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The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-18
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GOV. PALMER,


S7RINarIELD, ILL.,, April 16.-The fol-
lowing letter from Governor Palmer will
appear in the Carlinville Democrat to-
morrow:
editor Ca.linvil1e Democrat Such
Of my old friends MS may have heard the
announcement you were authorized to
make, that 1 would not be u candidate be-
fore the republican state convention for
denomination, no doubt felt some curios-
ity to know the reason for my conduct,
and know Of no medium SO proper for
giving them the information as the COLI
umns of the newspaper established by US
in 1856, when the republican strength in
Macoupin county amounted to eight hum
dred votes out of voting population Of
nearly four thousand.
The state convention, which has been
called TO meet ut Springfield on May 22d,
will be controlled by men whose leading
object will be to secure the denomination
and election Of President Grant, and they
will make all the nominations of state Of
flcers subordinate to that object, and will
for governor they selec. will sympathize
in their favorite object, and undertake tho
canvass of the state To promote its success.
do not believe President Grant should be
renominat by the publican party and
will not saw 90. nor will consent 10 can.
vass the state to promote his reelection,
unless the candidate placed in the field
against him Is more Objectionable. I
Supported General Grant in 1868 with
great cheerfulness. Then the issues
which followed the war were of trans
cendaut importance. 1. was then ne.
cessary to provide complete guarantees
for tho liberty, equality and protection Of
all, and in com parison with the perfect sc-
cOmplishment Of these fundamental objects
Of government measures Of administrative
reform were Of small importance, and in
fact, from the state Of the public mind, were
then impossible. Now the most important
public questions are such as relate to the
enforcement Of the laws, the administra-
ton Of public provision for the care OF the
helpless Glasses, the reduction Of the bur.
dens oftaxation, the enforcement of official
honesty and responsibility, and the prose-
cution of the liberties of the people.
As all who arc familiar with my opin-
ions know, believe that all reforms and
improvements in the direction indicated
must begin in the state, and the first step
towards success must be to win back to the
government of the states the confidence
and affection of the people. No man need
expect reforms in the administration of
the federal government until the people
assume the government of tho state and
n.orce honesty and good government
there. The president and congress are
too remote from the people to nav any
great degree of attention 10 their wishes.
They must be impressed by the action
and example of the states. With these
views I cannot defend or
Justify the opinion acted upon by
Gen. GraIt when he ordered four comnan.
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"a. When Mr.. Grant determined that

"a. When Mr.. Grant determined that
his daughter Nellie should visit Europe,
and her govornc'' wao no longer needed,
the latter was provided for in accordance
with the regular system Of the president.
That is, she was appointed to clerkship
in the internal revenue bureau, and the
salary Of the position was soon raised to
81 200 per year, more than the pay Of
women who have been in the department
for years, and who are performing very
onerous and responsible duties.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-18
THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE METH
From the Brooklyn Eagle, !

The Methodist General Conference,
which will convene In this city on the 9th
Of May and last from four to six weeks,
viii be In some respects the most remark
able session Of that body which has ever
assembled.
The Academy OF Music has been bred
for four weeks, for every day in the week,
weeks, more or less, as occasion may re-
quire, and, II necessary, the academy will
be used evenings, at an expense each even.
ing so used Of 5000. There are expec.
TED to DO present fully four hundred and
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a,a no, know tina. those Who called them.

Ala M, know that those who called them.
selves the vi
srMoS-PuRE H1rvBLrcAxs
felt any desire to bring about change.
lie did no. bclievs that they held mon
opoly of the wisdom Of the country, and
the cry, ave alone are holy, all Of you
are dunderheads, had no effect upon him.
The Joke was TOO stale, the assumption
ZOO thin" II appeared to him like the
vericst farce when he read message from
the president Recommending amnesty,
civil-service reform, &C., and then
observed the antics OF tho presidential
clacquers in their endeavors 10 defeat
these measures. II was like pantomine.
in which a1
GRANT p. AYED HARLEQUIN
and the clacquers the clown, throwing dust
in peoples eyes that Harlequin might the
easier possess himsslf Of Colembine, 1.-THE
Plumb, and ~ satyr IN the play it
was but wanting that the court publisher,
who In 1893 announced that Grant was in
favor Of the one-term principle, should
| now proclaim. ut is not true" 1T is not
true, for how could you expect general
with a life annuity of 500, 900 TO forego this
privilege for paltry term of four years
at $25, 900 annually. Another term ought
to be matter Of course.
What was the honor TO this man?
IT WAS DOLLARS AND CENTS.
With money only can you pack conven-
tions and buy up voting cattle. Ii yot
tackled any of the numerous scoundrcl'
who are robbing the public treasury, and
brought them to task, he would instantly
hide himself behind the party, and con
slider il an allsufficient answer If he cried
~ am republican, hurrah for Grant" II
man was In earnest about reform and di'
not follow blindly in the traces, the part,
: lash was instantly brought into requisi
, ton, and If he does not eulogize the ad
: m,nistration as noble, sublime &c, hi
only motive is said to DO hatred 10 Grant
! Just as IL the republic was domain o.
the Grant family. Always Grant, Grant
IN. Grant down, Grant behind and before
If one took
GRANTS AMNESTY MESSAGE
literally, and approved Its import, the cry
was instantly raised, You want to annu
the amendments, you want to relegate tho
colored people to slavery, you want t.
deny the invalids and cripples their pen
sions, you are going to recognize the rebe
| debt, you want to reimburse the former
Shareholders" 1t needed but, as fit sup
plement, 1.-THE world is coming to an end
therefore vote for Grant or you arc lost
, he alone con save YOU Even in this en-
lightencd age, he thought, there woult
not be wanting fools who could be scared
by these cries.
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TnE administration has sharp eye on
traitors. Hon. VIM, Jayne, pension
agent At Springfield, signihed his approval
Of the Cincinnati convention, when ar
rangements looking 10 his removal were
at onos made. M. Jayne has forwarded
his resignation.
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She is brunette of the most decided
type, with purple black hair, dark-brown
eyes. and although Of small, delicate fig
ure IL singularly striking appearance, with
the air and manner of French rather
than an American woman. She has read
a great deal, although irrcgularly, and is
exceedingly we'll informed about matters
that do not generally interest women, es-
pecially political affairs and historical
subjects. Thoroughly feminine in APP
pearance, her turn Of thought Is mascu-
line. She converses with fuency and
earnestness in q musical, seductive voice,
and is most attractive for clever men, with
whom tho attraction arises from mental
rather than physical qualities, although 81
times she Is very pretty.
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rnA DOLL A. WEEKLY bvLLsIiN.

Tmr increase In the state debt Of Geor-
gis In the last three years is estimated at
sixteen millions. OF coarse, the people
down there will be highly In favor Of an
other four years of radical government, 80
that the debt may keep on increasing.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-30
oRANGEBURG THUNDRasERUoK.
The Hottest Day at OAngeburg-A
sadden Change-The Lightning Plays
Havoc with the Trees aisl BufIdines-
Colored Man Struck.
[FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

ORANGRhRa, July 20.
Our town was visited yesterday Sunday
with terrific storm of lightning, thunder and
rain. The heat had been inense for many
days, and rain was much needd for the crops.
The morning was toggy and dose until nine
o'clock, when the sun came 10th With unusual
lervor, scarcely breath of al stirring to re-
lIeve the overpowering heat At noon the
clouds gathered, and two hug banks gradu-
ally approached from opposite directions and
merged into one mountain pib of blackness.
A rush Of wind propelled thlI mass towards
the town, aud spreading abovi and around it
expended its fury. For an bur the play of
llghtnings was fearful, and the crashing
thunders shook the earth ad houses. the
horses and cattle fled In terror and the scene
was appalling and grand. MrShirer's lot was
visited three times, each boltihIverlng a tree
In hls front yard near the dwelling. Another
bolt fell in the lot OF Captain T. Z. Leeare,
iDjuring negro under tree, and the kitchen
on premises OF Mr.. j. A. Hamilton was
damaged In chimney aud .rool A negro man
was stunned, bnt.not seriously Injured, while
asleep In the kitchen. The average range of
the mercury at midday was D6 deg, and in
one or two localities 1t dispored at lO2 deg.
The atmosphere ls now cool ad refreshing.
Our town is enlivened wIthlhe faces OF seye.
raj Charlestonlans, and no moe. convenient or
pleasant retreat could be had for visitors
were it not for the rank weeis which grow
breast high along the streetA aud the hun
dreds of hogs which roam everywhere,
giving the pretty town the appearance of a
laid-out pasture. 9UELQUEFo1s.
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to set fire to the house, which was unoccupIed,
after declaring to some of his comrades that
he reckoned ifwhite men could burn and whip
and hang, negroes had right 10 do 1t too. To
others he told his intention to break up that
damned Conservative meeting one way or
another. The incendiary has fed the town;
but he is known, and has already been tracked
for some distance. The town Is full of Idle ne
groes; they block up the streets, are very
noisy and aggressive, and have been making
all sorts of disturbances during the day. No
body knows why they are here. There has
been no call for Radical meeting. The
white people here submit to these outrages
and the insolence Of the hordes OF negroes
with remarkable degree of quietness.
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CAMPAIGN NOTES By TELEGRAPH.

Movements Of mr.. Greeley.
NEW YORK, July 20.
Mr.. Greeley has engaged quarters for the
season at East Hampton Long Island: He ls
to deliver the auuuul address before the Suf-
folk County Agricultural Society next week.
Stopping Grants Little Game.
RALEIGH, N. c., July %. :
One hundred and fry names OF colored
voters are challenged 10 one township IN
Coke County for lmpro,er registration
Summer to Defnp His Position.
WASHINGTON, July 20.
The letter received some lime ago by sena-
tor Sumner, signed by Thirty respectable col
ored ciLizens OF Washington, asking MS opln+
lon on the issue between Giant and Greeley,
especially with reference totheir antecedents
and present position, has remained unan.
swered until now. It Is noH understood that
the senator's answer will tbe given to the
press tomorrow. in 1t hs reviews at length
the claims of the two canaidates, but 1t is. not
known which way he will decide. He gives
as walchword the unityIOf the Republic, and
the equal rights of all with reconciliation.
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CHARLESTON COUNTY TAX SALES.

The following property was yesterday
knocked down 10 the Stale for the amount OF
delinquent taxes, as ANNEXED:
Film, Patrick, house andlot, Society 1000,
street.. ........-.. 'Ssoo ~ ~
Fox, John, house and lot, l53 East Bay. log Az Az
Fox, John: house and lot, l55 East Bay. l56 ~
Frank, Joseph, house andlot, 2l5 King -, ~,
street. .....- |ho %
Gralton, B., Estate of, house and lot, 4 80
I st. Philip street. .....::..... o. IL
Baig, E. NJ, house and lot, 23 warren ~ q,
Stree(. 80. ...'. w 20
Hennessey, Thomas, Estate oil, Tradd
eCreeC.... ..-....... u w
Hayward, I. g., trustee, house and lot, =.
Legare street. ............... III w
Holmes, Mrs. L. A. and children, house
and lot, 36 st. Philip street. 95 IL
Humphry, j., Estate of, house aud lot,
~ Smith street. $500: 1876 81
Hutchinson, T. L., house and lot, 64
Church street. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 27S ~
Hendricks, =, house andjlot, IL Eliza. - .,
beth street. 49,. .......,,..... IL %
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SPARKS FROM 1HR WIRES.

The Internationalists Are to issue an ad.
dress to American worklnsmen.
The excise law was srlngently enforced
last Sunday in New York aad Brooklyn.
orate celebratiun OF the unldcation of Italy.
The United States nava fleet 10 the Pacific
Ia to be divided into Two sqiadrons under Rear
Admirals Winslow and Steaiman,
The claims against G.eat Britain for the
depredations of the Bostn, JEFF. Davis and
Music have been disaloWed
-The steamer George CDmwell, which was
stranded near Key West, isafloat, and has re-
sumed her voyage.
The Geneva arbtrators decided IN laVor o,
America in the Florida @se on Inc groun,a
that the British Government did not use suf1l-
Client precautions 10 prevent the departure OF
that vessel from English p,rts.
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THE FIRE FIEND.
Terrible ConhaRraifon at the North.
Loss OF Life and Io~. or E4nDor. -i

OTTAWA, July 20.
A fire to-day destroyed the Mathews Hotel
and other adjacent buildings. The loss
amounts to one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. One woman was burned to death.
Two girls jumped out OF q third story window,
and one was fatally hurt.
NEW YORK, July 29.
The large sugar refinery of Berger, Hurlblrt
& Livingston, on Leonard street, was burnt
ont this morning, together with the contents
of the adjoIniDg building. Loss over one hun,
dred thousand dollars. One hundred and
fifty workmen are thrown out of employment.
The moulding mill Of Sherman Bros., on
Bond street, Brooklyn, was burned TINS morn, },
Ing. with the adjoining carriage factory OF
DiIlon's. Loss seventy five thousand dollare.
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A Curious Vindlcation-Finan Ec.
centrIcities Viewed Through Party
Spectacles-AR Rich Mans PIea-Poiiti-
cal Tagarfes-The Charleston News
Responsible for all our Money Trou-
bles-A Prediction that sfBetter Times
are Coming''-Treasurer Parker Will
ling TO Continue his Labors for the
People and the Party.
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Hotel Arrfvals-July 29.
CHARLESTON HOTEL.

CHARLESTON HOTEL.
g.. A. Stultz, James F. Watkins, Miss Sim,
ons, Savannah; J. J. Dale, Vermont.
PAVILION HOTEL.
A. A. Strauss, Camden; Louis Roman, j. Z.
Terry, Colleton; A. c. Shofer, WATERFORD; J.
Thompson, Augusta; Miss NJ. Toglio, Philadel'
phia; George P. Cotchett, Southern Express
Company.
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THE WEATHER THIS DAY.

WASHINGTON, July 20. :
Clearing weather and soithwesterly Winds,
veering 10 light northerly, will prevail In Vlr-
ginia and the south Atlantic and Gulf States
| TO. day.
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:. THE DROUGHT ON EDIsTo ISLAND.

-. ED1sTo, July 26.
The drought Is so excessive that crops are
almost parchIng up, and II We do not get some
rain soon there will be nothing left for cater.
pillars to eat, and very little for US to pick.
At eighth the morning cotton is as much
wIlted as at hoon, and Is shedding fruit to an
alarming extent.
FROM AN OLD CHARLESTON COTTON FACTOR
COLUMBIA. July 27.
have no Idea that the expectations Of The
people will be met with the growing crop.
have seen number OF crops this week; and
the weed is large the fruit is wanting, and
four out Of five have not cultivated prop
erly, and cannot make crop. Ibave never
seen good crop Of corn and cotton grown
the same year, and corn never was better.
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THE WEATHER AND n EE CROPS.
Serious Enects ofths Hea,taana Dro ght.

5a.' D Z, 80. =! if-c- - 10"
Tie most discouraglng reports continue to
be received as to the condition of the cotton
crop, both on the seacoast and throughout
the State. The continuance of the heated
term, the absence of the much.needed rain,
and the presence OF the all.devourlng cater
pillar combine to make gloomy prospect for
the growing crop, and the planters are look
ing blue. The following letters have just
been received by a well.known firm of cotton
factors In this city:
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Mr.. State Treasurer Niles G. Parker, now q
prominent Radical candidate for reelection,
addressing public meeting at Columbia on
the 5th instant, in defence of his official acts
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EIGHT DOLLARS "A YEAR:

by law. The committee have found no war
rant Issued or drawn by the comptroller be-
yond the power granted by law.~-
Before closing this report, the Committee
will embrace the opportunity to cay that It
affords them much pleasure to record the uni
form courtesy manifested during the eXanina-
tions In the respective departments, and GER
tliy the accuracy observed In the dispatch of
business. This can but rebound to the inter-
est OF the State, and facilltsge the transaction
OF public business; which has wonderfully in
creased since the consolidation of the lower
Wild tne upper divisions of the treasury; espe-
clally is this observable in the last fiscal year,
wherein large amount of bonds have been
,ssued-for conversion of securities authorized
oy an act entltled An act to provide for the
conversion OF State securitIes,' 'us well as the
renewal OF State stock lost or DESTROYED. This
immense amount of additional labor makes It
necessary, In the opinion of the committee.
that provisions should be made by this Gene
raj Assembly to provide another assistant for
the State treasurer. The comptroer's re-
sponslbilities are also greatly increased. By
recent enactments. he Ia made tho custodian
OF hundreds OF thousands Of dollars In Stale
bonds.
"These expressions are appended to show
the Importance OF good officers, and the efa-
cheney and fidelity of those who have been
selected. -
RT n RIrNrv
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MONEY is power, apd eyery N. one Of yea
ougIhst ghtsin sH homes, Improve and stock your
lands and Ssse IN a. sGnss vsys e ssssi
y youi suili bS the surest means of securing and
n1vreaseyting ~ your rights. A. poor people are
pweaS people, and necessarily dependent. II
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-06-12

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. June IL, 1872.
Transactions in produce during the past week
has been confined to the local trade, except per-
haps the shipment oftwo or three cars or corn
at fair prices. All eyes are now turned to the
opening of the Wheat trade. Several crops are
already engaged deliverable by or before the
first of July at 81 so, for prime white This
verifes our predictions of the first being the best
market. All admit that prices must decline as
the season advances. With good weather
for harvesting aud thrcshing, East Tennessee
has the best crop realized since 1857, Let the
wheat be well cleaned, carefully handled, don't
mix white, red and trash,) and bring your
wheat forward promptly and the money pressure
will soon be relieved.
Flour continues very dull, and holders anx-
ious to realize.
In bacon we hear of no transactions except
for local consumption. Flour is very dull. To
effect large sales concessions would be re-
qured.
Quotations of leading articles:
WHEAT-old but little oferedi dull, at S1.75a
100 per bushc.
CoRN-Is worth 6ja6sc. loose, buying; selling
price, S0aS2ic in car loads sacked.
OATs-Retail zoe.
HAY-Buying price 75a9Oc per cwt, baled
selling, ST % by the car load-jobbing price.
DRIED FRUIT-N ominal; half peaches, 81 to
&c Apples, 4!a5c.
FLoUR-Good supply; best family brands
So 90. per sack; extra SAB
BACoN-Buying loose from wagons, 7a74c. for
hog round. Well trimmed Hams are wanted
at 10c
LARD-Some demand at 9a9lc; selling at 10,
10lc. in tin cans.
FEATHERs-Prime SO; duck and mixed, 4Oa
45c
BUTTER-Prime lower, 12lc. to 15c. irrcgu-
lar lots, 10 to 15c, dull.
EGGs-l2la14c. per dozen
IRISH Observation-Disclosures, loose from wagons
RAGs-3a3lc.
BEEswAX-27a29c per pound.
CoRNFIELD PEAS Wanted for seed at ST.
80 TO 81 per bushe
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resent, on behalf of the colored people, whose
best friend L shall shortly name, the best friend
of those days when there were few, in the name
of our living soldiers and in the name of my
dead comrades who sleep on the Southern bat
tie fields l should fail in my duty, If L did not
second fhc nomination of the Hon. Henry Will
son, of Massachusetts" [Great applause.l
Beckham, of Ohio, said "in behalf of a very
large and very respectable minority of the Ohio
delegation, who have just as many claims on
the soldiers and on the negroes MS n majority,
/ would fail in my duty if / did not present the
claims of the Hon. Schuyler Colfax." Jap
plause
The ballotting then proceeded, which resulted
in Wilson's receiving 8Sil votes, and the nomi-
nation was made unanimous amid tremendous
cheering.
The president then officially announced that
U. S. Grant and Henry Wilson are the nominees
of this convention. This was the occasion of II
fresh outburst of applause. When quiet was
restored, he also announced that he would in
form the nominees of the action of the conven-
tiOn
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-06-12
Beecher on Grammar,

Mrs. Stowe gives a character site account
of a. grammatical exercise at which her
brother, Henry Ward Beecher, assisted in
his school days. Young Beecher was
about eleven years old, and rs full of fun
and mischief as at present. The teacher
was drilling her pupils in the rudiments /:
Now, Henry said she, "a is in the
indefinite article, you see, and must be
used only with the singular number. You
can say, "A man. but you can't say, a
men, can you?''
Yes, | can say amen too, was the re-
joinder. Father says it always at the end
ofhis prayers"
Come, Henry, don't be joking; decline
'he.'u
"Nominative he, possessive his objective
him."
"You see, his is possessive. Now you
can say his book but you cannot say
him book ~
Eyes, 1 do say hymn book too,m said
the impracticable pupil, with n quizzical
twinkle.
Each one of these sallies made his young
teacher laugh, which was the victory he
wanted.
"But now, Henry, seriously, just attend
10 the active and passive voice. Now, 'Ir
strike is active, you see, because if you
strike, you do something. But Il am
struck is passive, because if you are struck
you don't do anything, do you?n
Yes, do; / strike back again"
After about six months, Henry was re-
turned to his parents hands, with the rep
utation of being an inveterate Joker and
an indifferent scholar.