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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-02-23
The Turner Masquerade.
ST. CHARLES HOTEL,
81 Monday Eve, Feb. "A.
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GRAND ANNOUNCEMENT.

Elliott q ilaythorne take pleasure in an
nounclng that they intend 10 dispose of their
stock Of boots and shoes now on hand t
positively cost prices. preparatory TO filling
up their shelves with the now spring stock.
NON Is the time 10 get cheap boots and
shines. The stock Ia be sold is all Of first
class goods, and great bargains for the buyer
VIII be made. 2-lS-lw
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-02-23

LARGE stock Of dry goods at c. IIanny's.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-02-23

For sALK The cottage now standing on
LOT 9 block ~, near corner Washington ave-
nue. aud Tenth street. Enquire at this Of.
fec
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-02-23

stuart & Gholson are now showing u ful
pacas: guaranteed a fast ack Every lady
>ho I'D see them before purchasing. 2.23 1t
HANDSOME line of dress goods at 1jcts
at {. Hanny's.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-02-23
GRANDEST SCHEME Of THE AGE
s. s O Q, O O Q
CASH GIFTS.
100000 for onlyS1C

Under the authority of special act OF
March III, ISL, the trustees announce the
Third Grand GIFT Concert tor the benefit oi
the Public Library OF Kentucky, to tome of
in the Public Library Hall at Louisville,
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-02-23
SPECIAL NOTICES.
BATCUELOR'S HAIR DY.

BATCHELOR'S HAIR DYE.
THIS suberb hair dye is the best in Ia
world-periect'y harmless, reliable and ie
Simultaneous. No disappointment The gem
nine "A. Bachelors Hair Dye producesn-
Immediately a natural black or brown. Does
not stain the skin but leaves the hair cleans
soft aud beautiful. The only safe and per-
tect nait dye. sold 10y all druggists. Fac.
tory, IL Bond street. y. \. l2-lS CIV.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-02-23
DRESSMAKING MADE EASY

III I.fTr
TIE NATIONAL DREss TRIMMINGS
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-02-23

go 10 stuart 4 Gl,olson's for cmbroidcr.
:, laccs, trimmings, etc. 2.23lt
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-02-23
BUSINESS AND WEATHER.

There is plenty Of Southern freight
here waiting shipment, and business is
greatly restricted by the scarcity of tom
mage which our shippers are unable 20
procure. Yesterday the weather was
partly clear with cold and piercing
Wind
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-02-23

THOMAS l.. WATSON. observer.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-05-20
A Flsh story.

A very staid and worthy old gentleman
resided in New Haven, whom successful
mercantile career of more than thirty years
had place in independent, If not affiuent
circumstances, but, through either custom
or desire to add to his already ample
store, he still continued his business and
his anteprandial visits to the counting
house. One morning the good wife had
postponed the matutinal meal in conse-
quence of his absence, until that rare and
valuable thing in a woman-her patience
was well-nigh exhausted At last how
ever, he made his appearance; and without
any excuse for his hardness, but looking
especially glum and out of humor, he sat
him down to eat A cup of coffee par
TALLY restored him, and opening his mouth,
he spake; ~. ,o.i.
"Most extraordinary circumstance, most
extraordinary indeed p .g5
Why, what do you mean, my dear p
demanded the lady. s. ts| ,s.t
"Mean I? Here have / had to open the
shop with my own hands, and after sitting
in the doorway full hour, waiting for my
boys, not ono Of them made his appearance,
and | was forced to close tho shop again tc
come to breakfastW w
q Good heayensp r. exclaimed the lady
with unfeigned horror "you have moi
been to the shop? Why, it Is Sunday r.
Sundayr' returned he; " Sunday
Impossible madam; we did not have fish
for dinner yesterday |"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-05-20
DIVIDE EFT IMPERA!
How Does Light Engine Draw Heavy
Train.

s..r .... IThiue f
HNHE first locomotive was patented
il twenty years ago. Driving only one
when the load it drew was heavier than it's
own weight its wheels would not bite
that is, they would turn round and round
without advancing. Hence cow-catcher
was needed behind to guard against cattle
running into it in the rear. 1t seemed at
first impossible to make a less weight move
greater on an up grade and, for 27 years
afterward, no one invented an engine able
to draw three times its own weight. At the
present day, however, locomotives sweep
along with trains more ponderous by 10 or
90 times than themselves One means
of gaining this vast increase of power for
the locomotive, was by dioiding the load.
1t was found, that an engine powerless to
stir five times its weight of freight when
concentrated in one car, could readily draw
it when distributed in dozen cars loosely
shackled together 1t was heavier than
each single car; and it had overcome the
inertia of each one, a moment before it en-
countered the inertia of another. 1t was
thus more than match for each car taken
singly; and, pulling them successively, it
drew after it a train as long as a comet,
and the farther it ran the more strength it
had to run further. Here was the story of
little David over again. Ordinarily the
stripling's weight, as he told Goliath, was
one hundred and twenty, but whenever he /,
goa mad he s0eighed a ton. Moreover, the
engine forced the momentum acquired by
every car it had started, to swell its own
potency in overcoming the resistance of all
that remained still motionless.
"This railroad achievement (maling a
light engine draw heavy train, if not so
common would seem miraculous and it is
analogous to an expedient for securing
farm which is equally simple and equally
eficacious. 1t is this: Divide your pay
ments.' Buying, as 1926 settlers have
bought of the Burlington and Missouri
River Road in Iowa or Nebraska, within
the last three years, on ten years. credit,
and six per cent. interest, you pay in eleven
instalments spread over half life time,-
the first not due till the beginning of the
third year. Besides, every acre you buy
adds to your paying power, as the head
way of every moving car reinforces the
tractile energy Of the locomotive"
In purchases made since 1872 nothing is
due on the principal until the beginning of
the fifth year, and then only one seventh
annually.
"Divide to conquer" is the maxim of
Satan when he sows discord among breth-
ren. Use it for your good as Satan will for
your harm, and as Stephenson did to null
tiply the magical forces of his immortal
and world-moving locomotive. "Get mad
and weigh ton" Own land and nobody
shall ever own you. Be your own man !
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-05-20
IdIe GIrIs.

Ii is a painful spectacle in families where
a mother is a drudge to SEQ the daughters
elegantly dressed, reclining at their ease with
their drawing, their music, their fancy work
and their reading, beguiling themselves Of
the lapse Of hours, days and weeks, but as
a necessary consequence of neglect Of duty,
growing weary Of their useless lives, laying
hold Of every newly invented stimulant 70
arouse their dropping energy, and blaming
their fate, when they dare not blame their
God, for having placed t.em where they are.
These individuals will often tell yo,, with
an airlof affected compassion flor Rho can
believe It real), that poor dear mNmma is
working herself to death, yet no sooner do
You propose that they should assist her,
than they declare she Is quite ia her eIe-
ment, in short, that she would never be
happy If she had only half so much TO do.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-05-20
A Plckpoclet,s Discontinue.

A woman who was riding in Broad
way omnibus, not long since, became aware
that the gentleman ON her right was
feeling for her pocket under her cloak.
For a moment cold shiver passed through
her, but as it was broad daylight, and as
there were evidently many persons in the
omnibus to whom she might apply for pro
lection, she took courage, and recollecting
that in the dress she wore. her pocket had,
much to her previous annoyance, been
sewed on the wrong side of the skirt, con-
cluded to sit still and wait the course of
events. After having been sufficiently
entertained by the vain efforts of her neigh
Dor to find the pocket, she turned to him
add said quietly, My pocket is on the
other side, sir" The man Immediately
jumped up, pulled the strap, and disap-
peared with most amusing rapidity, the cool
ness of the lady having been too much for
his artistic nerves. .rs
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-05-20

"That is the result you wanted to reach,
is it not p'' asked Denning, looking me in
the face.
eyes" / answered.
Then taking piece of paper | wrote for
moment, and then handed him what /
had written, with request that he would
sign it, which he did. 1t was an affidavit
certifying that, according to the best med
ical knowledge, the deceased must have
lived some time after the fatal blow was
received; and that, from minute particles
of stone which adhered to the blade, it
must have been used by some one, probably
the deceased, to cut stone with after the
blood stains were ON it.
Here, then, was the evidence needed to
prove the innocence of the prisoner.
could not resist the temptation to reveal it
to Denning, and a happier trio could hard
ly be found than were assembled in that
little downtown Office.
The trial was to commence in about a
week, and of course we were impatient for
the time. to pass.
At last the day came. The courtroom
was crowded, and many of the detective
force were present. After some other
business, our case was called up. The
judge asked
"Guilty or not guilty ?'
Lansing, in the behalf of the prisoner,
broke the silence with the words
Not guilty." and added, 81 would ac-
cuse Albert Firstone of the crime charged
upon my client"
The looks of the wretch as he made this
bold charge carried the conviction of it's
truth to every mind in the court room.
The attorney then went ON to say that he
knew the charge he made was serious
one, but if he also knew that he had suffi-
cient evidence to prove its truth. He
therefore asked the court to postpone the
trial of his client until the charges he had
made were investigated.
This request the court readily complied
with, and Albert Firstone, was ordere
into custody.
| II WdS 1T OuCt
had, and true bill was found against him,
and in few hours he was placed in Jail to
be tried for murder.
in the meantime, Lyon, was released on
bail, until such time as a final disposition OF
the case could be had.
The next morning Albert Firstone, was
found dead in his cell, and slip of paper
containing confession of the deed, was
found beside him.
He also implicated his friend Gilbert, as
an accomplice, but that individual had
taken care to save himself from further
trouble by fight.
All this was very fortunate for us, 70,
although we felt sure that we had caused
the arrest Of the guilty party, we might
have had some trouble to convince jury
of the fact.
AS it was, Mr.. Lyons case was the mex
day called up, and formal verdict O
"Not guilty" was entered on the records
of the court, and as the real culprit wa
beyond the reach of human punishment
that was the end of the Stuart Firston,
murder case.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-05-20
A First one
S T-122G-D

(Ihe letters and figures in italics had
been concealed by putty.(
took another copy and went back TO
my retreat, leaving orders for no one to be
admitted to the cellar.
Here, now, was another mystery and
from the revelation which / had just re-
ceived, was astonished into the belief
that Albert Firstone had something to do
with the crime. But yet the cipher was
still a mystery.
While was studying these new devel-
opments, Lansing came in. / grasped his
hand with pressure that made him vince,
as l showed him the other letters l had
then springing from his chair fairly shout
ed
"Firstone is the murderer, and his name
is the key to the cipher ~
And showed me that the word "Fir-
stone" in my copy was separated in two
words and that line read GA First
one" BY this key the figures read, "a b
b e." and the cipher, with the addition to
the part concealed, read
Stabbed
by
A. Firstone.
We did not either of us shout Eureka"
or anything else. But looked at Lansing,
who was trembling like leaf, and said,
"You ought to have been detective"
Having written out tho cipher according
to his translation, and being convinced that
had been outwitted, or something of tha,
sort by lawyer, leaned back on m,
chair, and, can't tell why but burst out
into hearty laugh, which Lansing soor
Joined.
After my risible powers were exhausted
rang the bell for the errand-boy, and sent
note like this TO Denning:
Come up to my den this afternoon, ant
bring some handy instrument Tor the de
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-05-20

reached, and it convinced me that the
figures were to be changed, in some way, to
letters, before the cryptogram could be en-
tirely solved.
About week after this, Lansing was
called out of the city by the sickness of his
mother. AS parted with him at the
depot, told him to keep up his courage,
and to write out his defense, while would
attend to the remainder.
During all this time the opposing counsel
were striving in every possible manner to
make an adamantine chain of evidence
that should Immediately condemn the pris-
oner beyond any shadow of doubt
In this way nearly three weeks had
passed away since the murder, when re-
ceived telegram from Lansing informing
me of his return to the city. All this time
/ had been shut up in my Office, working,
it must be confessed, with little hopes OF
success.
The day that expected Lansing's re-
turn / went to the place where the body
had been found, and examined carefully
the marks on the wall, but could find no
other than the ones had seen before, SO
concluded that those were the only ones.
As stood looking at them, however,
saw what seemed to be piece of stone
lying ON the floor of the cellar. AS de-
tective sees a clue in everything, picked
it up, and found, to my surprise that it was
piece Of putty. AS soon as discovered
this l searched the whole wall to find
where the piece came from, and at last
discovered that some marks near the others
were filled with putty / scraped it away,
and the whole cryptogram appeared as fol.
lows:
, 1873-12-25

We lcarn that the counsel for tho Republic
Lifo Insurance Company applied, on Monday
last, to Judge McAllistor for all injunction to
stay tho collection Of taxes on tho corporate
stock Of said Company assessed to tho corpora
ton. This was tho caae in which Judge Farwcll
oyerr1llel tho application for au injunction aomo
days since. Acopy OF his opinion was published
In THE TRIBUNE at tho timo Tho counsel for
tho Company having submitted to Judge Neal
lister copy Of tho record, with the printed
brief Of the Attorney General and tloir own
briefs. tho Judge made IN order allowing M in
junction. at tho snma tImo. counsel presented
original bil1s in behalf of other compauioa, and
Judge McAllistor allowed injunctlons on them
These bills present somo facta which did not
oxiat in the case Of tho Republic Life Insurance
Company, and which especially bring before tho
Court the action Of tho Board Of Equalization
under Its famous rulo. In tho case Of tho Jn.
suraneo Company, tho facts wore not such as to
fairly present tho operation OF that rule, and
TINT Company could only assail tho validity Of
tho law. At tho same time, and in tho sa.no
casos, Judge AleAllister granted an injunction
staying the collection Of SO much OF the general
tax as was levied by the Auditor under tho So
called Grab-law. We understand one of tho
aforementioned casaa is to 60 to the Supreme
Court during it's Springfield term by agreement
Of partieB.
, 1873-12-25

Tho Mayor. having applied to the ofticora of
the Relief and Aid Society for temporary loan
10 the city Of s2oo,ooo or s3oo,0O0, has been ill.,
formed TINT tho Relief funds cannot DO used in
this way. His attention has beon directed to
the s2o0,0o0 which tho railroads paid somo years
ago On account Of tho Lake Front purchase, md
which the city has heretofore refused to accept.
On the ba eis Of that purchase, 9600.000 more is
duo tho city. It seems likely that tho question
concerning the acceptance Of the railroad money
will now be revived, and thnt the present city
officials will incline to tho torms Of tle rail-
roaas
, 1873-12-25

The Grangera are making themselves heard
from lar and near. Last week they woro in ses-
sion In Illinois and Iowa this week, in Now
England and the Southwest. Tho urangers OF
Northwestern Missouri, Eastern Kansas, and
Southern Nebraska were in council in St. Joseph,
Mo-, yesterday, and adopted tho platform Of tho
Illinois farmers Association. They also added
two resolutions. setting forth determined oppo.
sition to special Legislation. aud demanding a
uniform currency, on tho ground TINT they were
now obliged to sell their grain on a gold baaiH
and to buy their aupplios on the bosis Of depreci
ated paper money. At the same time, twenty
Oranges Of New Hampshire came together aud
formed 4 State association.
, 1873-12-25
THE CHENEY CASE,

From present prospects. it appears as II Dish-
op Cheney might pasH tho rcmaiudera Of lila
days Us lisigant and, like little Miss Elite, bo
gathered to hls fathers with tho suit still pond
ing, hut tho Jurisdiction somewhat disturbed.
Albeit ho las graduated from nootorate to o
Dlshoprio and donnod ecclesiastical vostments,
tho torn,onting aggravatious Of tho law follow
him, aud oven incroaHo in dimenaona and wor-
risomoncss, which llo may strive In vain to wavo
away with his new orosior Iiko Danquo'a ghost,
thoy will not down. It ia now nearly four years
slnco tho frat affidavit was fired on ut him by
tho othor bishop, and, during that time, he has
been exposed to ,ncrcesa shower OF legal
missilos. lie has beeu hunted from court to
court without ceremony. Declarations, original
Bills, amended billa, supplemental hills, dsmut-
, 1873-12-25

The Corporation Counsel yesterday COM
menced suit for the city against David A. Cages
bondsmon, laying tho damages at $1,000, 900,
which ts tho amount Of Ms, Gagoe bond. In
The meantime, it ia announced that Mr. Cages
proposition to turn over his property will be ac.
ceptea, and legal description Of tho property
Ia now being made. The property will DO placed
In the hands Of Trustee, to be converted iutc
money, and applied in liquidation OF tho dofal.
cation. Tho suit against the bondsmen will bt
pressed only with tho purpose Of covering any
deficiency TINT may remain over and above what
ahall bo realized from AIr. Qugo's property.
, 1873-12-25

Tho trial Of ox-N[ayor Hal! III New York has
resulted in his acquittal. Tie Indictment was
for willful neglect Of duty as mombor Of tho
Doard Of Audit. A1r. Troulaiu, in summing up
for tho prosecution, admitted that mono Of tho
stolen moneys wont into Mr.. Halls pockets, hnt
demanded q conviction Oh tho charge as stated.
Judge Daniels charged tho Jury TINT, ii thcy
found tho evidence showed that tl.o nogoct lad
been willful, thu was oil TINT was necessary to
constitute misdomcanor, and TINT tho
claim TINT tho Mayors duties wore too
arduoua could not DO admitted as an exc,lso
for neglect Of this kind. Ho charged, on tho
othor han1, that thoro had boon no evidence Of n
conspiracy botweon Mayor Hall and tho members
Of the Tweed Ring. After doliboration Of sov-
cra1 hours, the jury returned verdict Of "Not
guilty." which was received with great applause
1t has nevor boon generally believed in Now
Yorl, that Mr. Hall shared tho profits of tho cor
rupt transactions carriod on under Ills atmipis-
tration, nor even TINT ho was aware Of their
character and purpose. This impression prob
ably exercised largo influence over tho ycrdict
and accounta for its jubilant reception in court.
, 1873-12-25

We print this morning an elaborate descrip-
ton OF the Socialist movement, yar1orsIy known
undor the nnmeB OF the Il Internationals," tie
Communists" the " Socialists" etc., showing
Tho character, plan. and objects OF tho organiza-
lion in genoral, md the progress it las made i'll
Chicago. Tho article will 10 found OF Apecial
interest at this time in connection with tho
demonstration and speeches TINT havo been
matlo within tho past few days, Though many of
the purposes theroin sot forth must appear TO be
exaggerated to tho conservative reader, ,--suoh ua
tho abolition Of all private ownership md tho
voating of all realty in the stato,-tho stato-
menta hayo boon taken from genuine documents
circulated among the Internationala In differ
sns foreign languages (wo have econ mono in
English). and must bo accepted as tAe senti-
uents OF Il certain class OF our people, DO that
rlaas more or less numerous. After the fright
full expolioneos civilization has encountered
from these associations III Franco and Gpain no
cannot shut our eyoa and refuae to bellevo tint
their sentiments find counterpart In this
country,
, 1873-12-25
ONE MORE UNFORTUNATE.

Tho history Of the construction of the st.
tanod in & report recently mado by A1r. William
Bond, tho uewly-eloctod President, to tho stock
holders, develops case Of confidence which
has rarely been oxcelted, and ought to convey
very useful moral to those people who are
always eager to invest in railroad bonds. Tho
road runs from st. Joseph, No., 227 miles vest
ward to Hastings, Nab. It was started by avo
citizens of st. Joseph who, after organizing tho
corporation with capital Of s5o00,00o, took in
the Northern Kansas, with lapd-graut, valued;
ut from 81 100000 to 1850, 600, and increased
tho capital to e1o.000,a00. The noxt
thing WAS to build tho road. To put
up $10,000,GQ0 was too woiehty an Of
fort for five mon in St. Joaeph, but
thoy tried hard, and succeeded In raising
81, 400, and then looked to the. surrounding
country, us usun1, to hclp them out. St.. Joseph
subscribed 100000, payable in city bonds
Douiphan County, 32o0, 900; Brown County,
100000; Nomaha County, s1o5,ooo; and Mar
shall County 100000. In addition to tho land
grant assigned by tho Nortlorn Kansas Road,
thoy procured 126, 600 acrea from tho State OF
Kansas, which were sold for about s103, 1000.
Having now aome funds on hand, thoy COM
m8ucaa building tho road, and had
themselves out Of funds and getting
into dobt To surmount this obstacle,
they went'g to New York and mado
bargain with Mossra. Tanner l. Co. to soll
bonds for them. which woro secured by two
mortgages, of which tho Farmera Loap & Trust
isauod by Tanner k Co. tho land-grant was set
down ut 100000 acres, worth 81 per aoro, or
s6,000, ,00o,-in reality worth s1.250, 900. With
ouch an inducamont aa this which WAS widely
Advertised, purchasers lookol into tho narkot,
and tho bonda were aoon taken up, realizing to
the road "a, 900. Tho roa1 meanwhile oost
e0,250.000. Tho total loss In running it since
tho commencement has boon al09,0o0, and
the coupons duo in February and August
last. amounting to $540000 III gold,
romain unpaid. Tho managers at first proposed
to apply the Aair-of-the.log remedy, and pro-
yido for the defaults aud tho floating debt by
tho issue Of new mortgages, but this waB Do
foated by Mr. Dond aud his associates. whose
policy It Is to forocloso tho mortgages and roor-
ganzo the road in favor Of tho existing creditors,
Tho history Of this road is but repetition Of
the history Of mapy other roads, and yot 1t ia
remarkable instance OF tho manner In which
an unknown tlran can manipulate baaeloaa aoouri-
investors can DO gulled. u ought to teach 4
very useful leaaou.