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The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-05-02
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REGENTE REFORM.

Mr.. Charles Nordhoif, Of the New York
Evening Post, in letter from Washing
ton holds out delusive PROF.
pect that Presidcn, Grant j. on the eve
Of graphing with the subject Of revenue
reform, and making it "a part of well
defined policy ofihe administration We
are also informed that leading republicans
in congres. are impressed with the party
necessity Of having policy upon the new
questions Of tariff, taxation, etc. We vcn-
,ure TO predict that neighter the admins
tration nor the radical party will advance
TO the position Of the people on these
topics. The ruling class in that party are
protectionists, and Mr.. Grant is under
the same influence. A tariff for revenue
only and n system of reduced and equal.
lied taxation will only be ob,ained-can
only be obtaincd--by the success of the
democratic party, which, for more than
forty years, has upbornc the banner Of IRE,
trade. and combsted the errors and eXcc.sc
of which We now sec the full frui, ~
radjcalisu.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-05-02
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Sun now want, Seward 10 run
against Tweed for governor of New York
The Ohio Democratic state convention
IL TO be held in Columbus, on Wednesday
June LIST.
Senator Revels is now said 10 be- wresi-
ling with Bancrofis History Of the United
U,atcs. 1, Is well-if be- can keep
awake.
Curtin is said TO be very sick of Russia
but Ra-sia Is so sick Of Curtin that he
would be glad to drop him,
The New York Times, which Ia, been
in the lead in calling for re duced taxa
tion, now concludes that the income tax is
all right, and the feeling against il IAN
impulsive one" II thinks that "the Tux
is unpopular in it, operation, chiefly By
reason Of the people with regard to taxa
ton in general" Experienced eels. II j.
said, do not object TO being Aayed alive.
II has Deen discovered by the senate in
vestigating committee in the Georgia cor
ruptlon mater, that $4,000 were brought
10 Washingto, recently from Georgia bv
Bullock, TO be 'sed in affecting conrrcs.
sional legislation or Georgia. The draft
was drawn upon Tho state road fund Of
Georgia, in the firm name Of Syket, Chad.
wick X Co, proprietos Of Willard.
Hotel, where Bullock put, up. and wa.
payable to the order Of Riggs 1 Co. bsnl.
ers, OF Washington.
According TO the Hsratds correspond.
ent, Speaker Blaine "has a facrc and
varied method, which il greatly assisted
by = non-retsntiye memory. He can.
within five minutes, give two decisions an
the same point, and each ss diame,ricallv
opposite As possible. With the most lie.
variable GOODNESS lac can decide "Yea.
for Dawes, or schenck, or any other
prominent republican, and may for
Woodward, or Cox, or Eldridge or any
other dsmocrst"
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-05-02
Ghe 8nllttin.
EFFECTS OF CdN4DLiN D'T1h>
H ON BREaDSTrITyS

- r..c.s,-.,.i,n,.n o. rr. At
"'a.' .'o ha,. looi..
-. .ohoonor ar.
CL, La If whoa,
r'N .,,ia have
-F'e'' .sV '''' W. -. sna
gone directly unoer the eie''''', wv
barge loaded with her cargo would nave
been on tho way to Montreal the next
Y,nnr.;.. H., hor entries could not be-
IA bo nov, la,
made, or oohds gwen ""'',
A custom-house ohielai han !" '' pun
aboard, and the cosi Of the whole transac-
,,,, 80 ,,o-a..ca bv troublesome custom
..,,.,,,a., n ,ba whoa, sbo.ld he
eo"Pno""o ,, :, -.
ground W bond, every nour h'i'ier !" Tue
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-05-02
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

NEWS PAHAORAPHS.
An mir line railroad from Pittsburg 10
charleston, South Carolina, Is project
cd. M
Adolpb Bremer or =, Io,;. fall o,, .,
a v;ndox Will. H.. A.,
a;aa e., ,ha ''"'' "'' ""'
T.o u,..,..,-...
=, p..,,..PP Nv" "" "'''e' W'ue
Ao"' "a'"'g re"eheu us
"'''''ue SINCE 1901. III ls now
ine divorces IN Ohio last year num-
Der one thousand and three-one divorce
TO each twenty-four marriages in the
''~'e nt
Inc PRESIDENT has appointed n colorcd
man postmaster at the University of Vir-
g'nia and the students are wild in conse-
qusnce. # H||
Colonel Cockcrill. late of the Twenty
eight Ohio volunteers. died 1T West Union.
Ohio, on the 25th instant aged twenty
eight years.
The Richmond. Virgins. do nocra,s
evidently want ticket that will be sure TO
go through in 20. Tbey suoces, Chase
and Walker.
Tho .,,,,a. =. .,s
pro.,d.,,. Ii. C.. -,
.,..e.-..s Wv
Committee of WAYS and Means.
Tho ox.ou.on of s,o;o h.. l.,o,, L.a
tho ul...ur. Of .;,,,,a o,n,.,,a a.. ,,
A ~. -. -
,he,,e, I, .,ooo.,.a -n..Ir;.' a..
,;o,s
s'u '""' ''r''' oi Selma VINO
'' r"' aPpo'"',' re''l'er oi
'"' '.."" ""' -'e''""' 'o"'' vice ,oi'hei
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u'"''er'od 'hni '"ero are 'eWer negroes
:" ""Da"'" "Vm '''''' ."e'e were 'h i'oo'
s.u '""' ,"o-n''", VI ."e Negroes nave
'pP'"''. "p"' "'o,s"' u"''"s '"e '"s'
N'e"'' 'o"'" S"'''''' = nv" '"'u !"
'"o" !" '''"'' oeo'e"'e'
WIDOW VIA" has followed sncce''iv"ly
throe husbands to the grave, entered
Jewelry establishment IN Boston, on Sat
urday' ana producing the three silver
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-05-02
PICNIC,
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PlcSIt
A GALA DAY!
FL C N j C
FORT d EFFEKSON
Tuesday, May 3

The Cairo silver Cornet
Band have perfected arrange
ments for a grand picnic on
Tuesday, May Sd. A steam
boat. and large barge, if ncces-
sary, the two furnishing ample
room for fifteen hundred per-
sons, have been chartered, and
will h. 80 arranged 90 60 insure
the perfect safety of those who
may attend, and particularly
the children.
The schools of the City
have been invited, and most
of them have signified a pur-
pose to be present.
The grounds selected are the
beautiful hills at Fort Jefferson,
kentucky-by far the most
romantic spot for a picnic
within the reach Of Cairo.
The members Of the band,
the School Directors, teach
ers and Others, will exercise
constant care to prevent any
unpleasant occurrence.
Spirituous liquors or intoxi'
Gated persons will not he all
lowed on the boat.
Families will provide their
own refreshments, but should
any one prefer not to be encum-
bered with a basket, refresh
ment stands will be- found on
the ground.
The net proceeds of the pic.
mic, if any, will be used in the
purchase of n new set of in
struments for the band.
Fare, for the round trip, 80
cents. Special arrangements
for the school children. All
other children will be charged
% cents.
April 2s, 1870. 4.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-05-02
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Fer Judge Of the Supreme Court.

rer Sw~6e " sme supreme sowrs'
We are authorized TO announce that the Hon
SIDNEY BREEsE will be u candidate for the office
Of Judge Of the supreme Court Of Illinois, from
the First Grand Division Election on Monday,
June 9, 1870
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23

Speaking of some Of the political utter
ances of Senator Yates, Chicago paper
says 1--WE appeal from Yates drunk to
Yates sober" This is an appeal to a
tribunal that was abolished twenty years
ago.-Louisv4lle Courier.
Carrying pistols is going out of fashion
IN Southern California, and paper there
says 1t IS "glad to see that most of our
citizens have had sense enough to return
to the use of the bowie-knife."
Gerritt Smith threatens to start a new
party, which won't vote for Free Masons,
Odd Fellows, or any ono else whose ''wsys
are dark"
The Staiesvillc American coumends the
following to the Standard:
We learn that low radical in the upper
portion of Iredell, by the name of Russ,
Shoemaker. who i'll treated his family and
beat his wife numerically at times, was
taken out and lynched, a few nights age
by some of his neighbors, also radical, and
whom he recognized.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23
Precedent for Porter
ritter in the Savannah News consoles

A writer in the Savannah News consoles
and advises Admiral Porter. Thus
1t seems that when Gen. Houston was
the President of Texas, he, like Gen.
Grant of this day, took special interest in
the elections. One of his friends had con-
ferred with him, and they had agreed that
he should represent county in the Legis-
lature. Afterwards another and more
influential friend Of Houston became a
candidate for the same office. The General,
in order to promote the election of the
latter candidate, wrote ga )rfvate letter"
denoun cling the first candidate in the bit
terest terms, and declaring that his cleo
ton would be disgrace to the State.
Unfortunately, his "pri0ate letter" fell into
the hands Of the first candidate.
Gen. Houston, always holding the same
duplicity that has been exploded In the
Admiral, and being very careful Of his
popularity, went on visit of q week to his
| first friend, whom he had denounced, and
cherished him with every good wish and
friendship, all the time he remained under
his roof At length the time for departure
road, where a final farewell was to take
place. Whilst waiting for the stage the
gentleman produced "priodte letter" in
which Houston had abused him SO i'm
measurably, and presented it for his peru
sal. Gen. Houston placed his glasses on
his nose and read it without moving q
muscle, and turning to his Injured, de-
ceived and abused friend, be exclaimed
" Is ii possible 1 could haze been SO ID
drunk as 10 hare 1Oritten such q letter =! -
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23
rhe Trouble with Canada.

Toronto, Dcc. ~.
i he following special from the seat of
government appears in the Telegraph this
morning:
'In view OF The threatened adoption 10y
President Grant of Buffers non-intercom-
mercial policy toward Canada, including
the Withdrawing of the bonding system, it
is interesting to know the immense accom-
mediation which Canada has afforded to
the United States by permitting that coun-
try the free use of the WeIlaud canal In
the year ending June 80, 1870, no less than
2. SS4 American steam and sailing vessels,
with tonnage of 765, 742 tons, passed
through the canal. The Withdrawing of
the bonded privilege would, it is currently
believed, necessarily entail "a like with
drawal of the use of the Welland canal to
American vessels, which, of course, would
affect most disastrously the cities of Chi
caeo. Oswepo, and Ogdensbure."
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23
a Bold and IneonIrs Tb,.f

A sharp trick was perfor;-led this morn
ing which for singularity and address is
quite equal to anything that has occurred
in a long time. A carriage containing
lady stopped in front of No. ID Broad
street, and she alighted. She entered,
holding in her hand a check OH Van
Schaick 81 Co., amounting to 1926, paya-
BILE to bearer, and drawn by q we'll known
firm. The check was presented and paid.
The lady returned to her carriage, and
jut a she was about driving off she was
stopped by elderly looking gentleman.
with pair of spectacles. bare and bald
headed, who seemed to como from the
banking house, and begged to examine the
bills, ~ there was some mistake. She,
supposing everything was all correct, al
lowed the person to take the money. She
waited for some time for the return of the
grave and bald-headed old gentleman,
when she alighted from her coach, and on
going into the Office found that she had
been out-witted by thief.
New York Commercial
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23

The party had with them. when cap
tured, hoy baby apparently two years
old, aud also black pony. with grey tail
aud white tpot in forehead. This patty
have been in Horny county. South Caro-
lima, IN company with this DR.. Lewis. who
has gone by the name of DIR. Boggs. Said
Lewis, alias Boggs, has been teaching a
school in Horny county, S. c., and since
the arrest of these parties in my Jail, has
dis4ppeartd from those parts, but there
are parties in search OF him.
/ simply write this with Eope that 1t
may lead to his capture.
: Very respectfully,
Y. V. RICHARDSON, Sh' IT.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23

Just now General Butler is growing I'M
easy lest he be brought into similar rela-
tions to the President as those sustained
by Admiral Porter Within a few days the
real character Of Buffers book on General
Grant. prepared soon after the close of
the war with view OF defeating the latter
for the Presidency, has been coming out
through parties now in the city, who at
the time had access to the sheets. The
work reached the stage where CRITICISMS
were prepared for several journals, and
the whole thing was ready to appear when
Butler, for some reason, changed his pur-
pose, adroitly managed to get the reviews
already written back into his hands again,
and from that time to this the book has
disappeared from sight. There is now
said 10 be danger that one of these re-
views, prepared under Buffers own eye
and directions has passed beyond bis con-
troll, and is likely to be public property
before long. There is no doubt but that
the book. as whole, was a very bitter at
tack upon Grant, cotton up in Buffers
most malignant Washington tele-
gram Pittsburg Commercial
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23
Na1ro,x Gauge RaiIroads.

The little Festiniog barrow gauge r'il!-
road promises to be the forelunner Of a
multitude Of others Already the popular
mind is becoming deeply interested In
the subject, and in various quarters of the
country-in Tennessee. in Iexas, in Cali
fornia, kentucky and West Virginia, the
question is not only being sgitated, but
in some instances has already assumed
practical shape. It was not long since
that reports reached US that arrangements
were making in Texas and California for
the construction of narrow gauge read,
and now we learn from the Railroad aud
Mining Register, of New York, that COM
pany rs iR process of organization fori 1.-THE
express purpose of building such roads by
contract. Mr.. Matt Ellis, President of the
Iron Hills Railway Company, of Kentucky
is at the head of this new association, and
| the first road constructed on the narrow
gauge principle in this country, VIII be
built this winter to connect the Hanging
Rock region of the Chic river with the
Eastern Kentucky Road.
| The remarkable success of the EestlnlOg
road is one of the most noteworthy events
lin the history Of modern engineering. 1t
lis still more surprising that the application
of the principle of the broad gauge roads
to neighborhood roads, on lighter scale,
land with less costly appliances, should not
profits of a narrow guage road, as compar'
led with that of main trunk line, are e1-
traordinary. Owing to the difference o.
lcost i'll construction and equipment, the
little dead weight that it carries. and the
light cost of operating il, the Festinioe
road pays large annual dividends 80 it
stockholders. The net revenue for the
year 1869 was. $50, 900 on a capital G
:: S18O.0O0. MIR. D'Aligry, a New York en-
| gineer, in commenting on the success O
the Festiniog Road, says The economy
of the construction and equipment of (
narrow guage road. 2 feet inches, is i'm
: mense when compared with the cost of
{ road feet St inches. For single tract
=, lit is so per cent. over an ordinary ha
country; but in the mountainous or mining
districts the proportion increases to IS pc
] lcent. and more. In fact, a narrow gaug
a lroad can be established, and viii prove
ipaying concern in countries so rough tina
no attempt would ever be made to con
! lstruct road of the usual gauge. Narro1
lgauge roads viii accomplish revolution
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23
nIansard Roofs.

These fashionable denominations in city
architecture will prove O most costly lu1u-
ry. In rural homes they are often intro
duced With fine effect as far as the and
scape is concerned, although the room
they cover are insuferably bot in sum-
mer, and correspondingly cold in winter.
But apart from convenience, comfort,
or architectural effect, they are regr-
lar Gretraps, and the city insurance
companies will begin to grow shy of them
when the danger is once appreciated: -
They are nothing less than great wooden
story topping out brick or stone build.
ing, constructed for bonfire on Iclens
tifc principles, and placed in a position
where the danger is greltest and the rem.
edy least effective. The great increase IN
the number now under contract and the
evident peril to city property from this
dangerous nuisance leads US to this plain
ness of speech concerning them. Some
very large and elegant buildings have re-
Gently been finished towards the heavens
in this way, and others are in progress
Will nobody learn better until taught by q
most disastrous condagration
/ N. Y. Jour. IF Com.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23

AN OUTLAW KILLED. From Capt. Ii. >.
Love. W., G. Il r. r. r., we learn that
one Zach Mclaughlin, o white desparado,
and an excapeI prisoner from the lal. at
Lumberton, over whose head there hung
price f.om tho State and the county, was
killed near Argyle, in Robson county, on
last Friday morning. just before day. The
circumstances were as follows MIR. Henry
Biggs, who resides near Argyle, states that
Mclaughlin came to his house on Thurs
day night, heavily armed and forced him
to join him (McL.l and Il portion of the
gang in projected robbery on the store
of Mr.. J. Nj. 1IoKinnon, at Argyle. On
the way to the rendezvous Of the outlaws,
Mclaughlin stopped and proposed that
they should build fire and lie down by
it, as lie was sleepy. To this Mr. Biggs
agreed, Mclaughlin soon falling asleep
AS soon rs he was fully assured Of this fact.
Mr.. Biggs arose and, saatching the Others
pistol from his belt, shot him dead with it
He thcn went into Argyle and gave him
self up to the proper authorities, with The
foregoing as his sta;ensent of the affair.
jary was empanneled and an inquest wa
TO have been held yesterday.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23
shnemnkera' Measure.

An inquiry has recently been conducted
in the Industrial journals as to correct
standards of shoemakers' measure, from
which it appears that number one, chill.
dren's measure, is A. inches, and that
every additional number calls for an IN =
crease of one-third OF an inch in length
Number one adults measure is 81 inches
long, with a gradual increase of one-thlrd
Of an inch for addition ii numbers, 80 that
for example, number ten measures Il. IN
ches. This measure corresponds to the
number of the last and not TO the length
OF the sole.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23

An adventurous young Irishman in Ore
gon gives the following brief sketch of his
doings in the Pacific States:
have not been here quite a year, and
see what have done: First wrote poetry
for cheap monthly at So column. This
did not pay. l then started a military
company and was elected Captain, married
an heiress, and became editor and part
owner of California daily paper. was
made President of q Temperance Society
and Poultry Association. Sold out.
bought a share in circus company, moved
toward the Sanwich Islands, mutinied on
the way, lost all the horses and ropes and
saved only one hundred dollars ont of the
enterprise. My wife died, and now I am
married a second time and living very
comfortably on a farm.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23
In haste
HOUSE.
RALEIGH, n. c., Dec. 14th, 1870.

RALEIGH, n. c., Dec. l4th, 1870.
Twas not able, in my hasty note this
morning, to speak in detail Of the ques-
tion of Convention now pending before
the General Assembly. The bill concern
ing Convention of the People, which will
come up ,on its passage in the Senate to-
morrow, recites in its preamble that the
present Constitution OF North Carolina is
in many respects bnrdensome and oppres-
siye to the people of the State and come
of tits provisions are ill-adapted 10 the
wants and conditions of the people that
the taxes required by 1t, to be levied upon
citizens of the State by the General AS
sembly, are, in the judgment CT the Gen
ersl Assembly, too burdeosorne to be borne
bv the taxpayers Of the State, and cannot
be collected without effeoting the ruin OF
the best interests Of ell our people, thar
for these reasons and many others, the
Constitution requires such amendments
and alterations as to give TO our people
the relief demanded by them from then
present heavy burdens, which can only be
Immediately and judiciously effected by
Convention of the people Bus ID sucL
matters of grave import. the General As
sembIy is reluctant to undertake an.
change in the fundamental law OF tn'
State, without the sense of the people, IL
whom, under our government, all sover
eighty resides, is ascertained the Dill
therefore, provides for the question TO %
submitted to the people on Thursday, tn
18th day of February ne2t, at which tins
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23

TIE most promising thing in the matter
of "ciyil reform is the movement for the
repeal of the Internal Revenue system. 1t
is unfair in spirit. unequal in its bearings,
and is executed with spartiality in many
cases. The small fish are caught in the
fine meshes of its net, but large ones break
through it, or get over, or around 1t. lit Is
O harness repugnant to freemen, ais their
backs, and ought to be abolished. 1t costs
nearly one-half to collect the balance.
Down with it
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23
Tha Next President.

The Urbana (Ohio) Union HOSTS ticket
consisting of B. Gratz Brown for Presl'
dent, and John Quincy Adams for Vice
President in 1872. Not to be behind hand
the Union also furnishes platform for the
candidates, as follows {:
l. The jurisdiction OF the Nation al dovernn1e Mt
supreme and exclusive in national affairs The
jurisdiction Of the state governments supreme
and exclusive in local and persona! affaiTs
II. Revenue reform.
Ill. Reform in civil service.
" Restoration Of lawful money.
v Universal amnesty and universal sufIr age
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23
RICHMOND, VA, Dec. 18th, 1877

To Y. =. Richardson, WhHeUHIe, ". c.:
DR.. w. W. Lewis who is charged with the muir
inches in height, about thirty years OF age has
,arpe dark grey eyes that show considerable
white. Hair nearly. or quite, black. and gener-
alIv worn cat ever with the lower extremity Of
the ear; is very round-shouldered features
rather sharp and bouy nose thin, face pirted
from snl -pox. and LETT band scared ON a
gum shot wound.
McGiffin, also charged, rept esented to be a
half brother OF Lewis. il five feet nine or ten
inches in height. aud slender !; face somewhat
fl at with chez kb Jues slightly prominent; e e.
blue and very fierce. and hair dark speaks
quietly, with Irish accent
JAMES NCDt NALD
CecretaTy O O. nm bwC TIA OF Virginia