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The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-02

medicine n good start. 1t is pronounced
nv several of tho most prominent pbysi'
clans of Washington and by medical OH
GERS of the army and navy a pure hum
b,o. A firm in New York has obtained
patent on cancer cure, having this new
| Undiscovered ingredient as base, and IL
| is known that prominent parties have Sc
cured virtual monopoly of the tr"de in
the cundrango plant.
Tho emperor of Brazil had the pleas
uro Of meeting at Lisbon his nephew, the
king CT Portugal, whom he had never
seen; also his step-mother, the wife of his
father Dom Pedro l., who left Brazil with
that sovereign ferty years ago. Dom Pc
Brazil and went to Europe to assert the
rights of his daughter, Donna Maria, to
the crown Of Portugal. One object of the
visit Of the emperor and empress to Eu-
rope is to take charge Of their four grand
sons, whose mother, their second daughter,
the princess Leopoldina, wife of Prince
Augustus of Saxc-Coburg, died some
months ago at Vienna.
More murmurings of discomfort may
be expected in England shortly. 1t is an
nounced that the queens second son, the
duke of Edinburgh, is to be married to q
daughter of the king of Denmark, sister
of the princess Of Wales. The young lady
has royal blood and great variety Of
christian names, but no dowry. The
duke, who on his majority was made life
pensioner on the British nation to tho
amour. of $75O 900 year, will expect an
increase of his pension when he is married ;
and the queen, who has a private fortune
of Si5,0 100000, will doubtless apply to par
Lament to vote dowry to the future OUCH
ess. Great dissatisfaction was expressed
when the house of commons granted
$4,000 dowry and $4,000 pension to the
princess Louise although her marriage
with the Marquis of Lorne was popular
one. AS the duke of Edinburgh is the
heir to an Independent principally in
Germany, and is likely to spend tho
greater portion of his life and money there,
it is probable that any attempt to procure
him an increase of pension will excite in
tense disaprobation among the working
classes.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.


AT the corners tone ceremonies at A l.
bany, Saturday, Rev, Dr., Ebenezer Hol-
ley prayed three-quarters of column of
solid BREWER. 1t was raining, too.
Recent letters from st. Petersburg
represent that great rivalry exists among
the young Russian noblemen desirious of
joining the suit of the grand duke on his
voyage to America.
John Olvany, of Michigan City, is the
last hero whom few will ever hear about.
He was out boating with three friends
when the craft overset and they tried to
save themselves by cling to the boat. I.
would only support three, lie said good
bye, boys, you've got families and /
haven't let go his hold and sunk"
Its generally believed that Normal,
il'' VIII secure the location of the stock
lands Of the Chicago & st. Louis railrond
winch that company purpose erecting this
summer. These lands are TO b, A RESTING
place for the immense number of catti,
which will pass over the line Of this roac
to Chicago from the West, and will doubt
less be Of great benefit to Normal.
! The indications are that all the sti
q made about the new cancer remedy, cur
orange. win prove to have been part Of I
u extensive scheme TO give new qua
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-02

BEEF To DE SLAUGHTERED IN TEXAS FOR
THE TABLES OF ST. LoUIs-THE GREAT
INTENTIONAL WESTERN REFRIGERATOR
CAR COMPANY.
From the St. Louis Dem. June 80.
The Western Refrigerator Car Company,
for an experiment, some days since went by
way Of the Missouri Pacific to the extreme
end of the Missouri Kansas and Texas
railway, at Chetopa, and there caused 10
be slaughtered a dozen fat beeves. The
cattle were killed right off the grass, and
were in perfect condition. They were
dressed and hung up in the refrigerator
car, and thence transported to st. Louis,
whero they arrived on the fourth day after
the cattle were slaughtered. The beef
was found to be in perfect condition, re-
tanned all its rich juices without faint and
| without dryness. 1t was furnished to tho
| various hotels Of the city and to many
private families. A large amount was also
given to the orphan sylums and other char
table institutions. The certificates furn
ished by the propretors Of the hotels ant
private citizens attest the entire success Of
the enterprise.
There is another phase in which thu
advantages of this invention are TO b.
considered. The transportation Of live cat
tie has always been shockingly barbarou
and inhuman. The packing Of livint
animals in cars, without food or water
their exposure to dust, sunshine, rain an'
cold, and the silent, patient suffering
as, smeared with their own filth
is. even with the latest and best inven
tions to alleviate, barbarous and shocking
But the condition in which beef trans
r ported in that manner must come to on
tables is of itself unhealthy, as it is G,
t hausted by the long Transportation of its n,
r triton, and the animal has become fevere
r and diseased, from its maltreatment The r.
frigerator:. car will transport twice th
number of cattle dead that could be ca
:. ried alive, and bring the meat to markc
fat and healthy, fresh from the rich grasst
of Texas and the Indian country. 1t
y hoped that by this process the poor as we
as the rich may indulge in fat healthy an
cheap beef
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-02
DISkAELI,

Speaking of the author of Lothian"
and the whilom land perhaps prospective)
Premier. 1t is amusing to see hos suave
and calm and sclfpossesscd he is, in these
days of trouble to his crotchty-tempered
rival, who for the moment occupies his
old place. Disraeli evidently does not feel
his years or long life of struggle in the least.
He walks up and down Parliament street
with the same jaunty, springy step that l
remember years ago; comes smiling into
the house, shaking everybody by the hand
and settles himself for comfortable treat,
which the batting of the Premier by his
own fractions followers always is to this
sardonic defendant of the Jews. When
he has chance, no lets fly one of his quite,
keenedged thrusts of irony, with an air SO
complacent, and a manner 30 confident Of
hitting sore spot, that one has q sort OF
malicious pleasure in watching both the
GOODNESS of the assailant and the writing
of the victim. He has made more ths,
one triumph Of this sort within tho pas
month.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-02
sUBTERRANEAN GAS.

1t seems that the supply of subtsrran-
can gas is gradually being developed west
ward from, Erie, Pa. At Painisville, Ohio,
gas sufficient for steam engine was found
at the depth Of 35 feet; but the drilling
was continued until at $50 feet, large
vein was struck of such force and power
as to stop the work. The volume of gas
is great, It is estimated by good judges, that
it would light the entire city Of Cleveland.
1t comes up through the pipe from the
"great deep below" with rush and roar
and o grandeur which one must witness to
appreciate. The farm on which this we'll
is located is on the east bank of the river
nearly opposite the Geauga furnace, and
about too miles from the lake shore.
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WITCHCRAFT In ILLINOIS.
ASTONISHING DEMONSTRATIONS AT PRANK

ASTONISHING DEMONSTRATIONS AT FRANK
FORT, FRANKLIN COUNTY.
| a correspondent of the Du Quoin Re-
publican writes as follows from frankfort
under date of June 10:
1.-TWO young ladies' daughters of James
Williams, living about eight miles from
here, have been attacked in q singular
manner by what is said to DO witchcraft.
Witchcraft, or whatever craft IL may be.
tpuzzles the best physicians. The young
ladie, were first affected about the first Of
April. l think that II was known among
the neighbors that there was something
wrong with them, but any strangeness in
their actions was generally imputed to in
sanity. Matters remained thus until last
Wednesday, when their father called upon
a physician Of this place, and got him to
visit them.
"Snce that time their actions have be-
come generally known, and both men and
women have gone to sec them. Some fifty
or hundred persons are there every
night, and they say 1t Is quite entertaining
to witness their performances. They are
perfectly sane during the day, but ut the
approach Of night they become frenzied
and uncomfortable, performing feats that
the best acrobats could hardly perform,
Scaling the house, they dance upon the
comb of the building, apparently with
perfect ease and impunity, uttering, at tho
same time, tho most hideous and frenzied
screams. Very frequently they take some
thing like fits, or spasms, and fall perfect
| ly stiff, but, IL they chance to be on the
housetop, they never fall of, however near
the cave they may be.
They are aged, respectively, 16 and IS
years, and are both rather small, being be-
low the medium height. During the day,
at which time they are perfectly sane, they
seem 10 DO rather modest and reserved, but
will converse freely with any one. They
are fond of music, and play upon the dull
elmer. The spell comes upon both at or
near the same time, generally between sun.
down and dark, and first manifests itself
They always run north in the direction OF
tho house Of an old lady who, they say,
has been practicing witchcraft upon them.
They say she has recently put harder spells
upon them, on account Of their telling
something that she had forbade, and that
she and cat are with them in their house.
top dance.
They have language which they use
in conversing with each ether, and which
they seem to understand; but it's "Com.
manche' TO everybody else. There arc
some strange things connected with them
They catch and eat all the flies they car
get hold of, until nausea is produced wher
they both vomit at the same time. Whs
one does, the other is doing. Their gsst
ures are alike and Simultaneous. They
seem to both be moved by one controlling
power. You san imagine the excitemen
when l tell you that, since l bigan 4
write nearly fifty people have passed
through our little village on their way t
| SEQ the girls"
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we are not any more interested In I'M
ENTERPRISE than every other citizen o
= Cairo We wan. to have the road com
! n,o,od because it viii increase the bus
: 49,. Of the city--incrcasc our business
:. ill increase every other citizens
!. ';.oss We are therefore no more
;n,sres,ed in the result of the election
q he held on Monday than every one
e our fellow citizens, and If the hog
owners of the city think more of having
their hogs run at large than they do of
the prosperity of the city,
all right. They are the judges
of their own conduct. Let them
therefore take the responsibility and,
because they have been deprived OF a
small privilege, let them, if they wish
attempt to inAict severe, if not NOR
tai, stab upon the interests Of the
whole city. They have a right to
make fools of themselves, if they
wish. But this we desire to be dis.
tinctly understood, that the men who
make this rascally issue should be re-
memJered and injured as they desire
to injure the city-injured in the
purses. For the man who says: al
must oppose this proposition, be-
cause / believe it will, if success
full, work injury to the city," we
can entertain sentiment of re-
,pect but for the men who, believing
he railroad will benefit the city,
leclare they will oppose the PROPOSE
ion unless an ordinance on sub
ect matter altogether foreign to the
abroad proposition is repealed, we
,ave no respect whatever, and we
lssert that they should be spotted and
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-02
PERSONAL.
Home and Fortig ign.

-Beesher has been so exhausted In his
work of saving souls that his church has
granted him vacation.
Pollard Urquhart an English politi-
cal economist, is dead. He was a decend-
ant of the translator of Rabelais.
Mr.. Hrgh McCulloch, ex-secrctary of
the Treasury Of the United States, re-
sponded to the toast in honor of America
at the Golden Club banquet, London.
Rev. Z. b. Lombard, of the Univer-
salist church, Springfield, has accepted a
call to church at Auburn, New York
Phoebe Cary, the poetress, is reported
to be in decline. Her usually robust
health has been failing ever since her sister
Alice's death.
Charley Hail. of Indianapolis, will
shortly publisha biography of his father
entitled History of a pardoned Convict,
or What know About Z. w. Hall"
The crown prince, Frederick William
of Germany, and wife, the Princess Vic
toria of England, are expected in this
country during the coming autumn, and
will make visit Of some length.
Miss Harriet Brunn Whitehouse
youngest daughter of Right Reverend
Henry John Whitehousc, Episcopal
Bishop of Illinois, died suddenly on thu
Goth inst. She was greatly beloved by ,
large circle Of friends.
DR.. Bulls, the republican nominee fol
acknowledgements of Iowa, WIS thrown
from his sulky at DEBORAH, day or TIVE
ago, He had several ribs broken and wa
otherwise severely injured, His physician
fear that he is fatally injured.
Mile Wilson's agent writes to Peoria
Illinois, that he has been instructed to oh
tain plans of elegant French and Englis
villas, and that the prima donna is makin
arrangements TO build u handsome res
g dence on her property in Peoria. TT
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-02
A SICK CROWD,


The captain Of ole of the largest steam
boats running on the Potomac was astonish-
ed one day lately, MS his boat touched the
landing at one Of the riverside watering
places not great distance from Washing
ton, to see all the guests assembled with
their baggage ready to take passage for
the city. In making inquiries as TO the
caues of this sudden exodus he son discover
ed that thereby hung "A tale. a cats. II
appears that the fare at the hotel had
disagreed with the boarders, and not salts
fed with complaining they took French
leave. A bach of dough had been prepar-
ed for the oven and placed on table. A
playful kitten thought it would be nice to
run over 1t, it looked so snowy, warm and
tempting. Kitty tried it, and soon found
her delicate little feet sinking into the
dough. She struggled to escape, and, like
| Governor Morton IN the stolen treaty busi-
bess, only struggled to sink deeper until
this youthful cat disappeared entrly, and
so, like young Lochinvsr, went into tho
yeast She never rose again bu, the bread
| did. 1t closed over this unfortunate spec
linen, not leaving q hair apparent. Cooky,
| of course was not aware that, instead Of Il
loaf. of bread, she had kitten dumping,
and put the mass into the oven and baked
it. When the bread was opened at break
fast next morning, the birds did not begin
to sing, but the bOarders did. They fairly
howled with wrath. They knew that there
had been family of kittens, and as hash
had been served for breakfast before this
extraordinary loaf was opened the conclu-
sion was natural that the other part Of the
family had gone into the hash and down
their throats. They we're first taken with
&c l-sickness, next with home-sickness, and
then ensued general packing.up, TIE
fashionable summer resort was left with
no inhabitants but the cook and bar-keep'
err and what remained Of the family o
kittens.
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POLITICAL NOTES.
fCathe,ed from our Exchanges, !

[Gathered from our Exchanges.l
People in Washington are already de-
nouncing their Territorial government as
failure.
Congressman Bowen thinks he should
be sent to Congress in place Of the
penitentiary. We don'tsee the difference.
He would be mainly in Radical company
in either case, and it is II matter of some
doubt as to which would be the most re-
spectacle crowd.
The dissatisfaction of the old fogy
wing of the Democratic party, of Iowa,
with the New Departure recently taken
by the State convention, has eliminated
! in the calling of another State convention,
to be held at Des Mones, on August ID.
The call is head by the notorious lie
Grand Byington.
Hon. j. Proctor Knott in his speech
at Stamford last week said that radical
"could see five cent piece further with
the naked eye than an honest-heartcd
Kentucky governor could see the full moor
through Lord Ross telescope" And thu
"Lord did not cut Harlan out for gov
ernor, nor did suffering Savior die TO
| such sins as Harlan and his party had com
mitted."
The Savannah (Ga.) Republican no.
urges that the Southern Democrats shout
j. not ut present talk about political matter
1t counsels n course of mastery inacti'
" ity, and asks, "Why quarrel with Il
d Northern Democracy about abstra
Ia theories and party platforms? The latt
II may not suit the South, but Democrat
administration will, and that is what ,
. are after. "
" OF Caleb Gushing the Washingt'
,oo Capital has this to say; lie is one of
most wonderful men of the day. Wi
out office and without Official recognit
'"'s of any sort, he is yet power. We h
ard nothing in saying that for the Ii
''N three years Of our Washington obser
~, ton no State paper has been written
- any importance or move made, or dip
'Do' matte agent selected without calling
IN aid the pen or advice of this relnarka
'oIo man."
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t65-Charles Reade, has invented anothe,

W-Charles Reade, has invented another
woman that strides "like cameleopard'
when she's in a rage. There was one Of
the sort in "Grifiith Gaunt," and now one
has come upon the scene in "a Terrible
Temptation" Mr.. Reade appears to b.
quite unconscious Of the possible effect OF
this sort Of thing among our initiative
fashionable young women. The "Greciar
bend" The "Alexandra limp" and tht
"Boston dip" have been bad enough, ou,
if they are succeeded by the 'cameieoparo
lope," the novelist must DO sterniy eau
toned to abstain in the future from ~ooiog
ical illustrstions.-N. y. Tribune
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-02
NEIGHB0RH00D NEWS.
From orr Exchanges.l
PERRY COUNTY.

PERRY COUNTY.
The Tribune suggests the holding Of
republican mass convention at an early
day.
The first shipment of peaches from
Du Quoin this season was made last Tues
day.
New wheat, held at eighty cents to
one dollar per bushel is arriving freely at
Du Quoin.
The work on the grounds of the ap-
preaching state fair will commence in a
few days. The Du Quoin Tribune says
from FIVE to ten car loads of lumber reach
tina. place daily.
The same paper says
On Saturday last, Hon. G.. w. Wall, of
this city, executed transfer papers for one
| of the finest fruit farms in Southern 1lli-
nois. The farm is located at Makanda,
and consists of lao acres. In its sale, the
present prospective fruit crop was valued
Mt $4,000. 1t was owned by VIM. Evans
and purchased by John B. Cooley. The
pricc paid was S23, 900. This would be at
the rate of $l65 per acre. We should call
this pretty good for Egypt.
Ten years ago, this same land coult
doubtless have been bought for about ter
dollars per acre. Verify, Egypt is yet t.
flow with milk and honey.
4 UNION COUNTY.
, The orchards in the vicinity OF Jones
boro are suffering from fruit thieves.
The managers of the Union count
It agricultural and mechanical society inten
J. TO build fence all around their grount
, and prepare half mile exhibition trac
The Union county circuit cou
az convened on Monday last. lie
ed w. j. Allen, Judge J. II. Mulkey, and
+. Gilbert, of this city, were in attendar
at tho bar,
The Jonesboro Gazette of yesterd
contains very interesting description
,ol. a reunion of the masonic fraternity h
five miles south of Jonesboro. The op
'"' ing address was made by Gov. DougheI
far and he was followed by Col. H. l.. We
ap. mason OF fifty-three years standing.
,r,l. the course of his remarks, the venera
:, colonel relcted the following incident.
ou'u During the latter part of
ders revolution Col MckInstry
captured by u bard of One
} We Indians, under command Of the bio
.l thirsty yet brave chicftain, the half-br
anu Brandt, who at a former period had b
not initiated in lodge instituted among
British officers. Col. Me Kinstry
Il no doomed by the savages to be burne,
tho stake. The faggots were pla
light around him, the fire applied, and the b
% os began to be insutierable when the Colo
70 10 in view Of the presence of death and
hing torture of the fame made certain 81
known only to the craft, and immediat
and Brandt rushed forward and with his O
hands scattered the ire and saved
Colonel.
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A WORD TO THE OPPOSITION

There are in this city few men ,
whose peculiar hostility to the rail d
road propositions to be voted upon
next Monday demands more than a
passing notice. These men, led by
person whose motives cannot yet
be OWNED, are attempting to manu-
tacture capital against the Cairo and
Vinccnnes road out of the fact that
an ordinance has been passed
by the council prohibiting hogs
from running at large in the streets
Of this city.
We are we'll aware that only very fool
ish men. or fellows whose hands have
be IN creased, could make an issue so far
fetched and silly; and, it must be ap
parent to every one, that only natural
born idiots, or prejudiced scamps, coul'
be Influenced by the talk of the leader
of this movement. But in Cairo w
have conglomerated community, ant
the foolish element is the nosest if no
the strongest. We are surprised at N
Movement that this element nigh
l.. Il =. g N
principle. The only Distinguishing
features it has are foolishness an,
tongue.
Let us see. Here il an ordinance
which prohibits hogs from running a
large within the. corporation limits
Here, too, is . PROPOSE ion to subscribe
to railroad, which, when completed
will bring wealth and business to tn,
city What possible relation can tina
nog ordinance have to that proposed
railroad proposition? None whatever
aud yet there are a few men in the
city to say, We are in favor Of the
road, aud believe it would greatly
benefit the city, but we own hoo. and
GOAT want to so to the expense O
'penn'ng them; and therefore, sine
there are members Of the counc;, wh
ARE anxious to have the railroad bui,
II taa' ordinance is not repealed v
shall vote against the road
Now, how shall these men be me-,
Shall We coax them-get down upoD q,
knees and beg them to not spite the
taess by biting of their noses2 =
one W shall not do So We hope
zee the CAV. r. r. completed,
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agent has already commenced negotiations
for building material.
1t is represented that during the cur
rent month, the health of Bishop Simpson
has failed to degree which creates deep
concern on the part of the whole methodist
church. BY over-efFort in his various en-
gagements he has been Frustrated, and for
some time confined to his room. It is his
intention to retire to some Of the water.
ing-places for season, in the hope that
his strength may rapidly recover.