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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-26
DEATH BY SUICIDE.


The pleasant little village of Pleasant
Plains, in this county, has been the scene
of another bloody tragedy, this time the
victim falling by his own hand. On
Thursday of last week, as we are informed,
Henry Smith, aged "a years, a prominent
citizen, who has always stood high with
his fellow-men, committed suicide in his
orchard in the rear of his residence in
Pleasant Plains, by shooting himself in
tho center Of his forehead with navy re-
volver.
1t appears that Mr.. Smith had been no.
ticed fixing his revolver on Thursday
morning, but nothing Was thought of ii,
and in the afternoon when he left the
house, said that he was coming TO Spring
field to settle with the county treasurer,
he being collector Of Cartwright township.
As no did not return home at the usual
time his family supposed he would re-
main in the city over night, and nothin G
more was seen of him. On Friday
evening, between 5 and 6 o'clock
his son, passing through the
orchard, found tho dead body of his father
lying upon the ground, with the death
wound in his forehead, and his pistol ly-
ing by his side. It's supposed that he
took his life on Thursday, not long after
leaving his house. What circumstance
induced him to commit the rash act is IN
known, and probably win ever remain
ono Of the hidden mysteries.
Mr.. Smith was son-in.law of the lat
Rev. Peter Cartwright, and i
said to have always born,
an irreproschable character. His tragic
death has cast gloomy shadow over tn,
community among whom he had lons
been member, which only years of tim,
can dispel. The kindliest sympathies Of
all who knew him and his family are ex
tended to those who have been so suddenly
bereaved by his rash act.
Tho verdict Of the coroner's jury was,
that the deceased came 20 his death by his
own hand. Cause unknown.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-26
RAILROAD LEGISLATION

The executive committee Of the Stat,
Farmers association has issued call for
delegate convention. 10 meet in Spring
field on the second day Of april. Each
county Is requested to send one or more
delegates 10 the convention. County com.
mittees are requested 10 give the matter
perspnsl attention, and 70 help make the
meeting 'the most important one sc, held,
and the one most prolific Of good results
to the cause" The objec. Of the conysn.
ton is ITO arouse the legislature to real
ling sense Of the duty farmers demand Of
them" and tho call is made the occasion to
rap the legislature over tho knuckles 70
not having already devised some means
for the relief Of the farmers Of the state.
"The ipetitions, resolutions and me-
MORALS that have been pouring in upon
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-26

THE representative from this county
made = speech In the house on last Thurs
dsy,on the Illinois river appropriation bill;
the special correspondent of the Quincy
Herald thus refers 10 it:
The discussion was renewed this morn
ing, and continued through the day, some
Of the speeches being Of a character pas.
all possibility Of description. The way
oberly of Cairo.use up Jones Of JoDavies,
and tue way Jones of, JoDavies went
for Oberly of Cairo was caution.
Oberly favored the bill and made very
eloquent speech, the special point OF which
was his unspproschabie csrcasm on his
opponents. 1T was the great speech Of the
day and was followed by Mr.. Swan Of
, Fayette, and Alexander Of Montgomery,
who decidedly brought down the house.
The appropriation asked in this bill is
500. 900, and meets with very strong OPP
position from those who think the state
has already sunk enough on the canal,
which is really the object for which the
money is to be expended, and that it will
involve the expenditure of millions here.
after. Some regard the appropriation un-
constitutional but such strong comb.
nations have been made with the friend.
Of other appropriations, so that is gen.
orally thought that 1t will 60 through
Tho amendment Of Mr. Connolly, was de-
festel, after which motion to strike out
the enatcing clause met the same fate By
vote Of IS to so. This was no., however
quite fair test of the relative strength
Of the opposition.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-26

IT il now suspected tina. a woman is
concerned in some way with the mys,eri-
Gus murder Of Charles Goodrich in Brook.
lyn q few days ago.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-26

TINS South Bend district of Indiana is
talking Of sending Colfax to congress as
an improvement on the Hon. Jasper
Packard who voted for the increase of
al, congressional salary
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-26

President GRAHr suffers from cold
on Inauguration day.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-26

his congressional salary
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-26
CARL PETERS,
BLACKS MITH
Cor. Eleventh and Poplar sss..

informs the public thai he has engaged the
services OF Ftrst.class Wagon Maker, and
70 manufacture and repair all kinds Of work
IN this trade with neatness and dispatch,
3-s-3m.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-07-19

Il
and hilIeides, the basin surrounded by mills
and lumber, and then looking downward 20
the bay with its white sails, to the city on the
left, and the cemetery and the Insane
Asylum on the right, is one that a
painter would study with interest. me
bridge 10 GO feet long and cost $50 1000.
Toll y required of persons over 1t. On We'd
crossed the bridge, visited the Insane Asylum
and drove out considerable distance In the
country to view the bay and fine scenery on
its shore. Across the water we could see plain
ly the province OF Nova Scotia. The Insane
Asylum has 245 patients, all it is able to accom-
modate. The grounds are elegantly laid out
and ornamented, far surprising in that res
pect the Maine Asylum. The building is Of
brick and inferior TO ours in construction and
finish, but 1t seemed to be well kept. The
Superintendent is Mr.. Waddell, who has held
the position % years. /. is the only institu-
ton Of the kind in New Brunswick. We saw
some fine private residences on our ride, some
of them belonging to American citizens. They
prefer to go outside of the city to live, where
there is more land and better air. Returning
to the eastern side we visited the house ana
grounds of Mr.. Reed, retired shipbulider,
and shipowne who has his grounds elaoor-
ately Ornamented, and house and it's con-
tents to correspond. We alss visited the
cathedral which is a solid and finely built
structure. There is a convent connected with
it, and the Roman Catholic bishop has an ele-
giant residence contiguous. When We add
that st. John is lighted with gas, that water is
brought into and all over the city, distance
of four miles, that it has three banks of dis
count aud a savings bank, and has three daily,
one tri-weekly and eight weekly newspapers.
our readers have about as many facts as we
can crowd into this letter.
In the afternoon the ladies looked in at the
stores, but having the fear of the custom
house officers before them, their purchases
were moderate. In the evening there was
grand reunion in the parlors of the Victoria
Hotel, which the press Of st. John attended
in good numbers and at which many citizens
were present. also Americans temporarily in
the city on business affairs. The company
were favored with fine readings by Mrs. Mary
Shaw of New York, and vocal and instrumen
tai music by Mr.. Fessenden of Boston, the
celebrated tenor, Mr.. Macdonald of New York
and Prof. Martin as pianist, now stopping at
St. John. Itwas one of the most brilliant and
successful affairs the association has ever
held.
Tomorrow morning we startfor Frederick
ton by steamer. Return here the following
day. On Saturday morning a considerable
portion Of the party will staff for Halifax.
crossing the Bay Of Funday by steamer to
Di9hy and thence by rail to Halifax. :.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-07-19
LETTER FROM ST. JOHN.

rp1roR1AL ExcuRsIoN-AT BASeoR-OvEE
THE BoRpER-KINDLY REcEIvEp-Sr. john
-S1cBrs IN AND AROUND ia PLEASANT
REUNION.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-07-19
.For Sale OF to let.

Hot 81 FOR SALE in Bost III Highlands or to
IL exchange for one in Augusta. Inquire at this
oihfe july .6m
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-12-20

and settled on IA farm near Plymouth. lie
had camp.mcctings all by himself in mol
low tree on his farm. That's the way he
wound up his irolics. After one OF these re-
vivals he went to his house, took bottleirom
a shelf, took a drink, and then madea solemn
vow that he would never touch another drop
of liouor or utter an oath again while he liv-
ed. He Immediately pulled of his outer gar.
mcnts went to bed and stayed there nineteen
wears and nine months. During all this time
he was never known to dress himself or walk
a step. He never took any medicine, and was
never known to be ill., He ate two meals a
day, but would never eat in the presence OF
anyone His victuals were brought to his
bedside and left there. They disappeared.
He slept ten or twelve hours out of the TWEEN;
ty.four, and never conversed much, nor read
anything. His early life was active and use
full, his middle life was boisterous ana intem-
perate, and his latter days furnish an unex'
ampled instance of sloth, and voiG more
blank even than the grave.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-12-20

In lecture recently delivered in Boston
Mr. John l.. Hayes related as an anecdote OF
Revolutionary period the story of the whip
ping which King William ". received from
Il Portsmouth sailor-boy. Nathan Lord, al
forwards prominent shipmaster of Ports
mouth, was lad on one of the privalecrs
captured by a British frlgate, One day a
young Midshipman came near the prisoners,
who were having an airing on deck, and
spoke sneeringly of "the rebels" Young
Lo d, beng lad of spirit retorted: III 1t
were not for your rank, sir, | would make
YOU take back that insult" mo matter for
my rank" said the gallant, though arrogant,
young officer; "if you can whip me, you
are welcome to do it." The challenge was
eagerly accepted, and the two had a regular
sailors setto. The Yankee was victorious,
and the Englishman acknowledged himself
beaten and, shaking hands with his oppo-
nent, said You are brave fellow; give me
your name and | will not forget you At
the end OF the voyage all the prisoners with
the exception of Lord were sent to prison,
The Admiral sent for him and informed him
that the young Duke of Clarence, son OF
His Majesty George Ill, the young Midship-
man whom he had fought, had requested
that he be set at large; that he was at liberty
to go INTO any part of the Kingdom, and
that the Duke had placed IS note at his ser
vice
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-12-20

biologists admit the powerful agency Of
rushing water in drilling, rl,ping and trans
porting materials which make up hills, noun
Iains and plains. Those travelling iceberGs.
of which 80 much is said, that secured the
face of the earth In their progress from the
north, undoubtedly were employed 10y nature
To smooth tie surface on a gigantic scale.
TALLY in the Bible must have been u terrific
event Ia have impressed all mankind with IA
recognition of it, universally
Sir Henry James. an English engineer, has
attempted AN explanation of phenomena that
are uaccablc 10 the dclugr. and especially
treats 0f what must have occurred 10y a
change oi the axis -; the earth ia is ro,a-
ton Ii this globe were of uniform density,
the poles would travesc tac circle Of cvaga-
lion in ihr,, hundred dag.. Ii the density
increase, from he surface .0Ward il center
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-12-20
Kansas Pacific Railway.

| Tho main line extends from Kansas CITY Mo-
and Leaycnworth, Kansas, both flourish ln% c'ues
on the Missouri River, through Central Kansas
and Eastern Colorado go miles to DehyeT, 'oio-
RADIO, and with several hundred miles oi branch
-, in addition, reaches every puruoh OF hSh,a''
Colorado and New Mexico, and All oi Is itrule
valleys. Rare opportunities are oHertu Ior ac-
puiriug homcs m 4 section OF country "iHul
passed for fertility and health. Inc St'le 1apr
tai State University, State Agricultural college.
State Normal school, Blind Asylum, Nc, nl nan
sas, are all located Immediately along the me,
lhd the educational facilities generally are un-
roualed By reference tn the United states Ag-
ricultural Reports, IL will be observed that kau-
,as had greater yicld Ia the acre OF the cereals
than any other State, and Gold Medals and Oi-
plomls Tor the greatest and best display oi Fruit
and Agricultural. Horticultural and Mineral pro
duets, have tecn awarded AZ the Great EXPOSE
tions and Fairs throughout the land in conpeti-
ton with the other States. For the tourist and
invalid, varied and charming landscape i pre-
Sented: and the delightful air Of Colorado, and
the now Justly celebrated Cold, Warm and Hot
Springs in the vicinity Of Denver, have given re-
ncwcd life 10 the weary anc have restored health
to the sick. Don't fail Ia take "A trip over the
Kansas Pacific Railway, and If YOU want good
home, hc sure 10 settle along it. line. You can
OBTAIN Maps Cirruar>, *, giving an !uiormI-
zion. by addressing General Passenger Agent, h.
7 l.. kag-a> civ. NJ. u
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-12-20
4 Darwinlau Tipplpr,

rarely philosophical hummer" who
was brought before the Bangor Police Court
the other day, evolved Il theory that must be
exceedingly comforting 10 The weak and Cr-
ring. James HcnncSscy was his name, and
when the justice, severe of aspect. asked him
what he had Ia say 90 the charge of being
drunk, he calmly arose and said Your hon.
or, | am Darwinian, and have, think,
discovered the origin of my fortunate ten.
dency. One of my rCmutc,t grandiathcrS was
an aRthrOpOid of "a curious turn of mind.
One morning, about 1891 ,i32 B. c. he was
looking over his store of cocOanutS, when he
picked up one for his breakfast in which the
milk had lrrmcntcd. He drank the liquor
and got gloriouSly drunk, and ever after he
always kept his CocoqnutS until fermentation
took place. Judge then, whether tendency
handed down through innumerablc ancestors
should not be taken in my defence" Cast.
ing sarcastic look AT James, the justice
said, Il am sorry that the peculiar arrange
ment of the atoms OF star dust resulted in
giving me a disposition To sentence You To pay
80 and costs" As James couldn't pay, he
went TO the winter retreat.-Bosfoa Transcript
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-12-20

The most powerful telescope ever manuiac.
tured presents the moon SO far off that only
the larger objects on its surface can be seen.
But photograph gives us here some assist
ancc such "A picture presents Us all the mi
nutest details, and these can then be magni-
fled by powerful microscope. The latter
may magnify many millions of times. Now,
placing minute section of such Il moon pho.
tDgraph under such IL microscope, there ap-
pears no obstacle to our penetrating all the
mysteries of the moon, even down Ia the
smallest rabbit that may inhabit it, were it
not for the unfortunate fact that the smooth
est surface known To science becomes SO
rough under the microscope rs tn 0blitcrate
all Photographic impressions there may be
on it. Nature must supply, or art be able TO
furnish, some surface that will remain smooth
under the microscope, and that material is
the object now to be found. \ French sci
enlist thinks he has obtained ii ia the silk
like floss of the common milk.wccl reduced
by chemical solvent To a pulp and then
manufactured into paper II has answered
so far every purpose, and Il first copy taken
bv the camera afforded unlcnjahlc proof that
the moon is inhabited hy queer race, that
need neither air nor water Ia preserve hlc
But. owing Ia the fact that the photograph
was taken when the moon was in the full, the
inhabitants presented m appearance like ihat
of flies on the ceiling, 80 that nothing could
be- seen ct them but the crowns at their head.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-12-20

From the Philadelphia Ledger


There has Just been completed at the ma
chlne.shop of Laferty & Brothers, Glouces-
ter CITY, n. j., IA tour.ton locomotive, design
ed to run on one rail. 1t is built for street
railroad company in Georgia. This engine
can with propriety be called steam yelocl-
pede, as it rests upon two wheels, one follow
ing the other. The rail or track upon which
it is to run, sample of which is laid IN the
yard of the builders, is styled "Prismold, or
one-track railway" and is composed OF sew
eral thicknesses of plank, built up III the
stvle of an inverted keel of a vessel, with
flat rail on the apex. Upon trial, speed
of about twelve miles an hour was attained,
and the inventor and patentee claims that the
speed can be almost doubled on heightened
track. Mr.. Crew of Opelika, Ga, is the IN
ventor and patentee of both tracks and en-,
gines, and he claims that his inventions de
monstrate tractlve power superior TO any
thing in the locomotive line of equal weight
The capacity for running curves is very much
greater than the tworail system
The track upon which the trial was made
contained 36 feet of lumber and IS pounds OF
iron to the lneal foot, proving itself equal to
a span of 90 feet, remaining firm and unyield
ing under the pressure of the engine as it trav
ersed the road. The revolving tlanges attached
to the engine, and which run on the Outsides
of each wheel, Mr. Crew claims, absolutely
lock the rolling stock to the prism, and obvi
ate the necessity of SO much heavy rolling
stock in the light traffic at high rate OF
speed. 1t is also claimed that prismoidal
railway, built with a base eff fourteen inches
angles torty.tive degrees, can be built alta cost
of $4,000 per mile. The inventor is of the
opinion that his engine and track are partic
ularly adapted to the propelling of canal
boats, and will compete successfully with
horsepower on canals without necessarily in
terfering with the use of the latter but he
does not state in what way. The engine will
shortly be shipped to its destination ATLANTA
Ga), where it goes into operation on street
railroad built at an elevation Of twelve feet
above the sidewalk.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-12-20

Some time ago very hne specimen OF the
Asiatic elephant was landed at Southampton.
The animal was an exceedingly fine one,
standing several yards in height, with large
tusks, and between three or four years of age
1t was shipped at Bombay, and was under
the charge of a native of Sumatra, named
Rance Jhandeegar Qamliarly known on
board ship by the term "Ramy,D to whom
the elephant was much attached, and who
had brought the huge beast under perfect
subsection.
During the first few days after the ship
had cleared the land everything went on well,
but stormy weather coming on, spirit of
disobedence was displayed by some of
the crew. The would be mutDecrs collected
on the main deck, close to where the elephant
was chained, and held council as to their fu.
ture proceedings. The keeper, RAINY, lying
at the side of the animal, teigned sleep, al
though he paid regard to what the wicked
men were saying. He heard the whole de.
tails of plot to murder the captain, and a
great portion of the crew and passengers
and he asccrtained that he himself was one
of those who were to be massacred. The on.
slaught was to be made when the watch was
changed that very nigh.
| No time was to be lost in warning the cap.
tain of the danger; but it was impossible for
RAINY to proceed to the state cabin without
mourning the greatest possible risk, inasmuch
as he would have been compelled to pass
through the midst of The mutinecrs; and
they certainly would not have scruplcd at
killing at once one whom they had them.
selves selected as victim. The willy keeper,
however, took wiser course, and, rs it turned
out, very serviceable one. Noiselessly I'M
fastening the chain which bound the ele-
plants leg, RAINY set the animal at liberty,
and, springing to his feet in moment, he
bounded into the midst of the mutineers, fol-
lowed by the elephant On his giving a sig
nal to the intelligent creature, it laid about it
right and left with its trunk, and the aston
ished sailors were quickly thrown down on
the deck, wounded and bleeding, and shout
ing loudly for mercy. The captain, hearing
the disturbance, was soon on the spot, and
having been made acquainted with the facts
Of the case caused the mutinecrs To be placed
in irons, to be brought to justice at the first
port at which they mtght touch The wounds
caused by the elephants trunk were irightful.
This elephant gave many other proofs, on
the voyage, of his Intelligence and sagacity.
On one occasion, during n heavy gale of
wind he saved man from "A watcry grave,
by Selling him by his jacket just rs he was
slipping from off the bulwarks; and on an
other he prevented the first mate of the yes
sci from beng severely bitten by furious
mastiif belonging TO one of the passengers
The dog was flying at the throat of the man
when his spring was arrested by the cle
plant, which, taking firm hold of HIM with
his trunk, hurled him over the side OF the
ship into the ocean.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-12-20

Here is what Mr.. Bradlaugh has to say on
cvictons:
Did YOU ever see an eviction? | nave
In my checkered life / have been private
soldier, and between 1S49 and 1850 was in
the county of Cork, stationed in Balancholy.
Those of YOU who are Irishmen will want no
description of that beautiful valley of The Lee
which winds between the hills from CORK,
and in summer seems like . very paradise,
green grass growing to the waters side, Dur-
Dished with gold in the morning, and rudy
TO the very crimson in the evening surset. l
was there on a November day | was one OF
troop to protect the law officers who had
come with the agent from Dublin to make an
eviction few miles from InniScarra, where
the river Bride JOINS the Lee. 1t was mis-.
cradle day-rain freezing into sleet as 1t fell
and the men beat down wretched dwelling
after wretched dwelling-some thirty or forty
perhaps They did not take much beating
down; there was no flooring to take up; the
walls were more mud than aught else, ana
there was but little trouble in the leyeing OF
them to the ground. We had got our work
about three parts done, when one OF them, a
woman, ran and flung herself on the ground,
wet AS il was, before the Captain OF the troop,
and she asked that her house might be spared
not for long, but for a little while. She said
her husband had been born in it, he was III
of the fever, but could not live long, and she
asked that he might be permitted to die IN II
| in peace. Our Captain had no power: the
law agent from Dublin wanted to get back to
Dublin-his time was of importance, and he
would not wait, and that wretch was carried
ont while we were therein front OF us
while the sleet was coming down-carried
| ont on A wretched thing-you could not cal
| il a bed-and he died there while we were
there, and three nights afterward, while
was sentry on the front gate, at Ballanchoiy
barracks, we heard a cry, and when the guarc
was turned out we found this poor woman
there araving maniac, with one dead babe II
one arm, and another IN the other, clinglng
to the cold nipple of her liieless breast Ah'
if Won had been brothers of such woman
sons of such woman, fathers of such wo
man, would not rebellion have seemed thu
| hottest gospel you could hear preached"