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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-12-13
IL CAIRO AND VlNCENNES
RAILROAD.
IORTHST ROUTE FROM CAIRO

ncinnsH, indianapolis. Toledo,
stroll Cleveland, Niagara Falls,
adalo, Pttsburg, Washington,
lttmore, Philadelphia, New York.
Boston and all Eastern Points.
CHANGE OF TIME.
On and after Tuesday, July /, 1873, trains
III run o. follows:
EXPREss.
-otng north leaves Cairo at. 400 4. m.
foing touth arrives at Csiro Mt. :. $40 r. n.
MOUND CITY ACCOMMODATION.
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Tickets $ioi Half Tickets. s.: .Quar.er
Tickets, - so.
our lotteries are chartered by the State, are
h~sys drawn at the time named, and 81! draw.
missioners.
The Official drAsins viii o. publ. asa in tne
ST. Louis papers and copy OF drawing sen, 70
purchasers OF tcEe
WewiiI draw asimi.Ar scheme the last dsy OF
very month during tho year 1873.
Re NIT at our rick by posiofsee money order.
g'stered letter. disfl or expre-r. send for
ar. Address. MURRAY. MlLLEa Co,
q. boz 2+s. ~. Louis. Mo.
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Nor ron SALE - BOOK OR News sroHYs
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III is NOT TRU T
u r. II L 1T Il
Is DEAD.
HE rs STILL LIVING ANDIS CAIRO
Ills Office and dIspen.sry AZ

NO. % EIGHTH STREET,
Bet. Commercial and Washington avenues
II is true. the doctor is one of the oldest
Physicians Of the place, and his diploma,
that hangs in his office. shows that he has
been ~ years in the profession. lie Is doing
larger Office practice than any other ply
sician, treating all kinds of chronic diseases
81 the human -yrtem, such a- old ulcers, and
sill diseases of the ssn, humors and blood
Doisons; also diseases OF the throat; also
al diseases OF the eyes OF years standing !;
also artificial eyes inserted; iistuls cured
without the use Of knife cancers cured
by the application OF medicines; pinples on
the face removed: all urinary diseases
cured all forns OF yenereal and private
disease cured in the shortest time semia
weakness and selt-ahIse cured ia a shov
time.
1t IL seli-Cvi lent that 4 physician treating
eases FOR twenty-five year, acquires great
-kill.
All consultations conndcntical, in person
or by lsttea.
All medicines furnished at office in al
rases. I9-23 TIL DIR. DAVID HULTz.
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CAIRO BULLETIN.

We reaust Subscribers mes reee,
,.g st,c,r pspers regularly to repors
she fact - this ONCE. eitbev person
ally or by Postal cara. -
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PRIZE LIST.
10000 Prizes

10000 Prizes 2i50,000
The title TO the above real estate il n. ".
.nteed perfect.
The liberal terms Of this scheme brings u
within the reach OF all-the greatest oppoi-
tunity ever offered ior the poor man 10 riss
to wealth.
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BOARD of Health.

meeting OF the board of health was held
last evening, Drs. Cox and Bliss and Mr.. Mar
bury present.
Complaints OF tie filthy condition of the back
yard of house on Delaware avenue and of an
alley opening on Z street. near Nth; also of a
dead horse at the corner of A and LIST street
northeast; also, complaint of w. W. Gould that
four men on "Wednesday, representing them
selves as pound men, took a horse from the pos
session OF party watching it, and asking the
return of fee paid; were received and referred.
y communication was received from Ciener Al
Balloch stating that thirteen alleys had been
cleaned.
DIR. Bliss offered a resolution, which was
ADOPTED, providing for the repair OF the tele-
graph Office and the purchase OF receipt books
for the pound service.
"A communication was received from G. Snow
den, for the trustees OF the Mt. Pleasant Plains
cemetery. stating that they had contracted for
the removal of the bodies from the Union Be-
neyOlent burial ground. between and W and
I'm and 18th streets, to their new ground on
ROCK creek, and asking the requisite permis-
sion. The communication was referred TO the
sanitary police committee, with request to
report at the next meeting
Dr. Bliss reported that the scavcnper of the
nth district, Chesterfield Marshall had a leaky
cart, and having been notified TO repair it, re-
fuses TO Go II. He moved that the health officer
be requested 10 cause legal process to be issued
against linn. Agreed to.
Dr. Bliss starrd that the snecimen rarbaga
cart had been examined, and they found IL to
be really an Improvement, as by the operation
or the hopper no OlOr can escape. MIR. r. j
NICHOLSON, who had planned til is cart was called
on. ana explained Its workings. and Dr. Bliss
SAID The committee would present "A written rs-
port on the matter at the next meeting
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GEORGETOWN,

CANAL FREIsHTs-Fmportast Action Of tie
BedfmeH.-A largely attended meeting of the
Boatmens Benevolent Society was held last
evening; for the purpose Of deciding upon rate
OF freight upon coal to be demanded for the
coming season. The rates last year from this
city to Georgetown we're S1-35, and To Alex
asse Of s LsaLps Per ton proposition to fix the
Georgetown at S1.40, and TO Alexandra at S1.f5
per ton was voted down. After some discussion,
ana the offering of various motions embodying
the difterent items, all Of which were carried by
unanimous vote. it was resolved that the RAJ
to Georgetown be fixed nj s1.45 and 20 Alexan-
ORA at Sl5o per ton, which rates arc to apply
10 all shipments, whether by companies or indi-
viduals. and whether in the companies boats or
those owned by private parties. A committee
was then appointed 10 wait upon the agents
OF the coal companies and acquaint them
with the action of the meeting
Nelcs, Rarch 81.
Coal TRADE.-There have been only few
arrivals of boats loaded with coal since the
opening of navigation, all of which have been
in winter quarters along the line. No boats
have loaded yet in Cumberland in consequence
or the bOatmen's strike for higher freights, no
ticed above. If this demand for increased
freight is allowed, the effect together with the
increased tolls required by the canal company
Will be to turn the coal trade from the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal to the Baltimore and
OHIO railroad. There is now only i0c. per ton
difference in the price of coal here and in Bait
more, in favor of Georgetown.
RIVER NKws.-Tbe steamer Express arrived
cargo. and cleared for the same port. The Lady
OF the Lake arrived to-day from Norfolk. The
Geo. II. Stout cleared to-day for Philadelphia,
with 800 barrels of -four for New York via canal.
The schooner dispatch arrived from Winton, n.
T., with 5000 feet lumber for Wheatley Bros
and the sooner NJ. Miller. from Norfolk, Va.
with $4,000 feet lumber for +. Pickrell & Co.
GRAIN TRADE-The offerings on change this
morning were 5675 bushels wheat and i51
bushels corn; 2,.26 bushels good to strictly prime
red wheat sold at 81 IS to sl.95; 5000 bushels
corn sold yesterday afternoon at Gle. for white,
and Coo. for yellow.
HORSE AND BUGGY SToLEN.-The horse and
buggy belonging TO Mr.. j. II. Ridgewav. of this
city, was stolen from in front OF the Columbia
buildings, in Washington, to-day about IL
O'cIock
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Attempt to Break Jail.

yesterday one of the guards at the Jail in
gong through the building became SUSPICIOUS
that all was not right among the prisoners on
The second floor left, and in going into the
corridor found that some of the prisoners had
been working at che window gratings and had
already loCsened one OF the bars 80 that n small
10y could have crawled through. This had
beer done In the day time. As the prisoners are
in The corridor only during the day on
examining the cells il was found that some OF
tIe prisoners hal been working there
also, and had already removed one or two
bricks from the wall. Ii was dcubtles,
Their Intention to work in the cell during
Tie night, and after having this cam
Pleted TO get out some night in the corridor and
then cut OF the window By means OF ropes male
from their bedding. Their plans. after getting
III The yard, have not yet been developed: but
denbt4ess from the characters of some of those
ia the three cells bordering on this corridor,
they had everything arranged for escape AT any
cost On the discovery of these preparations
to visit the outside world, the entire party in
that section was carefully searched but the
only tool TO be found was a handle OF a tootI,
brush, aud IL was stated that that was the
only tool with which the work was done
AZ Il not yet known, so secret have the prison
ers oeen about the matter, how many of the
prisoners were in the plot; but the three sup
posed ring headers parties who have the name
OF being desperate charaeters) are locked in
irons. The following are the names Of all the
prisoners " no were in this corridor: Adolf OBJ
eidoier, frank W. Benner, Henry Miller Pat
rlek Smith, Daniel Hill, Charles DELANEY. n
II. Leidner, Hamilton Bsllinger. James Bradv.
Harry Monroe, John Cullihan Pat Mnlloy and
Robert Branson.
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The Fire Department.

ACTION OF THE COMMISSIONERS LAST NIGHT.
The board of fire commissioners met last
night, the president, Mr.. Jos. Williams, in the
chair, and the chief engineer submitted a re-
port, that during the month of February there
we're nine alarms of fire, involving a loss Of
So 500, on which there was an Insurance
of $4,000 He also reported that the new ex-
tension ladders ordered by the board would be
ready for service by the end of the cominp
week, and recommended that the board select
some time for public exhibition of the work
ing OF the same, and a review OF the depart
mtnt.
NEw FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH RECOMMENDED
The superintendent of the fire alarm tele-
graph submitted a communication calling at
tenuon to the fact that the wires now in use for
the telegraph were old and worn and suggest
ing that the Legislative Assembly be requested
10 make an appropriation for entire new wires.
He also suggests that the sscrank bOxes' at
present in use be condemned and the automa-
tic boxes substituted. The communication was
referred TO the committee on telegraph. The
superintendent also reported that, as his inabil-
ity to place an alarm bell in the Presbyterian
church on ii street, near 10Th northwest, had
that a special committee be appointed to inyes-
tigate the matter and report; referred to COM
mittee Oh telegraph.
THE COMMITTEES.
The president then announced the standn ?
committees, as follows: ON supplies--Morgan
and MeDevitt. On Observation-Disclosures and
Booker. On hose-Boeker and Morgan. On
buildings-Bayley and Booker. On horses
TAFT and Collins. On telegraph-Collins and
Bayley. On accounts of Observation-Disclosures and
Collins. On rules and discipline-Tait. Bavlev
and McDevitt- The president, under the rules
IS er cTscio a member of each of the committees.
MIsCELLANEeUs BUSINESS.
MI Bayley introduced a resolution that q
committee of three be appointed on examina-
ton OF candidates for positions in the depart
ment; referred.
Mr.. Booker introduced a resolution, which
was agreed to, that members of the department
be permitted to have uniform suits made of a
lighter cloth or flannel than the present uni
forms, for active service.
The chief engineer was directed TO request
the water registrar to have all the fire plugs
altered to a ten-inch outlet pipe.
On motion of Mr.. Collins the secretary was
directed TO request the board of public works 10
have High street, Georgetown, from the canal
10 Bridge street. repaired Immediately, as No
engine has at present to make a detour of one
or two blocks TO run To a fire, causing a loss of
valuable time, which may result disastrously
Adjourned.
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Condensed Locals.


See great problem solved, under boarding.
WOrkmen are engaged in demoshing the iron
sridge over the Old canal at l21h street:
10th dist. rep. club meets Monday night. See
Reliance Lodge, knights OF ythias. last night
presented George L. Eberly, keeper OF the
recOrds, with a fine sword.
See notice Of public temperance meeting to
De held at Union (M. e. chapel, next Tuesday
The Cumberland Nsps OF Yesterday saws.
''Rev. A. j. GIL, the popular pastor OF Lingsiey
CHAPEL, leaves our city this morning for his new
post of duty in Washington, ID. -"
The AdreTiisers' GGSstte is the name of hand
some little weekly paper started here, edited by
George NJ Humphreys, with John 7. FORSYTH,
business manager, and W. ID. knighr publisher.
Last evening, Mr.. George Harding. of Fails
church, Va, ia attempting to get in his wagon
near the Metropolitan hotel, fell and actured
10th wrists. DIR. Hsrtigsn dressed his wounds
~ GllmaES drug store.
HdrpsT's kagoStse for April, received from j.
SbiihngtoH and j. &. Parker, is an excellent
humber, containing chapters of serials by Chas.
k6ade, Wilkie Collins, Miss Thackeray and
etLeIsi anu number OF pTOiuSely illustrated
articles.
Columbia Commandery No .. Knights Temp
Tar. AT tbeiT meeting last night declined to
terrain the subject Of giving ball and dress
parade in the Inauguration ball building on the
general principle that the order does not given
exhibition drills for any purpose.
Vice President Wilson has sent his check for
Sloo toward the liquidation of the Congreya-
tional Church debt, Hon. w. p Frye, OF Maine,
gave the same sum: and Hon. j. ii. Burleigh,
member elect from the same state, has given
500; IS roe were raised by volunteer pledges in
the church few weeks since, and the sum has
Low reached $1,000.
The jefferson Literary and Debating Society
an interesting adjunct of the Fourth district
schools, ~ getting on famously, and Is already
taking steps to get mp good library. To THIS
end a concert and exhibition of the grammar
school OF the Fourth district to he given at the
jefferson building, March 2s; and great pre-
IsratiOns are being made 10 ensure an attrac-
tive entertainment. This is a thoroughly COM
mendsble enterprise ON the part of the bows,
and everybody will be disposed TO encourage
them.
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~ Fifteen women have been qualified as
electors by the selectmen OF Windham, Conn.
~ Boston can show many large snow banks
yet five feet deep.
R~The New York papers state that General
\. p. Banks is 10 settle in that city.
~Rochester has an Unpleasant ghost with
small pox.
USphitnalism is said to hc.rreading rapidly
in Michigan.
~ Pomeroy and York, saws the St Louis
Democrat, own lots i'll the same cemetery.
~The disease known as the cerebro-spina!
meningitis has appeared at Mystic Park, near
Boston.
81 A Michigan barkeeper is called on to pay
for horse stolen by an inebriated Indian TO
whom he had sold liquor.
"Prnters in Switzerland think they have n
''fat' situation when they receive $500 per
week.
ty, Mo-, which takes his head OF when it meets
belated traveller and insisted upon seeing him
home.
~ The depot Of the Erie railroad at Jersey
City was totally DESTROYED by the fire reported
in BE STAR OF yesterday. The loss is estimated
at half million Of dollars.
HTThe Cleveland Plain Dealer announces
that the Hon. w. II. Upson. ex-Congressman
from the Ism Ohio district, has refused TO accept
his IS eco of back pay.
n0The Maine legislature has passed a bill
authorizing judges OF probate to grant new
names TO persons on application and showing of
cause.
NIn the new game OF Modoc, so popular on
the Pacific slope, the principal trick is to catch
the Jack. The I. troops do not yet appear
to have mastered the art.
sI-An Oswego paper calls George Washing
ton a liar aud thief, because he stole some
property and eloped from that place with a
married woman.
a5-Some melancholy minded burglars re-
Gently entered an undertaken shop at Keokux,
Ia, and stole coffin. The proprietor Announces
that III any of them will call again he will fur-
nsh them with a corpse TO put in Ii.
@William y. Woodward, a respected citizen
OF Taunton, Mass, on Thursday last, cut hole
in the ice ON the river, and fastening an anvil
weighing fifty pounds to his person, jumped in
and was drowned.
81 There is an association in Newark. y. j.,
Tor the promotion OF marriage. The bashfuI-
ness OF the Young Of both sexes in tina; city is
such that they have 10 be encouraged to ..biIsi-
ness, just as children are persuaded to take
castor oil by the promise Of some reward.
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THE COERES-

CIRCUIT COURT, Judge Cystsy.-YesterIav
King 4 Co. agt Carroll: verdict for plaintiff, s3ss
j. W. Butterfeld agt. j J. Bright; action for as
sault and battery, on trial.
CRIMINAL COURT, Judge MaeATthgy.-Yester-
day j. w Usher and Victor Larocque, selling liquor
without license; verdict of guilty, aud motion in
rest of Judgment.
POLICE COURT, JUDGE SnsH-To-day Richard
Frazier eoored charged with resisting and assault
ing officer X y Melton in the discharge of his duty
was committed for hearing on Tuesday John
smlth, coored assault and battery on Henry Barnes
~ and costs, or thirty days in Jail. BEETLE Keys
eci"red, assault and battery on Philip Jackson
Knocking him on the head with q stone; IS. Rich
ard Butler, assault and battery on Henry DunfJrd
: and costs.
THE TABLES TURNED.
In the case Of the four sesuen belonging to the
schooner Susan Wright. charged with DIES. RI ion rs
stated In yesterday STAR nOile prosequi was en-
ter,d by Mr.. Gloss, the prosecuting aitsrney; and
the captain. WIN. II. Mount, srraigned upnn
Information sworn to by the seamen named N arch,
sauHdf rson, Moore and Collins, charging him " i'm
assault and battery Officer Kennedy. on maxi D-
the arrest last evening found pistol upon thu can
tain, and another charge for carving cOncaaI led
weapons was preferred this morning against him
The Charge Of assault and battery dismissed and
Mount was fined ~ for carry ing the pistol
IN THE CASE OF CHARLES n. BRYAN,
erresed yesterday for highway robbery by Detective
Mcnevitt, ms stated in last evenings STAR, Jnlgc
Smell this morning fixed the bonds for the prisoner 5
appearance at S1yo0o, in default of which he " -
Committed for q hearing next Tuesday G. Gorge
TAYLOR and Richard Lightfoo. were fined 50 each
for violations of the hack law.
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VERY REMARKABLE OLD LADY, Mrs Mary
Sansfrason, of Van Buren, Me, is, for besds 5
beln2 ninety-seven years of age. she has had
hitetn children. She had a husband once who
To say the least, was not affectionate for he
tIled seN erai times to Kill her-once by firing a
piece OF felled tree where she was; then by
pour hg melted lead into her ear; then by an
energetic effort to drown her. At last this d.
voted husband fell from boat and was himself
drow Afterwar,l, the house in which the
Wido" was. took fire, and she only escaped
death by jumping from a window. Fate must
nave formed "A more fixed resolution than COM
mon That tbs dame should die in her bel.
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A LIE K AN RIA.

CHARGE OF ILLEGAL VoTINe.-walker KEEL
ley was arrested by Deputy Sergeant Ward this
morning, on the charge Of perjury and illegal
voting, and was admitted tn bail in the SUI of
500 for his appearance at the next term of the
corporation court.
POISONED BY CANDY.-T.ittle Joseph Kill
gore, son of the Rev. DIR. Killgore, of the NJ p
church, has been having very severe attacks of
spasms for the last day or two. 1t is Thought he
was poisoned by some candy given to him by
misciiey eous boys-Sentinel, last ereaip1
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A PLuCKY sCHooL-MIsTREss keeps in
Corinth, y. \. She recently had occasion to
reprimand a pupil, when brother of the
scholar rushed at her and took her bv the throat
Forthwith she knocked him down. Getting up.
ne tfled the experiment over again. with a ike
result. She then Informed this champion that
II he tried II a third time she would kill him.
and he not in the least doubling that she would
Keep her word, concluded to eyacuate the
seminary ~
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RY THOMAS DOWNING, Aaciioneer.
TRUSTEES sALR OF VALLEY VIEW FARM.
NEAR GEORGETOM

a By virtue Of a deed 81 trust, dated February
S3sEIh; A. See, and recorded in the Land records
folio lss ct and At the request Of the party
cured thereby wi sell, az the premises, on SAT
O'Clock m, public snctien 70 the highest bidder,
all thai farm the Ridge Road, formerly owned by
ana s fSw. time $ yerss
on line drawn north 80 from the tree Dolly
perches the Ridge Road thence with the east side
Of said road the following six (6l courses W
10 peTehes p n. *: ser e pers s.
50 perches then, having said road, South 50 East
and the Murdoch part Of ''white Haven.r and
thence by said division line straight 10 the begin
ning, containing AZ acres and Is perches of land
The debt remaining unpaid, and for which the
6 FER cent, from February 9TH. is7a, until paid.
=, Inc farm has fne mansion, from which an excel
lent view is obtained numerous out buildings, and
presents very desirable opportunity for invest
ment and the title is unauestiousbe IL - located
within one mile OF Geor getown and near the George
Terms of sale. One-third cash, (of which sso
mus be deposited when the property is struck of,
balance in three equal payments, at one, two, and
three years with Interest at Sly per cent from the
il re terms not complied With the dep%st to se
Trustee. FRED. ". JONES, Trustee
mis- eotd THOMAS DOWLING Auct
THE RUSH Is OVER, THE ACCUMULATED
vosSe delay IN the delivery IL YORK Su ine nn me
East fall, owing To the impos-ibility Of securing
Truly thankful for past favors, having at present
iull corps Of rstciass artisans with every facility
ton,eet promptly all demands, respectfully solicit
continuance Of the came.
W. II. wHEATLEY's
PREMIUM STEAM DYEIyG AND SEQ UR.
ING ESTABLISHMENTS,
isnl7 - Jefferson street, Georgetown, DO
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How SHE GOT TIE STAMPs.-A tall and ,Iy
woman recently rendered to a clerk of the San
francisco post office nnety-nine cOppers, for
ing told that She could only legally tender four
copPers she began to pace the corridor in great
wrath, calling occasionally at the window until
she had made thirty-three separate tenders OF
me coppers and had received thirty-tlree three
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\ sINGULAE SERIES OF ACCIDENTS happened
at Elizabeth, w. Va. one night last week A
MIS-. Wells complained OF numbness in her limbs
and requested her husband to assist her across
The floor, but, before she could reach the bed
she EEL dead at his feet. He gave an alarm aud
aneighbor, an old lady. in crossing the street 10
M assistance fell, breaking her left arm i'm two
places and her right cOllar-bOne Her son. a
young man, heard "A scream, and rushing ont
OF the house to aid her, fell against the half
open door, breaking his hose, and reboundIng
senseless 10 the floor. Doctor Kendall. hastsn-
ing TO the help of the sufferers also fell. broke
TWO OF Lls ribs. and had to be carried home
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ENBEzzLISG LETTERs.-Francis l.. Cav a
boy about IL years of age, late assistant post
master at -. Clements Bay, st. Mary's COUNTY.
charged with the embeZzlement and opening
ana destroying registered letters, was brought
oeiore COMMISSIONER Rogers yesterday, by his
father, Thomas Patrick CIV. who waived AN
nomination, and the son held in 81 300
eaii TOR the action of the United States court
The father had petition signed by large mum
ion nom the President of the United States in
consideration of mitigating circumstance