The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-01
EDITORIAL NOTEs-

tonight on the "1rue and the False So.
cially."
The Prohibition party have called n
national convention to nominate candi.
dates for president aud vice-presilcnt. to
meet at Cleveland on the 18th of May.
Gov. Beveridge last week visited the
Normal school al Carbondale and the IN.
sane asylum at Anna, and expressed INN.
self well pleased with both.
WIN. ii. kernes was sentenced 10
ten years in the pelitentiary. at Joliet,
for killing John Mckay in q drunken
quarrel at Pontiac lat October.
The amount of 'vag carried away by
the daring robbers o the Northampton,
Massachusetts, bank which was broken
into last week, is ctimated at the neat
sum of 81 ,000,ooo. very good nights
work that.
"A German girl named Celia Land.
who mourned becalse she had not been
born rich instead o good looking, aud
was compelled TO work out for living,
committed suicide w Jumping into the
turbulent waters Of Mrs. Mich's cistcrn.
at Peoria. last FrtAy.
"A Swcde named Peter Nelson. was
brutally murdered by his wife near Rap.
ids City. in hi, state, Oh Friday night.
Nelson for som time before his untimcly
takin. of had accused his wife of inf
deity, which he declares drove her 10
the decd. Tae instrument used by the
murdcrcss Sas a small axe, with which
she completely severed the unfortunate
mans heat from his body.
-Baror Osterburg, who represents the
German stockholders of the Rockford,
Rock Island and st. Louis railroad, has
decided % complete the road through
from Stfrliag to Rockford without delay.
The rod corps Of engineers have been
ORDERED to Rockford, and the work will
commence at once. Osterburg says the
money is ready whercwith to build the
road and ii will be applied to that pur-
pose Immediately.
Stephen Caldwell, charged with be-
ing an accomplice of Tom Bolton and
Others, who murdered man named
Jack Stinson. on the river forty miles
above Memphis recently, while Stinson
was in custody of an officer, was arrested
at place called Cuba, fourteen miles
north of that city Oh Friday, and was
placed in Jail with Bolton. who is alleged
to be the real murderer. Bolton is said
to have had hand in the killing of more
than dozen men during the past fifteen
years.
Mrs. Topper, oac OF the most noted
bee raisers in the State OF Iowa. is said to
be so very eccentric that she has got her.
self into trouble. She is charged with
having forged the names Of Senator Har-
Ian and other prominent gentlemen 10
notes amounting to $1,000, at Marshall
town, in Iowa, aud having the same dis
These actions OH the part of
the lady have been known, il is said. for
some weeks, but have been kept secret
on account of her former good reputation
and that OF her family.
"A youth ID years old, named Alfred
Reddich. living at Louisville, Kentucky,
some months ago formed the acquaint-
ance of u Mrs. Reese Of Nashville. Ten
nessee, with whom he fell passionately in
love. On last Friday Mrs. Reese forbade
Young Reddick from going to see her.
whereupon the lad procured a pistol and
shot and killed himself. The coroncr's
jury charged Mrs. REESE. who is pro.
nounced old enough TO have been Red
dicks mother, with being the cause Of
the deed.
The Winslow forgercs, at Boston,
still continue to excite great interest, and
new frauds are daily coming to light.
When this great man took his departure.
it is supposed for Rotterdam, he had
$20O,OOO in gold slowed away in the
specie room of the steamer on which lie
took passage for Holland. Gov. Rice
and the Massachusetts delegation In con-
gress are exerting themselves to have
the government, through the consular
agents in England and Germany, use its
influence to secure the surrender OF the
villain by the authorities of Rotterdam,
and have him delivered on board an
American vessel for return TO the United
States. He would no doubt meet with n
reception at New York, upon his return,
worthy so distinguished a parsonage.
Alton. in this State, has new water
works which cost the city 100000. The
formal trial and Inauguration took place
on Friday afternoon last, in the presence
OF the dty council and number of vi,l-
tors from abroad, and the test proved
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