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JOHN H. OBEftLY, PROPRIETOR.
CAIRO. ILLINOIS. SATURDAY. APRIL 12, 1873.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF CITY AND COUNTY
y.- tn?..fiA.i..iA n A n-.v-JULUuxaam
OUR OHURUHEa. ;
PRESBYTERIAN EljM'J Street. I
i ... .,.... h.Ml.t..ll. ... 1.11 t. tn ami ?1 n m 1
IVayer meeting, Wednesday t 71 p. m.
4ubbath School, 3 p.m. J.M. Lannden, Su
perintendent. IIbv. II. Tiiaykk, Faator
M ETHO DIBT. Cor. Eighth and Walnut 8ts,
i'r. :wiiitiL. Sabbath at Hi) a.m., ana 7 p. tn
I'rnycr meeting, Wednesday,? p.m. 1
8ablalb School . p.m. L. W. HMwM, !
superintendent. RkV. F. L. TitoninoK, .
Pastor. , , '
CliUKCIl OK THE UEl)i:EMKii-vr.i.i.-
.ttlnPpn.y.P?t..t 1A, a.m.
Salibatli school. W a.m.
8T. PATRICK'S Clll'ItCH-NlMh St. Mid
vViisiilligton Ariilic
Public service, Sa'ibnth .If) ,iud 10J a.m.
Vesper, 7 p.m.
Sabbath .School, 1! p.m.
hervlce every day, H a.m.
Ili;v. I'. J. 0'Hau.oiun, Priest.
rT. JOSEPH'S CJICRCH. (Grpuaii,, mr.
herol walnut and Cro street-..
Mas., every Sahbalu at 10 oWock a. m.
ep':r, 2 p. ni. , ,
Mass dtu-ifig"V.eek day, 8 n'elnck a. in.
ItKV. t;. Hoikmv.s', J'rlfl.
0 HUMAN I.t'THKISANCIIUKCU-Wlh
street between Washington Avenue and t
II nlmlt wlnrt
Preaching tsunday inonnn? t li o'clock,
t-atihatii School at t o'clock p.m.
Hi;v. Itou'T. IJr.i.nin, Pastor
torSC, MKS'8 HRI.S'llAN AK'.'L-
HON. Regular meeting second Monday
each month at their room over Rockwell
A to'i book atnrc, Commercial avenue.
Weekly Praver meeting, Friday, 74 p.tu.M
the room.
L. W.Stii.mvi:ll. President.
SECOND M1SKIONARY ISAPTtVi j
caiUUCII. Cornvr Sycamore auu r""
0rt Htruct. I'rciichlng tidhlintli at 11
o'clock a. in. and 3 o'clock p. m.
Sunday School I o'clock p. m.
llie church li-eonncctcd with the Illinois
Aoclatlon, by the liralMMonury llI
tlU Church ol Cairo.
1U.V. Solomon I.coXakii, I'Mtor.
AFMCAN MI-rrilODIST. rourteenth, bo
tccu Walnut and CVdar.
Servlceii,.Sabbiith. II a.m.
tin'ibatb .School, li p.m.
Ch' meet at 11 p.m.
SECOND KUKK WILL, llAl'TIl--nf-
tenUi fitrett., between Walnut and Cedar.
aenlcciSaMwth, Hnd3p. ui.
Kcv. N. UtCKfl, Pastor.
fllKK WILfi HA1-I181' HOME MISSION
KAUItATH HCIIOOI Comer AN aUuit
and Cedar Street.
Eibbath School. a.m.
r'UUST FllKK wUl. ItAl'TIST CUUKCIl
-'ttrry'Unrrack
fcenrlce, Sahbath 11 a.m.. 3 p.m. A . p. m.
Kkv. V, Kuixbv, l'asUjr.
FIIIST MISSIONAItY HA1TIST CIII'IICU.
-Cedar, between Ninth and Tenth su.
I'reacldng Sabbath, 10J a,in. and 7 p.m.
l'rayer meetltur, Vediicday evening.
Preaching, Friday evening.
t-thbath .school, li p.m. John anUaxter
and Mary Stephen. SuperlntftidcnU.
IlKV. T. J. Suoiicj, l'antor.
SECOND HAI'TIST CIIL'HCH-Fourtccntb
Slrt. between Cedar tnd Walnut. 1 he
ouly llnpUit church recoguUed by Uie A-
koctatlon. .
Service, Pabhath, 11 a.m. 8 p.m. and . p.m.
Uvv. JaCoh Ukaulcv, Uder.
SECRET ORDEHS.
THE MASONS.
CA1UO COMMANDUltY. No. 13;-SWted
A.euibly at the AF)lumMa-jnIc Hall, Urst
and third Mondayi In each mouth.
CA11CO COUNCIL, No.Sl.-lteguUr Convo
cation t Mui-onlc Hall, the necoud t rid
hi each mouth. ....
CAUtU CUA1TKH NO. 71-ltegti ar Con
vocallou at t-onlo Hull, ou, the ,third
Tuenday ol every month,
CAUtO UOLldK, No. 237 F. 4 A- M.-Itcpi.
Ur CommuuIcatlonK at Manonic Hall, the
aecond and fourth Mondayi of each month.
T1IK OUO-FKLI.OWS.
ALEXANUElt LOUUU, W-Mectt In Odd
Fellows' Hall, iu Artcr building, every
Thuraday evtulug at d o'clock.
STATE OFFICERS.
Governor John L. lloveridge.
Lleutcnant-Ooveruor
Secretary of State Ucorge- H.Harl6w.
Auditor or State-O. E. UpplucotL
Bute Triuiirer Cpr Hui
Attorney General Jumca Iv. JAlsaii.
Sunt, l'ublloluttructloii Newton Uatomnn
CONOUlSTSMEN.
Benaton-Ulchard J. Oglby and John A.
fpprcilentatlvo Eighteenth DIstrict-Iacc
Clemenu.
MEMUEKS GENKKAL ASSEMI1LY.
Reiiroentathes iu the foth di.flct.
John 11. Obcrly, Win. A. Lemma and M;tth
w J. lncorc. , ,
Senator for tho Mth dUtrlct. .lef'e arc.
COUNTY OFFICEUS.
CIUCIUT COUUT.
Judge I). J. llukcr, or Alexander.
Stutc'e Attorney l'atrlck II. l'opc.
Clerk It. S. Yocuui.
Sheriff-A. 11. Irvln.
Wm. Martin A?e.or and Treasurer.
countv couur.
Judge F. llrom.
Aoclatc J. E. McCrito and S. Marohll-
Clerk Jacob 0. Lynch.
Coronor John 11. Oosnman.
MUNICIPAL "oOVEUNMENT.
Mayor John M. Lanfden.
1'roaaurcr It. A. Cunningham.
Comptroller E. A. Uumctu
Clerk Michael Howley.
Manbal Andrew Cain.
Attorney F. H. Fopo.
Tolice MiUtrillo' F. BroJ mid B. SLan
BCl5cf of Folico-L. n, Myer.
Mayor .John M. Lam-dou.
iiii cr.lI' O. Be tub.
second Wanl-(5, II. Woodward.
Third Ward Jno. Aooi.
A",ir.i,.VHril S. Staats Tav or.
r.Uv.at.Lark'o W. F. Hallldny mid I),
" BOARD Of ALDF.1IMK.V.
First Ward -Jamoi lleardcu, A. II. Haf.
'dVn-Cunnlnghwu, E. Bu-
cinniri. .Tnmoi Swnme.
" Wrd WardWm. Btratton, J. II. FhillU.
Fourth wnru jiio. n. v...inruu, u.
SeiiHO, J. II. Metcalf.
FHTHICIAXH.
H. WARDNER, M. D.
Office and Itculdcneo 111 Commercuil avo
bu., ("a? door to the Atlicncum).
'DIt. B. 0. TABER,
.. .u nt lit m nrofcHilon
with ' especial rof renco"to the electric,
tteatment il dl.eae In a" the new and Un-
m fflrc'omplalnt. a lady
Q&'SowcUl aveuue, P .talr.,
WILLIAM K. SMITH, M. D.
EBSIDBNOE No. U Thirteenih
twVao WaahiBRton avenoo aat WalnutftrMl.
0, W. DUNNING, M. D.
tmgbaphg
POLITICAL.
THE Til EAT Y OF WASHING
TON RATIFIED IN NEW-
! FOUNDLAND.
I 1
RESIGNATION OF OUK MINUTER
I TO CHINA.
KTO.,
KTO.,
ETC.
TBKATT RATirilt).
New YoiiK, April 11. A letter from
Newfoundland to tba Uveaing Pott,
dated April 1, ttyt-the house of the as
sembly' has agreed, by an overwheinllng
majority, to' accept the provision of the
treaty uf Wellington, which hare refer-
nco to Newfoundland. Only four out
J of a bouso of thirty member voted against
t is ratification of the treaty, and tbey did
ion so technical groui di, arguing that the
question ihould linvo beta Srst submitted
to the conttltuencic.
OUU M1N1HTERTO CIII.VA.
A Watblngton diipatch ay tho reiigna
UonofKred D. Law, miniiter to China,
hi been received at the ttato depart
ment. ' It it reported that Senator Caie of
Culafornit will be Inw iuccomot.
XXir.MdiOKOBANTri).
Waiii.votom, April 11. Tho com
mliiioner of patenlt hai granted an ex
tension of tho tirtt and third dlfiiiona
j and rufutea to eitend the leconddlviilon
of the. patent of fcUrauel Kay and M. R.
Shatloci,of Alliance, Ohio, for harvetteri.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A LENGTHY. COMMUNICATION
FHOM BIUGHAil YOUNG.
WUAT THE I'ltOPIIET . HAS
BEEN DOING FOH THE
PAST TWENTY-SIX
YEA1W.
WHY THE MOD0CS WILL
SURRENDER.
NOT
.THE OFFICERS OF THE ATLAN
TIC TO HE l'UESENTEU
WITH BEWAI5DS.
THE
3THIKE OF THE
FAILS.
OAS MEN
ETC
ETC.
ETC.
UR101IAM TOU.VO.
New Yoiik, April 11. The Uornld
thli morning publishes a lengthy special
from Salt .Lake City over the signature of
Urigbatn Young, In which the prophet
gives a statement of tho present condition
of affairs In Salt Lake. He statoc bis res
ignations as trustee In trust for the church
at preMdont of Zion Co-operative Mercan
tile institution, and ol the Deieret Nation
al bank, do not affect his position m-
president of the church, In which
capacity he will still eierclse' supervision
ovei thotuslness, ecclesiastical and secular,
leaviag tho lulnutiao to younger men.
Ho further states that Mormon Institu
tions are well established, and his own
investment remain at they were. Ills
government, ho says, Intends establishing
aettlemunts in Arizona, In the country of
tho Apaches. He is pursuaded thalthey can
bo Influenced to peace tn accordance wim
President Granl'e Indian policy, and this
will also opon up that eountry to settle
ment by tho whites. Brigham denies he
has any money deposited in tho Bank of
England, and saya all nil means are in
veitod in Improving Utah territory. In
conclusion ho iayi tho result of my labors
for the past twentv-sis years, briefly
summed up. are the peopling of this terri-
tnr liv the .latter day taints ol
.t.nlt let) ooo souls, the founding of
over two hundred cillos, towns kid vll
liages, inhabited by our people, and the
establishment of icbools, factories, mlllt
and other institution calculated to bene
Ot and Improve our community. My
whole life it dovoted to the Almighty's
service, and while I regret my mission it
not bettor .understood by tho worm, me
tlmo will come whon I will be understood
and I leave to futurity tho judgment of
my labors and their results as they shall
become manifest.
CLASf HANDS.
Wnivnto.v. Several reports have
bien received from organised movements
of aeiiculturalistt In the wettora ttatot
atsumlne the laroonest of the p-ople
against grown monopolies, and clasping
hands for tho political work that is to
come in the first great effort to secure most
Just and equitable legislation. Mr. Tay
lor, of Florida, nipressed hlmieir conn
dont of tho roadlnest of tho great matsot
of the touthorn poppte to Join In suoh
movoment for protection agaiott the
groat public ev!U of the timet.
taxMODoct),
Waiiiikotov, April It. A telegram
from Oon. Canby, dated at Tule Itke, Cal
ifornla, April 7, and forwarded by cour
ier to Y reka, California, wat received by
Oen, Sherman, In which Gen. Canby itatei
ho had teen the Instructions tent to tba
peace commissioner! by the secretaiy of
the Interior, and continual: "If the
Modoc surrender at prisoner ot
war, tba general government would have
paramount and executive jurisdiction over
til, and the same result would be it&urtd
by tba traaty. But ara not traatle , with
IndUn irlbia prohibits W recent legUU-
tion? A reservation within the limits of
either California or Oregon would not bar
italo jurisdiction till alter its cessation by
these states, and would have DO
relative affect, and for crimes committed
within the limits of tuch reservation,
it it doMbtful under Justice Miller't decis
ions under the Kansas reservation,
whether state jurisdiction would not pre
vail. At the murder of citizens wat com
mitted boyond the limits of any reserva
tion, and within the jurisdiction of the two
states, and of courso anterior to
any arrangement ,wlth the Modocs,
I do not question the right or power of the
general government t? make any ar
rangement that may bo thought proper,
bit I think they should make such at to
tocure permanent peace, together with
liberal and just treatment of the Indians.
In my judgment peace cannot be ttcured
iftheyaro allowed to romaln In tbit im
mediate neighborhood. Tho MjJjci are
now sensible thoy can't live
in peace on Lost river, and
have abandoned their claim to it, but wish
to be loft on the lava beds. This means
license to plunder, and a stronghold to
retreat to, and was refused, .Their last
proposition is to come In and bavo an op
portunity of looking for a now camp not
far away, and if they are sincere in this
the trouble will bo soon ended; but
there has boon to much vacillation
and duplicity in their talks, that I bavo
hesitated about reporting till some deflnite
result was Attained. A movement of
troops hat been made, an 1 cautiously, so
as to avoid a collison, and to impress the
Indians tbatw have been friendly, thns
far wo have succeeded very well, but their
conduct has glvoa so much reason to ap
prehend that they aro only trying to gain
time, that I have organixed a party of
scouts to operate with the troops if tbey
should go to the mountains or renow hos
tilities. FROM ROME.
New York, April 11. A special to
the New York World, dated it Home
April 11, says the pope is suffering from
rheumatic fever and ulceration of the leg.
Illness extremely serious.
A uanufactuiy in this city wat
destroyed by lightning yesterday and
forty persons buried in the ruins, Ave of
whom were killed and seventeen wounded.
TO DB BEWARDED.
New Yoek, April 11. Mr. Sparkt,
agent of the White Star line, announcea
that In conformity with the wishes of the
contributors totbe fund of $2,000, collected
in Chicago, a sum will be set aside for the
purchase of soluble rowards for the offi
cers and crew of the Atlantic, couspicuous
in saving life, also for rewarding the Iter.
Mr. Ancient, and a fisherman who nobly
assisted.
CONTEMPT.
The sergeant-at-arms of tho legiilatnre
arrived here to-day to arrest Jay Gould,
William M. Tweed and J. B. Dutcher
charged with contempt In not appearing
before the investigation committee when,
summoned. Neither has yet been found.
THE TCRP.
The board of appeals of the national as
sociation for the protection of the Inter
ests of tba American trotting turf met te
day, Amasa Sprague of lthodo Island
presiding.
BOMERTRtKINO CARPENTERS
In Brooylyn made a threatening demon
stration to-day against a party of men at
work, but left on tho appearauce of the po
lice. EARTHQUAKE.
Aan.vwALi., April 5, via Havana. The
city of Salvador, Central America, hat
been destroyed Dy earthquake, bigni
.hundred persons perished, and $12,000,000
worth of property wa dettroyed.
FAILURE or TUB STRIKE.
New York, April 11. The gat men
strike their colon today and ask to be re
employed at the old hours wages.
ENJOINED.
Henry C. Tanner & Co., have obtained
a temporary Injunction restraining Peter
A. U. Jackson from disposing ol $500,WO
worth of bonds of the St. Joseph and
Denver City IUllroad company, pledged
with him, on the ground that the terms
of tho $250,000 loan for which thoy were
pledged, were usurious.
WEATHER REPORT.
WAsniNaTOS.AprilU.-Probabllltiei-
Tho area of lowest barometer will move
northeastward down the St. Lawrence on
Saturday. For New England southeast
erly wind and threatening weather. For
Mlddlo states southoast winds, veoiing to
southwest, with cool and cloudy woalher
during Saturday. For Lower Lakes
fresh and possibly brisk northwesterly
winds with falling temperature and clear
weatbor. For Upper' Luke northerly
winds, partly cloudy and cloar weatbor
For Lower Missouri valley and Southwest
falling barometer and rising toinperature
For Eastern Gulf and South Atlantic
state northwetterly wlndt, backing to
touth, with falling barometer and partly
oloudy woather. Catlonary signals con
tinue at Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Buf
falo, Cape May and Now York, and ara
orderod for Roohetler, Oswego, Norfolk,
Wilmington and Baltimore.
FINANCIAL;
jisw York, April 11. Tha stock e;S
change and gold room, at well as the pro
due ttebanf, and cotton markets, being
closed, tberaara bo builneis transaction!
U koanslaUftdsomotarolal circles to-day.
CRIME.
A REVOLTING CASE OF CRUELTY.
THE FIEND A PREACHER AND
THE VICTIM A LITTLE
GIRL.
AN ENOLISH DETKOT1VE RE
LIEVED OF His POCKET
BOOK. A WOULD-BE MUBDEIIEB HANDS
HIMSELF.
ETC.,
ETO, KTO.
A BRUTAL REVEREND.
DuMoists, April II. A case of re
volllng cruelty to a child but just been
made public in Stark county. Dnlel Samt(
a United Breihern preacher, living noar
Smyrna, is the fiend, and a little girl
named Ogleshy, the victim. At the pre
liminary trial witnesses toitifled to repeated
beallngt and knock down; to the child
being put out of doors in the co'dett
weather, and kept out lilt its feet were
frozen, and that tho fiend held the
child's bare arms to the fire till they were
burned to a blister, and that bis last act of
cruelty was to knock it down, and while
it was in an insensible state he took n
heited poker and scared the flesh on its
legs and body. When tho child
winced under tho hot iron he
remarked to Mrs. Ilidcliffe, the
woman who filed the information against
him, "ob, she aim deid yet." At the
close of the examination this justice held
him for trial. Sams not being able to
give bonda, tho justice allowed bira to go
at large on bis promise to appear for trial,
Sams Immediately left the country, and
parties at Smyrna are preparing to prose
cute the justice of the peace for neglect of
duty. The child's marital faculties have
been ruined by its barbarous treatment,
and It has been sont to a (ister in Wayne
county.
TX2E lATEtr KILLI.NO.
Cuicaoo, April 11. Details of the
killing of Henry Alders by bis brother
Antonin, at Holland settlement, in this
county, last night, show that the brothers,
aged respectively 18 and 19 Jonas, came
home from work together, and after sup
per engaged in a friendly trial of strength
in wrestling. Usury, the elder ol
two, threw Antonio tcveral times,
ann boasted upon the lact in a
good-natured way, but Antonio
retorting tbarpely, finally struck him in
the face. The two then clinched, but
wero separated by their parents, the father
holding Henry, and the mother altemptioc
to control Antonio. This she was unable
to do, however, arid the infuriatod young
man, breaking from her grmp, drew a
long knife, and rushing upon
bis brother, plunged it into the hilt in bis
breast. Henry fell back into his fatherV
arms and died about two hours after re
ceiving the wound. The murderer made
no attempt to escapo and was shortly aftei
taken in charge by the constable, and tbi.
morning brought to ja'.l. Ho appears
overwhelmed with grlet and remorse for
the mad act.
A MYTH.
New York, April 11. It Is believed
the tlory ol the woman Arlington, the
victim of malpractice In Brooklyn, as re
gardt her reported husband, is mythical.
The police ara said to know her true
name, and considerable of bur history.
ROIJUED.
Whilo the English detectives, now here,
In the Bank of England forgery case,were
toeing the city the other night, ono of
them was robbed of hit watch r.nd pocket-
book, and the papers for the extradition
of Bidwell of Iluvana. The papers have
been returned.
11 U.N o IIIUSKLT.
San Francisco, April U. This morn-
Ing John Kennedy of this city
attempted to murder his wife
and dauchter with an ax, inflict
ing terrible wounds. He then fastened a
rope around hit own neck, and Jumped
from a tocond-ttory window and hung
himself.
murder.
Chicago, April 11. At Holland settle,
ment, near thli city, last evening, a family
of Germans got in a difficulty, resulting in
the murder of tho younger son by the el
der. The fratricide is in jail here.
invkstioatino.
Detroit, April 11. Tbo examination
made Into the affairs of tho stato land
office, under tho management of ex-Cora
mitsioner Edmunds, devoloped tho fact
that be has sold lands that didn't belong
to the stato to tho amount of 1,701 tcros
aii ware sold at nominal prices. Tho
lands belonged to the United States,
Chlcsgo and North Western ruilroad, and
to private partlet.
CUASKD INTO TUX RIVER.
Duwuquk, April 11. Thit afiernoona
mm. at LaSallc, Illinois, named Grady,
bilo cutting end wood noar the canal,
was tormented by some boy, one or whom
bo purtued with an as. The boy to tare
hlmiolf, jumped Into tbo river and ws
drowned. Grudy on seeing tho retult fled,
and It still at large.
casualties.
DAMAQE Ht A (JAIB.
Wiibumko- April 11. A gala bar
thit afternoon. A great deal of property
damaged. Tba warebout of Dewaye,
Vanca & Co., nail factory, was seriously
Injured, a portion of tba roof being car
rud 96, tn Ihlrtaas laob wall blows
down. The now "brick add Itlon to Brad
ley's wool factory, was blown down, and
telegraph wires prostrated. No further
damage of a serious character ascertained
at yet.
died or nt IKJUBIES.
St. Lotrif, April 11. D. C. Knight,
tho street car driver who wat Irjircd l y
tbo collision of hi car with the train on
the Pad Ho railroad latt Sunday, dlod yes
tor day, an to-day tba coroner' jury
found a verdlet that the Injurle which
resulted In hi death were
caused by the gross negligence
of the tignal watchman, Keating, of
the PaclSio ratlroid, In not being at hit
pottto signal the approach of the train,
and that parties In charge of the train
.were to hime for not dispatching signal-
lights. Keating, the witchaian, it under
arrest. Knigbt't mother and frlendt livo
in Fulton, Illinois.
FOREIGN.
THE WAR OOKJ ON.
1'EnntONloN, April 11. A dispatch
from Pulgarda dited noon, to-dry, tay
after the failure of their flnsl attack ia.t
night, the entire Carllsts force withdrew
beforo daylight, leaving 300 dead and
wounded on tho field. We lost 8 killed,
and many wounded. Fiva houses wero
fired by the enemies shells and destroyed.
Precautions are taken agtlntt a renewal
of the tieffe.
TRAINS INTERRUPTED.
Madrid, April 11. Owing to the In
terruption of traint by the insurgents on
the upper section of Northern railroad
the government hat granted a tomporary
concession to a company authorizing it to
establish a line of steamers from Santan-
dre to Bayonno for tho transportation of
passengers to and from France.
river'news.
Ulte and Fall ot the IUcm
For 21 hours ending 3 p.m., April 11,1873.
Abo'vel Change.
ltl-c. Fall.
St. 1'aill
Fort Hen tin..
imaha
Oavenport.. .
Leavenworth..
IC-okuk
Cairo ,
St. Lout
I'ltuburg ....
Cincinnati....
Louisville... ,
Memphis
V'lLk.burir ...
SUrcveport ..,
.tusuwile
New Orleans..
Little Ilock...
ron aaiitii....
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JJAVID W. IIAItNV.TT.
Observer Sig. tier. U. X.
Nasuville, April IL stiver fulling
with 7 feet scant on Uarpelh shoals.
Weather variable. Arrived: KJiiyville,
Upper Cumberland. Drpurtud : Ada
Uellmcn, Cairo; Bnrkaville, Upper Cum
berland, St. Louis, April 11. Arrived: Mary
Dtvage, Filttburg; Bertram, Keokuk;
New Boston, Peoria; Dubuque, lted'a
inndigg; .St. Joseph, Memphis; To I in, New
Orleans. Departed: Bertram, Keokuk;
Uelie Memphis, Memphis; North western,
dl. Paul; Alps, Cairo. ltiver rising
slowly. Weather clear and cool.
Evanbville, April 11. Weather
cloudy and wet, heavy rain this morning
and light showers during the day; mercu
ry 46 to 63. ltiver fallen one Toot. Up
Savanna, City of Augusta, Q'lickstep,
Fayette, Longwortb, Alury E. Forsythe,
New Orleans. Down, Henry Probosco,
1'bos. Sherlock, Charmer, Mary Anient
farascan- Business good.
Memphis, April li. Clear and cool
ltiver rising at the rate nf one inch per
nojr. Pears entertained of an overflow.
Arrived: Ike Hainmitt and barges, St.
Louis; Little Alps, New Orleans. De
parted: Kittle Higler, Little llock; City
of Vickshunr, Emma Elliott, St. Louis;
Palls Pilot. John Maud, New Orloans; M
E Poe. Bed river.
New Orleans, April 11. Arrived:
Belle Lee, Evansvillo; Donor, St. Louis.
Departed: Tom Jasper, St, Louis, Wea
ther clear and warm.
Omaha, April 1 1. The river rose about
0 inches during the last 21 hours. Elver
verv low ut Fort Benton.
VtcJtsnURO, April 11. Down: Rich
mond, Ames. Ashland, CmntiMn wealth,
Kellogg and barges. Up: It E Lee, Glen
coe, Bblfait, Amadilla, and Julia. ltiver
rlsinsr. Weather clear and cool,
PiTTeBURO, April II. ltiver declining
slowly 17 feet water in channel.
No departures. Arrived: Exchange,
St. Louis, Junictta will depart for Cin
cinnati to-morrow. No efforts havn ynt
been made to ralso the sunken steamer
Now State, the river not having declined
aufflcinnlly yet. Light rain fell this even
ing; weather cloar with indications of
more rain. Both rlvors falling at head
waters.
Little Rock, Apvll 11. Weather cool
and clear Rivor still rising .md Is now
23 feet in channol. Arrived; Ft Gibson.
Departed. Exporter, fur New Orleans;
Utah, for above-.
MARKET REPORT.
St. Louis, April 11, Flour dull and
unsettled; buyers buslneit small. Wheat
dull, heavy spring none to tell; No 2 $1 17
l 18; regular $1 28l 30; soft No I rod
full $1 43l .45; No B $t 05. Corn dull
and lower to tell No 2 mixed SljQuSc.
0tt lower, No 2 mlxep 2029jo. Barley
untettled, for all below choice C0c; to
tell lower; Nebraska and Iowa epring 8Jc;
Choice no 1 1 iu, ivve uuu aim lower.
No 2 05r'8. Pork dull $10' 6015 70.
1)3 meatt dull, loose round lott shoulders
rlnar rib Blci clear sides 81o. Biron
active, clear rib atOJc; clear sides OftSOJe.
Lard firm, rcflned 8Jc; country kottle 7io
delivered. JUilskey dull 86087c. Cattle
dull and heafy. Hogs aro lower $1 70Q5;
bulk or sale il 76; reclpts 2,200.
Memphis, April 11. Cotton dull and
unchanged; no sales. Flour dull and un
changed. Corn meal dull and d'ollned
. .7 n ,w,A rll nail Pj3iaS5n.
OaU tcarce and firm 10c, Hay dull $21
k Tw.n iftin. Bacon dull ana prices
d.'clln.d: thoulder Tl(37ic; tldet 019c
i .a T.flntd SfrSllOo. Pork scarce
aWSVitl Ml IM " -a
-1 a ai Art
OWM, April U.-FIourdull .ud
I
I low
STATIONS. Water
9 1)1
2 0
nominal. Wheat In fair demand end
advanced but Inregular; No i St 10 j
1 10, regular $1 1 !9t; fftih No 3 $1 iu
strictly rresh. Corn quiet; No 2 mixtd
31c bid cash; 81.1J May. Oatt steady;
No 2 11 regular and CHth; 28 May. Hye
dull; No 2 O'.c regular, G3o frrsh. B irlny
dull and decllling; No 2 lull 71 Jc regular;
No !i nominal at UOCSc. Pork firm at
Sift cash; $10 C3 May, $1U 05 June.
Cam dull and unchanged. Bulk meats
steady; shoulders Gc picked; S It tnlilo os
Juno die loose. Bacon quiet and un
cbansfd. Whltkry steady, at CJc.
New Orleans. Anrll II. Clour dull,
XXX $78j family 10 2&0 75. dm
quiet, mixed doc; wh to M)(o7e. (Ms
easier He. Bran lower 80c. Hay dull,
prime tli. Prk dull lCc; dry salt meats
firm 6j9c; hams 0.-; Imcon quiet, firmer
7Jl0c; hams Inn 14c. Lard flrm.T
llerca refined $3 87J9; ken 10 M
9 071 8uirar firm, common 7(o7lcj prune
t'0ic. MnlHses, rebarreled COo. Whis
key dull 89(0,050. Coffee 17ttic Ster
ling 27, Sight premium. Uo!d 17 j
Cotton quiet, ordinary I3jc; cood ordlrerv
I0c; low middling IS jo; middling IS';
middling Orleans life.
A FRENCH MURDER TRIAL.
A Veiy singular iiiuiuvr trial iuuk iacc
in Fiaiicf, at the cour d'tusjizes lor the
Uepallmuiit ot the Oirutide, last luolllll.
Too prisoner was ono Johannes Mniio,
ai.d tLe crime with which be cbargid
was ttie uiuider ot his lather, mother, v.i u
and two children. Mauo had fallen into
llisoluie w)a mid hud olun ihreeteiitd
hi.fuUiily. M'he crime act 111 s to huve been
planned cartlully iu uUVuiicc. lLigiVu
out that be was iu be ab-elil a day r tun,
ana osUmaltously ahowiu liltntcli on the
Uay and evening ueture the murder, ut n
wine shop widen he was accustomed to
Irtqueul. lie' 'could account tor hit
wbunubouts all tli.i tlmo except
from 11 o'clock at night to 6 o'clock the
next morning. Theiu were but two
strong point, in the case ugulntt him the
tact that thu trousers wlilcn hu bad bitu
wearing lilt day beloru were not thuso he
was wearlnc wlimi mformid of the inur-
dtr, and the testimony of his own little
buy eight years old. H his latt consl'ttiled
a remalkahlo feature ol the trial. The re
port, tukeu from tlie 'Gazette des lribu
nam, will show bow unwillingly the evi
dence was given ;
The pre-iucnt. VV ncre is your moiuer 1
Beruaruiu Mnno. aim is deud.
Pres. Who killed her 7
Bern. 1 don't know.
The child, on binc questioned ee to
the facts as relatid by him previously,
began by disavowing everyimug. inu
president of tho court culitluueU to ques
tion him:
Pres. Did a man come Into tho houto
that night?
Bern. Yet.
Pres. Was tho man tall ?
Bern. At tall at uiy father.
Pres. Whom did this man look like?
Bern, Like my futher.
Pret. It not your futhti?
Bern. I don't know.
Pres. Wero you utleej7
Bern. No.
Prct. But you made believe ?
Bern. Yes.
Pres Why 7
Bern. Because I was ufrnld,
Pns. Do jou love jour fattior vory
much I
Bern. Yes.
Pres. Did you love your mainmu iind
your little sister very much 7
Bern. Yea.
Pret. And your grandpapa and your
grandmamma 7
11 n. let.
Pres. Who kltltd them?
Bern. 1 don't know.
Pies. What was the name of tho man
who came Into the house that night?
Bern. His name was Munti.
Pre. Wat It not your pupa ?
Bern. I don't know.
Pret. (In a low voice and confldontiil
lone; Tell nu, my lltll fellow, only 1110,
did you wish to ttrike your papa witu a
stick?
ttcrn. Yet.
Pre. And why did you want to beat
him ? You ki.ow that is naughty.
Bern. Becaun hu klll.il my nmtber.
And to un. The j r.-slJenl drew from
the boy tho whole story, und then lie look
him down with the jury and got him to
repeat it, and finally thn little fellow whs
confronted with hi lather, when he told
it hi: In without flinching. The accutid
would put no questions to llio terrible
witness, and after the story had been con
firmed by circumstantial uvidonce, the
jury brought Maim in guilty, and he wus
condemned 10 xruvavx jurcm inr
Tho report of tho latter part ol tho trial
has not readied us, but wo infer from
the sentence that tho jury found extenu
ating circumstances.
JUST SO.
IChleayo Tilbuuc.
flam Miir.iii.ll. 111111 ol our Illinois Con-
gres, men, finds the back pay rattier un
popular on ttie WituHsn, auu gives nui
word that hu is considering tbo proprie
ty of payirkt into the irenaiirlrs ot the
counties composing his dlstrlit." Here
upon a Democratic euitor reinurass
. .1.. 1... 1 ...... XT
11 me moniiy nonesvijr kummi- .
Mu..IihII ur (-iitirsn l.e can so disnnto ot il
if bo pleases. If tho money doe not
honestly belong to mm, men ue woum oe
. ,i,i..r i.n.Lii it. 1, nd his constituents be
come- recoivera or ttolen property. The
peopli everywhoro rigardthu men who
take their uaCK-pay us miovcs.
HOW THE BOY ARISES.
Catling u boy up in the morning can hnnlly
he flawed under the head ol "put'mea," e
pccially It tuo boy I roiid ol e.vercUo thn
V... 1.......... 1...I III,. Illtt., klliL'll Ur l ilt
the next hardest thing to getting u boy out
ol bed U getting huu Into it. 'Ihcro !
rarely a mother wno it 11 success m rou in
11 boy. All mother know thla; so do their
boys. And yet the mother ccins to go ut It
In till way 1 She opens the alulr iloor und
lll.lnuatliuly oliseives. Johnny." No re
eimiiho ".ImIithiv " itll ri-non-" rhen
tlicro Is a short,' sharp "John," followed a
monie.it latur liy a prolonged ,ind einpli.itle
John Henry." A grunt I mm the upper
rev'lnn algnillea that nil liilircslon has been
made, and the mother U encouraged to udd,
You'd lie.ler bo getting down here to your
brcaklast, young man, helore I eomii im
there an' give you nilllctllli'K you'll feel."
TMasoslaitlealho young mau that hn Im
mediately goes to aleep .iralii. And the 011
eratlou liaa to be repeated aoVcral timet. A
father kuow nothing about this trouble.
Ue merely opena hit iiiouih an a aoda bottle
elect Ita ui.rk. and the "John Uenry" that
cleaves tho air ot that atalrvvay goes Into
that boy like electricity, mid pierces the
deepest recestct of his very nature, anil ho
nous out ol that bed and intvi hit clothes,
..l will, a nmnihlnn.i llmt ta
uoi.llliiu .i-ii'l .,. -
comiU'iidable, It it rarely that a boy allow s
hliu.clf to disregard the parental summons.
About oucc a year Is believed to be na often
a la cons strut wuu me ruiea 01 iieuiin. 11a
, saved hit father a itreat many slept by hit
tUoughtlUluets. towbury Newt.
X ILr OAIEC
MONDAY.
APBIL 14.-, 187S
DAIT RICE'S
PARIS PAVILION
CIRCUS!
The Nation's Humorist
Again In (he Filit!
The great moral exhibition of Trained
Animals, in conjunction with the only truly
fashionable Circus in America. In the
arenic world the monster
Paris Pavilion Circus
IS THE
Event oftliB 1 9th Century.
Respectfully announces to the public thai
having organiicd for this season the
Lirgest & D3i! Ezpensmly Squipped Circti
OS THIN CONTINENT,
He will continue hit grand vlctorfouj
march thiouc.li the North and West, gly.
ing two eatiiiiilioni each day. -
The following world-famed artist art
nerein mentioned, leaving the laiger num.
ber to be announced in the oopular pro
crimtnei of 'he day i
'ill 11 VMIUl-ritl AclHItlltf,
The acknowledged peers of all Cyuauuta
and AcioUai.
Pror. J. T,. DiivIh,
Who hat ihe only troupe of rcribrmiajf
Dogs worthy the name.
Frank Gardner,
The highest salaried bare-back liderlnth
United .States.
Lorenzo Sfnyn,
The great Parisian Clown and the DAN
RICE of Europe.
HIIhh I.I..lo Jfnroelliis,
The beautiful and daring Queen of thl
Menage.
LOW PcfllS XtilHOIIN,
The Incly and extraoidinary Traprre
lierniriKeia, but and acveu )cart of age.
Tho bonutirnl )utirtcUo of
liinly KlilciH,
Mrs. Dan Kice, Madam Nelson, Mist
Anae Rogers and Mist Lizzie Maicellu.
AcrolmtH and Gyniiiti.stM.
Tlie extent of talent in this department
can be mentioned only In brief. Suffice
it that the immense troupe includes such
noted " Monarch of Muscle" as Hullo,
way, Gafdner. Miles, Messenger, Tour
naire, Pick Clark. Sessions, Ttewolla,
Ryan, Davis, Van Ooudy, and many other
Icapers and general pet former whosa
nxmet stand high in arenic fame.
Trnlncd Horse.
The exhibition of the wonderful ttud oi
trained horses liy Dan Ulce In person, ha
proved a theme which hat engaged ihe
attention and study of the learned of all
lands, the most eminent divlnet, the itts
dent, and philosopher, ami s in iuetl
worth doulife the price nf admission, o
parent should fail to have their inM1
witness this nuivrluui ehlbilion of coin,
vated instinct. O .
NOTE. At the nnal Con'.ert plveii at
the close of eich exhiWiloii way be seets
CtlARLKS WlK-l.TVt.VN, the inJW,
ho tats, drink ar-s seke mtf ?
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