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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-03-21
HOW TO WIPE OUT TIE DEBTS %.
COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS

Under the old constitution Of this State,
the counties. cities and towns, to secure
the construction of railroads, gave TO
railroad companies bonds to the amount
of many dollars, the only consideration
beirg the increased prosperity the rail-
roads thus constructed conferred upon
the subscribing counties, towns aud
cities.
At the time these subscriptions were
made. the public mind was excited, spec
ulation was rife in the county, and the
prospects of the future were rs bright as
May morning In Southern Illinois. The
panic of 1873 cleared the vision of the
| people: the illusion OF immediate future
wealth as the result of railroad building
was dissipatcd by it. and the people
found themselves burdened by debts.
These debts ncccssitatc the payment OF
heavy taxes. and threaten general oank-
ruptcv when pay day. comes. In view
of these facts what shall we do?
The local debts in Illinois are say S35,
100000 at an average interest of per
| centum--S2, 100000 a year Fund this in
State bonds at > per cent. per annum,
and II 100000 would he saved each year.
The holders of the local bonds would
rather have the State bonds at per cent.
than the local bonds at :. But even il
the interest on the proposed funded in
debtedness were fixed at 6 or or even sper
cent, ii would be better for all parties TO
have the debt assumed by the State than
to have II resting like an incubus on the
counties. cities and towns. To provide
for the interest on the funded indebted
ness and a sinking fund to pay it at ma
turity, Il tax might be levied upon the
gross earnings of the railroads Of the
State. II may be said, the railroad
companies would not consent to
this but We believe that it they are re-
leased from all local taxation they would
not hesitatcto do so. They pay now
more as local taxation than they would
have TO pay upon their gross earnings to
satisfy the interest on the funded local in
dcbtcdness and to create sinking fund
Tor it, liquidation; and besides, they
would be relieved OF the constant annoy
ancc they are now subjected to by tho cl-
fort the people are constantly making to
get out of them the last penny.
This scheme,lf carried into effect. would
start Illinois forward upon new career
prosperity by lifting from the localities
the heavy debts urder which they are
now staggering; it would not increase
the State taxes, since the railroad COM
panies would pay the interest and prnci-
pal of the funded debt; it would be "A
blessing TO the railroad companies by
taking them out of the hands of the local
assessors: and it would be acceptable to
the holders Of the bonds of the localities.
since it would give to them bonds worth
their face and an investment rs rood rs
any in the world.
We have stated the scheme briefly. II
can be sustained by arguments irre.isti.
BILE in force
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An ASS In n PIT.

New York Correspondence Boston journal
One sunday, Mr.. Shearmsn called on Nj.
Be, cher to TX over some points in the
ease. Mr.. Beecher declined to have any
thing 10 do with the matter. 1t was San
day, he said, aud he wanted to rest. I re
lawyer reminded him that the case was
c ming on, AMI a. The d, iendsnt he must AT
tend to IL He was also told OF the ''ox and
thea IS" that we're drawn cut OF the pit OH
the Sabbath day. to which.the pastor ofPly-
mouth chu ch, Struggling his shoulders, re-
piled: 'sheatman, lo'k at me. Did yeu
ever know biz ger ass fall into deeper
pity"
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When IN Easter?
IFrOm Tie Home journal |


EaNer Day always on the first Sunday
"''er TIE h9t Moniay which happen, upon
or alter the twenty .lrst Ct March. mi.
year Tue moon luls on the twerty.fr.t of
March, when ais happens to Ia. Snnd y
There ore, Easter falls on the Colow.n,
sunday, the twenty-elghth Of March. Tht.
l. within six days Of the earlies' peri ID m,
which 1t can possibly occur. The earlie,,
posslbl' date for the oecurrepc Of Easter /,
the fwenly-second OF March, and the latest
the NV nty'h'th OF April Thee extreme
limits are, however, seldom reached II
1861 ana 1865 Easter fell on the 22d of March,
but this viii not happen again either in thi.
Oh the following century. In 1913 it win
fall on the 'wenty-soconi OF March. The
latest casters in this century or the follow.
Ing will occur in 1850 and 1919 on the Goth
OF Aprll.
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ne,ea,c, Arnold nma ~. Descendants
Ifrnln Tho New nnyen Palladium

Iron the New linven Palladium
II appears from the testimony of one
of our oldest aud most reliable citizens
that Benedict Arnold was married in the
ca.t front room If the old house now be-
ug removed in this city. 10 the daughter
of sheriff Mansfield. who then lived there.
Il 6. supposed that Arnold built the house
next east about the year 100. and planted
the old pear trees which still survive. III
1916 viii hi, own hands. The old house
Wa- once occupied by Noah Webster. the
photographer. The father of Charles
BroWu--thc gentleman who giYc- this in
formation bought the place IN ISIS, and
occupied ii until his death In
lSJI. During his residence there some of
Aruold's grandchildren visited the house.
From au Inscription 80 a cast iron plate
found in the chimney back. 1t would ap-
pear that th.. house Wa. built ia lG9~
Arnold j. said ~ have been a very skililul
skater. aud the STUDENTS of lmr College
| used To- watch his evolution, on the lee In
| the larhur, where hi- only rival was a
negro from D,mcrar. In 1888 Arnold
was married a second time, tu Margaret.
daughter of Judge Edward Shippcu, oi
1 PENNSYLVANIA. By her hc had four sous
and one daughter. OF these only one,
| William Fitch Arnold. len issue. lie len
/ seven children. four daughters and three
/ ,ou-. One at the sons brcunc a clergy.
man. and each OF the four daughters
married clergymcn. Edward Gladwir
/ Arnold. the clergyman. the eldest ION Oi
William Fitch Arnold, and present hra,
OF the family. j. rector Of Barrow. in
! Che-liir'. England. liz was born IN 1873
IN lsj2 hr married the eldest daughter
OF Lord Henry Cholmoudclcy .l young
son of The Marqui. Of Chulnoudclcl J. bl
whom he Ia, had nine children. six son
and three daughters. Ihcc-tatc and sea
OF the family 3. Little Ml~-cndru Abbey
Buchiugham-hirc. "a property which haD
prcyiou- 10 the reformation belonged I,
the church. Arnold received from TIA
British Government several grants II
lands In Canada. one Of them being silll
aicd near what j. now The ri Y of II
runto this. AFTER bcinI held by the fam
lily Tor a long >crlr, Oi year.. has recent
become of great value. The prrs'n
Gladwiu Arnold inherited 1t from hi- II
thcr. who came into possession of il %
the death of hi. elder brother, Gcucr.
Jane, Robertson Arnold. II j. 10 be- NJ
licrd hat none of the traitors descent
ants have borne the name of Benedict
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ALBRIGHT made a vigorous speech in
the House last Thursday against II pro-
posed appropriation TO Copperas Creek
dana dam in the Illinois river. The
improvement of the Illinois river, so rs to
give Southern Illinois water communcl-
ton with Chicago would be no disadyant-
age 10 us-.would be a great good for
which we would be thankful. But We
are the only person in this part of the
Statctapparently) who believes this; and
Albright was therefore wise to oppose
the proposed appropriation.
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CASUALTIES.
THE FLOOD AT THE EAST.
Great Destruction OF Property.

POM DEPOSIT, Mp, March l9.-The
flood here is fearful. The water is from
five to fifteen feet deep in the streets.
Nothing like it was ever seen before.
Nearly the whole town il flooded, and
there is great destruction OF property.
No lives have been lost So far.
The railroad depot is full of water. as
well as the telegraph office. which was
abandoned last night by means ola boat.
News from llayre de Grace is to the
effect that the ice has gorged about five
miles below the town. The wharves are
Hooded. and whole piles of lumber have
been swept from them. Large numbers
Of men are engaged In saving il.
The streets 10 the river above the bridge
are completely blocked with ice and luln-
Der. The water is about ten inches deep
in the streets, but falling slowly.
The canal towpath, at the upper end
of town is covered with ice.
The river has fallen three feet since
morning The water is now four feet
deep on the railroad track and in the main
street.
THE FLOOD N THE sUsQUEHANSA.
HARRIsBURG. March l9.-thc flood in
the Susquehanna did considerable dam
age between Middleton and Columbia.
Al Balnbridge, the railroad depot was
fore across the track. The telegraph
Office was completely demolished. -Four
canal boats anda house were forced on
the track. Six or seven houses were
badly injured.
The track from Collins station Ia
ChecklieS is covered with from eight Ia
twelve feet OF Ice. at many points for the
distance OF mile or more. The tcle-
graph lines are destroyed for eight or ten
miles.
a family on an island above Bainbrdge
were forced on the roof of their house.
The water rose to the second story. They
remained on the roof until the water re-,
coded. aud We're saved.
On another island the family took to
the dam for safety, fearing the house
would move. The barn was forced a
distance of 100 yards or more. The fam.
lily were rescued.
1t is reported thai man attempted to
90 To the rescue of the latter family, but
was carried down the river by the ice,
and has not been heard from since,
The whole front street at Marietta, for
a mile and quarter long. Is reported 70
be filled with Ice to the height of thirty
and thirty-three feet. Many houses were
damaged.
LATER,
The damage 10 the lines of the Penn
sylyania Railroad by the ice WIS very
much exaggerated. There was no dam
age which caused delay to trains, except
ing one river line. between Columbia
and Middletown. All the trains were run
around by short cut via Noun,
JOY,
COLUMBIA. Pa. March l9.-At Marict
Ia 1.-The loss by the flood is very heavy
many lumber men having their RATS
swept away. The ice is piled up over
the towpath at some points from invent,
10 thirty feet high.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, March ia force
of 300 men has been engaged to-day II
removing ice from the track above Pitt
ston, and on Monday all the passenger
trains will be put on. The track wal
covered for two miles with ice from 81,
to thirteen feet deep. The road between
here and Pittston is yet partially covered
with ice and water but on Monday train,
will be running through.
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The Luxury OF Texas Election.
From the Galye ston Nevs.l

lfIoin tnf bhlNts SION NtWH
The Judges of election aud their clerks
were by no means In want of a bountiiul
supply of that which goes to quiet the
troubles of the inner man yesterday.
Upon the other hand, the candidates In
the different wards were careful to see
that the proper provision in the way of "a
luXuriant repast should be- Made. The
day. then, at the polls was very much
ENJOYED until the task OF counting
came In the evening. after which the
officers were more or less
weary of the duties of the
day. The following IL the bill
OF fare furnished by a clerk at the Second
Ward polls: Soup-Grecn turtle. Roast
turkey, fried chicken. broiled venison,
broiled teal duck, cabbage, green corn
(frcsh). green peas. succotash, radi,hes.
beets mot dead. fish of all kinds. except
cod fried. roasted. stewed. broilcd. and
raw oysters; bread. crackers. rye bread
butter, lettuce. cold slaw. broiled birds.
eggs in all styles. Desert-Plum pud.
ding. mince pie, pound cake. cuslard.
coffee. Wines, etc.-Champagne. claret
sherry, port. madeira. whisky, brandy,
ale, porter, lager, Tivoli and Bremen
beer, cigars, etc, etc.
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a pecuI,,r,ty of Washington society

Washington Letter to the Chicago Times
The hardest thing FIR daughter OF So
ciety visiting in Washington i sad 10 he
that social rules here q G as antipo ial to
fashions ats In other pr's OF the cpunir
a though this were city in Coch China.
Ladies come here Tor few days, AMI al
most or eek their stays with spleen at learn
ing tina, they mus, go around aud do all
| the initiatory calling. "She .npws | am
here and sue ought to call first" laid Oh e
cago Getty lady, stopping briefly at the Ar
| lington house. II was the wife OF west' rn
consres man 10 whom she was referring,
and all the explanation In the world could
not convince the fair sojourncr that shr
must start out, find the Hon. Mrs Blank,
and make the first courtesy. Why this
should be etiquette here is more than will
agree to tell, any more than why it shouldn't
ba etiquette every where Sc. | an only
doing all possible to save feminine heart
burning by telling the dimity dCars wha'
they must expect. VIII Y u come "a
Washington be prepared to hunt out y ~
society friends In person, or 10 not teal
your chisn,Ds in anguish at finding your
selves NJ elected.
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boys VIII he BOYS.

50 Thought the occupants of Boston
horse ar.who listened Ia the story Of a
mlschlcvous young lad, who was telling
an old gentleman why he liked the mas
ter of one of our schools. The master
hc said. was fir-t-ratc fellow. aud then
he bad dismissed the scholars twice late
~ ~ $3.50 O'Clock in the morning. "Why.
what did he dO that fpr:' asked the cid
crly gentleman. After the youth had
had q good laugh he managed 10 explain
that one of the boys had pat piece. of
ice under the Thermometer. and seat The
mercury down 10 forty, and the master
thought the room was not warm enough
Tor IA" pupils 10 remain in. Nud the
way thcOld gentleman laughed aud shook
told plainly enough that hc had once
been one Oi that Mind of boys.
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The Grand Encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic will hold its an
nual meeting in Chicago ON the 18th of
May next. 1t is supposed that hundred
and fifty delegates will be present and II
is proposed to unite the various military
companies in the State 10 form a grand
military parade during the session of the
Euco,nnmppt
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DEAR Davis slys abuseis not argu-
ment. We should like to ascertain how
nc knows this. lie was never guilty of
argument and protests that he never in
dulges in abuse. Wehave been endeavor-
ing to inveigle him into an argument,
hut have signally failed.
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The communists of Chicago celebrated

The communists of Chicago celebrated
the 18th inst, the anniversary of the
proclamation of the commune in Paris. in
1871, and of the uprising of the Republi-
cans of that city in 1913. The festivities
consisted Of dancing. speech making and
tableaux. About five hundred persons
were present.
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homes, and I conclude that very many
people initiate that general from choice,
as returning to and reviewing
Of their pedigrees might not re-
veal anything of which they would be
proud A. Y.
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JOHN II. oBERLY, Editor.

THr Gentle Geneva" and the BULLE-
TIN arc arranging for discussion of the
'.Chemiloon," the new garment worn by
advanced women. Mr. Davis has agreed
10 keep his oar ont of the discussion.
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NJ va ,apt. Joe. Leigh, Of Columbus.
.nh Isi, ia, h tract OF five thousand acres
o -, ~ prpposes TO give away at the
families Of good scotch migrants @y ms'''''cu
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HrNnY W. IoNGrrLLow. -

The assertion contained In this letter is
Il contradiction of the statements pub
lished few years ago that Mr.. Long
fellow, at seance in Italy, had held the
hands ola medium while orange blossoms
had been showered on him by spirit
power. and that he had acknowledged
himself satisfied with the manifestation
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PRESCRIPTION FREE

E'oR the speedy cure of Seminal Weakness,
II Lost Manhood and all disorders brought
ON by ndiscretions or excess. Any Druggist
has the ingredients.
Address, Or. Il. HILTON 4 Co,
-2l.d&wIy Cincinnati, Ohio
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Es"One inch is a square

Es"One inch is a square.
Ej"To regular advertisers we offer superior In
iuCcmcnts, both as to rate OF charges and man
ner Of displaying their Gvors.
ps-Notices In local column inserted for Eff
teen Cents per line for one insertion, Twenty
Cents u line for two insertions, Twenty-Five
Ceuts n line for three insertions, Thirty-fivc
Cents line for one week, and Seventy-Fiy'
Cents u line for one month,
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THE WEEKLY BULLETIN.

Published every Thursday morning at 81 %
per annum, invariably ia advance. The postage
on the Weekly viii be prepaid at this Office 30
that subscribers will obtain for subscription
rice Of 81 year.
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Communications upon subjects of gen
eral interest to the public solicited.
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THE British National Association of
spirituaiists recently elected the poet
Longfellow an honorary member of the
organization. The letter informing him
of the compliment paid him, drew from
MI Longfellow the following reply /;
"CAMBRIDGE Mass Jan. IL. 1870
DEAR Miss kILLINGsBURy Not being a
Spiritullist in the usual and popular
sense Of the word.--that Is to say, never
having seen any manifestations that con-
ylnced me of the presence OF spirits,-I
should deem II almost an act OF dshon-
esty on my part to accept the compliment
you offer. / must therefore. with many
thanks for this mark OF your consideri-
ton, beg leave 70 decline it. With great
regard, yours truly,
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G3rAll letters should be addressed to
JOHN ii. OBERLY.
President Cairo Bulletin Company
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IN THE SAVINGS DEPART EMIT
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Gold, Silver, United States and
other Bonds Bought and Sold.
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DEPOSITS received aud a general banking
- business done
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-09-01

a most unfortunate m!sunderstand-
ing is growing up between The New
York World and its Democratic on
temporaries in Ohio. The Cincinnati
Enquirer, n rampant inflatiOnist jour
nal, accuses The World of trying to
defeat the Democratic ticket, and adj
yises The Worlds twelve subscri-
bers' in Ohio to withdraw their pa
tronage and donate the money to
some decent Republican paper. This
hint that The Wcrld is poorly sup.
ported by its party no doubt has in it
moTc truth than wit. The Demo-
Gratis are not apt to subscribe very
nunerously to a first class public
Journal, and especially one that
battles for them with so much ability
as The World. 1t fires over the heads
Of the mass, and finds Itself obliged
ever and anon to abandon its cunvic.
tionS to keep along with the party.
Just now it il fighting manfully
against the initiation folly, but in the
end it will have to succumb and join
The Enquirer in the support of the
policy it so justly abhors.
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DENVER, COLORADO.

For the retainer of all diseases of the Blood
and Urinary Organs, Female Complaints Hys-
Ieiics, etc. All diseases Of the Brain Epilepsy,
Paralysis. Dlmness of sight, etc, Contagious
and skin diseases, Loss Of Power, Nervous and
Physical debility, SpermatorrhRa, Semina al
Weakness, and all diseases arising from the in
discretion OF early youth, GonOrhed, elect,
Structure, Syphilis, Loss of Hair, Sore Throat,
Glaudular owellings, Rheumatism and Govt.
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WEDNESDAY. sEPTEM. l, 1875

The P1stnni-r Department had a
rag the uther day that isan example
uf thousands that are continually
making the department trouble. a
merrhAnt in the West demanded a
thorough Investigation and the arrest
of certain employees OF the postal ser
vicp, whom he claimed had given
him good grounds TO suspect them Of
the theft Of a letter mailed by him to
n bank in the East containing g, 100
ia checks. The case was given to a
special agent to work up, but the let
Ter containing the checks came to
hight in the Dead Letter Office the
other day, the sender who had made
~ much trouble about il having neg
Iected to put on q stamp before it was
mailed. The envelope was directed
properly but bore no Indication what
ever Of having ever been stamped.
Such carelessness as this is-very com
mon, and costs the government annu-
ally a large expense. Forty-two blank
entries, without either address or
postage, were received at the Dead
Letter Office last week. Last year
400, 900 unstamped letters were re-
ceived at the Postohice Department,
and the most of them returned to the
writers, an average of over 1900 a
day. This does not include those that
were improperly addressed, or those
remaining uucalled for at the differ
ent p~ostofices in the country.
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2,282zOz2


We will insert an advertisement occupying
one inch space az lines nOnprreilt four
weeks in the following - papers for SO, the
regular rates Of which ARE over SI5l-our
piice being less than oue-third "a cent per line
per thousand circulation:
Hartford. Conn, Courant ie o a., Daily, 52s8
Wilmington. Del. Every Evening, Daily .5,5iI
indianapolis, Ind, Seminal, Weekly, 500
Atchisou, Kan, Champion, Weekly, 500
Baltimore, Nd, Gazette, Daily, l1,0o0
Weekly, 1900
Springfield, Mass Republican q o. d)
Daily, II.632
Weekly, 7-28
Minneapolis. Mimi. Tribune, Weekly, 5.572
Newark y. j., Advertiser, Daily. $500
Babylon. N. Y, Signal, weekly, 5,7a2
Troy, n. Y, Times, Daily, $3.50
Budget, Weekly, $50
Utica, n. Y, Herald, Daily 5,55l
Weekly, $500
Cleveland, Ohio, Herald, Daily; 1900
Pittsburg, Pa, Leader, e I a W Daily, i245l
Westchester. Pa, Je~ffersonian, Weekly. 800
Galveston, Texas, News Daily, S,6Gt
Moutpelier,N Vt, Argus q Patriot. Weekly 5,333
Milwaukee, Wis, Wisconsin, Weekly, 5000
1922
advertisements appear in the weeklIes four
times and in the dallies p times.
Address T. p. ROWELL & 90, Al Park
Row, n. Y. nug29-4w-daw
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DIR. Geo Walkers

treatment consists in the INSCRIPTIONS reiec-
ton of all those deleIerious mineral drugs,
which, while they mOmentarily remove the
symptoms, poison the blood and permanently
fix the diseases in the constitution, which form
the sole panacea of that uuscruDulous horde of
empirical charlatans who fleece their unsus-
pecting but too confding dupes, and for their
solid gold requite them with shattered con sti-
tutions, and uncomfortable existence, and the
prospect OF an uctimely and early grave.
Letters by mail enclosing fee, IS, faithfully at
tended to.
Medicines provided and sent TO any part OF the
United States
A CURE GUARANTEED IN ALL CASES.
Hours of con sultation from 9 q. N. to u m. / to
, and TO 3 p. m. Separate receptions rooms.
P. D. box, us. aug7dGm
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Hope Encam 'ment, No. 2, 1. o. O p, meet
every I'd and 4th Wednesday Of each month .
Odd Fellows Hall.
Cheyenne Lodge, No. !, l. o. =. F., meets sTer3
Monday evening at odd Fellows Hall.