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The Cairo bulletin., 1876-05-02

Tn Enterprise is the name OF a small
weekly paper published in Charleston,
Mo-, by sixtcen-year-old boy, the son
OF w. +. Martin, deceased. During an
interval Of three years before his death,
Mr.. Martin suffered all the tortures of
the damned. lie was afflicted with the
dropsy, the chronic diarrhea and con-
sumption; but being poor and deter.
mined man he continued work in the
Office OF the Charleston Courier tot which
paper le was the publisher) as long as he
could stand upon his feet or sit in chair
for several months, indeed.
after any other man Of less
determination would have been In his
grave. Because of his protracted sick
ness he left his family in rather straight
ened circumstances, and his son George.
The lad referred to, moved by desire to
90 something TO help support the family
managed to get together n few type, and
commenced the publication of his little
paper. y few of the good hearted pcople
oi Charleston came TO his support and
Tor nearly a year, now, the little sheet
has made its appearance every week.
And now that George has shown that he
is not iudulging in boyish experiment
but is engaged in a laudable effort to as.
sist in the support ofhimself and brothers
and sisters, will not the good people OF
Charleston second his effort by increas.
ing his patronage, by advertising and
subscribing for his little paper. Ger.
tainly he deserves encouragement, and
mise extended to him--it the people of
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The O0lcisl call Of the National Dem.
Orratte Convention.


Tn, National Democratic Committee, to
whom is delegated the power OF fixing the
time and place Of holding the National Den.
ocratic convention Of 1875, have appointed
Tuesday, the twenty-seventh day of June
next. noon, a. the time, and selected st.
Loui. as the place Of holding such CONVEX.
tion.
Each State will be entitled to q repre.en-
ta.ion equal TO double the number OF its
senators and representatives in the con.
gress Of the United States and the terri.
tory OF Colorado. whose admission in July
as State will give II vote In the next
electoral college, is also invited 10 send del.
egates to the convention.
Democratic, Conservative and other ci,i.
zens OF the United States, irrespective of
past political associations, uesiring TO CO.
operate with the Democratic party in its
present efforts and objects, are cordially in.
vited to join In sending DELEGATES TO the
nstional convention. Cooperation is de.
sired from all persons who would change
an administration that has suffered tho
public credit TO become and remain inferiel
to other and less favored nations has per.
mitted commerce to be taken away by for
eige powers; has stiflcd trade by unjust,
unequal and pernicious legislation: has
imposed unusual taxation and rendered it
most burdensome has changed growing
prosperity into widespread suffering and
want; has squandorcd the public moneys
recklessly and deliantly, and shamclcssly
used the power that should have been swift
to punish crime, to protect it.
For these anu other reasons the national
Democratic party deem the public danger
imminent. and earnestly des,rous of sccur-
ing to our country the blessings of an
economical, pure and free government.
cordially invite the cooperation Of their
fellow-citizcns in the effort to attain th,
object.
Thomas A. Walker, Alabama.
=. X. Cockrill, Arkansas.
Frank McCappin, California.
William II. Barnum. Connecticut
Charles Beasten, Delaware.
Charles +. Dyke. Florida.
A. X. Lawton, Georgia.
Cyrus Mccormick. Illinois.
Thomas Dowling, Indiana.
NJ. VI. Ham, Iowa.
Isaac L. Eaton. Kansas.
Henry u. MclIcnry, keLtucky,
Henry ID. Ogden. Louisina,
l.. ID. NJ. Sweat, Maine.
a. Leo Knott, Maryland.
William A. Moore, Michigan.
William Lochren, Minnesota.
J. Il. Sharpe, Mississippi.
Jno. q. Priest, Missouri.
Geo. l.. Miller. Nebraska.
Ihos. II. Williams, Nevada.
NJ. V. u. Edgerly, New Hampshire.
Lheo y. Randolph, New jersey.
n. w. Ransom, North Carolina.
John q. Thompson, Ohio.
J ames X. Kelley, Oregon.
James =. Barr. Pennsylvania.
Nicholas Van slyck, Rhode Island.
Ihos. \. simons, South Carolina.
William b. Bate, Tennessee.
r. 5. Stockdale. Tex.s.
b. Is. smslley, Vermont.
John Goode. jr., Virginia.
John Blair Hoge. West Virginia.
George II. Paul. Wisconsin
Thomas NJ. Patterson. CuIo,n,,
AUGUSTUS SClIELL, New York,
Chairman.
Secretary National Democratic Com.
WASHINGTON. February 90, 1876.
The Cairo bulletin., 1876-05-02

The Paducah school board run the
Paducah schools at a cost of ten thou
sand five hundred and thirty dollars q
year. The schools are taught ten months,
and number eight hundred pupils. The
money is provided by a tax levy Of twen-
ty-iiyc cents on the one hundred dollars.
The tax levy for all purposes, is one dol
lar aud thirty-fiye cents.
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1T is now considered madness for any,
'ody to visit the Black Hills unless no
axes along money enough to bring him
'ach again. Hundreds Of poor devils
IRE there In state OF pitiable destitution,
without money to get away. But for the
a'ions obtained from the soldiers, scores
u them would die OF actual starvation.
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GENERAL y. W. WATKINS. recently de.
ceased was for more than fifty years the
leading lawyer of Southeast Missouri
lie had fliled many positions of public
tfust and died. as he had lived, an hon.
est man. He had endeared himself to the
people, and the sorrow that is ielt over
his death is universal.
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Charleston will advertise with him, as
they might with profit to themselves -
who can say that the Enterprise will not
grow IN size, in usefulness and influence
until 1t takes rank among the best of
the Southeast Missouri journals?
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Notice.

~ NOTICE.
the Cairo City Ferry Company, thai N meeting
VIII De held at my Office, corner of Lighteenti
s saee, anu Washington avenue in this city, on
Sy, May LIST, next, for the election of seven
a, t,ors 70 serve the ensuing year, and tor gen.
''"' o"s'hess' THOs. W HALLIDAY,
Cai,o m, ,, 80 Secretary.
N"''' ''''' HplIl l., lSlh. l.l3-dta
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THE DAILY BULLETIN.

frHE BULLETIN II published every morning
Excerpt Monday iu the BuIlotn Building, cor
ner Washington ayenue and Twelfth street.
Tux BrLLkTfs is seryel to city subscriber. by
faithful carriers at Twenty-Five Cents a Week,
payable weekly. BY Mail, Tin advance, slO per
annumi six months, tdi three months, s3; one
month, IL -.
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WASHINGTON.
II iIDouruc viii Tait-Arny Oficcr>
10 be Court. Mart rtinIcd-Ihc 1mpcNch.
ment Trial. Etc.

WASHINGTON. April 30.-At the cabi
net meeting on Tuesday. Attorney Gen
eral Pierrepont will report upon the
question Of permitting official records on
file in the department. to be taken before
committees OF congress. lt j. said that
he will advise the cabinet that to remove
papers and records from their proper de
partments j. not allowable. In this
event, Investigations will be greatly re-
tartled. and the departmets will
be converted into happy hunting
grounds for investigating committees.
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in -, ,;.-,~ y. r;.'~,,t =. .U.,c, and urinary di-
seises IN all Their complicated iorma.. Ii is well
khown that DR. James has stood at the head OF
me profession for the past 30 years. Age and
sAheriehce are all important seminal Wenls
G hight losses by dreams pimples ON the
Ladles wanting the most delicate attention, e II
or write. Pleasant home for patients. book
Tor the million. Marriage Guide, which tells
you all about these disease s-.who should marry
why not-lo cents to pay postage. DR. James
nus ~ rooms and parlor, You see no one but
the doctor, Onice hours, . am. 10 p, m. sun
tial. i-2s-dSw-Iv
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ARMY NOTES.

1t is understood that General Robert
Allen, OF the quartermaster's department.
will soon be retired for disability. Col.
Myers is now acting as chief quartermas-
ter, division of the Pacific, but is believed
that Gen. Rufus Ingalls, will shortly be
ordered to that place, remanding the
former to duty as chief quartermaster OF
the departlnent of California
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THE IMPEACHMENT TRIA

II IS expected by the Impeachment
managers tonight that the senate will
tomorrow remodel its order relative to
the course of argument on the question
OF jurisdiction, so us to allow the house
to reply to all points raised, but will
limit both the number of speakers and
the time OF speeches. If four speakers
are allowed on the part OF the managers
TO speak to the question OF jurisdiction.
the four will probably be Messrs. Lord.
Knott, jerks and Hoar. The opinion
seems to be growing among the members
that the senate will decide that it has no
Jurisdiction. but the managers ieel conf
dent of their ability TO make out their
case.
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The firm of kilbourne ~ Latta lave
decided, it is understood, TO address let
ter to the speaker OF the House, announc-
ing their Willingness to submit all the testi
mony in their possess ion. including their
books and papers. relating to the real
estate pool, 10 the committee examining
that subject. Mr.. kilbourne says ne has
vindjcatcd what he regards as q great
principle in refusing TO submit to seiz-
urc or examination OF his private books
ahd papers, when as he alleges, 10 charge
of fraud has been made against his firm
or his clients. but in order that the House
and the country may see that his recent
recusancy was not tor the purpose of con-
cealing anything improper; but solely as
vindication of his rights. he will now
tell all he knows about the real estate
pool, and submit his papers to confirm
his statement. This is said TO be the sub
stance of the contemplated communica-
ton to the House.
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1t is reported in wcll-iniormed army
circles that two court-martals will grow
out of Gen. Crook recent Powder River
expedition. 1t is said that charges have
already been preferred against Colonel
J. j. Reynolds and Captain Alexander
Moore, 81 cavalry, and that orders con-
vening the court will shortly be pub
lished.
Smyrna times., 1876-07-05
, THE Presbyterian Sunday School will pic
mic nt Eraland next "Wednesday.

THE Presbyterian Sunday School will pic
mic at Fraland next Wednesday,
Mr.. FRANK COLLINS, proprietor at Collins
Beach, is better fixed up now than ever be-
fore His new dining room is equal to the
best, and the ladies' toilet room is now on
the first floor.
THE 4TH IN SMYRNA was celebrated as per
programme. The ceremonies were held on
the play grounds of the brick schoolhouse
(No. 81 where the procession formed about
$50 in the morning headed 10y the Md
dletown Band, in their pretty band wagon.
Marriott +. Fowler was chief marshall, with
Thos. B. Johns, A. Lee Cummns and I. Is.
Archer as assistants. Following the band
wagon was the pretty span of Chincoteague
ponies of Chas. Smith, gaily caparisoned,
drawing their handsome little trOttlng
wagon. Then came the officers and orators
of the day in carriages; then the mounted
horsemen who were not uniformed; then q
wagon with 3S little girls, dressed in white,
to represent the States of the Union, and a
young school miss, Sallie IOffecker to
personate the Goddess of Liberty; then
came the citizens in carriages; then came
a troop of mounted boys, gaily uniformed
in suits of the national colors, and forming
one of the prettiest features of the parade
| then a load of boys on a jill car with a
| large bell trying to ring out the " glad
refrain and last and least an ass carrying
a youth trimmed from head to foot i'll flags
the animal being hardly large enough tc
keep the toes of the rider from trailing II
the dust. Mancha's buck board wagons
handsomely trimmed, formed an important
feature in the procession.
After the parade the meeting was or
ganized as follows: President, John IL
Hoffecker; Vice Presidents, Geo. Ii. Ray
mond and II. c. Douglass Secretaries
VIM. IL. Baggs and A. p. Griffith Th
President made shOrtspeech OF cOngratula
ton, after which Rev. Chas. Hill lead IL
prayer After prayer master Alfred +
Fowler read the Declaration of lndcpen
dence in q very creditable manner. Thi
completed the programme for the mornln
hour. In the afternoon at larg
crowd assembled to hear an Grafton trol
E. :. Reed, ESQ.,, of Dover. This oratiO
was carefully written theme on the ris
and progress Of the nation and the glOriC
it has attained at its hundreth birth-da
anniversary.
$ At the close of this wcll-studied CRATIC
> the meeting adjourned till evening, whe
/ something in the way of fireworks W;
= exhibited at the four corners" In IL
9 mean time, however, the refreshing raj
c came to relieve the ten days of torr
9 atmosphere and to gladden. the people qui
e as much as the anniversary did.
c Upon the whole, with the time and a
pliances at hand, the celebration went {
very nicely, and the can t-get-away par
Is have reason to thank the chief marsh
l. and two or three others for the determir
d ton they manifested to have somcthil
e on the 4th.'
Smyrna times., 1876-07-05

A CARLOAD OF CHICKENS TO WILMINGTON.
Says the Ecery Eceniag of Monday: Isaac
Kirby, Western dealer in eggs and
chickens, arrived here yesterday about
noon with cargo of 2,400 chickens from
Decatur, Illinois Upon its arrival here
the chickens were in II miserable condition
from the effects of the heat and want OF
food and water About 200 Of them were
found dead. They were taken to a lot on
Wollast0n street where another hundred or
more was found dead in the coops, and
those that were alive were with the greatest
difficulty kept 50, 50 intense were their
sufferings from thirst and heat.
The Peach CRor OF lS76.-Mr. Isaac y.
Mills, Superintendent of the Delaware X.
r., has prepared, through the station
agents, his annual estimate of the peach
shipments for the season now at hand. On
this estimate he is making ready to move
the crop to market although he thinks
the aggregate will be about 100000 bas-
kets, or something i'll excess of the footing
of the returns made to him. The Fruit
Growers Association have held no meetings
| this spring or summer, and consequently
! have prepared no estimate. The one given
below is the only one approXlmatng accu
racy which has yet been or will be pre-
pared, and it may be accepted as some
where near the actual shipments whcl
will be made:
Smyrna times., 1876-07-05
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Salisbury is buying its ice cream supply /
in Wilmington.
The annual commencement Of Washing
ton College, at Chostcrtown, will be held
July 10Th
The shipment of crabs is quite feature
OF business at Cri,fcld, but not much money
is made at it.
The loan association at Chestcrtown has
run ont and is now winding up its affairs.
\ new one is to be started Immediately.
Marriage goes on swimmingly in
Wicomico Notwithstanding the heat and
dull times. No less than five licenses were
taken out last Wednesday.
a man near Tilghman's Island, Talbot
county, has raised from single grain Of
wheat a bunch Of htly stalks, producing
2,jCO grains. SO the ST. Michacls C5Dd
says,
.Saic ct HouI T1p.-Iast Wednesday
afternoon on the premises, Richard lIyn
son, Esq, as trustee, sold at public sale the
Round Top farm containing | ,0l3 acres.
to Miss Sarah {. Morton and Mrs. Sue G..
Black, of Pennsylvania, for $4,000. Round
! Top is the celebrated peach farm on
/ Chester river, in Queen Annes county.
!
Supposed chill Mu,}7. ,ear N,ou IIN.-
There is a rumor afoat which seems to
have some foundation in fact to the effect
that widow, living six or eight miles from
Snow Hill in the family of relative, gave
birth to a child last week, and that it has
since been found in a bureau drawer
smothcred, it is supposed by its mother
The woman's husband has been dead foul
or five years. She is advancing in year:
and is the mother Of grown-up children
MoC UW Messenger.
Tie Wheat crop N TalJot-Farmers who
have thrcshed their wheat hereabouts 20
about ten bushels for one of seeding Thi
was as well as expected, and it is though
that those whose straw is heavier than an,
who have yet threshed will get from twelv
to fifteen for one of seeding This is O
Fultz wheat which gives a larger yield tina
the old German Red. A new wheat, calle
the Clawson, is being grown by Mr.. Thee
Tunis in Miles River Neck with satisfactor
results, it having exceeded the Fultz i
yielding last year.-H. ntchdclS Comet
2 Real Estate .Salcs IN Queen Annes County
\ The following public sales of real estat
. took place in Queen Annes county r.
T Gently: In Templeville on the oath, til
G ! ACol Cot'AbC VI but ldtC NIltllCS DOINllS
Y cOlored. The estate contained pa acre
!. ? rOods and Is perches lying in QueC
|. Annes and Caroline counties and was so
d in several parts. The sales amounted
r, the aggregate to the sum of $l7l2.2
\. In Centrcvillc, on the 9th ult, the farm
n the late w. y. 6. Hobbs, called Wye
a. lying on Wye river and containing >
a acres, rOods and 20 perchcs to Lilo,
ID Tilghman, for $l6.S5 per acre. This is
id fine location, buildings are somewhat o
of repair.
Smyrna times., 1876-07-05

Years ago dyers discovered the bad art
of adding largely to the weight of silk in
coloring it. At first this was confined to
making good portion Of the loss of weight
which takes place when gummy substances
and other impurities are removed from the
raw silk. The removal of these reduces
the weight in some instances as much us
one-fourth. If we may believe recent asser-
tions in French journals, the resources of
modern chemistry have enabled unscru-
pulous European dyers to increase the
weight OF their silk out of all proportion to
the loss by removing the gum. By adding
salts of iron and tin--among the latter the
cyanides, which are deadly poisons-they
have latterly increased the weight of silk
goods 100, 200, and even 800 per cent.
This exceeds by two or three times the
worst instances of the fraud hitherto on
record. Of course this extreme debase.
ment is only practicable with black silks.
Thus treated, they have luster and apparent
body as we'll as weight but the unfortu-
nate wearer of the goods is surprised at the
rapidity with which they 60 TO pieces. A
few years ago two or three cases of spon-
taneous combustion occurred in Paris with
these weighted silks, the chemicals having
changed the goods to sort of tinder
The practice has not been unknown among
the manufacturers of silk in this country
! but latterly many OF the leading house.
have abandoned it and pride themselves
on the pure dye Of American silks which
now surpass those made abroad in perma
/ nency and hrilliancy of color as we'll as il
strength for wear.
Smyrna times., 1876-07-05

DINA YE HEAR THE SLoGANY-Ne e
do not know who the Dover Junta' are
but the Sentinel seems to speak for them.
II thus reads the riot act to the Govern
ment officers in Wilmington:
After his unsuccessful fight against Presi-
dent Grant-the man from and under
whom he held the favor Of Otice-Mr.
Bristow resigned. Bluford Wilson followed
suit.
Mcssrs. Prettyman, Thompson, Higgins,
Pyle and Dunn carried on similar warfare
against the President, in the interest OF
Bristow, both in Delaware and at Cinclnna-
ii. 1t was bitter, personal, but unsuccessful.
They are still in office by the favor OF fresl,
dent Grant Will they resign? or VIII
they voluntarily and dishonorably con-
tinue to hold office given to them by the
man whom they have so bitterly antag-
onized? Come gentlemen, the decencles OF
the situation. and, we may add, the wishes
of Republicans throughout the State
dictate your speedy retirement.
Let the President continue the good
work of removing officers who go back upon
their benefactor to aid the man who sought
but failed to involve him in crime and
disgrace
Am l dog that I should do these
things" Has an officer no rights that {
President is bound to respect? May the
memory of Gen. Jackson brood over us !
Smyrna times., 1876-07-05

The 4TH AT SPRING BRANCH.-The cele-
bration of the nations centennial, held at
Spring Branch, near FELTON,, yesterday, was
a decided success.
The attendance was very large. The
schools participating were mainly from
FELTON, and Frederick. The former place
seemed literally emptied, everybody having
taken to the woods. Two bands of music
were in attendance, q brass band from
Felton-one composed of native talent,
recently organized and quite efficient for
the time it has been practicing-and q
string band from Krederica.
In the procession q very noticeable
feature was car 30 feet long, tastefully
painted in the patriotic colors, covered
with awning and seated with small girls
dressed in white and crowned. For small
town it was little extra.
The ground was furnished with stand
which was adorned with festoons ant
flowers. An Estey organ was present anC
a large choir, led by Prof. Robinson o
Baltimore and Mr.. Burnite, Jr., of FELTON,
The singing was inspiring.
rogramnle.-Prayer, Rev. II. Colcla2or, o
FELTON,; reading Of Declaration of Indie
pencence, Rev. j. Il. Bryan, of Frederica
the grafton by Rev. E. Stubbs, Of Smyrna
hfve.minute speeches by Mr.. A. J. Wright, @
Dover, and Prof. Robinson, Of Baltimore
interspersed with music by the two bands
the choir and congregation. At the clos
ofthe Grafton the ladies of FELTON, presente
, to the orator, Rev. L. Stubbs, handsom
boquet and resolution in glowing term
! of compliment was passed thanking th
, speaker and asking for the address
pamphlet form. Adjourned about o'clocl
Smyrna times., 1876-07-05

THE 4rm AT CAMDEN CAMP GROUND
Docer, Juy 4h, lS7G.-The citizens from
Camden, with quite large delegation from
Dover, held Fourth of July celebration in
the Camden Union Camp Meeting Ground,
to-day. The weather though warm, was not
oppressively so, the fine large trees keeping
off the rays of the sun, and nice breeze
playing through the trees, kept things in a
very comfortable condition. The meeting
was quite large, it being estimated that
over two thousand people were on the
grounds. The programme was thoroughly
carried out, as follows: Reading of Declara.
ton of independence by Rev. Mr.. McNeal,
preacher in charge of Camden Circuit, and
addresses, by Rev. j. II. Caldwell, of Dover,
and Rev. Ignatius r. Cooper, of Camden,
The exercises were varied by the Camden
brass band, and after the addresses II mum
Der of choice selections were rendered by
chorus of children. The party remained
on the ground until about sundown anC
then broke up.
A number Of townspeople went to Kit
Hammock and passed a very enjoyable
day, varied little by the freaks of tn
devotees Of King Whisky who INDUCED il
several fights and various other indecen
and noisy amusements. A. 5. X.
Smyrna times., 1876-07-05

MEETING or THE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL
CoMMIrrEE-A meeting Of the members of
the Democratic Central Committee Of Kent
county was held in Dover, on Tuesday
June 9th, 1876. Prescnt-Wm. y. Fowler,
chairman, of East Dover; William +. Hall,
Duck Creek; Andrew J. Wilson, Little
Creek William Broadway, North Mur-
derkill; Wilbur II. Burnite, South Murder
| kill; Thomas II. Dorman, Mispillion. The
object was to readjust the representation in
| the County Convention. The State Con
vention, recently, to keep Sam Townsend
from breaking it up, allowed five more dele
gates to come in for New Castle county,
and now to make things even all around
five more are allowed for Kent and Sussex
also, making GO instead of 80. Thus Duck
Creek is entitled to instead of I, and four
other Hundreds are given one more each.
The Committee decided to hold the Hum
drcd meetings for the election of delegates
to the next County Convention and for
the selection of candidates for the offices of
assessor and inspector, on Saturday, Septem-
bcr ID, and the County Convention for
nomination of candidates on Tuesday, Sep
tembcr IL.
Smyrna times., 1876-07-05

Even Hendricks and the double-baclS.
action compromise currency plank fail to
satisfy the Connecticut soft.money faction.
Their organ, the New Haven Uaion, swings
out for Peter Cooper, and calls upon the
Democracy to throw aside "such traitors as
Tilden, Belmont and Marble