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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-09-05
Sheriff. Sale.

DY virtue of an execution 10 me directed by
ID the clerk Of the circuit court Of Alexander
county, in the State of Illinois, in favor OF Ber
nard McManus and against Lee Phillips, | have
levied upon the following described property, in
the city of Cairo county of Alexander and State
OF Illinois, to-wit. Lots numbered three (3) and
four az in block numbered forty-iiyc 90 as
the property of the said Lee Phillips, which |
shall offer at public sale at the south west door
of the court house In the city of Cairo, in the
county of Alexander and State of Illinois, on
the thirteenth day of September \. ID. 1sl5, nj
the hour Of eleven O'Clock, q, m, for cash, to
satisfy said execution. ALEX. ii. IRWIN,
Sheriff Of Alexander County, Illinois.
--0r..---Nlinois. August 2lst, 1875.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-09-05

"a complete Pietortni History OF the
most successful Family Paper
In the Union q"
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-09-05
CAIRO,
rnIs1NoI9.

The Trustees of the Cairo City
Property desire to call public attention
to the merit, of their property, compris-
ing n considerable portion of the City Of
Cairo. in Alexander County. in the State
of Illinois. and lands Immediately ada
cent thereto
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-09-05

As a manufacturing location the position
materials of every d6s5rfti5h, Whfcn TUie
stitute the elements Of manufactured arti.
eles, abound on every SIDE, iron ore, coal,
OF superior quality, and timber of every
character, more than others, being easily
and cheaply accessible, and the rich agri.
cultural region of the immediate neighbor.
hood, a. well az the more remote districts
rendered tributary to il by river ana rail,
furnish supplies Of the Lecessaries of life In
such abundance as tortndcr living except.
ionalIy cheap. when the manufactured afti
cle- are produced, the facilities for cheap
distribution by river and rail are moi
equaued.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-09-05

Its central location in the gres. Valley Of
the Mississippi, and the great wealth ofriyer
and railroad communication, gives to Cairo
unsurpassed advantages as commercial
point, as it affords to her easy and cheap ac.
cess to all the grain producing districts OF
the North and West, and similar acces, TO all
the agricultural produce consumers Of the
South, thus presenting the best location in
the Westf for an interchange Of the respect
productions.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-09-05

This city, a. {, well known. is situated at
the confluence OF the ONO and Mississippi
rivers, at the head OF uninterrupted naviga-
tion on the Mississippi. being below OBJ
struetious by ice in the winter and low
water in summer. and thus has clear and
open river communication at all times over
the Ml.sissi, pl aud It's tributaries, with all
the country south. to the Gulf OF Mexico
and the Atlantic ocean. Cairo has also the
same character Of communication with all
the country north over the streams flowing
by l., when those streams are not innayi.
gable by reason Of ice or low water.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-09-05
Ayers Ague Cure,

For Fever ana Ague, intermittent Fe.
Dumb Ague, Periodical or Bilious Pc.
ver, &C., and indeed all tn Elections
which arise nom malar. % 'rsh. or
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-25
CHIoAGO's FIRST MARROW GAUGE.

Speclal Di6patch 10 Ine Evening journal.
AURORA, ILL.,, February 19.-The
iron for the first thirty miles Of
the Chicago, Millington and West
ern railroad-narrow gauge-frou
Chicago westward, has been pur.
chased, and one-haIf is to be
delivered by the 10th of April, and
the remaining halfby the 10th of May.
The grading for this portion of the
road will probably be completed by
the lst of July. The iron is to come
from the rolling mills in Cleveland. Q.
and the rolling stock from the Ohio
Falls company's works, at Jefferson
Vile, Ind.
This new road is to extend from
Chicago to Muscatine, Iowa. A pre-
liminary survey of the same has been
made by way of Aurora, Princeton,
etc., and will doubtless pass through
this city, if the company, in the pose
cution of their work, shall receive
suitable encouragement from our citi
Zens.
To the Hon. J. w. Eddy, of Mill
ington, Vice President of the road,
who has struggled amid the most adj
verse circumstances for the past
two years to secure this new line of
railway, are the people indebted for
the Inauguration of the narrow gauge
in this section the first line OF the
kind out of Chicago "a system which
meant less cost for transportation of
freight and passengers henceforth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-25
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HOW STRANGE and HOW TRUE Z!
MONOPOLY IN THE BOOK
BUSINESS BURSTED.
No Middle Man Honest John on One
Side, All-Spioer on the Other.

The public is most cordially invited to call aud
examine my stock of SCHOOL BOOKS, POCKET
BOOKS, ALBUMS and STATIONERY, in all its
branches, together with well selected lot Of Toys
to please the little ones, all OF whom are invited to
come in and sit down threelegged stool, and III
take broken piece of stick candy and break It IN
ever so many pieces regardless of damages and d.
vide it all around, for everybody knows love little
children, aud even if you do not buy anything, you
will not be driven out of the house with a broom
stick And now, trust the people of Lancaster and
surrounding country will confer liberal share OF
their patronage upon John in order to keep him from
going back 10 his old business OF saloon keeping,
which he should hate SO muchy | shall sell cheap
for cash only and will not ask you to help pay fer
debts incur by selling at enormous prices, and get
my money when can. This is no advertising dodge,
but really want to sell these goods to get money
enough TO start bank. shalt endeayor to keep on
hand full line OF Fancy and Family Groceries,
Tobacco and Cigars, Lemons Oranges and Confec-
tonery in all varieties. Bummers have habit OF
showing bills into my face. and see objection to
passing them around; therefore, Saturday paYmasters
together with those that will pay when they in
again, requested to keep at respectable distance
Lunch as heretofore, though unavoidable circum-
stances have placed me second even third in rank
restaurant keeper, but there is nobody to blame
but my humble self for not keeping up with the
times by advertising quais rabbits, frogs ducks and
grasshoppers dish of oysters that attened
by process peculiar to our climate, or, perhaps
owing that great leveler, Time. shall keep man
uiacturng Ice Cream that will even lift Philadelphia
out of its boots. And now that am no longer "a
vender Of the ardent trust that these sweet little
ladies will longer object to calling at my house
and being waited upon in the most exquisite French
style. Admission free but leaving well then. ach
Gott And now you will wonder how it is that can
keep all these things and selling them so cheap
and still keep even with the world / will be plain
and tell you: drought big pile of money TO this
place to commence with. If recollect right, had
a much as four dollars; SO you can easily see why
L held out so long. Crusaders point TO me with
pride, example that their efforts have not been
il vain. There is JOY in heaven and angels are look
ing down shedding tears over repentent old sinner
like j. BlEO.
N. B.-I have on hand lot of nice little baskets.
which come handy to carry eggs home in, ana II
you should happen to forget it, you need not bring
theu back ]. b.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-25

give Dubuque almost her exclusive
trade Some of her prominent, enter
prising and wealthy citizens have been
here to confer with the business men
of this place, proposing to unite in an
effort to construct railroad from
DUBUQUE into the very centre and
heart of that rich and fertile region.
They frankly state that if their propo-
si,ion is not accepted they shall unite
with the Galena and Platteville inter
ests to extend the Galena narrow gauge
road to Lancaster. Should that be
done the entire trade or nearly so of
that section will be diverted to that
route. Thus not only the prospective
but the present trade as well will be
entirely and forever lost to Dubuque.
The Lancaster people are determln-
ed to have a road, and with that pur-
pose in view, the Directors of the G..
&. S. w. railway were waited upon
recently, by committee of the bust
ness men OF Grant county. The re-
suit of the interview has already been
made public, and it is sufficient to say
that we can offer the village of Lancas.
ter all the inducements and facilities.
both present and prospective, they can
possibly desire. 1t only remains for
our people to back up by their abun'
dant capital the Galena 81 South
western railroad, in which event the
products of that rich agricultural and
mining country referred to in the
above quotation, will certainly find an
outlet by way of its natural and most
feasible channel, the narrow gauge
road. Shall we allow the rich prize
to be taken from our grasp?"
We are informed that the majority
of the people Of Lancaster favor the
Galena route, which will probably be
decided upon, Notwithstanding the ex-
traordinary efforts Dubuque is making
to secure the road. Our Lancaster
friends understand thoroughly that
the Galena 81 Southwestern railroad,
will concede to them all that is asked
within the bounds of reason, and that
in addition to the advantages to be
derived from this source the narrow
gauge is the only proper and available
channel through which to find an out
let for the minerals and agricultural
products Of that section.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-25
GALBNA OFFERS A HELPING HAND.
From the GaieAa Gazette.

The following from the Dubuque
Herald of this morning, shows con-
clusively the Importance of the G. d.
S. w. road to Galena, and the abso-
Lutte necessity for the fullest confidence
on the part of capitalists in the enter
prise:
"For wheat no part of the west sur
passes Grant county in amount of the
Weld or excellence in quality. No
portion of the country has better stock
cattle, horses, swine, sheep, ETC., or
in greater abundance. These are some
of the advantages of that portion
of Grant county which proposes to
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-25

IOn the 18th inst, Mrs. E VI
Kanouse. gave birth to five boys,
three of whom were alive at the time
of birth, but all died in short time
thereafter. The boy were all perfect
in form, and good siz,. Mr.. Kanouse
is agent for the express company
at Watertown Jnuction, and is o
nephew of T. d. Kaanuse Esq the
Grand Worthy Chief of Good Tenn
plars in this state.-Stdte Journal.
The wife of +. Thompson, of this
village, gave birth 70 five children at
one time few years ago. Since then
she has had triplets once. and twins
twice. And yet Thompson is not
pulled up with pride, and only
charges 81 % cord for saving wood.
DARLINGTON Democrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-25
Infamous Tactics.
From the Green Bay Advocate. tRsforml.

From the Green Bay Advocate, (Reform).
Among the phases of the senatorial
fight at Madison was publication
gotten up by the anti-Carpenter por-
ton of the Republicans, headed The
Senator, and filled with matter calcu-
lated to depreciate bis character aud
support the bolt against his nomina
ton. Tn a political point of view, we
Democrats cannot object to such
things in the ranks of the Radical
party, but no decent political senti-
ment, of what ever side, can but De
disguised with the man or men who
stab their own party associates
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-25
BANKRUPT SALE.

The undersigned will sell at public auction. at the
residence of Victor Schwaller, bankrupt, TIL YRS
DAY, MARCH 4, 1875, one span of hOrses. colt,
one cow two-year old steers yearlings, 10 shoats
sows with pigs, $50 bushels of wheat more or less,
one sled, sleigh, buggy, one Nanny
reaper Woods self raking reaper, one half of
second hand reapers, seeder one cultivator,
pillow, one tanning mill and other farming utensils.
The interest and title of the aforesaid bankrupt in
and to the following described lands will be sold, sub
ject to any membranes thereon; the purchaser will
be entitled TO possession and of these lands
year more. with the right Of redemption, &c:
West half Of northwest quarter Of section one, and
the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter and
the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter and
the northeast half of the northeast quarter Of the
southeast quarter, and the southwest half OF the
northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of the
southeast quarter of section two, all in township
four, north of range six west situated in Grant
county, Wis Also, the west half of the northeast
quarter, section "a, town s. north Of range g. Grant
county. Wis
Terms of Sac-Cash, unless otherwise agreed on
day of sale d. +. BROWN. Assignee.
G. W. LUMPKINs, Auctioneer.
Bloomington, February l6. 49w3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-25
The Kansas Sufferers.

Small sums are still being received
for the benefit of the Kansas sufferers
From reports that are coming from the
devasted region, it is evident that the
suffering has not been over estimated.
We saw a statement from an accredit-
ed agent of Kansas that it would take
nearly million dollars to provide for
the people until next harvest. The
following official statement will show
how wide is the region of desolation !:
"Mr. Fred. S. Watts, Commission
err of Agriculture, after examining the
public record, reports that the area of
drought and devastation by grass
hoppers exceeds 100000 square miles
with an approximate population OF
three quarters of million, and that
from $4,000 to 100000 people are
more or less severely affected by this
pest"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-25
THE POTTER LAW.
Report of the Commits sioners-A General Mod
Incation Recommended

The report of the Senate Railroad
Commissioners is quite lengthy, and
gives full consideration of the
whole subject, embracing the evils
of the railway system and the rem
edies for them. The total cash val.
uation of all railways in this State,
as just reported, is s68,68O,444, being
an average of s34.8S5 7a per mile.
In regard to the cost of Wisconsin
roads, tho Commissioners publish q
table which shows that our roads
have got exceeded in cost other States
and countries. The following is
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-25
THE PEORIA s. FON DU LAC ". G.. II

1t appears from the following,
taken from the Milwaukee CONNER
cial Times, that the much talked of
railway-the Peoria and Fond du
Lac N. e. R.R.-is likely to be built:
A meeting of the ockholders
in the two ompanies-one in Wis
consin and one in Illinois-who pro-
pose to build the narrow gauge road
from Fond du Lac to Peoria is called
to meet to-day at Ambov, III.
The two will consolidate under the
name of the Fond du Lac, Amboy
and Peoria company.
A branch will run to Milwaukee
through Waukesha, leaving the
main line about five miles south of
Waukesha. The total length of track
will BIO 260 miles. The route trav-
erses the Illinois coal country and
farming territory of exceeding rich
ness. The cost of construction, in~
Guiding 50, 900 worth of rolling stock
to the mile will be but $4,000 per
mile, an economy which will enable
the road to bring southern corn, oats
and wheat TO this market cheaper
than they can be carried by the wide
gauge to Chicago.
The era of narrow-gauge roads is
only just commencing. Some future
day will see the country intersected
with them as thickly as with wagon
roads. They should not greatly IL
terfere with, but should supplement
and act as feeders TO the great trunk
lines.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-25

a. the matter Of the Estate Of Mathew Met calf

In the matter of the Estate of Mathew Met calf
deceased. In Probate Grant County Court
On reading and fling the petition OF Edward A.
Kidd ADM mis- Of the estate of Mathew Metcalf,
deceased, reprssenting among other things that
he fully admins said estate and praying that
time aud place be fixed for niniug nd allowing
his account of his administration
1t is ordered, that his account be examined by the
Judge of this Court Monday the 22d day of March
next ensuing at O'Clock in the afternoon at
the Probate Office in Lancaster, in said county
And il is further ordered that notice thereof be
given to all persons interested, by publishing copy
Of this order for three successive weeks prior to said
day Of hearing in the Grant County Herald weekly
newspaper, printed and published at Lancaster In said
County. by the Court,
WIN. McGONIGAL, County Judge
Dated at Lancaster. the Gath day Of February A d.
bOwg
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-25
sa.Just now is the time for th,

sa-Just now is the time for the
ladies to regale themselves in cheap
dress goods. The merchants are
anxious to dispose of their goods in
this line, and will sell cheap rather
team hold over their stock another
year Dost see ? Go and examine
the great overstook Of dry gools at
Nathan, Schreiner Il Co. Their
prices will be found in this issue.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-25
Qua LITTLE NARROW GAUGE.
From the Galena Gazette.

THE BONDS TO BE NEGOTIATED AT HOME.
From the Galena Gazette.
The committee recently appointed
at meeting ofthe stockholde of the
Galena e. Southwestern railroad held
at the council chamber, for, the pur-
pose of confering with the board of
directors OF said Company, met that
body yesterday, we are informed, and
after due elaboration it was resolved
to negotiate the bonds of the COM
pany at home, so that the road might
be owned and controlled entirely by
Galena capital. Of the 100000 of
first mortgage bonds, but about $780,
900 yet remain unsold, and these
should be placed at once, and without
any effort. There are any number of
men in Galena possessing means, and
claiming friendship for the enterprise
and the fullest confidence in its ulti-
mate success, who have failed to sub
scribe one dollar in it's aid, but are
perfectly willing to participate in the
advantages offered by the road, in
common with those who have given
the enterprise substantial aid and en-
couragement.
We learn that yesterday, s29,oo of
first mortgage bonds, out of the $780,
900 then on hand, were sold, leaving
a balance as above stated of about
$4,000 yet to be disposed of. The
committee in charge of their disposal
have been at work to-day, though
with what success we are unable to
state. These bonds once sold, and
the little narrow gauge will be placed
firmly on its feet, and the directors
will be enabled to treat with Lancas
ter and Wingville in regard to the es-
tablishment of a branch to those
points.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-25

sog Tilton says: "The value of true
poetry is that you cannot always un-
derstand IT," The observation is not
original, but it serves to remind US
that this Tilton- Bsecher row shows
that there arr lots Of fellows in the
world who appear to value facts by
the same rule.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-25
An Act for the Relief of Certain Set.
tiers on the Public Lands.

Hon. j. Allen Barber writes that he
has received numerous letters from
the grasshopper sufferers inquiring
about the provisions of the late Con-
oressional enactment which modiies
the 'pre-emption and homestead laws.
BY his request we publish the new
law. 1t is as follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Unit
ed States of America in Congress as
sembled, That it shall be lawful for
homestead and pre-emption settlers on
the public lands, whose crops were
destroyed or seriously injured by
grasshoppers in the year eighteen hun
dred and seventy-four to leave and be
absent from said lands until July first,
eighteen hundred and seventy-fve,
under such regulations as to proof OF
the same as the Commissioner of the
General Land Office may prescribe ;
and where such grasshoppers shall re-
appear IN eighteen hunufeu anu Sc
twenty-five, to the like destruction of
the crops of settlers, the right to leave
and be absent as aforesaid shall con.
tinue to July first, eighteen hundred
and seventy-six.
Section 2. That during such alb
sence no adverse rights shall attach to
said lands such settlers being allowed
to resame and perfect their settlement
as though no such absence had been
enjoyed or allowed.
Section 8. That the time for max
ing final proof and payment by pre-
emptors whose crops have been des-
destroyed or injured as aforesaid, is
hereby extended for one year after the
expiration OF the term of absence pro-
vided for in the first section of this
act
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-25
AUCTION SALE OF PERSON
AL. PROPERTY
5 HEAD OF HORSES,
FARM FOR SALE.

The undersigned living one mile and half from
Lancaster, on the Prairie du 0hen road, offers his
farm for sale The farm contains So acres, over 40
acres under cultivation, and 80 enclosed; a
good fame house and Kitchen and fine spring
house the dwelling log stable, granaries, etc,
a splendid orchard with 30 bearing trees. There is
chance for a purchaser TO secure land adjoining
this farm if desired. Terms-$l600 ons-half cash
down. balance on time. HENRY SUCK.
Lancaater February H. 48tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-25

- The Senate has passed the
bill admitting Colorado to the Union
as State, and the Democracy are
wroth at the prospect of two more
Republican Senator'S.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-25

sD-The Lacrosse Democrat vouches
strongly for Sen. Cameron's Repub-
licansm and concludes by saying
eff the State of Wisconsin had been
rakoi with fine tooth comb, il
" I'D have been utterly in possible
To catch a more perfect specimen OF
the extreme radical Republican par
tisan .
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-25
FARM FOR SALE.

The undersigned, residing five miles southeast of
the village Hen Haven aud five miles north OF the
village OF Uassve offers his farm for sale contain
ing 1876 acres, ninety Of which snder cultivation
and good improvements, and the remainder young
timber land adjoining, all being in section 81, town
81 all of which is offered for sale cheap For Terms
and further information inquire of the subscriber.
soft EDWARD hETGALF.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-25

ETAt this season of the year,
when people consult their almanacs,
it may not be amiss to give the
length of days in different parts of
the world. AT San Francisco the
longest day has AS hours; at Bos-
ton 15l at Berlin and London 16I !;
at Stockholm and Upsal 16I; at
Hamburg, Dantzic and Settm, II.
and the shortest Z. At st. Peters
burg and Tobolsk the longest day
has 10 hours and the shortest 5 hours.
At Bornes, in Finland the longests
day has 2l3 hours, and the shortest
81 hours. At Wanderbrus, in Nor
way, the day lasts from the 21st of
May to the 22d of July without in
terruptiou and at Spitzbergen the
longest day is 81 months.