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The New York herald., 1871-02-22

A LOCAL AND>A DANGEROUS NUISANCE.
A SON Of our Superintendent of Police the
other day had one Of his eyes nearly knocked
out by SNOWFALL hurled at his head. Why
don't Superintendent Kelso issue an order
prohibiting the dangerous practice of Snow
balling in the public streets and avenues
During the height of the slei Ching it was as
much as ones life was worth for man to take
his family out on quiet sleigh ride, in con-
sequence Of the discharge Of volleys of these
nj missiles. some Of them composed Of some
thing heavier than snow, By gangs Of va.
grants. A number of accidents from runaway
horses have been occasioned thereby. II was
the late Superintendent Jourdan, we believe,
who suppressed base ball playing in the public
street. Why not put down the equally dan
gerous practice of deliberately pelting people
with balls Of snow and ice /? Pedestrians and
others have rights which the city authorities
oughtto respect, and this is one of them. 1t
may be like locking the stable door after the
snow is gone; but ''better late than never"
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GLOBE THEATRE. 73s Broadway.-vARIETy ENTER
rAINMRNT, 4o.-GREEN BANNER. Matinee at 2.
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

OLYMPIC THEATRE. Broadway.-THE RIoHKLIEu OF
HI PERIOD Matinee at g.
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February ia st. Domingo and in Now
York Mark the Contrast. .-

York-Mark the C0ntrest. arr
Our correspondents letters from st. Do
mingo furnish the strongest evidence in sup
port of the Rev. DR.. Vnton's capital idea Of
securing that gloriously beautiful tropical
island as place of refuge on American soil
for American invalids from the severe trials Of
our hard continental winters. Marx the con-
trast between February in New York and
February in ST. Domingo! Here the coldness,
whiteness and death of winter are over all the
land, and our rivers are charged with fields
Of ice, as if they had drfted down from the
Arctic circle, while down in S.. Domingo per-
petual summer reigns. Here, saving our
hardy frs, pines and cedars, our melancholy
woods stand like groups Of frozen skeletons on
the hills; there the hills, covered with palm
trees and orange groves, and thousand
tropical fruits and flowers, and gay with birds
and butterflies, give US living picture of
fairy land. Here the toughest Jersey fisher.
man would freeze to death in the attempt to
pass one of these February nights in slum-
bers
On the beach at Long Branch,
while one of our st. Domingo correspondents
tells us that in an overland trip from
Samana Bay to st. Doming> city he and
his party passed in sleep y delightful
night with nothing to protect til e m from the
dews but the overshadowing trees. Here the
winters struggle for existence in thousands Of
cases is a failure, from the dearness of pro-
visions, clothing and fuel, and from the want
OF employment; there, even in our winter
months, neither fuel nor clothing gives mo
ment's anxiety to the happy natives, and their
provisions may be gathered from the woods,
fields aud waters, with no other labor than to
take them. Here the hard, cold, piercing
wintry winds from the nor'west try the
strongest lungs, and our damp and chilling
nor reasters bring bountiful crop of colds, con-
sumptions and rheumatisms while there old
men Of ninety in single cotton garment sit at
their cabin doors watching the gambols of their
great-graadchildren, naked as they were born,
playful as kittens and fat as butter.
The Rev. DR.. Vinton is right. We want st.
Domingo as a winter saasitda9um, and we
our destitute poor. And what paradise it
will be to all our Bohemians, who have all
their lives been dreaming of such o place,
where eternal summer smiles where bountiful
nature provides all the food, clothing and
shelter that are needed where men may live
and dream their lives away in fairyland with
out capital or labor, and where, by taking to
the mountains when "Yellow Jack" is around,
even he may be avoided! Oh! we must have
that wonderful island of st. Domingo Alaska
was sell but st. Domingo, on the terms
proposed, will pay for Alaska.
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lew YORK srADr THEATRE. IS Bowery.-DIs
HIN
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FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE. rwsnty.foursb street,
"a n
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WOODS MUSEUM Broadway, corner 30th st.-Perform.
nces afternoon and evening.
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FOURTEENTH STREET THEATRE trheatre Francais,-
RIcuRI1EU
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T r IPLE SHE T .
CONTENTS OF TG.DAY,S HERALD.

New York, Wednesday, February %, 1871.
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NIBLO'S GARDEN. Broadwsy.-THE SPECTACLE CT
THE BLACK CROOK. Matinee at ~.
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BOOTHS THEATRE, I'D st.. between 9th ana ssn avs
RIoHELIEU.
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LIMA EDwIN'S THEATRE, c20 Broadway.-HUyTED
DOWN; OR, THE Two LIVES OF MARY LEIGH. Matinee.
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CiuuiuS 0ou0IaiS oucTIuaH, SneriQau ana ScnO-
field, and such also is the opinion of the Span
ish, Swedish, Egyptian, Danish and, though
too late, French governments, which have
ordered large numbers, while rejecting native
or European inventions. But If we even had
no Remingtons we should still possess an ad-
vantage over the principal European nations
in the matter of small arms. The converted
Springfield, which is also used by our govern
ment; the Peabody, the Spencer and Win
chester repeating rifles, and half dozen
others whose names we cannot recall to mind,
are as much superior to the Chassepot, needle
gun and Snider as these latter are to the old
muzzle- loader.
But while we are as safe as science can make
us in our small arms, we are deficient in ar
tillery. During the rebellion the favorite field
pieces in our armies were the rifed Parrott and
the Napoleon smooth bore. Both are undoubt-
edly good guns, but neither can compare with
the breech-loading cannon used by the Ger
mans. The correspondents, In their reports
OF battles fought between the French and
Germans, have invariably stated that s'before
the French could even catch glimpse Of the
enemy they were compelled to sustain q
fearfully effective artillery fire." SO great was
the range Of the German guns. In fact, the
war in France has been decided by artillery.
Formidable as is the French mitrailleuse, 1t
cannot compete with the German rided breech-
loader. 1t certainly can fire great many
balls in an incredibly short space Of tim., but
1t is incapable Of spreading the missiles which
1t discharges. These follow single line and
do not diverge, hence, unless the mitrail-
leuse be parked on a battle field, Its effect is
scarcely greater than that Of canister thrown
from twelve-pounder Napoleon field piece at
easy range. At long distances It is powerless
when opposed to the German gun.
We have In the Gatling gun adopted for the
army mitrailleuse superior to that used
by the French, but we have no breech-
loading cannon. OF what avail, then,
would be our superiority In small arms II our
army went into battle supported by riaed Par
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wALLAcK's THEATRE, Broadway ana 18Th street.
The HIRE LAW.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24

The TEAoHERs ISsrIrUrE.-The
Teachers Institute which will begin is
session in this city next week will be large
ly attended. Nearly all Of the tesehsn
from the country will DO present, and .
formal invitation has been extended to the
cultivs,ors OF the young idea in Pulaski
county. Superintendent White has e.
hibited great energy, industry aud tact
in organizing his forces for the Institute.
As n school man he is certainly 9 success.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24

Coon NEws.-The Cairo X Vincennes
Railroad will be built in certain contin-
gencies, but the fact is that Elliott & Hay
thorn are now receiving their spring stock
of mems, womens', misses, boys and chill
drens' shoes in every style and of all Va
rieties. These goods win be sold ut the
lowest cash prices. -rFF'
We ask all of our old and new patrons
to call and examine our stock and ascer-
tain our prices, but We wish it TO be dis
tinctly understood that We want cash Gus
toners. No other kind need apply. The
credit system has played out with US, and
to avoid mistakes that create i'll will and
trouble We have concluded to allow no
goods TO be taken on, Of the store on trial
unless they are first paid for.
ELLIOTT 4 HAWTHORN.
Al
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24

BE GUIDED ny WHAT You Know
There Is an old proverb which says; ZEE.
periencs Is the safest guide To this
guide the sick and siling naturally turn
when casting about for the means Of relief.
They inquire what . medicine has done
for others, before they adopt Il themselves.
OF all the remedies and preventives In use,
Hostetter's Stomach 'Bittsrs meets the test
most triumphsntly, and hence IL immense
popularity and vast sales. The sufferer
from indigestion 10 sure 10 End some one
among his friends who has been cured Of
that silment by the famous vegetable stom-
Achic. Tho victim Of fever and ague, liver
complaint, constipation, nervous prostra-
ton, or general debility, has only to mako
inquiry in the neighborhood where he re-
sides in order TO discover what this stan
dard restorative has effected in cases SINH
ar to his own. In the published testimony
to its merits he will find a volume OF
proofs Of It's sanitary properties, which it
Ia impossible for his common sense to re-
sist. He tries it, and the effect il produces
on his system adds another to the host Of
witnesses in its favor Thus, Its reputa-
ton, founded on facts, not assertions, con-
'tinually grows and spreads. Chaslatsns
and impostors, como Of them mere local
tricksters, and others who take somewhat
wider range, attempt to thrust info tho
hands and down the throats Of invalids,
,heir haphszard connections, as substitutes
for the tonic which for SO many years has
been o medicinal staple throughout tho
United States, Spanish America, Canada,
and the West Indies, but only succeed to
very limited extent In this reasoning
age, the people, having ascertainsd what
is really deserving Of their confidence, de-
cline running after strange g0ds.'
mar2ld&wlw
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24

REMovAL.--Mrs. J. Cummings wishes
TO inform her customers and the public
generally that she has removed her mil
linery goods from her store on Eighth
street 10 the commodious room on Com
merciai Avenue, between Seventh and
Eighth streets known ss Mrs. Oswolds
old stand. Mrs. Cummings has added
largely to her stock Of goods, and now has
. cheap, seasonable and fashionable col
lection Of hats, bonnets, ribbons, etc., to
which sho asks the attention. Of old and
new pstrons. m24dtf
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LOOK OuT.--Mrs. Swander, at her old
stand on Commercial avenue, opens to-
day new, beautiful and varied stock Of
millinery goods and notions, among which
mag be found hats and bonnets Of the new-
est shapes, and most fashionable brsids
and straws, ladies under-clothing, kid
gloves, fancy jewelry, the finest French
and American flowers, hosiery, corsets,
ribbons, etc., etc. Mrs. Swander offers
peculiar inducements 70 customers in the
fact that she will sell all her
goods at cost, 10 per cent. cheaper than
can be bought anywhere else in tho city.
Knowing that she lives on the wrong
side of tho street" she has determined to
make her prices so low that there will DO an
inducement for purchasers to call on her.
All goods arc marked in plain figures.
Look out for the advertisement tomorrow.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24

D0-The LADY Of Corrinne" Is the name
Of the new steamer on Bear river. Rivers
and creeks throughout Mississippi are
booming. The new wharf boat arrived at
Vicksburg onthe lIth. Her dimensions
are Length. three hundred and twenty.
four feet; width, sixty-six feet depth Of
hold, six feet. She has three gsng-ways
with stages Any feet long by ten in width,
sufficient TO admit OF drsys being driven
aboard. The office 10 44K40 and fifteen
feet high, well ventilated and lighted by a
transon twelve feet square and two feet
high. Adjoining the Office are four sleep
ing rooms, l0xl2.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24
Closing Ont Sales,

Twenty-Five thousand dollars worth OF
resdy.made clothing, hats, caps. boot,
shoes, trunks and valeses sre offered for
sale by p. Neff, 20, Ohio Levee, at &C
TUAL COST PRICES, It being hi. intea-
ton to close on, in tina, line, and embark
exclusively and more extensively IN the
furnishing goods and merchant tailoring
This closing out sale furnishes IN oppor-
tunity TO secure clothing cheaper than ever
before offered In this market.
declOtf
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24

A PsrIrfos.-A petition has been cir
culated among tho members Of tho City
Council requesting the Mayor TO again
nominate Mr.. L. H.. Myers for Chief Of
Police. Thirteen member have signed
1t, and two who would are absent from the
city. This leaves three who have refused
to place their names to the petition, or
who have no. been requested to do So
And thus we are approaching a solution
of tho Chiefof Police question. ofcourss
neither Of the gentlemen who signed the
petition did so for the reason that he
wished to vote against Ir. Myers, and we
therefore conclude that all who did sign II,
except one or two, will vote 70 CONFIRM
when the question 10 presented to the
Council
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24

AxorBBs PRoPossD ExrxaPRIsE.-.
Col. Robt. A. Caskie. Of the house Of Cas-.
kis & Co., tobacco dealers, Richmond,
Virgins, vss in the city few days since
and spoke very fsvorably Of this point a.
. tobacco market. He has, We arc Ia.
formed, opened . correspondence with
parties in Richmond, witha view to estao.
fishing Tobacco Stemmery here. The
Coloncl's house isthe oldest In the United
States. It was established eighty years
ago.
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ALMA William Alba. Commercisl

ALBA. - William Alba, Commercial
avenue, near the corner Of Eighth street,
has the most completely furnished barber
shop and hair dressing saloon in tho city,
and respectfully invites public patronage.
He can promise his customers tho most
courteous treatment, and workmanship
that cannot DO excelled In Cairo. His
razors are always in order, his towels
always clean, and his workmen always
eady. Give him trial. If
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24

NEw BARBER SuoP.-Brown and
Edwards have opened barber shop In the
room formerly occupied by F. Theobold,
where they are prepared 10 extsnd 70 Gus
toners the luxury Of . clean shave on
short notice. They have in their employ
Mr.. Gus Hino, whose ability in the prac-
tice Of the tonsorial art 10 excelled by none.
The arm ask for the patronage ofthe pub
lic, confident Of their power 10 give salts
faction. SO
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24

VINO SHALL THEY Br'-An election
for two School Directors for this school
district, will DO held on Monday the third
day Of April a, the Arab engine house.
Who shall be elcc,od Is The question Of the
hour. We have heard I. suggested that
ono Democrat and one Republican should
30 run, and Mr.. Webb has been named
as tho Democrat and Mr.. Hurd a the
Republican. Both these gentlemen have
had experience ~ directors, and would
make excellent officers. But who can re.
strict the number Of candidates? II 10
possible We may have thousand, and In
this expectation We propose ~ announces
each of tho candidates until the day Of
election fer ono dollar. Come out, gem
tlemen.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24

FoR REST,-The house at present occu-
pied by Patrick Fitzgerald, on Ohio Levce
between Fourth and Eighth streets. This
house, If not the best business house is GER
tainly one Of the best stands in Cairo. 1t
fronts the principal steamboat landing and
is near the Illinois Central railroad depot
Apply next door at Robert Smyth 4 Co.'S.
wholesale grocery store.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24
snORT ITEMS.

Yesterday afternoon WAS bleak and
old.
The river 10 fAlliag rapidly. Every
body says -.
y. Both Nsaa and Antrim arc going East
after goods this next week.
Higgins und Burke are plas.ering the
Rough end Ready engine honss. q
| Harry Talbot, lend man In the Skid
md Gaylord troupe, Ia in his way =
genius
Preparations are being made for .
concert at tho MesAodist church next
Sunday. lq.
Ns6 b ssllins out bic rssdy-nsds cloth
ing, but tiIl continue In the merchant
tailoring basinssa.
ALAnoH stock Of furnishing goods ofsll
kinda always on hand at p. Nets, No. 70
Ohio Levee. dec9tf
Thirteen ladies and gentlemen from
Metropolis were In the city yesterday on
. shopping excursion.
Andy McGec, who opsned his minstrel
csrecr At the old Canterbury In this
city, il the Andy MCGEE Of the ski6 and
Gaylord trcupe IRA
FoR pistols and cartridges and bowie
knives, 60 diree: to p. Neh-s, No 70 Ohio
Lsvee. decstf
Antrim sold tfunk yesterday for
$50, and Il was worth the money. He 10
''hsasy" O. trunks, snd always hes stock
Of good ones on hand.
Z. F. Davis, commission merchant dis.
posed Of ono hundred thousand pounds Of
butter In twelve months ending Jsnuary
LIST, 1871, all from one shipper, . dairymAn
Of Wisconsin. This Is not slow business.
Davis knows his business, and sells only
the very best Of butter.
Any person who knows where shs car.
eass Of any dead hog reposss in psses will
confer favor upon Jsilor McHals by re.
porting the fact n me Efficient "lieutsnsnS,
Nike MAhouy. Mr.. xahoay he'd the
pleasure Of experimenting the ohsia gang
yesterday while the gentlemen Of that force
laid five orsix deceased swine quietly away
in their little BEDS, where they will .reat
until 0ebsisl blows his horn. ~
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24
The NAUGHTY Ksorrr QUESTION

The NAUGHTY KSorTY QUESTION
Everything ~ss fair sailing until tho new
Council reached the question; "who
shall be The Chief Of Police 2" Here six
uiembsrs locked horns with eight mem.
bsrs, and there they remain to this day.
We arc In hopes they may succeed in I'M
taDgling their horns at the next meeting,
sothst altogether they may gore the grass.
hopper stand-still and do nothing policy.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24
CITY TAXES.

Notice IL hereby given that the dslin-
qusnt list efoity taxes Tor The year A. d.
1870. Il nov being prepared, ssd costs will
b. added on and afcr Saturday the ?6th
inst. Those who are yet indebted for city
taxes for the year 1870 will find 1t to their
interest 70 call at the collectors oiice and
prevent their property from being adver-
ussd. JOS. B. TAYLOR, City COLT,
unch2id6t r'
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24

POLICE CouRr.-There was lull In the
police bu'iness yesterday. Only four Of.
tenders sgainst the ordinances appeared
before J Judge Bross-two whites and two
blacks. The colored cusses were first ar
rs.igned, and were fined for fighting, $40
and costs each. McHalc will keep them
under his eagle eye for sixteen days. The
white men fought about an oyster supper,
and were fined 50 and costs which they
paid
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24

THE CAIEo TOBACCO MAAKKr.-Th,
success Of the tobacco market Of this city
Il no longer a matter of speculation
It has become q consummsted fact and
Messrs. Hurd a. Son, the proprietors Of the
Ballard warehouse, have the consolation Of
knowing that their efforts to build up the
market have been crowned by success.
We believe that Cairo can make better
showing rs tobacco market for the first
two years Of sales than any other tobacco
market in the United States. So far I his
season the breaks Of the Ballard have been
well pa,ronizcd both by sellers and buy
ers, and the offerings are rapidly growing
in number. On next Saturday the next
sale will take place, and We believe Il viii
be one ofthe largest Of the sesson--s large
break and fine varieties. AlreadyS large
amount Of tobacco has arrived, and We
have been told that there is little doubt
tina, between eighty and one hundred hogs.
heads will be offered for sale.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24

TIE Old PoLIcY.-There are those who
say that the new Council are slow coaches
that they have done nothing but talk.
Well, is It not better to DO too slow than
too fa't' Isit not the part Of wisdom to
get . good ready befors you ssarta II is
true that the police business should have
been disposed Of promptly, but be II re.
membered that fsstidiousness 10 better than
sasy-slippsr legislation that takes any
thing that comes in the way,.and repents
ct leisure for what has been done In haste.
We have been reminded, and now re-
mind the complainers, that Rome Was no.
bailt in day, and that therefore II Is q
very unreasonable expectation that the
crooked ways Of Cairo should be made
straight Ia . month.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24

The ExcURsIoN. - A large, jovial,
good-looking, wsll-plesssd party OF ladis'
asd gentlemen boarded the good steamer
"lllinois' last night, and became arst-clsss
sxcursionists. The Silver Cornst Band,
composed 81 the most afFAbls, II not hard.
some, men In tho city. accompanied the
excursion, and iurniAh ned the music for the
occasion.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24

FoR SALE.--I will sell my house and lot,
situated on Washington avenue, west side,
between 4lh and 9th streets, Cairo, Ills
The house Is a two story frame, finished
throughout, and contains eight rooms, con-
vcnien,ly arranged. Cistern, Clubhouse, ctc.
Terms easy. JOHN SHEEHAN.
mchi0dlm
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24

WASrEp.-$6,O0 900 on ave years time,
Cor which = fair rate Of interest will b
paid and = mortgage on unincumbered
real estate given for security. Enquire NJ
BULLETIN OAcs, or address r. u. Drawer
N76, Cairo, Illinois. mch7d&wsm
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24

THE election excitement Ia about over.
But VIM. Ether continues to use tho very
best of stock and material in the manu-
facture Of boots and shoes, fine and coarse
and employs mono but first clsss work
men In his shop, on goth street opposite
the Court House. Try him, You wont
regret It. MIST
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24

CLAIRvoYASr.- Mrs. Levy, the great
Clairvoyant, has arrived At Cairo, and
may be consulted at the Commercial
Hotel, opposite the postofiice. Mrs. Levy
can tell any person the most important
facts that have happened in his or her
life, thus convincing the most skspticsl Of
her extraordinary powers.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24
StockhOlder's Meeting.

The annual meeting Of stockholdeFs Of
the Cairo and vinccnnes Il. B. will DO held
IL the ofsice Of tho company, in
Cairo, Ills, on Tuesday, the 2Sth Of April,
1871, for the purpose of electing Directors,
and such other business a. may be neces-
cary. ID. X. LARNED,
Secretary
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24

TABEK BROTHERS, 90 Ohio Levee, will
hereafter keep constantly on hand, direc,
from the Eastern msnufactarers the very
best winter strained purified sperm oil, for
sewing machines and all fine and light
machinery. This oil has never We. been
superseded by any Of the manufactured
oils, As I. never gums or is affected by the
weather. dec2stf
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-24

PEKsosAL.-our old time friend, Louis
lIoucs, Esq- with Major Hacker, Of
Missouri, called upon US last night. Mr..
Houck Is now resident Ct Cape GirA-
dcau and has large aud lucrative prac-
,ice at the bar. lie is a rising man
brilliant, plucky, industrious and pcrse-
vering. Ne and the Major were passing
through 20 attend court at New Madrid.