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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
suing q Railroad.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2l.-Sut has been
commenced in the Supreme court by Leslie
Z. sIosson, brother OF the well-kuown
billiard player, against The
l.nr, Island paii-~ C"inPauJ
TO recover 49, damages for in
juries received in a collision on that Dad on
the nth inst,
Mrs. Mary McGough recovered verdict
in the Kings county court for 70, 900 dam
ages for the loss Of her husband, who was
killed by the Long Island railroad in
March, 1879. The railroad appealed 10
the genera term, which has just given
decision affirming the verdict Of the lower
court,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
A Four.Year Old Criminal.

NEW YORK, Sept. Ain the Recorders
court at Paterson, n. j., yesterday, Leo.
nard Folden, 4.year-old boy, was ar
raigned on charge Of having assaulted a
boy three years his senior, named LYMAN
Styles The youthful prisoner WAS dressed
In Kilt waist and skirt, and tesrfuly
sobbcd out his version OF the affair The
Other boy had some cake which he refused
10 share, and for his meanness he was hit
on the head with stick. The Recorder
put the young prisoner under bonds to
keep The peace.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
Burial Of Junius Brutus Booth.

BosrON, Sept. 2l.-The funeral services
over the body OF Jllnius Brutus n, tut
actor was held at the u----homo House,
uar,h.s,--.. s"o sea, yesterday afternoon
~ clock. A large number of Mr..
Booths personal and professional friends
were present. Rev. Cyrus A. Bsrto, OF
the West Church, Boston, preached the
funeral sermon. Among the professional
gentlemen present were Edwin and Joseph
Booth, Mr.. Tompkins, Mr.. Lothian, Mr..
IiaIstead, Mr.. Nickerson, Mr.. Procto.
There were many beautiful floral tributes.
Mr.. Booths remains we're inferred in Rose.
dale cemetery. The burial was private.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
An ElOpeneut,

CHICAGO, Sept, 2l.-George j. Payne,
an expert printer, aud owning considerable
property, became acquainted with Mrs,
Irwin, q neghbor. Both were happily
married and have families. They had been
meeting clandestnely and then she went TO
St. Louis. Payne raised all the money he
could from his friends, mortgaging his ef.
fecls, and disappeared. They were seen
together later on, and it Isl believed they
have eloped to New York NJ Mrs, Twins
husband is travelling salesman, who Is
now out on q trip.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
He Deserved Il All.

COLUMBIA, 5. c., Sept 2l,-A special
rom Sumter, S, c., says Yesterday a
regro in the upper part Of this county out.
ragged a white girl, Bette Dixon, twelve
years Of age. A sister Of the girl In trying
to protect her, was stabbed by the negro
but not fatally. Last night party Of citi-
Gems took the negro, tied him TO a tree, shot
him and then bea, him ,oa Jelly and left
HIM,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 81. - The
seventeenth annual congress Of the National
Liberal Leaguemet yesterday morning. The
congress will last three days. Two hun
bred and sixty three branches are repres-
eEted. Ex.Gov. Charney, Of Boston. will
deliver an address tomorrow. Charles
Watts, the noted London Thinker,
who is one OF Bradlaugh's colleagues, will
lecture on Sunday.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
Races Mt Chicago,

CHICAGO, Sept. 81. The Chicago driving
Park has added another race to Its fall
meeting programmes purse Of 81 900,
open to all stations, to be trotted for on
the first or second day OF the meeting,
entries to close October /. The meeting
will he hold October to IL, and entries,
except to stallion purse, close September
-. Purses aggregaling Sl7 900 arc offered.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
Coursuey Beats the Record.

AUBURN, N. Y, Sept, 81, Charles H.
Courtney accomplished a wonderful feat TO-
day at Union Springs, on wager OF 1000
with James II. Brisler, tina, he could not
beat the best time on record for three mile
race. The best time is 20 minutes and "A
seconds, and Courtney rowed over meas
ured course OF three miles In 10 minutes
and AZ seconds,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
Planning MIL and Lumber Blaze.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2l.-A fire this morn.
ing destroyed the planning mill of Robert
Ellis, whose loss will reach SIS, 900. The
mill was surrounded by piles OF lumber
which also fell prey to the flames, and
which mostly belonged to G. l.. Schuyler
& Co., who estimate their loss at $40, 900.
The latter was almost wholly insured,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
Pension Checks Ds~inishinx.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. q. Gen. Edwards re.
ports that the pension checks are beginning
to diminish In number. OF the $4,000 pen
sion claims figured on the roll, one-half OF
them --including few OF the heaviest
have been paid from the ST, Louis office,
leaving on the roll at present 5000 unpaid
claims The pensioners still seem to pie.
fer making their drafts OH the treasury
rather than on the local banks.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
FRANCE.

LONDON, Sept, 81 A Paris correspond.
ent In summing up the situation OF affairs
between France and China, says: "Ths
question Ia, shall Tonquin belong to China
or France. II this question is solved all
will be settled, but neither of the parties
will admit this as its aim. The same cor
respondent states that in the memorandum
submitted to the Chinese government
France offers TO establish q neutral zoae IN
Tonauin.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-The Irish Nation
alists OF this city have appointed COM
mittee to act with Congressman Finnerty In
learning from the Secretary Of State what
measures, II any, the Government OF the
United states is disposed to take to have
O'Donnel, the aveng'r. defended at his
approaching trial. DonncIl being at
American citizen,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22

WASHINGTON WHISPERS.
Chinese Sailors Not Permitted ia
Land in America.
Postmaster-G General Gresham Sits Down
on Mr. Dauphin's Lottery hail-A
Young Fighter-odd Fellows Grand
Lodge News Summary.

WASHINGTON, Sept, 2i.-Mr. James,
chic Of the customs division Of the Treas.
ury department, was asked this morning
whether request had been made by the
Chinese Consul at New York for permission
to land the Chinese sailors recently brought
TO that port. He said the matter had not
been brought to the notice OF the depart
ment, officially, but he had received a tele.
gram from New York this morning asking
whether decision had been reached IN
the case Of the sailors In question. He
had replied, he said, that the question had
been decided by Judge Potter, In New
York, last August the latter holding In the
case OF }. Fork, a Chinese sailor on the
British steamship Pembrokeshire, that
Chinese sailors were placed by law on the
same footing as other Chinese aborers and
could not be landed. Mr. James SAID
similar decision had been reached at San
Francisco last year. He said also that the
Treasury Department could not construe the
law. that being matter for the courts.
lie thought Judge Potter's decision was all
that was necessary in this particular
case.
FRISCO TEA INSPECTOR,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. al
The nomination OF Edward Neumaun AS
examiser Of teas at San Francisco, made
by the collector Of that port, has been ap-
proved by the Secretary OF the Treasury
IRISH REPUBLIC NOTES.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2l-The Secret
service division Of the Treasury department
nas received from Boston one OF the IS notes
OF the Irish Republic, previously reported
IN circulation there. 1t Is said by the
Treasury experts to be a fair imitation Of
The United States Treasury notes.
SoMAIL FOR LOTTERIES.
WASHINGTON, Sept. u. TO supply GER
tain omissions 10 the order recently issued
by the Postmaster.G General, forbdding the
delivery Of registered letters to NJ. A.
Dauphin, 1t has been amended TO read az
follows: ''ln pursuance OF the finding Of
Postmaster. General Key, which finding re.
mains In full force, II is ordered that all
postmasters be, and are hereby forbidden
10 pay any money orders drawn to the order
OF the NJ. A. Dauphin, and they are here.
by directed to inform the remitters OF
said postal money orders that pay.
ment thereof has been forbidden, and
that the sum Of such money orders will be
returned on presentation OF duplicate orders
applied for and obtained under the regula-
tons Of the department. All postmasters
are also forbidden to deliver registered let.
tiers arriving at their offices directed TO said
VI. A. Dauphin, and are instructed to re.
turn all such registered letters TO the post.
masters al the Offices at which they were
originally mailed, with the word ''Frsudu.
lert' plainly written or stamped on the out.
side Of such letters.
Cstgued) q. GRESHAM,
Postmaster General.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
shot on " Farm.

NEW BURNSIDE, Ill.,, Sept 2l.--A dith-
Guilty occurred on the farm Of George Boy
err, in the northern part Of johnson county,
Yesterday evening, resulting IN the shoot.
iug of Frank Smith by John and Rankin
llowcrton Several shots were fired on
both sides, smith Was struck IN the right
arm and side, and It In thought he will die.
No arrests have been made.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
W,,,ed a Negro Win H,s Fiat.

CINCINNATI, SEPT. 2l - Last night at
| ockl and, ten miles north Of Cincinnati,
Phillip Kuhn, u canal boatman, quarreled
Ia Kain's saloon with Ezekiel Lee, col.
cred man, over game OF cards, and struck
Lee with his fist, knocking him against
counter aud killing him almost instantly.
Kuhn was arrested a. O'Clock this morn.
ing on his canal boM.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22

WALL STREET, NEW YORK, Sept. 2l.--
lO0 900 shares OF the Oregon Trans-C Cont
mental has been formed. The present I'M
settled and weak condition Of the market
is attributed to the syndicate, who wish to
secure the stock at lower figures.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
EASTERN LINES.

800 III. NJ ail,
Arriving In ST Louis s4j an ChlcasC, S' Ci p,"1
Connssaing Al udin and Eihnsl ala loI .lno'p
n,u, Lonsnlie. lndiShapOh. abd p'!"' hN'''
ill AIN. st. Louis and " es'erh
EHpress.
Arriving IN ~. Louis y. M, sua cohhe'''N'
Tor ali points West.
$50 pm. Fast Express
Pas, Louis and Chicago, arriving al ~ Lour
1910 y m, and Chicago ~ IN
$50 pm. Cincinnati h.1prese
Arriving al Cincinnati 90 am; L"uismm s,, nv
TndisnApolis 400 an. Passengers .;
al, ,rAin reach the shove points - W SN
U0IrRS IN advance OF any other route
,u-1he ,ao n m exprcss has PuLLhAA
FRpJNG CAR Cairo 10 CiLciEnau, Hllhou!
changes, sno through sleepers TO 81 LONE 'n'
Chicago.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
Important 10 Lawyers.

JEFFERSON Cry, Sept. u. The clerk
Of the Supreme court announced the fol-
lowing, which will be Of Importance TO the
legal profession: In all cases roturnabe TO
the October term Of the Supreme court the
transcripts are required to be 6led In the
clerks Office on or before Monday, Octo'
her |.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
G H 0 Il r Z A!
PROF. DARBYS
Prophylactic Fluid.
The most powerful AntIseptio
KNOW N.
WILL PREVENT THE CHOLERA.

The most powerful An.
tlseptic agent " h Oh
chemistry has produced.
It's uee either inter.
nnlly or externally rem.
ders all 1t comes In con.
tact with, pure, sweet
and clean, the produc.
ton Of disease.gcrns
ceases and the patient
RECEIVERS,
When used on Ulcers,
scalds, Burns, Eruptions
and Sores II stops oil
Pam, swoetens the parts
and promotes the rapid
formation Of h ealthy
Flesh.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22

NEW York, Sept 2l.-Jack Dempsey
and Jack Boyan, the pugilists arrested
yesterday when about to engage in aMboK.
ing match, were arraigned in court to-day,
and under section OF c penal code we're
held in 81 900 bail each to keep the peace
for one year. Ia default OF bail they were
both locked up.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
Mexican War Veterans.

CARMi, H., Sept. 81, The annual meet
Ing OF tn Mexican Illinois Veterans assoc
citation, which was held at this place, ad.
10 urned at noon yesterday. The present
officers were chosen for the ensuing year:
Col. Ferris Foreman, Of Vandaia, being
president. Nandalia was chosen AZ the
place for meeting next year.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22

CARMi, Ill.,, Sept. 81. Green Graham,
while ,hresblug at Big Prairie, this county,
yesterday, slipped aud fell into the mouth
OF the machine, and before he could be ea.
treated his leg was torn from his body. He
still survives, but Is In hopeless condition,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
II purifles
the
Atmosphere.

lite exposure IN nck.
room, Cedar, Closet or
Stable purlfes the At.
mpsphere and drives
away the germs Of die
ease and death.
ken internally II
Burides the Stomach,
giving 1t tone and
healthy vigor Itis hus
that II cures indigestion
and D. spepsis.
When used az a Lotion
It destroys all Freckle
ard BlOtch producing
germs, leaving the skin
clear, white and trans
parent rs that u a little
child.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22

PORTSMOUTH, n H., Sept. 2l.-rhe
r'"'eu States steamer, Tennessee Is re.
ported leaking and carpenters we're sent
from the Navy yard. She will be brought
TO the yard as quickly as possible.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22

READING, Pa, sept. q, EARLY this
morning Philadelphia and Reading rail-
road coal train was wrecked near Rogers
Ford aud some cars thrown of the track
and damaged, Traffic was delayed several
hours. No one hurt.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
Fast Time East.

p.ou,oro by this line 20 through to Ets ,,,
PaSSen gers efr po!ns without Any d ass!
e.u,cd by sunday Intervening. The SNlias{ allel.
noon train from Cairo arrives In new YORK hohuay
uorniug 3, lO;S ThirtysI hours IN Ao'anceo'
NJ other route, ;,,,,r.,,or
w-Por through tckets hnd fufinef G.I,a
,ppIy At Illinois Central Rsilroad Depot CAIRO
J. H. JONES, Ticket Agent
All hanson. Gen PSss. Agent, ChIcsso
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
Ex.Cousul Cropsey :suesi.

OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 2l.--Su,t has been
>egan In the United States District court
against l.. W. K. Cropsey, cx.consul to
Chemuitz, Germany, to recover 400 be
cmDexzlcd from No gsvssansat while hold
~ that psstcino.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
kAfe Breakers.

MILWAUKEE,, Sept. 2l.-rne safes In the
warehouses OF Helms Bros. and Wieiand,
Galloway 4 Co. were blown open by bur
glars Thursday nigkt. Helms Bros. loss
is $500 and Wieland, Callaway & Co.'S
sos.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22

CHICAGO, Sept. 2i..-The Daily News'
Independence, Mo-, special says; "The
cold wave from the Northwsss Reached here
shortly before dxasn ~ msrthus. The
mercury drsppsA A1onS ~ - AeHees."
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
Country Preduce.

BUTTER-Dairy 2iOa2S for choice to
fancy: l2dai5 for fair; S6l0 low grade.
EC.t.s--Stoady at l79l7h.
POILTRY--Spring chckcns--Fancy large
~ 25d2 ~, choice S26S2 10; fair to good
sized 81 5000 90; small and scrubbySlal %.
old chickens Cocks ~ - az W, mixed
cocks and bcns) 81 7bCd3 M; choice 10
fancy hens 81 a5CsS 80; spring ducks " 2SS
2 10 and Young turkeys l2c " N.
BACON--Shoulders, 8Sd16s hams 10
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22

NEW YORK, Sept. Y.-h. ~ uu. a
Co. Is Mercantile Agency reports failures
throughout the United States and Canada
for the past week at 1888, compared with l7S
for the previous week.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22

CHICAGO, Sept. 81. "A Portland, Dak.,
special Of yesterday says; ~. +. Cargills
elevator, containing 81. 900 bushels Of wheat.
burned Loss ~, o0o 10 $so, 900; insured
for ~, 0Oe. ........
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
Now York Money Market.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2i.--Money easy 81
26o2k, prime mercantile bSdT. Bar eli.
YER il0k. Exchange steady Al AZ le0g,
as sight. Government bonds strenf,
Ssssas securities sulst. Railway sssdAN
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
City Ofhcers.

Msyor--Thomss, ". Halliday,
Tyc,surer--Chatles 7. Nellls.
Clerk-Dennis. j, Foley.
Counselor--Wm b. Gilbert.
Msrshsl-L. II. Meyers,
Attorney-William Hendricks
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
first Wsrd--wm. Nc Hale, Harry Walker.
Second Ward Jesse Hlnkle, G. N. Hughes.
Third Ward-B. r. Blake, Egber Smith.
Fourth ward--Chsrles o. Pater, Adoph Swo
bods. "
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22

County. 0flicers.
Circuit Judged. J. Baker.
Circuit Clerk--A II. Irwin.
County Judge-J. II. Robinson.
c. unty Clerks. J. Humm.
County Attorney .............'.
County Tressurer--Miles W. Parker,
ShefG-~John Hodges.
Coroner--R. Fitzgerald.
County Commissioners W. Halliday, ]. II.
NsleAAsy and Peter 0aup.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
ST. LOUIS.
Siratsi.
CHICAGO,

WHEAT Irregular at 951 October;
Elk November; 9ST December.
CORN-Unsettled; 60st6h October; +Ss
year; sos May.
0ATS-Fir ?7N OCTOBER; AN
year; 32s May.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
TIME CARD

MIse hiyer arrives We'd, NAt. q MUH'
departs We'd Fri, & Sun, sam,
20 Sox del orcr from. ....,.sa. m to9p. M
SUNDAYS gen de-, open from",,su m, to 10 A. m
SUNDAYS box del. open from q a. m to lG'p am
~SOTE Changes will be published rom
time to time in city papers thapge hqTy vatus NC
oordtugy. "M' d. hohi M = W.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
THE MARKETS..
SEPTEMBER 81, 1888.
CHICAGO.

CATTLE - Receipts are 1000; ex-
ports - s)0Dj 81; good to choice ship.
ping quoted at IS l5G5 80; common to
fair 50 9jG1I 80; feeders and stock
ers S3G84 10; Texans - 75f44 80; butchers
at ~ l5CG4 co. Market strong; good to
best l00Dl6c higher.
HOGS Receipts l4.5O0; market
Is 5Col0c lower; light at "a 75Cop6 40; com
mon to choice mixed packing "a 50db4 70;
rough packing 81 45G94 70; heavy pack
ing and shipping "a 76C95 10. Market
fairly active; light grades steady; heavy and
mixed lower.
ST. LOUIS.
CATTLE-Exporter S. S0d36 10; good
to heavy do So 5O,85 70; light to fair 81 00C6
70; common to medium "a 4Odpi %; fair
20 good Colorado S4O0CD5 10; southw s. 10
al 81; grass Texans So 25l1i %; light to
good stockers - 5O63 10; fair to good feed.
.rs - 75C0i %; common to choice nstiye
COWS and heiicrs 81 2jpi 90; scallawags OF
my kind ~ 0O62 40.
SHEEP - Common to medium s. 500
3 %; fair 40 good 50 50dD3 75 prime 50 70
al 2o fair TO good Texans 81 75tds3 IS;
lambs S3 60dp4 90
HOGS Workers at 80 00t85 20;
butchers at So 05Caj 20, and packers at an
extreme range OF "A 5OC15 90. Active,
excited and higher,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
1t destroys |
tha /
Germs Of DISEASED

II ia a fact established
by Science that many
diseases are introduced
by putrillCation, which
reprodncen itself and
pr0pogates the disease
In ever widening circles
These diseases gener.
ate contagion and al the
air with death. Such Ia
that dread Terror,
Asiatic Cholera,
which Ia now devastat.
ing the East and ad
yancing on its mission
Of death rapidly towards
our shores, Ogber dip.
cases OF the same sort
are Diphtheha, Typh.
Old Fever, Scarlet Fever.
Small.POr, NJ essleH,
Yellow Fever, Rrysip.
elias, etc, All these gen
crate c0ntagion. Other
diseases--Fever and
Agu", Ma srial Fever,
etc arise from conta
gion which comes Of
dampness unhealthy sit.
uatlons or uncleanness.
All these Diseases can
be cured only by stop
ping the produ elton Of
Disease Germs and de.
etrOying those alre 4dy
produced. Both these
results are accomplished
by the use OF Prof
Darby's preparation of
Boracio Acid and chic
rine, known as
DARBYS
PROPHYLATIC
FLUID.
Space does OF permit
which thi- gre At Germ
Ask yourDruggist for pl
Of ils usefulness, or ado
J H. ZEI
Manufacturing Chemist
80 cents per bottle.
- l7-zss7'a7a -
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
81. LOUIS,

Higher; closing at 81 Of 0e-
tober; 81 O3s November; 81 06s De-
cenbei.
CORN Irregular; 46s October AN
November; 42s year; 44sGai5 May,
OATS-Stronger;e5t October; 2bs year;
3lt May.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-22
NEW YORK

WHEAT -- October 81 l?. November
81 10; December 81 TX; January 81 lsS.
CORN september -, October 62h;
November B3h; December co.,.
OATS--October Sh; November 81
December 3Si,
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ILLINOIS LEoIsLATUIE.

Beyond the election Of Gov. Cullom &c
the U. 8. Senate. the Illinois Legislature
did, and was expected to do. no other bust
ness during the week. The two house.
voted separately on Tuesday, the vote FOL
Cullom in the senate beng so, and 20 fol
Palmer, In the house Cullom got Is votes
and Palmer IS, three conscientious repub-
llcan members refusing to vote. On Wed
nesday the two houses met IN joint con
vention. when Cullom received 1o1 votes
+ Palmer 95-all the republicans voting
for Cullom except Senator Adams, Of Cook
and all the democrats voting for Palmer
The only other item We find in the brief
record we have Of Wednesdays proceed.
ings worth copying is this:
Senator Duncan offered bill intended
to prevent delay and expense IN the col.
lection Of just debts by requiring appel.
lan's from Justices court to first pay all
the costs of appeal.
Both houses, after very short session
on Thursday morning. adjourned over TO
next Tuesday.
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for by tho Democrats for U. 3. Senator
On the other hand, the State Registor gives
Representative Wiley the credit, and prints
tho following as his speech on the occa
sion:
Mr.. Wiley, of La Salle--Mr. Chairman
and Gentlem en- II have no long speech
to make. I have candidate, the equal of
any that can be named, and tho superior
Of many more. As jurIst, he stands pre-.
eminent in the state Of Illinois to day. A
democrat for years and years. he went into
tho war a democrat and came out demo
Graf. In this regard he Is unlike the per-
ldous Logan. Just after the dark days of
our country, when the rabld. radical ma
jorlty was trying to Dust Andrew johnson
from his seat for upholding the constitu.
ton. Judge Dickey was assistant attorney
general OF the United States. We oil know
how he acted during that trying ordeal.
II gives me great pleasure to place before
you the hon0red name Of 7. Lyle Dickey.
| Applausel
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case Involving the validity Of the Ottaws
water power bonds, This looks bad fol
the city. The court, which at the forme,
trial was unanimous in its decision agains;
the bonds. would certainly not set that de
clsion aside and re open the case unless
very strong reasons we're presented for SC
doing. We suggest, as a majority of the
people Of Ottawa are really in favor Of pay
Ing a reasonable amount on those bonds
and have no desire to repudlate them, that
now is good time tor the council TO re.
open negotiations with the bondholders for
a settlement We do not believe that the
means would again be resorted TO to defeat
such a settlement that brought the efforts
in that direction to nought two or three
wears avO