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Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1869-10-23

BY THOMAS DUNN ENGLISH.

Royal dignity Of labor what theme for
verses with them
Dainty, velvet fingered poets--how they
ring it in their rhythm!
To the spent and wearied toiler, deep the
homage which they render;
Many warm congratulations on his happy
fate they tender.
They will tell you that halo round his
sweated forehead fingers;
That magic power encircles aching arms
and hardened fingers. =
They will show you how the toiler looks
with scorn and utter Ioathing
On the rich unhappy wretches who are
cursed with doing nothing.
They will tell you that he never knows Of
woe or melancholy,
But his business as his pleasure is to labor
and be jolly.
Yet while poets sing their verses. in q
mist Of fancy shrouded,
Swarm the busy ants Of labor. in their
workshops dark and crowded.
Ever to their ant.heap adding, want around
and sorrow DER them,
Pressing Need they feel behind them,
Poverty they see before them.
How they struggle for the wheat grains,
how they murmur at their toiling,
How they delve amid the muck heaps,
with never ceasing moiling
How they hurry, how they worry, moving
hither. turning thither,
Picking up what lies before them, running
scarcely knowing whittier.
Flowing with the ceaseless current, with
no power to stay or stem it,
This is what is sung by poets, enmet in a
strife with emmet.
All, though labor suits your singing. fills
your metre rarely, Poet,
Yet You envy not the toilers and the toll,
ers round you know it.
II you think that toll is pleasure, and its
lack sad disaster
Then like reverent disciples, 60 and imi.
tate your master.
Those you praise will scarcely blame you,
should you follow their example
There is room for other toilers, there is
work to do. and ample.
Brenthe the dust of crowded workshons.
bear the heat and toll and clamor,
Ply the needle, saw and shuttle. WELD the
hand-axe. ADJ and hammer.
II you labor think blessing, not the ell
dest Of the curses.
Show it by your stretching sinews, not by
lame and empty verses.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1869-10-23

The Woodville Republican has chang
ed owners and politics. 1t is now car.
pet bag thieves organ.-B Brandon Repub
iicda.
The Proprietors Of the Woodvlle Re-
publican are both Southern men, and
neither one belongs to the Carpet bag
persuasion as Frantz intimates. One Of
them was gallantly fighting in the Con-
federate army while he---the immortal
Frantz-was skulking behind the trees
and bushes. in company with the famous
deserters Of Jones county Woodrille
Republican
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1869-10-23


Why is it that no decent man cares, one
way or another, Tor anything that may
be said in the columns Of The Brandon
Republican I?
ANSWER Because its editor, A. j
Frdntz, is known to be thief and a liar
who has just courage enough to black
guard his political opponents al a distance
but not enough to resent the application
of co'c.hide to his own carcass. Ticks
burg Republican.
The cowardly poltroon Frantz lays of
in his hole in Brandon like coward and
abuses decent people, but takes good care
when he leaves his dunghill to 60 forth
with body-guard of blacklegs.
We can afford TO offer some excuse fol
Frsntz as II is reported he is composed oil
material much below the ordinary grade
oflow down human beings, one third mon
grel. one-third dog and one-third not de
scribable. Adieu. Frantz, a coward We
despise and contcmn.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-28

and saying bis license was about out and
that he did not have scrip enough to pay
1t just then, ssked II he could not have
little time" To this . policemen add.
ed this fact: That he had notified Mr..
Dinkle that b's ''cense ives about TO ex-
pire, and that Mr.. Dinkle'seid he 'would
wait until nv. Mockler came into Office
as that gentleman had an account
with b'm." These are the grounds
upon which we based our state.
ment. Could any person have es-
capped the conclusion we saved at?
But now comes Mr.. Mockler, with re.
ceipt from Mr.. Beerwart, by Mr.. Ke,ah,
his deputy, given before Hyland became
Treasurer end before Mockler became
Clerk. THIS 's a fearful m'v'pg Of mat
tiers. 1t Is confusion worse commanded.
We can make nothing out Oft, except
that the city has never received the
mone- II is conund' ON, a riddle,
We feel discouraged; but, somehow or
other, can't give up. The solution of the
mystery, Of the confession In city matters,
will come up by 49, by-comt before
the expiration Of the term OF the present
ad,ninis "a, on. Mark that PREDICTION!
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-28

license, and that Mr.. M6ckler issued
that license about Two months ago. Be
this ss itmay, there Is the Clerks book,
and there is the record, showing that
Mr.. Kea aey hes taken out license until
1870. More, the record Of Mrs. Kear-
ney's lest license shows, es originally
written, thatit expired December, 1858.
Some person he's msrked out "Decem-
bern and the 's" and hes wlitten, in
pencil, above the erased word: "Febru.
airy 26,n and ha changed the "s" to q
'9,n thus making the license run until
March, at which time, according 70 the
record, the license which Mrs. Karney
never paid for and never received, WIS
issued. What was the object Of the per-
son who thus tempered with the book Of
the Clerk? The officers who notify GIFT.
zens that their licenses have expired ex.
anime the Clerks book, and notify only
those who, according to tb's book, ore 10
arrears. Ifth's exposure had not been
made, any person who had looked at the
Clerks book would have at once con-
cluded that Mrs. Ksrney had license,
and the city would not have received
from her, as 1t now will, the amount OF
license running to Januscy, 1870. From
this 1t will be seen, that the person who
made the record on the Clerks book,
made II out OF friendship for Mrs. Kew.
ney, to save her ninety.hve dollars
which she owed TO the city for license,
To put It palmer, the person who made
that record, in effect, attemptedto take
ninet y.five do''s-s out Of the c'ty's peck
ct and put It into the pocket OF . friend
of his.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-28
Horse aad Draw Lost

Mr.. VIM. Lonergan's horse, attached
TO his dray, was driven TO the river this
morning, and In some unaccountable'
manner got beyond its depth. The horse,
with body at right angles with the shore,
passed under the water, and kept down
by the weigh. Of the d-ay, wss drowned.
The negro driver 'escsped.
The drowning Of this animal Is eatire.
ly unaccountstle. The river being high
theIbank is Of an easy, gradual slope for
many yards out under the water. The
emily reasonable explanation j. that the
horse was driven into the water at eight
angles with the shore, and by the act Of
drinking SO entsngled the lines In the
chats OF the day, that the driver had
mo control over them. The horse when
ordered to 'get up" kept right steaigkt
ahead into the. river. hetaiing both him
SELF and dray beyond the reach Of sight
and graphing hooks. The property thus
lost was valued at $3.50, and is q set. back
for which Mr.. Lonergan feels himself lily
prepared.
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Orphnas' Asylusss.

There will he soo!able at PhilharmOp-
lie Fall Thursday evening, In the inter.
est Of the Orphan Asylum. The occasion
will be varied by the presentation OF
tableaux, vocal and Instrumental music,
etc. Refreshments, in the nature of ice
cream, cake, confections, lemonade, etc.,
will be on sale in the hall. The price Of
admission has been fixed at 25 cents.
Those who feel that the Orphan Asy-
lum has claims upon the public should
attend. They can, by spending q few
hours In pleasant company and by min.
istering TO their appetite for luxuries, put
money In the depleted treasury Of the
orphans home. jy36-st
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-28

An agricultural society has bsen organ.
lied in Pulaski county, and tvs thousand
dollars have beea subscribed toward the
expense Of fitting up grounds, etc.
The Pulaski county court contemplate
the early Improvement of the Meridian
road. This road follows the meridian
line from Mound City to point on the
Thebes and Caledonia road, about two
miles from Valley Forge. When put in
good order 1t will give Cairo as well as
Mound City, easy communication with
all parts Of Pulaski county.
A coldfed Methodist brother was ex-
horting his hearers In Mound City to
have faith and fear nothing; not to be
afraid II the house above their heads
should fall Gown on EN-; faith would
bring 'em out all right. The copflding
divine had scarcely uttered these words
before the miserable old rookery In which
they were assembled came rafting about
their ears, sure enough. The colored d.
vine gave tremendous jump and landed
on the outside Of the house, with the ex-
clsmation: "Bless God for faith; but no
odds how much faith q mans got, it's q
mighty good thing to be able TO jump"
The building, which was light frame,
fell to the ground, but the audience es-
capped entirely uninjured
Pete Williams lost bis hand three
years ago, by the premature discharge Of
q cannon. The hand was preserved In
alcohol until one day last week, when
Pete conceived the singular notion that
1t ought 10 be buried. Acting on this
thought be obtained the company Of o.
couple OF friends, boarded the train, and
in the solemn precincts Of the villa
Ridge cemetery went through the cere-,
------v - h"-isi- Rather move, s.'ners',
Peter. rrrr - ~ 81 f
The n,c.s embodied In the foregoing
items we obtained from the Mound City
Journal Of the 9th. From the same pa
per we clip the following:
A couple OF buggies from Cairo, each
contaip'ng q fair i.ajl one and male
compsu'on, were cavorting about our
streets on Monday. All hands fcequent-
ly halted for dri pEs aud thus were not
long In getting decidedly intoxicated
The final scene mere was race between
the two females, each ia her respective
buggy, their gallants being among the
spectators. The result was collision
between the buggies, one OF them being
overturned and having q wheel bro
ken. The inmate was thrown violently
TO the ground, bat apparently not mucn
injured. How the party returned to Cal
TO we did not learn. Our city authorities
ought to have made about twenty dol
lars out OF them, for the benefit OF the
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-28
Mr. DinL zee IsrsAss.


Mr.. Mockler, we are informed, has the
receipt of Mr.. Beerwart, a. City Trees
urer, for Mr.. Dinkle's license. We have
reason to believe this u trus; and, there
fore, without hesitation, without solicita
ton, make haste to say that Ia what we
said about the Dinkle license We did Mr..
Moekler injustice We do not wish to
load him with anything he should not,
Of right, carry. Asserting, however,
that we had every reason to believe the
statement We made true, we will here
publish facts in substantiati0n OF this de-
claration. John Hyland became Treas
urer on the 18th Of March, Patrick
Mockler Clerk on the same day. We
obtained Mr. Dinkle's license. 1t was Is
sued by Mr. Mocbler. We found no re-
cord of the money on the books of the
Treasurer, either In Hyland's or Beer
warts time. 1t is not there. The city
never received the money, We inquired
OF Mr.. Hyland: "Did you ever give a re-
ceipt for Dinkle's license@' He answered;
"l never did; and have not been paid
the money" We inquired further;
"Might not this money have been paid
to I}egrwart?' Mr., Hyland replied; 1.-THE
book elbows that n was not; and it could
not have been, BECAUSE AIR DlRkle came
10 me q day orso after ] came Into Office,
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-28
A RUNAWAY sCRAPE.
A Morr,s.yssx Spectacle ard . Airseaious
Ehcapss

Mr.. Joseph Mckenzie, with his two
little daughters by his side, aged respec-
lively about four and half and SIX
years, was driving along Tenth street this
morning, when the horse became f'igh'
ened at some object by the way, and
gave out some evidence Of It's slarm
by singing Off to the opposite side. Mr..
Mckenzie gently touched the animal
with1he point efthe whip, expecting to
dives its attention from the cause Of its
alarm; but the whip had the effect o
making the horse bound forward at
frightful speed down the street.
The sudden lurch threw Mr.. Nick and
both his little "'s violently backward
andiu attempting 20 recover the CHI.
dren, Nc fell head-long to the ground,
the younger child following him. With
the ether little girl In the carriage, the
horse dashed down the street toward the
river with the speed OF the wbirlwind.
The child clung to the seat, and those
who saw her felt that she was taking
IiCe TO inevitable death. With . speed
49,. -~~,ned IN be accelerated at every
bound, tue s'ightened uniiiisa asua.ied
forward, until il reached the corner Of
Tenth and Levee street, where the car.
rage, with q crash, came in contact with
lamp post, and the little girl was
thrown head-long, n distance Of fi.een
or twenty feet, upon the hard ballas. Of
'tLs railroad. The hundred persons who
locked on expected to see the
child picked up mangled corse. The
- a. l..l hs
shcffs and crushed in the front OF the
buggy, and brrled the little
child far out among the iron rails OF the
Isuroad! There was no room to hope
that she had escaped, aud ssMr. McKen.
zie approached he expected to see the
spot sf,ined by the life.blood Of bis
child. But, strange as It may appear,
the little girl escaped, with few slight
and jwmaterisl bruises. She had fallen
on her side between the rails, and
slight scraping of the scarf skin from her
elbows and knees formed the sum Of her
injuries Her escape ives miraculous
The younger child was, we fear, more Sc
riorsly jnjpred- Indal'iag she evidently
became entangisd In the wheels Of the
carriage. Her clothing was torn feom
her body and her diesh considerably
bruised. She was ulable to stand on her
feet and complained Of internal jujur.',.
Both of the children were conveyed 10
the residence Of Mr.. John q. Hartman,
and a messenger was dispatched for DR.. |
Smith. We understand that the DIR.
gives it as his opinion that the younger |
child is seriously hurt.
Mr.. Mckenzie was thrown clear Of the
buggy, and although we'll advanced in
years aud of considerable weight, esca-
ped almost unhvrt.
The horse had been In McKenxie's pos
session only a short time and was be-
ieved to be entirely tractable. The first
evidence he ever had Of the aninaps
,nreliability as . carriage horse, WIS the
sad experience of this morning. |,
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-28

One ofthe largest and most brilliant
meteors ever seen In this country passed
over Paducah about niue o'clock on Sun.
day night. Its light rivalled that Of the
sun. Il seemed a. large as tho moon
and was in sight considerable time be.
fore It burst into brilliant fsag ments.--
Paducah 'Kentuckian.' t
We were strongly Impressed with the
notion that this meteor was peculiarly o
Cairo affair. Js wss seen bya number
Of our citizens, and it, explosion was
heard by everybody. The conclusion
was formed that 1t exploded in the vicin-
ity Of Mound City, but the deDizens Of
that locality neither seen the meteor nor
heard the report caused by its explosion.
A second meteor passed over Paducah
Monday night, emitting .: light suffi-
GENTLY bright to enable citizens to rec I
newspaper print in the streets.
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State OF Illinois, . G
Alexander County,, o %

Sl.Nt OF lklnCs, [ Z
Alexander County t.f..t...
], Mary Karney, after being duly sworn
do state upon oath, that never paid TO
Patrick Mockler the sum of ninety dol
lars or any other sum, for license TO me
whatever. MARY KARNRY.
Subscribed aud sworn TO before me this
9th day of July, 1869.
+. CoRcoRAN, j p.
We did not state that Mrs. Karney had
paid Mr.. Mockler any money, or that
Mr.. Nockler had issued license 10 her.
What We did say was, that the Clcrk's
book slso,cs that Mrs. KRruey took out H.
cense running 70 January J. 1870, and
that Tie fTEHsurer's books does not show
the receipt Of the money for this H.
cense Mrs. Karpey, on the 25th
inst, ia ihe hearing OF two gentle-
men, told The Mayor that she had
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-28
Notice.

Lessees of Cairo real estate represented
by the undersigned, upon which Gtate
and county taxes for the year, A. d.,
1865, remain unpaid, are hereby notified
that said taxes Will be paid by me at
once for the owners Of the lots, whom /
alone represent In the matter. And i
shall proceed without delay to forfeit the
leases thereon for aonpaymeut Of such
taxes. L. WHNsToN.
July %, 1863 1w.
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over the falls

over the falls
Here the river has risen six ;nebos
since last report.
Business continues rather dull.
The White. yesterday, brought ont 20
bags wheat for st.. Lopis, 10 bsls frrt.
20 SKIS corn for Cairo.
The Quickstep brought 1Oi empty roiN
barrels for G. Gallagher, Cairo, rs riga
sundrles for the ]. G. r. H., 80 ais whsss
for st. Louis, 81 bhls -four for reship neht
South.
The Ella Hughes brought out ,l5 ss
wheat, 1922 pkgs bar iron, ll3 tons) fa'
reshipment to st. Louis, 45bhds tobacco,
27pkgs stove ware, cotton screw fer
reshipment south.
st. Louis having abandoned the plaza
Of chartering propellors to ply directly
between that port and New York ia nov
forming joint stock company. to hu5cl
several propellors for that purpose
Mr.. Jas. .. Durf, formerly conneccs !
with the Democrat Of this city, but Dor
some years past the river edissr
OF the Memphis 'Avolaucne,' passed.
through our city yesterday, With bis
family, en- route from his boyheod'r
home in Metropolis, III, to Memphis.
Mr.. Durff, In addition to HE other hnas
| ors, IL an alderman In the city of hss
adop, ION.
The VIM. g Capt. James 81. Bev'
erly, is the recplar packet for Padncah
this evening.
The Cumberland, Capt. WIN. , -,
is the regular racket for Evan ~" tnt-
evening.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-28

The weather was clear y lterday after.
noon and night, but cloudy this morn
Ing, with q line shower about ten o'clock.
The temperature was not very high--on-
ly rs this forenoon, but the air was OPP
pressive and sultry.
The Mississippi and Missouri are both
falling everywhere above st. LOUIS.
The Ohio Is SIN falling from pittsburg
10 Evansville, and rising below There
Is four feet six inches in the chanel at
Pittspurg and six feet large in the ehute
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-28

The democracy, who are wont 10 COM
plain Of radical corruption are asked to
think Of Mockler and weep.
In dealing with corrupt officials the de-
mocracy have learned a trick Of which
the radicals have no practical knowl-
edge. They turn their corrupt officials
out Of Office. The radicals retain theirs
n Office and apologize for their rascality.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-28
Certain individuals in Cairo are deter

certain individualsin cairo are deter
mined to "be there when certain
young gentleman "goes through" on
the matrimonial line. A few evenings
since larger number of this anxious
class assembled at the Catholic church,
expecting q celebration Of the bans; but
the bride nor the groom put In an ap-
pearance. Last night a portion of the
same crowd. suspecting that there was a
purpose to consurimate the nuptials
were again on hand, but TO meet second
disappointment. They expressed de
termination TO see the affair come Off,
however, ifthey have 10 watch ell sum-
mer.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-28

The entertain ment In behalf Of the
Orphans Asylum tomorrow night, will
he held In the Atheneum aud not In
Philharmonic Hall, asat first determine
ed. The entertainment will be more d.
yersitied than was originally intended,
and well worth the attention OF all 10 vegs
Of innocent and pleasing pastimes.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-28

The monitors at Mound City are rap
idly undergoing the repairs necessary 70
fit them for q voyage to South America.
The Tempest the finest and one Of the
most formidable Of the lot, is now ready.
Whether they will go forward singly or
in a feet We are not advised. The re-
pairs are being made under the skillful
superintendence Of chief engineer. Nor
timer Kellogg.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-28

The young folks propose to have .
dance at the st. Charles this evening.
No tickets have been issued. 1t is who'll
y the result Of agreement embracing
certain young gentlemen and excluding
others.
The hall OF the st. Charles is one OF the
most airy and spacious assembly rooms,
Mt this season of the year, that can be
found in the country.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-28

Jim oDarff, formerly Of the Cairo
Sews,' but at present river editor OF the
Memphis Avalanche was In the city
yesterday evening en- route from Metrop-
oils to Memphis. He has lost none Of
his "ear marks."-is the same Jim that
he was five ys.rs ago.
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Notice.

Notice is hereby given that special
meeting Of the City Council Cloint ses.
'ion) will be heard on Thursday, July 20,
1855 att! O'Clock, TO near and determine
appeals from the assessment of the As.
'ossor and collector and to correct all
'rr0rs that may be found in the lists.
JoHN II. ORERLY, Mayor,
JOHN Brown, city Clerk, pro tenn
.iy % I'd
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-28

A couple of bruisers crossed the river
AT Paducah, last Sunday, and stalking OF
a ring, commenced jolting one another
according to the rules Of the prize ring.
The 'Kentuckian' learns that the rufiians
we're from Cairo. This may be true, and
on the principal that "birds of feather
flock together," we find them in Padu.
cab. ..-.r Il
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-28

The Black Crook and White Favp
troupe that exhibited in Cairo two or
three months ago, is on its return trip
down the river, stopping at such towns
as II omitted on the upward trip. 1t Is
at Mound City to-day, and will give
Cairo the &C by, pitching their tent for
the next exhibition at Cape Girardeau.
Mr. Davis Is still the proprietor.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-28

The temporary suspension Of the work
on the lower section OF the Cairo and
V'ncennes road lin consequence Of the
water) has thrown large number Of Ia
oorers out OF employment, and, as many
II them have families, the want of their
! sular salary is felt most seriously.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-28

j .youlwant to buy a good farm, on the
Mississippi river, fifteen MILES above
Cairo, and upon which the Cairo and St.
Louis railroad will probably locate a sta.
ton, call on w. NJ. Davidson, $50 Com
mercls avenue.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-28

About twelve or fifteen couple Of young
folks resolved themselves into "sur-
prise party last night, and walked in
upon DIR. Holden. The surp1ise ives COM
plete and genuine, hut the DR.. ana hts
estimable lady showed them selves equal
TO the occasion. The party was heartily
welcomed and entertained most hospi.
tably. %Al@
The reaiizations OF another surprise
party we wot OF, about two sno"shs AFRO.
r"esv iIVt - i'i0s-sias. Tho sv,priso was
entirely on the other side. Tho lady of
the house met them at tho door, and, en-
ploying unnecessary emphasis, informed
them that when she wanted their com.
pany she would notify them. Surprise
parties are all well enough when due no
tice Is gieen. Otherwise they are Of
Questionable proprieiy.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-28

The city authorities are no doubt in q
state Of pitiable trepidation ~ over the
thrests of exhausting prosecutions they
repeated on every street corner:
''Rock ofsgcs, eleft form
Let me hide myself Ia thee"
Etc. and-so-forth.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-28

There will be cotillion party ut the
house Of Mrs. Gaffney, corner Poplar and
Division streets, tomorrow evening, 18th
i1st. She will be pleased to see her friends
in attendance. jy272t