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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-06-26

Z. c. Ford has removed his Variety
Bracket store to Washington avenue
near Tenth street. He has opened a
large stock of brackets, shelves, frames,
chromos, picture cord and tassels, cur
tain tasscls fancy nails, hat racks, etc.
Picture framing made Il speciality
Chromos mounted in the cheapest and
hnst STYLE. I'm
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CITY COUNCIL.
The Special Meeting Last Evening, and the
Business Transacted.


A special meeting OF the city council
was held at the council chamber at five
O'Clock yesterday evening. The meeting
was called for the transaction OF general
business.
There were present at the meeting Al.
dermsn Halliday, Lancaster, O'Calla.
han, Thistlewood, Wright and
Wood. IN the absence Of the mayor,
Alderman Halliday was called to the
chair.
The reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting was dispensed with.
CONTRACTS.
The contract of John Cook and Henry
bunker for constructing a new side.
walk on Ohio levee between Tenth and
Twelfth street was read and approved.
J, S. McGahey and John Reese appear as
security tor the faithful performance OF
the work. The work il to be completed
within thirty days.
CITY COUNSELLOR.
CITY Counsellor W. b. Gilbert's bond
with w. y. Gilbert, NJ, F. Gilbert, w.
II. Green and A. b. Stafford as sureties,
was approved. The bond is for $4,000.
The bond OF John {, Talbot. as street
supervisor, was also approved.
BIDS FOR STREET FILLING.
The following bids for filling Walnut
street between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets, and Fifteenth between Wal
nut and Cedar streets, were received.
WIN. Gearin will do the work for 20
cents per yard; VIM. Daley, for 90
cents; Michael Calvin for p cents,
Thomas Boyle. for "A cents;
Richard Mason II cents, and
Thomas Mehan for u cents per yard.
Bids for filling Commercial avenue
above Twentieth street were received,
rs follows: Richard Mason, 43 cents,
Vim. Gearin, 30 cents, Thos. Boyle -
cents; Thomas Mehan %! cents per
yard. The bids were referred to the
street committee with instructions to re-
port at the next m citing OF the council.
ANEW BOND WANTED.
Alderman Wright stated thai inasmuch
as one of the bondsmen of the city at
torneyhaying died thatoficer be request
edto file new bond.
PETITION GRANTED.
The property holders on Tenth street
having given their consent in writing,
the petition OF Messrs. Major and Tester
asking the privilege OF building an ad.
dition to their shop, was granted.
Mayor Winter here put in his appear
ance and took the chair.
RELEASED.
The Mayor reported that he had released
Emma Taylor and Nettic King from the
city Jail, on condition that they leave the
city.
HEALTH OFFICER.
The Mayor stated that he had been re-
quested by number of aldermen to ap.
point Mr.. VIM. Brown to be health off.
Ger. He said lie had always complied
with the request of the council, but in the
present instance he had a personal pref.
ere ce for another per,on. He had no
objection to Mr.. Brown, but he believed
| the man he had in view would make a
good officer.
Alderman Halliday suggested that un.
der the ordinances, appointments of oil.
GERS could not be made at q called meet
ing, and the subject was postponed
until next meeting, and the council adj.
ourned.
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At freepyrI.

Mr.. Oberly spent day or two at Free.
port last week. The Saengeriest, COM
posed OF the German singing societies OF
the Northwest being in session there,
Mr.. Oberly was called on for Il speech.
Referring 10 his remarks the Freepolt
Bulletin says;
At THU ) lint Mayor Krhon introduc.
ed the IA. John II. Obery, of Cairo,
Ills. who delivered most beautiful and
eloquent otl-haud address which was re-
ceived with the widest outbursts OF ap-
plause. particularly when he made some
happy application OF the intelligence,
energy and perseverance of our German
citizens.
The Frceport Evening Herald says
Here Mayor Krohn, accompanied by
Hon. John Ii Oberly. assembled the stage.
when the Mayor introduced Mr.. Oberly
to the audience, by saying he was an
able oraIor-the best in this section of
the country Was an American, aud all
Americans can talk, and he will now
speak to you for few moments.
MIR. Oberly then addressed the as
sembly in a brief, but most eloquent
manner, saying that the mayor had
taken MN by surprise he was not one
OF the Americans who can always speak.
Ihis was an occasion he was not prepared
tor, but he was gladto be there, The pre-.
liminary remarks made, Mr.. Oberly pro-
cesded with his address. His eulOgy of
the Germans, their education, music,
llbera'ity and enjoyment, was perfectly
grand and eloquent, and we will not des.
troy It's beauty by an attempt to give it.
Those who heard Mr.. Oberly showed
their appreciation OF his remarks by
their prolonged cheering.
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Employment Wanted

A white man and woman drsl.a Sit
uation, she is good cook, and he :. de
to take care of garden, cows and horses
or any kind OF work. Apply at NJ F.
Vincent's lime store, corner of Ohio
Levee and Eighth street. II. OLSEN.
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Office.

Go TO the New York Store and obtain
their prices, before buying elsewhere.
Remember parties or families laying in
supplies, will be sold by this house
lower than any other house in the city.
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For Rent.

Rooms OH second floor Of Winters
Block lately occupied by DR.. Smith and
the Taylor Literary Society. Also
store rooms in same building.
81 NJ. j. nowLEy, Real Estate Ag't.
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RATES or ADVERIsING.

-
rfAll bills for advertising, are due and pay
able IN ADVANCE
Transient advertising will be inserted at ths
rate Of 81 ~ per square for the first insertion
and 80 cents for each subsequent one liberal
discount will be- made on Standing and displ
advertisements
For inserting Funeral notice o. 10 Notice oil
meeting Of societies OF secret orders 10 cents for
each insertion
Church, Society, Festival and Supper notices
will only be inserted az advertisements
No advertisement will be- received at lcss than
| 80 cents. and no advertisement Will be inserted
for less than three dollars per month
LOCAL BCSINEss NOICES
OF one square e lines space or more, In
serted in the BuLLETE' as follows n'ess
than one square counted as q square.)
One insertion per square. .....".""o..1 ~
Two insertions per square....".".".. %
Threelnsertlons per square.."."... On
Six insertions per quare...."...."" 10
Two weeks per square. ...."""..... %
One month per square........".""... 30
Special rates made on large advertise
ments or for longer time.
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For Sale or Rent.

No, GA Eighth street nearly opposite
the Methodist church parsonage, and at
present occupied by n. B. Ihistlewood,
Esq. Possession July I'd. Apply to
A. CoMISGs, ESQ,
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DR.. Smith has removed his office to q.
18th street, between Washington Ave.
and Walnut street, next door to his resi-
dence. IT,
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saloon For Sale

The saloon opposite the court house,
lately owned and conducted by Mas.
Blocker. For particulars inquire on the
premises, or OF George Lattncr. q.
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Lost

A chain and blue locket. The finder
will be suitably rewarded by leaving the
same at my office. W. II. MORRIS.
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-Four pounds best English soda for
$50. Four pounds best refined pearl
starch for 25c, at New York Store. st.
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Happy relief 10 young men from
the effects of errors and abuses in
- q early life. Manhood Restored. In q
N n pedlments 10 marriage removed. q,
II = New method Of treatment. New b
- and remarkable remedies. Books =
6eM and circulars sent free in sealed -
-.E envelopes. Address HOWARD As z
" socIArIoN, 4ls Y. Ninth A.. Phila- q
% q dephia. Pa. An institution hay ~
= 3 inga high reputation Tor honor. v
able conduct and professional
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Suitable for bed rOom-iurnished or un.
furnished. For particulars inquire on
the premises OF Mrs. NJ. B. HARRELL. If
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Alter which u Trotliug Race and a
Running race. open to all. Best two in
three Tor purse premium. Entry fee of
So will be charged. For further bar.
ticulars address Messrs. p, Fitzgerald or
Phil Howard committee on races.
Suitable premiums will be awarded to
the successful contestant In climbing the
creased pole, sack racing, cathching
creased pig, base ball match, tat mans
race, slow donkey race, and other sports
to numerous to mention.
Dancing will commence at p. m. and
continue till SD. M.
ATS p. m. the grand fire works dis
ply will take place.
In the evening the dancing will be re-
sumed and continue TIL the "wee sma'
hours"
EXCURSION RATES,
Arrangements have been made with
railroads at the to flowing rates illinois
Central, Mississippi Central, st. Louis.
Iron Mountain and Southern, Cairo and
st. Louis, Mobile and Ohio at one and
a fifth rate tor round trip. Cairo aud
Vincennes at greatly reduced rates,
which will be duly advertised.
Arrangements for excursions from
various points on the river will be made
of which due notice will b. given. w
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS
JOHN ID. HOLMES, Chairman.
I. M. LOVETr. Secretary.
CHAS. A. SAUL, ED, DEZONLA.
CHAS. DELAY. CASEY SrlTES.
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IIA Y

There is light demand for chnic,'
timothy to good mixed ha' at price,
quoted. There is very little on thu III r
ket, and receipts are light. Sales no d
We're ] car prime timothy $l2 30; ! car
choice mixed Sl2, 2 cars prime timothy
Sl2.
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FLOUR,

There is a sonnw hat in proved de-
mand for choice ia lily grades The il
curry tor low grade -four is exrrrm, "
light. Prices are steady at quuiartr,
Stocks are light and hardly rqml 1, he
wants OF trade. Sales n"rd wtr... 100
bbls. cho'ce family. So 90; 200 rbIs
choice family, IS 70; 100 bbls. yarinu,
grades, seas 90; $50 bbls yar,ou.
grades, $500 30:
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CORN.

There Is a lair demand for choice
white. Receipts are light and supply
light. Prices are steady at quotations
Sales reported Were cars white, IN
bulk on |. G. track 47r; car FincN
white. In bulk. 5hr; 2 cars white, in
bulk. On G. and V track. 4s1.; , cars
white, in sacks, on orders, 57c; 1000
sacks white 56c 300 sacks mixed, ole.
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Commissions Merchants.

CASPER iOsI-
Y General Forwarding aud Commission
merchant, Tor the sale Of Farm, Garden, or
hard end Dairy Produce 50 Ohio Leyee,
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L. A. WHEELoCK 800
II General Forwarding and Commission
merchants, and dealers in all kinds Of Fruit and
Produce. "a Ohio Lcvee COnsignIhents ole
ted. Stencils mrnished on application.
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S-B- Our friends should bear in M,
that the prices here given are only
sales from first hands in round lot. !.
filling orders and tor broken lots
necessary to charge an advance t
these figures. aaSa
Smyrna times., 1877-02-07

New Hardware Store, VIM. FAIRIES & Co.
w. F. A. Woodcock has Just returned
from the city with splendid assortment
of Goods.
RECEIVED for Opening Spring Trade,
new stock of Hamburg Edges, very Cheap.
RaymOnd's, opposite Delaware House.
Hardware, Nails and Bolts at lower rates
than ever offered in Smyrna, at VIM. FARES
& Cos. jan 3l-2m
Don't fail to call and see the " Economy
Coffee Pot" for sale at Hamilton & Cum.
Minis store, Smyrna, Del. Jan l7-4w
A Great Bargain in Black Alpaca at
% cts, from the Large Sale in New York.
Raymond's, opposite Delaware House.
am now prepared to fill orders for all
kinds of Castings at low rates. Plows,
Plow Castings, Cultivators and Cultivator
Teeth, Harrows and all kinds of Farming
Implements sold cheap, at Wholesale or
Retail. Give me a call before purchasing
elsewhere, at the boundary (Lockwood's
old stand) or the office at the Basket
Factory on the Hill. If you are a dealer
cash price paid for old iron. j. L. WoRDEN.
Something New. Remnants of White
Musins from the Mills, come apd see them,
at Raymond's, opposite Delaware House.
Those who wish to purchase lumber
cheap, would do well to call at Worden's
Lumber Yard, Office at the mill, and inquire
prices The railroad being out of the
street, parties can drive to the yard with
out fear Of their teams taking fright at the
trains.
Smyrna times., 1877-02-07
MARYLAND ITEMS.

The drawbridge at Crumpton is in a
terrible condition.
Some of the tax collectors in Queen
Annes county are advertising real estate
sales to pay taxes.
Mr.. II. c. Pennington at Millington, has
sold his hotel to Mr.. Jas. Willis who now
conducts the business.
A negro woman, troubled with cancer,
living near Salisbury, had her right breast
removed last week by the physicians of
that town.
A little fellow, four years old, fell in one
Of the watts at the tan yard in Berlin last
week, and was drowned. He was alone at
the time. His name was Murry.
Iatintcide-The body of newborn
white babe was found on Wednesday last in
a creek near Centrevlle, having n weight
tied to its arm. An inquest could give no
clue to the affair.
At a meeting of the official board OF
M. L. Church, Millington Circuit, held
January both, 1877, it was unanimously
resolved to request the return of the present
pastor, Rev. w. NJ. Warner, for the third
year.
Drooned.-A colored boy about l2 years
Of age, living with John Primrose, nearly
opposite Chestertown, attempted to cross
the river on tho ice the latter part of last
week when the ice gave way and he was
drowned.
few evenings ago Charles Tracy, OF
Crumpton, was engaged in carrying goods
from the.front porch of the store to the
store room when red fox was.discovered
concealed in the folds Of roll of carpet.
Smyrna times., 1877-02-07

A FUNNY BILL.-The bill introduced
into the Legislature by Representative
Messick, of Sussex, shows that some of our
law makers have huge ideas Of manufac-
turing laws. Mr.. Messick's bill proposes
"That hereafter, in all cases where both
parties, or the bride only, are residents of
this State, it shall be unlawful fer them to
leave the State for the purpose of being
married beyond its limits, and any one who
shall do so shall be guilty of misde-
meanor."
The funny feature about this bill is that
Mr.. Messick does not intend it as joke.
He means it from the bottom of his soul.
But what made him stop so short? Why
not compel all the counting as we'll as all
the marrying to be done within the lines
And the Sentinel says all the dying and all
the coming into life.
Smyrna times., 1877-02-07

Two NOTABLE CALLs.-President Grant
called on Alex. II. Stephens, on Saturday,
and spent some time with him. Yesterday,
Chas O'Conor c.'l.l on the President, in
company with Secretary Fish he (O'Conor,)
having it is said requested Mr.. Fish to 20
with him. Som ti'uo ago, Il letter was
made pubic wi go aYr mad written to
some one IA 81. I.ou.-, IN which he grossly
abused the President, and the understand
ing is that he now apOligized for the letter.
The New York HeraLfs dispatch says:
'fTO-day, the story goes he asked Secre-
tary Fish to accompany him to the White
House, where Mr.. O'Conor was presented
to the President, and mado him an apology
FOR what he owned was incorporate and un-
justifable language. The President, it is
said, met him frankly, confessed that he
had never seen Mr.. OConor's letter, but
had seen allusion to it in the newspapers.
lie received Mr.. O,Conors's apology in the
same spirit in which it was given, and it is
said the two spent some time in general
conversation. The incident has been the
subject Of conversation here this evening,
and everybody is gratifed at Mr.. 0'Conor's
course as manly and in accord with his
straightforward character and nice sense oi
honor"
Smyrna times., 1877-02-07

ABOUT OUR FARM LANDs.-Our correspon-
dent c., in his letter last week, mentioned
the fact that our "neck lands" in this
section had not kept pace with the other
farming sections around us in the march of
development. The assertion is almost uni
versally sustained. Thirty or forty years
ago these lands were in advance OF any in
the county in productiveness now our
best farm lands are around and west of the
town, in the region called the Alley. The
two sections have reversed the order of
things, the necks falling back to where the
Alley used to be. When grain growing was
the only dependence of.our farmers, thirty
years ago and less, some of the farms in
White Hall and Raymonds Necks produced
over thirty bushels of wheat per acre.
On one occasion, indeed, one of the White
Hall farms is reported to have grown forty
one bushe Is to the acre, and corn in pro-
portion. Now almost any farmer in that
section would consider himself fortunate to
get half the quantity. We do not know of
but one Neck farm-Mr. Bewley Shat
now produces thirty bushels Of wheat in the
average.
Now, as to the cause. About this there
is a difference of opinion. Some ascribe it
to the change in crops from grain to fruit
For the former the soil seems to possess an
especial adaptability, while for the latter it
does not. And in fruit growing the land
loses great equivalent in the way of straw
and stalks, which are given back to it as
fertilizers. Peach orchards do not make
this return to the soil, and the farmers
have neglected to supply the deficiency to
great extent in the application of COM
mercial fertilizers. But this theory will ap-
ply as well to the section west of US as to
that east of US, and even better because
more fruit is grown to the west of the town,
where the lands are now the more highly
cultivated
The best explanation Of the matter seems
to be this: the tenant system has become
too prevalent. The owner has given up to
the renter. At the period above named
the neck farmers were the "heavy men" OF
this community. They owned the farms
they titled, and had far greater interest
in keeping them up than any one else
could possibly have, and they did it. But
as the owners, with fat purses and desire
TO take their ease, stepped out of business
and gave their property to the keeping ot
those who had only half interest in the
crops, only a half interest was manifested
in every other respect. Hence this result
In thus speaking we mean no reflection
upon tenants. We have many good ones
quite number who do better by the LAND
than the owner could do, but they are tht
exception. Our thriftiest looking farms are
those where the farmer holds the title
deed to the property-or expects to inheri
il soon
Smyrna times., 1877-02-07
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

A "calico hop" takes place in Milford to-
night
Rev. Mr.. Caldwell, of Dover, has become
a regular contributor to the Methodist.
The new NJ. +. Church in Milford will
soon be completed. Conference convenes
in it March 7th.
The well-known Buell. Family sang at
Grace Church, Wilmington, morning and
evening, last Sunday.
Richard Harrington has joined the
Methodist Church in Dover. He has not
been to the altar, however.
The Legislature has invited Rev. j. II.
Caldwell, of Dover, to preach sermon for
it. He is Chaplain of the House.
The Milford News will next week publish
the "homes" of the preachers for the
Methodist Conference in that town.
The revival meetings at Dover closed last
week, after a continuation of five weeks.
Ten persons were added to the Church.
The Delaware Railroad Go. have com.
menced the erection Of their repairshops
for the use of the road, at Dover. The
house raised last week is 40 by 90 feet.
The steamer ALbemarLe, the Lewes steamer
to New York, on one of its trips last week
took forty carloads of freight, including
six carloads of oysters, twenty-five of grain
&c.
The old tree at Dagsboro, in SUSSEX
county, under which John M. Clayton i
said to have made his maiden speech, ha
been cut down, because il had become Sc
old and decayed. The relic hunters hav'
been chipping it.
Smyrna times., 1877-02-07

A SAD CASE IN WILMINGroN.-Tho
Kerrigan, boy Of only ID, was up before
the Police Court in Wilmington last Satur
day morning for habitual drunkenness.
He was but half clad, while his blurred
eyes and stupid look showed that he was
still besotted, though he had been all night
in the prison cells. The police officer who
arrested him made the following statement
to the court: Il found him on Front
street last night SO helplessly drunk that it
required several to bring him here. His
father and mother both drink Poor boy,
he is not to blame, he has no home, and no
reason to feel proud like other boys He
is ashamed of his parents and he spends
every cent he can make and steal for rum =
lie was sent to Jail for % days, but when
the sentence was passed upon him he
seemed totally Indifferent and stolid. The
kindly words of the police Justice were all
wasted on his blunted sensibilities.
Smyrna times., 1877-02-07

WHAT IT DID.-The talk of constructing
another canal across the State recalls to
mind some of the results of the building of
the present canal-the Chesapeake & Della
ware. 1t made a number of men rich.
The fortune of the late VIM. Hurlock of
st. Georges, dated with its construction
The sheriff who sold it lit came to grief at
first like most internal improvements)
made $4,000, it is said. His name was
Gardiner. Besides, the Morning Herald says
it laid the foundation of the Reynolds, who
as farmers and peach growers became
world renowned. 1t founded the towns of
Delaware City, and we believe that of st.
Georges in our State, and Chesapeake City,
in Maryland. 1t caused the late John NJ.
Clayton to get a fee of thirty thousand
dollars. This was probably the heaviest
legal fees ever paid in Delaware. Mr..
Clayton was the counsel for Mr.. Randall,
a celebrated engineer, who was to give him
that much if he gained the case, The suit
was for damages for depriving him of his
contract. Mr.. Clayton did gain it, and as
consequence received the money. 1t also
drained the neighborhood and made it
much more healthy than it was before.
Smyrna times., 1877-02-07
dBe Smprna Times.
Smyrna, Del.,
Wednesday Afternoon, February Z.

THE " TIMES" is published every Wednesday after
noon by JOSEPH II. HoFFEcKER, Editor and Proprie-
tor at Smyrna Delaware.
TERMS -SUBSCR1PTIoN-On year 500 in advance or
$50 if not paid till the end of the year. No paper
discontinued until all arrears are paid-only at the
option of the Publisher.
will be inserted at the rate of
Seven Cents line for the first insertion subsequent
insertions Three-and -hafcents. Aliberal discount
made to quarterly, semiannual and yearly adverti-
Smyrna times., 1877-02-07

ScARclTY OF MoNEY.-There is no doubt
but the present condition Of all kind, Of
business and industry is fearfully depressed
and it behooy"s every family to look caro-
fully to their expenses. Winter is coninr
on, when children are liable to Croun
Whooping Cough, etc Coughs and Cold.
will prevail everywhere, and Con,umptjon.
with other throat and lung diseases, will
carry off many. These diseases should NOT
be neglected. Doctors bills are extensive,
and we would advise our people to usr
Boschee's German Syrup. 1t never has
failed. One bottle at - cents will K eep your
whole family well during the winter. Two
doses will relieve any case Sold in alltowns
IN the United States, and by your druggist
Jas. 7. llotiecker, smyrna nov S-lv