, 1875-12-24
CAIRO.
Notes from tho Capital Of Egyp-
tian Illinois.
l Swarm Of Tramps...Tho Newspapers
..-0berly's Congressional
Aspirations.
4 1sircr.Cyc1opci1ia...Tl,c Mississippi
Ieyec-..Contlition Of business.

III OF oontuo1.. i'!'"o'h; o"t' IN st'o s"' es"ab
s'Sofe-."e Ai'aa'H''ll' a''l vh"-ia'o II"
''ou"un''eH' '<'. '''"o WI -, '' ..4 ",u1o'
eohSosse hcso' !" ~ o'"rua'aS,'' ~ 'a' t!lo u"sA
ot co'hAeteo ""a ',r'e' Ie"aalea " ~. .. .nso
sao c".t.a. tuat ot."" ~, w. W t'ma.os Lano,
sna' WING .o1e VI. IMPROVE sao l.no pus"e'A
""'ts u J't "o"t' Fo''" % ''S "o"effat'oi47'
Whom q echoolboy, ], in common with other
tchop1hoys, yny taught TINT tho Ohio River
,,,,,,,;,a hi, +,,s Hx,e.,n,i }t q,r, that u,,s
~. .,,,,.a, ,,.sss.,.,a. T., 49,. t,,oraII,,
correct, but rathor iconsu ot s,e mnl-1naters.
At tho point OF confluence, tho Ohio appears to
ho Tia inrror of tI,o two ntreumy, anil. nursui,,c
~. tas.,s,t. ~ .,,.s,.,,', on,,1t,an
m IL I t,,rhI current NJ t,i,n,.ary m lnto t,o pbo
In fact, tho Father Of Wasers is lost III tho
bosom OF La Jc'ls Riuiue. and tho former
rct.ins ita namo perhaps OH account
Of tho espro'' OF may bo tho partially of tho
oafly Reosrarhofs. ii'p samo part,ality to tho
hitsslsAippl Is noticeable at ita confluence with
tho Missouri, At that ,xut tho latter eau boast,
! hc,tovo ~ 1,vinr ro11ea ,ts vntrrs dawn from
= 1ro.,or ,,,.,.n.a, int ~. n,n'o mn, tam,o ~.
hR!ea1et olstance; ps's 'o8 "a'oo 1i''1 a@'o' 'o1
>;othor SttL iss muddy contents, aro merged IN
tho M1sstsAirpi.
80 4 pounrruL AprAsrAoE.
1,'st at THIS time. calroA geographical position ,
- o. aoun!'as aaSansaso ln & ono lo'paGt ~ ~ nos
only thu aVcnne through which desirable COM
1nerco and travel flow but, in tho train OF this
a,cafthfn, claimant eo,nes nm nrmv nf trarnns
w,,. ~, ,,It try. a.. t.; tI1 -
as"oo's''' ".u "e"" "oo"''' ""e w ~, ~ - Au'1 "
tnoln'-n ecedy' hungry hofue' All tlle 'aslo-
tics OF pcripatotic yngnbonaago 1nay DO
seen IN tl,o 1oyce n, tho corpors. n,l ahout tho
# he 10 5outtorn.bound; aud tint is tho d.
foetion Of inust Of tho hofde at tllIb Beasou of
the year. Thero ia body Of water in front OF
them, wa.o1 to tho right Of them. water to tlio
loft of them. They pause on tho banks u tho
1syor, aud look wis.fullJ to tic South, where
thnir fmariuntIon pictu1en delightful p1anpr-
: groves, among which tho bitter blasts OF tho
Northern climate arc not telt. hut t4oy haven't
Jiyer: henco thoy pause, I Aayo hcen In Inc cjty
ouly tbrca honis, aud in that time I hayp fur
uiBloa transportation nerous tho 1iyor
for two no1uals, who assured mo
they would be "aIl right" when
ilay arrival nt aone point which thew na,ucI
10 !, ti,irt] nrofesstI starving felIow.crcnturo
t,rtip|,cll d soctun Of gingerbread at an outlay
Ut n,c:,o; and, when fontth ono s.rrsk s,,u
that direction, but ho stuck to ms like brotilor
iufil at iant cpmE ro,n1ncJ with him l,y giving
lin chew Ut tiuc-cut. When fifth specilnon
OF tho Darwi.pu theory OF evolution sppronolA-
ol Tpo, nut nv hatd 10 nv hin pocket az if to
draw weapon, a,,d said, "6pcn yo,ir mouth
aud I'll shoot yol on thu eppt!' hSloot aud
bo-r IS raif} Tic raunt ecarecros. with ,noro
operuy than tlourhs saY ii, him. As ppilhcr
wn1ltch to khoos NOR ho - l fed fruln nv
tormen.ors, aud visited tho
NEYsparEn-oFr1cEg.
Thu Dutlet;u-the ouly morning dai1y in tho
risy-orcrrles A h,,l1t1lu9 and carries of, ret,.
eral printing estnbl.x,.nont which indicates That
It Is in a proBuerous WV. Yct e;urularly
ououch it uubjs!lcs telegraph nows ouly ut nec-
onI.hantI. Mr. John Ii. {ber,y. lilo tti,tot aud
proprietor, il in. Wasbugtor representing i,,s
city in ap effort to SECURE Congressional arpro-
ioyec, rhs It no novel mission from MissibsIppi
Hiysr towns and cities. All Of them nfe nov.
md always Aayp boon, Beehipf; layee-appropr,.-
tiony from tho Genoral Government; anu
tho mrst influential citizens ase soloct-
nd to prcsa auch claims in Congress.
Mr. Obcriy IN a molcst man. according to tLo
report OF hja ne1g,bcrs, bnt cnol!gh ot his
tttrue ipteriorncHs" haa grouped out To place
hin III lilo list of CONGRESSIONAL aBpiran.s from
tina District I diI not Of courap CALLER this
Information at tho uuAcfiu office. iioweyor, it
is cerlniu that Mr, Dbcrly llas q very lec1o,i
hankering to graoo tho rent in tho Nst.m'a'
1gts sgsSuF' GSE M oefso 4tse II tue ssio: an %'. ~
nemoerat ] oynr bis ItonnLlcan ] con,rositor was i
s,irptiso to himself, NJ vol ~ to tic ootre 1s.
trlct; and. r.,,co lin friends c!ain for lin tho
turnfnu biin To Eonnrrss ny way Of indorscInr,,t.
noty,tIvtnndtng tl,o prominence Of Mr, ObelIy's
cnnthlncy. nnr,n, t1,o nhsnnco of to ndiiur ri
tIo Tnlirti,. III (syrua Uberiy, IiY brother.
TIM Em,,i,tn Inn a'Ro nlr4i4 t}rht rnnrt tlc
.notanhorcnl darkncss OF The Esyptan Capttal.
found tho editor In. IIo il agsistsl by lis bo,.
/ ak ,ok icnr,, thnt cIthrr woa an asnjrnnt lar
oaico II L bad, / ahpuld certainly give tLom 4
hoost In this 1otior. in ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of ihc
Wh.n unasti.,ne,i thom IN tn lin nnva,nrnt n,
1,n.ts al liz rIYor t,cv rofnrrmI mn t.