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mm tienm 1 OFTIOI: 3STo. 13 Tenth Street, Thornton's Building. ., . , K x ,ulo DAILY EDITION, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 6, 1869. JOHN H. OBERLY & CO m Las. ygy it's. STRANGE AND UNACOOVNT A&&E ACTION BY THE MOUND CITY 0 COUNCIL. At n recent mooting of tho common council of Mound City the committee on ordinances was Instructed to liavo their, printing dono at the Cincinnati 'Ga zette' office! We are astonished, moro, wo aro as tounded! Mound City, democratic to the core, unflinching on all occasions, 'goes back" on her democratic paper aud herself! Her council, overwhelm ingly democratic, sends Its printing abroad, not to democratic 'printing booses, but to the Cincinnati 'Gazette,' one of tho most obnoxious radical sheets in tho United Btatcs. And why Is this? Uocauflo tho 'QnzuttoV bid Is lower than that of their own town paper! A radi cal paper bidding for democratic print ing, und obtaining It, bocause of a wil lingness to do It at any price that will snatch it from democratic hands! We repeat, wo aro astounded! Js it nothing thai the 'Journal' ha. la bored in and out of season for tho pros perlty of Mound City und tho success of theldomocratlo party? Is It nothing that Its editor, Mr. Totter, Is publishing for tho mero necessities of llfo that ho ob tains, a paper that reflect-i credit upon the city? Is it nothing that ho manfully tights tho battles of tho city, resenting calumnies, exposing falsehoods, ,and doing all that man can do to Introduce the city to the world in a favorablo light, and the world to It? la it nol'ilug that ho publishes, to. tho credit or hlniself uad his fellow-citizens, the best local weekly inthoBtaloof Illinois? Is it nothing that ho does all this, whllo tho Cincin nati 'Gazette' is denouncing as treasona ble and halter-deserving tho sontimentx of tho very men who aro favoring it with patronage? If all this Is nothing, then can the Mound City council Justify Its conduct; but not otherwise. The hid of tho 'Gazette,' the bid or no radical paper, should bo causlderod. in a competition for tho printing of demo cratic cities. Huch pupers, for the pres tlgo it gives them and their party, and tho Injury it lulliots upon democratic prints, will perform such work at actual cost prlcu or 1cj, und, In case of loss, State coutral committees, or prominent mouied radicals, stand ready to mako up all louses. Had tho 'Journal' been a radical paper and tho council of tho same political complexion, who Mlppo.cs tuat the bid of the Cincinnati 'Enquirer1 would have excited anything but derisivo laughter? Under such a statu of a Hairs the bids of democrats would bo hooted at as prepos terous, because the radical party does not permit democrats to mako such inroads upon its patronage. Radicals stand by their papers, pay fair prices for their work, and uovur dream of asking a dem ocratic paper to do It cheaper, or to do It at all. And for this reusou radical pa porri tlourlsh whllo democratic papers languish und dlo. Mr. Potter declares that ho proposed a performance of tho work at a fair prlco, asking no moro than would barely com pensate him for his time and labor. A radical paper, a bitter, unrelenting, un scrupulous radical paper, published four hundred tulles away, proposed to do the Mine work a little cheaper, and got it! A moro cutting piece of Ingratitude, a moro savage stab at a party paper by 'its own friends, have never-fallen under our observation. The 'Journal' has served Its party faithfully, haB worked hurd for tho prosperity uud welfare of tho city, and now is denied a largo por tion of its own legitimate patronage be causo It lacks the appliances to compete with an overshadowing radical sheet four hundred nillos away! Wo are "dumfounded," and dare not pursue tho subject further. It Is so much out of keeping with Mound City democracy that wo are at a loss to. deal with it as; probably, we should, aud therefore drop it. DUE VI TIHS. Florida is tho only southern state which has no agricultural paper. Col. Greene has edited the Boston 'Post' for thirty-four years. Cocoauut fibre for belting la a new and successful manufacture. Tho dally business of tho gambling hells in Helena, Montana, averagesi250, 000. The superior court, sitting at William antic, Conn., charges" ten cents admis sion. The number of clerks out of empjoy- specially in the dry good line. A Bandusky, Ohio, paper complains that the dogs of (hat city annually ' con sume $100,000 worth of victuals. It is calculated that, at the pmeht rate of consumption, the entice forests of Michigan will be cut down in less than seventccu years. . m 3 From tho Memnhla Avalanche. Tho Cfalro Evening ''Bulletin' did not suspend on account of the late burning of its premises. The Issue for Saturday evening rtaohed us yesterday morning, evidencing tliu character of the proprie tor and editor Mr, John H. Oberly for ,nergy and skill, The neat typography, that from, the first Indicated the tasle of a master workman, still characterises it. PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN. Stated Meeting. Cairo, 111., April 6, lies. Present: The chairman, aldertfan Carroll, and aldsrmen Branklo, Gibson, Hulen, Hendricks, Lohr, Lonergan, Mc Keo, Mendel, Redman and Theobald 11. An ordinance In relation to suspension of appointed officers was was read at length by the clerk and, on motion of alderman Brankle, adopted by the fol lowing vote, viz: Ayes Carroll, Brankle, Hulen, Hen dricks. Lohr, Lonergan, McKeo, Men dell, Redman and Tkeobald 10. Nays Gibson 1 . An ordinance In relation to giving tho right of way to the Cairo & VIncennes railroad company down Commercial avenue, Bt. Charles and Leveo streets was reported back by the ordinance com mittee with an amendment, and on mo tion of alderman Meudell tho amend ment was rejected and the original ordi nance adopted by the following vote and goes to tho selcctcouncll forcoucurrence, viz: Ayes Brankle, Gibson, Hulen, Hen dricks, Lonergan, McKee, Meudell, Rod man and Theobald 0. Nays Carroll 1. Alderman Lohr cxcuicd from voting. An ordluauco entitled au ordinance to amend ordinance' No. 07, in relation to dealers in second-hand goods, was read at length by the clerk, and on motion of alderman Redman, was adopted, and' goes to the select council for concurrence, by the following vote, viz: Ayes Carroll. Hulen, Hendricks, Lohr, Lonergan, McKee, Mendell, Redman and Theobald 0. Kays Branklo and Gibson 2. An ordluauco entitled an ordinance to repeal seotion 27 and section 28 of an or dinance to adopt tho ordinances of tho city of Cairo, as revised aud codified, In relation to county constables and special police, was read at length and laid over under the rule. Report of the board of health was pre sented and read by the clerk, and on motion of alderman Hulen, was laid on the table. Report of Jacob Martin, ex-city comp troller, was read by the clerk, and on motion of alderman Lohr, was received aud ordered on file. 'Report of Daniel McCarthy, chief or polico, wospresented. McCarthy stating to the board that officer liuusaker made no report to him, the report was referred back to procure a report from officer Huusaker. Report of John Hyland, City Treasurer. Report of F. Brow, Police Magistrate, for February. Report or B. Buannnasy, Police Magis trate, for February. The report of A. Cain, market-master, was presented and read by tho clerk, and on motion of Alderman Redman, the several reports were received and ordered on file. The following petition was presented by Alderman Carroll, from citizens of the Fourth ward, and on motion, referred to the Committee oa Markets: To tho Honorable Mayor, Select Council oJ Alder mod of tho City of Cairo t Gentlemen We, the undersigned, citi zens of the Fourth ward, wouItT most re spectfully ask your honorable body to establish, by ordinance, markets In our ward. And as your honorable body must be aware or the inconvenience of attend ing market at so great a distance, we hope you will not view our petition as unanswerable, butjust, and request, with such restriction as your honorable body may thluk best for the interest of the city, and most humbly pray that action may be taken In this matter without de lay. Tho following petition was presented and read from the Arab Fire Company, and en motion or Alderman McKee, was referred to the Committee on Fire De partment: To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Cairo t t Gentlemen : The undersigned com mittee, in behalf of the Arab Fire Com pany of your olty, would beg most re spectfully to submit for your careful con sideration the following facu and flguros, aud ask at your hands an appropriation sufficient to meetour demands and wants, to wit ' FremMareu 1st 1667, to March 1st 1863, the company's expenses were as follows: For repairs to apparatus, coal, taxes, and the purchase of 300 feet of new hose and other incidental expenses, were 935 06; besides this amount we have expended $21525, Bot appertaining to general ex- From March IstlSW to March 1st I860, our expenses has been as follows; For re pairs to apparatus, coal, taxes, andinecee sarysun4r1ea,itbe sum of $30178; other expenses net appertaining to the neces sary expeuieeV the sum of$l 80. We have, therefore, the east two years, paid out Id cash, forepalrs, new hose add other necessary expenses, the sum of 11,366 83. We have received, during this period, from the olty, 9800 in olty scrip, whlofa we have sola for 9480 In cash, which makes, we have paid out, 9750 83 In dash, mow than we have received for our support, Bald amount has had to be takonoutof ourrellef fund, whloh is kept for the use and benefit or the slok, and wounded Arabs, said fund being raised and maintained by special assessment upon every member. We therefore ask vour honorable body to .make, m aa appropriation of a one thousand dollar ally bend in lieu of the. 7oa a, we save paiu ew, to steep up our general expenses, moro than we have received for services the past two years'. We would further petition yourhonora blo body to make us an appropriation in city scrip, to be paid In quarterly Install ments, from March 1st 1800 to March 1st 1870, of $1000, to defray our our current expenses the coming fiscal year. The post year our expenses has beon about one-third that of the previous one, owing to there being less fires, and less accidents to machinery. During the past year there has .been 22 alarms of,firo, 22. actual fires, at 10 of which this company done actual service-, always having first water, and in five cases being the only company at work, and by which thousands of dollars worth ofprlvatoproporty has been savod. The past year, with the previous ones since our organization, with our efficien cy and actions, is a sure guaranty for our future conduct, and unless some pro vision is' .made for our general expenses ahead, in time to come, ltwlll bo Impos sible to keop the company together much longer. Trusting you will carefully con sider our petition, and well weigh tho facts mentioned, and hoping you will grant the prayer of tho petitioners Jn be half of the Old ATab Firo Company, wo have tho honor to be, Yours truly, Wm. V. McGee, ) A. Ahchhacii, Committee. Henhy Winter, I The following petition was presented aud read from sundry citizens, and, on motion of alderman Redman, was refer red to tho market committee, by tho fol lowing Vote', viz: Ayes Carroll, Brankle, Hulen, Hen dricks, McKeo, Mendell and Redman 7. Nays Gibson, Lohr, Lonergan aud Theobald 4. To the honraUe Mayor, the City Council and Board of Aldermen, of the City ofCairo. Gentlemen Your petitioners would re spectfully represent unto your honorable bodies, that their petition Is, that you causo the Ordinances of the City of Cako to bo so amended as to compel tho sale of meats (fresh) In tho city, to bo confin ed to tho market-houses of the city, and to tho end that your honorablo bodies may appreciate the intent of our petition wo respectfully herewith beg to present our reasons. Wo are fully prepared to notice in the drift of coming events, tho absoluto cortainty that the City Council during tho coming summer season will again mako au effort as Councils havo heretofore done, to con 11 no thesaloof fresh meats to the murKet liouics, tuai the sanitary regulations of the city may bo better subserved during the sickly season. Wo earnestly nppreciato and will con tinue to appreciate, any aud ovcry act of the Council tending to benefit the sani tary regulations of our city, as good citi zens at all times should; aud are equally well advised of the enormous labor and expense entailed upon us by the sani tary regulations of the city, and know that to allow tho present system of meat shops at every corner in tho city will create dissatisfaction during the coming summer on the part of the citizens, for the reason that they deem the system a nuisance, and, on the part of ourselves, for the reason that to preserve the regu lations of the city in point of labor and expense will be onerous; and now that tho class of citizens engaged in our busi ness are desirous that the trade should bo confined to the market place, wo deem it as a matter of Justico that you legislate to such a consummation. Again we petition, inasmuch as the adoption of our measure will bo a, matter of Interest to the city; for example, the olty maintains all the attendant expen se of a city market with little or no suc cess; legislate to the end that the sale of very article of a marketable condition be restricted to the market place as other cities do, and you will commence to 'make your city market a source of roye nue and a popular resort to any one de siring to purchase auy artlclo of homo consumption. It Is the duty or the city to protect her citizens, aud iu nowise can this be done more signally, than to Inaugurate a system of marketing point ing to their immediate protection; for Instance, let the city procure a standard set of weights and measures, erect ut tho market place a set of city scales, when anything Is offered for sale, cattle, hogs, sheep, or any kind of live stock, purchased or sold by weight, let the city scales determine the weight of such stock. We particularly demand protect ion, as not moro than several days since one of our number lost $70 In the salo of some beef cattle, on account of defectivo weights, the original ordinances of the city contemplate this, why not see them amended aud enforced as the Interests of the olty demand. It Is useless for us to detain: you longer, we only recapitulate the object of our petition by praying that your Honors may Bee proper to confluo our trade to the city market, as well as to establish for us standard weights and measures, aud to confine the sale or mar ketable artioles during market hours to the market place, Your petitioners ask that these matters receive your earnest attention, and that provisions be made to furnish us with suitable market;accommodatlons. These things we ask, and as in duty bound, your petitioners will ever pray, Ac We the undersigned citizens, do most cordially endorse the abovo petition and earnestly request our representatives from the several wards to use all honor able means to its adoption. About 200 Signers. A communication was read in regard to the sale, for taxes, of the lot ou which the Rough and Ready engino houso stands, aud, on motion, was referred to the oommlttee on claims. The followiug bills were presented and on motion allowed by the following vote, i.: Ayes Carroll. Brankle, Gibson, Hu len, Hendrloks, Lohr, Lonergan, McKee, Mendel, Redmau and Theobald 11N Nays None. Bill of William Mcllale for dieting prisoneri, amount lag to eetseeeteeee"eeeMe4eeeeeeiee I18J Si O. P. Lreo, for tenicee as uornptroiiar, amoudtin to 90 I Daniel McCarthy, Chief of Police amounting to A3 K Wm.O'Callahan, Polico Conitable, " 76 00 Patrick O'Callahan, " , ,-" 75 00 Patrick Dyor. ,f " 7S 00 Joseph Ilfglln. " " 78 00 John Hyland, City Trewiurcr, " M T Michael Bambrlok, City Manhal, 33 H.Shannemoy, Polico Jtaglitrate, ", ,. SgOO P. Mockler, City Clerk. " 't7 Edward Bhannmy, Health Officer, " 76 00 Jamei Scan, for labor on atrcetg. " 44 00 J. 11. Oberly, fer prlntlnR to Mrnch 10, " 1ST M Jamci Garland, for aerrices rendered as Member of Hoard of Public Werk,. . vt " tMW 00 John T. Rennlc, for lerrlcd rendered as Member of Hoard of Public Work . " ISO 00 N. Feltli, for coffins fiirnlsliccl and burying amall pox roana amounting to mU.............m.. 83 ffl) Jarneanona, for coal fnrnlahcdclly " 0 00 A. II. Irvin, for ex-oRIelo eerTiiesoj Clerk of the Court of Common Pleaj, " 100 00 Tho following bills were presented and referred to the committee ou, claims; Dill of P. Wtildcr. for rcinoTlni-cnrrlon, amount ing to ... - 1 123 BO Bt. Mnry'a Infirmary for nurnlng patients for city amounting to ... 311 00 C. V. Teagcr, for repairing gai fixtures amount- Intf to .n 2 CO Thou. NoiiKlitonforworkon alilewalk umt'g to CO 00 MIchsM Million " 38 00 Th.8ul!l an for haullnjr lumber " 8 35 lleiter Walton for nursing mill pox. patients . nmrmntlnt? to . ... 24 00 Cairo City (Jai Company, for ra. " 1M 05 John Watklns, for nursing unnll pox ptlenli, amounting to . .........m........ 44 00 NcptonWard, " " KM Alderman Lonergan moved that the bill of James Norman for nursing small pox patients, laid ou the table at a for mer meeting, bo taken up. Motion lost- Tho following resolution was offered and on motion of Alderman Redman adopted : Resolved by tho Board of Aldermen, tho Select Council concurring, That It shall bo the duty of the City Clerk to, procure a suuauio ana wen-Douna dook, und to record therein, In a plain and leg ible hand, Immediately after their appro-, val by the Mayor, all joint, resolutions of. the City Council, wh'ch have or may, hereafter bo adopted, said resolutions to be numbered In said record book inguv lar progressive oruer, anu a corresponu lug number to bo entered In the margin of tho Rook of Minutes of the City Coun cil opposite to the record of tho proceed ings of said Council In, reference said resolutions, and that au Index shall also be attached to said record book, in which shall also bo entered tho subject matter of eacli of said resolutions, to bo record ed as above provided for, with tho pago upon which each of said resolutions is entered. The following resolution was present ed, and on motion of Aldormun Loner gan adopted: Whereas, tho Roard of Public Works who have heretoloro had chargo of tho sewers, pumps and other works fordrain lug the city, has been abolished by tho lute umendnicuts to the city charter, and there Is now no officer specially charged with the care and protection of said works, thcreforo I Resolved by tho Board of Aldermen, the Select Council concurring, that It shall be the special duty of one of the Follco Coustables on duty In the day time (to be designated by the Mayor) to tako charge of the city pumps, sewers and other works for (training the city, aud seo that tboy are properly protectee?' and presorved, and to open and close the sewers running through the levees, at propertlmes as the waters in the rivers may riso and fall and that the services thus required or said officer shall be ren dered by him under the general direc tion of tho Drainage committee, or Its chairmau. The following resolution was presented and on motlou of Alderman Hendricks adopted: Resolved, That tho Committee on Or dinances are hereby instructed to report an ordinance to prohibit the owners or hogs from allowing them to run at large upon the streets or the city. The following resolution was presented and on motion of Alderman McKee adopted: Resolved by tho Board of Aldermen, the Select Council concurring therein, , That the-Commlttee ou Streets be -and, they hereby are instructed to have the streets uud avenues repaired, where ex cavations In the same havo been caused by rains or otherwise, and where, in their opinion, repairs are required; and that the dirt to till said excavations and mako said repairs be taken from other portions of the street where the street is abovo grade. Resolved, That said Committee be di rected to employ street labor in such re pairs, and aiso to report at the next Joint m eetlug of the two branches of the City Council, what workjaud teams are re quired to make such repairs, in order that the laborers and teamsters may be ap pointed at such Joint meeting. The following resolution was presented and ou motion of Alderman Gibson adopted: Resolved, That the Ordinance Cora mitteo bo heroby instructed to revise the Ordinance In relation to the salaries ef city officers, and report an ordinance in regard to the same, provided, that In their Judgment they deem any change necessary. The following resolution was presented and on motion of Alderman Hendricks adopted: Resolved by the Board of Aldermen, the Select Council concurring, That a sidewalk be constructed iu accordance with tho existing ordinances on the sub jeot, ou the west side of Levee street; In front of lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, in block 2, in. the city of Cairo, and that the Street Commltteo bo and they hereby are au thorized to have the same constructed at onco, either by lettlng'lt out to the low est responsible bidder, or by employing the men appointed.by.the City .pounon for repairing sidewalks; and purchasing materials for its construction, as, In their opinion, will be most expedient Tho following resolution waspreeeated and on motion or Aldermaa 'Meadell adopted: Whereas, By section 8 al ateHMBGe No. ,10. it I provided thjU Uro,chj&t appointed a Chlef-orwca,,aliJ8i number of day and Bight' tleegaU bles ai the City Cornell may frewsMM . I A. A I to time uireei mereiore ,Reolved by the Board of Aldermen, the Select Council concurring, That, iu addition to tho Chlof-of-Pollco and four other Police Constables now, .provided for to be on duty at night, there shall bo appointed two other Police Constablm to serve during tho day-time, who shall be paid at the rate ot se'venty-flvo dol lars a month ; shall, in addition to their police duties, perform such other scrvico as tho City Council may from tlnio to di rect, and shall be subject to removal at any time. The following resolutions wero present ed and, ou motion of alderman Loner gan, adopted: Resolved by tho board of alderman, tho select council concurring, that all meetings of tho city council shall bo hold at tho city council chambers. Resolved, That a stated Joint meeting of tho two branches of tho city council be held on tho Friday first preceding the first Monday in- each and every raonjo, at 7 o'clock.p.m., aud 'Resolved, That stated meetings of the select council bo held on Wcdneaday'nhd Thursday first succeeding tho second Monday and Tuesday In each and every month, at 7 o'clock, p.m. Tho following resolution was presonted by alderman Lonergan, and on motion of alderman Mendell, adopted: . Resolved, That we do rcsnectfitliy ask, In behalf of tho moral well-being of the corhmuulty. that tho police magistrates and circuit judge of the circuit court and the prosecuting attorneys, do prosecute 'to tho extent of tho" law, nil thieves, gamblers, vagrants, idlers, loafers and prostitutes, The ollpwing resolution was presented land, on motion of uldormau Redmau, adopted' i Hesolyed by 'the board of aldermen, tfiesclect council concurring, Thata Joint committee of threo bo appointed to make arrangements for the proper reception of 'the members of the Illinois Stato Press. Association, to bo held iu tills city on the 21st inst. Ou motiou adjourned. Patrick MockIjKK, City Clork. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. rjlHE MEXICAN EVER-BEARING HTK.1W11ERHY, Tho Best Varioty Knovxi A CONTINUOUS AND PROMK1G bearer from th A. flntof Jun until frwtf rich, aub-aeld flavor. Ins itronir itruurnr. viaoroua habit. Altocelher ' tuperlor to any othrt known rarlety. Price S3 per down. The undarsiiriied Hre tho tleneral AntJ for .ttoutnern llllnoi. tOunti along nml auuthofO. M. It, 11.,) oi m iioni, or uieir auiuoriifi at ui, uu flint or he rrlM in Southern Illinois must bo ordered. terto J. P. Whitlnir, Kq.. of Ketrolt.RlTesnn (draof trm estimation In which Hits variety is lit-ld bv thott bmlllar with lu u-rior characteristic Dundee, Mich., M.uclM, H09. J. V, WHlTtNfi Ur In anxver to your Inquiry relative to the Introduction of the Mexican Kveripoar lair (Strawberry tutu lln country. I liuvo n.nr t ttU that it win brought fimi MexU-o in tho (all of DOS, by F. Mack an intlniitte frlenu of our family, who ireentcd it with n lip. frmn wlili-Ji the vine of Jf. Hcranton wrre I'Mi'aa'ited. The vine am mnrnuKruwvi.aiidutlloliitly har dy to endure, any urdirury hem or -oM. Thli Straw berry la prolitlo-lwiier, ujtnlii)C it bIoin arly iatheapripji.iind couiiiniiuic tooin and bt-:tr until tha froit iul Itio tlnrn Iu the 'all. TbolU vor of thi) burry lwjuvtleiit; iiti.l, owing t Iti firm neea aud lack if anMily.will tx-nr trailrtHlloii bet ter than any other f-tniwlM-rry. Ili"ctfully, J.W, MAtON, M. D. The following te.t'iuony l from A. It. Tabrr, pro prietor of the IIhIiIIk llimie IMtroll, formr,ly tof.'thn Richmond Itouao.tMi'CiUnt Detroit, January DM. Thla la to certify tint J litro, diiriuic the niutha of jtBt.jmi, .TufKjr, siftmitrr a uctr, aeeu arm eai- en we niraw rawbtrrvt-ill'l tho Mexican Kvcr-lloartiM.-. and grown by ii l'. tt'liilina; In the aeaaun of MHB, and find them to I" .I jut fruit rf lira jlatvr, u,aad well worthy of cultivation, ' A. U. TAUKlt, Proprietor lllddle Home, Detroit, Mich. Hubbard fc Kerney, Orneral Agents for Hutitnem Illineli, for K. U L.'u 4 IK, (.'hicojo, fJoncral Agent. for the Htat. H. W. HUItll.lltD, .1 CEMTMALMi w. 11. ki:hxky, lr. JT. JP. WUIIIXU A .., Prrleiiir, ajidAwtm PitltMfchUUrt. GROCERIES. JOS. MENDEL, -Dealer In- av-11. jrocrl-. 'rvlHlout, Vrs;itble, , :.. :t. A laree aupidy of Fancy ifrooerles, Canne." Fruit, to., alwaya oufiun I. Kteryllilng pure and freih. 8. B. COB. OF WA81UNUTON AV. AND TENTH 8T, tf3U - . i niHWeiHuw m