The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-08-10
CAIRO JOURNALISM.
The Papers that have Lived and Died.

One OF the most serious drawbacks
with which new newspaper enterprises
have TO contend In Cairo IL found in the
failures OF previous kindred efforts. The
history Of journalism In Cairo is one Of
repeated failures, in6icting upon the pub
lie more or less disappointment and pc.
cuniary sacrifice.
The Cairo Delta weekly paper, es-
tablished In the Spring OF lsis, lasted
until November OF the succeeding year.
Unearxed subscriptions TO It were filled
out by the Evansville journal, a good
paper, but Of no earthly service or inter-
est to Cairo readers.
The Cairo SUM- commenced in the
Fall Of 1850, lived one year. The few
subscribers who had paid in advance, re-
oeived no return.
The Cairo Times was started in the
| year 1854. The Cairo Delta was started
In the Winter Of 1855. During the next
year these papers were merged into one,
under the name OF the Times and Del
Tn, and under that tito was continued
In an irregular manner until the Spring
| Of 1859, when II died out. Subscribers
lost the amount Of their advance pay
ments, and citizens who had given the
ONCE credit, lost the amount OF their
claims.
During the year 1856 the Cairo 'Egyp-
| tian' was started. In the year 1857 1t
changed Its name to the Cairo Gazette
and under that name 1t lasted until the
year 1888, when II lost its identity In the
Cairo Daily 'Nsws.' Nobody except the
proprietors, lost money ON account Of the
| Gazette
The Cairo Journal q German paper,
was established Ia the year 1857, lasted
long enough 70 obtain two or three hum
dred advance paying subscribers, and
then ''pegged out'-the proprietors lesv.
ing the country.
The Cairo 'Zeitung.' semi.weekly
German paper, was started In the year
1890, and lasted only four months.
The 'Obelisk,' q republican daily, was
established In the early part Of 1851, and
died 10 five days, involving everybody
In loss who he'd anything TO do with 1t.
The war Eagle was started In the
year 1888, aud subsequently Appeared as
the Times The Times was consolida
ted with the Democrat and lost its iden.
tity in 1866.
The Cairo News was established In
the year 1868, and flckered out In 1856,
leaving quite heavy score Tor Its friends
to settle.
The Cairo Union. republican paper,
had q sickly existence Of few months,
and then died, leaving hundred or two
subscribers TO swear over unearned sub.
scription money withheld from them,
and few radical citizens to hold on TO
promises TO pay" that had no apprecia.
BILE market value. rtr.fr.rs o. "a,
The Democrat was founded in 1854,
swallowed up several offices during its
existence, consolidated with the Times
In 1865, was sold out 70 the radicals In
1868, and by the sheriff In 1859.
The 'Zeitung,' German paper, was
established In 1861, lasted about year,
when IL died ~ quietly ~ 10 had lived.
The Leader bloomed out during the
summer Of less, and was killed by the
early frosts Of the succeeding October.
In the year 1857 the Times was re.
established rs weekly paper; shortly
afterwards 1t appeared as tri.weekiy,
and finally as daily, In which shape 1t
Is now published. u p a. ~
The'Olive Branch appeared regularly
during . period Of six or eight months,
during the year 90 and 'S7--thsn fell
into irregular habits which soon killed
it.
The Item lived one year.
The purchase OF the Democrat by the
radicals necessitated the establishment
of the Bulletin
From this showing 1t appears that
during the past fifteen years seventeep
papers have been started In Cairo, AID
that all Of them, with two exceptions
are numbered with the things that were.
The hopes their birth inspired, tbe ILL
will, disappointments and oohtempt
their existence excited, the pycunisry
loss their death occasioned, form q
feature in Cairo newspaper hittory that
will not be- forgotten, and operates 10
the serious disadvantage offpresent ef'
forts. There is no doubt Of his. Failure
has succeeded failure 80 frfquentiy that
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