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The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-09

PropLE are often surprised when told
that such and such fine rrticlcs ofJewelry
were made in Cairo.
Why should they not bc, II the nece''a-
rs patronage is extended to warrant ~
An who are curious in such things,
or have doubts in the matter, are invited
toexpericnce our facilities and watch the
process by which the rugged rocks and
metals are fashioned into the most orna-
mental patterns of jewelry. Call on us ut
~ Ohio Leyee and we will soon satisfy you
that we can make anything you may
want. TABER BROTHERS.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-09

PiASo.-A good secondhand piano for
sale cheap for cash at the Conservatory of
music. ia
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-09

AN IMPORTANT TRurH.--Ths ezcite-
msnt throughout the country, occasisnsd
BY the late revolutionary movsmen, In
Paris, has at last spread to Cairo. and has
boon made manifest In the anxiety Of
every man Of good taste % have his boots
ana shoes made by khlsss, who 10 tAe boot
and shoe maker Of tho city. His shop 10
on 10Th street, nearly opposite the court
house. td n
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-09
R1vIEtRNTws.
PORT LIST.


sg +rs sARRIyALs.
Steamer Illinois, CclunbnA
James Fisk, Jr., PAduoah,
e" Tom Jasper, 80,
! - Shannon Cincinnati,
Belle Lee, St. Louis,
'sss-Silver Moon, Memphis,
City Chester, Memphis,
City vicksburg, st. Louis,
" Dick Fulton, Pittsburg,
a. n. G. Yaeger, st. Louis,
. Indians, Louisville, yir
a." Virgins, Louisville n
/" Lady Lee, Pittsbury,
I" Susie Silver, N. o.,
Bon Accord, Mound City,
h" Messenger, ". U. OF
DErAHrUREs. u eal
Illinois, Columbus,
James FAX, Jr, Paducah,
Tom Jasper, ST. Louise
shannon, n. o., I
Belle Lee, NO, 81
Silver Moon, Cincinnati,
City Ohcstes ST. Louis,
City Vick-tl,rg. Vieksburg,
Dick Fulton, NO,
IL. c. Jaeger, n. .. 30,
Indiana, n. o.,
" Virginia. n. o.,
Lady Lee, -. Louis,
susie Silver, ST Louis,
Bon Accord, ~. Louis,
" Messenger, Mound City.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-09

REMovAL.-Mrs. J. Cummings wishes
to inform her customers and the public
generally that she has removed her mil
iinery goods from hcr store on Eighth
street TO the oommodious room on Com
msrcisl Avenue, between seventh and
Eighth streets " Vs. N.-..,a,.
old s...a. Mrs. Cummings has added
largely TO her stos. Of goods, and now has
. cheap, ssssonAb.s and fashionable col
lection Of hats, bonnets, ribbons, etc, to
which she asks the attention OF old and
new patrons, r.. n2adtf
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-09

The Uric patent IAoveabls point steel
pillow; one extra point given with sseh
pillow. For sale only BY
BEERWART, ORTIZ q co,
s8u ls6 Commercial Ave-.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-09

business continue, moderately &C.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-09

psy-ihe river has fallen . inches since
'nst report.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-09

ALEXANDER N. IRWIN.
ap-,-I til. suERiFF.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-09

TuE now barber firm, at the popular
stand Of Fred. Theobold, are growing Ia
favor every day. The prcprieiors, Me-srs.
Brown Il Edwards, Is well posted in their
business, and Gas iiimo Is II barber who
canuo, be oxceled in Cairo. The room
has bscn rolilted aud h. who would en-
Joy line shave-a glorious -hayc--,hould
remember the placc-Six,h street, between
Ohio Lcvee and Commercial Avenue.
To-,
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-09
RE-OPENING OF THE FLORA OAR.
Den.

Oh Sunday next, the 9th instant, Mr..
John Rces will reopen the Flora Garden,
and invites public patronage. ~ hereto
fore The Garden will be- conducted in nn
orderly and respectable manner. "a that
visit il with every Insurance Of being cour-
;cously treated. and Of meeting 40 unwrl-
come character,. II will be Kept in god
repair. and can be obtained at my timn
for parties or picnics, on reasonable terms.
The usual reirc.hment. will De provided,
and the proprietor cordially invites the
public to visit him. After 3 o'clock =. ",
lsenbergs string band will be- on hand and
discourse its sweetest strains. ap7t3
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-01

Census returns. soon 90 be published,
show that there are In the United States
20, $40 blind persons, OF whom II ,9a3
are males, aud =. 6.07T females The whites
are 1896: blacks, 2,9G6 mulattoea.
$50; Chinese, 4 4; and Indians, 20,
There are OF deaf aud dumb. 10. 205 /;
males. s,0l6 females, 1880. All except
,29s arc white. The whole number OF
insane Is 81. $50 males, is, iT4; females,
10, pos Except ], ,S22 all arc whites, OF
the idiotic there are IL. 4s5 males, aud
l0,0i2 females total. "A. .527 The pro-
portion OF negroes Is much larger in
This class of unforinnatea than in either
Of the others, aud including both blacks
aud mnlattoes. the number il 3,lSs.
/ The whole number Of those who are
both blind aud deaf aud dumb Nv 90
persons both blind and insane, 70 /;
blind and iaiotic. los blind. deaf and
dumb, and also insane, blind, deaf
aud dumb, and also idiotic, H. II viii
be noticed that in all classes Of unfor-
tanates, except the insane, the number
of males is greater than the number Of
females The aggregate number Of
blind la the State OF New York is 2,2l3,
OF whom i64 were born in the United
States ana 749 in foreign countries, the
birthplace Of 10 only being unknown I;
ii9 were born in ireland, and l23 in
/ Germany are over one hundred years
old. and 81 between 90 and 100, one Of
the latter being an Indian woman. OF
all the blind in the United States, LII
were born in New York from this il
will be seen that there are in the State
nearly twice as many blind as are
natives Of il. New York has /. 1853
deaf and dumb, Of whom ,554 are ma
/ tiyes of the United States, and 229 for.
elgn born ; Of the latter there were born
IN Ireland CO, and In Germany 6l /; 1t
would thus appear that the blind were
greater travellers than the deaf and
dumb. The deaf and dumb die younger
than the blind. and there are in New
Yorlsonly twenty one over seventy. OF
all the deaf and dumb in the United
States ], $40 are natives Of New York.
The number Of insane persons in New
York is Q. 1853; born in the United States,
3,20T in foreign countries, ALAG. OF
these-in Ireland, 1916; in Germany,
l l7l5. There are. under five years old,
s insane between five and ten years,
l3; and under twenty years, 20l over
seventy years old there are 800. OF
the whole number of insane in the
4 United States, 2,6l2 are natives of New
York, only q little over one-third OF her
/ present insane population. The number
Of IDIOTS in New York is 2. .4s6. or "a or
80 more than one-tenth OF the idioiic in
the hole country. Idiots do not emf
CRATE very extensively. and 2. .l7a are
natiye-born, against 307 foreign 2,054
are natives Of New York, llOof Ireland,
and o. OF Germany. The idiotic die
young, through the favor Of the gods,
aud 324 only are over 40 years old. The
net number Of persons in the four
classes OF unfortnnates in New York is
2,S0i, and ia the United States. 81, ,923
There are in the United States i4l blind
persons over 100 year old also. 2 deaf
and dumb, insane and idiots.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-01

Indisposition 10 exercise, difficulty OF
thinking or reasoning or concentrating
the mind upon any subject, lassitude,
lack of ambition or energy, discharge
falling into throat, sometimes profusc,
watery, acrid, thick and tenacious mu-
cous, pernlent, offensive, &c. In others
dryness, dry, watcry, weak or inhamed
eyes, ringing in ears, deafness, hawking
and coughing 10 clear throat, ulcerations
death and decay OF bones, scahs from
ulcers, constant desire 10 clear nose and
throat, voice altered, nasal twang, often
siye breath, impaired or total depriva-
ton OF sense OF smell and taste, dizEi-
ness, mental depression, loss Of appetite,
indigestion, dyspepsia, enlarged tonsils,
tickling cough, difficulty in speaking
plainly. general debility, idiocy and in
sanity.
All the above symptoms are common 10
the disease in some Of It's stages or COM
plications yet thousands Of cases an-
nually terminate in consumption or in
sanity and end in the grave without ever
having manifested one-third of the
symptoms above enumerated.
No disease is more common or less
understood by physicians. The proprie-
tor of DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy will
pay $500 reward for case ot catarrh
which he can not cure. Sold by drug
gists, or send sixty cents to r. " Pierce
M. D., 1873 Seneca street, Buffalo, N. Y,
for il. A pamphlet free. Beware OF
counterfeits and worthless limitations.
Remember that the genuine has the
words "R. V. Pierce, M. D., Sole Pro-
prietor, Buffalo, n. "" printed upon
the wrapper; also has DIR. Pierce's por-
trait, name and address on his private
government stamp upon each package.
SO
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-01

The total eclipse Of the sun which takes
place ON the l1ih of December, visible
in India and the islands south Of Asia, is
already attracting the attention Of science,
and instruments are being placed in po-
sition to seize upon al phases Of the
phenomenon during the two or three
minutes OF its duration, that il may be
afterwards subjected 10 study and specu-
lation from which important results in
astronomical science are anticipated.
Much is expected especially Of the Eng
lish expedition to Ceylon, which, with
the recent experiences in Sicily less than
year ago 10 guide il, has made elabor-
ate preparations and been furnished with
all needed appliances The vexed ques-
ton as 10 the nature Of the bright corona
which surrounds the disc OF the moo n
during obscumtion is in fair way 10 be
settled IL no act Of God intervenes 10
thwart the efforts OF the observers Con.
nected with this question is that OF the
existence and nature Of the atmosphere
OF the sun and the substance and condi-
ton ofthc luminary itself Accurate data
regarding these viii furnish basis for
study and conjecture concerning the fix
ed stars. Hence the importance attach
cd 10 the phenomenon Itistc be hoped
that the observers will meet with all sue.
naaa
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-01
A Profitable DnH,s Work.

An instance Of quick work. by which
pretty profitable wages were earned has
come to our knowledge, which we think
worthy of public mention, the names OF
the parties being withheld by request
Not long since there WIS employed in
one of the large shoe manufactures in
this city young lady whose duty it was
to fasten the taps and soles Of ladies'
boots together. preparatory to lasting.
This is done after the tap and soles are
dinked out, by first passing and then Sc
curing them by two nails. One day a
gentleman was in the mandatory where
she was employed, and observing her
celerity Of movement, raised n question
as 10 how many she could prepare in one
day. One of those having the manage
lment of affairs expressed the opinion
that she could do twenty cases in ten
hours. The gentleman first mentioned
could not credit this, and offered to
stake one thousand dollars against five
hundred that the feat could not be &c
complained. The wager was accepted,
the young lady acquainted with the facts
and asked If she could do ID. She replied
that she was wiling TO try, provided she
should have share Of the money should
she win. This was agreed to and the
task was commenced. AT twelve o'clock
on the next day she had eleven Of the
twenty cases finished and packed ready
for the lnster, and at ten minutes inside
the ten hours the tGsk wns completed.
The in redulous gentleman paid the wa
ger OF one thousand dollars, and the
winner handed the young lady five hun
dred OF it, This, together with the sum
earned by doing the work, made pretty
fair wages for one day, and any one can
see by little calculation that she had
TO keep pretty busy. There were in
each case sixty pairs, four pieces 10 a
pam, making two hundred and forty
pieces ofleather to handle, and ms many
nails 10 be driven. In the twenty cases
there wonld be forty-eight hundred
pieces TO take care Of in ten hours, which
was done thus averaging four hundred
and eighty per hour, or eight in one
minute, This is an actual fact, and the
smart girl is at present doing a snug
little business Of her own in the central
portion of our city. III this can be
beaten bring along the one who can do
it.-LgnH Reporter.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-01
The Oil Market.

The news OF the disaster to the whale.
ing feet has completely unsettled the oil
market, IL we may believe New York
paper for not only has the entire catch
Of the Arctic fleet been lost. but the
vessels with their outfits are also gone
beyond recovery. In Boston to-day the
price of whale oil has jumped from sixty
cents 10 one dollar per gallon, a rise Of
forty ceRts over the last sales few DAYS
ago. Holders of the article are not in
a hurry 10 sell even at this large ad.
vance, and no transactions are reported.
both buyers and sellers not having as
yet sufficiently digeSted the news 10
DO able to enter upon negotiations.
The price of sperm-oil viii also
be affected, but not to the extent Of
whale, rs the latter formed the chief part
Of the oil lost. A few days ago sperm
was offered at 81. 40per gallon, and 81. 35
offered. The entire stock OF oil held in
this country on tho first of the present
month amounted 30 Is. 900 barrels sperm,
and ~, 600 whale, against stock OF 2S.-
600 barrels sperm, and $4,000 barrels
whale on the LIST Of January, leaving two
months consumption yet TO be estimat-
ed before the close OF the year. The
quantity held in Boston to-day is 1,00O
bbls. sperm, and 500 barrels whale. II
is considered that the fleet made fatal
mistake in remaining so late in the sea-
son far up in the North. II is not safe
to remain in those inhospitHble seas
after the first Of September. But il is
supposed that, spurred on by the success
es OF the past two years, and the tempt
alton TO hold on for large catch at the
last hour, the whalers became 80 ven
turesome, and hence suffered the terri
ble calamity.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-01

THK AmKnfcAx opp FEILow for December y
on our table, and We take notice that ~ stead.
Wy increasing IN value and AttrEctiyenesa, and
has hecnne nv mrFltoFi0uN q magazine mon u
puhliahed In The country. ~ o family Journal
4 can not be surpassed, and a. publication
for the great fraternity of which y IL iha ac.
knowiedged leading organ, iin widc-eaiended
popularity renders u mupernHoma Tor nm ~ ha-
stow ane0minmM. The current number con-
talns several excellent stories, sketches, poems,
illustrated articles, aud aolentine papers, To-
gcthcr with Departments for the ladies', chii.
drrn, daughters nF iGebehhh, and brethren ui
tho Order, including extensive correspondence
state departments, dlgest OF new lass, aud
much other very valuable matter. Those who
subscribe before December LIST, get the last
three numbers free ~ charge, $3.50 per year.
Address A. o. " Association, bon A2i7, New
York.
THK LIrTiE C0nr0RAL for November was de-
nirDyed In tha great fire of Chicago but wc are
glad 10 hnow that the gallant Attle soldier eth
lives and does not intend 20 strike hia eolors-
but will appear for December Ia nss and stan
more attractive dress. The December number
win he extra large, containing about double the
usual number ~ naRes. ard wili be cent 10 all
Subscribers for 1874 free.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-01

O God what scene met my gaze on
every side, says correspondent. Here
came the crisis OF the storm here the
ire-elements, controlled by the tornado
and whirlwind, made war on human
hopes, hearts, and life. The half has
not been told, nor never can be.
The phenomena and results Of this
storm were mysteriously strange. In
some places the forest trees lay i'm every
imaginable position, while in others,
they we're carried into winrows. They
were mere sticks in the hands OF a
great power, slashing and whipping the
earth, and then made fuel for the work
of death. The fields, woods, barns,
houses, and even the "air, " was on fire,
while large balls OF fire were revolving
and bursting in every direction, ignit-
ing everything they came in contact with; +;
and the whole of this devouring element
was driven beforqh tornado mt the rate
Of mile a minut There can be no
doubt that the ar, strongly charged
with electricity, helped on the work of
destruction and death. Ex-Mayor Abner
Kirby of Milwaukee, well-known gentle
man of truth and veracity, says he saw
large bodies of balls OF fire in the air,
md when they came in contact with any
thing, they would bound thirty or forty
rods away. Others testify that they saw
large clouds of fire burst into fragments,
and in some instances great tongues OF
FIRE like lightning would issue from
the dark clouds, and light upon the
Pennies were melted in the
pockets of persons who were but little
burned. A small bell upon an engine,
and a new stove, both standinc from
twenty to forty feet from any building,
were melted.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-01
Fatal Conflict In NehrnsLn.

The Sioux City Iowa) Journal pub
fishes the following The Indians wht
inhabit the region OF country lying neai
the headquarters OF the Elkhorn River
in Holt County. Nebraska, are again
displaying their hostility towards the
white hunters and trappers who visit
that section each Fall and Winter.
band Of about twenty Indians, supposed
10 be Sioux, visited camp Of hunters,
four in number, and ordered them 4
leave the country. The Indians claimed
that the game and fur in that region be
longed TO them. aud that the whites VIII,
invaded their hunting gounds were tres
passers, and would be elected by force
II they did not leave peaceably. The
hunters informed them that they has
come there TO hunt game and trap fur
and, il they did not ike il, they could
make the most Of IL.
At this the Indians departed without
another word. The hunters concluded
that they meant mischief, and conse-
quently were on the alert. They watch.
ed the remainder Of that day. but saw
no traces of them. But understanding
the Indian character, they anticipated
an attack at daybreak on the following
morning. and accordingly completed
their preparations TO receive them.
Their anticipations were correct. The
Indians made their appearance with the
light, and Immediately charged the
camp. Two Of the Indians fell from
their ponies mortally wounded, and one
of the hunters received n severe gunshot
wound in the abdomen. The reds, evi.
IDENTIFY not expecting to find the whites
so well prepared, retreated after the
fourth or fifth yolley from the hunters
Henry rifles, carrying with them their
wounded companions.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-01

In the grea, lawsuit Of the People rs
Hawkins. which has struck 40 heavy d
blow al Mormon institutions, by the
conviction Of the defendant much sur.
prise and some adverse criticism were
evoked by the circumstance that the
prosecution was inI adultery, instead al
for bigamy under the net of Congress
Of 1852. nm &C, intended 10 reach the
practice of polygamy in Utah. The
reasons were, briefly. that higAmy re-
quires the proof 81 nj least two marriag-
es, only one Of which is lawful. The
polygamous marriages are n secret ccre-
mouy, OF which. MS experience has
shown, the MormonA. when called into
court, deny all knowledge. The lawful
wife cannot testify against her husband
in such n prosecution. The unlawful
wives would not give their testimony
because Of the social position 10 which
il would degrade them. On the other
hand, in adultery cnscs. under the Utah
law, only one marriage need be proved !;
the wife may be witness against her hua-
band. and while she may know nothing
Of has polygamous marriages, is likely
20 be cognizant OF his adnlterous acts.
The sagacity Of the course adopted is
evident in the charge OF Chicf-Justico
Mexican 10 the jury, showing how the
proceedings for adultery stored clear Of
all questions about the fact or the char
actcr OF polygamous marriages, aud, of
course, no evidence rs 10 faith in pre-
tended revelation or q religious obsery
ance on the part OF a prisoner could be
allowed 10 influence The decision OF the
jury since the question before them
was simply whether Hawkins had or
had not trnnsgressed plain law enacted
by Mormon Legislature.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-01

The remarkable growth OF the petro.
leum trade is illustrated ia the fact that
while in lS60 market could not be
found for ten million gallons, in 1871
the demand for export alone is made
qnately supplied by hundred and forty.
one million gallons. In the Pennsylva-
MIA oil regions, a territory extending
some seventy miles in length by about
thirty in breath. more than five thousand
wells are in operation, yielding u pro-
duct of about seventeen thousand barrels
day. Many fortunes have been won
and lost during the fluctuations which
have attended the development Of the
oil trade and some OF those who were
the most energetic in their efforts 10
build up the business have been hope
leSsly swamped by the rcvcrses inciden-
tai 30 the establishment Of a new indus
try. Others have been rewarded with
almost uninterrupted success, due in q
great measure. without doubt, 10 careful
calculation, prudent management. aud
nerve which no discouFagcment was
sufficient 10 impair Mr.. +. Prentice Of
this ci:y.individnAlly owns and controls
bctEecn thirty thousand and forty
thousand acres OF oil lands in Pensyi-
vaniA and West Virginia and his in-
como from his oil interest alone is
estimated ai two or three thousand dol
lars a day. He is constantly buying new
territory. A Mr.. J. S. McCray. who in
hcritcd a farm Of two hundred acres
situated in the centre of the oil prodnc-
ing section, in the exciting times OF 1864
and is65 resisted all the tempting offers
made him for hia homestead, and still
holds his place intact. II is but n little
more than a year ago that, after having
by honest industry succeeded in accu-
mulaiing the necessary means, he began
developing the hidden resources Of his
farm. from thirty acres Of which he had
already realized not less than million
dollars. The present daily production
OF oil from this property is nearly three
hundred barrels. " Y. Paper
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-01

One hundred and ten years ago there
was not single white man in Kentucky.
Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. Then,
what is the most fiourishing part Of
America was as little known as the
country around the mysterious moan
tains Of the moon. II was not until
1867 that Boone left his home, in North
Carolina. TO become the first settler in
Kentucky. The first pioneers Of Ohio
did not settle until twenty years after
this time. A hundred years ago Canada
belonged TO France, aud the population
did not exceed million and q half Of
people. A hundred years ago the great
Frederick Of Prussia Was performing
those grand exploits which have made
him immortal in military annals, and,
with his little monarchy, was sustaining
a single handed contest with Russia,
Austria, and France, tho three great
powers Of Europe combined. Wash
ington was o modest Virginia colonel,
and the great events in history Of the
two worlds in which these great but
dissimilar men took leading parts, were
then scarcely foreshadowed. A hun
dred years ago the United States were
the most loyal part Of the British en-
pire, and on the political horizon no
speck indicated the struggle which,
within score Of years thereafter, estab-
blished the great republic OF the world.
A hundred years ago there were but
four newspapers in America Steam
engines had no. been imagined, and
railroads and telegraphs had not entered
into the remotest conception Of men.
When we come 10 look back at il,
through the vista Of history, we find
that TO the century just passed has been
allotted more important events, in their
bearing upon the. happiness Of the world,
than almost any other which has elapsed
since the creation.-lSda Francisco Bi-
Lsfs.