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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-05
GEN. IHOM A..

Considerable discussion has arisen Of
late as to whether Gen. George II.
Thomas had any intention, at the begin.
ming of the late war, TO take sides will
the South. The Richmond Dispatch OF q
late date publishes letter from Gen.
Thomas, dated January IS. lS6l, TO Col,
Smith, Of the Virginia Military Institute,
making inquiry as to the pay OF the in
structor Of tactics in that institution. say
ing he feared. from the then present APP
pearances, that it would soon be nece~-
sary tor him TO be looking up some
means Of support. The letter indicates
that Thomas then intended TO cast in his
lot with the South.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-05
LITTLE Ho $4,000 sAn Ann 1918 h'>"

. i.eslie's illustrated weekly for January
s,h, contains a cartoon which is pretty
good-wortby Of Mast iR design and exc
cution. The central figures are Justice
in the form OF woman, who carries in
her lett hand a sword and in her right a
chain and handcuii. Gen. Grant j.
seated in large char, with Little Boy
Bah in his lap. Bah has in his hand one
end OF a string. the other end
OF which is tied to coilcd serpent, the
worn OF the crooked whisky STILL
About the floor are scattered Little Boz
Bab's" play things \ chicken with il:
head cut oil, labeled San Domingo TOY
sword engraved with the words engineer
corps L. So set of toy houses repre-
senting Public Works, and other play
things, all denoting some pie in whicl
Little Boy Bah, at some time, has had a fin
ger Grant has his arms round Bah on hi
lap, aud between these two and the woman
Justice, stands Henderson, who intro
duces the woman with the words: "ller
is a lady who has came for Master Bah
cock" Master Babcock cries "B0o-hoo
don't want TO go" and his friend an,
protector Grant says Don't cry, Bah. Sh
shan't have you. | discharge you, Hen
dersOn, and won't be bothered by tina
Lady any more" In the back. groun,
is the picture ola penitcn,iary-Joyce i
looking out Of barred window aud Me
Donald and Avery, in striped clothes
are going ia at the door. GA the whole
Mast could not have done better, wit
the material, than l.eslie's caricaturst la
done. But Mast has not tried his geniu
on the whiskey ring yet,
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llOBA x r.

Hobart, the Baptist church-builder, is
gentleman who visit, communities. tells
the people who have religious inclinings
towards submersion as means of grace.
that they should have church house {:
that he is the gentleman who can furnish
them such house, and that he will. lie
then eats their chickens, takes little con-
trbutions. and. after prayers, goes his
way and Is heard OF no more for ever.
He is the drawer of & long bow, but lies
50 religiously that no one can take excep-
ton TO him.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-05

50, JosErn, Mo, Jan. ,. \ fatal acri.
dent occurred ut Lake Contrary, four
mules below this city, on saturday night,
~ which tour persons lost their lives.
neorgc Wilson, a white man, and Thomas
,rren Geo. Wells, Lizzie Wells, aud Bet
We Wells, colored, started across the lake
40 alshd "a dance on the opposite side,
heh lh'y got within iIity yards of the
c,iore Tue boat began 10 leak and soon
nlied WIN water. Wilson jumped out
ana succeeded IN swimming TO where he
could wade, while the Others were
drowned In ten feet of water. Their boaio.
/ were recovered yesterday.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-05
aARCoak.s pnospECrs.

Babcock's trial will not take place TIL
FEBRUARY LIST. Guilty or innocent. little
boy Bah stand. good chance OF getting
Of, altogether. 4 Washington dispatch
saws. "Whle the statement cannot be
made ON direct authority, there is rea-
son for believing that the prosecution is
by no means sanguine Of being able TO
convict him. a. the only evidence thus
far obtained, and upon which the prose
cntion rely, are his private kilograms 10
,x-Superyisor Mcdonald
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-05

NEW NoRK, Jan. g. here was a
large attendance in the sapreme court
circuit part No. 2. before Judge West
brook this morning. the tWI suits again,t
VIM. NJ. Tweed for $G.0OlO0 and ST.
600, 900 being first on the cilandcr. VIM.
NJ. Tweed. .Ir., was the ony member OF
the Tweed family present Argument
was begun by David DudlV Field. clnl-
longing the array of tlr twenly-lour
struck jurors in case No. ] The court
declined TO set down case 20. . for any
particular day until defend nd's counsel
had seen the papers.
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-. r. h.

A writer in "The Standa,ai," which is.
We believe, the principal organ of the
Baptist denomination in this State, has
been on IA trip through Egypt This
travelling correspondent signs himself j.
=. b., and in column and half of The
Standard, gives his impression OF men
and things In this part Of Illinois.
Were the character Of its population as
good ss the quality OF It's soil, there would
be considerable Improvement upon the
present status. Indeed, while going
through this magnificent country. have
often found myself repeating The lines OF
the missionary hymn,
where every prospect please
And only man IL vile -
beginning in this style, j. y. u. pro.
eecds 70 express his opinion Of the peopl,
Of Southern Illinois in the vicinity OF
Cairo and Of the people Of the city. liz
found them in moral aud intellectual
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-05

Baker, the reverend Baptist abuscr OF
Cairo. at whose head we have thrown a
newspaper 5riekbat through another col
umn OF this paper. is angry because the
water Christians of the city would not
call him. lie is one of the shollow-pated
wretches who, unfit for anything else.
has taken to the pulpit, and sermoniles
with the dizziness Of an Old saw.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-05
The Drcg. or.he uccci.r Scandal.

BRookLYN. Jan 3.-Tho prosecution OF
Loeder and Price, indicted or perjury IN
connection with the Tilion. ,cecher trial
OF last year was discontinued to-day on
the application of the diStict attorney
for II aoiie pyossgG before J,dgc Morse in
the court of sessions. the grounds OF the
motion being that the ailidyts of these
persons we've not made u be- used in
court. but simply to alice public opin-
ion
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The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,

'oLv Mnus, o., Jan. 3.-'Thc coroAer's
Jury held an inque, to-day on the body of
,o',ie Pc,ers, the young woman who
u.ea on saturday, us II was thought.
under suspicious circum stances. A ver,
net was found that she died from causes
unknown TO the jury. On the strength
OF TINS Lee II, Myers, whom the Sirl
charged with being the father of ILc
child. was released from Jail, much 10 the
gntlilcalion OF very many prominent ANA
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-05
Ailni.Mil,lon S,cni.

New IoRs, jan. al Charles Il. Beck
with. former confidential clerk OF Benia-
min 4. Rabbit. tile wcll-knowu soap
manufacturer, vas committed 10 Jail to-
day without bal, To answer the charge OF
cmbelIlcmcut. The amount Of the dc
ialcation now .nown is $500 900. ana
mav reaoh >iOyuOO.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-05

BUlFALo. Jan. 81 Treasurer Bork has
not returned n expected, but Will prob
ably return this afternoon. lie claims
that hi. partNer, James :. Lyon. is cal.
pablc a. himself in the transactions.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-05
yncc.,,,i,ry Atriigpr.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Jan. 3.--l'hc opc-
rativc~ at tie Bla tton WOODEN miles have
struck on accom- of Il ten per cent. re-
durton. 1hey ave burned the house Of
the mil MANAGE and threatened his lite.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-05

BULLETIN. of weekly sconrge OF long
letters. lac will bc glad 30 hasten HAT de
sirable event. by being present himself
10 see that there is no mistake about the
matter. 'hNihNNiNh'
Cniro. jan. /. $50.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-05

influential friends here. W. Myers said
he had never had any but business con
nections with the woman having been
| retained to collect CERTAIN monies due
ncr, and that he never 'aw her until
about three months ago.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-05
Internationally, tne best sustained
wGfiG q. .he atipd ira the World"
lIARPER'S MAGAZINE,
NnrLcEs OF rnE rREss

The ever Increasing circulation OF tLi.
excellent monthly proves il- continued
adoption 30 popular uGsirps and needs In
decd, whon ws think into how muny homes
II pcnclrate9 every month, we must con-
slider il az one of the educators az well aa
entertainers Of the public mind, FOR It's vast
popularity has been won 10y no appeal TO
ton Globe,
The character which this MAGAZINE pos.
sesscs for variety, erterpri ,grli. tic wealth,
and literary culture TINT has kept pace with,
il ii has not led the times, should cause ~
conductor, 70 regard 1t with iustiliablc COM
pMcency. 1t plso entities them 10 great
claim upon the public gratitude. The
Magazine has done good and not evil al,
the days OF lbs liic.--iirooklyn EAGLE.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-05
Escape ofa pe.psraso.

NASHVILLE. Jan 3.-Bill saith. ho-
torious criminal aud desper,do. escaped
from the peni,entlary last hight. lie had
served two year. ont OF u term OF twenty
ii
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-05

SENATOR MoRroN is to receive the vote
OF Mississippi for president in the Repub-
lican convention. which explains why he
wants the last election Investigated.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-05

have been made # any OF The parties
concerned in the >lJoting ia the Bolton
Stinson homicides at Randolph landing.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-05
A KANSAS CRIME.
Suits Against the Absent Boss.
The Memphis Hangimgs.
Dregs Of, the Scandal, ETC., Etc.
Criiue ina kaIisn,

kaNsts CRY. Jan. 3.-fhe Kansas City
T.mes has Il iull account of the attempted
murder Of j. q. Marshall, OF Alexander.
Madison county, Indiana, by W. L. Al
ford, at Great Bend. Kansas. which pre-
scnts one of the worst phase, in the an
nal, of the times.
Mr.. Marshall was coming west 10 buy
farm and met Afford on the ears, aud
by his representations Wa induced TO 20
10 Great Bend, where Afford lived. They
arrived at night aud started out to Al
iord's house. When about mile from
the town Afford attempted 10 murder
Marshall, shooting him in the temple.
lie escaped in the darkness and identified
Afford next day. who was sent to Jail
by Justice. On Saturday night mob OF
nifty collected at the jail, attempting
to get Afford to lynch him. They pricd
OIL ,Ouhc OF the bars oi the door, and one
OF the lynchcr,, a frcnchmam named Ro-
laado, crawled through the opening TO
unbar the door Of the prisoners cell. He
was Immediately attacked by Afford and
cried for help. \ pistol was handed
him. but Afford wreuched it away and
| shot ROllndO fatally in the abdomen
from which he died on SATURDAY night.
The mob then took Alyord to hang him.
but in the darkness and excitement he
escaped. lie was rc-captured on SUNDAY
aud is now in jail ut Great Bend. guarded
! 10y a large number OF the best cti
Iens, who are determined TO maintain
| law ana order
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-05

MEMPHIS. Jan. 3.--ScaloldS are being
erected III the Jail yard here aud in the
court house yard ut Bartlett, for the eN-
ccutiou of Frank Scotland Bill Williams.
both colorel. who AZ, TO be- hung next
Friday.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-05
JOHN H. oBERLY, Editor.

TnE Philadelphia Tones secs "fun
when Grant aud Bristow break.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-05

Tux Grange element in the Kentucky
legislature elected Captain Stone speaker
of the House.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-05
LAprIS'> FRAUDS.

The 7D,"' also has special IRON
seneca, Kansas. the home Of Lappin, the
dciaultln% state treasurer. stating that
1t wa a'ceriained to-day that Lappin
and Scrallord was OWN. nearly fifty
Thousand dollars 10 parties in Nemeha
county. Scraiiorl who /, Lappin',
hrolher.iH-law. absconded inst after the
exposure of the school board frauds and
has not since been heard nom All hi,
personal property was attached to-day
aHd suits for over SaO. 600 were brought
against l.appin and ScratlOrd to-day at
seneca, one of them being by Lappin',
ialhcr Tor $1,000 aud another by Bruhcr.
HE county treasurer of Ncmcha county.
Tor about 1900 Tor which he holds Ian
! pm receipt a, state treasurer. IaDpIu
did not account 10 hi- successor for this
| latter amount, and il Is in doubt which
SET OF bohi~mcn ,l.appin's or Brumer'
"iil have to bear the loss. Great excite
ment prevail at Seneca In con.eaneuca
| "l today developments.
New-York tribune., 1876-06-27
irDrRuANIC WORK IN BROOKLYN

The Special Committee of the Brooklyn
Aldermen having in charge the new municipal building
reported yesterday that had not been able to deede
upop plan and therefore asked that special meeting
of the Board be held at p. III. tomorrow. This was
ordered 1t was resolved to appropriate $1,000 I'D add-
ton to what las already been gven-S05oO-to provide
music for the parade July 3, in which is expected
that from 10000 $4,000 persons Will participate Inc
Board of City Works was directed to clean the streets OF
the Eighth Twentieth Twenty-thiTd and Twenty-htth
Wards at the expense the contractors The report oil te
Law Committee authorizing $4,000 to he expended for
the completion of the Hampstead Reservoir vas aVtcu
nv vote 2l to . Corporation Counsel De WIZ rem
dered an opinion, in which he saws; The city IS aw
fully IN of the Hampstead Reservoir. ana may
bnid the and gate houses thereof under its gene
corporae powers, and particularly under the powers
conferrrd nv the act 1859 and the adoption or the
act of 1875 under the opinion of Messrs Eyals ana
Tracy would imperi the defense OF the city in the SUIT
brought by Kingsley & Keeney against the city Tor
gI7S,OOo, by enarclng tho original appropriation ot
Al 100000 and thus cutting OF the defensive position
that the contract ended in 1874, when tie S4OOOOO
was speut and further that the adoption Of that act o
1878 reyiyes and continues The odcOutract"
New-York tribune., 1876-06-27
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr.. KAssoN (Rep., Iowa. introduced a joint
resolution providing that when the two Houses adjourn
on Saturday the Ist OF july shall be to meet at 10
o'clock on Tuesday, July H. at Independence Hall in
Philadelphia, there to consider JOINT resolution com
independence. Referred to the Committee on the Cen
Mr. NEAL Dem. Ohio introduced bill providing for
the repeal OF the Resumption act aud moved the peyi-
A pont of order raised by Mr.. KAssON of Iowa. was,
after some discussion. oyerTIed Tie previous question
was not seconded II 10 1OO and Mr. kassOn rising 10
deoate IL. the bill went over under the rule.
Mr.. RANDALL Dem. PENN. from the Conference ,
Committee the Legislative Appropriation bill, re-
ported that the Committee had been unable to agree,
and on his motion DeW committee was appointed con-
Mr. SAVAGE Dem. Ohio moved to put It's passage
bill TO repeal the third section OF the Resumption act
but point Of order made by Mr. KASSON that previous
notice had not been gven) was sustained and the mo-
toned was not entertained
Mr.. SPRINGER (Dem lll9 offered resolution IN
structiDg the Committee on Banking and Currency TO
report tomorrow bill 10 repeal the Resumption act
Mr. SAMPSON Hsp, Iowa. moved to suspend the rules
and pass the Joint resolution suggested by the President
FOR te ne xt fiscal year the basis the appro
patons Tor the fiscal year about to expire in OF
The failure OF OF the regular appropriation bills be-
fore the lst Of July The motion was rlected-fcas 31
Nays 1l2 party vote , . -, 49,. ..,,..
and pass the bill revising the law for he payment for
horses and equipments lost during the war; and extend
Mr. r." JOHN REILLY Dem. enn) moved to suspend
the rules and pass bill for the issue OF dsused Govern
against Indians Adopted
MIR. CALDWELL Of Tennessee moved TO suspend the
r1es and adopt resolution declaring that retrenchnen
and reform matters of imperative necessity that II
IL not the cry OF demaeogism, but problem demand
ing the attention. and worthy OF the highest ability o the
representatives Of the people, that no party is III to gov
ern The that cannot solve II that n u in vain TO
LOOK 10 the executive officers for reforn that the Senate
is neither by the theory Of tho American system nor by
It's compo.ition, fitted for the task mat tne
House alone has the constitutional power 10
perfect a radical reform; that all bills for
raising revenue should originate in the HOnse and that
no money should be drawn from the Treasury except in
consequence of appropriations made by law that those
provisions of the Constitution designed to invest
ihe House with the entire control OF tne public purse
that this power of supply is IN England invested IN ne
House Commons, and has been zeaOusly guarded by
H. aud ia the pearl beyond price without which the
liberties of England would long since have fallen under
the despotism of the Crown
The principal points of this resolution were compiled
from a speech OF Mr. John Sherman OF ono whlie me
Der Of the House In 1888.
The the motion to suspend The rules and adopt
voting
Adjourned
New-York tribune., 1876-06-27
ALLEGED POLICE BRUTALITY.

Patrolmen Cowen and German of the Sixth
Precinct were tried before the Police Board yesterday
charged with clubbing Jose Aquier Sunday. May %.
The complainant and several of his friends stated that
while they sitting quietly in his house, at NO
Doyer-st the officers in in citizens dress They
were invited take beer, which was then sent for
and because the complainant refused TO call u weiss
beer while actually lager beer 1t was alleged that
the officers dubbed every person present One person.
who was sick had since died the effects OF the beat
ing The officers, 10 claimed, were intoxicated
A0uier was arrested. but discharged by Justice the
pext day Tue officers their behalf asserted that
Aquier and another Cuban, some what under the lnn
ence Of liquor, were acting IN dsorderly manner IN
the officers arrested them but did not CLUB tnem Inc
case was referred to the full Board.
New-York tribune., 1876-06-27
MIsHAPs OF AN EXCURSION PARTY.

A party of about 1,200 persons left Newark
on Sunday for College Point the steamer Metamora
and barge Centennial The excursion was under the
auspices OF the German Aurora Singing Society. and
many Of the participants were women and children On
the return trip evening, when the steamboat and
barge reached Bergen Point opposite the lighthouse the
towipe broke and the rock, and STAYED
hole in her bottom The captain seeing that the boat
would sink immediately beached her, when the 200 pas
board reached the shore In safety The barge
on which there about 0c0 persons drfted upon
bar and stuck, all efforts to get her on proving in
egecual The passengers remained there until yesterday
morning when the tide sufficiently to float the barge
of the bar and towed TO Newark, reaching that
place about o'clock.
New-York tribune., 1876-06-27
ACADEMY OF THE HOLY CROSS.

The exercises of the sixteenth annual Com
mencement of the Academy of the Holy Cross in West
Forty-second-st, were held yesterday The large hal
was decorated with flags and from the ceiling were sus
pended baskets of flowers and vines At one side OF the
hall was erected platform, on which sat nearly Zoo
young ladies' atted in white dresses In front OF the
stage were many cleTgynen, among whom were Father
Mccarthy pastor Of the Church or the Holy cross ana
spirtual director of the convent Father Flaherty OF
Rosendale Father Brophy, and Fathers Brown
and Simmons Of tho Paulist Church The exer-
cses began with a "Grand Gaop Mihtaire,"
executed by eight young ladies, and was followed
by a solo from Meyerbeer by Miss H. Metz'
Those students deserving OF honor for their conduct were
then crowned by spiritual director. DRAMA ehl
fled The Children of the Gospel WIS then payeu
More music and a vocal solo from Verdi. by MISS II.
ten distributed The second part OF the programme
was of varied character, and consisted Pilncpaly OF
an air from Verdi sung by Miss L. Farley. drama Dy
she Younger pupils Of the Academy, emitted silver
spray and duet from ROssni, By Misses Qnldort ana
Metz The following young ladies, who had com
pleted the course prescribed by the Academy, were
crowned with laurel wreaths ana gwen tne
Miss MARY Ward, Miss Rose Gaegan, and Miss Mary
Kayanagh The silver medal for peumanshp was
awarded to Miss Mary Kavanagh, and the pflLe I0T e
hest original essay was won by Miss FANNIE flauiy.
Tie procTamme concluded with the yaedctory by MISS
Bella EngerInan after which Father Mccarthy maze
short address. During the past year all the poullig
schoars were taken from the Academy, according 10
Cardinal McCloskeys WISH as lie desired them 10 board
in the country Most OF them were sent 10 MI o' VIZ
Academy.
New-York tribune., 1876-06-27
ATTEMPTED CRIMINAL MALPRACTICE.

Lewis Dwyer of No. 35 FrOnt-st. and James
H. jackson Of Providence r. L. were arrested yesterday
by Capt Petty q the First Precinct Police on charge
of having attempted criminal malpractice upon Cath
crime Montague of No II stoue-st The police state that
about O'Clock yesterday afternoon DIR. William L.
Shine formerly Deputy Coroner of No II states was
called to visit a woman the second floor OF No 80
Front-sL who was at the point Of death. H. went to
the house and found young woman IN commissions
jackson said that he had charge Of the and should
not permit any interference but the woman asked Dr.
Shines assistance stating she was pregnant ana that
the two men had given her medicine. Dr. Shine wrote
prescription for a soothing medicine, and went home for
some cllOrOform When he returned he was met by
Jackson who said that the W man had recovered ana
gone home Dr. Shine said that he would 90 up stairs
and see Jackson then assaulted HIM and kicked him ou
of tho house Police Capt Petty took the woman ana
the two men to the police station.