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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-05-16

telegrapled Mr.. Cox asking the house to
extend his leave Of absence another ten
DAYS. lie has expressed his intention TO
resign the position of speaker, II not con-
siderably improved in health by the ex-
piration of that time. His physicians
have told him that he cannot gather
strength while he performs The duties OF
speaker. In event that Mr. Kerr should
resign the speakership, It is believed the
struggle will be renewed for The position
as Mcssrs.
RANDALL AND cox
both lave very ardent friends, and each.
il Is said. Is anxious for the position.
It's fortunate that the Democracy nave
60 much good material for this position
but unfortunate that during these tronb-
lous times rivalries and heated contests
should occur. Mr.. Rlndalrs friends
claim that as he was the next highest
candidate at the commencement of the
session, IL is due TO him TO give him the
position now f; that while he could have
been lily spared from the floor during
part of the session. that his thorough
knowledge Of the rules of the house, the
manuals and parliamentary usage gen.
orally, will make him more useful to the
country and the party. at the close Ct the
session. than any other member could
he IN that position. Mr.. tox's friends
claim that he is equally as experienced
and ready in parliamentary tactics as Mr..
Randall, and thu, a. ne is now coo"ryi"a
the chair. IL would be unjust to remove
him lherefrom and Install another in his
stead II IS TO BE- sincerely hoped that il
Mr.. Kerr is compelled to resign, that his
successor will be- quietly and amicably
installed.
Judge Black created much amusement
in the senate while defending Belknap,
which the presiding officer found difficult
to restrain. Judge Knot was learned and
concise. Judge Hoar was both profound
and eloquent. w. ". VI.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-05-16

Tar board Of county commissioners
and the collector of Pulaski county. and
the mayor OF Mound city. are quite in
dustriously engaged Just now In the ven
tillation of each Others official record.
The people complain that they are great
~ oppressed because Of the collectors
relentless persistcncy in the collection Of
the taxes. The collector excuses himself
by declaring that he Is acting under the
or,lers Of the commissioners. who insist
that he shall make final settlement on the
third Monday in June. The commission
ers reply that the collector mistates the
facts: that the law, and not the board.
fixes the iay Of settlement. and they
could not extend the time, however
much they might desire to do so. Aud
the mayor OF Mound Ciiy, throws a
broadside into the commissioners from
another direction. tie charges upon
commissioners Lewis and Edison. that
they favor the opening Of wagon road
from Villa Ridge TO Cairo. to run upon a
line that will cut Mound City
of from both the country and
Cairo. He further charges that
the board discriminatcs against Mound
City otherwise, especially in the repair OF
roads and bridges. 81 these aud other
facts the Mayor declares he is personally
cognizan,. Messrs. Lewis and Edison
bring matters to direct issue by pub
licly declaring that Mayor Friganza ais
cognizant Of no such thing" that they
have not favored the opening OF q Cairo
and villa Ridge wagon road. and never
heard OF such project that the board
has not Disseminated against Mound
City or any other portion Of the county.
and that the Mayors charge TO the con-
trary is wholly unjustifiable aud untrue.
And 80 ON aud % forth.
The controversy is full Of spice and
highly interesting to local readers, but
the county, in its reputation abroad. Is
the sufferer.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-05-16
NORTON's BLOODY SHIFT CON.
MITrEE

Ii Is announced In the Washington cor.
respondence Of the st. Louis Times that
Morton has his Mississippi outrage com.
mittee fixed up just as he wanted il.
Boutwell,, the most narrow-minded lana.
tic in the Senate. is chairman, and the
clerkship has been bestowed upon that
notorious, and unhesitating liar, Jim
Redpath. A healthy report will this fel.
low write up for the Radical majority in
the committee to sign. But wait until
you read the report. 1t has been long
time since Redpath's genius as Radical
manufacturer Of hideous and monstrous
statements has had anything like full
swing. lie will bring TO his pending
task ten years Of accumulated fertility,
Of monomaniacal imagination and de.
cade Of piled up exuberance Of ianatica,
fancy, lie will wade knee deep in pud.
dies Of negro blood, right In the public
highways OF Mississippi. lie will stand
aghast at rows OF trees bearing bounteous
fruit Of lynched Africans of adult statue,
and every fence-stake for miles and
miles as he journeys will be garnished
with the impaled form of a naked
colored infant. lie will find
wild expanse Of desert waste in Missis-
sippi peopled by race of savage white
men with long hair and longer knives,
whose chief amusement Is to hunt down
and slay the peaceful, eflned and intel.
lectual freedmen. He will discover In
Mlssissippia race OF beautiful and &C
compllshcd colorcd ladies, who
drag out a miserable existence In
daily and nightly fear of fate worse
ti'an death at the hands of rOy.
IN. bands Of palc-faccd maraudcrs and
assassins. lie will say that the courtly
and virthous carpct-baggcr Is systc,nati-
cally hunted from his home, aud
wrenched from the bosom of his family
by secret leagues Of fell dcs,roycrs, call.
ing themselves grand jurics and such
like cabalistic designations. This is the
sort ofthing that Mr.. Morton expects his
committee TO find out in Mississippi.
And in the selection Of l;cdpath 10 encin.
Ger the thing, he has displayed all the
Sinister sasacity for which he Is proven
bal.
But, wait for the report, il you want
TO sec richness.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-05-16
rmE s.rVssICAN RosrEs


The Republican state convention viii
he held in Springfield on the oath inst
The STATE Register tells who will be there
adding to each name little scrap Of per-
sonal history. For instance. 1t says
John A. Logan will be there; and adds
that If John isn't silent partner IN the
whisky ring. all indications fail, anu he
has been sincularly unfortunate In the Sc
| lection of his friends.
J. u. Ward, an ex-State senator. will
be there. lie is under indictment for
completely with the whisky ring.
Frank Eastman, an eN-Chicago posi-
master. will lie there. He. too. Is under
indictment for crookedness.
Dan Mum. ex-reyenue supervisor, will
be there. He l. under indictment at
springfield, chicago, Milwaukee and II.
Louis for defrauding the revenue.
Dave Linegar We omit what the
R,gist,y' says Of Dave. for We feel per.
suaded that he will not be In attendance.
John Harper, L. :. collector Tor the
Northern district, who was indicted for
conveying" 100000 Of public money
will be there; and so will W. II. Har.
per, the sound Republican who
.'pouched," $4,000 Of the fees received
By him as chief grain Inspector at Chi.
cago.
Phil Wadsworih. an ex-Chicago reve-
nue. collector. who is under indictment
for crookednes, will answer Here"
J. Young Scammon. who was indicted
for Incorporating money Of the Me.
chanic's National bank. will be there to
sustain the "grand old party"
Gill J. Burr, the Republican treasurer,
who has been publised as defaulter,
will be there.
Charley Farwell, OF the Indian ring, OF
the Whisky ring, OF the Chicago custom.
house ring and of the draw.poker ring,
will be there and call the convention TO
order.
Ben Campbell, United States Marshal
OF the Northern District Of the state.
whose son-iu-law, Gen. Babcock, mar
rowly escaped the peniten'iary, and who
is personally convicted by public opinion
Of blackmailing Miss Sweet, the Chicago
pension agent, will probably be in at
tendance, a. Will also be his partner in
crime aud in politics. j. Russell Jones.
There is some doubt as to the attend.
a"o" Of Jake Eclm. Buffalo Miller and
Hessing Tor they have pleaded guilty to
robbins the government aud they may
be sentenced any day.
These covics, and all the federal Office
holders in the state, the revenue collect
ors, pension agents, post-mastcrs, mar
shals. bailifs, host of indicted store
keepers and gaugers. will be present and
form the illinol. Republican State Con.
vention.
A. there are about six fights
in the personal references given
above. we take occasion right
here to declare that We adopt none
OF them AS our own; We are In no manner
responsible, and believing it likely that
somebody will he offended because of the
reproduction Of the ISLANDERS" In the
BULLETIN We now and here most humbly
apologize.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-05-16

The st.Louis Republican is a good news
paper but its humor Is not only obscure,
but dangerous. Not long ago IL rot of
one OF its ''goOd things" at the expensc
Of Stilson Hutchins and steleu, price
spoke OF the shots that liutci,iu, Gr.I
into Prices mouth. and Concluded ,v
saying that Price wa. carried home dan
gerously wounded. The paper fell into
the hands ola married lady, near rela
i've OF Price, residing In Stoutland, Mis-
sour. She read the funny paragraph, >
and fell hcadlong from her chair in q
swoon. Her husband and physician
were called; but few minutes after con,
sciousness was restored she sho wed
symptoms OF being In premature labor.
Commissions soon succeeded, and an Of
forts OF the physician could not prcveo,
an abortion. The lady Is still living II,
. precarious condition, hut homes arc ON,
tertained that she will recover.
A. soon - the excitement cslmet
down the paper was examined, aud IN,
account Of the shooting Of Price wa,
found 70 be pure sensationalism, GOT
ten up solely as a burlesque on Mr.
6utchius.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-05-16
WASHINGTON.
Blaine On the Ragged Edge
gloomy Prospects for the Gentle.
man from Maine.

wAsuINGroN. May 1.-THE Blaine in
vestigation. which begins tomorrow, j,
the sole topic Of conversation tonight.
Harrison, Millard and the TWO Wilson's
are here. Willard cOrroborates Harri.
sons story and will swear that Rollins
did make the statement attributed to
him. Rollins will arrive this morning.
II is said tonight that he intends to swear
that he did say what is attributed to him,
and furthermore that ii ia the truth.
A. q. Riddle tomorrow publishes an ex-
ceedingly lengthy card In which he en-
beavers, and 10 some extent does, prove
old knowlton's story to be true. Letters
from different persons are produced
which almost squarely give the lie to
Blaine's statement thar he never received
any bonds in Lawyer Stewards office In
this city.
SILVER DISBURSEMENTS.
Total disbursements Of silver coin 10
Saturday, s4,42l 900.
new CoUNTERrEITs.
New counterfeit tens OF the State bank
of Terre Haute, Ind, and iives OF the
First National bank OF Louisville, have
been discovered.
HARRINGTON NON EST.
No doubt Richard Harrington, under
indictment in the safe-burglarly case. ha,
fled the country. lie rs thought to be in
Canada. The eXtradition treaty with
England does not apply to the oiiense OF
conspiracy with which he is charged.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-05-16
Which AholllIake

Ibis Ia often a serious question with
the invalid. lie finds the market flooded
! with proprietary medicines. scores OF
which are recommended as certain cures
for his peculiar ailmcnt. He reads the
papers. circulars, and almanacs, and
finds each sustained by plausible argu.
ments setting forth its virtues and spe-
cific action. The recommendations are
as strong TOR one as for another. The
cures claimed to have been wrought 10y
one are rs wonderful as those claimed to
have been wrought by another. In his
perplcXity and doubt. the sufferer is
sometimes led to reject all.
But il should he borne IN mind that
this condition Of things is one that cannot
he rcmedi-d. Ia "a land where all are
free, the good-the truly valuable must
come INTO competition with the vile and
worthless and must be brought to public
notice by the same instrlimeutality
| which Is odrsrfisiag. In such ease, per
haps the only absolute proof that a
remedy is what IL claims to be. Is to try
il. The "test Of pudding is the eating
of it," "prove all things. hold fast that
which is good is the apostolic iniunc-
ton. There may. however, be stronger
prcsumptiyc evidence in favor of one
remedy than there is in favor OF another,
and This should be allowed lis due weight
| A due regard Ia this may save vast
amount OF cxperiincuti"s ""d /" "s"l"s>
| outlay of money. Asa presumptivc cvi-
| dencc In favor of Or. Pierce 5
| Family Medicines. the proprietor de-
sires TO say, that they are prepared by
a new and scientific process by which
the virtues OF the crude plants aud root,
are extracted without the Use OF parti.
Gle of alcohol. Not a particle Of this dis
| troycr of our race enter. into the compo.
sition OF either his Golden Medical bis.
covery or Fayoritc Prescription. This
consideration alone ought certainly "a
| rank them high above the vile com.
pound, saturated with alcohol, Jamaica
! rum, sour beer, or v.nager. which are
everywhere offered for sale. Again, they
are OF uniform strength. and their yir
tues can never be impaired by age. They
are also made from ircsh herbs and roots
gathered in their appropriate season
when they are flush with medicinal prop
critics. In support OF these claims, III,
following testimony i offered:
NEW tEE. y. j.
Il. V. PIEECE. NJ. D..
Dear 81: ! have sold a great deal Of
your excellent remedies. aud prefer &c
sell them before Others, because they CIV,
good satisfaction 10 those who Use them
| hear such remarks IA "Sagc's Remedy
completely cured me; it is a splendid
thing - or, 'I'iercc's Discovery is Just
what wanted: | feel better than
ever did" One OF our celebrated singer:
uses 1t Tor strengthing her voice, and say.
there is nothing equals 1t - and so
might give scores OF remarks said abou
your preparations. a colored woman
wa, using your Discovery. and after TAX
ing three bottles was completely cured
She. being in the store, said TO me. 81
don't want no doctors round me 80 lon.
as can get the Discovery it beats al
your doctors An 30 might 90 Oh.
am, most respectfully, yours.
ATnA b. CROOKS.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-05-16
FROM WASHINGTON.



WASHINGTON, ID. c., May ~. l.1G.
Congress having accepted All invitation
to join in the opening ceremonies Of the
CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION,
the members have betaken themselves 10
Philadelphia for the purpose, and to-day
the halls Of the two houses present de-
serted appearance. The Democratic
members considering the great depression
OF the business Of the country and the
troubles that are now overwhelming the
people, felt II sacrifice TO spare the time
from their duties in congress; but 1t is the
Centennial Of freedoms birth-onr herit-
age and the admiration Of, and a bea-
con light to the oppressed Of all lands
they therefore felt it duty to be present
at the opening Of the celebration. 1t is
an suspicious time-a time for healing
old sores and old wounds, and efiacing
even the scars Of the body polite and
binding in a closer tie, and iirmer than
ever. the communities that form this ex-
ampler Of a great people governing and
controlling themselves. May these Cen
tennial proceeding rebounds to the glory
and pcrpetuation and good OF our instr
buttons.
The pOsTOfFicf DEPARTMENT
Is one OF the filcrums on which one Of
the most efiectual Radical corruption
levers has been sustained. and through
Its special agents, route agents, postal
clerks, postal messengers. letter carriers,
post masters, and many other officials, it
has created a political leverage that is
simply stupendous and startling when
one looks at il. No wonder then, that
the corruption party is alarmed, and
throwing itself in the breach, endeayors
to choke off the endeavors OF the Demo-
cracy to loP of much of the excrescences
OF this hot-hOuse Of Radicalism. The
minority Ia the house have done all In
their power to Obstruct the passage of
the postoiiice appropriation bill, and 1t
is predicted that IL will not pass the SELL
ate without being clOgged by amend
incntS that VIII require heavy cypcndi-
lures to carry them out. The Demo
cracy is determined TO make struggle in
the Interest Of economy. and TO Top of
useless service. !, is expected that sew
eral Of the appropriation bills will be band.
led between the two houses, NJ to very
late hour Of the session.
As strange rs IL may seem, it is never.
thclcSs true, that almost every
OFFICIAL THIEF
Is tryIn. to escape an investigation by
The house OF representatives, by efforts to
procure an indictment by the grand Jury
Of this district, doubtless believing they
stand better chance with Judges aud ju-
ries oithe court than they do with the
house and its committees. Strange
things have occurred In the courts lately.
THE 4. 5. suPREME COURT
adjourned Thursday, until October NEXT
The session has been an arduous one, in
volving unusual labor and care, as there
has been more than the usual number OF
cases disposed Of--somc OF them very
important. Two hundred and SIX opin.
Ions have been delivered, aud three hun
drcd and thirty have been disposed Of
during the term. There are still on the
docket nine hundred and sevcnty-three
cases.
The health Of the estimable
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
Ar Kerr, has not improved and he has
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-05-16

A REPUBLICAN mass mcetin. was held
III Cape Girardoau, a few days ago, at
Which there were present just twelve
decent Republicans. Pending q motion
" "ppo'"' an executive committee, Mr..
oaseooi'' editor Of the Marble City News,
ins'sted w''h much earnestness that, inas-
much Z" the negroes polled large vote
IN Tue county at least one negro should
be placed upon the committee. Lewis
Meyers, local OF the Press. heartily con.
Cured with the gentleman and
promptly nominated Mr.. Casebolt as the
man. The vote was put, and amidst .
perfect roar Of laughter, carried uusui.
'nousiy' The Joke" was such u good
one the convention adjourned to the beer
garden' and didn't 20 home until morn.
Ing.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-05-16

Inn New York Hruh has cores
pondent who "dogs" Dom Pedro's every
step. reporting every word he says. even
the most trivial and commonplace re-
mark he addresses to any member Of his
suite. On the way to California Piute
chief obtruded him selfupon his majcsty's
presence, and the correspondent gives
the conversation that ensued: Where
your moccasins:' inquired the empe-
ror. Got none--go bare foot. replied
the undaunted son OF the forest. IAN In.
dian is no Indian al all without mecca
sins" rcjoincd his majesty, whcrca' there
was hearty roar Of laughter, and the
two great chief, separated. And OF like
stuff is the entire correspondence,
which costs the H,raid at the rate Of two
hundred dollars pcr column.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-05-16

ssS" Sanford tfh.) journal: WIN.
Shrine, OF Fort Reid, is trying the expert
ment Of raising six crops of Irish pota-
toes on the same piece OF ground in one
year. On the 18th Of last November he
planted the first crop, and ON January o.,
dug line crop aud planted again.
About the first OF March they were dug
and another crop planted, and now he Is
juggling the third and planting the fourth
nc says they have averaged thus tar $40
bushels 10 the acre, and should he sue
cecu ~ getting even two more crops dur
ing Tue next SIX months, IL will run the
eraiid average up to 800 bushels TO the
acre,
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-05-16

CARL PRETzEL's Illustrated Weekly il
the only paper in the West that flies the
name Of John A. Logan for president.
The Weekly is devoted to fun and the
cracking OF practical jokes but the pub.
Ii: is left in the dark as to the EDITOR
snimus In this case. The probability is
that the fellow i. '.in earnest"
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-05-16

CtkfAis singing pedagogucs want
Prof. Etter to recommend to the next
general assembly such an amendment OF
the school law as will make vocal music
branch OF study in the public schools
we DO not know whether the professor
viii make such a recommendation or not
but we are quite confident that the
amendment will not be made.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-05-16

TIRE council did right in postponing
indefinitely the consideration OF the oral.
nance to prohibit the use Of steam on the
railroads within the city limits. The
railroad companies would have aisre.
garded IL, and lawed the city until doom s
day
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-05-16

HORACE WHITE, the editor of the Chi.
csgo Tribune, exonerates Hon. Shelby NJ.
'nilon from any completely in the
crooked whisky business. II Mr.. White
Is guIitiess Of q purpose to iniure Mr..
Cuiioms standing as Republican, why
did he do this