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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-26
OLD AND wARLIKE FAMILY


Among the few splendid mansions
spared by the army of Sherman, stu
stands the old Hampton House, built
by the head of the family soldier of
the Revolutionary war aud ct the war
OF 1872. lie was the first Wade Hamp.
ton of South Carolina. Springing orig
inally from tho cavaliers VI England,
who filled the world with their fame,
aud whose descendants still walk the
earth "a the highest types ct genius.
his immediate ancestors 'ettlod III Nir-
glnia, aud from thence he came to
South Carolina aud to Columbia.
The mansion aud it, grounds occupy
one square, or four acres of the city
The house is OF the old style of archl
lecture. have seen hundreds Of
others in the Sosth presenting much
finer external appearance. Eut the
chief attraction of the place Is lts
,hrdbbcry, it, rare trees and exotIcs.
1t looks like an earthly paradise.
he was twice married. BY his first
wife son was born TO HIM whom he
called Wade. Two or three daughters
were the result OF the second marriage
John ). Preston married his daughter
Caroline and Ex-Governor Manning
his daughter Susan. lie accumulated
u vast estate around him, and is said to
have owned 1000 slaves. | have often
when boy, heard old people say that
he owned 50 many that lac did not
know them when he met them, and
they were constantly introducing
themselves to him. But be this as il
may, when lac died he left all or nearly
all Of his property to his sou.
When the successor to the house and
to the estate read the will lac did what
few men ever did before or since. lie
tore 1t into a thousand pieces aud made
an exact aud equal division Of all his
fathers property between himself aud
half sisters.
As soon as the war of 1912 broke
out this Wade Hampton offered his
sword to General Jackson, and was as
signed a position on his staff. He wa.
Que OF his aids at the battle Of New
Orleans. Like his father, he Wa,
thrifty, aud added greatly to the es
tate making purchases Of large tract.
OF land in the valley of the Mississippi
which even ye, remain in the family,
believe. His stcpmother lived to 1
green old age, and did not die until
some time just before or during TIA,
late war between the states.
The third Wade Hampton is til,
one living TO day, who SO distinguished
himself during the the Coniederat,
war lie has been twice married, auC
is now widower. His first wife Wa
a Miss Preston. BY this msrriag
three sons were born-Wade, Chris
TOPPER aud Frank. His son Wad,
served on the staff of General JOSEPH
f.. Johnston. Preston was on TIA,
otaG of his father and was killed by hi
side. Ills second wife was the daughte
! - Sr..-'a- " IA
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The Radicals are attempting 10
make capital for Mr.. Ridgeway, their
candidate for State treasurer by call
ing him Christian gentleman, and
80 forth. We have had enough Of the
Christian statesmen business, and ,u,.
pect steal hen u man wishes 10 get
into Office on that old horse. We
know Ridgeway as good man.-a
wholesome sinner and the opposite OF
the whining fellows who attemp, "a
run the political machine with gospel
steam.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-26

The Springfield State journal ha.
been disturbed by the attempt now be.
log made to 'mobilizo' the Opposition
people Of the State aud thus defeat
the Radicals. 1t has beea pleased to
make few remarks about the humor
OF the suggestion that THE BULLETIN
aud Chicago Times should lend Gan
honest mems party. The Journal
lives in glass house at which we do
not wish TO throw stoues, but it should
have the discretion to not join in hue
aud cry Of Stop Theft when
among It's neighbors, It's character il 50
well known.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-26

TnE emperor of China recently
made IA visit TO the tombs of his auces-
tors. The tsmbs are situated onl y
eighty miles from Pckin, aud the Chi
uese monarch made the journey on
horseback, but the most elaborate pre-
paratious were made for the occasion
and vast sums of money spent in max
ing them, and also on The route. y
circumstance not gratifying to tho EN-.
perors subjects, however, and which
will be appreciated by suffering PEG.
pie on this side of tho Atlantic, was
the fact that a large part Of the money
nomiually expended on the repair Of
the tombs and making of the roads
over which the emperor travelled, really
found its way into the pockets Of cor.
rupt aud dishonest officials.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-26

SAYS Tho Illinois State Register
"Oberly, Of Tar CAiRo BULLETIN,
aud Storey Of The Chicago Times,
have started a mutual admiration soci.
ETY. The Register suspects all pa,
pers OF mutual admiration that agree
Ia common sense view Of political
issues, The Register is Democratic
paper, advocating good money and De.
nounclns protection but il Demo
cratic convention in this State were TO
declare for balloon Imitation Of the
currency, the Register would throw up
ITS hat for the convention aud de q.
nounce the people who denounced the
convention ~ mutual admirers. The
Register ~ u Democratic puper. II
tights with the Democratic party. no
matter what the Democratic party
fights for. We don't, aud admire The
Times because it don't,
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PERSONAL INTEuLlG-
ENCE.

$50 wv '''''' I''S i"i' haNo iCit
Rome
still lies Iia-1r SF9VeIpeaHt Gsylsk OF Maine,
residence in Afford.
fOurtccu UMo,t5 - ~. - &C.,.
eral staff are still engaged on the OH
cial history Of the war.
The bad black man, King CoGso, !.
cutting up capers, aud England will
probably stop his pay
Blanche of Orleans has gone to Can.
trarcts for nervous pains in tue legs -
and Il princess, too.
Ten thousand portraits Of the prince
imperial were seized in Paris at the
Northern railway station.
One thousand feet Of green boards
were on the car when X. Curricr put
his foot under the wheel. The car is
safe.
No information has been received at
the executive mansion in Washington
as to when the president will return.
Mrs. Bedell, Of Elmoro, adycrtises
that hereafter her husband must "cut
his own feed or staryc,' She won't
pay his debts.
Chambord has written beautiful"
letter to the proprietor of the paper
which was suspended for publishing
his manifesto.
A reverend gentleman at Woodford
explains that his intentions we're
strictly honorable when he spoke Of
that "dam reservoir at Mill River.
An effort wac made lately in the
Grant concert room at Brighton to
raise money for " the claimant One
Of his children carried around the hat.
William Cluf. Of Srital square,
London, left 1900 to the free,
masons charity boys school, to e.tabl.
ish ian annual good boys prize of
$500.
Williams Of Worcester, income $40
OO) a year, had to pay 1900 to get
of from marrying Miss Webster, Of
Londol. He was lucky boy to have
the money.
Bliss, Of Indian Hin, Cal, found
there was hole in his dam and
jumped in and plugged it with his own
22o pounds Of humanity until the wa.
ter was drawn of by the gate ways.
NJ Durleu1, physician, aged forty
seven years, residing at Auteul, Paris,
died recently in hydrophobic conyul
sions. His di-ease was attributed 20
a bite received three years before.
Who will be astonISsed to hear that
the Democrat, published at Vaucluse,
France, has discontinued for want of
patronage Fancy the PROCLAMATION Of
politics at such place
An adventurous Spectator carried
cargocs OF women out Of France to get
them good homes in Algeria. lie
landed them outside the rrence iuris.
dictiou, in Africa, and sold tbem IT
good prices.
Lady Amberley, shortly before her
death, spoke Of the great scope ere
nation would give for the love of sur.
yivors to show itself in exquisitely
gemmed urns." But alas for poverty
and earthenware
Moltke arrived in his plain clothes
at hotel where he was not known, and
they put him on the third floor, Frantic
efforts were made 10 repair the fault
when the truth became known, but the
old fellow held his position.
'oncha received in the heat Of the
battle wound in the face and DIS.
mounted To have the bleeding stopped.
lie had put his hand on the saddle
and lifted his loot Into the stirrup to
remount when he received his fatal
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-26

ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAMS be
lievos the call from Mississippi fol
troops III case of disturbance on elec
ton dsy-August ith-is premature
and cannot be complied with by the
government under the law. This re.
quires that a call Tor national troops
shall be made only in case of actual
disturbance, and in Mississippi there is
only al apprehension that trouble will
occur.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-26

"EyIDENTLY,' says The Illinois
State Journal, 1.-THE only hope Of q
leader is The CAIRO BULLETIN there
is absolutely nobody else to lead or be
led Indeed The journal Is mis-.
taken there are emo igh Of The BUL.
LETIN's kind Of people IN the Democ
ratio party to save it--may be if not
then We shall get away of. Des,ruc,
ton will fall upon it, political Sodom
that 1t will be. Of course, THE BrL.
LETls is the salt that will save the old
party.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-26

ALTliorGH II Is now four years
since the Nathan murder was com
united, the mystery surrounding it
makes every thing purpor,iug to throw
night upon the deed, Of absorbing in .
'erest' he New York Herald Of Il
rate date publishes Il letter, addressed
to the editor, in which the writer states
that he was "a inmate ID Sing Sing
PRISON IN June, $50, that in that
month, Il plan to rob the Nathan mon.
sion was concocted by several copyiets
theh III the PRISON, Que Of whom, Ed.
ward Sweeney wa. to be DISCHARGED
shortly alter and was To engage the
services Of a. notorious " brakeman "
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Henry Smith, TO engineer the burglary
Tue writer says there was 40 Intention
to commit murder, as the burglars,
when laying their plans, supposed the
Inmates vi the mansion would be sb
sent from it in the country. But the
murder was committed aud Henry
Smith, who was well known to the New
York police as an old offender, who
had served a term in Sing sing and
one on Blackwell's Island, disappeared.
The letter writer claims that he is now
in hiding at Kingston, Samaria, and
that many of the police, of New York
city, some of them high in authority,
know from evidence in their possession,
him to be the man at whose hands
Nathan met his death.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-26

| BEN BUTLER is resting preparatory
to a,big effort in few weeks for the
Massachusetts governorship. He has
a heavy load 20 carry. In addition TO
all the old.time sins charged to his ac-
count there are the Simmons aud the
Sauborn affairs dead weights On his
shoulders, and the late charges made
by Gen. Hooker, which arr in sub stance
that during the James Rivercampacn
Gen. Butler required the colorei troops
IN leave their money with him for safe
keeping before going into the fight,
aud that when man was shot, the
money was never heard Of, the General
making about one million dollars out
of the operation. But all these things
have no effect ON Butlers courage or
determination aud are only calculated
to mako the canvass more determined
Oh his part aud more interesting to
those not directly interested.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-26

We were sure We were right be
fore We went ahead aud said that Til.
ton had concenlcl the crime of Beecher
and Mr. Tlton in an effort to follow
the lessons of mcekness and forgiveness,
taught by the ptecepts of the Christ
ian religion, but never acted upon either
by saint or sinner. The following quain
aud singular poem, very beautiful snj
tender poem, written by Tilton at the
time he discovered the nest hiding mi
quiry, bears US out in this opinion
SIR MAHNipuEE's MUSINGS.
| won unhic name.
but, with sudden frOwn.
The people suitched my crown,
And IN the mirc trod down
My iofy name.
! bore q bOuutcou! purse.
Aud Toe ssar, Icy the way
Then blu,s d Inc day hy day.
But !. crown poor ~ they,
Have now their curse.
gained Whil men cGli itlCnu~,
But now their love l. hate.
And have learned too tate
how mated minds inmate,
And iii ship ends.
| c'a,ped woman breast,
~ II her heart | knew.
Df i.Iucicd, would bc true.
Who prONed--alHs, she, too r.
Faisc, like the rest.
! now am all berrii--
y when some tower doth tall,
with htitlemcnt- and walt
And gate, aud bridge, and all.
Aud nothing h.tt.
But | account il worth
All paug> - lair hopes ,ros .ed
All loves and honOr- iOst
To cain the heavens At cost
OF losing earth.
So, lest De- inclined
10 rcnicrll lur ILL
lleucciOrlh IN ne iu,till.
- tod, sweet Goodwill
To all mankind.
eLkErN HOLLOW. Nov. |. ls1l
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-26

OVER two hundred aud ten thuu-
sand dollars have peeu received by the
mayor of New Orleans for the relief Of
the cover flooded" and the stream Of
charity still continues to flow.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-26

WHrs Mrs. Samuel WiIiston. of
Vast Hampton, Massachusetts. began
nearly nifty years ago to cover buttons
because she and her husband were in
very Strengthened circumstances, she
had NO idea that they had struck the
tide, which, taken at the food, was to
Tend them on to fortune, But 80 it
was. The button business, which in
one sense Of the word is u small one
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-26

AARON GoRE, the Independent Re
form candidate for state superiutend-
ent Of schools. has accepted the posi-.
ton OF superintendent of the schools
Of Denver, Colorado. Thus means of
course au abandonment of the canvass
IN Illinois.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-26

WHATEVER may be said of Mrs.
Tilton, no one can withhold from Mrs.
Beecher admiration Of her confidence
in her husband. She doesn't believe
a word Of the terrible nest hiding
story
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in their hands proved to he immense.
Mr Wiil,ton died a few DAYS ago and
left fortune Of over million of dol
lars having spent, during his life, over
halt u million upon schools, churches,
aud charities of various kinds.
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49, ~ h"nHoipn
0laeASAyIUlE Con- State ST..
n GHICAGO.
CuIClGO.

The most Renowned Spsciaiist u ne Ags, iat'
treatment OF PRIVATE. CHROyIC and III.
NAEf DISEASES, SEMINAL W6AKyES.I.
he TvsIt 81 saI. ihiirsus other ~u.e. y<odasint
NhhNotssEss, PnrLgs os rHR SACI AyEssioS TO
SOCIETY. .hPAIrtU sIGnf, LOSS w pruOpv Ass
nAsnooD PER- ahatLY CrRkD. TIM cpsAh W
MEDICAL LfskATule. Is. s,sa s,h eL~sts ssssa'ISss
s.plsuins vLo m.y many WY not WIZ Tho peaia'ss''
" marriage fLr mature, and Prts " ssDs.
seIti pAiu ssalsd sSyape isass auifils sasiss Ad
medical Aususans OF si's MAJ call sdaIsss tho ds'sr
tGN-ds pfsNliei win private spAIent, board. st1saa
als.r - C1Iss uasIsnleta huLtsr s.sl. - LGsa,
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ACCORDING to the testimony q, both
tenor Of their ssarrSsYRe Twas "nes
quently disturbed by most real aud
every day quarrels. Young people
about to marry and set up ideal homes
must not found them on the basis
adopted by the Tiltons.
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rERls OF rnK DAILY puLLnTiN
H~ed,ns matter on every page.

JUST because Mr.. Beeehor spoke
about nest.hiding, a wicked journal
calls him the Ncst.or of the pulpit.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-26

The longest "dry SPELL known for
many years is the verdict Of the old
settlers on the present drouth.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-26

TWENTY bushels of wheat to the
acre is the average of White county
this season.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-26

wound, the bali piercing him through
and through. He spoke only once at
forwards, saying, Killed IL guerilla
war"
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"LEr TnE BULLETIN and all
other excited comrades stand fast and
face square to the front" says the Hi.
nois State Register. and the Democ.
racy Of this State will say nothing
wrong and will carry the state" Well ;
we hope the Democracy Of Illinois
will neither say nor do anything wrong
IN State convention. But il the Dem.
ocracy OF Illinois should say aud do
something wrong--if the Democracy of
Illinois should declare for bad money
and reputation aud refuse to declare
against protective tariff, would The
Register continue to rally the boys to
a support Of the Democracy of Hi
nois ? The Chicago Times seems in
clined TO fight against name, and The
Register Is always ready to fight for
name. The former will not touch any
good thing called Democratic the lat,
ter will suIP down any political filth
that il commended to it in the name Of
the Democratic party.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-26

A man Intending to do business must
first prepare himself 10 meet the re-
auiremenis Of his customers next he
must let every poSsibie or probable
customer know that he H. 80 prepared,
In "A very small place he may TELL all
the people what he can do. In large
village II printed handful, poster or
cire ular. properly distributed. will be
cn;caciouS, but WHOEVER II IN A
PLACE LARGE ENOUGH TO SUP.
PORT 4 NEWSPAPER WILL FIND
THATIfIS the CHEAPEST MEDIUM
THROUGH WHiClTO ADDRESS Tue
PUBLIC.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-26

Millinery Goods to be fui NJ. the MaIg q,
She will keep on hand
HATS, BossETs, FLOWER RIBBoSt
DREss TRIAMIsds OF ALL kinds,
LADIES FURNISHING GOODS, NoTIos
COLLARS, UNDRRsLgKvEs. RUyrs,
And all goods found In millinery ,oIe,.
OF which viii DO disposed Of at the ioH
cash prices. Mrs, Jackson respe, I'll.
asksa continuation OF tho patronage "
has been 80 librIaliy bestowed upon Loi
the ladies 81 Cairo and tho vicinity.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-26

We are told that pasigraphy signifies
that universal written language which
has so long been dreamed of but never
realized. Yet serious attempt is now
being made TO introduce it by DR..
Bachmaier, of Munich He has sue
ceedcd in giving numerical cquiya.
'cnts' IN about five thousand common
words Ito also denotes notions by
numbers, aud earnestly seeks the es-
Enlistment Of universal characters,
by which all the nations of the world
may understand one anothcr's concep-
my their own mother tongue" The
same numbers express the same ideas
in all languages. The task looks like
Il herculcau one, and the world will
wish the doctor absolute success, with
out psusiDg to think of the difficulty
which may attend the learning Of the
system after it is perfected
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-12-29

ers are glad to close out consignmentyat
any price that is offered. We note sales
of 100 lbs dressed turkeys, lOc; 800 lbs
dressed turkeys, 7Gsc; 3 coops live tur-
keys So 90; 2 bbls dressed chickens. 81 90
az %; 8 coops choice live turkeys. $40 90;
y dozen live chickens. 81 80; 20 dozen
dressed chickens, 81 5OCg2 80; 1900 lbs
dressed turkeys, Sc.
APPLES.
The market is full Of apples of all
kinds. and there is no demand for them.
Prices are nominally unchanged. Sales
were 100 bDls 81 IS to 3 25: 20 bbls. 81 90
to 90.
ORANGES.
Plenty and dull. Sales were 10 bbls.
81 00Ca9 %; bbls. 81 co.
PROVISIONS.
Quiet, unsettled aud lower. There Is
not enough doing to establish prices.
VEGETABLES.
There Is n limited demand for choice
peach blow potatoes at - 1903 90, ac-
cor,ling TO size of barrels. Onions are
dull at 81 00oI 80 We note sales of %
bbls peach blows. 50 90.
GAME.
Dull. Very little coming in and not
much wanted Sales noted were . deer.
sold at ic; 80 dozen rabbits and quails. zoe
MSl 90.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals viii be received at my Office
until CLOCK, p. III. of Saturday, the second
day of January, A. ID. ls15. for furnishing the
materials, or doing the work, or both, for the
construction ola new sidewalk on the south
side of Thirteenth street, between Washington
avenue aud Walnut street, and for the recon
struction OF the following described sidewalks.
tO-wit:
ON the westerly side of Commercial avenue,
between sixteenth and seventeenth streets, and
ON the northpriy side of seventeenth steeet, be-
tween Commercial avenue and Poplar street
said sidewalks 10 be constructed and recon-
structed OF wood.
sealed proposals "a above Will also be re-
ceiyed for furnishing the material or doing the
work, or both, for the construction Of brick
sidewalk on the westerly side Of Commercial
avenue between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets Said proposals shall be DIRECTED 10 the
CITY Council Of the City of Cairo, ana VIII be
opcned AT a meeting of said Council, to lie held
ON said second day of January, \ ID 1873. All
proposals shall he made In accordance with the
provisions, requirements aud specifications OF
Ordinance No 90, approved November lsthi \,
ID ls1i, which ordinance Is now on file IN my
Oflce, subject to examination Mt any time, Inc
City Council reserves the right 10 reject any anu
all proposals. WILL IL hAWhiNst
Cairo, MS, Dee. 18th, 1874. City Clerk
sl--l2-2O-lOt
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The DisnSltauts.

The Christian and Infidel disputants-
Prot. Burgess and Prof. Underwood
have gone hence. our blessing 90 with
them.
ON Sunday morning Prof. Underwood
lcctured before the Liberal Religious As
ISOLATION on Facts and Faucies About
Cod and declared himself to be an
Atheist. Ills lecture was good, for its
kind. 1t was full OF platitudes and failed
to convince Ms that there was no God.
In the morning Prof Burgess also lee
turcd. lie occupied the pulpit of the
Christian church. His subject was "Thc
Resurrection of the Body" We did not
hear him.
But we did hear him in the evening.
He preached very good sermon-a lit
tie rough-hcwn aud rather long-dra WI
out, on "Christ." While eulogising the
SAVIOR, he spiteiully raped us over the
knuckles because we had been guilty of
charging that he Is little vain of his
scholarship. After he had praised the
Lord while, he sneered at ''thc learned
editor of one Of your papers"
This was wrong. II was in bad taste
very bad taste. Burgess, who is the Don
Quixotc of the Christian church-a long,
gaunt enthusiast seeking wind mills
fellows like Cnderwood) to attack
ought to know that praise of Jesus and
abuse of an editor do non mix well in a
sermon. But for all that, his sermon was
excellent, and the puff he gave lis uni
versity, at the close of his address, splen-
did in its way. lie proved himself to be
an eloquent orator, n sound reasoner, an
acrimonious fellow, and a gentleman who
has I'm eye to business.