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! BFOTFsT CF GRATITU pE-JChr W
80 2e'EI les OF Washington city. ID. G. vino
aiei recently. has BEG ueathed TO Miss Belle
Sisegn'T. 81 Prince Georges county, Nh
Slv,tyu Tor ner noble and generous conduct
Two years ago. while CROSSING. the railroad
Ita"s> on Mary land avenue, il Washington
MI ssdgewick had a severe fall, and was 20
bs'u4y injured chat he laid for some time
,itiite unconscious. Miss Shermer re<cueai
MN, and he bedCeathed the handsome legacy
out OF gratitude Mr.. SeSigewicF hal neither
family ~ relatives. and willed the remainder
al hl> fortune ~ the Georgetown College
where he vas eiuC1ted.--NGrlL0gC' Gazette
There - no will h y any such deceased per
son a. EaHed atOy, on record ia our courts
ssEd inquiry in various quarters "a lis to elicit
any incarnation about any such late mill
liCLaire or ANY such circumstance as those
mentioned.
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LOCAL n E w &.


E6gtFs OpeJ0 UOase-BufftlOs Bin in The
great drama of The Scouts OF fhe Plains or,
Red DeviltTy as II is"
TheafeT bsHbI.e.-The ste filing drama nj
Through by Daylight ar n other misceila-
Heous attractions.
Avenue 7hedfer.-''The ~ur Prophets. ;" LA
Jar,iin Mabilie,' and of her great specistt!es.
NGristi's HaI-COmp I,uaentary conccT t to
Geo. Felix Bcnkert-
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LFFFtTS OF TOO MUCH WUISKY-ThjS
morning. Officer L. y. Anderson discovered
- hidii named stone wadfng in the Eastern
Branch, amt on examination il was fo,,[J
thitt ne was labOrIug under "a temporary a a.
GRAFTON OF mind from nteInp@raucc The
southwest - ~
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RAILROADS.
~ yiiikotSa I'M sH ~ s,tyN.o,,
PEELADkLPHlA,
Nkv YORK,

NV hO6k AND " ASHiNt. TrN
" 1ukorGH LINK TO RAJ risoRr
SkS YORK,
AL POINTS IN THE SEu KNGLSND
STATES
THROUGH BETwkES WARRINGTON Ann
- NV NOHk
WITHOUT CHA NGE or rsES
The esnirs1sut 90 this line n-N a.. a IN. m,
TRRiS Ik1V'qSG At Hr'T Gas m IS PILL.
MAN PARLoR CAN TRRIN ExTIrS;yEI'Y
PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPfNt, GAS a. n
NIGHT TRAINS
On ard AFTER FERRrARY ls. Is7s. tr.i-s BY ,ht.
hire vii lesve nepst q Baltimore and P.t,nse
Railroad, corner of 9th and streets, a. i5t,rurs
s:es m. kspres for Phfisaelshis. Nes lors .
s.23 a. m Limited M pre-S-PultnNn a rr.ir-
for rhilsdelrhia. New VA Sns r iu's a..
daily, except SUNDAY
Ills 2. N. E,pres. for Phil.s-lphia and ~e~ Yore
daily. except Sunday
aS P N. ESrre-- Tor Phiaaelph!s and ~ay rcin,s
s.oe N, Esrr.~s for Philadelphia, Nc~ YorR
snl r, int Gss; dAily
ptIiM.N PARLoR CARS on al nsy T-ain-
tLLhAS PALACE SLEEPING CARs %
1lekets snd iut'-mAuc. b. procured Al the %
ces Of tbe Cump any.
RsEgase called Cor snd chs 81 a hoteIs ara rr,
Nsit residence oFdvrS l,ft thr .rScos q 49,
Con- rsnN. northeast crrssr lsih -rFs-f as prnnsl
fAnls avenue, aud "a nortbe'sNf rncr.f PeUns,
wanna eNeEuc ant 9TH street
perat BALTIMORE AM POTOMAC RAII.
hcRh, corner sth ard str.~l..
General Passenger ,.,.r,, rhil.a.,-'.ia.'r.
- GEORGE ." NlahlNS,
i"'i Spp~r'ufs ~ l-tf. Pa. itHars. "a.
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& l. K x A Y ID RI 4.

SWEETNESS LCNG Drawn OUT-An Incl
dent occurred in the ladies car On the late
train from Washington last night, which
though amusing To the other passengers, is
doubtless remembered with different emo
uOIS by The actors. An earnest pair were
seated about the center of the car and when
The depot bell sounded three times for the
train To start, the girl, in plaintive tones,
Sald: TON. ANT you going to say good by?''
Thomas arose; with one hand he clasped one
OF hers, the other he put around her waist
and their lips met in one long, hearty and
lingering kiss, which lasted so long that the
scene became embarrassing TO the other pas
SenScTS. who were obliged to shield their
faces with hats, wells, &c, until il was ter
minated by the man, who tore himself away
ana Jumped nom the rapidly moving train.
Many were the Jokes and witty savings yer-
petIated at the expense of the couple who
had despised The etiquette that commands
only q fleeing kiss in public.
STILL HAKPING on MY DAUGHTER
Inc COlOred woman who crea ted an excite
lncnt at the upper end OF Queen street last
week, by an attempt to take her child away
nom ITS latfier, a coIored man named Ricti-
ara Thompson, was down here again to day
rom Washington with an officer from that
CITY Tor The same purpose. bat retired from
me mayor Ofi1Ce disguised when informed
lbat the only way ia which she could get
possession of her child was 10 obtain q
divorce ana an order from the court 10 that
effect
DEATH OF MINISTERS.-Rev.A a. II SPILL
man, q Bapji-t minister, res jdiug in the IN
per part oi CulpepeT, started to one OF his
preaching appointments last Friday. was
taken SICK on the way and died before he
reached his destination. He had charge OF
Steversburg. ThorntOn's Gap, and Bethel
Churches. Rev. Joseph Carson, aged ninetV-
orc years, who had been Il minister in the
Methodist church for over seventy wears.
oIed at his residence, III CulpGpcr. on Friday
last.
IMMIGRANTS Mr.. Peter Pullman and
ready here arrived yesterday from England
and Will locate in this vicinity.-(sd. cite 2isl
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OFxICE OF CRIrF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WAaury0TOy ADrfl ~ I~E

Fer New England. the mi'lhle states -Se
over lake region. generally clear AMI s-rlf
weather will eOUfInue. with north rly Y,
westerly winds and slight changes in Tie
Barometer.
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ST. PATEICls'S FAIR-As one or two mis-
1fints IL names occurred in our report yes
leruay VI the amounts realized at the fair for
ne ieE65t OF ST PatTiciC's church, we Print
ihe corrected lit "a follows: HOok table Mrs.
isfoSnan- Sl.hOi; supper table, Mrs. Wall and
v li.Iams- >fR; Little SISTERS table, Mrs
ailleT af-i others, Sl95ev; Junior Choir
hiss Boone. Mrs. Huyck, S2f5.25; Orphan
boy table. Mrs Co hrane md Others. S557 so,
ake table, dTS. Ward and Mrs. Ellis. sos.
i-tditS Oi Charity table. NJ rs Gen. Paul and
.iherS. u .6sT-lo; Soislity table, Mrs. Brien.
,ndsl ana 0trsTS. $500; Orphan girls Ia Die,
NiS- iltI lauce and others. - - s.; St Pa
s@.s- L"|Cr. Misz Kate kearon 500, Door
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y CHILD BURNED To DEATH Yastar,

y CHILD BURNED To DEATH.-YeSteriay
morning coiOTed female child. namei Susan
BAILEY. left alone by its mother at her resi-
donce. No - l. street southwest was so
severely burned by its clothing taking fire
- u4ed during last night. 1t appears that ia
play ing with the fire in the stove its clothiDg
caught, and burned entirely of before assist
ance was rendered. DIR Brooks was called in
ard did all in his power TO alleviate its
>uueriLgS.
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NEW EXPRESS LINE VIA CANAL,
Il -

N
" BETWEEN
PUiLahEiPHIA- ALEXANDRIA, Va Wash
INGTcK AND GEORGETOWN, DO.
SAILING DAVIS.
from Pie: 2. EHTJh Wharves, PAiIs.ai pr,a
IL IN. S.sfse5<4zfs
From 80 Water street Georgetown, . q, S1IV
DAYS and FRIDAYS, a. 8 2. N.
This line connects a: PhiIadel phis with CIydas
Regular Semi weekly Lire II Steamers tor Prov
sge IN Boston b. this tine.
G.. r. HYDE, A cert for ,. Of q
WM. CLYDE & co, PHILADELPHIA.
y. A. REED, Alexandria. Va
ID. ID q. MINK, ~ Deyonshirs street, Boston.
~ Freights delivered by knox's Express. Or
OeJs left at General Office, 603 Pennsylvania ave
nue., or a. the stesDsrs' Wharf, siD ea promptly
attended 10. ss.qlf-
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y " III - STORT ABOUT HEP UVSHkxp
Today. Col. Wa Cook fieSl q bin OF .ivor. Q
Tie psTues were married in san Fran.isc1
IN Septem Der, iS.2, ana she charges thai lie
ttnGSns since February 18th. - has treat
ed her with great cFlelty cEokIn0 AL
kD"klng her down, throwing "A kDife al H.,
sea i'llre Der. and also with eideavorine. o.
commit .ad"lteTy with one a lice Fas,oax ~
fsr presence mat he has a wife living I'm ss.,,,
Francisco. ant that he has brconne gI-a-ix-
addicted To driuss -
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j. i. BRODHEAD, - U. SIS 18TH street Is "a y
ing speciai improvement taxes st tue ioUest
re;e.. G.rs I.iIn CPL csfOre paying,
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iEHts,s Ll4uiD EATRACT OF BEEF
IL AND TONIC INVIGORATOR.
RECOMMENDEp BY THE BEST PHYSICIANS
IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA

OPIElOS OF DR. sTEUARr, OF BALTIMORE
C9~s 81 tAs MorssaHd HospitalJo7 ths Lasa,ssJ
80 Lexington street,
BALTIMORE, October q, 1874 \
i have the pleasure to say that hsye useS IRE
tonic called "Liebies Liquid Extract of Beef ia
Cls INSTITUTION aud IN priv practice for thar
Ayear Ana recommend II IS one Of the efficient
virtues Of food and tonic in o remark shls wsv snS
am satisfied that it hiss been the means Of saving fs
when no othsr medicine Could do so. II shollh Ls
used, q oourss. only under the jude,ne nj Of nav
stefan. X g. STFfTa
President Maryland HOsp,tnl
EHILLER n PINKARD.
AT Pennsylvania avenue,
Washington, H. c.
yhI1-f tnss sni Wholesale and Retail Age tie
HAVE YOUR UMBRELLAS AND PARks0Is
COtEkEo and REPAIRED At 6I3 street,
'e'"eeh VIZ sos IN horsnseT. apl2-2wA
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LUMBER .


FOR SALE AT % PER CENT. LOWER THAN
LAST YEARS PRICES spl7-sm
"EXCELSiGR r,-ws have secured the excIu-
H siye right for Washington, Geor getoyn, and
the states 81 Maryland and Virginia, to manufac-
ture the celebrated
nEACf LSI0k PATENT CARPET BROOM"
Desiring to Introduce them, offer them to the
trade al 20 cents per dozen lower than New york
prices. The patent Screw Ferrule Broom is a
direct infringement on the Excelsior" and any
person making them will be prosecuted TO the fullest
extent of the law.
apl2-lm LORD ROBINSON, Baltimore.
~ CTlCE.-On account Of the change of grade and
turning the course Of Slash Run, whchsh Il .
ruined my business of longer keeping Sur -EsSTN
tery, am obliged to offer for sale my entire GlE0
stock OF French Roses, French Magnolias, Ginning
and Orr amertal Shrubs, Plants, Trees, &c, &C. at
very low prices for the next two weeks close out
Also,
10000 to 10O, 900 feet Of Ground, fronting on
Connecticut and Rhode Island avenues and 18th aud
n ste. A JaRDIN
spl0lm Cor. Connecticut and Rhode Island ave
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THE BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN
ROYAL NAIL STEA MSHIPS,

THE BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN
ROYAL NAIL STEAMSHIPS,
BETWEEN NEW YORK And LTVER-
POOL, CALLING dr. CORK HARBOR.
-Russis.....Wcd., April 81 Algeria. Sat, MAJ Is
Bothnis.. W ed, April 2 Scythis..-Me ed, Mas 70
Abyssinia...... Sat, MAY RaSss...-.Wel, Man 20
Cuhs..-......M ed, May Bethnis.. Wed, June 2
Scotia. We'd, MAY L iAtys-iuia- Sal. June 5
DAY from New York.
Steamers marked do not carry steersge psssen
gers.
RATES OF PAss.eE.-Csbin, $50, slso, and 80,
gold, according g. eccUDl citation. Ticket 10 Paris,
IS, geld additional Return tickets gu favor pie
terms. Steerage Nj low rates.
Steerage tickets from Liverpool and Queenstown,
and all parts Of Europe, Bt lowest rates. Through
bills Of lading given for Belfast, Glasgow, Hsvre,
Antwerp and other ports on the Continent, aud for
Mediterranean ports. For freight and cabin passage
spply ut the Company Office, Ne. Bowling Green;
> IS 7ti street.
lan2O-ly ChAS. G.. FRANCELYN. Agent
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THE FUNERAL of the late Hon. SilaS III
Hodges took place this afternoon. The de-
ceased was lawyer by profession, a native
OF Vermont. and succeeded Hon. Thomas
fubdnk as Commissioner of Patents No
Nemher :, 1sj2. Upon President Pierce's ac-
cession in March. lSJ}. he resigned and re-
turned To Vermont, from whence he was an
pointed in April, 1861, a member of the boari
on examiners-in.chief, the position he held
at the time of his deccase
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STEAMER AMONG Observation-Disclosures at
New YORK yesterday, steamer W. A Stsnot-
len, from Rotterdam, with propeller dam
aged, starhoard bow stove, and fore Compare
ment filed with water, having encountered
several fields of ice and icebergs AT one
tlne Ile seamer was completely surrounded
by icebeTgS.
6-In California the girls ride horses chair
pin style" How's that?-Bo9on Pnt.
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GEORGETOWN ADVER'MTS
TTHE MR. LEE MENTIONED IN MON
Wy days Republican in connection with the
LEE. Feed Dealer, Bridge street Mr. " II IL.
does not sell hay nv the load aps2 RI
NEW SPRING AND SUMNER GOOnS-
john u. >MOOr SON.
No. ll9 brtds. sfr6,r, tiscss,:osra, ID. c
tomers great bargains IL BLACK SILKS, Pongees,
pebages AID pol.nsiss PlaIds
MOURNING GOODS Of all the hest makes No
hare, lpacss, Grenadines, Jsconets, Naiusook.
Lsoies and Gents L Underwear.
thomson AMI Victoria Kid and other CLOVIS
Ealhrisan and English HOSE and HlLP HOSE
HOlSEF! RNlshlSG GOODS Of all kinds.
Gents anr ROys Cas-imerss. rseeis Drill, &c.
OLA LOTHS ard hATTINGS.
Hayir purchased largely at the recent decline FOR
CASA, we are Offering special Inducements 20 6ISi
aI12 I'm JOHN II SM0Or 4 SDN
THOMAS DOW LING, Auctioneer.
BY virtue of a decree 81 the Supreme Court OF the
DISTRICT OF Coiumhls No. $50 equity, viii offer
public sale. on SATi RDAY. the Oath ;ay ~ Anil
at the hour II 81 clock in the afternoon, all that
par 81 Lot No Al, in G. orgetowu, beginning ~ thu
Mest Side u market pace, the end IF f12 feet from
the corner # Bridge stree ard Market space, aud
rur ming south with the Marker pace al
feet and inches 10 Market alley then YES With
line OF said ale 20 feet and rchs the iiy isaa
line If lots nun 90 aud tI then with sald line
north TO The end Of l2 feet from Bridge stree, ard
th-fc" TO the Begin ing.
Terms: unC half Ca.h. balance in twelve months
the purchaser Civ ing his note secured b. a Odd 81
trnst on b" prem - h"arjag Interest at per cent
All cow ey auciIe ;Nfhe cost OF tn purchas5r
X. y y kSpN. Tru-tee.
apgS fpn- BOWLING
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MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued . :
follows: Louis Schmidt and Amelia Ifeimer-
dInger. jeremiah Burke and Mary Rogy.
James Hatch and Agnes Wright, Henry
Mathews and Giddy Ann Smith. John Frank .
lin and Jane SLATER, George W. Mcdonald
ana Elizabeth Gallagher, Chas. G. KrauSs
and Mary Herfurth, George W. Brown and
Alice Rogers, Chas. r. Ross and Agnes A.
Good. W. +. Miller and Ellen Shaw Horace
MobTy and Geraldine Russell, Daniel G.
sample anu Fannie A. Horton.
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NEW RUTLDIEG AsSoCIATIOS-A meet
ing was held at Withaft's hall, Capitol Hin,
last night, for the purpose of forming a new
building association. The meeting was called
10 order by Mr.. j. NJ. Shomo, on whose mo-
ton Or. L. NJ. Ford was called to the chair
ana Mr.. X. VI. Ferguson elected secretary
III was stated that quite a large number of
persons have expressed a desire to form "a
new association on the cooperative plan,
which has met with such great success in the
western part of the city. After a discussion
as To the workings OF the various plans, "A
committee was appointed to draft a conSti-
tHton for the formation OF Il cooperative
ASSOCIATION, and report the same at a meet
lrg 10 De held on Monday evening, Nav Sd
10 which time the meeting adjourned.
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pI,9 f MD sd and L ta'nr'; s Iron learner
haEIg been thoroughly gvr-hlutai aai 20 :. 90.
I rseune her irps fsr Potomac river IIauaine, on
ItLsnAf. March 2i. ard every 10 FSDAY and
SATURDAY thereafter. leaving Eltznurh's wrarF.
foot ~ aih street, ~ clock Re-arui1C, vii
arrive Iu ashirstGn every Wednesday sud ssussy
evening.
Freight received daily.
Al tr'ighis must by prepaid.
fabH y X FETZgyGH .-p
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A MEXICAN LINE.
- U u A Il ID LIN Z.

NOTICE.
With the view Of diminishing the chances a col
Esion, the Steamers Of this Line lake Q specified
course for all seasons Of the yesr.
On the outward passage from Queenstown 10 New
York Boston, crossing Meridian of 50 IS lat or
nothing 20 the north of as.
On the hOmeward passage, crossing the Meridian Of
at a lat, or nothing 10 the north 81 -.
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NOTICE TO rHE PUBLIC.

pCTOMAC Transportation LINE
y The steamer "SC g. rag,. ya..: ysEh
tsr;: ). ]. Barker. VIII leave BaltinI'-- T--r ~.
~, Light street wharf, every TUESDAY, ard
THURSDAY AZ Ia, Cor a-liiaCts--.,sd ,;eorSr-
Town ana iHt med Tate landings r~riTLtug Law :
ThsEron q wharf; iogt = 1th street, eyery MONDAY
~ 2 IN, and FRIDAY at z .. m Ttse-- S.Cansr.
eTrtiStaftsl iGrDIsh.C WITH even CUuggui.u,. iar
the ccIiort - III. ira cling public. sad are iu,gr
passed IN p2s~enger srd freight accom- o,sTie- br
any boats "a fhe p1roT.c river ALI, EfNEE
FREiGHTS HtST BE PREPAID For fIrtgeT
u!D.n,atl u spplv t.
rlar9- IN ,---sstyl f,'r.,,s
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~ n WnLATLtY7,
STEAM DYEIfG AM CLEaSING ESr,B
LISHTFNT

DASTCR NGE.-perSons desiring g5oi PASTTTR
u AGE by the mouth or season for Cows and
Horses, can obtain the came by apply ing g. 4. Il
LfDbANk, corner of 81 and Market streets
GEORGETOWN. n D.
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nFTHE MR.. LEE MENTIONED IN MON
daSs Republican in connection with the
false weighing Of one load Of hay is not Mr. w n .
LEE. Feed Dealer, Bridge street Mr. W N Lee
does not sell hay nv the load sps2 n
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-08-06
DEFENDING THE GOVERNOR

The State Journal defends Gov. Bevcr.
idge against the charge that he has not
done what he might to bring the bloody
handed assassins of Williamson county
10 the ropes end but the defense is a
very weak one. 1t will not do to say.
that because the General Assembly failed
to make an appropriation to hire detec-
tiyes, that Gov. Beveridgc is justified in
coolly sitting by while Il reign of terror
exists in a ncghborllood of the State of
which he is the executive officer. lie not
infrequently oilers rewards for the apprc-
hension Of men who have committed
murder in Illinois; why, then, does he
not offer rewards for the apprehension OF
the cowardly dogs-thc cold-blOodcd AS
sassins-of williamson: II he has no
money in his fund, why don't he ut least
say something in di,paragcment of the
conduct Of the officers of Williamson,
who have not the bravery to make an eff
tort 10 clear their county Of the murder
ing outlaws who disgrace it: Why don
beveridgc open his mouth and lc,
us know that he is not asleep-that he i,
aware OF the deplorable condition of ai
lars IN williamson: If he would only In
uuce some correspondent of q Chicago
paper or one of the Springfield papers
10 say That, when he heard of the assas
s'ha'ions in Egypt, he got up In a rag
and declared with emphasis: sit is
uaihhed shame ~ we would feel better
Such evidence would 20 far to prove tina
at least he Is not slumberer in his hig
office.
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lions as may hereafter be- determined upon
by themselves, charges to be made for
maintaining the organization, not to cx-
ccc,l one dollar for an initiation fec. and
twenty-five cents per month for monthly
dues, aud the association to be organized
when fifty members have signed this
agreement.
TO this proposed association the Sn,,
objects, and intimate, that the gentlemen
who may compose 1t must be thieves.
tax-dodgers, aud in short very great ras-
Gals 1t calls them Tammany men. and
asks insulting questions. II talks about
some of the gentlemen, who have signed
their nantes "crawiishing," and remarks
thcy--mcaning the crawfishers-"don't
seem to know why parties who don't
pay their taxes should desire league. "
II hint, that the league Is parlor into
which n terrible spider i inviting the in
noccnt lilies of Cairo.
We cannot understand thi. attack.
Does the san object to an association of
citizens. the object Of which is TO advance
the Interests of CairOy Don't the SIN
know that such an association l. a neccs-
sity in tlIi. city. We have here no place
at which our people can congregaic
and consult about local affairs.
Only occasionally do three or four of
our citizens gather together Ia the name
of the city's interests. and then more by
accident than design. So that there are
never any consultations among our PEG.
pie about our city. never any united cf-
fort OF citizens TO do anything to develop
1t. Each citizen sits at home and yrum-
blcs at his ncighbors. lie complains and
does nothing. Now, would it not be well
to organize society to talk about our
city, To act upon any suggestion made in
its interest and generally to labor to bring
prosperity to our streets: l. it quite iaii
in the Sm to say that men attempting to
organize such II society are rascals? l.
1t fair to say that such q society will be 9
spiders parlOr. Does the SIN wish to b,
understood rs saying that society int,
which all the taxpayers of Cairo may EN-
ter Is to be deprecated, because the mem
bcrs cannot control themselves. W,
fear the SIN has been listening to cvi
suggestions; or maybe Mr.. Davis, being
guiltless of bearing any-or at least mucl
OF our heavy burden of taxation, has d
prejudice against the noble army of tax.
payers and desires to put the men who
compose it down. lie should lose nc
time in rising TO explain.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-08-06
o.CaxNELI.s CENTENNIAL

The centennial birthday OF Daniel
O'Conncn was celebrated with great
ceremony in Dublin. Friday was the
centenary proper, but the::cxerciscs be-
gan on Thursday and We're continued
through saturday. The demonstrations
opened yesterday with solemn religious
ceremonial. at which the cardinal and
bishop of Dublin oiiiciated; the Domini-
can priest, Father Tom Burke, preached
the sermon; in the evening, grand con-
cert of select Irish music was given and
the centenary ode. by Dennis Florence
Mccarthy, was read. To-day, the grand
procession, in which one million of
men were expected TO march will take
place, and at it, conclusion an Grafton
will be delivered by Lord O'llagaD. In
the evening, banquets and balls will take
place. On Saturday, excursions from
Dublin to the chief scenic and historical
districts. boat races on the river. and ath-
lctic sports of various kinds. The second
day Of the celebration, falling on Friday,
the Pope, ''in recognition of the life and
labors of O'Connell,' has suspended the
law oi abstinence on that day in all Ire
land