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The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28

channel at Pittsburg, and about seven
feet Ia the chute over the falls.
The Cumberland is failing FAST
Here the river has fallen two inches
since last report and is receding very
slowly. TBs
Business was very good yesterday and
and to-day. Thirteen steamers arrived
bee yesterday, between 2p.m. and p.
M, and at times the whole river seemed
alive with steamers, AS the Columbus
packet, Cairo ferryboat and the two
steam tugs used In our harbor for tow
ing, were ali mixed in with the transient
vessels arriving and departing. Shortly
after the arrival Of the evening train the
scene was grand and beautiful, and dis
played an animated picture seldom seen
in any harbor. In fact we have never
seen 1t equalled except on Q Saturday
evening at o'clock in New Orleans
when all the regular, packets, and gene
rally several transient, boats back out
simultaneously, looking as though q
mighty hurricane was sweeping all the
boats out Of the harbor together.
The Talisman brought out IS hhds to.
bacco for reshipment to New York, per
rail 15S ditto for New Orleans; ditto,
20 tons iron, 1000 pieces cedar timber, %
rolls leather for reshipment to St Louis,
and tons sundries for various destina-
| tons.
The Quickstep brought out head beef
cattle. Is pkgs merchandise for Cairo;
1i3 bbls potatoes, 10 rolls leather for st.
Louis; IS bbls whisky, 3 hhds tobacco, 90
pkgs mdse for reshipment south, and
was full of passengers.
The White brought 81 hhds tobacco
for New York; ~ ditto for St. Louis; 8
ditto for New Orleans, and Is tons sun
dries for Cairo merchants.
The Mississippi dischargedlhere and ut
Mound City 81 hhds sugar, 20 .bbls mo-
lasses, 2035 bars II. II. iron--the latter
being for the Cairo 4 Vincenns X. Il.
The Mollie Able disabled her larboard
wdeel above Memphis, backing out
nearly one halfthe arms In It, and IL
completing her voyage on one engine.
She discharged here 80 bbls and half
barrals molasses, ITO bbls sweet potatoes,
So pkgs liquor, 20 pkgs sundries.
The Henry Ames discharged 12 crates
queensware here for Chicago.
The Bismarck discharged i25 bbls
potatoes here.
The Houston received here about 30
tons poultry and merchandise.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28
The Tobacco Trade.

Messrs. Close q James are shipping to
New Orleans to-day, one hundred and
fifty caddies Of tobacco; to Memphis
twenty caddies. Upon these 10 caddies
they paid a government tax Of twelve
hundred dollars net cash.
There are no two ways about 1t, Cairo
Is an eligible point for the manufacture
and sale OF tobacco. In the contiguous
portions Of Kentucky and Missouri the
best tobacco Of the Southwest Is grown,
and excellent roads are being opened for
Its easy collection at Cairo. The South
Is the market, and that market Is always
accessible, neither low water nor cold
weather forming any bar 70 easy com.
munication.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28
The world uses "Rsrrstrs."
To rhc ncrs h 3 nfs OF Calre.

During the past two or three years no
charge has been made by the proprietors
of the Cairo wharfboats for receiving
aud taking care of freights for city de.
livery. At all other points where there
are wharfboats 1t Is customary to make
q reasonable charge for such service,
and In cities for skids, tarpaulins, etc.
We are paying an immense tax In
the way Of license, wharfage, taxes, etc,
and hnd IL actually necessary TO avail
Yourselves Of every legitimate mode to In
crease our income to meet these and 9th.
err expenses, and we have mutually
agreed that after May LIST, 1859, our
charge on all freight received by US for
city delivery, will be fifty cents per tun,
with privilege Of twenty. -four hours stor-
age, which We think will meet with the
appreciation Of all our customers who de-
sire us to receive their freights and pro.
tect their interests from damages arising
during transportation, etc.
Our gangways are At all times free for
the transfer OF freights from boat to lew
ee for those who prefer to receive their
own consignments.
J. NJ. Phillips,
Chas. T. Hinde.
Cairo, April "a, 1869. st
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28
use Barrett's," and no other.
Local nreySs1es.

The Illinois Press gang will return to
Cairo next Saturday.
Mr.. J. l.. Ferguson, OF the Jackson
(Tenn.) Tribune Is in the city, stopping
at the st. Charles Mr. r. will call upon
our principal business men for adverti-
sing favors The Tribune circulates very
largely IN that very region OF country
our merchants desire ~ reach 90
Mr.. Wright, OF the Vienna Artery
called upon US this morning. He Is q
hale old gentleman, pleasant and good
natured.
A mad dog was:killed near Birds Point
on Sunday. rr
Negro urchins are peddling all kinds
OF weeds and grass about the streets, as
green's" giving, rs an evidence OF the
toothsomeness OF the truck, the ASST
rance that they eat 'em themselves--!ots
OF 'em.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28
ss,iee TO COMMITTEES Of Asr..semss,.

Members Of the committee OF arrange
ments, and others who sold ball tickets
for the ball given to the Press Associ-
alton Of Illinois, are notified that q re-
port OF tickets sold and money collected,
must be Immediately made to me, In or
der to make q final settlement Of ex-
penses. JAS. =. REARDES,
Chairman Committee for City.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28

When our county has . well.devised
and executed system ofpublic highways
ws will have continuous stream Of
commerce. flowing TO the city and man
ufactories will not lsnguish and die; but
grow with our growth, and the fame Of
the city OF Cairo will overspread the
county Of Alexander as . halo, and both
will grow great together.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28
RIVER NEWS.
Port List for the - HOurs Ending ~
Two o'clock, y. II.

Port List for the - HOUR Ending ~
Two o'clock, y. II.
ARRIVALS.
Gen. Anaerson. Column, Vim. White, Paducah;
Tsiisman. Nashville; Clifton. Cincinnati.
Msyv hoDston' Iouisy,le. ironsides, Pi,tsburg
Quokstep, Evansville. - horneI, r,stsoufg'
Reiie st fonis St Louis Bismarck, NO
ii Ames. No Marble City; Vckss
Rubicon, Vicksburg u II
pEPARTUREs.
Gen. Anderson. Column VIM. White, Paducah;
clifton, Memphis Rover, St. Louis.
Belle st. Louis, Mem. lronsias, =.
Alaska, NO Missls.iPp''
Mary Houston, o Mone Ape'
Quickstep, Evansville. bismarek' :,
Horner, Matches. hmes, .
Rubicon, 81 Louis MMpieo ity'
The weather continues clear and beau
tiful, though rather warm.
The Mississippi and Missouri continue
falling rapidly. 80 .,a
The Ohio is falling its whole length.
Only six feet large isinow:reported In the
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28

=. Nicholson IL Bro. have always on
hand II large supply ofcholce Fruit, Veg
etables. Butter, Eggs, ETC., at the lowest
prices. Orders solicited and delivered to
any part Of the city; satisfaction guaran.
teed. LAG Commercial avenue, corner
Ninth street. q
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28

Money savedt
By buying your groceries of J. IL. Metcalf,
who keeps large and select stock of the best
family supplies, and sells cheaper than the
cheapest No. 334 Washington avenue, OPP
posita the court house. mar5tf
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28

Live and dressed Chickens always on
hand at s. Nicholson e. Bros, lac Com
merciai avenue, corner Ninth street. Or
ders delivered to any part Of the city.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28
Directors Meeting.

Once ofthe Southwestern Insurance Co.
Cairo, Ills, April 2sth. 1909.
meeting Of the board Of directors
will be held at the Office Of the company
in Cairo, on Saturday, May LIST, 1869, at
3 O'Clock pm. A prompt attendance Is
requested. JAS. =. REARDEN, Sec'y.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28

Prices cream baking powders for sale
at q. ID. WiIliamsons. They pay for
themselves in the saving OF shortening,
milk, eggs, spoiled bread, and the
trouble and expense of procuring good
yeast. Try them. apll9d2w
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28

For Choice Butter and Vegetables call
at =. Nicholson & Bros, 148 Commercial
avenue, corner Ninth street. Orders de.
liverered TO any part OF the city. 2t
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28

The Sunfower Billiard Saloon, on Ohio
Levee, is furnished with the latest styles
Of tables, and the bar supplied with the
most excellent liquors. Free lunch Is
spread every day at ga. m. and 10 p. m.
apr20dtf
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28

Barclay Brothers Barrett's agents,
Cairo, Illinois. apl5-d&w1w
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28

Any Subscriber of the Evening
Bulletin failing to. receive the daily issue
thereof, will please make it known at
the office. lli1r .Ir NV
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28

'Barretts" Celebrated Han Restora-
tive.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28
Police Items.

There Is notable increase In the po-
lice business. Whether this is due to
increased vigilance on the part OF the po-
lice, or an unusual influx Of rowdies from
abroad, we cannot say. Before Squire
Shadnessy this forenoon, the following
cases were disposed Of: % .rf-Lf
A "colored lady, named Ann Mar
shall was fined S. and costs for not con-
trolling the vibrations OF an abusive
tongue. Having no money she was con-
signed to an eleven days residence In
the Chateau McHale
John Murray, white man, made as
Economical observations through the bot
tom OF glass tumbler, and in doing so
q lot of liquid .brain-confuser ran down
his throat. Had he kept his mouth shut
he wonld have escaped the fne Of S.,
that he paid.
Ann Crane and Lucy Crane, mother
and daughter. were arrested for main
tanning house Of ill-fame in less guam
titles than a quart, and 1t being proven
to the satisfaction of the court that the
shameless parent sndichild were guilty,
q fine of $40 and costs was charged to the
account of each of them. In default OF
payment they were calabOosed, where,
for 10 days they viii luxuriate on bread
and water.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28
LOCAL NEWS.

Fresh Vegetables every day ats. Mich
elson Il Bros, lac Commercial avenue
corner Ninth street. Orders delivered
TO any part of the city. l,...i It.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28
Relief for Alexander County.

We publish elsewhere the law for the
relief Of Alexander county.
It IL not much OF relief after all; but
"small favors thankfully received"
The "proviso" at the end snatches
from our clutches the two mill tax and
the State school tax. both equaling four
mills. The total levy for State purposes
Is only six and half mills. Hence only
two and half mills are applicable TO the
relief OF Alexander county. This Will
realize US about q, 900 year, instead OF
$40, 200 or So, 900 ss we supposed--the two
years netting us, say $4,000 or SIC, 600.
Now how shall this money be expended ?
Shall 1t be applied to the relief OF pau
pers ~ necessity demands, or shall II be
used for the establishment Of poor
house, farm and garden? As father
Richie and the editor Of the Metropolis
'Promulgstor' were wont to say: "Nosis
terrons"
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28

A supply of st. Louis lager beer just
recel we'd at Louis Herbert's % Ohio
Levee. aZzot
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28

Fresh Mobile shell oysters just received
at Louis Herbert's restaurant IS Ohio
Levee. az Ut
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28
Money saveds

"Barrett'sn most efiicacious.
The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-28

free anu Iuii ochehe va s"S '""S W -
passed.
Iwould suggest that an act Of the legis-
lature be had which will allow the county
to make the following as rule Of action
concerning public highways:
Whenever one mile or more OF any
public road In the county OF Alexander
shall be graded, bridged or mscadsmizsd
according to specifications for that pur-
porse, adopted by the court and now In
the hands Of the road supervisors of said
county, the county Of Alexander will
pay in her bonds, bearing 8 per cent. In
terest per annum, payable In 20 or 30
years, to the parties constructing any
such road, two-thirds Of the actual cost
thereof-the proportion to be paid by said
county in no case to exceed three thou
sand dollars per mile. Said bonds to be
delivered upon the completion OF each
mile OF said road, to the parties con-
structing the same--the county reseiving
the exclusive control and management
Of said roads, and the exclusive right to
establish such toll gates thereon and the
rates Of tole to be collected thereof, a.
she may see proper under the provisions
Of aid act Of the general assembly.
Provided, that the contracts for build
ing said roads shall be first submitted to
the members of said county court for
| their approval orrejection.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-12

peace congress some time since; and the sec
ond cause of offence was another speech nj Il
distribution ofprizes. An carly copy of the
letter Is said TO have been communicated to
the Emperor by NJ. Duvcrsier, the Minister of
Grace and Justice, who had received Il from
Mgr. Darboy, the Archbishop of Paris.
"A drawback 10 the pleasures of snort in
France is the heavy octrol dnty which a sue
cessful shot has TO pay upon every head of
game he takes back to town. II n country
friend invites n townsman TO come for a few
days shooting, and sends Him home with the
customary well stocked hamper, the towns.
man, on reaching the barriers of the city, has
to pay as follows: For II pheasant, francs 80
centimes to francs, (accortlIng to weight;)
for n hare, franc so ccntlmcs 10 2 francs; for
rabbit, rs ccntimes to l franc 25 ccntimcs;
for partridge, rs ccntimcs to franc SO ccn-
times; for vcnison, 40 centimcs tho pound;
and for every species Of feathcrcd game not
already mentioned, 18 centlmes the kilo-
gramme. good deal of smuggling is done by
sportsmen, who conceal partridges in their
pockets, and by peasaL.s, who hide game In
carloads Of hay; but the octroi of als are
very sharp.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-12
-dLL -IBOUT THE STATE.
sI,rcds of state News.


At an estate sale in Rariwell old corn sold
for one dollar and thirty cents
y County Meeting In Chesterfield.
A meeting of the citizens OF Chesterfield
County was held on Monday, October 4. Rcso-
lutlons referring the matter Of subscribing
road, and OF moving the courthouse to Che
raw, to the vote Of the county, were, after
much discussion, indefinitely postponed.
The Yield Of Cotton.
The Barnwell Journal says: ssWe hear many
complaints In regard to the yield of cotton this
season. IL takes nearly seventeen hundred
pounds OF seed cotton to make q bale weigh
Ing five hundred pounds. 1t Is thought by
some that this has been produced by tile pro-
traetsd drought; but we have MS yet heard no
satisfactory explanation Of the matter The
fault evidently docs not lie In the gins, as some
Of the best gins In the country have given SINH
lnr results"
Row In Church.
The Barnwcll Journal says: sQuitc a row
occurred at the colOred church In Barnwell on
Saturday night last. While the congregation
were at worship q freedman named London
Brown came into the church In n state of in
toXieatlon, and upon usng very profane Ian
son, another colorcd man. London drew his
knife and showed signs of fight, when Tony
promptly Knocked him down with stick. The
greatest confusion and CONSERVATION prevailed
ut the time, and women were seen leaping from
the windows OF the church., and making their
way into the village, screaming oil the while
Such scene ut church was shameful In the
extreme, and we hope our colOrcd people will
see that 1t does not occur again."
Marlboro Agricultural Society.
This society met or Monday, October 4.
The question whether cotton planters would
SOW wheat enough, ut least for their own use
was freely discussed, and decided in the aC-
frnlativc, by II vote Of seventeen to three.
The following resolution was adopted I'm
reference to oats: That II Is the interest of
planters to extend the oat crop, and in some
degree, to make 1t n substitute for corn-leav-
Ing 1t for future experiments to determine
whether IL may not be used rs nn entire substi-
tute In the feeding Of horses and mules.
The following arc tho delegates to the State
Agricultural Society: james A. Petcrkin, W.
p. Emanuel, VIM. j. Cook, G. w. Dudley.
The officers of tho society were constituted
committee to consider and report to next
meeting some plan, IL practicable, whereby
the society could furnish corn to the destitute
until their wants are relieved by the harvest
Ing of another CROP.
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ASSOCIATED rnEss plsrArcuEs.l

WASulSGTOS, Oct0her IL.
The departments ana the banks are closed.
ct. Thomas had earthquakes on the 18th OF Sep
tembcr almost equal TO those Of 1867.
In the Supreme Court the Ycrger case will be
heard on Friday rs to the question OF Jurisdiction.
The Brown case, from Texas is to abide the de-
cisl0n In Ycrger's
Judge Fisher In the case or Schureman sIstaIns
the motion for arrest OF judgment OH account Of
defective indictment. There are three other
counts upon which Schurcman Is to be tried.
Schurcman is connected with stealing notes from
the treasury and forging signatures, and also al
terlng them.
Admiral Farragut Is getting well. -,e-
The President thinks that The purchase OF st.
Thomas would I've n bad investment.
large number OF cotton cases are on the pre-.
sent docket OF the United States Supreme Court,
having been taken up OH appeal from the Court
OF Claims, I'm which the same questions were in
Tolyed as those taken to the Supreme Court, I'm
order that those before both courts may be settled
These cases grow out OF claims for cotton cap
tured by the United States authorities during
the rebellion,n which cotton was sold and the
proceeds paid into the treasury.
Secretary Boutwell, is still absent.
General Mcclellan will stay at the Metropolitan
Hotel during the winter.
The Hon. jacob Thompson, OF Mississippi, is
here.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-12
TIE CASE OF TIE cuB.;.

WILMINGTON, october II.
The case Of the Cuba was opened this morning
by Mr.. @. r. Lowry, of New York, who with Col.
George Davis and Judge Means, appeared for the
"Republc OF Cuba" The commission OF Com
modore Higgins as an officer OF the Cuban navy
was read; also his formal protest against the ex-
ercise by the civil courts Of any Jurisdiction over
Ms vessel, she being public ship OF
war OF recognized nation. After stetlng
thecharacter OF the vesscl Commodore Higgins sol.
emnly protests against any interference with or de-.
tentIon Of his ahip and declares that she hos not OF.
Tended against the neutrality laws, and Is In the
same condition-as when she was purchased from
the Government Of the United States, In June,
1869, with the exception Of mmateriaI alterations
also that she was sold upon the high seas, beyond
the Jurisdiction OF the United States. q.
The case was continued 70 Saturday to give the
government time to produce witnesses.
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EUROPE.
Death of Fcninn Lcadcr-ExtensIon
OF the SuffrnCe,

Death of a Fcninn Lcndcr-Exten
ofthc Suffrage.
LONDON, October II.
Martin, the Fenian, died nt Kings College Hos
pltal. Thousands attended the funeral. The
mourners wore green scarfs. Four hundred peo-
pie met nj Noting Hill, in favor OF the extension
OF Feninn amnesty. The speeches were Innam-
matory, but the meeting was orderly.
The Imperial Tourists.
= vienna, Octobers11.
The Emperor Francis Joseph Joins the Empress
Eugenie mt Constantinople, October 9th, when,
accompanied by the Sultan and his party, they
will proceed to Suez, via Jopna ana Jerusalem.
The French, Austrian and Turkish fleets Will con-
yey the party.
Threatening Movements I'm France.
PARIS, October o.
The Rappel newspaper asserts that the Dcpu.
ties OF the Left viii proceed on the Goth Of Octo.
ber, to the Bureau OF the Corps LegislatIf, and
sign protest declaring that the Emperor has
Violated the constitution and that they consider
themselves absoycd thereby from their oatlls of
fidelity to him. 7
Deputy Kcratry publicly announces that he will
not 60 to the Legislative Chamber on the 2eth in
stant.
DenmnrlS-Thc Kings Speech.
CoPENHAGES. October 0.
:. The Relchrath was opened by the King today.
07n his speech from the throne, the King declares
that his confidence In the justice OF the well un
derstood interest OF Denmark and Prussia was so
firm that he had hopes that the Prussian Govern
mcnt would adopt his view and consent to an ar
rangemcnt Which would result In perpetual
friendship.
Strike OF the French Miners.
PARIS, October IL.
The coal'miners' strike ut Autun continues A
large meeting In the Parish OF Dellevillc was forci.
bly, dispersed Several persons were hurt.
Discomfort OF the Manufa cturors.
PARIS, October IL.
large meeting OF manufacturers Inns been
held to consider the American cotton question
and other collateras-subjects Tie meeting de.
nounced the recently concluded commercial
treaty and urged the substitution Of a customs
tariff.
Escape OF an Insurgent.
MADRID, October IL.
General PIeyad, recently captured and mpris-
oncd at Saragossa, has escaped.
Capture or Spanish Republicans.
e. PARIS, October II.
The defeated Spanish Republicans who were
driven across the frontier were promptly captured
by the French authorities. A republican demon
stration at Madrid Is expected, but the govern
ment Is taking great precautions
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-12

The morning journals continue to ham.
NOR away at what thoy call the Fisk corbin de-
velopment, concerning the great gold corner
in Wall street. Fisk and his partner, Gould,
produce additional afIidavits to prove that tho
Presidents brother-in-law was an active par
ticlpant, whilo tho latter rises from a slck-bed
to roiterate fiat denial Of all the allegations.
Incidentally another "prominent Federal offi-
corr (not tho Prcsldent) is brought into tho
scrape. His losses arc said to have amount
cd to $4,000 His namo is not given, but his
oelco Is said to DO in Wall street, not far from
the corner Of Nassau.