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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-05-04
EXPLANATORY.

Several days ago there appeared IN the
local columns of the BULLETIN the state
mcui. that ''somc people Of The city believe
Mr.. Williams stands fair chancc for the
nomination for Chief OF Police. while
Others have an i,lea tlia, n certain promi-
nent colorcd man of this city will he the
lucky person." Tho Mound City .Ioouot
says We should make an apology for this.
"Becausc. says,thc Jo"uoi. 1.-THE Bviic-
tin opposed Mr.. Winter strenuou.ly, and
Mr.. Williams supported him--in that fac,
lies no reason why an insulting nsinna-
ton should be thrown ont for the latter.
Capt. Williams il gentleman in his
dealings with Others at all times. no, for
getting his gcn.lcmanly instinct. in the
hottest political eoAtcsts, and grouping
him with q negro a a candidate for office
has the appearance of nm intended insult
from which he should bc exempt. aud the
BViietm should be- incapable OF offer
ing It,"
We cannot understand why thi, item
should be construed into an insul, to
Capt. Williams. II was the publication
Of n fact. The street talk. for several
days. was to the effect that a negro
would he appointed Chief of Poice--a
certain Mr.. O'Bricn. who had been Mr..
Winters chief colorcd supporter. The
ru,nor was false. hut on SATURDAY night
Mayor Winter, after nominating Can't.
Williams for Chief of Police. nominated
Mr.. O'Bricn. the negro. for City
Jailcr. in place of Mr.. Me-
earthly. an Irishman who has
been faithful IN the discharge of
his official duties. viii Mr.. Potter in
ducc himself to find in the report by u.
of n current r,lmor that grouped Capt.
Williams with Il negro a. a c,ndi-
didate for Office. more oilcnsc than in the
act OF Mayor Winter that grouped the
lrishman, Mccarthy, Capt. Williams ap-
proving the act with Il negro rs n candi-
date for office: IL we insulted Can't.
Williams by publishing this current ru-
NOR. has not Mayor Winter insulted Mr..
Mccarthy by attempting to crowd him
ont of The position of City Jailcr aud put
a negro into his place. win the .Ionmai
have any word of disapprobation of this
act of Mayor Winter. or is ii great merit
in the mayor to crowd out the Irish and
put in the negroes. while it i. almost a
crime to even intimate that negro may
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Special Assessment. Notice.

DtELlC notice il hereby given that The
i county court of Alexander county has rem
uefci Judgment for u special assessment upon
the property benefited by the recon-iiliriiUn of
pe following sidewalks, viz:
south side al Fourth street, between Wa-hn.
ION anu Commercial avenues west side oi " a.h
ington avenue, from Fourth 10 Finn street.
east siic ot Washington avenue from Finn To-
SIKH streets; north side Of fiith .nc.r nom
Nn'hihgton Ia tulnnlrrcirl avenues; north side
oil seventh from Walnut la westerly line of Lot
-, Hlockt-; north side al Eleventh from Wash
lngton avenue 10 Walnut street; ,s-t side ui
Poplar street, between InNi-ion amt Twenty p
second streets; south -itr ct Twenty tr~t street
from Poplar 10 sycamore streets; south side oi
Eighth street between Washington and ON
ihercial Avenue; east side ui Washington uI e.
M" nom Eighth 10 NiIcth streets; north side OF
Eighth i'riwccn Washington avenue and Waluui
street; south side of seventh, between Washing
ton avenue AMI Walnut street, n " in more Iully
appear nom the certified copy OF the judgment
on lille in The O,c oi the City cl.iA of The city al
Cairo; TIA, II warrant for the collection OF ,ur,
n'.cs ,in'nls Is III the hands ol the under icn,-I
All person. Interested are hereby notified lu call
ana pay the amounts assessed, al the collector .
Office, No. IT, Commemorative within thirty
DAYS nom the date hcicpi IL. BIAkI,
city TREASURER amt N.Dlirio Collector
ba'el Thu 3'st dat ct March, Is.i
l-!-tl.
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We also stand with the Mayor. lie
say, This day of rest Is interpreted 10y
many men In many ways. all believing
they have the right idea = aud our itlca
which of course is rights, that every man
should Inc permitted TO do what he plcascs
on sunday. provided hc does not infringe
amy OF the rights or privileges OF hi,
ncighbor. ''Sabballi was made for man.
not man tor the sabbath said greater
than Mayor Winter.
Generally. we applaud the Inaugural.
and il Mayor Winter pans out rs well n,
he promises, we slall not only he agrcca-
bly, disappointed. but will applaud him
~ loudly rs any of his friends.
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TINE TRAVELLING VICE.rREsrDr>r.

The Nice-Presdent Of the United
States. Hon. Henry Wilson, since hi,
election to that high Office. has been very
sick, with great ability, during the SEES
SONS Of Congress, and has given himself
up during the recesscs 10 the duty of
travelin. and getting hi, name into the
public prints. He is now on hi, way to
Hot Springs, Arkansas, the Plain. and
California. On the last day of last month
he was at Louisville. Kentucky: on
Saturday he went 10 Lexington to visit
Hon. John {. Breckenridge and spend
Sunday with that gentleman. an act of
mercy, grace aud peace" which will
probably be denounced by all true Repub.
iicah' as unbecoming. They will not pro.
badly forgive the Vice-Presid,nt OF the
United States who compliments trea-
son y by visiting one Of the most obnox.
ious of the blooiy-hcadcd Rebels. and all
that
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s""'kiNG .ACRiFICEs
MA n ~.
To

lhe Cincinnati Eoq,cier describe. 1.-THE
latest novelty In the shape OF amusement
over The Kline" 1t is an exhibition of
,nakes-fattlers. cottonmou,hs. conner.
heads, ipoccasin,, Nc., at schickliny,s
beer hall, The proprietor of the hall an.
noances that his patrons may. Willie
ariiiAing beer, enjoy the pleasures of he.
no'uins these serpents feeling or. as the
.."'"'rt' puts II, ''thc hidcons misery of
"e ee'pehts living food-the helpless
"o',o' o. mice and rats and squirrels
.skeu ~lui the most monstlous shape, OF
poi'ohou' lie which nature can produce
IN poisonous swamps and tangled fen,
and the wild waste places of the earth. !,
The hand bills inform the public Tina,
ieed'og time begins at s o'clock Th,
agony ofthe living food Of reptile, ma,
be necessary to make Cincinnati h..r ,oi
cradle, but Milwaukee beer viii do viii
out 1t,
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MARX, IS Ohio Lcvcc, Ia. the latest
styles in SlllETS-"Thc Favoritc." and
several other styles OF the best in the
corm,ry-cXccllcnt in make aud superior
in material. M.ARN is the only dealer in
the city who has these styles, and makes
his figures conform To the lowest prices
current. J-2-Iw
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RC.8('1l,1DlNl;

The little city of Oshkosh. Wisconsin.
was laid in ashes few days ago. two
millions and half OF property being tie
stroyed. But the loss has not dismayed
Oshkosh. aud in despite Of her ashes
and name, she is determined to 20 ahead
Already the energetic Oshko.hians are
rebuilding the waste places. They are
initiating the example set for them by
the people of Chicago, and will, within
a briei period, have more beautiful city
than they owned before the fire.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-05-04

We will take, at thu It. Charles Hotel,
during the summer months, 10 day bolrder-,
nj ~ per month, andj0 boarders with cool,
pleasant rooms on the upper floor, at $50
per month. At this extremely low rate,
none but promptly paying boarder. will be
accepted. JEwErr WILCOX co.,
3l-l-2S.lm. l'roprc,or,.
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Ladies' EurulsIning store.

A ladies furnishing store has.been opened
in the Theatre building, and stocked with
. full line ofeyerything pertaining to ladies'
wear - ready.mads dresses, underwear,
etc.. oil Of the latest styles, and will be sold
al lower figures than ever before offered in
Cairo. These goods were purchased in
New York, are OF the best material, and
will be sold very reasonable. Also MILL
neiy goods OF all kinds. 3O.i-30-lm.
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ACOSTLY RQ'GL.

Gen. Charles f.. Lippencott. state Au-
ditor, ut the great sale of short-horn cat
tie at Bloomington, last week. purchased
for Sl0.j00. the celebrated bull 21-t Duke
OF Arle. an animal Of the pure Bate.
breed. The Register says: "Our towns
man !. now the owner, We believe. of the
highe.t-priced bull IN the State
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Sheriff Sale.

10y virtue of an execution To me directed Ia
ID the clerk OF the circuit court OF AlcNandcr
county, IN the state oi Illinois in favor of David
liulh aud against Baptist lIol-ten, have levied
county of Alexander snd STATE OF Illinois. 10
wit; The southwest quarter oi the north
west quarter Of section tncnty-,iX (!1)
in township ilneen 90 south, and in
range Two west of the third principal meridian,
n the property of the SAID baptist Holster
which will oilcr at public ,slc nj tile southwest
door Of the courthouse in the city of Cairo, in
the county of Alexander AMI state of Illinois on
the 3Oth day OF April, \ D., ls;h, at the hour Of
eleven O'Clock, n m. for cash, 10 satisfy said
execution. ALE\. II. IRWIN
shcriGof Alexander County, Illinois.
Cairo. Illinois, April I'd, lS'j.
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THE DAILY BULLETIN.

TUE BULLETIN is published Every morning
tcNccpt Monday ~ the Enllctin Building, cor
ncr Washington avenue anil Twelfth street
Tns IuiIrtIN is served tu city subscriber. by
faithful ca,1itys VI INVENT, Five tcuis Week ,
payable weekly. T., Mail, tin aiyanc.) 40 per
annum. siy month. Al; three mouths, 80. one
month, 81 81.
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.g.uV EN-"

Our raiucah correspondent says that
Ion Faxon will not return to Cairo, but
that Faxom believes il he were 10 come
no could make things lively here. Len
has an idea perhaps that he could impart
20 Cairo some of the sprig'l'lincss Of
po,lueah
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Chancery Notice

\N lillian = 'uhh u administrator Of the
w estate OF >uIuurl " John deceased =,
Mary An John, Maria Williams, Charles vii,
lian7, Laura JOHN and William ;. John, de-
i.minnts. are notified that on the Eth day OF
filed his bill IN chancery Ia the Alexander com :
" circuit court, in III, state of Illinois. lnr
foreclosure, wherein You are the ,leirndnn,,
ana thai sad sun Is now, pending in said court,
that Il summons was thcIcupon issued ont OF
said court, against you, rcuinablc ON The ihill
Monday in May, 1873, toa term of lid court
then 10 be holden at the court house, in Cairo,
in said Alexander county.
Dated, April OH, ~.
REL BEN NOCrM, ,lsk
samuel i. Wheeler, solicitor for Complain
ant IL, d5i
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INTERNAL REVENifC.

The Internal Rcvcnrc receipts at WASH
ington, on the 30ili OF April, were $780,
5..7, and for the month of April, STOP, =
33l. The increase of receipt. for the
months of January, February. March and
April. this year, over the receipts in the
same months last year, was $2.53O,O9l.
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Nolire.

NoIl' l. i hereby given To- The stucAholdrr.
~ ui me an" 'lty Terry company Thai the
annual meeting t"r lh" election nt seven iir,,t-
or3, and consideration ui such other b ,iu-,s A /.
may come before IL, will uc hrll on Monday
May ';ri neNr, at IL "rl"ck, It. III at the oiiir,
Of the company, corner >iNih and !ey,c -ir,et.
IN hi, city. lilp~ " HALLIDAY,
cairo, Illinois, April lGlh, ls,i.
~ l,-dtd.
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piano and Organ Tuning.

Mr.. NJ Kuhne desires us to say that he is
ready to receive orders for Piano and Or
gan tuning, and repairing musical instru.
ments. Orders may be iclt at the corner of
Thirteenth and Walnut streets, or +. o.
'ox CJ6, and viii receive prompt attention.
. p,,
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SPECIAL NOTICES..


Person, having sipe water in their els
terms, can have them pumped out and re.
paired M reasonable terms, by calling an
j. ;. HAWKINS,
l.2j-aw. Gross street.
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g5-One inch /, square
ls"io regular advertisers we onsr superior in.
durcnonts, both u, TO rate oi charge, and man
nct of displaying their fI,ors
ss-Notcc, in local column inserted cor fif-
teen Cents per line for one insertion, Twenty
Cents line fnr two Insertions Twenty-Ii,r
Cent a line Tor three Insertions, Thrty-fiyo
Cents a line for one week, and sa,cniy-fiye
Cents line fur one month.
Communications upon subjects of gen.
eral interest TO the public solicited
grhll letters should he aiircs -cd To
join u. OBEHLY,
President CAIRO B,lciin Company.
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~. X. EoocHIH
$50, :, MILLER. ~. u. IiooGHlH
ST. LOUIS
INSURANCE BUREAU
And Collecting Agency
st. Louis, MO.

IslA hli,hrl l'r the purpose ofcsrryi ing on
,nionghost The W,s, Al Insurance claims,
Mh,li,r ut Life or Fire, all unsettled account,
s,, oihtr niichinec, promptly and satisfactorily
nuVs, frh-iohs and Patents secnlsd, Corrsspon-
"'hee ahN consultations free and solicited.
John =, MILLER 4 Co,
:. Cor Sixth and olive streis.
h."f ny permission Ia shryock n Rowland,
nfl Ashbiool 90. TeichInsnn \ "a. t.eo,
nam 40 W u Bean \ Co., T.. NJ saM-
WI cons !n-WI,
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ADVERTISING RATES.
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one square, one insertion, ...............tI ~
Each subsequent insertion, ............... 20
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LOOK HERE!
IsRse balls Of Every Description

PHI. II. SAUP'S.
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-08
STATEN ISLAND.
Early yesterday morning IRE broke out in the
old DANIEL Wandle residence. on the Richmond

Early yesterday morning IRE broke out in the
old Daniel wandle residence. on the Richmond
road near the Glove road, which was entirely
Danagh, who had only purchased II on ine pre-
dav. Loss, s. 500 ensured Tor 900, In the
New York and lonkers Insurance company.
The time at which CountyJuogeIM Moore, OF Kings
county, was 10 render his DECISION in the matter
OF the taxpayers OF westneld, Soutnneld and
Nortnneld, and the Drainage Commissioners or
the district comprising parts OF these three towns
has been extended ten days. The taxpayers pro-
carry the matter az once TO the supreme Court
and the Commissioners, they declare, should be
held accountable for every dollar expended by
them. The leeiing OF the taxpayers against the
Commissioners appears 10 be very bitter.
There was another large Ore Staten Island
yesterday. involving loss OF about $4,000. IL
broke out early in the morning in an unoccupied
house In Bay street, TompGlnsyile, owned by
Two other houses adjoining, also owned by AIR.
Bryant, one occupied ~ grocery store aud
dwelling by Captain Winters. aud the otner by
Jacob Iamm ) a cigar store ana dwelling. aud
insured on stock 10 the amount OF Sl,0O0 "a the
Commercial winters insured Tor $500 on
stock. Tue DANES then communicated to a house
owned Oy Walter I. Wandle and occupied by BAR
ney Iaxter a. a dwelling unsuredl. and thence TO
an adjoining house on the east side, owned and
occupied by Anton Hell as dwelling aud lager
beer ana bUttilng establishments Hell lost most
OF nis stock, but nts furniture was saved In dam
AGED condition. Tine total Insurance on buildings
and STOCKS. 50 far as known, about Sl3.0JO. In
Citizens. Kings County, and one or two other
c0mnaufe2
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NEW YORK CITY.

Catharine Kelly. OF No. 13l Liberty street, while
walking near her residence yesterday, was Sc
verely injured by being struck with falling shut
ter. she was taken TO the Park Hospital.
onicer Donovan found the body OF newly born
in ant In o vacant lot near the corner OF avenue A
and Eghty-second sueet yesterday afternoon
IL was sent to the Morgue and a Coroner was no.
tined.
At a meeting or the Employing Stoneset tiers AS
ISOLATION held last evening IL was resolved that,
considering the outrageous action and unrea soma
BILE demands OF the Derrckmen's Society, they
viii employ no members oil that society.
While L. B. Cogswell, compositor, aged fifty
years, residing at No. 572 Broome street, was
working at the case at No. 80 PARK row last
night, he was suddenly taken Ill with apopexy
lie was removed to the Park Hospital, where ne
died shortly alterward.
The funeral or The late Major Philip r. Smith,
formerly Of the Fifth regiment, took place yester-
day from his residence, No. 665 seventh street.
1t was attended Dy q NUMBER or the members OF
various societies TO which Major Smith belonged
The ceremonies were In charge oil the German
Lodge OF Freemas0ns, aud were conducted by the
Rev. Edward Mohldenke. MAJOR Smiths BODY was
taken TO The Lutheran Cemetery in Williamsburg
for lnterment
Passenger tranic on the Hudson, between Al
bany and this city, Is recovering from the over
powering effect Of winter. The steamer Armenia
OF the day line. will make her first trip or the
season on Monday, the 18th INST, and successive
passages up the river on every Monday, Wednes-
DAY anu Friday until June 9, when the steamers @.
Vlbbard and Daniel Drew VIII be placed on the
line. Daily trips up and down the river Will
thereafter be made.
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BROOKLYN.

Henry Monahan- residing on Clark street, In the
village OF East New York, reported TO the police
yesterday that be had been robbed OF $3.50 by
Henry Bentmenster, young German VINO aad
been IN ms employ.
The Butler street police yesterday arrested
Thomas Eates, OF No. 21s Sackett street, on COM
paint oil Isaac Bergen, a dealer In hour and feed
at No. l6l Coinmoia street, VINO accused him or
collecting $50 By ialse representations and appro-
prlating IL 10 his own use.
motion was made yesterday in the Supreme
Court, before Justice GILBERT, In tue suit or Amos
Birdsall against the Merchants Lie Insurance
Company Ior the appointment oil receiver for the
company. The Court granted the motion ana ap-
pointed Edwin Alexander as the receiver.
superintendent Folk yesterday received the fol-
lowing commandments woman that muir
dered Goodrich has re turned and is masque rading
about Brooklyn, and although deeply discussed
sne been recognized four different times IN the
last ten days.n The superintendent says n the
writer viii call at Ponce Headquarters he Will send
him to the state Lunatlc Asylum, where the
marderess Is now In close confinement
dye occurred last evening IN the Constifu tion
Glass Works, at Deleyan and Van Brunt streets
Brooklyn, owned oy A. Tniery a GO. IL was
caused by the bursting OF o pot OF metal, which
set hre 10 the platform around the furnace. There
are numDer OF oil reanerIes In the vicinity,
wnicn occasIoned tne sounding OF two alarms for
the Fire Department. me loss on the BUILDING
and stock Is about IS, 900; insured for $780,
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JOCKEY CLUB BETTING BOOKS.

The spring racing season opens auspiciously.
New Orleans passed on satisfactorily, Galveston
has finished q successful reunion, despite many
high titled steeds contended for mastery on the
Nashville racecourse. The meeting OF the Blood
Horse Association In that city mas continued
throughout the week, and. as many stables
were present the racing carnival has been
very brilliant. After Nashville comes Lexing-
ton, the sport az the capital OF the Blue Grass re-
gion commencing on the 10th inst, continuing
fve days, when next In order is Louisville. The
inaugural meeting at the latter place promises to
be exceptionally attractive, and numerous favor
ties viii strive to secure the handsome stakes and
purses set down for decision. Baltimore then
jumps into the foreground and Pimhco course Is
expected to be alive with the farest Of Maryland's
beauties while the giants of the turf pass before
them To victory or 10 defeat. Then lair Jerome
keeps the ball a-roling as on the 9th OF June her
gates VIII be thrown open after an interval or
egnt months, when the most fashionable outdoor
event OF the season VIII be naugurated
Naturally the racing community are looking
eagerly Tor news rom the horses engaged ut the
south: sor with the result oil many OF the events
there TO be decided during the present month.
health of highly -fancled cracks. In this manner
some Of the more promising flyers OF the season
viii be cued from the immense number of horses
IN training, and when they appear at Jerome Park
latIng fraternity win imagine they have the win
ncrs sure. Meanwhile TIVE backing OF the horses
on the Withers and Belmont stakes and the
Westminster and Saratoga cups Is steadily pro-
car Jockey Club the closing quotations last even
In beinQ as iOlloWS -
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NEW JERSEY.

gang or juvenile thieves boarded one or the
box cars or the Jersey Clty and Hoboken line on
THURSDAY night. robbed the drivers cash box OF
It's contents ana made good then escape.
A burglar cameo access TO the residence OF Mr.
James W. Maxwell. No. 81 Soutn Bridge street.
Newark. yesterday. while the family we're az
breakfast. and carried on q quantity OF Iewelrys
valued at 81, QUO.
The new Excise Commission, OF Newark, has
looted up $4,000 as the result or their creation
against $1,000 realized IN whole yesr under tue
Old rCQiDle TIE amounts stated are those realized
from liquor ale aud beer licenses.
The West hoboKen Methodist Episcopal church
was broken into by one JACOB Andresse, but he
man was captured shortly afterward and impris-
oned IN the beethoven. lie cumDeu out through
the roof and escaped. On his way through Hobo
ken lie W i sped Nv eN-Sergcant Echeu aud again
lodged m prison TO await examination.
movement Is on loot 10 HoooKen to demand
that the Common Council order a strict examlna-
ton Of the accounts Of all the city ofaSias. As
the officials are Az heavily secured by boadsmen
tuc proposition regarded one Oh political sir-
ntcancc. merely. IL would give genesa gratIa.
catlon, hoveyer 70 learn what wanks the clty
moneys are deposited IN, tnls being al preseng d
profound secret. The HObokcn Bank not having
been patron4zed sufficiently. = supposed TO De a.
the bottom Of the investigation scheme.