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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-11-09

'aiIO yesterday.
The Alexander County Bank viii
pay interest on deposits in the say.
ings department.
Mrs. Dewey will play the organ ne
compartments for the singers at the lee
turc this evening.
Judge Bross returned from Pehin on
SUnGay. and opened county court yester-
day morning.
The old Louisiana House. now pro-
prietored by the Gazola brothers, is under
going repairs.
Mrs. William Sandu,ky. who has
been lingering for some time. died on
sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
Mr. {. ". Duuifrr, editor of tie
Fredericktown Missouri Bee, came to
Cairo on saturday and remained until
yesterday morning
-Mcssrs. Morri, aud Robbins have been
invited to sing at the lecture to be deliy-
cred by Mrs. Ella c. Granger at the Pres.
byterian church this evening.
Look out for Hebron X Wells adj
Ncttl-tlitll III lo-lilpIlpN ISSUE ''e
has 50 much to say to those in want OF
bargains that we were unable to publish
ii to-day.
Mrs. John Lansden, Mrs. w. L.
Wright and Miss Annie Pitcher, will sing
at the lecture this evening. Other OF Our
good vocalists have also been invited to
| sing. aud will duub less comply
The Rev. Dr. McMasters, who Of
dictated for the member, of the Episcopal
church OF this city during the war, died
in st. Paul. Minnesota. last Friday, and
was buried on Sunday afternoon.
The Aldermen of the city will holC
u council meeting tins evening. Bids fol
the building of the new levee VIII be re
ceycd. and the contract for the work OF
the lcvee awarded.
C kratz, an extensive foundry pro
prictor OF Evansville. Indiana, and
number OF friends from that city, passed
through Cairo for Arkansas. yesterday
where they go for IA Two months hunt.
Major +. w. Bedard. OF st. Louis
one ofthe former owners OF the ST. Charlie
Hotel of this city, was in town yestel
day. He has just returned from Paris
France. where he has been on plcasur
trip, and stopped over here to rest.
Maj. II. l.. Ward, prominent cit
zen OF Dubuque, Iowa, accompanied b
his wife. passed through Cairo ycstc
day for New Orleans. They stoppe
over at the 81. Cha les Tor few hour.
and took look around the city.
Miss Ida Williams and Miss Mar
Miller. ol JoncSboro, who came TO Cair
on Friday 10 attend the party at the 5
, Charles, remained over sunday and r.
turned to their home yesterday NOR
ing.
/, MIR. NJ. b. Ilarrcll, editor Of the Cali
: Gazette. in the last issue of his paper, n
7 marks lh.t IN the n &C for county rea
4 urrr last Tuesday. he received thr'
a negro votes. winch was just three mo
votes than he esp cled. or had any clai
upon.
I MIR. Frank NJ. Dyer, editor and pr
prietor OF the Charleston MOI Courier
popular and ilourishing journal, was
the city Saturday and Sunday. Mr.. by
isa practical printer, and has eleval
e the art preservative to the envable pc
y ton IT now occupies in our neighbour
a town OF Charleston.
AS soon as the narrow-gauge railro
now being built by the st. Louis, Ir
Mountain and Southern railroad co
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Notice OF Removal

C.. Koch has removed his boot aGi
shoe shop from the old stand to hi-
new brick building zone block below.
No. 80 Commercial avenue. between
Fifth and Sixth streets, where he Will
keep the hest home made and IT. LON
custom made boots and shoes. made Of
the best material good workmanship
and in the latest styles. All orders
pro,nptly attended to. 9-23.ti.
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GisteruS Cleaned

Persons having ci.terns needing pump
ing out and repairing can have 1t done
promptly and at prices - suit the times
by calling on J. 5. Hawkins. Gross 'trr~''
! have man and pump employed all the
,,,, Cor tho ,urnoso. 9-lG-tf.
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A SPECIALITY.

The BULLETIN printing
Tfl -PSEN establishment makes u
~ s AS specially Of Bill Heads
note Heads, Letter Heads,
Statements, Cards, Etc. Look al these price {:
Small lie bin heads per 100 .............-S1 GO
Medium size b!l heads per thousand........ . Is
All on fourteen pound paper, Carlisle mills,
rated two cents PER pound higher than paper
used by any other once--rulcl TO order ut the
mills especially for this office.
Statements, Carlysle, per ................s3 %,
Letter Heads, Carlysle, Ter 1000 sc
Note Heads Carlyse per loco .. see. ........ OF
Visiting card, per package. .... 75C
Bushes cards No. 3-ply Bristol board,
per So % TO 90
Business cards, No / blank, per l00O....,.. on
QuarteI-sheet, half.shert, full-sheet and three
sheet posters and cOlored work below II Louis
prices
Pamphlet, Book Work and Price Lists made
Il specially.
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Attention, Sir:KniGhts.

There will be special conclayc OF
Cairo Commanlcry No. Il, Is. T., Oh
Tuesday evening, 9th inst, for work IL
the orders of the Red and Blacl
Cross. Work will commence nj O;3'
o'clock sharp. Visiting Knights arr
courteously invited.
&. w. DuNNING, L. {.
Attest FRED KoRSEMEYER, Rec
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say. Dr. sherman, the great Special
list, 500 North Sixth street. has gained an
enviable reputation in the speedy manner
in which he treats all chronic diseases.
See advertisement for his great Syphlliuc
Eradlcator, indorsed by the medical IA
Guilty everywhere. 9-le-lyr.
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If YOU want iinware, stoves etc,.that ~
HALEY has changed his plac" OF business
and can now be found at ll5 Commercial
avenue. next door 10 the Arab engine
house. where he will be pleased to see
YOU and give you bargains AZ OF Old
g-np-tf
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For Sale.

The Delmonico Saloon, with ten-pin
alley. shooting gallery, and all fixtures
pertaining TO the establishments FOR
terms of sale, apply to
lO-2G-tf Mrs. ANNE COYNE.
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For kale-piallO.

A No. l secondhand, seven octave
piano, as good as new, manufactured by
Hallet & Davis, is offered for sale at
bargain. Apply to -,
Il. A. BURNETT,
l0.24-lm. Bulletin Ojnce.
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A. HALEY has removed to his new
store room. IL Commercial avenue, OPP
po.ite Winter. Block. and next door to
the Arab engine house, where hc VIII be
pleased to see all his old customers and
n, many new ones. 9.3O-u
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Wnlli~ ID

every body TO know that The place 20 get
A smooth shave,
\ good shampoo.
A ;a,hionable haircut,
Or anything T. that line,
4. at the GRAND CESTRAL fARBkR'
SHOP. corner Eighth and Commercial.
B.s.tf J. GEORGE sTEISHoUsE.
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notice.

The officers and members of the Cairo
st. Patrick's Benevolent Society will
take notice hat on and after sunday.
Nov. nh, ls75, the meetings Of this soci-
ETY. will be leld at O'Clock p. m, on the
first SUNDAY in each month. at the hall of
the "lIbcrnian" Fire Company, on rhir-
teenth street, between Commercial ave-
nue. and Poplar street.
BY order Of President Fitzgerald.
i. VI. HOGAN. Sec.
CAIRO. Ills. Nov. 9Th. 1873.
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RIVER. WEATHER AND BUSINESS.

The river last evening was feet oil
the gauge. having risen | i-5 inches during
the previous Is hours.
The weather is clear again, but quite
cold.
business fair.
GENERAL ITEMS.
The II. c. Yaeger added 40 tons
here.
The Rover and barges discharged
considerable freight here yesterday, and
had a good cargo tor st. Louis.
Diver Mat Foggin, OF the Eckert, re-
turned from the Indiana yesterday, hav-
ing flushed work on her wreck.
The lighthouse tender. Alice, estab-
lished new lights between this port and
Devils Island, tor which pilots are duly
thankful.
"A Nat-boat. containing 5000 barrels
potatoes, struck Jackson rock on the
| Grand Chain and sunk ON Saturday. The
Silverthorn brought down all the pota-
toes that could be got at-926 barrels.
and the rest, we suppose, will be total
loss. The boat b.. Dnged to Capt. 4. b.
Johnston. OF Hamilton. Kentucky.
In company with Mr.. IL. A. Thoms
we visited the levee yesterday and found
party Of Government engineers survey
ing the shore between the rock pile and
Dickey's Island, where their camp is To-
Gated. and from them we learned that
they have been sent here by General
Simpson to make surveys, soundlngs,
maps, etc., looking to the building OF
| the improvements 50 much needed. The
party is composed of Engineers j. ID.
McKown, T.. Z. Shroader, Howell
Boruss, l.. Lowe. and Others. This party
made survey of the bank at that point
one year ago, aud were astonished on re-
turning to lind that post near the rock
piles was the only one lett OF all the
marks they had then established. The
river had swallowed them all.
In about eight days they will be able to
tell accurately how many yards the river
has cut INTO the bank during the past
year. General Simpson is expected here
to-day with the new iron boat lately
built at St. Louis.
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Attention! Dealers.

We have four dozen Imitation Ebony
Spraguc Can-Openers, taken for adver'
Using, which we will sell at two dollars
per dozen. Inquire ut Bulletin office.
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The alexander County Bank ri!l pay 'n-
terest on deposits IN the sarings depart-
rHert, Iv-v-iW
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RIVER NEWS.
Port List.

Port List.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Jim Fisk. Paducah.
/" City Chester. Memphis.
/" Silverthorn, Evansville.
" Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
Hickory, Mound City.
d" ii. c. Yaeger, 81. Louis.
% Capitol City, st. Louis.
st. Joseph, st. Louis.
Red Cloud, Evansville.
City of Helena. Vicksburg.
Z" Kate Kinney. st. Louis,
Grand Tower, Memphis.
Tow-boat Greyhound, Ohio.
" Rover, Pittsburg.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Jim Fisk. Paducah.
City of Chester, st. Louis.
Silverthorn, Evansville.
Belle Memphis, Memphis.
Hickory, st. Louis.
II. c. Yaeger, n. o.
Capitol City, Vicksburg.
st. Joseph, Memphis.
Red Cloud, Evansville.
City of Helena, st. Louis.
Kate Kinney, y. o.
Grand Tower, st. Louis.
Tow-boat Ed. Hobbs, st. Louis.
4" Greyhound, South.
e" Rover, St. Louis.
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HsS"XX Amber and White rag stool,
envelopes at the BULLETIN office, printe1
So 80 and - 90 per NJ.
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THE COUNTY ELECTION.
Official Vote.

The following is the official vote of the
election held in this county on the ID
inst:
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ChoieeArticles.

Go to stretym & Birds, 81 Ohio
Levec. and buy your
New York buckwheat flour, very
choice.
Rock candy or white drips, very choice.
New crop New Orleans molasses and
sugar
New Louisiana rice ; also homny.
Grits. mush meal, pigs feet. pickles.
Graduated, powdered, crushed and
other sugars.
Choice coiiees, teas, cheese, &C., always
on hand.
New hams. cranberries and mackerel
to arrives lE'-u
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A Man siuu over

To Cowperthwai, Il Phillips to try those
Gold Buckle cigars
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General Items

r. W. Rabbit, of Cincinnati, vas in
Cairo yesterday.
The Alexander County Bank will
pay interest on deposits in the say.
ings department..
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CITY NEWS.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 0, 1915.
I.o.ai weather Report.

,Atao. LIZ. Nov Isis.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-25
AROUND TOWN.

Mote Patton received letter from Chat
uOo-.a this week.
FEY White and Henry Cherry have
opened a secondhand furniture store on
Garden Street between the PreShy terrain
and the Masonic Hall.
Judge Nhltc spells cider on Perry 13Sn-
uCtt'~ fence ia this city, "stdUr.'
Thursday Of last week, during the
storm, shade trees were blown down Tn diff
fCTcut portions OF this city.
Mrs. John NJ. Cook, of this city has 10
her ward "a trCuy ulOuSly large English
grapevine, which is loaded down with
grapes. At the present time il has at least
ten bushels on 10.
-Thc " DUNG Americas of this city will
have an Ice Cream supper aud Hop tO-mOr-
row uisrht, at Turner CrCSwClls-
Policeman Haynes Will take up his
mace next Thursday, he having been sus-
pended for the last thirty days. He Is said
IL make an efficient officer.
Bob tBlacll' FricrSOu, bachelor, was
I'm town Monday looking for cradles, but the
cradles were tor wheat purposes.
-\v~tor, the narrow gauge contractor,
bought SlumuU'S two mules last Monday.
Honest farmer NJ. 4. jug came TO
our city last Tuesday. and Cap Hardeman
made Ei~ head resemble a Mexican dog
that is. his hair is very short.
VIM. Shirley says town dogs hold polltl-
cal conventions in his yard every night,
aud pass resolutions against the dog law. \
hig SHAGGY dog seemed 10 be the presiding
officer, and he got his chain fastened IN his
buN bush. and left il there. MIR. Shirley is
seven trvt ina the corporation. The dog de-
strCyrl Mr.. Shirley gcrauiumS, etc.
the Institute during the vacation, is a beau
titul granddaughter OF Bishop OtcyS The
great and good Bishop founded the Insti-
tUtC, and his body lies buried under a plain
but unique tomb ut A~hwOod, In this COun-
~.
-Bcy White has been selling a patent
iruurr. which is us fac ahead of the old
fashioned one as railroad Is ahead of a
dirt road.
Tho Young Mems Christian Association
will hold au outdoor Service of Song al the
Ntu,urusu Cruvr ON next sunday evening,
at ~ O'Clock. Judge WIS. Fleming Is eN-
pcrJvd Iu dcIiyCUa short address. The pub
lie are cordially invited.
sunday morning, MIR. Ed. Williams llad
the biggest tomato in his pocket we hati
seen this season. Tuesday morning Mr.. ),
~. SIUtitnu sent US two, "a little larger ana
uJUyb ripper. These gentlemen have hLe
gardens
Nh ". q. CoyIu-tgu, of Bowling Green
KY sold "a fine greg horse To Monk Barr,
last week Monk has now one Of the finest
turu-puiS i'm the state.
Tin Cherry, In" jvhU of John Noss' team,
OVrr-frd his morse last week with too much
Hhvlicd corn, and the horse laid down and
went where all good horses EO-dcad.
-Eoddiug Hall, "a knight OF the plane. has
lust finished nice portlcu in front of Lu-
CiuS Matthews residence ON the corner OF
Embargo and Mechanic Streets.
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RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Rev. DR.. Hoyt, of Nashville, preach.
ed in the Prcsby terrain Church in this place
last sunday night, from John 10th chapter
10Th verse. II was strong sermon. elO.
quently delivered. Tie said the philOsO-
pliers OF ancient days discussed greater and
more vital and dignified questions than are
now discussed by our learned men, and yet
even Jhey could not solve them; reVela-
ton alone can tell us the origin and
destiny of man. The Doctor was pretty Sc
we're on those who believe that man had his
origin in the lower animals. The lights
were very fiickeTing, and went out once,
which was OF course annoying to a speaker,
but he went through with his sermon very
well. He is fine preacher.
The Service of song by the Young Mems
Christian Association, was one OF the best
meetings it has ever had, Many ladies
We're present, and the singing was good;
1t. Chappcll conducted the singing, and
Miss Rosa Barnett played on the organ.
Albert ". StocRell made short tax, ana
most admirable one IL was too. Mr. Stock
ell is not only one of our best young men,
but is also lawyerOf uncommon promise.
The President DR.. W. A. Smith. read the
last chapter in the Bible with effect.
We don't know what DIR. smiths text
His subject, Revolution IN Religlon. lie
said mob law was wrong, nrst, last ana All
the time. He believed in capital punish
ment, and in certain sure ana speedy pun
iShmeut- but s'whCu il is not done accord
ing TO law. the Judge Is a murderer, the
Sheri Y who ties the rope around the prison.
cr's neck i a murdered, and the grave-dig-
ger " Ho digs his grave Is A murderer" We
are glad To see Dr. Smith has thus put him
self on record 50 strongly against mob law;
we believe 10 is the duty OF all preachers,
editors. lawyers, pOliticianS-eyeryb body
who has the public ear-tO so speak. In il
Illustrating one Of his ideas, DR.. Smith spoke
OTthc power with which Gen. Whitthorne,
in the court room, purSueS criminal; he
explores the forest and the sea, in order to
nud out his crime, until the miserable
turns Mt bay utterly helpless to es-
Ia.
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People. and especially the ladies, are
the pen of the gifted young Vuxporous
headed, ITO my Mother" Its polished
| verse, touching pathOs and beautiful
Imagery, will be long treasured by those
| who read it.
| DR.. Laughinghouse and Mr.. William
y trrow, OF Forest City, Arkansas, also
| Mr.. Thomas Barrow and Msj. Dawson
of this vicinity, left here last Tuesday,
for Beaver Dam Springs. Mr.. Hinton
| Kittrell and a few others, expect to go
| the latter part of this week. This par
| ty are cultivated gentlemen, and all in
valids. We hope the pure air, roman
| tic scenery and delightful water, of this
renowned place, will soon bring about
| a general restoration OF health, and re-
turn of vigor to all OF them. That gents
al-hearted and prince of gentlemen,
Mr.. A. n. Akin, has kindly rendered
them the use of his cabin, while they re-
main. They carry along as a waitman,
the sprightly and polite Eaton Parker,
cold.
"Boy, is that a greyhound" asked
smart Aleck. of young man from the
country. NO." said SpOoney, "dOn't
You see he's a 'yallerDorg?' what do you
take me for?"
That stupid game, CroqI has gone
where the "WOod~bine" sheds it's rich
and heavy fragrance. 1t has been su-
perseded by a very base club, known as
the "Mt. Pleasant Scoot-Reubens."
We heard of party of three young
men, who were out fishing, not long
since, and while eating the last of their
ratiOns, which seemed to be some indi> |
gestiOn, left oyer from last year, one of
party asked, "when shall we three meet |
again?"' "Never, hope on this kind OF
Bacon" answered one of them, who had |
been victimiz9d.
The stylish and attractive Miss Mol |
lie Mob, of Pulaski, has been spending |
several months with her relatives in |
tb S vicinity. We hope Miss Mob, who |
is great faVorite, has had happy Wis |
it, and filled up the tieeting hours with |
joyous remembrances.
Prof. Hamilton and lady, who have
been on visit to their former home,
week, looking much improved i'll
health, after short respite from close
refinement and the arduOus duties of the
We regret exceedingly
that Prot. Hamilton, who is big-hear-
ted, cultivated, and christian gentleman,
and his amiable and accomplished lady,
intend removing this fall to their former
home.
Sheriff A. J. Noles, of Lewis county,
was in our village last week. He re-
ports everything quiet, and crop pros
poets good, in his county.
The health of this place and vicinity is |
very good; some of our NJ. DIS, we un- |
derstaud, say sit is distressingly heal |
thy" |
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HICKMAN COUNTY TEENS.

The farmers in Hickman are hopeful
of good crop this year; everything in
dicates it.
Buck Coleman has twenty acres OF as
good q stand of peanuts as ever was
put in on the same quantity ofgrOBna.
Harvesting has commeneea, ana
wheat geuerallZ A. NsFo = 'he
50 lay the 10Th inst, very
10 ere storm passed over portions OF
this county, but no material damage
was done. A heavy rain fell on Satur-
dav the 10Th, at Centreville and its
neighborhood, damaging the land some
| by washing of the soil.
| 4 scientific lecture on Astronomy was
| delivered by DR.. Gentry, all the way
! from Arkansas, on Friday evening the
| 18th inst, at Centreville. No new rev
Citations from the star depths was dis
closed by him further than what Rich
ard Proctor has already made known.
The pltLer irT'itGns have made their
| appearance in large numbers at Centre
vile and it's neighborhocd lately. Theii
ravages are greatly complained OF by
some who express a hope that theiI
departure may be as sudden as that o
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LASEA ITEMS.

The prospects of general good crops, of
all kinds planted, are better, we think
than they have been for several years.
We have heard some farmers say, that
they will make twenty-five bushels of
wheat per acre, and corn is unusually
fine Cotton is about an average.
The fruit crops, in this vicinity, were
very materially injured by the cold snap
of April; even on the hills and in the walls
leys, very near, and in some places, en-
tirely detroyed. J. Y. Hardison's win
ter apples, (of which great number of
the citizens of Columbia will attest, aye
the finest favored of any that find a maj
het there have been somewhat injured.
His orchard has suffered very severely
from tho stoFms Of the past few years.
D. X. Hays, Esq A. Jackson, James
Dooley, w. A. Derryberry, have a fine
quantity of peaches and winter apples.
We were informed the other day, that
a certain fellow designed whipping one of
Our neighbOEs. Ne immediately sur
missed that he would accomplish it, after
his usual fashion, with his tongue: for ma
ture has blessed him with one of prodigi-
Gus length, and little twisted: as any
one will readily preceive, by conversing
with him few moments. W. however,
we've mistaken, as to his mQdWa Qpgqr-
dii as our informant Says that his wife
Is to do the threshing. Poor fellow! he
need not fool himself with the idea that
his wife can rule and run oyer the resi-
due Of mankind, because she has thus
managed him SO easily, for the last seven
or eight years.
A few days sinse, we hAarA -
H0''' rs say that the price of the
incoming wheat crop would be about one
dollar and half per bushel We won
der ifthat is fail sample grange OF post
ing, as regards prospe' tive prices, We
also heard that the members of the order
covenanted together to give only one dol
lar and a half per day, for cradle hands
| Is it right to combine in such matters
| Would II not be better to let custom anC
| supply and demand regulate the price o
! labor? The sum may be just, but is not the
principle Wrong2