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OFfflCB, BXrXilimTIXT BTTXIiPIITa-, OOB. laTXHC STEEET A.3STX) "VSI-IIISra-TOIISr AVEN"t7E. :J0HN H. OBEKLY, PROPRIETOR. CAIRO, ILLINOIS, FRIA. MOKMBER 20, 1872 SLBGRAPHIG POLITICAL. IK LOUISIANA UOMMITTKK RKFORK THK J'UK.SIDKNT. l'KAL 01' TIIIC UOMMITTKK FOR A SKARUIIINU IN VKSTJOATION. TKKESTINC COLLOQUY UK TWhEN TJIK PRESIDENT AND J UDUK PAMl'UKLL. IK PEOPLE OK COLORADO ASK FOU A GOVERNOR OUT OF THEIR OWN PhOPLK. ETC , ETC, ETC. Tilt lOl'ISlANA 11U.WXT1VX A'AkUiMuiu.v, Die. IP. -This afternoon Louisiana citizen' committee, In c Janee with ptvviuii- arrangement uugb Attorney-general William, hud Interview with thu prdsldent in hi inest office tti tl.u executive mansion, igu Campbell explained tint purpose of ir coming to Washington, and guvo a if account (if tb condition of un"uir In jlslena, In oti'tqunniM-01 which tbo imunity wus Mjriuutly affected. Trade t Kent-rally iu Injurtyl that tho people dismsycd, anil m thero was prospect of juitlcu and a satisfactory ilionof preant troubl by mean i of tbti ncy iiuw at work, tbu peoplo through Ir committee, asked that in tbl ext. i w Aiiuciain i i i iii itrun hi r i i , m renin court nf the tlnllw! .tnl.s nml wdt of the circuit court of the United t tt. - . 1, .. I I. .. I . . I : .. T . . ulnitiratlon of circuit court setting in w Orleans. Judge Campbell laid that on ne occur) leu a teat on the t.-nch or supreme court of tbo Urii Stales, bo wu twico requuted tho cblef magistrate to perform tucb P In -,1.- t,u. t Vl a e....A n..ui,.t up,, I - ' - T - I llnpA of fht ritipt IrinlllI fin fW uml Dccteei, no am not know nt more serious condition of af- LOW ia .nan euafc wuicu blbu in iiiuiiianiL. i nx rw'ru of that ttat alto ask the executive tbo United Htate to tend to New Or- . . I f .1 j l .til d Just man, to make full Inquiry into all - - a ' 0 pioro me muation. wont twy .f . .I . f. ! ....... . neat. 111 vkvlivuliliii mill hi i riiKiL(rB i 11 t j . . .i .... t i. . . .i t iner wiiuluu tmuil oi inn inviimii'MLiun tuc in tbo manner indicate!. 1UK I'HKtlUICNT'r KKl'LY. ireldeDt Grant In reply saMhu tup- t .1 . : r '. . i proceed to Iouiiinna, but lib did not tntf It urn'ilfl tut niilfM nronnr tir Kim rufcko a roquet ut congrvfi. Tby Imd wrr lii iiiiriLii'iiLn inu uiuli 111 i nr ruin I. 1... .It I !..... fm with Inrnl ntfuiri fn thnt statn hr nut. ... ... c . . . t I ........ 1aV. 1. u telei'ratiii, I letters aud phperi V. l .1 J at . . . 1 w a.iju nuiiiiiiiitiBiiuu uumi n uc.icc u-i auu nltcd stato court wai attcmptoa to ue t aiidu, or rctiited by tbs Utl govern-- . r .1 ..... . J . I It..i.. 1 LHLI'3 UlaiBliail IllSltulllll - .1. !.- A .... 1 1... f...l....l mt ...... I I I II!. . C - - .......... 1 ir .. .... ... t... Vw.ritv Iln wnulil not ( Ht liliurtv to i . I ........ T 1 Tl . .1 1 I KM inn r ! 1 1 1 1 1' n L iiikl l ll (J I' 1 1 iiriuinv L'U. I . ... ... i ! I ed liu re wbllu tbo court iii in it-iilon, Al though if tho court th'ould mnko tho rc quiit it would maet with bin approbation.' Judge Campbell said tbero wai no au thority under the constitution mid laws of the United States for r federal court to in terfere with tbo utfairs of a state, M it had In Louisiana. Toe presideul during the colloquy with Judge Campbell said bis understanding of the subject waa that the court bad merely decided who wuro legal canvassers, and even as atuted in tbe caie, tbo court ux oeedod its authority, but it's decission will barn to be respected uetil its declnloti abatl be set aside by a superior court, It would bo danger ous for tbo president to net tho precedent of interfering with decioions of courti. Judge Cam bell said tbn committee did not ask the president to decide anything, they only Killed blm to Invettigatn the matter, and to communicate to congress tbu report of tho bonosl men sent by him fur tbu purpose. The president said be could not without tbe action of congress, employ and com nensatesuch men. Without congressional authority such a committee could not ad mluistcr an oath or compel tbo attendance of witnesses. Judge Campbell asked whether tbo president would receive from tbe commit tee the line ol facts iu tho case, If be did cot wish to go outside of tbem. Tbe president replied they would be rained by tho attorney goneral if It was thought-proper to do 10. Tbo committee will bold another meet log to-morrow morning. rKTITlON. OnTH, Dec, 10. A paUtion to 1 I IVo Mont, prolcMlng nifulti-t tho renp. 1 polntincnt of K. MtUouli m irovcrnor of Colorado, U being signed generally. Tho I Kepubllcimt throughout thy territory ur. signing potior.!" aking tho nppoititmunt ol somo citizen of the territory who is more , in SiCmpnthy with tho pt'iplo und tlmlr in- terotJ. OMINAII(l.'., W.villlMiToy, Dec. 10. Tin; piuitiileiit lent the fullowini; nominations to tho sen uto to-day ; ('harlcn II. Wilkinson, en!,. lector of Intc-rniil rovenue, Sixtli district of Mnlnft J for p.ntmntir, II. M. Craw ford, Waning. , Kansas. NOT UL'ILTI. JtAl.llMOKf, Dae. 1 1 In the caio of General Mtnrilon, lute collector of Internal revenue, on trial for cinbezKlerneiit of gov ernment funds, the jury to-day found him not guilty. M-.ri i.kks iti:t.it:r mt.:.. WahIIIKiitos, Dec. l.l.r-Tho fcnute, al though arrejllng prngreis therein lo-duy, leetm dipnel to pant tlio bill for the re lief of tin: I'-ltlerf- on the Churokco neutral lands dlOMeiM--'l by reion of thu Joy railrocd grant, ns it refusal to cut down lh) ullown'icn of .units provided for rnch settler by a votn of two to one. The pro xwj rliff i a n old subject and rt-celved h favoriiblt- ri-port at the bnnd of thcom mitteeoti publir lutids last i-ndon. ) KA1TIU..1 Of TIIK SKW HILL. Tbu present bill was Introduced by Sen ator I'oineroy, mid provides thnt all thotu pcrront whotnado settleniont on the Che rokee neutral larnlt with a view of ac quiring a titlo under llm homestead not, and who wero obligud to abandon thorn on account of subu-ipiant railroad coinpli cullonn, bit entitled loenlor on any other public latid-i belonging to the United .Statu under tbe usual conditions gov erning Jiomeitead M-ttlernent, and that the timo of their residence on tbe neutral lands le. allow eJ to count on tbo land with a view to more Jpvcdil; aiquirlng of a patent. lioi'st 11 ILL,, A bill similar to this has also been fa vorably considered by the house commit tee on public landi, and it will undoubt edly becumo a law tbe present tetilon, TUfc fOWKKOT-i-ALLiWELL IN VE.lTIU ATIOS. The statement of Senator Morton, lately made in tbe nenate, that be bud repeatedly culled together tbe members of the Pom eroy. Caldwell invurtigatlon committee, but without succcii, baa suggested a retu lutiun which i to introduced in tbe senate immediately after the holidays, call ing for tbe appointment of si committee of seven to proceed to Topeka, tbe capital of Kansas, and there thoroughly sift tbu charges preferred by tbo last legislature of that state. A letter wa to-day written to Cul, Snoddy, the chairman of tbo Kan sas senatu investigating committee, in forming him of tho propoied action and r queuing his cooperation in thu matter. Another letter of a similar import will follow to-morrow addresied to H. C. Cobb, speaker of the )at hoiiM, nnd n member elect of Congress. WHY Till-. Ht'DDKN ACTIO.. The spur to this nudden fiction It not only in thu inditlVrence and tardiness of tbo tenatu committee in muking its re port, but also in tho fact tbat numerous letters have made their way here from KanrtH in which it is charged that Tome roy bus again been tampering with voter? in tbe late county elections In that plate, with tho result of securing ttie return of a con;idnrablu number of senators and rep resentatives favnrabloto his re-election. API'ROVKI). W.ISUINUT05, Dec. 19. Tho president approved the act authorizing the fric transportation of a naval monument from Homo to tho United Slates. I'KOTKhTISO. Ciirykxsk, Dec. 19. Hecrotttloii hnll was tilled this evening with our most prominent und best citizens, ubo uro unanimous in their proteila against tho dlsmembermotit of Wyoming territory. Resolutions wero passed nquosting our delegates, William L. Jones and Hon. "W. D. Kellv, and other friends in congress ol i-i t. 1 our pioneers, to oppose wuu an iiieir strength tills projected movement. FOREIGN. THIERS INTENDS TO KKEF THE MONARCHISTS IN AWK. UKLEASk OF UOWLF.S HANKER. THE TUK HI VEU SEINE OVERFLOWED. ETC., ETC., ETC. vicinity cf the river arc standing in one vat lake of water. llUUxaKLa, Dec. '10. Dispatchuo from Oli'tnt report thnt thu ilreams In that sec tion havo risen nbovo their crabankmctits, anil lb jtintry N inundated. Wotpr is thruu feet deep 'In omo streets in tlhenl. t I)1.1ll.-nF.l.l. I'Altl", Dec. 19. Tbo iinyor of Nates lias been dlmiseil from ofllco for not giv Ing sufficient protection to tho pilgrims of Lourdei. The motion introduced into the itssem bly to Inqulru Into tho responsibility of the governnient for the outfaget suffered by pllgrimi, bus conequcntly been with drawn. M. Uocn, a distinguished meinbor of the institute, has been struck from tho jury litt bccnuie hii acltr.iiwledgcd that ho did nut believe In' tbe existenro of a Ood. MlSciUl! ANEOUS. COULD TO DIKGOJUiK NINE MILLIONS TO SETTLE Iirs TROURLE?. IIKAVV PUHCHASE OF TELE iHlAPjr STOCK RY CV BUS W. FIELD. SATAN'T.V AND MO THEE iUKNED TO THE ThXAS ifiiNlTKN 1 lAKY. ii ; SNOW STOI'.M IN ST. LOUIS. UK. MONARCHIST! 10 UK KKPT IN AWK. r a ins, Drc. 18. Gen. Chausey's corps is being rapidly increased to 100,000. wbllu Gen.Ducrot, a doubtful Republican, has only -18,000 mon under Ills command President Thiers to-day said that ho In tended to keep the EnnurchhU In awo. HUn WRECKED ALL LOST. Lonpon, Dee. IP Tho ship Miitchless of rioston wrecked off tho coast of North umberland. All oi: board woro lost. Tho Times' assizes column this morning contlanssx verdicts of murdor, with sen tence of death pasted upon tbo culprits, JIOWLKB. Robert Bowles war releasod n $20,000 bail. OYKKfLOWKU. t p PvBia, Dec. 10 Tbe Selno Is ovrr flowed in this city, the quays aro flooded, and stores near thrm aro ulosed, Alt traflic Id tbat quarter tl now carried on fcy boaU. Deyond fiorcy tbs.bovt l ETC, ETC., JCTC. SATAOTA. Sr. Loci', Dec. 19. Satanta end Big Tree, the two Kiowa chiefs wbo were taken from tbe Texas penitentiary some months ago, to meet delegates of tbu vari ous Indian tribes en.routu to Washington, und wbo bavu since been in jail here, un der charge of United Slates Marshal Newcomb, will be returned to tbat prison In a day or two, Guv. Davis of Texas, hav ing telegraphed for tbem. a furious snow btobm Prevailed here sinco 11 o'clock this morning, and now there is about three inches of snow on the ground. Many hortet were withdrawn from tho streets during tbe storm, for fear ot a re- apsu of tbe disease, and but few street cars are running to-night. VIOlT 2IOTADLC. Nkw Yokk. bee. 19. Tho Eriu man agement completed to-day tbe most nota ble of its undertakings. At tbe meeting of tbo hoard this morning, the report of the special committee appointed to take Into consideration tbe proposal made by Jay Gould, looking to' a settlement of tho suit) instituted against him by tbe Erie company, v.m submitted. Tbe report presented was very long, embracing full terms of the oder made by Gould, and con cluding with the rccommendution tbat tbe proposition of settlement be accepted. Tbo report was adopted, and result will be tbo withdrawal of the suits pending against Gould, 'upon the surrender to tho board of directors $'.',030,000, wbicb sum. according . ., , . . .. 1-.. -e . i to toe opinion oi- wie mcmucra oi uiu special committee, will cover the toUl amount for which tho various suits have been brought. The terms of sottlemcnt with Gould include tbo transfer of sixty thousand shares of Erie slock, tbo Grand Opera IIouso and a number of lots of valuablo land, ntnounilng to fully $7,000,000. This etat'imont was continued by Gould himself, this af ternoon, who also said mere was an under Mantling that bo was to be consulted in tho business ot tbu road. lio thinks thnt thu arrangements now made will enable the company to lay tho third rail on tho Erin road, to make tho ullunco with the Luke Shore road. Various opinion aro givon us to tho caiiiot which led tu Gould's surrender; somo believing that ho hud no other recourse, nnd others say It is pirt of a doeply laid plan to reguin soinii of bis lost influence over tho Erlu railway. rtUlT KNTKRKD Cl.sriswATi, Doc. 19, The Western Union telegraph company entered suit to day in the United States court to recover (3,000 from Hamilton cmluty, being tuxes on its gross receipts in this city. Tho county claims that to tux It on its grots receipts is without warrant from the con stitution of Ohio or of tho United States, Cl'T Ills TIIIIOAT. Thomas I.. Ilond, a prisoner now in tbo county jail under oonvlction of nisault with intent to kill, out his throit with a pua-lcnife this morning. Hond'sotfoncowus cutting tho Rev. J.J. Thompson of Leav enworth, with a hatchet last summer, In a fit of jealouty with the latter, who during a brief stuy here, wus visiting tho widow Mrs. Shingledecker whose bund Bond sought in miirriago. It is thought be can not live. ADUITVID. on tbu par valuo of llm stuck. CULVA.V AM) TUK'TRIIIUNK. W.sMitNoro.v, JJoo It. Tim repoit that Colfax has accepted tbo editorship n llio Tribuno Is erroneous:. Ho has lu.d replied to many inquiries that negotlatl f I on tbu subject havo nofretultcd In ui y ngrueiiiunt, and that yesterday, by muUal consent, they woro regarded terinl i Ho Ii.-uvui to-morrow to spen'd thu '-t;'1 lay recess with his family, West. 'ltioioun. Sam Kkancisco, Cat., Decftr. notice force is required to protect 'thu oiUeu of tbe L nited States cuinuiissionora again. t vlolonco by boardlng.houu?ii!terF . Theto aro riotous demonstrations overt- dav Ships contlnuo taking cruws through com- misiioiiers olnce. It u generally thought that tbu old ring or boArding-houso mut ters It broken up. t Contlnus remarkably cold for this locality. rTllH AOAI.VST UoL'Lll. Nkw York, Dec. I'J. It Is stated tbo suits of the hno railway against Jay' UuulU will ho abandoned, bd ugreuiug to relui.d 9,000,000 to IhcwTpatiy. Two gojd brokers' flrms"nru reported to havo suspended to-day. ' TOKK. Sixjurori haveheeu now obtained in Stokes' case. i WALL StHKKTP Nkw Yoiik, Doc. 19, Iho great sena lion of Wall ftreet to-day, was tbu settle ment of thu Erie company nitb Juy Gould, who delivers lo thu company iu vurious kinds of par vuluo, nlnu million dullars worth at murkot price of over 7, 00u,000 on condition of iettlwncnt. It is ald ho will havo tho Unit market bid for 2o0,000 shares of EriusToct here Hnd at London, which hu is now beloved to control. Providence, Dec. 18. The Rjiodo Is) and medical society to-day admitted Mist Anita E. Tyng to inemburtbin. Mist Tyng it tlio tirst femalo member. apULD AND THE KHIK. New York, Dee. 10. 3. M. Barlow ttatet that If tho Erio company accepted any proposition from Jay Gould lor the settlement of claims against him It would not tio for a lots turn than nloo millions, yitfLu INVESTS. Yetterday Cyrus W. Field bought tho Interest o' a considerable number of hold ers of ttock In tba Jsew York, New Found, land and London Telegraph company, amounting In ftll to about tbrco million , ieUftr. The price paid was ninety eeate t - . CONGRESSIONAL. 1 t SENATE. Wasui.ngton, Dec. 19. A bill amend utory to the pustul code wltb amendments, was reported and pasieiL,. . A bill allowing women in tbe territo ries to vote and hold otliceui reported adviiedly from tbo judiciary commitleo and placed on tbo caleidar. A bill relating to judgment- of tho pro visional court of Louisiana,, reported ai versely und indeQiiitclypoa.puned. Mr. Sherman from ill ieoriimittco on fi nance reported a subillliUi for tbu bill prohibiting tbo sale of liquors in tho Dis trict of Columbia, and other territories. Mr. Edmunds suid be intended to call up thu joint resolution ad verso to tbu era sure ot tbe names of battles rfrom the ttaiis and army register, but refrained, ns bu un derstood Senutor Sumner was too unwell to epcak. , ? A resolution was adoMod ezionding tlio timo for receiving models for the. Farrugul ttatuu thirty days. I ' Mr. Sherman called up tho bill author izing un exchungu of registered coupon builds. I I.Mr. Uiyard offered au amendment which wat ugreed to, proving that tbu op eration aflhu lav shall; uotjfincreaio the public debt or rule of iptorest on bond; Tbo bill wuk briefly dlsoui-ed and laid over. Mr. Ramsey of MinneotR, from the com mittee on post-office, and post-roads re. ported tho postul telegraph bill. Tbo bill 's tbe Hubbard bill, with sundry inudidai- lions. Tbu paHtmasior general is required, as soon as practicable, to""ttablisli tele graph circuits, and atjolhers within len miles thereof, HOUSE. On motion of Mr. Vood resolution was adopted that tho banking committee inquire whether unl.-twful joombinutioiis for locking up gold und money oxist, caus ing commercial mid lliianclul stringency nnd report legiilation necessary lo prevent mid punish such unluwful continuation. Mr. Hooper reportedfrom the investi gating committee, charces, againttt the Tenth National bunk dJNow York, for its locking up of currciiey.wltbfn view of pro ducing ai money panic.'' Tlio committee recommended tho puisugu of a bill prohib iting national banks from locking up cur rency, andny oilicer of such banks abet ting such action to bd'flnod'ton thousand dollars and imprlsoned'ffiro yenr.s. A resolution was adopted appointing a commitleo' of throo toexamlnn Into tbe course of tbo lust oi stamps from thu as sistant treasurer's ofllco in Now York. A bill for paying the expenses of tbe Mexican commission was passed. A diplomatic appropriation bill ap propriating $1,332,000 wat reported, and tiindo the special order for January 7. Tbo house went into tho committee of tbo whole on tbu detlclcncy bill, and after debate, a bill wus roporu-d ' with umund ment forbidding the board of public works of tb'e District 'of ' Columbia frum incurring indebtedness for the Uniil States, beyond tho amounts appropriated by congress. Thu bill wus passed, 10U MgalnH5, ft' Tiiu house then took'up thu bill re ported last Friday by Banks from the committee on foreign affairs in regard to, tho National Exposition 'at Vienna Iu 1673. Thu bill appropriates one hundred thousand dollars, and requests the govern ort of the tovcrul ttute?.to invito their peoplu to assist in tbe proper repreen tatlon of American iBiluttrv at tho ex position.' After somo remarks by Messrs'; Banks andJStcvonsonof Ohio, in advocacy of tbo bill, thu amendment which wus offered bys Mr. Hoar last Tuesday, for tbe appointment of a commission, of not more than twulvo artisans to attend the exposition, fnd report tbylr Qbtervatlous Mi tbe president, was agreed to- Mr. Morgan moved to strlko out tbo ap propriation. Nou'atlved. Tbn bill wai then pasted. j Mr. Garfield nKed tho housu as n inrit t".r of naurteiy to tho setmle, to poss be-f-iro adjournment, tho senatu bill for u steam paesenKcr nnd frolcbt olovator In the cast wing of thu capltnl. Mr. Cox ol-Jected, Leavo of absence; was grunted lo a grunt many members. Amidst much I'onfu.ion and pressure for aljourninent, snvenil bills woro intro duced nnd rufnrred, and the houso adjourned. CASUALTIES. llOlLKtt KXI'LOIiKH, Lakavkttc, Intl., Dec. lit Tho twitch migin on tho Louisville, New Albany and Chicago railroad, stur.dim: on tho trook in this city, exploded nt 5 o'clock this morn Jng with torrihlo force, killing thu engineor, David MoNary, anil orloutly Injuring a youth immed Kllgon-. Thu i.-ngino was completely wrecked, pieces of It wero thrown several block, A l.irge picco of tho drivlnc wheel fell throuirh an udjacent house, on n bed in which a man and wife wero sleeping, but. neither wai seriously hurt. llirRNKK. TahaoLa, Pa,, Dec. 11). Tho shotis of Carter, Allen A- Co. binned lust night. Lo over ilSO.000. Olio hundred and lll'ty men thrown out of employment. isgw Iohk, I." At f lushing. Long Island, last lihilit, n larco amount of val- ilublu property m burned, thu flro orig inating in Clomnnt Si Hloodgood'H gro cery. Tho (himiioy lull and buried ono nihil, who was Instuntlv killed. A bin- was ulso seriously injured. Thu greatest excitement prevailed among tho people, who feared a general conflagration. Five liuildings were demolirhed to -tuy thu flames. Loil not yet known. WEATHER REPORT. In tbe Northwest and thenca ovor thu upper lakes, and Southward to Miniouri and lower Ohij valley, Northalvlly arid Northwesterly wind, cloudy weather, snow and rain, followed by ri-lng barom eters, and Cold, partly cloudy, and clearing weather to-morrow. In the gulf state and Tennessee brik oiilhwcterly winds, in creasing pressures continue, rain mid lower temperuluro to-morrow, with occamouul light snow, In the South Atluntio states falling hu rometor, wurm and threatening wtather and ruin, with brisk northerly mid west erly wind. On thu lower "lakes and thenco over tho Middlo ami E-istern state higher temperature, threatening weather, snow and r.iin. Warning KibiiaU have been ordersd for Galveston, Now Orleans and Mobile. MAKKETREPORT. Clltt.-Atto, Due. ID. Flour ftuadyde maud light; nomiiiully unchanged. Wheat tl r tu and moderately active, tl 1.1 cash LK-cember; SI 13J .Imuiurj; f 111 February; tin I fcarco und nominal, $1 "i0 Corn steady; deinanil moderate, uOjfjtlUj--cash Deceuiberj ailj30o Jalillar; 3I Fehruar; IJ'.'c Mm; 3t)Jc July. Oat quiet hut steady, i'J ji4u cash Dcumbei; .a'Njc Jan; 'jU,il3o Feb. lt o tirm; aleablu 0J. lia'rley quid, nominally 03 (2,i;SJ spoi; C2J January, l'rovi-ions -lull and unsullied, I'ork easier, offer-d at 11 "5 Jai.uary; nominally $11 DO March. Ltrd easier, sales c epot; otl-red at "ir. March, S 1' hams ttoady "JgOc; green Hams steady demuud, iiioduralu UjGi-; 103 av; 107 av "Jc; 10 av 7(o7e; 1ft v. Other meals quiut, hold at pruvioiis prices. Menti in salt; nhouldcr.s ')) day3c; short ribs 1. loose; boxed steady, nomiiiully un changed; ehotilders !JJc; -hurt ribs fije; short clear 0J. Whiskey quiet, nominally Ole. Ciiicaoo, Deo, 19. Livo lipsi receints to 11 a m, lts,41!5; trains late, anticipated receipt lor tolay M 000 to 3SS,'iO(; Hboui 400 cars of ttock arrived. Official yolur- Jty .15,1'J'J, Buyers for liuokoK buving sparingly nt logylfic; lower -xlroiiio range $3 &u'i 8S; bulk sales 3 OUQfl Cfl. Cat- tiu receipts lignt; market quiut tint firm, nominaii v ununuuged. Nrw iohk, Dec. 10. Flour dull. Wheat dull, nominal; $1 nOtfil AS; reil winter 70($l 77; a-iiber dec $1 60 I R'i I'lrn .lull miiiilnul iXCJlUX L ll. quit; l73o'; inferior -loliJc. ' Mes pork quiet at i;i .'.'i(yi-i .3. i.ir.i qmot at "3(ry7 c. Whisky linn, nominally f I. God I II!, Cincinnati, Deo. 19. Flour and grain unchanged. Cotton quiet, middling 19L Whisky oaslor; Hoc. rorK dull, nominal ; bulk muuts quiut, unchanged. Racoti dull, iirichunged. Green moats quint, unchanged lines weak, lower, ?3 lilTjATo. Jlnlk of stilus C.'30c. Ii-ird quiet, unchungu-1. bT Lull I h, IJec, m Muur very quiet. Whuat, no buyers. Corn dull; wliitu mixod n3e, Oats nothing doing. Uvo firm tlrsQ'Oc. Hurley nothing cluing. I'ork nominal $12; dry salt weak lower, for futum naeked hoiildura :i?o tel. lor January; clear ldes Cju spot; lmcon no sales. Lurd woak, country kettlu 7c. Hogs lowor extreme range 3 70Q7J7 rJO; mo.tly ?3 fjOfV'i OJ. Nl:;ht Report. St. Louis, 111. Flour dull. Luck of .hipping facilities checks business. Wheat utuu demand lor nws spring ul l lo'o) 1 111 but no sellers at thcAo price.. No di uiaiid for full com, very slow, uuchuhged ; yellow mixed und No 2 white mued, 'J'JQ, c. O.tls Inactive, unchanged ; No 'J mix ed -!l()itf, lUcluy quiet; No 2 O.'u. Ryu 2rm; iNo 0 9907UU, m-uive, dull and noun tint at 12c. Dry eult meats dull and loo.e ; cloar rib 5jJo do cleur tides Ug)Jc. Ba con, nothing doing; shouldo- fij, clear rib 8c, clear tides 7Jti. Lurd dull, uiu bunged Highwirics higher, 0.1c. Ccltlu dull ; fair to prime 30&V, cliuli-u and oxtru $5 2:i(o) 6 75. Ho-', niiiet. lowur: S:l o()C,3 Ul. 'mostly $3 400)3 Oi, R'setiiptt lo.Ouo. cniCAflo, iiw. iu. flour quiet and steady. Wheat steady and higher, No I undue SI 20; No V, $1 131; spot l 11: Jan No 8 $1 00l 12. Corn qulot und weak Not! mixed ;i0Jc; spm :Mtt. Jan oatt dull and drooping; No 'J 'jnlc, Rvo tcarcu and Urm; No 2 OIRdll. Hurley in good do mand; No 2 tall 6JJ. Provision unsettled prices gonctnliy lower; moss pork $11 CH spot; groon haint tlrm, range JjfB Jc. c cording to location; groan shoulders Sr; greon short cleur &e; bulk incuts quiet and unchanged. Wuiikcvv milut and eas- BUUKTtN BUILDING V,SHINGT0N-AV. New uuk, Dec. 19 Flour dull, su por western und talu $o tiotuH X,; com mon to go id ill Hdi,l 05; lo cholio 7 10(2,7 M.1; whit., wheat s x rts :7 UKu 8 CI. Whiskey llmi, $1. WIk.hI dui'l and hc.ivt; No n fprin! .kV, il; rod westurii $1 721)1 hu, .,ril.,it ,N SI D. Ryo scare.! and llrri. Barley dill. Corn steady j wcstur.i mixed (HJ ihc; ; n"w nilxrd v.-e-lerit ,.-, ()u. hlghi't; old wcitorn iiiix.kI. ;i.; -; n -w iiViV, 49-. Coffeu quiet; rio l.'lSlc. .ugar rair to g-ol reflnlng 9J(.ytc. Fork dull and unchanged; new me-.-SH; ld SI3I Bm-f quint; met $2. Cm i,iom1 q ii t -l.o il li r January l ijc long clear bacon OJc; .h..rt cl.ur i'fTi7c; Lard lower; No 1 to prim.-teaiu 7 m 7iC. kettlu 8l(17H.3-IUc. ' " Nf.w O'ki.kan.s D-c. 19- Fl.i.r dull; trcblo j7.J5j;l, fuml'y S9.Jfml0. Com n.T sales. 0-Uj quiet: 1 7- Hnm ?l Ilu. y prirnu 22c. choicu ;t:ic. 1'nrk ilull; int-s liljc. Cicon, onlvjolii-itig (lemiuid, fljfii riilc. H-iin lOXWJc. Lird, tiercuj'jta.ie. 'kolt 9J(rtl?c. Stigur In gorl Jerfmnil; oldi'Olc, coiomnti U.r, fair In fully "(air "IOijHv: prune 9ji. .Mi.la's urtlve Mini h glmr, common 4-V.'- Mi,; fair SSIo; prime 6,V '.e; e.t rictl prlino t-i rhoM-e ,',7 fOOc. Whi-key Indnn.n ti;t- Cir inn-iti SI. Oofl'en I'-JfielUc Sterling 2IJ; Oght J Glial I (' ilt-m il-ll etiser,iilei il.HnO; l.m,. ordiriarv If!,-; ,u miililling l9c: midilti' iiiilinnti Iiilrl.ltd Vuuj Oflpan Iflje: lneeint: ,"i,i!!i7. KttvirU const, o1. Stock Kil.-s.l7, rTver'"news. Itlseiinil 1'iilloriiio HI I'nr.'l h-i'iticn tins; at Ip m. !-, t'i, STATION .St. I'aul' T Tort lltfnton. tJmnhA I jvcnpnrt .. Iavenwt-rih KnAuk Cairn t Si. Loui. I'iusbiirj: I uvall'i llluif Alu j: i lo i i -.t "( " STATI(1.. tr, l ft . ,1 4, .' I t!.. . Cm -.iiinil. . j . ;l.n!uwli-, . . Me.upili . . , .. VUktUirK .... . .--nievci-jfi . , livill- Kiw J e t In'i: -2 7' I II 4 llclow st.in(br-1. O (Tidal. ...iNew ciileni iluris-tnltli. . .. l ittle Keel- . .JHcifivc ti'riau-htgliv-uirr. I IIOMA- L. WAI SON. Ulwciv-r SU- f. L'.S. A PiiTsiiL'iin, Dec. Hi Riwr stutionaiv with 3 feet a Inches. We-cibcr cloudy light snow and tleel. No Improvement in thu prospects for w.iior. The following boats iiru rec-iving freight, but will not depart until more favorable weather m il ii riu in tin-river : . inn ui. l i'.xchiuigo for Citicinnuti; Hell,. Vernon fr Nah ville; Ironside f.ir Now Orleans LoUisVll.l.K, Dec. Ml River filling. 3 feet Inches in thu cniiul, 1(5 inches in thu chute. No floating lei. ming down on uceountofu gorge ul ftiv .Mile island, thi rl ver Is uNo reported gorged at other points above; no boat going up. but lower pack els uru running. Weiilier drizzling and sleeting; mercury range from 23 to 3,'. Sr Louc. Dec. 19. River is falling und still full of ice, liiuvy sno-.v .slorm tu.-urlv all day, but I clearing up to-night and cold. Cincinnati. Dec. 19. River 0 feet 0 Inches; stationary, gorge broken at Big. Mlamur-lt-hn btonTttnlng brleklv since J o'clock this afternoon. Mkmnik Dec. 10 Cool and rainy nil ly. river fa. ling -lowly, Ai rived." Ar lington Cincinnati: DarJiiuullo. White river. Departed, Tom Jnper, New Or lennf; Exporter, Cairo. Lti TLB Hock, Dec. 19 Co'd rainy nil day, rhor ro 5 Inches. and GENERAL NEWS IT...NK 'Wejterii Texa exports gum limbic. Tho City of Churches U iimMng 'em of iron now. Hay is SS0 ii ton in Crescent City, California. Camphor is a good crop in tlio ovor gludu of Floiida. " Tbo siibcriptloiH for Harvard huvo reached $1 17,291. -Singes have to bu dug out of Vbci Mioiv-dnlU in Muinu. Furls is building an ub-gnnl and pacious itmphitliuatru. Carson, Nev., is hnhilng cork-flglitt to pay for u stnto iiuivursitv. Thero aro lunatics roniliieil in near It- eve ry county jiil iu Kentucky. Mlddln Alahanik Is rei-eivini? hiteu droves of Kuniuckv mules nnd lior.sos. Ono liundred ami iltieen criminals wuru recently l.elie.ided at Matuw, China. A cii-tom.hoii-o oi(i-er in .Mnlno seized oi.e nutmeg, and it was sold in duu loriu ot law. During tho mouth of October nrarlv 0,000 cases, of cholera occurred In Austrian litllliciil. A young lady nt Corrv. IV, hud Ik r speech I rightum-d I rum her by a runaway iu.un reeuntlv. (l.-iive, bearded bulges, of .Muvflcld. Ky., pi iy murbld with mluntud member. of thu hur. A young negro ut Vullejn, Cat., tpeukt four modern languages tlueiitly, besides being muster of Liliu ami Greek. Ono ol tho Smith faiuilv in Connecti cut inib killed $l'Jf worth ot woodcock and partridges in le-s than lliiuo weeks. An iudii-trious v bitu grub, undaunted by snow or Irost, is hilu-rnating very com fortubly on Fetiniylvuiila H winter wheat. An English paper culls attention to 18 1 person, survivor of tho government Tontiuu of i7b9, whusu averugu uge is 90 yeurs. A member of tliu Mexican congress oppo'ud a lallroml hill tho oficr duy ' be cause," bald be, " it will ruin tbu puck mulu busiticsv" A llttlo dnrkoy Iu I.oulsvillu drow $12,000 in tho library concort. lio suya all hu nslis lor U a pair of boots nnd n bushel of peanuts, Thu Indians ruvengo curiously. Onu rccci'lly lei luoso a box of rultlesuukvs III the hoiuu of a Witcuiitiu man ugulust whom ho had a grudge. A Fhiladulphia girl vhoo urine woro lost in a lailroad iiccidenl,does a full day's wort; on a sewing machine, manuglng her work with her teeth. A certain uluts of ltoms bus got o common that all llio papers cay about il now is: "Anothur wife-murdirer was bangid In Washington yesterday." A New England family recently churiorcd a freight car for 3u() und tlieic in moved thcm.ulve ami worldly good faluly and coinfurtalily to Nebraska, Most of the b't batch of poor Italians landed by.-milgrutit nvindlor. in Now York, Io not know they uro not In Buenos Ayres, their promised destina tion, Calfomb; is making brandy from llgi. Tho liquor l very pleasant, and alter drinking a quart or to a man will cheer fo'iy stand any utuuunt of abuse from bis stir. TrA RifMo borso doctor line written to Titbiny .fc Co, of Now York, wanting o . h.Wi W'l!'t "tl,e fro,S!,t " l"l'esle Buff" dlamo"tl wiU bu ttva Uotbam to Two plug of tobacco In his pocket Siopped r. Lullct nnd.savol a Kontuckv man s llfo recently, but you ulll never i-c'u his circiiiiMlancn related and circulatnd in tho form of a tract: Tho Deliiwaro Indians livo In frame ho.i.e.., wear cut ucny coal, Itnd ttatid-lil. collar., fi i ,.,lr.M, ,in, ,-ompromIo ut til' v cents on llm ,1, ,!!,., ...,i .1 quite olrlllzd. ' " b TU fun to gn m -cbool n Minncoti In i fin tn iv i, ,.t' i ,i., I.,., i. . i . i . , ii-n-jii-n anil scholars Were sh it all niht jn t, K-bfo. notue by one of t,u lW ,torH ,illt usnco around In tint rjejon. It ily it buying O"ortii cotlnn. Th-. Hntith b,irk 11 itehclor h-u Just left Sn vatinnh with a cargo rnii.tlng of 2.024 bules upland cofion wMv-blnj. sniric,". pound, and valued ntSlBS,l!i 71." An .ild ludy rllpped through llm bole rut for the r-gifter, into tbu cellar of a MeW Haven elmn-l, ll.. ,.!,,.. .1... ..... i... , . . . ' .'...-ii ,111. , mill dm. ing llhed out. humbly p.)lo-;iie,, think Ing her weight had chu'cJ tlirt crash. Patrick O'linnrL-n ivlw.i.. ., ....... ....... ..k, ,,in-i .,,,ii,n f,,.- pear among the Mdling-out shurelmldeu of thy New York 'Trihinm.' was in-? orjg Iniil prrasinaii wftlm concern, and lot lieid ui ono au.iru ol llm slock lor twenty yeiiri', Tho siiiirtimrt ertti-i .Af .lir..-..:.. i. .. , I,,1 - v. , .null l in II 'I just Ueciidcsl that, until tmt new code gois I i.. il'. .i l I . . r . .it .taittiiiry, tno ietimon v of u Chliiii.o or Mongolian wilnus I niit ml -.nuiu, uiiuur mo oxisllng law, against a whtto pcrton. Thu tuvonty-lhro! Chlnnmcn who firfl.-umo to North Adams, Mum., Invu aid un $39.i)iiii iil,i,e. ,.n ihoy began lo work for .Mr. Samp-on. t w..ii -uvo moro oi tnu i;clctlals aro oj pected in a few day. Tho Hartford 'Timu' tells of a gen tlemati in tloit .-Iii- glass of iodu, vi retiring from tbn -toro wilhuut thu tiiial littlu ceremony which .How Unit operation. " R -collcct," aid ihn rmliti. nr.. ti. !.... n ii ...... i... pocket-book, you didn't pull it oui here." WHAT A DREAM DID. Thu Fort Wayne 'cjentim-r soberly n.ir- rates ihu lotlowmg u n fact : gentleman of hlch stu-hil iimitii.i, ir. tills Collllty, hat a rntl llicui-cj lis i-ll-rk in ii l.rg mercatitilo iu.11-0 In Omuha. A fuw weeks ago ihu tuiliur received n lettur from Ihu anil to thu effect that hi! Hud boon robbed of $.VU() belonging to his employer, whlio reluming from a col leciing trip into thu country. Thu futhor wus naturally troublul by thu intelligciicu und when he rc ho rulirud to bis room fur the ni-'ht. botm. awaku for seme Hum thinking of tni un fortunate occurrence. At lust bu Cell asleep, and, as it seemed to him, hu wus sitting by a tablo iu n bed chamber of iiotei, in uiniiiiu, listening to tuecim- vursatioti of two mhhii- n u ln ni.r.. r... calfing thu par.iculars of a robberv iu whlcli tlicy had been concerned, wbilo they count) d over thu prccccdi of thu tamo wnh un iixultant air. iiCarning thu number of their room, ho den-ended tho stairs, consulted thu regii t"r, tlved their nutiifs In memory, toguthur with tbu date under which "ihey worn written, nnd then nwoke. Hu immediately w roto a letter to his son, requesting blm to cull ut Hid hotel, look al thu registor, and If ho found thu names of John B. Wilson and Junto Frank inscribed on it pages under th dat- of November, to have tho parties arrested nnd churgnil u ah thu theft of the fi,0-i0. Tho son followed tho directions, and from a letter received by thu father somo timi. sinco wti learn that tho said John II. WIIjoii and John .Frank were arrested at the Fuid hotel, nr.d thev con fcs'ed the felony, that SI.7I2 of tho lost money was recovered, and that thu of fender IihiI been etit to the pen t ntiary. siiscs:i,i,.M:orsi. For Suit' nt Wlnleu!o or Retail. COItNl'.R U2r)-STUr-.F.T AND OHIO LEVEk Cairo, IHiuoin. nnvllt' r. ssin I.K SAVE TIME AND MON'EY I By letting your wants be known st tlio CAIBO INTELLIGEIS'CK OFFICE Itasfiuent No. 79 Ohio I.eM-e. If j on want employinent, go to thnOllli-t'; f jou ant help ol any iIcm riptloo, go to ihu Dlllce ; If you want to buyer .-ell any aillelc, uu to the Office; lieru)oiu-uii leuia who will m-11 nr ulio will but, or who will hire, or who will work. Cull in ami leuie voiir want and orders Now, tor "Tlniu le lone." KUED HOSE No. 104 COUMKIiCtAL AVKNUlC, rrcncli, hcotvh and Atneilciii casslucret ot all eoluu, and beaernd hoad cloths CONSTANTLY ON HAND, And luuile up Iu thu LATEST STYLE, And at the lowet price. A tine lit und Ilrt c-luo work guaranteed. NillMucllun lu uv r IV lopei l w.-iiiauteil. I Ss K)iU I I iv UUW I t The Drelersmue-l will nirutsb HARD AND DRY WOOD An Cliei, II ssot Chrmput bad any wood deater In Cairo. Leave order ou tho shite at the l'o.tollle'O and at Rosa i-oalvard, on Commercial avenue, t-ctween Tenth and twelfth rtreete. Cairo. Illinois. I give good measure and will cord the wood un If desired. UflOU OEMXia E1UT