcs.
BY so doing they will arouse on intense
sympathy In his behalf that will en-
danger their present hold on the popular
heart Let him serve out his time and
quietly step down aud ont among the
other definct political shysters and
thieves.
| --ValmaseJa has gotten himself into
another scrapc by arresting FREDERICK T..
Monies. u naturalizcd American subject,
and shipping him to the Isle of Pines.
Monies had no idea of pining away, how-
lever. in jail, and managed to get letter
TO his friends in New \ ork, and the mat
ter has beer laid before Secretary Fish,
who, it Ia believed will send n man-oi
war 60 Havana to demand satisfaction.
The New York Bulletin insists that
Colonel Tom SCOTS scheme is in no sens,
a Southern road. 1t gives the South the
20 by, making a western and southwest
erD circuit of the Southern States, really
) calculated TO draw trade from that sec
ton rather than develop it. 1t is tota
missioner 10 call it Southern Pacific
road but mere names are sometimes pc,
tent: and thi. Scott pseudonym is calcu
lated 10 lead the south into clamoriug ioI
the very thing it does not want.
The Memphis lppeai says: "IhC
New Orleans Bulletin agrees with the
, New York Bstietm in regard 10 tn,
Southern Pacific railroad, most of tn,
Richmond, New orleans and Savannah
papers taking the same position. viz
that The South has no favors to ask o
Colonel Scott, nor has he any to grant il
thi, matter of a Pacific railroad; and tina
ii there is to be Southern Pacific rail
. road by government intervention, i
should be such one as will minister t,
the ports of the Gull, lower Mississippi
and Atlantic coast cities"
The Cherokee Council has not We
declared who was elected chief at TIT
late election in that nation. Several
seats of counsellors have been contested
and no definite action has yet been
taken in regard to them. Some twenty
five to thirty men, armed with shOtguns,
under the sheriff Of Tahlcquat, sit in
the council daily to preserve order. and
about five hundred armedncn are around
the town, but everything has been quiet
thus far, and If the election returns have
not been tempered with, there will prob
ably be no trouble.
A new dodge Is explained in tn
latest Memphis AUalaHche: "a neat LITTLE
trick was played on the proprictors OF
Monroe street gambling establishment
Saturday night, as follows: a negr,
brought n note to one of them, stain,
that n gentleman ut the Peabody wishet
to see him on important business. IL
: went to see the gentleman, and fey
minutes after he lett the room anothe
: negro came in with note to the othc
| partner. signed with the name Of Il,
D first, viz: PLEASE send me $40 b
bearer" The amount was handed over
and nothing has since been seen VI Il.
negro. 1t is needless to mention tina
the first partner did not find any one II
the Peabody waiting for him. The Sam
trick was attempted to be played TN
same night on jefferson street estab
lishment. but was not successful