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, 1876-01-09

TIE great DABB1rT defalcation seems to be
growing less and beautifully less, wasting
away Like the soap in which the concern
denis. The soap-case, in fact, begins to
loo2 like al advertisement We suspect that
there is more tnan the due proportion Of lye
in II
, 1876-01-09

Tho Ring literature Of New York City tss
been enriched bv something new. TwEED's u
toroeys and bonisuen have brought suit ssains
the rest Of the Ring, the City and County ot
New York, the Attorney General and tha Cor
paraion Counsel for soms purpose not relY
clearly explained in the dispatches Of Thu
morning.
, 1876-01-09

The Chicago produce markets were more
animated on.Saturday. Mess pork ~asin bet
ter demand and tru,, closing ut SO. 23@l3.27!
cash and s1y+ys@1945 for February. Lard
vas in good request aud firm, closing at
$l23o@l2.32t per lW' tts cssh and S12.@24
@,2+s for February. SIeatA were actise and
n111a,, Il 7Ic for shoulders, boxed, 1850 70
, 1876-01-09

~ %ba oQrh ~ n.@ar,a- t.ut a..
c-.,,,a p,.no,pu s.cr,,,ro -, a.. aoa
Ro,r3 ~ T-,aa w,a raanactf,,l,, ,a.s. en'sasa
.o,a - a,,o,, ~ ov7cbe ~ ruz .C,,.1. ee'ea y
49, ~ hob =, ,h;c,, ora a,ta~.d ~. :, 1901
rort. -, race;,+a of coaI II w,a und.s." 10y q
~ t,n,a ,h., tho ar,.a,rto+;vo -, ~ ~
o-,,x rr.,,ed ~ looh ~ rio -a.ord =, =, A4'''s
n,ovanant Tho Hoo cv.r1rs R,yro,S ~ w
sva,a.3 ~ ur;t,,e to tba ofYa,t ,b., ~. ~
cou,d not ha or,ntaa ,.t tha rao,rd v., 49,. '4a9
1,ct .,d har.,a, +ha r,nor,a, wo,,, :. ' p's'
..o, fo-,,ar o,,,,;onv to ahusa .,a ,,;.s' "
sent a.c
Shorty or,ar..rda tha r1on or,n,
mn pu rnrn;aba1 :, ", R,v.1rv th.. ~ &~
p,aa;dent NJ t,o r,,,a anil nop -, ho ss.
pra.dant . c,,1 m .htcb vara --;.,.s 4a ~
6o,ra. nen,asant;n1 t,,a to,a, c,,,1 ,n,1a,1s -:
tna va,r That fact ia a sn 1,c,en. a,s.a. ~ ~.
s,at r.,aon n, MT a,tou;no ,.ca,a =, ~. 80 ~
To-, dos svo 90 ;nr,oa H. ~, c. -
p..nor mn ~ wont m, ,ha ;,a+,,.aa l.. -.
Tpr r,,p1xr had ,o;srenrcaaot.d md .h.1-.
h.n ~ orared him Tho fraa raa - ~. 1a.ss s,sa
,1,;.1, ~ r;cI mt s,ct, instance. x-;th -. 4
~ o,r co,rn oa in ar.xcr ,I,e,ato d. 49,. ~
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, 1876-01-09

An Otta:ra dispatch announces that the
decision of the Supreme Court in The famous
Aldermanio contempt case has been filed
there, and that Judge WILLIAMS finding has
beea reversed The facts are briefly as fol-
lows: Toward the close Of April Judge
WILLIAMS eujoined the Council from count
ing the votes cast Mt the special election held
to decide whether tho charter OF 1872 should
be adopted. Acting under the advice OF
Judge DlcKEr, S1r, STORES, md the other
counsel employed By the Mayor, ths Council
disregarded the injunction, caavasscd the
vote, aud announced the result. Out OF this
grew the contempt proceedings, which re-
suited in q decision given BY Judge WILLIAMS,
June I, fuins the counsel $500 each, and
those Aldermen who took part in the con-
tempt 800 each. An appeal to the Supreme
Court was ct once taken, and tie action Of
the lower tribunal has been reversed The
ground on which tho decision was based is
that the injunction was absolutely 7oid, aud
there could consequently be no contempt.
, 1876-01-09

Tho spring-}iks weather the Northwest h1s
been enjosing has had the effect OF genuine
spring in starting our Iudlans on the war-ps.h
Ten bodies OF murdered whites found in Daxots
and gathering OF hostile Indians near Fad
Buford arc the newest Lows
, 1876-01-09
AksUSE MENTS,


TO-DAY.
MCCORMICK HALL-Nor.b Clark street, corner
kin1e. Lecture t: ST. m. by Jsuses Parton. Sub
3ecs The coaunentA Con sress."
NEW CHICAGO TuEaTRE-Oark street, between
Like and Randolph, l%o6euuoueler Fiulls"
, 1876-01-09

The T1cHnoRSE claimant must hide his
diminished head before the Little American
Puzzler," as the intantile scountlrel is called
who has for whole week maintained an imper-
sonation Of CHARLIE Ross at St Albans, VI.
This case ls one Of the most singular in the
annals Of juvenile crime. With en abnormal
development of the most rrccocious total de-
pravity, this youngster has lied right and left
in style that the shades Of ANAs1As and
SApPH1aA could not surpass. When cou-
fronted with men who Ind known him in h;s
home at Milford, \. H., he denied that be had
ever known them. He prattled in a manner
childlike and bland Of the ''big old family
Gible that Papa Ross used to read out Of.
The sympathetic and susceptible St. Albans
folk wero carried away by lis obvious inno-
cence, and even the Hibernian heart of the
New York Herald correspondent melted be-
fore "tLe snme sweet expression" that was
displayed in the photographs Of Cu1RLu
Ross, end IVES forced to admit that "ere-y
outline of feature vas preserved" So well did
this prodigy Of mendsc;ty tell his story that
he not only excited the Albanians and the
surrounding rustics for TO miles to fcyeriah
enthusiasm Of bulief in his htory, but de-
cciscd eveu citizenn Of pAilalelplia WHO
, 1876-01-09
OH Q}jia9o Qriblno;e.
Sunday Morning, January 8. 1875.

The dolIar grcenbsck, at the close Of the
New York E1chanSe on Saturday, represented
eet cents in hard money
, 1876-01-09
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

ATTENTION, KNIGHTS OF PTTa1AS--Ar ueu,-
ber. Of Cru..d-r Lo!ec No. E. Of T. requested
to meet =: their Castle Hall northwest Of La
sa:e and Adanr-s:s.. on Tharsay evening. :he 18th
li~ a: :3J sa-p f.. 1rstslst,on o. OTHERS aul buai
Re If i'nin:t1ne ounee:e with E1s Mo.tua.y Fund
u ,r .:.'ush oef sre the Lolse. Eis4sia: brethren
<ot1.Auy Invited. By esie.
1ntS HARRIS, c. C.,
JOHN J. MITCHELL, E. Of 4 & s.
AL o. b. 3. B.A ruh!ic installation Of the on
c-r- II Ge.r:uia Lodge, No. r3. h s. D., wall &sa
pxc Oh San1Iy evening, t!e 9Th inst. a. o'cio:i,
tittr Al, li.1li i~ndu:ph-st. All the Brethren
II Lbs 0s2er aul tie pabi1e in general arc Invited.
A. SILVER Av.,
NJ UuNSTElS, ,pher.
ATTENTION SIR KS16aTs:-soert,l coacl,7o Of
Ch3tago Co1onau:e.y M. i9 x. T., Monday evening.
J-n- TO- 1|.6. for work R c. order. Nteiins Sir
Euish;s conrteou-iy i1v1fe1. Kr n-ner Of ila EN-.
Com. CuAS. j. Tit3UBE1DGE, Recorder.
I MASONIC-The annual Convention OF ChicnGo
Council o: .ucet uf Ierns lem will h. ho}d Th1r+-
day evening next 1t 7J1 O'Clock aasr Ecs; OF Of
drsrs and ayIsent Of dues. JOHN O'SElL,
E. GOUD.u.E, Or. Secretary. S. I. g. IL
, 1876-01-09

LAFAYETTE CHAPTER, No. 2, =. A. H.. Hall :,
3lnoro-St.-Sta'eu CiuTv-tio:l Mouity evening" J~n
~ t 75u o'clock, for busnees aul work. Hy oEt1er Of
the II. J., I. y. TCcnE2. Se1's.
, 1876-01-09

One OF our city contemporaries, making
use Of the figures in The TnmCSE'a annual
report, snys:
II costs four to six times "a much Der pe4scn 10 B..
governed In tiz city II did years ago. OF
course there has been + large ucrezse ct population
during that pero but the t11ea have Increased far
rapidly. In 1860 the popul ioa Of this city sas
10000. and the a1es VET: t3,315. In 1874 the popu~
1asion 1910 o, anil the taxes IS 01j 377 In
Of popu stion III: increase per cent
Of t11ation, 1,33i Those figures tel nw{ul tale.
Figures will not lie, and the above figures
are technically correct; bat figures are hnble
to misconstruction, as has happened in this
caso. Taxes hnve largely increased since
1860. but it must be remembered that be-
tween 1850 md 1871 there were borrowed
and spent for public improvements $12, ,0o0,-
ooo,-au average Of $1,000, 900 per year, in
addition to the ta1-lcvy. II this he'd been
added to the tax-levy Of those years, it would
have cut down the percentage Of increase ut
lcost two-thirds. In reality, if We had paid
as we went along, the increase Of taxation
would not have been much greater than the
proportion Of increase of population and
property. Since 1871 we have been obliged
to pay as VIC go, and the improvements made
since then, such as water and sewerage,
bridges, tunnels, school-houses, and the ILL
nois Cnna1 drainage system, have been paid
ont of the ta1~levy, and this will continue.
In the future MI moneys expended will be
BY taxation While our contem-
porary is technically correct in its statement
Of the increase of ta1Rtion, it does not follow
TINT expeuililures hare increasell in like ratio
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-11-14

Upon tho question OF jurisdiction. the at.
torney. general and Acknowledgement, who
are not candidates for re election, stood
out for declaring the powers Of tho board
to be confined to tho examining and az.
gregating the returns from the counties,
but they were voted down by the MAORI
ty of the board, who are candidates for
reelection, and claim the right to be
Judges of their own election.
Gov. Chamberlain claims that con-
ceding all that can plausibly be claimed
by the Democrats, Hayes will have ma
jority of over $500, and the Republican
state ticket majority of over 2,lOo, and
he believes the final returns will give
Hayes 900, aud the state ticket 300.
with twenty-five Republican majority on
Joint ballot in the new general assembly.
Such a result can only be reached by
casting out the entire vote Of one or more
counties. which gave a heavy Democratic
majority. This is believed to be the
party programme. as the Republican
officials have openly declared that the
Democrats will be counted out, whatever
their J,,-ina taeie majority.
In these two items of news we see evil
dence that the Republicans intend TO
count out the Democrats in South Caro-
lima, as they also intend to count them
ouVin Florida and Louisiana and we
are impelled to ask our Republican
neighbour, what they propose to do
about It: Our Republican neighbors
know, we confidently believe. that Gov.
Tilden has been elected president; they
know that he is to be cheated out OF the
office; but we fear they will be gratiiied
by the fraudulent conduct of their Re-
publican friends at the South instead OF
made indignant by it. But time viii tell.
and therefore, in the face of the rascali-
ties OF Republicanism, We propose TO
possess our sonl in patience. ana wait.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-11-14
How To Make Money.

We will state that the surest, best and
spsediest way to .'multiply and Increase
is TO call at No. II Wall street, New York,
and consult with Alex rockingham 4 Co.
These gentlemen, who have bong been
identified with the history and affairs of
Wall street. are unusually skilled in none
tary affairs, and In everything appertaiDing
TO speculation, are unexcelled for ability
and proficiency. II may also be said that
OF the many Brokers in that city they are
not only the most popular, but also the
most successful, best patronized, and most
widely known IN or near the vicinity OF
Wall Street.
Among the customers OF the house OF
Alex Rockingham x Co, are some OF our
leading and representative citizens, who
are mainly indebted to the labors Of this
trm Tor much Of the wealth they nov enjoy.
During the long and successful exper.
fence OF Messrs. Alex. rockingham Il Co.,
In this city they have earned for Themselves
an enviable reputation for honesty, integ.
rity and faith, and enjoy q business almost
colossal IN It's proportions. In fact, the
amount OF business done by this house In
the course OF . year Is something wonder
full, and often forms the subject Of com
ment. 1t needs but visit TO their spacious
ofiices In Wall street to prove the truth OF
he above statement.
How they manage TO convert 80 TO $40
go 10 $40, $40 into $50, and 20 on, is u
secret which they alone can explain; but
that they succeed In doing so il tact too
well known TO admit Of doubt. II you
would safely snd probably invest your
money, DO not hesitate to favor this firm
with your cash and confidence. That by so
doing you will reap an abundant reward,
the experience OF thousands Of our best
citizens attest. The necessity Of taking
SUCH course in these times of lettering
banks and financial striDgency must be APP
parent to the most Indifferent and careless
observer.
Messrs' Alex. rockingham * Co., are
prepared TO invest money TO any amount in
the best securities, aud In every transac-
uon III which they may be engaged guar.
antee entire satisfaction to those Who honor
them with their patronage.
f6send for their Explanatory Circular
and Weekly Reports, which they mail free
10 oil who desire them. From ~ y. Ne
Yoifs. oadofH 10 1876. .-ls-eod3ms
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-11-14
ELECTION FRAUDS IN South
CAROLINA

The honest Republicans of the northern
states will not, we firmly believe. endors,
the raseally action of the Republican Off
Gals of South Carolina; but honest Re-
publicans too often close their ears so that
they may not hear and their eyes 50 that
they may not see. Nevertheless. they
cannot, in this supreme moment of peril
TO the peace of tn republic, refuse to
both see and hear the truth about the
election complications at the South.
So therefore, we ask our Republican
friends to look a, Soath Carolina. and
listen TO the disfrrssful news that comes
from That distracted state.
FRS, item Of news. The returns from,
the several counties OF the state, practical.
~ official, give the Democratic state
ticket l $40 majority. TiIlen's majority
il somewhat less"
Second item OF news. The board oI
state canvassers are now in session. III
ciosol aosrs, and the rumor is that they
will attempt to throw out the vote OF An
derson, EJgeileId ana Laureus counties,
which give the Democrats 1856 majority.
OF the board there were present the state
comptroller. treasurer, secretary
of state, acknowledgement and
attorney-general Upon the ques.
ton Of jurisdiction the attorney genera
and adjutant general, who are not candi
dates for reelection, stood out for dcciar
ing the powers OF the board to be con
fined to examining anu aggregatin:
the returns from tho counties, but the,
were voted down by a majority of Tn
board, icho are candidHtes for reelection
and claim tie right 10 be .jqa,oes Of Hsi
o,on election"
Comment IS unnecessary.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-11-14
pREsIDENT GRANTS ACTION.

We give to President Grant credit for
the best intentions in issuing his already
famous orders Of the 10th inst. lie had
no doubt, we believe, that in issuing
these orders he was dong a patriotic
duty; but was he; Let us see.
In the orders he commands Gen. Sher.
man to instruct Gen. Augur, in Louisi-
ana, and Gen. Ruger, in Florida, to do
certain things altogether inconsistent
with their duties "a soldiers. as follows
First, To see that the proper aud
legal boards Of canyassers are unnO-
Tested IN the performance OF their datjes.
This instruction gives to the generals
named the right 10 decide which board
OF canyassers in each OF the states il the
legal board. suppose Gen. Augur should
decide that hellogg's board is not the L.
gal board aud that some other board is
What would the Republicans say about
the decisions? They would denounce il.
very properly, as the decision OF a mil.
slaiy usurper-as a decision made by a
man without authority and in the face n,
Tie plain provisions OF an uaambiguou.
law This will not be done aud we men.
lioh IL supply to show how this instruction
Oh The president might be abused and
what 4 dangerous precedent i, may es.
| tablish.
secondly. The orders Instruct the
generals named 10 denounce Fraudulent
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-11-14

count on eitler.side. if there should be
any suspicion Of such count.
We need not call attention TO the great
mischief the generals might do ly acting
under this instruction. There Is strong
suspicion that IN both Louisiana and
Florida the Republicans will fraudulently
count the returns. II, under their In.
structions. Gems. Rugcr and AuguI
should dcnounce the Republicans OF the
provinces over which they reign
how loud would the clamors Of the Re.
publicans of the North become.
Thirdly. Gen. Augur is instructed to
use all the troops he may deem necessary
to insure peaceable count of the ballots
actually cast.
This instruction gives the general the
right to ascertain which OF the ballots
proposed to be counted were actually cast
1t makes him supreme judge OF the cleo
ton i'm Louisiana, and gives to him the
right to use all the troo IS necessary to
enforce his judgment. He may act with
the greatest fairness but suppose he
should not do so. what then: suppose he
should come to the conclusion that certain
Democratic ballots not cast were actually
cast, and should order them to be counted:
What remedy would the Republicans
have: Would they put him out, and put
in another general who would decide that
certain Republican ballots were actually
cast
But why pursue this discussion
Every sensible citizen certainly under
stands that however honest President
Grant may be in his present action in re-
gard TO the contested elections of Louisi-
ana and Florida. he has established a
dangerous precedent by his orders, a
precedent that may make generals OF the
army the judges of future elections and
override the Jeffersonian doctrine that
the military power OF the republic should
be kept in strict subordination TO the
civil power. Gen. Grant. in an hone at
endeavor 10 settle the troubles in Florida
and Louisiana, has done precisely what
Napoleon III of France would have done
II he had been in Gen. Grants place and
had desired TO carry the election, right or
wrong, for his party.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-11-14
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The State Democratic, but the
Radical Canvassers Ready to
Change the Result.
Hampton Publishes COngs atuIatOry
Address.

CHARLESTON, $. c., Nov. 1.-THE re-
turns from the several counties, practl-
cally official, give the Democratic state
ticket l, 3A3 majority.
Tilden majority is somewhat less.
ADDRESS BY WADE HAMPTON.
Wade Hampton late last night, i'm Col.
umbia. issued the following address to
the people OF the state:
In offering TO our people my heartfelt
congra'ulation and gratitude tor the
grand victory We have won, venture 10
beg them to prove themselves worthy Of
II by continued observance of good or
der and a rigid preservation OF peace!
Let rs show that we seek only the re-
storatlon OF good government. and re-
turn OF prosperity and the establishment
OF harmony to the whole people Of our
state. In the hour Of victory we should
be ma2nanimous and we should strive 10
forget the animosities of the contest by
recalling the grand results OF our success
prescribing none for difference of opin-
ION, regarding none as enemies but such
as are inimical 10 law and order. Let us
all unite In the patriotic work OF retriey-
ing the state by such conduct. We can
not only bring about good feeling among
all classes, but can NEST surely reap the
best fruits Of victory.
lSlgned. WADE HAMPTON.
THE LATEST.
The latest returns give the Democratic
state ticket AGO majority. All these re.
turns are considered official, as the fig.
nres given have been compiled in each
county from the reports of the precinct
managers. The Republicans accept no
returns as official except those made by
the county commissioners OF election to
the board OF state canvassers. very few OF
which, If any, have been completed
The county committees, however, have
no power 10 decide contests or protests,
and their duty Is confined to aggrega-
ting the return of the precinct managers
There IL no room, therefore. 10 doubt
that the Democratic majority as given
above will prove correct.
The state board OF canvassers met 10.
day. There were present the state comm.
'roilef, state treasurer secretary OF state
ahd encouragement. The Democrats
were represented BY counsel, who pro.
tested against the jurisdiction OF the
board on various grounds, contendiup
tiiat the board has only ministerial pow
ers and is debarred by the constitution
from considering the vote Tor governor
or members OF the general assembly.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-11-14
The RESULT.
Comment is unnecessary.

We have no doubt that the states o
South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana
in each of which Gov. Tildcn obtained Z
majority OF the ballots actually cast Oh
the 9TH inst, will be counted for Cover.
nor Hayes, who will assume the presiden.
tial chair with majority of a quarter OF
million Of votes against him, and the
action Of his party tainted by the sus-
picion Of fraud.
VIII the Democrats submit TO this I:
Certainly. They should acquiesce in
the outrage. and appeal TO the people
at the polls. Such an appeal would not
be in vain. In every northern state, ex-
cepting Vermont, Maine and Iowa, the
people would, responding to it. arise In
Indignation and sweep the Radical ballot
box suffers from power. We know that
submission, under the provocation Of a
stolen victory in a presidential contest,
requires the exercise Of political
heroism not often found in po-
litical organizations Of the present day /;
but We believe the Democratic party will
not tail to exercise this heroism in the
present crisis. To do so will be political
wisdom, and will save the country from
the curse Of a Mexican contest over the
result OF an election-a contest that
would eyentuate in most dire disaster to
the republic If not in its overthrow. At
the South bayonets and fraud are potent;
but at the North the right to speak freely
and vote are yet unquestioned. In thi
fact we believe lies the vindlcation Of til,
Democratic party. Submission in tn
present viii result in the glory OF III
party, and the preservation OF the re
public.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-11-14

WHEREAS, Maria Roberts, Of The County of
/ Alexander and state Of Illinois, by her certain
trust DEED, or sac mor,gage. agy eTecu yes, s,
day of August, \. ID 1876, and recorded ia the
Recorders Office of Alexander county, in the
State of Illinois, in book If sale mortgages at
rage $50, did convey unto Orsemas Gieenley
trustee, all tde following described premises,
situated in the county of Alexander and state ol
Illinois. to-wit The southwest fractional part
OF section twenty 90, township seventeen
IN range two (s) west also the southeast irac-
ional pant of section tWenty-siN GO, IN town
ship seventeen 40, IN range two t3) west, 10
cure the payment OF promissory note for the
sum OF one hundred aud sixty Ell ht dol ~, e.
ecute1 by the said Maria Roberts, and pay able TO
the order of the said Orsemas Grcenley and
whereas, IT Is provided in and 10y sad trust
deed, that i'll ease of default in the payment OF
the said promissOfy note, or an part thereof,
according to the tenor and effect Of said note,
then, on application of the legal holder of said
note. II should and might lie lawful for the IN
dsrsigaed Orsenas rnley 10 sell and dispose
of the .aid premises, and all the rsht. title BEN
eft, and equity of redemption of said Maria
Roberts, or her heirs and ass igns therein at pub
lie auction. at the west door OF the court house
in the city of Cairo in the county of Ales andot
and State of Illinois, for the highest and best
price the same will bring in cash after having
advertised such sale thirty days in any newspa-
per at that time published in the said city of
Cairo and TO make, execute and deliver to the
purchaser or purchasers at such sale, good and
sufficient deed or deeds Of conveyance for the
premises sold. and out of the proceeds of such
sale 10 pay oil costs and expenses incurred in AL
vertising and selling said premises, including
attorneys fees, also the principal and interest
on said note and, whereas, default has been
made in the payment Of the said note. principal
snd interest; now. therefore, public notice Is
hereby gwen, that in Pursuance cf said sale
mortgage, and by virtue of the power and au-
thority to me granted in and by the same, and
by virtue ( the statute Of the state the under
signei. will. on Friday. the l7tli day Of Nov, \.
u. l-76 at O'Clock, p M, at west door fthc
court house, in the city of Cairo sell anddspose
OF the premises above and in said trust mort
gage deed described and all theright, title ten
eiit and equity of redemption of the said Maria
Roberts. her heirs assigns therein, at public
auction, for the highest aud best price the same
will bring in cash.
ORsEMAS GREENLEY Mortgage.
LINEGAR 4 LANSDES. Att'y for Mortgage
OCT L. 1G.-Nd