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Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-05

DRAFT IN CAIRO.-There was draft in the
new free school, in this city, on Tuesday. The
number of pupils being greater than could be
accommodated in the new building division
had TO be made, and many were forced to turn
their backs on their new rooms and favorite
teachers and wend their steps to the branch
school, corner of 18th street and Washington
Avenue.
The number of pupils now attending school
is 4l5-of which 3ll are in the new building
and l04 in the branch
The force of teachers now number 9. Those
who have lately been added are Mr. H. S.
English, Of Vermont, as Assistant Principal,
and Misses Mary A. Hawkins and -- Crabbe.
UNITED CIRCUS To-day the United Circus
will arrive in the city and spread its pavilion in
our midst At precisely one O'Clock, p NJ,
Nile. Louise, late ascensionist in the Garden
des Botans, to the Emperor of Russia, will per-
form her thrilling, and by all others unattempt-
ed, feat entitled "A journey to the Clouds"
in which she will ascend on single, slender
wire from the ground to the top OF the center
pole, distance of 800 feet and an altitude OF
10 feet This exhibition will be from the outer
side Of the canvass, and free to all.
This troupe is made up of ladies and gentle
men in the fullest meaning of the terms. Each
and all of them stand no higher in professional
than in social life. This being the case, we
hope to see the tent filled to its utmost capac-
ity this afternoon and evening.
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r e S GU r CE S =

l. John W. Trover, President of The First National
Bank" of Cairo Ils do somnly swear, that the above
statement is the best of my knowledge and be-
lief, JOHN W. TROVER, President.
STATE OF ILLINOIS, SIS. ......
Sworn subscribed before me, this Second day Of
October, 1865 8, X. HAY,
oct3-d1w Notary Public.
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QUARTERLY REPORT OF
THE CONDITION OF
The City National Bank
OF CAIRO,

On the morning of the First Monday in October 1866
, 1865-05-02
Associated Press Dispatches.

Washington, April 15-12:30 pm.
The President was shot in a theatre to-
night, and is, perhaps, MORALLY wounded.
SECOND DISPATCH.
The President is not expected to live
through the night. He was shot at a thea
tire.
Secretary Seward was also assassinated.
No arteries were cut. Particulars soon.
, 1865-05-02
THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT
LINCOLN.
DETAILS.
Washington, April IA, 1865.


President Lincoln and wife, with other
friends this evening visited Ford's Thea
ire for the purpose Of witnessing the
performance of "The American Cousin"
1t was announced in the papers that
General Grant would also represent, but
that gentleman took the late train Of cars
for New Jersy.
The theatre was dpnselv crowded, and
everybody seemed delighted with the
scene before them. During the third
act, and while there was a temporary
pause for one Of the actors to enter, a
sharp report ola pistol was heard which
merely attracted attention, but suggested
nothing serious, until a man rushed to
the front Of the Presidents box, waving
a long dagger in his right hand, and ex-
claiming. "Sic Sempsr ~fyrunnis." and i'm
mrdiatelv leaped from the box. which
was in the second tier, to the stage be-
meath and ran across to the opposite siIe,
making his escape, amid the bcwiIder.
ment of the audience, from the rear Of
the theatre, and, mounting a horse, fed.
The screams Of Mrs. Lincoln first dis
closed the fact to the audience that the
President had been shot; when all pre-
sent rose to their feet, rushing tow's-s
the stage, many excIaiming, "IIa0g him."
"Hang him!'
The excitement was of The widest pos
sibIe description, and Of course there was
an abrupt termination of the theatrical
performance.
There was a rush towards the PreSi-
dents box, when cries were heard,
''Stand back and give him air" "has any
one stimuIants." On a ha~ty examine
ton, it was found that the President had
been shot through the head, above and
back of the TEMPORAL bone, and that some
, 1865-05-02

slowly. The blood oozed from the wound
at the back Of his head. The surgeons
exhausted every possible effort of medi~
cinal skill, but all hope was gone. The
parting Of his family, with the dying Pre-
sident, is too sad for description.
The President and Mrs. Lincoln did
not start for the theatre until fifteen
minutes after eight o'clock. Speaker
CoIfax was at the White House at the
time, and The President stated to him that
he was going although Mrs. Lincoln had
net been well, because the papers had
announced that General Grant and they
were to be present, and as General Grant
had gone North he did not wish the au-
dience to be disappointed.
He went with apparent reluctance, and
urged Mr.. Col!f,x to go with him, but
that gentleman had made other engage
ments, and with Mr.. Ashman of Massa-
chnsetts bid him good by.
When the excitement at the theatre
was at It's widest height reports were
circulated that Secretary Seward had also
been aSSa>sinalrd.
Ga reachIng this centleman's residence,
a crowd and a military guard were found
at the door, and on entering it was ascer-
tanned that the reports were based on
truth.
Everybody there was so excited that
scarcely an Ineligible word could be
gathered. Bat the facts are substantially
as follows =
About ten o'clock a mar rang the bell,
and the call having been answered by q
co'orrd servant, he said he had ONE
from DR.. Verdi, Secretary Stewards lami-
" physician, with d prescription, at The
same lime holding in his hand a small piece
otIolIed paper, and saying in answer TO
a refusal that he must see the Secretary,
as he was iu,ras,cj with particular direc-
ti0ns concerning The medicine.
lie stiIl insisted on going up, although
repeatedly informed that 10 one could
cutrr the chamber. The man pushed the
servant aside ana walked heavily toward
the Secretacy's room, and was there met
by Mr.. Frederick Seward, of whom he
demanded to see the Secretary, making
the same representation which he did to
the servant.
What further passed in the way of col
loQuy is not known, but the man struck
him on the head with a billy, severely
i~niuring the skull and telling him almost
senseIess. The assassin then rushed into
he chamber aod attacked Major Seward.
Pay-master United States Army, and Mr.,
I@IaoseiI, a messenger of the State De-
partment, and two male nurses, disabling
them all. He then rushed upon the Sc
cretary, who was lying in bed in the
same room, and inflicted three stabs in
the neck, but severing, it is thought, and
hoped, no arteries, though he bled pro-
fusely.
The assassin then rushed down stairs
mounted his horse at the door, and rode
off before an alarm could be sounded, and
in the same manner as the assassin of the
President.
1t is believed that the injuries of the
Secretary are not fatal, nor those of the
others, although both the Secretary and
Assistant-Secretary are very %seriouly in
jured.
Secretaries Stanton and Welles, and
other prominent officers of the Govern
ment Gale" d Secretary Stewards house
to inquire into his condition, and there
heard of the assassination of the Presi-
, 1865-05-02
A IN eric a n.
(From tie N. Y. Daily Meas, April 49,
ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE DAILY NEWS
Washington, April 14-Midnight.

'"NH1"SCOhi APlA It'll tuuHSuG'
The President is still living, but his
death is expected every moment.
A strong military force is prepared for
any emergency that may arise. The
Presidents back was turned to the assas-
sin when the fatal shot was fired.
Before the audience could recover from
the alarm produced by the shot and flash
of the pistol, the assassin sprang from the
box upon the stage, exclaiming, ":sic sem
per tyrannis," and rushed past the wing,
brandlshing a large birk knife.
1t is not known that any attempt was
made to stop him, those on the stage of
the theatre being no doubt deferred from
doing so by the certainty of immediate
death. He is said to have entered the
Presidents box but a moment before the
shot was fired.
Those who were present describe him
as a stout, beardless man of about thirty
years.
1t is almost certain that he will be ia
ken. | have heard several names men
toned, but as the murderer is not posi-
lively known, | refrain from giving them
, 1865-05-02
SECOND DISPATCH.
Washington, April 15-I am.

Washington, ADTIl Id am.
The excitement has considerably dimi-
nished since my last dispatch. Part Of
the city is under patrol.
The President is said to be in about the
same condition.
No one is permitted to approach the
house to which he was removed from the
theatre.
Another version of the assassination is
that the shot was fired through the door
of the box in which the President and his
family were sitting.
The assassin then sprang upon the
stage and made his escape. lie must
have been well acquainted with the ar
rangement OF the stage to escape so "a
pidIy.
The attempt to assassinate Mr.. Seward
was made an hour before the President
was shot. There are some hopes that
ne will recover. His son, Mr.. f. w.
Seward, was ascending the stairs leading
to the Secretary's room when the asSail-
ant was leaving. He was stunned bv a
heavy blow on the temple and had no op-
portunity to raise an immediate alarm.
Major Seward, who was also present,
was severely injured.
The Secretary was stabbed in the neck.
The military are now parading the
streets.
Bells are ringing and drums beating in
different parts Of the city.
Several parties are now under arrest as
witnesses.
THIRD DISPATCH.
Washington, April 15-I:15 an.
The surgeon in attendance upon the
President thinks he will expire within an
hour.
The bullet entered near the shoulder,
took an upward course, and lodged in the
brain.
Some of the witnesses say they are
certain Wilkes Booth is the assassin.
Others who saw the act and knew Mr.,
Booth contradicts this. Mr.. Stewards
condition is very critical, but the Surge
on General thinks there is q probability
Of his recovery.
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The Way Tar is Obtained.

In compliance with the request of cor
the process of procuring tar, which is taken
from an article on the subject in Appletcns
New American Cyclopedia:-
Tar, thick, black, viscid material, pro-
duct of the destructive dstillation of car
Dunaceous substances, as wood, peat, btu
minous Goals and shales. 1t is commercial
article, largely produced, and applied to a
variety of uses. 1t was known to the an
Gent Greeks, and DR.. Clarke, who describes
the method of manufacturing it in the forests
of Bothnia, states that there is not the small.
est difference between the processes there
practiccd and those of ancient Greece
Along the whole coast of the Gulf of Both
MIA the inhabitants are very generally en-.
gagged in this occupation. They make use
of the roots of the fir trees, with logs and
bilets of the same, which they arrange in a
stack of conical shape, fitted to a cavity in
the ground, generally made in the side of a
bank In the bottom of this cavity is placed
I, cast.iron pan from which spout leads out
through the bank. The heap is covered
over with turf, and is then fired, as in max
ing charcoal Tar collects in theslatter part
of the process of charring, and runs off
through the spout into barrels placed to
receive it. Tar is a product. where char
coal is the chief object Of the process, but is
seldom obtained in quantities sufficient to
render it an object to collect it, except in
charring the resinous woods of the pine
family. In Sweden, where the business is
also an important one, some peculiar me.
thods are adopted to increase the yield of
tar in wood Trees of no value for the
saw-n,il are partially peeled of their bark a
fathom or two up from the ground, not
enough to kill them, but only to check their
growth. After five or six years, when cut
down, the wood Is found to be much richer
in resinous matters which produce tar. 1t
is noticed that the condition of the weather
during the process of charriug may make n
difference of 10 or 20 per cent in the yield
of tar. In the United States tar is produced
in almost all parts of the country where
pitch pine and the piaus austratis are found.
Along the coast of the Southern States,
especially of North Carolina. Virginia, and
Georgia, the business has been carried on
upon large scale. in connection with the
manufacture Of turpentine, resin, and pitch,
Old trees, which have ceased to produce tur-
pentine, and dead wood which is rich in
resinous matter are selected for the coal
pits. The process does not materially differ
from that already described.
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l. Blessed is he who does no. make a
cent, for he will have no income tax to pay
2. Blessed is the bald headed man, for his
wife cannot pull his hair.
3. Blessed is the homely man, for the
girls shall not modest him; yea, thrice bless
ed is he, for when he asketh lady to dance
she shall answer him, saying, Il am en-
gagged for the next set.
4. Blessed is he who polisheth his boots
and not his morals, who maketh the outside
of his head to shine, but neglected. the in
side thereof, for all the girls shall rise up
with smiles at his coming and call him beau
tifnl.
5. Blessed is the man who hath no brains,
but brass i'll abundance, for he shall be the
ladies favorie. Selah
8. Blessed is the man who giveth many
and costly presents to young ladies, for great
shall be his reward-in a horn.
I. Blessed is the man who is always fiat
broke, for no man sayeth unto him, Lend
me five dollars.
s. Blessed is the Digger Indian, for unto
him no man present a subscription paper.
g. Blessed are ye when Copperhoads shall
revlle you, and speak all manner of evil con
corning you falsely, for Abe's sake. Rejoice
and be exceedingly glad, for even so spake
they concerning your brothers who went
forth with Sherman Whose name being in
terpreted is Shearman) because he shearetl
the men of the South, even the ungody
Chivs who lifted up their hands against the
old flag, to do it hurt, and to pull it down
withal. Ureka Journal.
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Driving Home the Cows.

Out of the clover and blue-eyed grass,
He turned them into the river lane;
One after another he let them pass, a.
Then fastened the meadow bars again.
Under the willow and over the hill,
He patiently followed their sober pace:
The merry whistle for once was STILL
And something Swallowed the sunny face.
Only a boy and his father had said
He never could let his youngest go;
Two already were lying dead,
Under the feet Of the trampling foe.
But after the evening work was done,
And the frogs were loud in the meadow
swamp,
Over his shoulder he slung his gun,
And stealthily followed theto path damp.
Across the clover and through the wheat
With resoute heart and purpose grim,
Though cold was the dew on his hurrying
feet,
And the blind bats flying startled him.
Thrice since then had the lanes been white,
And the orchards sweet with apple-bloom,
And now when the cows came home at night,
The feeble father drove them home.
For news had come to the lonely farm.
That three were lying were TWO nau IAN
And the old mans tremulous, pasied arm
Could never lean on a sons again.
The summer days grew cold and late,
He went for the cows when the work was
done;
But down the lane as he opened the gate,
He saw them coming one by one.
'Brindle, Ebony. Speckle and Bcss,
Shaking their horns in the evening wind
Cropping the butter-cups out of the grass
But who was it following close behind?
Loosely swung in the open air
The empty sleeve of army blue,
And worn and pale, from the crisping hair,
Looked out face that the father knew.
For Southern prisons will sometimes yawn,
And yield their dead into life again;
And the day that comes with cloudy dawn
In golden glory at last may wane.
The great tears sprang to their meeting eyes;
For the heart must speak when the lips
are dumb,
And under the silent evening skies,
Together they followed the cattle home.
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EnOch Arden in Iowa.

An Iowa paper has the following story,
which recalls the incidents of Tennyson' S
poem Thirty months ago German, hv
ing on White street. in Dubuque, Iowa, vol
unteered with the Dist Iowa infantry and
went to the war. We shall call him Schmidt,
for short. He left wife who was rather
good looking, quite Industrious, very frugal,
and childless Time rolled on, and Schmidt,
says the Dubuque Times, went with his reg
iment to Vicksburg. There he was shot one
day and left dead on the field. The sad in
telligence was sent to his wife by his captain,
and she Immediately obtained the assistance
of lawyer. secured his back pay and a
widows pension. She drew the latter reg
ularly, and, with what she had earned,
managed to live comfortably. In a few
months she attracted the attention of one
Schones, miller by occupation. He wooed
and won, and for him she gave up the pen
sion. They were mar lied last summer
The course of true love ran smooth with
them until last Saturday morning, when,
Just after breakfast, Mr. Schmidt, the first
husband. opened the door and walked in =
Here was fix Mrs. what would her
name be in such.a case p shrieked; Mr..
Schemes turned pale and trembed, for
Schmidt looked vengeance after he had sur
veyed the scene moment, and taken all its
meaning IN. Alter several minutes OF 81.
lence Schones revived and boldly asked,
what is to be doneY' Schmidt sat down
and told his story. He was wounded, not
severely near Vicksburg, and taken prisoner,
and the rebels carried him away with them.
From time to time he had been in Southern
prisons until three weeks since, when he
was exchanged. He came to Dubuque as
soon as he could and fastened to his home. He
received no intimation of his wife's marriage
until he reached the house that morning
As he concluded his story, his feelings over
came him and he wept, and she wept also.
But it all ended in the second husband re-
fusa to give the wife up. She, we are in
formed, refused to express preference, and
said the two men might settle the matter
between themselves. For four days both
men kept very close to the house, and had
many ardent discussions over their difficulty.
But the matter ended on Wednesday last
The returned husband offered Schemes TWEEN
ty.tive dollars to evacuate the premises and
leave him in possession of "Annie. y
Schonos accepted the offer, pocketed the
money, and left. Schmidt is now with his
wife,
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She Always Made Home Happy.

plain marble stone, in church yard
bears the brief inscription 80 She always
made home happy" The'epitaph was pen
ned by a hereaved, husband after sixty years
of welded life. He might have said of his
departed wife, she was beautiful and accom-.
t.ished, and an ornament to society, and yet
not have said she made home happy He
might have added, she was christian, and
not have been able to say, g She always
made home happy" What rare combina
ton of virtues and graees this wife and
mother must have possessed. How wisely
she must have ordered her house! In what
patience she must have possessed her soul |!
How self denying she must have been How
tender and loying How thoughtful for the
comfort of all about her ! Her husband did
not seek happiness in public places, because
he found purer. and sweeter ENJOYMENT at
home. Her children, when away, did not
dread to return, for there was no place so
dear to them as home. There was their
mother thinking of them, and praying for
them, and longing for their coming When
tempted, they thought of her. When in
trouble, they remembered her kind voice
and her ready sympathy. When sick, they
must 90 hope they could not die away
from their dear mother. This wife and
mother was not exempt from the cares com
mon to her place. She toiled, she suffered
disappointments and bereavements, she was
afflicted, yet subIDissive and cheerful. The
Lord will concerning her was her will and
so she passed away, leaving this sweet re-
membrance behind her, "She always made
nome happy. su 'I. II AntyGE rgtis.f t-fgr
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Rsas~The Stone Jug is the slang name of a
prison. 1t arose from the following circum-
stance. A king nIndia had great stone
jag made. and trunk of a tree for stop
pie, into which he was accustomed to put
prisoners of war. On one occasion he had
about hundred menin it, The stopplewas
in, and he stood on the top of 1t, when the
air inside became so dense that the stopple
burst ont, carrying the king some hundred
yayds in the air. Since then there have
been no stone jugs, though our prisons have
received that name.
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Road Notice.

M Office is hereby given that application
~ will be made to the County Commits
sioners Of Cecil county, at their first meeting
after the Doth day of May, next. for straight
ening the North East and Turkey Point road
from the point where sand road is in:ersected
by the Old Ferry Road at the white oak
tree, to the foot of Big Hill, on George W.
Ford's land, and also to vacate so much of
said Old Ferry Road, beginning at the white
oak tree aforesaid and running southeasterly
through the lands of Delaplainc Mcdaniel
IND others, as may be found necessary, and
to locate a new road in lieu thereof, begin
ming on the east side of the North East and
Turkey Point road on or near the divisional
line of the lands of said Fsrd and Mcdaniel,
and running with the same southeasterly to
the end Of said divisional line, thence by
the most eligible route to intersect the Old
Ferry Road aforesaid. Gapril 20, I865-5w
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MRS. SCOTT

HAS just opened her new MILL1NERY
IL and TRIMMING STORE, Opposite
the Court Housc.) Her Goods are of the
latest style and superior, quality. The ladies
of Efkton and vicinity are invited to call and
examine her stock. She has a stock of
Ladies' and Children's Shoes, which she
will sell at reduced prices. [may lS-3w'
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COMPOSITE FERTILIZER. rhi

pnsphac fertilizer is particularly adapted for the su
'lVaton of Trees, Fruits, Lawns and Flowers. 1t will
promote very vigorous and healthy growth of Wood
ana Fruit and largely increase the quantity perfect
the maturity Of the Fruit. For hot-ose and household
plants and flowers, will be found an Indispensable ar
Gle to secure their greatest perfection. 1t will prevent
ana cure diseased conditions Of the peach and grape and
is excellent for grass and lawns
1t is composed of such elements make it adapted to
the growth OF all kinds Of crops in all kinds of soils
me formula or method of combining its coustueht
fertzng ingredients have received highest aprfo
val o. eminent chemists and scientific agricuturists
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Jersey Blue.

THIS is combined Moving and Reaping Machine
with Self Rake attachment. The vast number sold
and the universal satisfaction given is unparalleled in
the history of any other eaping Machine manufactured
1t is perfect MOwer-a perfect Reaper; very light
draft weight the horses necks. 1t is perfect
machine Parties in want of this machine should give
their orders early. there but LIMITED number
manufactured this year. Z. w. STAPLES,
|. Avon
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Notice to the Public.

AW1NG to the unparalleled demand for the services of
the undersigned, he is compelled to operate exclu-
sively by engagement. Appointments for ordinary
operations can be made by mail but those Of difficult
and protracted nature the patients will have to present
themselves for previous examination Persons fing to
keep engagements will not be operated for mt all.
INDECENT persons will be operated for by students free
of charge
N. BAH letters must pass through the post-ofie
Is. j. BING,
Mar IL, 1860. Dental Surgeon.
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beg A fellow up the copntty was fined for
Kicking Alexander Barn.or He said was
dLl Of a free country where aernan dare not
throw his boots against the gable end of A.
Barn 'a.t - .a E--a.f-,)