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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-19
COM N ERCIAL.
CAIRO, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY EVENING, !
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CAlRo, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY EVENING,
October is, 1877.
The weather for the last two or three
days has been wet and disagreesble. A
heavy rain commenced falling here this
morning continuing for several
hours, soaking the earth thor.
oughly. Indications are that
the rain Is not yet over. The rivers
are very low and navigation above this
port Is difficult for even the smaller
boats. There Is an abundance of water
for all boats from Cairo to New Orleans.
Freights are moving freely and the rail-
roads have all they can do. River busi-
ness ls more brisk and boats for the south
are generally well laden. There is no
change in rates. Business here is good
in nearly all branches.
In the -four market there Is nothing
new to note. The demand Is good, and
sales liberal. Prices are unchanged and
steady and firm at quotations. Receipts
are liberal and stocks are good."..".
There Is q fair demand for choice white
corn at 46@47c. There is very little on
the market and receipts are small.....".
Receipts OF oats are fair. There is lib.
eral shipping demand, but otherwise the
market is quiet. All that arrives,
however. finds ready sale......."
.......There is very little choice hay on
the market, and but very little
arriving. The demand Is good and q
limited supply would find ready sale at
tair prices. Mixed and low grade hay Is
plenty and in light demand.......The
market for meal is unchanged. City Is
quiet at 81 $500 40. The supply is fully
equal to the wants Of the market."."".
There is an active demand for bran at $l3,
which is an advance of 81 over form.
er quotations. The supply on
the market Is very small.
....... Receipts OF potatoes during the
last few days have been larger and the
market is now we'll supplied. Prices are
steady at So per Dbl. and 5O@56c &c. per
bushel...."...The supply Of poultry Is
good, receipts during the last few days
having been large. The demand is good
and prices steady at quotations...".".
Choice butter Is scarce and In
good demand at quotations.
Common and medium grades arc
plenty and dull.....".The supply OF eggs
on the market Is fair, and prices steady
at l5@lec. The demand is good..".".
Choice apples well packed are In good
demand at quotations below. Common
grades are In good supply and slow sale
at 81 6O@$1 76..."..A limited supply
OF choice onions would lind ready sale
at 50 az.
Rates by river to New Orleans are l7Ao
per cwt, 223c per 100 on hay, and SOC
per dry Dbl.
Way rates sre--grain, 25c; hour, Doc;
hay, 500.
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Homo Again.

Ed. Braxton has returned to his old
stand in the Reiser building. where he Is
better prepared than ever to accommo.
date his patrons and the public who
may favor him with call. He has gone
to considerable expense In fitting up q
couple of nicely furnished rooms, which
he has provided with all the latest Inn
proysments and conveniences. He en-.
ploys only arst class workmen and those
who patronize him will have their wants
attended to In style and will receive
courteous treatment. Z
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YOu Can save

Money by getting your building materia
Of Lancaster & Rice, They are selling lum
Der at mill prices; a large amount Of white
pine and cypress shingles OF the best bran
constantly on hand. We sell pine shin
giles at $l.75 per thousand; sawed cedar
posts at at % cents each; white pine floor.
ing at S22.jO per thousand; pine siding
at $500 per thousand. Try your luck
with this firm. II.
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AT THE Same OLD STAND.
not Orchard HIMSELF but BfatsOn
"IIimsslf Again.

yOs "Richard HIMSELF hut sfatsOn
"Himsslf Again.
Mr.. 5. Matson desires to announce to
the citizens Of Cairo and the surrounds
ing country, that he has returned from
California, and again casting his lot in
Cairo, has opened new stock Of BOOTS
AND SHOES ut the same old stand, No.
40 Washington avenue. between Eight
and Ninth streets, where, while thanking
his old friends Tor their past patronage,
he desires to shake hands with them, and
supply them and many new customers
with anything they need in his line. His
stock Is coming right in every day, and
is the:best the market affords. All are
nvltedt0 call. N'lm
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Una inference,

The ordinary Porous Plaster, on aeeoun,
,fits peculiar mechanical action, 10 esteem.
sd an article Of merit; but Benson's Capclne
,rous Plaster 10 considered On article Of
extraordinary merit. 1t has the same
mecSsuieal action, and, in addition, pos
sesses medicinal qualities Of remarkable
Lature, whleh causes II to act ct once,
rsIsye pain imwe distely, and cure where
otAsr Porous PlRsterswill not even relieve
For Rheumatism, Lame an Weak Back, spina
pissase. Crick in the Back, Kidney Disease
sp,sins and Bruises, Severe Pains ard stitches,
Sfenkpess Of the Back, etc.
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Isen,I TINS Notice.

Don't be humbuged by the stranger
who is canvassiIg for the Luminary
Shade and Burner. us | will sell the same
for twenty per cent less than he oilers
and no risk OF breakage, also come and
sec my new stock Of queensware and tan.
cy goods cheaper than ever offered be-
fore.
DANIEL HARrEMAN.
Cor. 9Th street and Commercial avenue
IL
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The European Hotel Reduction In
hoard.

Mrs. Harry Walker, proprietress OF
the European Hotel, being well aware
oil the strlngcncy Of money, has reduced
rates to all who may wish regular board
to sixteen dollars per month or four dol
lars per week, for day board. In COR.
nection with the European Hotel Is a
first class restaurant where oysters,
game and all other delicacles will DO aery.
ed at all hours during day or night, (tf)
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Deuson's Cspcine Plaster
Received tho Highest Medal at the Centennial
It's now the standard remedy. It's as.
touishirg pain relieving and Strengthening
IusIlties attracted the attention Of the Cen
fsnnisl Jurors and thousands ofpbysirians
who Waited the Centennial, who pronounc'
edit the best remedy ever invented for the
.ooys ailments. Sold py oil Druggists.
Price, a5 cents.
- Barclay Bros. will supply the trade
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and for sale one car cabbage and one car
saurkraut, at w. VI. Cundiif, II Eighth
street. ~
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and for sale ono car cabbage and eAs car
saurkraut, at W. NJ. Cundi6, u Eighth
street. Vt.
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good shipping demand but otherwise the
market is quiet. Prices are
unchanged. Sales were 2 ears south
ern Illinois, in bulk, 2ec; Q cars good
mixed in bulk, 27c; q cars mixed In bulk.
2Gc; cars good mixed In bulk, 27c.
CORN.
There Is a good demand for choice
white corn at 4e@4'c. Receipts are light
and the supply on the market very email.
We note sales Of car white In sacks, 52e
car white in bulk, 40; car mixed.
Acc.
HAY.
Choice hay is In good demand. There
Is very little on the market. Prices are
a shade stronger, and strictly choice
would sell readily at Sl2. An other
grades are plenty and dull. We quote
sales as follows: l car red top mixed,
So 80; 2 cars choice timothy, 81; Q cars
prime timothy, $40 30; 3 cars choice
mixed, $40; l car mixed, 80.
MEAL.
The market Is unchanged. City 10
quiet and steady at 90 $500 40. Country
50 2O@2 Is. Sales noted were $50 bbls.
city.$2 a5@2 40; 30 bbls. city % 10; rs
bbls. country 50 %; 10 bbls. do 81 20.
BRAN,
Supply light and demand active. Fri.
ces are 81 higher. Sales reported were
200 sacks, $ls; 100 sacks, 81 80; 80 sacks,
Sl3; 100 sacks, $l3; 900 sacks, $lS..
POTATOES.
Receipts Of potatoes haye been more
liberal, and the market 10 now we'll sup.
piled. Prices are unchanged. Sales ~
ported were 40 bbls. peachblows, %; 50
bushels peachblows, 5Oe; % barrels DO.
50 10. -
POULTRY. -
Receipts during the week .Aasss, ~ >. !;
large, and the market thing Il isis.is. ~ :
Prices are about The, , ;e.f ~, e Assl..
speet Of an adySsssss, ' ss% s.ta;. Il
chick sIss
ri sIs SFs,e. h " s:ssssk sssss S6 =
II - : ise'H1 ls.lSa
i ssIs kNs!i. E;ss1 sSs!jss sse,lsss.a ol,
~ Hnnsnaa tisms 1ltiisahlsiic R2iafa srf<1
j. tHas;s lssa 9. Ssss Ssl kslts I,
\, is.r5: sss,s . s sisi &c 1 sls, sss 81
~ snsncSpsnGsl,sa fsiolsSl soaess,1!c q
- Var Dlschatxcs, hspsi. ID 1SssAivs.9 "a
10 Ds.Ofula, enlarged xIsI,Is, S:.siIinSI ., x
DC: q tubs bebiliii. -ifs.is.f SssHSss:. s.
~, 'soe scanty secrstions !. 3
tubs do, lsSlsc; . sl%:,:. arYn, riding, s
10 tubs Wisconsin VIA w,.ii d. -. = e. g.
pals Southern Illinois. 1tSlce, -. 9;
APPLES.
Choice apples well packed are In good
demand and ready sale at 81 AGA 90. All
other grades are In good supply and allow
sale. Sales were 10 bbls. Ben Davis.
81 25; 10 bbls do. 50 IS; 90 bbls. Roman
Beauties and Ben Days, $2S225. MS.
EGGS.
Receipts are more liberal and the
market fairly supplied. The demand 10
good. Sales were 2 cases, l6Ac. 100 dog
en- l5lc. ~,
PROVISIONS.
Sales were $500 lbs. pork strips. dry
salt, SIC; 1900 lbs 8. &C. hams, lac; 1400
lbs bacon sides. clear rib. 9ac.
LARD.
Sales were tierees kettle rendered, lUc
ONIONS.
Onions are scarce and In demand, and
would sell readily at % % per Dbl.
FEATHERS.
We note prices as follows: Prime live
geese, ACC; mixed, 25@35c.
VEGETABLES.
Cabbage Is coming In more freely. aRd
the market Is well supplied. 1000 heads
sold at S. 5O9s per 100.
HIDES AND TALLOW.
Hides are worth--dry hint. loSlee;
Green salt, 6i@7c; green, 608so. 6alss
rallow were 600 lbs. TOTE.
DRIED FRUIT.
Choice bright pealed dried apples ere
worth 3@33c; peaches, 605a.
- .g2 .t4A
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TIE NAREEI.

~Our friends shsuId bar In ;uiud
that the prices hero given afe only be
sales from first hands In round lots. La
filling orders and fol, broken lott, n 10
necessary to charge an advance over
these figures. 20 -, y-a.7@ "
FLOUR. .sar@
The demand Is good and ssiss libsrd.
Prices are unchanged and seesdy sad
firm. Receipts were fair and stosts coed.
We note sales OF q. -
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and for sale one car cabbage ana one car
saurkraut, at W. NJ. Cundn, Il Eighth
street. 1t
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DIR. MARY,. sAFFoap.BLAKg,

On. 3AH 7 j. BAFFUdU'bLAhEI
win deliver lecture for the benefit Of
THE CAIRO PUBLIC LIBRARY
at the atheneum, Monday, Oct. 22d, at s
O'Clock p. IN. Admission rs cents. The
subject. Of the lecture will be "Inheri-
lance. Mental and Physical" At
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TAPE WORN REMOVED ALIVE.

Had ana all complete in two hours. No fee
tiii hssd passes. Seat, Pin and Stomach
WORMS removed by DE. kunkel. $50 North Ninth
street Phiisdeiphis. Pc Send for circular Of
ssk your druggist tor . bot,ls OF Dr; kunAers
Worm Syrup, Itnever fails. Price W.
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Mrs. L. J. spears,
No. liz Commercial avenue, wintes's
Block, calls the attention Of ~ ledlse 70
her large stock Of fall and winter nIlbe-
cry. OF the latest dsslgns, whieh ~ =
daily receiving nom New Yesk and
Philadelphia. On
MONDAY, ocToDBR q,
shs viii hold her
GRAND OPENING,
continuing one week, and wishes u the
ladies' to call and examine ~ osedA
As her stock ID large and eo0p>ses ~.
itors can rest assured Of An11ne ~
stock to suit the most iastidie0ss ~ ~
will take special orders for suytllag jhas
may not b In stock. gOoArlo
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@-SAIRO ENCAMPMRNT, l. o. o. r., meets
tuesday In every Soonth, a. half-psst sewn
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-19

n CAJRO LODGE. NO. ~. AZ. A. II.
~ Hold regular communications in Ma
0 sonic Han, corner Commercial svenns
" and Eighth street, on the second and
:salIth Menday Of sAch month.
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r. ?. K..ksls Hitter Wi.e OF Iros

Bs u A00kehD 1Hteoh WING VI ATO1
This truly valuable tonic b as been % thor
ouShly tssted BY all clssses of the community
that it 70 now deemed indispen cable as tonic
osdictns. II costs but little, puriles the
blseA Aad gives tone TO the sto mach, ren0yates
~ systsn 'nd prOl0ns' iifs'-EVerySody
Yos Ia csrs Of wesk stonsehs, General De-
billy, Indigestion, Diseases Of the Stomach
and for Ill cases requiring tonic.
This wine ineludes the most agreeable and
sfneisnt SALT Of iron we possess--Citrs,e OF
Dlsgsstic oxide combined 18th the moot ener
ssc Of all vegetable tonics-Yellow Peruvian
BARK.
DO you want something TO strengthen you ?
Dc you want good appetite
Do you want 10 get rid Of nervousness
DO ,ou want energy?
10 you want 10 sleep well
Dc you want 10 bnld up your constitution
10 you want 10 feel well
DO 700 want brisk and vigorous fssL
IL you DO, uy KUSXEL's BITTER WINE
snly ssk trial OF this great medicine,
Ue.sre OF countsrieite, as hunkeIs Bii'ei
NIpe Of Iron 70 the only sure shu tnectus.
,,nrdv In The known world tor the permanent
re Of DysOepsia and Debility and as there are
. nl.mser of limitations offered TO the public,
4 vould canton the community 10 purchase
usne but ih6 genuine article, manufactured W
L. Kunksl, and having his stamp on the COTE
Of ever bottle. The very fact that othsfs sie
tryins 70 initiate this valuable medicine, proves
Is worth and speak, volumes In II FAVOR. de'
The genuine. Z. j. kunksPs.
Sold only in u bottles. SOLD " aIugSls
ard dealers every where. /. hunne ~
prister, 25s NOTih Ninth street, Phiisdeiphn'
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AL.ExANDRR LODGE, NO. IA.
lndspendsnt 0riex Of Odd Yel-
lows, msfts every ThuIedsy night
- q haif-past seven, In their hall on
CoHnsrsial avenue, btfween Sixth and Seventh
.rpsts =. d. REIfoRp, n. q.
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<~su<x AItfyt fy,I,r
liza Knight Of Pythiss, meets every fri-
Sy ,s s!sH' IN 1. ,lH'fD... .-'s HOWE W Odd
ChAncellor Commander.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06
Disaster at Plaquemine.
The River Undermining the Town.
Ho,nnn nni, or into tho Pirnr

The River Undermining the Town.
Houses Going into the River.
A correspondent of the New Orleans
Democrat, writing from Plaquemine,
Iberville parish, under date of De-
cember 81, gives the particulars of a
deplorable occurrence at that place:
Every thing is astir in our usually
quiet town to-day. For some time
past we have apprehended a cave on
| our river front, but trusted We would
be spared this year. Yesterday there
were indications that the most ex-
posed point of the levee might go,
and last night it started, extending
along up the river front from Plaque
mine street to the bayou, distance
of six blocks The warehouses of
Trasimoud Rivet and Gustave Roth
went into the river last night, the
owners barely having time to roll out
SOME freight they had for shipment.
On the next block the building used
by Mary Bloom as residence, cake and
fruit store, also went, with most of
its contents. Above, the large resi-
dence of Mrs. HeilleiH and a residence
alongside of it, also owned by her, is
expected to go at any moment. Mrs.
Berand's residence, and those of Leon
Scharf, Mrs. Bulger, Joe Chiapella.
Mrs. BrusniEan, besides four or five
others, occupied by colored people,
will share the same fate.
l need not say that our town pre-
sents desoate appearance, but the
trouble is not over even if the caving
should stop now. A new levee must
be put up, and this will take as many
mere buildings and residences as are
already gone. A large lot of lumber.
awaiting shipment, was carried down
last night, and much of it carried
away by the river current.
All is being saved that can he-fur-
niture, doors, blinds, window frames,
etc,,-hut it is getting dangerous to
work about some of the buildings.
Quite number of big caves have
taken place along our river in this
section of late. There is one just
dnONe RAe HUheI cieN2SSt, anH
one just below, with two between it
and this place. Just below Bayou
Gonla hear of two big caves-one
on White Castle place. and one on
Dr. Stones :. Texas" These are
mostly in very large levees. The
breaks above and below the Hickey
levee mRst he fixed, ntherwise the
whole country goes a. it did in 1874;
if not worse.
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Our Railroad Prospects.

Under this heading the New Orleans
Times has an article, from which We
clip the following:
1t can he stated authoritatively tha.
nothing which is now apprehended
can interfere with the speedy compile
ton of the New Orleans and Texas
Railway from Vermilionville to Or
ange. Messrs. Morton. Bliss & Go.,
Seligman u Co., and Gov. Morgan of
New York, the holders of the bonds
of the company, some weeks ago dis
patched an agent tO Europe for the
purpose of placing them--and it is
believed that the recent activity in
American securities will insure con-
summation of the transaction Should
this fail, we are reliably Informed these
gentlemen aIe pledged to furnish from
their private funds a sum ample to
complete the work. Their ability to
do so no one doubts, and the prospects
are good that the early spring will
inaugurate an active prosecution of
the work. simultaneously the New
Orleans Pacific Company will com
mence closing the gap between Yer
milionville and Alexandria, AMI it is
confidently hoped that within eighteen
months a Northwestern and Western
train for Texas will leave this city
daily. Among the improvements con-
templated, is another track from
Westwego, opposite this city, to Yer
milionville. The grading being al
ready complete, the only expenses
entailed will be for iron, and this, it
is claimed, can readily he procured.
When once a new outlet is opened
for the products of Northern Texas
and Southern Arkansas, it is thought
Il double track will be necessary to
accommodate the enormous traffic
which will come this way. Both Tex
arkana and Sherman, the termini of
the Iron Mountain and Missouri,
Kansas and Texas roads, are reported
to be cisoked with produce of every
description. Upon the former it has
been impossible to obtain sufficient
rolling stock to move the immense
shipments expeditiously.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06

A sprightly genius appeared in
Thibodaux some two or three weeks
ago, who displayed an immense num-
Der of Photographic likenesses of he-s
roes, statesmen, actors, actresses, etc.
A spectator had only to touch one of
them with IA long pole, after a pre-
liminary deposit of fifty cents, when
the photo became his, aud the amount
written on the rear of the card was
paid over to him, in sums ranging
$25 down to 0, principally 0. A rou-
lette table was also connected with
this new way of becoming rich, but
when this individual was hauled up
before the District Court aud fined
$1,000, the charms of such an indus
try lost much of their interest. The
fellow, whose name is Welsh, left be-
fore the sentence was passed. Coun-
try papers would do well to pass him
around.-Seatinei.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06

Before New Orleans can become the
great city that it's founders expected,
at least five great necessities must be
provided for First, Southern Pacific
railroad with branch to this city.
Second, the federal government must
controIand maintain tllcleyees. Third,
Captain Cowdenis Barataria route to
the sea must be opened. Fourth, d
railroad direct to the great coal fieids
of Alabama and fifth, thoroughly
independents, we'll edited daily news
paper, with the courage and capacity
to advocate the right. and ignore dog
fights and billiard contests as elements
of civilization and progress. Thei;
New Orleans, peerless ia her beauty
and magnificent in her wealth Of re-
sources, will approximate her destiny
1.-The greatest city on the continent
State Register.
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THE NICARAGUA CANAL. The re-
port of the commission appointed by
the President to examine the several
reports of the surveys which have
been made at the expense of the
United States, to ascertain the prac-
ticability of an inter oceanic canal
across the Isthmus, favors the Mica
ragua route and fixes its cost at about
$4,000, 900. Its construction will con-
sumo ten years.
The President believes that the
prospect of an early beginning of the
work on this canal is very favorable.
Under his direction communications
have been sent to the principal pow
ers OF Europe III regard to the subject,
directing attention to tile satisfactory
results of the surveys which have
been made, and to the views set forth
in the report as to the best route.
Replies have been received from
several of the governments thus adj
dressed, in which they express them
selves favorable to an early beginning
of the work.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-06

Claffe and Teller, the new Colorado
Senators, are both natives of New
York. Mr.. Chaffe has grown very
wealthy in Colorado, and holds much
the same position there as Mr.. Jones
does in Nevada. He is a large mine
owner, rich banker, thrifty and sa-
gacious. He is good man and talks
in plain, earnest, practical sort of
way. He has been for twenty years IA
widower, and has a beautiful daugh-
ter.-E1.
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NUMBER IS.

The Tammany Democrats of New
York have nominated David Dudley
Field to ill the vacancy in the AS
sembly caused by the election of
Smith Ely, Jr., as Mayor.
FolkethiDg, the lower chamber of
the Danish Parliament, has been pro-
rogued to January 8, when the final
struggle between the coordinate
powers of the government will begin.
The ship Harvey Mills, loaded with
cotton, caught fire at Port Royal.
Two men were suffocated endeavor-
ing to locate the fire, which was sub
sequently extinguished.
E. A. Woodward, of Tweed's ring,
who was arrested in Chicago, has
been released from custody on his own
recognizance. He has surrendered
Sl65 600 TO the prosecuting attorney,
and his testimony is to be used in the
ring suits.
Gally Bond, a desperate, shot and
killed L. S. Hill, an old citizen living
near Shelby Depot, Tenn, and then
endeayored to force Hills daughter
to marry him. A posse pursued Bond,
but he shot one of the men from his
horse, mounted the animal and es-
capped.
Five masked robbers entered the
residence of w. L. Hitler, on Long
Island. drove the family all into one
room, then ransaeked the house, TAX
ing away all the portable articles of
value and destroying what they could
not carry off. The value of the stolen
articles is $4,000. The family were
left without necessary clothing.