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Opening the Political Ball.

WASHINGTON, January 13.-The Repub-
liean National Committee met to-day at the
Arlington House. Ex-Gov. Morgan of
New.YnG called dtheaaaefina,t -aedas, and
the time and place for the Republican Ma
tional Convention to nominate candidates
for President and Vice-President. Fifteen
of the original members of the committee
were present, and thirteen gentlemen by
proxy. The committee then heard one
member from each State in reference to the
location of the convention. General Gar
field favored Ohio, as one of the closest
Republican States, and set forth the advali-
tages of Cleveland. Governor Noyes sug-
gested Cincinnati. Mr.. Medill advocated
the claims of Chicago, and said that the
great exposition building of that city was
capable of holding 5000 to 35, 900 in addi-
ton to the convention. Several other cities
were suggested, aud an informal vote re-
suited as follows: Cincinnati Is, Chicago
5, Philadelphia 8, Cleveland 4, Saratoga
Springs 2, Boston |, New York /, st. Louis
1. Washington, 1.
Three ballots were subsequently taken
the last being as follows: Cincinnati, 90;
Philadelphia, 16; Chicago, Z. No choice,
% votes being necessary.
An adjournment was then voted. Sena-
tors Howe and Morton and Messrs Wn.
E. Chandler, Gorham and Fulton were APP
pointed committee to prepare the usual
call to the Convention.
Gorham OF California, in urging the
claims of tine convention TO be held at San
Francisco, said that it was central locality,
Alaska being as far west from it as Castine,
in Maine was east. a
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The Seal and the Otter In Alaska.

The report Of Lieutenant Washburn May
nard, of the navy, who was detailed to ac-
company Mr.. Elliot to Alaska last year, was
sent to the House recently. Why it has
never been made public before it is hard to
say, since there is not a line in it, so far as
hasty examination reveals, that any one
need hesitate to publish. 1t is an interest
ing paper, quite lohg, but not numbered
with useless details, and very well written
In the narration of facts it does not appear
to differ from Mr.. Elliott's report, and it is
pointed and direct in statement. He does
not discover any appearance of fraudulent
transactions by the Alaska Company, and
indicates by his tone that the company is
obeying the law and fulfilling the contract
strictly, because its own interests are best
served in that way. One hundred thousand
seals are annually killed by the company,
and twelve thousand by the natives for
food, under the direction Of the government
agent. After explaining the method of
killing he says: g The effect of destroying
one hundred thousand each year upon the
increase or decrease cannot be discovered
tor six or seven years after the contract
was made. The number is now entirely
experimental, and while it is possible the
number may be doubled which the COM
pany may annually kill, it would be haz-
ardous policy to try it at present" The
company is very anxious to increase the
number captured, and Mr.. Elliott thought q
gradual increase might be made, watching
the result carefully from year to year.
Lieut.. Maynard's suggestion that due time
be awaited TO test the effect upon the re-
production of the number now killed will
no doubt be accepted as the wiser, for AZ
seals and sea otter are the only valuable pro-
ducts of Alaska, any measure which might
reduce the number annually taken would
be like killing the goose that laid the gol-
den egg. Lieut.. Maynard treats Of other
various matters in his report, which includes
o chapter on the sea otter, the skin of
which animal is ten times as valuable as
the seal. He reports, as do others, that
this animal is rapidly disappearing by tha
indiscriminate slaughter of the female and
young otter, the constant harassing Of hun
ters, and the nse of firearms in their cap.
ture, and he indicates that prompt measures
| must be taken or it win be loo late to save
| the otter from extinction. - Neac Rsrl
| Times.
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Ginning Bells.
From the New York Graphic.

From the New York Graphic. 5a
The belfry of Grace Church is q queer
place, in which an imaginative person or
one Of superstitious cast of mind would
hardly care to pass the night alone, al
though evil spirits are said to abhor bells;
and as to the elements, the old legend,
" "Fulgura frango,' should guarantee free
dom from trouble on their account. In
order to reach it, the visitor aseends to the
organ loft, crosses the organ, and thence
passage of but one person at a time, until
finally the belfry is reached. 1t occupys
the whole square of the tower. In looking
at the view given in the Graphic, one sees
the south wall directly ahead of him. The
walls are of bare masonry, and in the CEN
ter of the room is the instrument by which
the chimes are played. Each lever is con-
nected with bell, and the compositions
are played by rapidly pressing the ends of
the levers in succession. How great the
exertion and quickness required to nanip-
ulate them properly may thus be seen; in
summer the performers are reduced to play
almost in puris ssaturalsbus, and in the
coldest weather in their shirt-sleeves.
We're the players colored men, one who
should suddenly come upon them playing
there would have no mean realization OF
Poe's tale of !" The Devil in the Belfry. :
The stairs seen in the sketch lead mp to the
room where the chimes are, and in that,
when the bells are fired, the sound is well
nigh deafening. But everybody does not
know what it it is to " fire : the bells; the
process consists in laying bar across all
the levers at once, bearing doun, and thus
causing all the bells TO strike at once,
when the reverbcration is something quite
astounding, realizing, IN another form,
the tuba sparegus mirnm sollumr Of the
g Dies IrB. 2
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Celestial Cheek.

One of our city guardians was standing
on the corner of Second and B streets yes
terday when a wild looking Chinarnar
came rushing up, seized him by the arm
and said: a. IS 5.tsfs II 5.!aszs trs.
"You ketch-um saw?'' 'aas a
"Hey?''
'You ketch-um saw-ee, dam slaw-buck-
ee. You savey"
The officer was bewildered. and. think.
ing some terrible crime had been commit
ted, endeavored to get the Celestial to ex-
plain. John repeated over every word of
English that he had ever learned, yet still
he couldn't make himself understood. FL
nally he seized the officer by the arm and
saying "come long" started off at rap
id pace, closely followed bv the eager off,
cial. They went first to wash-house on
B street, into which the Chinaman looked,
and then, with shake of the head, struck
out again.
Skipped out, has he ?' asked the Off
Ger, rs he pounded along using every en-
deavor to keep up with the cat-footed Mon
golian.
"You come long; we ketch-um bime-
by"
On they went at rattling pace till a
house near the rolliDg-mill was reached,
into which the Chinaman looked, and again
shaking his head, dashed off on the back
track.
"Where now ?''
"Come long," replied John, and on they
went.
They travelled all over town and at last
reached shanty near the round house.
The officer was by this time nearly dead
with fatigue, and was covered with per-
spiration. Going up to the door the China
man said:
"Now we ketch-um."
Thinking there might be desperate
crew inside the officer drew his pistol and
they entered the door. A small man was
sitting on the floor, and in him the officer
recognized "Jim," an English speaking
Chinaman.
"What's the row, Jim % he asked.
she hunt me so interpret what he
say"
"Well, what is it?''
The two jabbered a minute, and Jim
said:
He want-ee borrow saw-buck-ee and
somebody tell-ee him that you lendum
one."
"Saw-buck be dashed Here I've walk
no less than ten miles after that rice
smashin' heather thinking a murder had
been committed, or something terrible
done. You tell him that if ever he speaks
to me again / will mash him into the
ground p and he returned to his beat
Laramie Sun.
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SOLDIERS IN THE LAST WAR.-Accord-
ing 10 a recent work of BIr. B. A. Gould,
Actuary to the United States Sanitary COM
mission, in which some very interesting
figures relative to soldiers in the last war
are given, it appears that the Yankee ma
lion, Instead of being degenerate and III
terior to the European race in point Of
physical perfection, is far the reverse. The
figures adduced show that the tallcst men
were from Michigan, Illinois, and Wiscon-
sin: the next tallest from New England,
New York, and New Jersey; and the short
est from Scotland, England. and Germany
tn weight, the men of Kentucky and lem
nessee were the heaviest, averaging 100
pounds; England, Scotland, France. and
Belgium, all between 138 and 139 pounds
The ratio of weight to stature gave in
pounds to the inch, Ohio and other West
ern States 1886; New England, as1 ;
England and Scotland, 2.11s. and Ger
many, 2.16s.
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A New Use for Rats.

A telegraph Inspector in England made
sc of rat, some time, ago, under the fol
wing peculiar circumstances: 1t Was
ecessary to overhaul a cable of wires en-
.iosed in iron tubes. A certain length OF
sae cable had to be taken out of the tubs,
nd the men commenced hauling at one
Without having taken the precaution to at
ach to the other wire by which it might
,e drawn back into the tube after inspec-
glon and repairs. The question arose ho"
ne cable was to be restored to it's place,
md here the ingenuity of the inspector was
manifested. He invoked the aid of rat
catcher, and, provided with a large rat, a
lerret, and a ball of string wound on a
,lorse paper drum, he repaired to the open
ny in the tube. The "fush- boxes y were
,pened, and the rat, with one end of the
string attached to his body, was put into
lie pipe. He scampered away at racing
pace, dragging the twine with him, until
ne reached the middle Of the length of the
p1pSJ anu GLicle etopPCu' Aho i0iioo ""e
hen put in, and off went the rat again, un-
il he sprang clear out of the next flush
oox. One length of the cable was thus
,afe, and the same operation was COM
nenced with the other; but the rat stopped
short few yards in the pipe and boldly
awaited the approach of the ferret. A
sharp combat here commenced. and it was
,eared that one OF both of the animals
would die in tie pipe. But, after sundry
Violent jerks had been given to the string.
the combatants separated-tha ferret re.
furned to his master, and the rat, making
or the other extremity of the pipe, carried
The string right through, and so relieved
he Inspector from his anxiety.
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A Hero IMMIGRANT.

Some of the travellers who pass here on
emigsant trains write some fearful stories
to their friends back in the States. The
following is verbatim copy Of message
which was written ON postal card and left
at station up the road to be mailed:
On THE ROCKY MoUNTAINs,
December 18th, 1875.
DEAR FATHER:-We are crossing the
great Rocky Mountains, and tell you they
are grand. At Medicine Bow our train was
surrounded by savage Indians and would
have murdered every one of rs, but | seized
q gun and rushing cut on the car steps
shot the chief through the heart. This
frightened the others and they ran away.
/ regretted to be obliged to shed his blood,
but the innocent women and children had
to be protected even if myself fell. We
viii reach California in about week.
/ Your Son, ------. 3
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To obtain light Instantly without the use


To obtain light instantly without the use
of matches, and without the danger of set
ting things ON fire, take an oblong phial of
the clearest glass, put into it a piece Of
phosphorus about the size of pea, upon
which pour some olive oil, heated to the
boiling point, filling the phial about one
third full, then cork the phial tightly. To
use it, remove the cork and allow the air to
enter the phial. and then recork it. The
whole empty space in the bottle will then
become luminous. and the light obtained
win be equal TO Il at of lamp. As soon
as the light grows weak, its power can be
increased by opening the phial and allow
ing fresh supply Of air 70 enter. In win
ter it is sometimes necessary to heat the
phiai between the hands to increase the flu
idity of the oil. Thus prepared, the phial
may be used forssix months. This contriv-
ance Is now used hy the watchmen Of Pa
ris ia all magazines where explosive or in
flammable materials are stored.
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THE CRAcK WHIPs OF THE CoNTINENT.
a Switzerland correspondent Of the Indian
apolis Journal says: AN these conti-
mental drivers have faculty Of cracking
their whips with . force and meaning /
have seen nowhere else. A man win often
drive his cab at full speed through d mar
row street twelve or fourteen feet vide
without sidewalks, and often full Of people,
bat he cracks his whip backwards and for
wards, with explosions loud enough to be-
heard half square. This rapidly parts the
crowd before him, who always understand
what be means. ! have many times, while
riding in this manner, sat expecting 70 see
somebody in the crowd knocked down Or
run over; hnt have never seen even tie
least collision. The law II Florence makes
the man knocked down ths guilty party
because he did not got out Of the way.
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A MEDICAL MANS TEST OF INsoBRI-
ETY.-In an assault case heard before JUS
tice Mellor at Liverpool this week, rnedi-
cal gentleman, who dressed the wounds of
the man assaulted, was asked BY the learn
ed Judge IL the prosecutor was sober when
brought to the dispensary? Dr.. Cormack
II should not like to say, my lord. have
d test in these cases. His lordship What
Is the test? DR.. Corlnack II asked him 30
pronounce The words truly rural " and no
said = toory luraI. =
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/. There Is no time. J, he remarked. beam

& There is no time, = he remarked, beam
ingis, as he stood up 10 carve the Christ
mas turkey, when one feels the holy in
tlnence of home as on this day. The calm
and blessed restfulness Of gathering these
sweet children He intended to say
more. but just then two Of the children ex-
pressed desire to have their noses wiped
and the baby put one foot il the gravy, and
he was obliged 10 stop NorssiaA BulIetea.
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A Deed and a Word

little spri ng had lost its way
Amid the grass and fern;
passing stranger scooped well,
Where weary men might turn;
He walled it IN. and hung with care,
A ladle at the brink;
He thought not of the deed he did,
But judged that toll might drink.
He passed again, and 10! the well,
BY summer never dried.
Las cooled ten thousand parched tongues,
And sav ed life beside.
A nam eless man, amid a crowd
That thronged the daily mart,
Let fall word of hope and love,
Unstudied, from the heart
A whisper, on the tumult thrown,
A transitory breath;
1t raised brother from the dust.
it saved a soul from death.
o germ! o fount! word of love!
o thought at random cast!
Ye were but little at the first,
But mighty at the last
- Charles Mdckdy
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The Peace Commissioner

1t was a Peace Commissioner,
And his garb was SOBER dTab;
His hair was long and white, ard he
Economized his CAB.
In short, he was a retcent
And inoffensive blab.
His style was philanthropic,
And he bore carpet-bag,
In which he stored his tracts aud soap
And ether peaceful swag
Which Indians patronize when war
And cattle stealing lag.
Long they sat in solemn council,
The agent and the red,
Mildly talking fiabby virtue,
Till the Sachem shook his head,
As with doubt and dim suspicion
Then he grnnted low aud said
Not with eloquence of nature
Not in metaphoric style,
But in simpler frontier lingo,
Mingled with slang and grammar vile
Na-ree-trow Zis want some whisky:
Injun empty drink pile"
Then that meek and lowly Quaker
demonstrated with tear;
Spoke of fire-water and ruin
With eloquence severe
Said. quite feelinSlY. that whisky
Was foe most lnsincere.
Spakc once more the Child of Nature
Keeping down his growing bile
"Has my brother brought tobacco
Is there powder in his pile ?"
But the honest agent answered,
With an unsnspecting smile
Had my variegated brother
Ever studied Mr. Trask.
He would never, am certain,
Such foolish question ask.
Read these pamphlets, they viii teach yoa
In the light of truth to bask.
Powder have none, nor whisky,
Nor the misunderstanding leaf
But of moral tracts and stories
have many for the chief"
Then the Indian, weeping sadly.
Said it caused him bitter grief,
That his moral sense compelled him
To extract mis- brothers hair;
Which he did with nice precision
And a sudden stricken air;
And that hopeful Peace Commission
Terminated then and there.
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POETRY
AN ADVENT.

The trees had thrown their mantle down,
Worn ont and brown;
The poor gray fields, unclothed and old,
Slept in the cold;
And shivering, with naked breast,
The river pressed
Her bare rough banks that looked to be
As chill as she:
While round and round the lonely world
The snow-clouds curled.
Yet of all times beneath the sun
This is the one
That remember oftenest
As brightest, best,
Most gay with sunshine, song and flowers,
And golden hours.
For then, while memory bowed her head
Ger dear hopes dead.
And winter threatened land and sea-
Love came to me!
So life and /, like parted friends,
Whose quarrel ends,
Shook hands and smiled, and everything
Was fair with spring!
Mary Aiage De Vere.
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How the family has grown Three
millions III 1776 forty-four millions III
1875. Uncls Sam will have to put another
al = on soon.
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Having secured lease for long term OF
wears of this large and commodious house,
have renovated. refurnished and embel-
lished it's roomy parlors and elegant suits
of rooms, and no expense or pains will be
pared to continue to improve and keep it
on first class principles. The tables are
supplied with the very best the markets
afford and the delicacies of the season. At
tendance unexceptionable. Terms, reason
able. 322
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Regular advertising payable quarterly, as due
Transient advertising payable in advance.
special Notices are so per cent. more than reg
'lar advertisements:
Iocai advertising IS cents for the first insertion
~ cents per line for each succeeding insertion
lines counted in Nonpariel measure.
Job Work payable on delivery.
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THE CRacK WHIPs or rHR CoSrrSzsr

San.
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n all cases of private, chronic, and urinary di-
seases in all their complicated forms. 1t is well
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Ladies wanting the most delicate attention, call
or write. Pleasant home for patients. book
for the million. Marriage Guide, which tells
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= -why MOTTO cents TO pay postage. DR.. James
has 80 rooms and parlor. You see no one but
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TOWN AND COUNTRY"
READY MIXED PAINTS
Your House Needs Painting Badly,

Not it
M SMALL Sun,
Insced which durability
polish will perfectly
obtanside
Is
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Symptoms of a Diseased Liver.
DAN in the right side, under the
i edge of the ribs, increases on pres
sure; sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the left side sometimes the pain
is felt under the shoulder blade, and
it frequently extends to the top of
the shoulder, and is sometimes mis-
taken for a rheumatism in the arm.
The stomach is affected with loss OF
appetite and sickness; the bowels in
general are costisc, sometimes alter
native with laX the head is troubled
with pain, accompanied with dull,
heavy sensation in the back part.
There is generally considerable loss
ofmemory, accompanied with pain
full sensation of having left undone
something which ought to have been
done. a slight, dry cough is some.
times an attendant. q The patient
complains WEAKNESS and debility;
he is easily startled, his feet are cold
or burning, and he complains of
prickly sensation of the skin; his
spirits are low; and although he is
satisfied that exercise would be bene-
fetal to him, yet he can scarcely
summon up fortitude enough to try
it. In fact, he distrusts every rem
edy. Several Of the above symp-
toms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few of them ex-
listed, yet examination of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively dcranged.
AG L ( AND FEVER.
DR.. {. MeLANE's LIVER Pills,
IN CASES or ACuE AND FEVER, when
taken with Quinine, are productive
Of the most happy results. No better
cathartic can be used, preparatory
TO, or after taking Quinine. We
would advise all who are afflicted
with this disease to give them A
FAIR TRIAL.
For all Bilious arrangements, ard
as a simple purgative, they are un-
equaled.
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine DR.. {. MtLANE's
LIVER Pills are never sugar coated.
Every box has Il red wax seal on
the lid, with tie impression DR..
M:LANE's LIVER Pills.
The genuine McLANE's LIVER
Pills bear the signatures of &.
M:LANE and FLEMING Bros. on the
wrappers.
nrg" Insist on your druggist or
storckeepcr giving you the genuine
DR.. {. MtLANE's LIVER Pills, pre-
pared by Fleming Bros, Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Sold by all respectable druggists
and country storekeepers generally.
10 those wishing to give DR. c MCLANE's
IIyER PiLLs a trisi, We viii mail post paid 20 any
pant q the United State one box OF Pills tor
twenty five cents.
FLEMING BROS, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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CAIRO. ILLINOIS. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 49, 1876 n
Ihe 8u!1etin.
Centennial ENcurti0nisis.

viii, OF course, wish to see all the sights
comfortably and cheaply. To this end the
CANADA SOUTHERN RY COMPANY
has, through it, come ctions in the Yves
and Northwest, placed on sale large
number OF TOURISTS EXCURSION TICKETS
at greatly reduced rates, by which passen-
gees can not only visit the Centennial Ex-
hibition at Philadelphia but can, in addt-
ion, visit the principal eastern cities, with an
opportunity OF stopping at any OF the great
number Of famous resorts in New York
and Pennsylvania. The CANADA sol I'll
ERN is the only line from the west running
directly to Niagara Falls, giving passen-
gcrs, from the train, "A wonderful panoramic
view OF the MIGHTY CATARACT,
HORSESHOE FALL, the GREAT
RAPIDS, and landing them directly at The
Falls. The track OF the CANADA sou III
ERN is an air line, laid with steel rails OF
the heaviest pattern; there are no curves
or grades; wood i, used for fuel; Coaches
are furnished with the Winchell Paten
Nentilator, ensurirg project freedom from
dust. with its complete system Of magnif-
cent PARLOR SLEEPING AND DRAW
ING ROOM CARS from CHICAGO
DETROIT AND TOLEDO. and its admir-
able connections at NIAGARA FALLS
AND BUFFALO with the NEW YORK
CENTRAL AND ERIE RAILWAYS, the
Canada Southern Is fast becoming the
FANORITE LINE TO THE EAST. Tickets
Via this popular line can be procured at al
Offices OF connecting lines, or at the com
pany's own Offices.
Any information can be obtained by az
dressing FRANK f. SNOW,
Gon'l Pass. aud Ticket Ag't. DETROIT.