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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-08
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TIE CHEAPEST. AND BEST FAMILY MED
ICINE IN Tue WORLD,
For DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION. ,Jaudicc,
Bilious attacks, SICK HEADACHE, Collie. De-
Preston oil Spirits, SOUR STOMACH, Heart
Ru' etc., etc.
THIS unriyaled southern Remedy Is war
rsutrd not 10 contain Particle of Mercury,
or snl II furious substance, but ID
PURELY VEGETABLE
containing those southern roots and herbs which
an all Wise providence has placed in countries
where Liver Diseases prcv'il, IL viii cure all
diseases caused by arrangement os the Ever
and bowels.
The symptoms OF Liver Complaint are bit
ter or bud taste in the mouth; Pain IN the bach /,
sides or Joints, often mistaken for rheuma-
tism; sour stomach, loss OF appetite, bowels
alternately cosuve and lax, headache, loss OF
memory, with a painful sensation oil having
failed 10 do something which ought to have
been one, debility, low spirits, thick yell
low appearance of the skin and eyes, u dry
cough often mistaken for consumption.
Sometimes many Of these symptoms attend
the disease, ut Others very few, but the liver the
largest organ in the body, is generally the seat
Of diseases and if not regulated in time, great
suffering, wretchedness and DEATH will en-
sue,
| can recommend as an eflcaclous remedy for
disease of the Liver, Heartburn and Dyspepsia,
simmons Liver Regulator. LEWIS WuNDKR,
l746 Master street, Assistant Postmaster, Phil
adelphla
now that for DJspepsi', Bil0usness and
Throbbing Headache it is the best medicine the
world ever saw, We have tried forty Other
remedies before Simmons Liver Regulator,
but none Of them gave us more than temporary
relief; but the Regulator not 0nly relieved
but cured us. ED. TELEGKArH and MrssEN-
CKu Macon Ga.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-08

Hlse OF chicago, was buried AZ Ottawa
on the I'd ult.
Astoria, Fulton county, is to have {
female physician who will make cramps
speciality.
Herds of cattle over in the eastern
part of the state are suffering from a
disease called "blackleg".
Too much fireworks on the 18th set
the Paris court house OIL fire; bnt the
flames were extinguished.
Coles sea-lion died at Tolono one
night last week. 1t was packed in ice
and expressed to Cincinnati to be
stuffed.
The principal of the Danvlle public
schools receives q salary of $4,000 per
annum.
Senator DAVIS has been suffering
from inilamed eyes at his home in Bloom
ington, but is getting better.
The Joliet Daily san says: st is
expected fully one hundred saloons will
be licensed in Joliet this year."
Work as begun on the extension of
the insane hospital at Jacksonville, aud
on the addition to the deaf and dumb
asylum.
-"Doctors,h who have no diplomas
and have not practiced ten years, are
ruled out" by the new state law that
took effect on the lst of July.
A little girl named kithe kellar,
living in the family OF Mr.. Witt, near
Decatur, was last week stung on the
tongue by bee, and died within fifteen
minutes.
The Midland railway shops, at Paris,
which burned recently, are to be rebuilt
more substantially than ever. Citizens
OF Paris subscribed $1,000 for the pur.
pose.
-Tramps, outside of large cities ant
towns, are becoming an intolerable ant
dangerous nuisance, Notwithstanding tn,
new vagrant law in this state.
Hon. A. A. Glenn, treasurer of tn
grand lodge Of Masons. has RENTED t.
the st. John sufferers, $3.50 on the orde
ofthe charity committee.
"A harvester was found dead near tn
depot at Waterloo, short time age
with his pockets rihed. An empty via
labeled laudanum was lying near by.
--KewAnee was the first town to col
Wet a tramp under the new yagrant law
Peter Wiley was the victim, and he 20
six months In the county ial.
--ltsee to be generally concede,
that the legislature passed the appellat
court act In due form, and that II Is I'm
questionably valid law.
In the United States District Cour,
At Chicago, recently, Judge Blodgett de
cided that the case Of the governmen
claims against A. g. llesing should b
re-opened.
---Hon. s. s. Marshall, 1t is said, wi
be urged By his friends In southern III
nois ~ representative man, either 0
candidate for Governor, or two year
hence for the United States Senate.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-08
OH Ballsiin.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
County clerk

We are authorized TO announce samuel y =
uomm AZ a candidate for the once OF County
CLERK a, the election TO be teld November ath'
1871 nn ~. al H rs.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-08
AdInlnlSirMIriX Notice.

Administrnlrix Notice.
Estate OF Timothy O'Csllahan, deceased
The undersigned, having been appointed
administrative of the estate OF Timothy
O'Callahan, late OF the county of Alexander
and State OF Illinois, deceased, hereby gives
notice that she Will appear before the
county court OF Alexander county, at the
court house In Cairo ut tho August term,
on tho third Monday In August next, ut
" hich time all persons having claims
against said estate are notified and re-
quested to attend for the purpose OF having
the same adjusted. All persons indebted
to said estate are requested to make imme-
diate payment to the undersigned.
Dated this 10Th day of June, A. ID. 1877.
BRIDGET o. UALLNHAN,
6-2lwBW Administrative.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-08
Ayers
SarSaparilla

For Scrofula, and all
scrofulous diseases Fry
sipclas, Rose or st. An
thongs Fire, Eruptions
and Eruptiye diseases
of the skin, Clcerations
of the Liver, Stomach,
Kidneys, Lungs, Pim-
pies, Pustulcs, Boils.
Blotches, Tumors. Tet-
ter. Salt Rhcum. Scall
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-08
THE BATTLE OF PLEVNA.
Terrible Scenes \ Line of Wounded
RUSSIANS SeNeu Miles ia
Length.

The scencs OF EyIan ana ErirdIand
HrNteu.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-08
SICK HEADACHE

This distressing affection occurs mort fire.
quenuy. he disturbance OF the stomach,
arising from imperiectly digested contents :,
causes severe pain in III. head. accompanied
with dlsagreeaDle nausea, and this constitutes
what is popularity known us Sick Headache For
promnt rsIief
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-08

Herds of cattle over in the eastern
part of the state are suffering from a
disease called "blackleg'.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-08

Too much fireworks on the 18th set
the Paris court house OIL fire; bnt the
flames were extinguished.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-08
ILLINOIS MATTERS.

William Hise, son of Hon. John
Hise of Chicago, was buried at Ottawa,
on the I'd ult.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-08
BAD BREATH

Nothing is so unpleasant, nothing 30 common
az bad breath, and in nearly every case 1t comes
from the stomach, and can be SO easily correct
ed if You will take Simmons Liver Regulator
DO not neglect 30 sure u remedy for this r. ,
pulsiye.dis order. II will also improve your
Appetite, complexion, and General Health
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-08

Astoria, Fulton county, is to have q
female physician who will make cramps
speciality.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-08

ASK the recovered
dyspeptirs. blious
sufferer, victims OF
fever and ague, the
mecmisl diseased pa
tient, how they recoy
cred health, cheerful
IspIrits, and good ny
| petite, they will tell
You by taking sim
mons Liver Regu
lstOr,
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-08

Coles sea-lon died at Tolono one
night last week. 1t was packed in ice
and expressed to Cincinnati to be
stuffed.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-08

A woman can't throw cut pan OF
dishwater in Tuscoa without scaldng q
candidate in back alley. who Is helping
n friend to uncork q bottle --NercmoH
T., y,.,nI,.,{
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-08
DIRECTORY
y
MlRO BUSLESS HOUSES.

Notc. Any businei firm can have three lines
tM ~ IN this column uder appropriate heading
wac rate OF 81 50 p, month or 81 per year
ny able quarterly IN a1ance.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-10-26
Morton, the War Governor.

1t is wonderful what an immense
amount of labor that man did during
the war. / cautioned him again and
again, but l don't believe l realized
how he did overtax himself To-day
he was in New York borrowing money !;
tomorrow, perhaps, he would be head
ed for some battlefield looking after
Indiana troops, and the next thing be
would be making a speech in Ohio, or
Michigan, or Illinois. He was never
quiet, it seemed, day or night. And to
such labors was added the conscious
ness that at any moment he was liable
to be shot down. He knew of the ex-
istence of a band, who, like the Jews
in Paul's time, chad bound themselves
with an oath" that they would kill him.
Once he was shot at by an assassin just as
he came out of the door of his residence.
A lady, on one occasion, notified him
not to sit near certain window of his
Office at night, for she knew of plan to
shoot him through the window. At
another time he was advised not to be
seen on the street at night, especially
alone, for every street-corner in the
vicinity of his house and office was
watched by would-be assassins. Threat
ening letters came to him daily. Tor
pedoes were placed in his way, and
other outrageous schemes hatched up
to put him to death. For two years
and over his life was in danger. Gov.
Morton did not know what the word
fear meant. l doubt if he ever took
any especial care to protect himself, al
though his friends, without his knowl-
edge, always managed to be with him
at such times. But it must have weigh
ed upon his mind. Think of being con-
scious that assassins are upon your
track, liable to shoot you down at any
moment. Their object was, as you
know, to get Morton out OF the way and
then, with DR.. Athon at the head of
affairs, put Indiana virtually on the side
of the cOnfederates. When one views
the work of Gov. Morton in this light,
the wonder is that he ever lived through
it. John A. Andrew did not survive
his labors very long, and John Brough
went very soon after he had closed his
gubernatorial life. But Morton had a
wonderful constitution, and he has got
it now.-Dr. Thompson, MOrton's Ply
sician.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-10-26
St Nicholas for November

Begins the fifth volume with generous
measure. 1t is closely packed with au-
tumn cheer, and it's chief attraction is
clearly written article on how to get
up homemade Christmas gifts, giving
the youngsters just the kind of work
theyS like, for filling the long indoor
evenings. The paper occupies twenty
two pages and has forty-six illustra-
tioDs.
Professor Proctor furnishes timely
contribution, with six illustrations,
about "Mars, the Planet of War" Un-
der the title "chased by Wolves" there
is a stirring account, with a telling pic
ture. of an adventure such as boys de-
light in. The girls will find great at
fractions in capital illustrated story
called "Mollie's Boyhood;" in the his
torical sketch ga Child-queen," with
the accompanying frontispiece by Fred
ericks; and in the cleverly named and
touching little tale, ''Polly: Before
Christmas Story"
Younger readers will rejoice in Mr..
Judson's account of 'sNimble Jim and
the Magic Melon,n and in the delightful
pictures by Bensell that go with it,
They win ponder the tantalizing mys-
tery of 'sThe Story that would not be
told.r and pore over its thrilling picture
of ogres and little boys. The pretty
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-10-26
Cleopatra's Needle.

The Egyptian obelisk, long known by
the misnomer of "Cleopa tra's Needle y
now on its way to England, is about
sixty eight feet long, six feet square
at the base, and weighs two hundred
tons. 1t is shipped in an iron cylinder
with pointed ends. The cylinder was
the sand, and was then rolled over and
over by means of ropes placed about it
and made fast to ships lying off the
coast, until it was fairly launched in
deep water. The odd craft was then
fitted with rudder and towed to sea
by steamship. 1t behaved well in the
water, and no danger or difficulty is ex-
pected on the voyage, which, of course,
will be slow. The history of this mon
ument is curious. 1t is a solid block of
stone, cut from the quarry probably,
though that is not certain, in the reign
of Thothmes Ill, about the middle of
the fourteenth century before the Chris
tian era, about three thousand two hun
dred years ago. It's age is inferred
from the inscriptions in hieroglyphics
which cover its sides, referring to the
life of that monarch, and also to Ra-
meeses H., later king. Thothmes III.
is by some supposed to be the Pharaoh
of the Biblical history, in whose reign
Joseph fourished. These obelisks were
originally placed in pairs before the
entrance of Egyptian temples, and are
supposed to have had some symbolic
Significance, but what their meaning
was scholars have not been able to
agree. 1t is mentioned as significant
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-10-26

ing the premiums fixed by themselves
with full knowledge of the nature of
the risk, and of the temptation it might
offer to adishonest man, should insur-
ance companies, in case of loss, be al
lowed to claim in reduction of damages
that the insured value was in excess of
the intrinsic value, and that they should
be held liable only for the latter ? Are
blundering agents, thinking only of
commissions to be secured, and careless
of the interest of the insured, to take
money under the color of giving insur-
ance, while knowing that insurance
though nominally for five dollars is
really for but one ? On whose part is
the .'fraud,n - unless it be the company's,
whose agents and officers could not but
know that ordinary oats have never
sold for or been considered worth more
than about one-eigbth the price they
agreed to insure for? The point we
would make, the moral we would draw,
is this. Insurance companies, like all
parties to a contract, should be exceed
ingly careful as to what they agree to
do, but having once entered into def
mite arrangement they should without
compulsion of law carry it out prompt
y
agents, possessed of good judgment and
sound discretion, and not too eager to
"make dollar" easily, and faithful to
insurer and insured alike, will raise the
character of the insurance business and
give the public greater confidence in
what, rightly conducted, is justly es-
teemed benefcent institution. 1t is
also well for insurers to study, as fully
as they can, the character of companies
offering to write policies on their prop
erty, and, passing by the host of ''wild
cat" concerns, ready to take premiums,
but slow to pay losses, even when the
companies themselves survive long
enough for losses to Occur-seek for
financial soundness and honesty of man
agement, so that they may find in case
of burning the indemnity that they pay
their money to secure.
And just here comes in very apprO-
priately recent Supreme Court de-
cisiOn in this State. In the Windsor
County case of Brink & Co. VS.. Mer-
chants and Mechanics Insurance Com
pany, Judge Powers, in delivering the
opinion of the Court, said:
The policy is written by the insurers.
They use their own language, and sur
round and barricade their liability un-
der it with such defences as they choose
to adopt. Oftentimes their policies, in
stead of being simple, ineligible in
struments, that the average holder can
understand and construe, are burdened
by great number of technical stipula-
tions and conditions, buried under in
genious phraseology that reflects great
credit on the draughtsman, but leaves
"plain people" to learn its true import
after their property is destroyed. Then
they are informed that their policy is a
mere technical notice of special matter
to be given in evidence in answer to
their claim for damages. There is OBJ
vious reason for the rule of liberal con-
struction in favor of the man whose
legal rights are to be extracted from
such labyrinth of mysticism.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-10-26

existence in the house was concealed
from people in the neighborhood, and
her husband, Louis, was in the mean
time living at Little Graves in company
with Alice Rhodes, Who passed as his
wife. On the 18th of April Mrs. Louis
Staunton was removed to Penge and
doctor summoned to attend her. She
died the next day, but her relatives told
the physician such PLAUSIBLE story
that he gave the customary certificate
OF death, and it was only by chance
that suspicion was aroused and inter
ment forbidden. The inquest brought
to light the fact that the woman had
been deliberately starved to death. She
was found to weigh only rs pounds,
the body particle of fat. Moreover,
the corpse was in a condition so filthy
as to indicate that for months previous
ly the poor creature had not been al
lowed to wash herself, or even to change
her linen. About a week before the
woman had died her baby was taken
from her to die in hospital, within
twenty hours after his removal, of
inanitiOn
AT the trial, the purpose of the prose-
cutlon was TO prove tnat there was
deliberate intention on the part of the
Staunton brothers, Mrs. Patrick Staun-
ton and Alice Rhodes to put Mrs. Louis
Staunton out of their way, and that
they accomplished their object by star
walton. They made their plans with
such cunning calculation that they were
able to get her to Penge just in time to
avoid having her die on their hands at
Cudham, where an inquest would have
been inevitable. 1t was evidently a
plot on the part of Louis, assisted by
the Others, to get rid of wife whose
money he had secured, and who had
become an incumbrance. All of the
prisoners were shown to have treated
the murdered woman with systematic
cruelty and the only doubt seems to
be whether Alice Rhodes was directly
concerned in the plot. 1t is probable
that she will be reprieved, and an ex-
pectation of the same sort, though
somewhat less assured, is entertained
respecting Mrs. Patrick Staunton. Both
the men will undoubtedly be hung
Boston Journal
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-10-26

poem, "The Willow Wand,n with Illus
trations by Jessie Curtis, will charm
children of all growths and there is a
lovely little Thanksgiving Hymn by
Mary Mapes Dodge, to the music Of
William K Bassford.
The departments are fresh and enter
tanning, especially the, "Letter-B Box, y
which treats the young folks to two
poems from the lately found book, apo
etry for Children" by Charles and Mary
Lamb, and the boys particularly, to a
kindly letter of advice from General W.
t. Sherman of the U. S. Army, besides
telling the latest news about the Moons
of Mars, and talking of the Russo Turk
ish war.
The whole number, in Typography
makeup, and quality and execution OF
engravings, shows how much can be
done in the way of providing the young
folks with a Fine Art Magazine.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-10-26
scribner for November.

The November number of Scribner is
the first of its fifteenth volume. Ed
ward Eggleston's new novel, "Roxy,n
is begun, with an illustration by Walter
Shirlaw. The scene is laid in Indiana,
where lived "The Hoosier Schoolmas-
ter" and other interesting characters
with whom DR.. Eggleston has made the
world familiar. Henry James, Jr., has
a short story in this number, Bret Harte
poem, John Burroughs a tramping
paper entitled "a Bed of Boughs,n and
George M. TOwle sketch of the career
of Thiers. The opening illustrated ar
ticle is one of Scribner's sporting series,
entitled "Canvas-back and Terrapin,n
by w. Mckay Laffan, of Baltimore, IL
lustrated by the author himself. This
paper tells about methods of hunting
which will be new to most readers. Mr.
Frank K. Stockton comes back from the
island of Nassau with glowing accounts
of its winter climate, and number of
pictures of curious and interesting per-
sons and things there. Col Warnings
usefully and amusingly illustrated pa
pers on the saddlehOrse are begun, the
first paper being devoted to thorough
breds and Arabians. An article on
''The Countess POtockan gives the ro-
mantle life of lady, with whose por-
trait (here reproduced) every one is
familiar, but of whose history nearly
every one is ignorant. Mrs. Herrick's g
article ON ''Bees" is accompanied by tlIir-
teen illustrations drawn ON the block by
the author. Miss Trafton's story ellis
Inheritance" is continued, and tells
about "The Cousin on the Jersey
Shore" and ga Game of Cards." An
article by John G.. Stevens on "The
Erie Canal"-in which he predicts its
abandonment-is likely to be as much
talked about as anything in the present
number.
DR.. Holland writes about 'Women's
Winter Amusements," ''The Bondage
of the Pulpit and 'Indications of Pro-
gress." The Old Cabinet contains,
among other things, letter from L.
Clarke Davis on "JOe Jefferson in Lon
don," and in Bric-a-Brac, Frank R.
Stockton has contribution which
shows how every man can become his
own letter-writer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-10-26
A Remarkable Crime.

Late London papers give the details
of one of the most notable murder trials
recorded in the annals of crime. The
charge against the prisoners was that
they had committed murder not by poi
son or violence, or any of the ordinary
appliances of crime, but by neglect; in
other words, that they had conspired to
put their victim to death simply by
withholding the necessaries of life. The
trial of the case-which was known as
.'the Penge case"-consumed seven
days and excited attention throughout
the kingdom the presiding judge took
up eleven hours in his summary of the
evidence and charge to the jury and
the verdict of ''guilty," followed i'm
mediately by sentence of death, is
generally applauded by the papers as
necessary and just.
The prisoners were four in num-
ber, and included two brothers, Louis
and Patrick Staunton and Alice Rhodes.
The victim of their crime was Mrs.
Louis Staunton, wife of the prisoner
first named. She was a woman of about
thirty-six years, and eleven years the
senior of her husband. She was not al
together of sound mind, and her mother
sought on this ground, but in vain, the
interpOsition of the court of chancery to
prevent the marriage. She had for
tune of about $4,000, of which $4,000
was in possession, and the balance was
a reversionary interest dependent on
the death of relative. She was mar
ried in June, 1875, and there being no
marriage settlement, her husband, who
had nothing of his own, became possess
ed of the $1,000. The couple went to
live at Brixton, and near them resided
the husbands brother, Patrick Staun-
ton, an artist, and his wife. In March,
1876, Mrs. Louis Staunton was deliver
ed of a son, and the physicians who at
tended her described her as ga healthy,
well-nourished woman, weighing be-
tween 125 and 140 pounds" About
this time Alice Rhodes, sister of Mrs
Patrick StauntOn, began visit at the
house of Louis, and improper relations
existed between the two. Mrs. Louis
Staunton was, in consequence, made
very unhappy.
Soon after, Patrick Staunton and his
wife took small house at Cudham, an6
Mrs. Louis Staunton went there ostensi-
bly, to make a visit. After that she
was never seen, except by her imme-
diate relatives, until the day before hel
death, on the 18th of April last. Hel