The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-11-04
EDITORIAL NOTES.

-Gencral Frank Cheatham Is supern-
tendent of the Tennessee pententiary.
"A man in England, an amateur, rode
a yelocipedc one hundred miles in twelve
hours.
Illinois is becoming as bad as Missis-
sippi. A regiment of militia was under
arms during the election Tuesday.
The Post says the new Texas cotton
classes much better than the old, and
quotations average l.G higher. 1t is
thought that Texas and New Orleans
quotations will shortly be identical.
They have started story on Morton
which is doing much damage to his po-
litical prospects in Indiana. 1t is that he
wears striped socks and low shoes. None
Of these vanitics are tolerated by the aus
tere Hoosier.
--Beecher thinks Moody and Sankcy
in greater danger than the people they
sing and pray Tor, because they are
afflicted with an ungodly vanity. Tn,
Brooklyn fraud has been eating sour
grapes since his lcwd practices were cx-
posed by 1iltOn, the other fraud.
1t is understood the railroads rum
ming to the West are about to agree OH
new and higher freight tariff, to 90 into
effect on the 18th inst. on a basis of GO
cents to Chicago on fourtl-class freight.
Several roads have ordered their agents
to make no time contracts for freight.
The explosion and destruction of the
ironclad Magenta makes the second YES
sci of this kind lost by the French Gov.
eminent within two months. The sink
ing OF the vessel Vanguard, within the
same period, by the tap Of the spur Of a
neighboring vessel, is beginning to
weaken confidence in the durability of
iron-clad.
Col. q. &. Baylor tried to brighten
Boston audience the other evening by
telling them that unless New England
was true to the negro the Roman Catho
lie church would place him in power
and he, then, positively asserted thai
the pope intended to appoint negro
cardinal who would be installed in the
cathedral at New Orleans.
The King and Queen of Denmark
and their daughter, Princess Thyra, ac-
companied by Prince John of Schleswig-
Holstein. Sanderburg, Glucksburg, ar
rived in England on the I'd. The royal
party were met at Dover by the Princess
of Wales and suite, and escorted to Lon
don. The distinguished visitors will re-
main until the beginning of December.
"A tame turkey made its Sunday re-
sort on the top of DE Soto block, Mem
phis, Tenn. On Monday morning it
flew over into the square, creating a
commotion among the squirrels. The
ever-faithful and sanguinc guardian of
the park borrowed gun and laid the in
iruder dead. Now a suit for damages
will ensue.
The State Register, speaking of the
personal and partisan attacks made on
the popular German, Mr.. IIesing, says
1.-The outrageous and unjust warfare
made by the Republicans Of Chicago
against MIR. Hesing, because TIC has been
operating against that party, shows that
Republicans only care for foreign-born
American citizens when they can use
them for party purposes.
--henry Ghaul deliberately shot and
killed Joseph Smith, alias "Litlle Smith"
at the saloon of Rt'villiams, alias "Gin-
ger Bill" on Exchange street, Rochcs.
y, \. Y. on the night OF the lst. There
was dispute about paying for drinks.
Ghaul was sent for to settle II, and
brought revolver with him, and as soon
as he crossed the threshold. shot Smith
dead, the ball going through his neck and
spinal marrow. Ghaul was arrested.
In the Early-Story- Chicago Times
libel case, Messrs. Wilkic and Flynn, in
dicted at Rockford, H., for an attempt TO
'suborn witnesses to swear away the good
name RI Miss Early. have succeeded in
obtain a change Of venue from Winnie
bag6 TO Boone county. The case will
not be tried until the February term,
1875. The ground on which change OF
venue was secured was the alleged preju-
| of.c OF the circuit iudpD