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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-02
CONFESSED roo SOON.

A kentuckian who was very sick, and
thinking nc would surely die, cor.
fessed that IN 1870 he had murdered a
man named Charles Mitchell, Oh
Green river. His story was that during
the war he and Mitchell had robbed u
man named Davenport In Warren
county, and that Ia the division of the
spells Mitchell had taken more than his
share. In revenge. the sclf.confessetl
murderer watched his victim for ten
years with the purpose OF killing him,
anu at last, when favorable opportunity
presented ITSELF he shot him through
the heart. Mitchell when shot vas
standing ona barge, and his body fell
into the river. 1t was never found, and
though suspicious Of foul play were cn-
tertained. there was no proof even OF his
death. After confession.t the sick man made
preparations for joyful death, having
eased his mind by divulging his crime.
But he did not die and commenced to re-
cover from that moment. An officer of
the law Is patiently awaiting his conva-
lesccncc
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-02
"COLONEL ANTHONY"

We are constantly being told by the
press that Colonel Anthony's wound is
the ''most remarkable on record" and
that it h called '..arterial ansxrism," Gar.
terial rc''oSs o,sewrism," and "oneurismal
vorir." Doctors will differ, and this is
all very well, but what the publicis most
Interested In Is, where 10 Embry, the man
who has eaused ell thls disagreement In
the medical maternity Is hc hearty /;
and does hc get his quail on toast regu.
larlyy Colonel Anthony tells q reporter
land the colonel knew what the reporter
would do with it) that his present weight
Is l57 pounds. Now, what Is the weight
Of the small editor who dallied so succ IS.
fully with his pistol. We have had
enough Of the staggering colonel, and
would like to hear something from tho
youth who plsyed the leading part at the
Lcavenworth thcater the night that r..
duced the colonel's weight and fuddlcd
tho doctors.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-02
SENTENCE REDUCED.

Recently man named Wilson a person
OF good reputation, struck man oyer the
head' In st. Louis, owing to some disa.
greement. He was prosecuted by the
party who received the blow, and one of
tne iuooerly city's intelligent juries sem
fenced him to two years In the peniten.
uary. and the chances were very promis-
ing that Wilson would be treated to a
s'nped suit for the term specified by the
Twelve good citizens. But a Judge named
Jones, and he must be sensible and
clever individual. traversed the extreme
and miserable veriict Of the jury and re.
duced the sentence to three months In
tne county jail. The newspapers think
tne interference was eminently proper.
and applaud Jones for saving an honor.
able gentleman from . lasting disgrace
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-02

1AD0E8uN0 THE BEPUDLlCAN.
Schurz's Cincinnati speech, which was
reached tor with avidity by the majority
Of st. Louis papers, received no notice
whatever In the columns Of the Repubii.
can. For this oversight the Times
badgers 1t In very effective style, and
says that an absence Of all mention Of
the speech Is sufficient cause for change
In the management Of the editorial part
OF the house. II uses the following In.
sinuat'ny ianguaxv. -DuG si,vu vr,i,avs
there are too many young Knapps and
they all have to he elevated together or
not at ALL"
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-02
We HAVE BEEN MIvrAxss.

Some time ago we wrote that gentle.
man named Allen was said to BE- the
funny man ofthe vicksburg Herald. The
Herald replies In the following man.
ner:
This Is q mistake. Mr.. Allen is the
senior man Of the Vicksburg Monitor,
and In no way connected with the Herald.
r!eaee stop this, gentleman OF the press.
Ine Herald has several funny men, but
Allen" '' "
Like the darkey who told the story Of
the mule being "blown four inches by
the watch" We Twill stick to It II we die
Tor It." lit amt Allen, who Is It?
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-02

election of such disgusting dcmagoguc
to one Of Its highest Offices"
The Memphis Avalanche says ssBc.
fore the panic In 1873 no one complained
Of = scarcity Of currency, though there
was general complaint Of It's fluctuations
In value. Yet, since 1879 there has been
an Increase Of $40, 900 900, on decreased
business"
The Quincy Herald says: 1.-The
prospects for Gov. Allen IN Ohio grow
better ana better. It Is said that Dclano
will take the stump for Hayes IN few
days. A wl,ltewashed Secretary of the
Interior ought to make good number Of
Democratic votes.'' ,,
Hurry Everett, n wcll-known come.
dim, while playing with the Dobson
troupe, In Stubcnville, Ohio. was stricken
with paralysis and died in few hours.
He dug many graves for Ophclia, and
now he sleeps In the house he so often
jestlngly alluded to In Hamlet. Harry
was n true born gentleman and a clever
ana interesting companion.
The roll-call OF the Torty-iourth Con.
grcss shows greater number of names
duplicated than that Of any preceding
one. There are seven by the name OF
Williams, three Harriscs, two Bagleys,
and the same number Of the name OF
Baker. Brown, Burcliard, Caldwell, Can.
non, Clark. Hamilton, Hewitt, Jones,
LandeIs, Mackey, Phillips, Kelley. Rob-
bins, Ross, Smith, Townsend, Vance,
Walker. Wallace, Wilson and Wood.
"A man IN Mississippi has named his
son Adelbert Ames, and the papers down
there arc Of the opinion that he has for.
ever stignatized his son. Why, In these
times Of political change, we may. In no
distant day. find Amcs drinking at the
same counter with the funny men of the
Vicksburg Herald. This is only a pro.
phetic warning. We put 1t on record,
and will stick to it, even II we did snug
gle an Allen in among the wits of the
Herald.
while train on the Savannah and
Charleston railroad was bowling along
at the rate Of twenty-five miles an hour.
"down brakes" was suddenly sounded,
the engine bell ringing vigorously at the
same time. The locomotive came to q
| stop as the brakesmcn sprang to their
posts. The conductor was rather mysti.
fled, and at once proceeded to investigate
the matter. II was discovered that a
monkey, confined in baggage car, had
broken loose and was amusing himself
swinging on the bell-rOpe, and the en-
gineer was thus signaled to stop.
Warm Springs seems to be popular
resort for noted Southern female
writer's. Mrs. Nj. /. Westmoreland has
been there also Susa Vance and "Chris-
tian Ried." The latter is an authoress
who Is creating sensation, her real name
being Francis Fisher. She is not regu-
larly beautiful, but has the charm OF in
tellect stamped upon her brow. A lady
correspondent, describing her, says !:
"Hcr eyes are very fine, having Il depth
Of expression seldom seen and her man.
ner is the perfection Of womanly dignity,
blended with sweet affability and mod
esty that IS truly charming in one so cell
ebrated In our world of letters"
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-02
THE BATrELL MYsTERY

SO tar no clue has been found that will
point to the assassin. or assassins, of
batfell, Of Quincy. As we conjectured,
In former issue. investigation leads to
the belief that there Is q woman at the
bottom Of 1t. The popular theory ad.
vanced IL, that Battell went to boarding
house near where he was found dreadful.
~ mangied, to see . woman Of ill-repute,
ana was either assaulted at
that place or Immediately after leaving
It. III deep mystery now, aud so was
the Sisney murder deep mystery, but
circumstances unraveled that web to the
satisfaction Of everybody. Good detect
ives will not Gall TO unearth the cruel
murderers.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-02
RAl.NrON'n WILL.

Ralston, the bank president who was
drowned In the bay at San Francisco.
bcqueathed. after payment Of just debts,
oil his property, real and personal, to his
wife, with no restrictions, leaving pro.
vision for their children to her inclina-
lions. John d. Fry, VIM. Sharon, An.
drew j. Rslston and Thomas Brown are
appointed executors without bonds.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-02
EDITORIAL NOTES.

1t is about time to get up a Kelly
motor talk.
-Marshal Bazaine is reported TO be
seriously III. an old wound having re.
opened.
The Stokes House will open on Satur.
DAY next In Mound City. Capt. Frank
A. Fair will DO the landlord.
Charley Ham has been dismissed
from the position Of appraiser at the Chi.
cago custom house. lie Is said to be the
chief editorial writer on the hte,.Ocsan.
"A letter from Lima, Peru, dated
August d, reports Henry Meiggs, the
South American railway king, seriously
VI from combined attack Of paralysis
And crysIpelas.
The New York Tribune says Of Sam
Cary, the Democratic candidate for Lieu.
.snant Governor In Ohio: mo worse
disgrace could happen to State than the
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-02
nELAN0,s sUCCEnsoR.

George Dawson Coleman, Of Lebanon,
Pa. is the gentleman who will MI Column.
bus DeIanO's place as Secretary of the
Interior. william II. Armstrong, of
Williamsport, refused the position. Then
numerous applicants made an effort to
secure 1t; but the President reached over
the shoulders OF all these avaricious fel.
lows and selected stranger. MIR. Cole.
man Is represented as an individual Of
fabulous wealth, and one of the great
iron chiefs of the country. lie pos.
sesses property valued at $4,000, 900,
and Is large owner In the Cornwall iron
mine, one of the richest In the world.
His age Is fltty-tive years, aud he is rather
stout and slightly above the medium
height. A full, long, iron-gray beard
covers his chin, and his face is coarse to
ruggedness. Employing thousands of
men he has the cares of vast business
resting upon him. He served short
term In the Pennsylvania Senate, and was
one OF the Republican candidates for
governor Of the State when Hartranft
was first nominated In fact he has had
but little to do with politics, and has al.
ways been very conservative. Dur
Ing the war he contributed largely
towards aiding the sanitary commission.
Notwithstanding his immense wealth he
IS comparatively unknown. Mr.. Cole
nan Is considered an honest man, a thor.
'ugh gentleman, and possessed Of fine |
executive abilities. The only thing lack.
ng to dt him for the position, is a want
Of legal training. But man who has
devoted the best portion Of his lite to the |
large and Important business he Is about
70 leave will surely be able to cope with
the duties Of the office he now assumes
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-02
lMPOnrANT CHANGE.

The military headquarters at leaven.
worth are to be removed to Denver In q
short time. It will be severe blow at
the interests Of Leavenworth, but it Is
said that the business Of the department
OF the Missouri demands that the post be
located further to the west.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-02
nvaU.nCE OF CnRIsrIANs

1v1O9NCE OF CUR1SrIANs.
In the event OF q conference the Herzc.
govinlans will demand that the evidence
Of Christians shall be admitted by tribu.
nails. The Turks do not believe L., this
sort Of thing and will contest 1t to the bit.
ter end.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-02
In Chsncsry--Master's Sale.

An SoonS0Sy-&Sbt6T . Bale.
State Of Illinois. Alexander County tss.
In the Alexander County Circuit Court
William NJ. Atherton and John Hodges va. John
Holden and Margaret walace-Paitltion.
)oBLiC notice 10 hereby given that in pur.
s sSsre cause ~ said court ut the May term
- chaanccry OF said county, will on Tuesday
the 2oth day Of October, A. ID. Is75, al The
hour OF O'Clock p. IN. Of said day, sell M NH.
70 yendne a. the court house doorn The city Of
real estate, to-wit: The south half Of the north.
east quarter 81 section twenty .seven (!7), town
ship fifteen l5l. south range, number TWO "a
west Of the third principal meridian In he IN.
county OF alexander and State of Illinois, to-
gether with the tenements aud hereditaments
Terms OF Sale-One-half cash In hand hal.
ancs s W one and tw years equal payments.
WIN slS per cent, interest per annum thereon
deferred payments TO be secured by morfSs1s
on the property sold, "eso'
Cairo, Illinois, September Goth, 1878.
JOHN q HARMAN,
y;,. Master In Chnncery
9.2G-diw. '"'''''''''
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-02

Susan B. Anthony, sister to "thc col.
onel," will lecture In Iowa this winter. In
favor Of female SUFFRAGE. II she will
not talk about 1.-THE colonel's" wound,
we will forgive her.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-02
NOPE o. InE cnESTIss.HoFF.

The Illinois Methodist Conference,
which will soon hold Its annual session
at Springfield, is In for big time with
the Quincy scandal case. Hoffman 80
lar occupies very unenviable position
in public estimation. What new testi.
mony he may be able to produce before
the conference Is not known.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-02

portion Of the spiritual domain Professor
Wilson would assign to the old sinner,
we are ut loss to say, but we think 1t
would he an extremely warm one.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-02
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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-02

William Grcsnc, formerly assessor and
shsri6 u Greene county. and cx-mayor
q Csssolltou, suicidcd In Carrollton. on
Wednesday morning.
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Litchfield enquirer., 1875-10-28

In the last Enquirer, the New Preston correspondent saYs-"Rev. Mir. Upson and wife celebrated their linen wedding, recently" He might. have truthfuily add cd that those ~ho were present found it a most pleasant and enjoyable occasion. IL occurred on Wednesday. the 2Oth inst. Between 2 and 8 o'clock, D. m., the guests focked in, in numbers considerably exceeding one hundred. A couple of hours were passed in very pleasant social inter. course, forming new friendships, and ce- menting old ones.
 The company was then ushered into the ample dining room, where was a beauti. fully and bountifully spread table-feast. ing the eye and tempting the palate. MT. Upson then made a few appropriate re- marks. expressing the pleasure he enjoyed in meeting so many friends on this happy occasion, and clearly manifesting his growing conviction that it was no false step which he took twelve years before. He was followed in a few remarks by Rev. MT. Harrison, who in behalf of the guests congratulated him and wished him and Mrs. Upson long continuance of their happiness. Mr. Fl. then asked blessing and the manifold good things were distri- buted till all were filled, and yet many basketfuls were left.
 The guests acknowlgeded the pleasure they enjoyed in numerous gifts of articles of linen-table-cloths. napkins, towels, handkerchiefs. &c.,, &c. X.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-10-28
TO coRREsPoMDEMTs.

Being dsair0us Of giving every encouragement ts persons fsvoFing with local news we make the fol owina propositions to regular and occasional cores pondsnts:
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 6-To regular and occasipnal correspondents extrs copies of the paper containing communications of eial importance, will be sent on request, without charge.
 Local items from reliable in any part of the
 unty viii be received with pleasure, but we par sssEy and forsagStly eoFrssPonden.: s.pecisils h paness like New Milford Kent, Cornwall Falls Village qu.tsIy represented in columns: aud hope also to hear from persons now furnishing only occasional
 REQUIREMENTS AND suoGEsr1oxs
 Anonymous communications cannot expect publi. The names of correspondents will be kept strictly 90Cfe1p M 0c8AFe0s
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Litchfield enquirer., 1875-10-28
West Goshen.

After spending a vacation of few weeks with his friends in his native town, Rev. l D. S.Stevens resumed his labors here, last Sunday. The pulpit was occupied one Sunday during his absence by Rev. Ira Bonney, now Baptist clergyman. once a resident of this town and member of the M. E. Church here. He stated that he was converted in the old church m this place forty-six years ago. His sermon was earnest, instructive and practical. Improvements still seem to be the or. der of the day among us. Mir. W. M AL lyn is grading the grounds around his new residence. Hon. F. E. Hurlbut has been removing ledge of rocks from his garden which required more labor and pluck than many men would have furnish ed.
 The new shop of Lucas, Hurlbut & Allyn is now on the site of the old black smith shop and is being fitted up in good shape. It is raised up SO as to accommo- date blacksmith in the basement and gives two stories above for other business. Part of this is to be occupied by a Mir. Whitford as a stove and tin shop. He has just moved into the place and has now two tin peddlers on the road. His motto is good work and fair dealing. We hope he may succeed. 
 -Mr, John Huntington has leased the Tannery for another year. He has de- sirable stock of leather ready for the mar ket. -,.,. e. We notice that Constable Charles Adams has made an addition to hls house. -Grove Wooster is making improve ments.
 Terry Doyle, Mrs. Asa G. Adams, and Nelson Wadhams and Son, have improved their residences with paint.
 The Widow Cummings place has been unoccupied since her death in the spnng.
 -Whooping cough is quite prevalent among the children and the epizootic among the horses.
 -RumOr says the vote of nO license at our annual town meeting is quite unac- ceptable to some and that it is proposed to vote on the question again at a special meeting soon to be called. We know that there are some, not strictly temperance men, who will vote no on that subject be lieving that our town has been sufficiently disgraced with free ran. It strikes us that all lovers of good morals and good order would do we'll to watch this matter and to be ready to show their hands when the time for action arrives. E.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-10-28

s,T TIE PEOPLE WANT PRooF. oF.-There is no medicine prescribed by Physicians, or sold by Druggists. that carries such evi- dence of success and superior virtues, as Boschee's German Syrup for severe coughs, colds settled on the breast, con. sumption, or any disease of the throat and lungs, proof of that fact is that any per. son afflicted, can get sample bottle for 10 cents and try its superior effect before buying the regular size at 75 cents. It has lately been introduced in this country from Germany, and its wonderful cures are astonishing everyone that use it. Three doses will relieve any case. Try it.. Sold by Buell. & Wheeler. 27-3m
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-10-28

The more respectable republican organs Go not display enthusiasm over the ap- polntment of Zack Chandler to the cabi- net perhaps their feelings are too deep for utterances. ''Vot's dat you says, Shonny ?" inquired Mir. Schmidt, as he was correcting his offspring with strap. 'I says nodings, fader." 'Yah, but I knows vot you dinks :: you dinks 'daDa. " -Sprinafeld RepublicGn.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-10-28

The use of carpetings may be traced to a very remote period, although as late as the time of Queen Mary, rushes and oth- CT coarse materials were used on the floors of her apartments. For many years Eu- rope received all her carpets from the East. and in many places whole families might be found in the occupation of car pet weaving. We are now producing in this country carpets of the same excel fence as those of foreign make. The Read Carpet O., of Bridgeport, are said to make the best Ingrain Carpets that are sold in this Country. Messrs. HALL & READ are the agents of these goods, and also keep the largest assortment of Velvet and Brussells carpets in the state. Hall & Read also enjoy deserved reputation for selling all classes of Dry Goods at the lowest market rates. They retail all do- nestle goods at the wholesale price lists and it is said that all kinds of housekeep- ing goods can be purchased there as low as in New York. We would advise our readers when in Bridgeport to visit Hall X Read. 9 4w
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-10-28
Woodbury.

Mir. Walter s. Seelye came home re. gently with his third wife whom he mar ried at Bethel in the state of Maine on the 20th inst. His friends and acquain- tances to tine number of eighty five, gave them surprise. Abundant provision was made for the inner man, and we had a first rate social season, much to the grat- i6cation of all concerned.
 Religions meetings have been held in the Methodist church. four evenings of the past week, with unabated interest.
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-10-28

The exposure and removal of Postmas- ter Dnnham of Bridgeport seems quite stunning to the party managers and or gans down in Connecticut. He belonged to the Sperry and Kellogg set of iobbers in politics m the southern part of the state. and his detection in selling his po- litical influence for money and prompt removal from office therefor by Post-mas- ter General Jewell, breaks up and further disgraces a ring that has 'sbossed politics down that way for the last 20, years.- spriHafeld Repsbgican. - =. - .-
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-10-28

HOPE FOR THE DEsPoSDENT.-H you have been coughing all winter and begin to despair of recovery, or if you have talk en recent cold, go at once to the Drug store of Buell. & Wheeler's, get a bottle of DR. MORRIS SYRUP OF TAR. WILD CHERRY AND HOREHOUND. Take it and be we'll. No other medicine acts so promptly and efectually in Coughs, Colds, and all dis eases of the throat, lungs and Chest, lead ing to consumption. Hundreds who once thought they had that dread disease have almost magic remedy. It is also the best known specific for Group, and never fails in Whooping Cough. Trial size 10 | cents. 31y