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, 1877-11-17
once Dispatch Buildings, Jane. strsst.
State Government.

Tho Oregonian says: "Now
Washington Territory will wish
more than ever that she were q
State, and had two Senators in
Congress to look after her inter-
ests in connection with railway
matters. Even if she were a
part of Oregon, her voice would
be more potential on this ques-
ton than it can be now. 10
have a share in the election Of
Senators would make her inf1u-
ence respected on questions that
vitality concern her interests, as
this railway matter does"
"Tis true. 'tis pity. pity tis 'tis true"
Under the rule which has
heretofore prevailed in this gov
ernment the Territories have
been held as wards of the Gov
eminent, under the guardianship
of Congress. The taunt in the
above paragraph is: "Don't you
wish that you had attained your
majority, so that you might have
a voice in the disposal of your
own patrimony, which your
guardians are now squandering
in total disregard ofyour rights?"
The maxims of law and the theo-
ry Of popular government are
utterly ignored and the power to
will and to do is set up as the
rule, as in an absolute monarchy
or military despotism. The right
Of eminent domain is essential to
sovereignty, and the people be-
ing sovereign, this is one of the
rights which necessarily vest IN
them. The right of self-govern-
ment is inherentand inaliepable;
this right is subject to no condi-
tions but obedience to law, and
cannot be taken away from any
man but by legal trial and con-
demnation of jury of his vicin-
age. There is no reason, no au-
thority in any Of the powers del
egated to Congress to deprive
the settlers in a Territory of the
inherent and inalienable right of
self government; there is no such
anomalous condition specified or
limited at in the Constitution, as
Territorial government" under
the direction and control of Con-
gress, except in the single SEN
tence: Congress shall have
power to dispose of, and make
all needful rules and regulations
respecting the territory or other
property belonging to the United
States" Nothing but property,
it will observed, was included in
this grantNof land; and another
point is, that the United States
was the first constitutional gov
ernment that ever recognized
other rights in unappropriated
lands, than the right Of eminent
domain, or royalty in it's mineral
products. Grants were made of
territory to companies and lndi-
viduals, subject to the crown,
for purposes of settlement, but
no land was ever before disposed
OF as property, to citizen or sub
ject. The right of eminent do
main in the territories was only
conceded to the Federal Govern
ment during the homage of such
territory, revertingt to the State,
when admitted, as a neces-
sary element ofsovereigntyin in the
State. Under the assumed powers
ofCongress to govern the people
ofthe territories, ,underthe clause
authorizing the control of proper
ty, the Territories have been re-
quired to specifically relinquish
to the United States all title to
the public domain as a condition
Of admission as a State; it being
conceded that such relip0uish-
, 1877-11-17
our Position.

The Oregonldn says: 1t SO
happens that the North Pacific
railroad terminates at Tacoma,
not at Seattle. Perhaps the
company made a mistake here.
But that need not now be dis
cussed. Deeming the Northern
Pacific an enemy of Seattle, the
DISPATCH appears to oppose re-
ncwal of the grant to it, and to
entertain a desire that nothing
more shall be done to aid the
road"
There is a constant effort
made by the organs OF the man.
ayers of the N. P. Railroad, to
make it appear that Seattle is
hostile to the railroad from envy
and jealousy solely. 1t is not
true that Seattle is hostile TO, or
envious of, any other town, or is
opposed to any Improvement cals
culated to benefit any section OF
the Territory. The opposition
Of Seattle is not to the railroad
but to its management. The
fact that Tacoma, reported by
the authorized agents Of the
company as destitute of the ad-
vantages necessary for a COM
mercial city, over Seattle, con-
ceded by all to be the most avail
able point on Puget Sound for
such terminus, has been alluded
to as only one of the Incl
dents which prove the faithless-
ness of the managers of the COM
pany to their trust, and that it
was solely through their mis-
management that the credit of
the company was destroyed and
the grant forfeited, as reason
why an extension of time to the
same company should be guard
ed by provisions calculated to
prevent a repetition Of manifest
wrongs.
The original survey by Gov.
Stevens, upon which the grant
was based, was from Superior
Bay to Elliott Bay-Superior
City at one end and Seattle at
the other-it being 1,700 miles:
the shortest portage connecti9&
the navigable waters of the At
lantlc with those Of the Pacific,
in the line Of trade between Asia
and Europe; a fact which was
made the chief argument in urg-
ing the sale of bonds and stock
in this company. Instead of
carrying out this plan, with it's
implied pledges, the managers,
for purposes of their own, have
extended the line over 800 miles.
They have expended not less
than s4,0OO,0O0 upon this coast
without advancing the construc-
ton a mile towards the point
originally designated. Had that
money been expended in build
ing the road from Seattle to-
wards the eastern terminus, it
would have completed not less
than 200 miles, which would be
not less than $50 miles more
gained in distance than by. their
present route; Seattle would to-
day have a population of not
less than $4,000 inhabitants, the
eastern portion of Washington
Territory would have had an
accession of not less than so, 900,
they would have had the best
paying line of railroad upon the
continent, and could have COM
manded in the money markets of
the world all the means necessa-
ry to complete the whole line Of
road within the time prescribed
by their charter. All these ad-
vantaged were sacrificed to the
supposed interests of a ring of
SPECTATORS in town lots, CON-
posed exclusively of the mana
gers of the railroad company
The construction of the road was
commenced at a point 130 miles
southwest of Seattle, which lies
on the most easterly projection
of Puget Sound, and was con-
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Washington, would by this time
be numbered by tens and hun
dreds of thousands, from the
grass-hopper regions of the west
and the drouth-desolated por-
tions of California, for no other
section of the Union presents so
great natural advantages to set
tiers
The managers of the N. P. r.
R. have used their mighty pow
er to obstruct and repress i'm
migration to this Territory. In
advance of the railroad survey,
their agent, Gen. Sprague, select
ed and entered 10000 acres of
the most available public lands
in the market, for their own
private speculation. By a ger
rymandering survey, reaching
nearly around Puget Sound, from
the Columbia river to the bor-
ders of British Columbia, they
managed to have withdrawn
from market not less than one
half the lands embraced in the
area between the Cascades and
the ocean the Columbia river
and the British possessions, leav-
ing the balance of the lands un-
available for settlement on ac-
count. of their isolation by the
withholding from sale and set
tlement Of the alternate sections;
so that the settler or settlers up
on government lands have an in.
tervening mile of railroad lands
between them and their nearest
neighbors in either direction,
making any neighborhood Or
ganization for road, school, re-
rgious or social purposes, i'm
practicable. Settlers upon un-
surveyed lands have lost their
improvements and the labor of
years by being found upon rail
road lands; others who had not
acquired title have had their
lands and improvements selzed
by the company to make up de-
ficiencies for lands sold by the
government and covered by
the grant. For eight years this
Territory has suffered under this
terrible incubus without a single
compensating advantage. In
migrants have sought homes
here by the thousand, and we
have had no homes to offer them
not hampered by a heartless,
soulless, monopoly. And now,
after eight years of this worse
than Egyptian bondage in re
pressing private enterprise and
personal independence, this COM
pany formally propose to aban-
don the only line of railroad that
can be Of any material use in de-
veloping the resources or promo
ting the commercial prosperity
of the Territory; and let us be
thankful for that, as it carries
with it the restoration to the
uses of the people a considerable
portion of the public domain so
long held in allegiance; and
leaves us free to improve the ad-
vantages which we so abundant
ly possess. Now, by a united
effort between the East and the
West, we can, within a few years,
make the State Of Washington
the most prosperous State in the
Union. With the will there will
he found a way.
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The Trade Winds

Are produced by the diurnal reyo
luton of the earth, extending from 70
deg. north to 20 deg. south of the
equator; and sailors hail with JOY
their advent into them, after being tenn
pest-tossed and worn, as productive of a
season of rest. For weeks they some
time do not touch sail, bounding home
ward through fields of sea weed alive
with minute shell-ish, and observe the
play of the grampns, porpoise. bonita,
and the terrified flight of the flying fish
from the latter. How much more de-
lightful then must it be to guide TIT
bark OF poor humanity into the trade
winds OF health out OF the head seas O
disease and suffering, and make liie's tn
ture pleasant voyage! Yes, such car
be effected by using the Home stomach
Bitters. 3-2lm
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ANOt her burglary

The clothing store of Mr.. A. Marx. on
Ohio leyee between Fourth and Sixth
streets, was burglarized sometime yester-
day morning. The thieves gained an
entrance to the store by breaking ont one
OF The large lights In the front
OF the store. The money
drawer was found laying on the
fioor, and about i've dollars in small
change, two Smith < Wesson reyolyers,
aud two or three cults Of clothing were
gone. The burglary was evidently com
mitted sometime between three and five
o'clock. as there are always greater oil
less number of people on the levee until
tho arrival OF the three O'Clock, a. m.
train.
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Among the guests at uerberts yes.
terday were G.. Peterson, ST. Louis; Geo.
Lewis, Chicago; j. X. Wilson, Pitts
burg Jas. Griffith, Pittsburg NJ. Stan.
| ton, Cincinnati; -. Turner, Jackson.
Tennessee; Maurice Ray. 1erre Hsute,
| Indiana.
Among the guests at the Planters
House yesterday were VIM. Spraul,
Richview, Ills j, W. Walker, st. Louis
Eli Brauer, and family. st. Louis; Chas.
w. Burr. Poplar Bluff, Mo-; J. p. Ward
Poplar Bluff, Mo-; G.. w. Bast. Altoona
Pa; Geo. W. Gailbraith, Clinton, KY
W. L. Morgan, st. Louis G.. {. Braner
Fort Scott, Kansas.
Among the guests al the Arlington
yesterday were J. s. Jones aud wife,
Charleston; b. l.. Holland, Martain
Iowa; j. p. Steele and Col. f. V. Barker
Helena, Arkansas; G.. $. Huglett, Rolls
| Missouri: j. VI. Conway, Nincennes; A
W. Brown, Ullin; Ell. Curtain, Chicago
j. T.. Woodward, Texas; +. !. Ford
Washington. -. c.: r. u. Kelly, Du
quoin.
Prominent among the guests at the
st. Charles yesterday were Conrad Lipe
Pittsburg Mrs. William Nichols ant
family, and Miss Minnie Anderson
Rockville, Indiana G. Z. James, Peoria
| NJ. Rosenthal, New York f.. l.. Collins
rreZyane, Tenn; W. -. Bangs, st. Louis
Robt. Bsgnell. 1t. Louis F. Arnum
st. Louis; w. ). Hetherington, W. Bur
chardt, Cincinnati; VI. Flowree, Vicks
burg; j. j. Walker and wife. Clinton,
KY; Miss NJ. b. Lockett, Clinton. Ny.
W. ;. Swarts, Charleston, H.; w. ID
Bradshaw, Chicago; II. W. Finch
Champaign ; :. 5. Ensel, Springfield.
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AnaslsapaaentS.

Lawrence Barrett. the celebrated ira
gedian. will visit Cairo, OH or about
April 10th, and remain one and perhaps
two nights. MIR. Barrett il now playing
through the south.
Miss Mary Anderson, the youthful aud
distinguished tragedienne, will appear at
the atheneum In this city on Friday
evening, April 18th. She will remain
here but one night. Miss Anderson
career has been quite pheno minaI; and
the annals Of the stage certainly presents
no other case where girl OF tender
years, trained in the comparative Sc
clusion of beautiful home. has suddenly
grasped the highest honors OF the stage
and in an experience Of but few
months, been classed by able critics Will
such artistes As Fanny Kembls, Julis
Dean, and Charlotte Cushmsn.
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ReraOnAl.

Capt. John IL. Kelly, Of Du Quoln, Is
at the Arlington House. Captain kelly
will spend several days among his nu-
merous friends here.
Mr.. Robt. Bagneli, OF st. Louis. is in
the city. Mr.. Basnell Is the gentleman
who contracted 10 construct the new
leyee.
MIR. Thomas Lansden, formerly of
this city. but more recently resident oi
Champaign. has been appointed super
intendent OF the st. Louis gas works.
Mr.. Lansden, who was called away
from home a week ago on account OF the
serious illness of his sister. Mrs. Craw-
ford, returned yesterday. Mrs. Craw-
ford died before Mr.. Lansden reached
her bedside.
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The following is list OF letters re.
naming uncalled for at the postofiice in
Cairo, Alexander county, H.. Saturday,
March 81, 1877.
LadieS-Cottou. Rene: Conner, Susan;
Carr, Lucinda Devois, Mary; Nectar.
mic. Bette; Maloney, Mrs; Ramsey,
Alice; Tyler. Bette; Thomas. Rosa /;
Turner, Betty; Turner, Louisa Wood
son, Mrs; Wers. +. A.; Wallis, Mrs. 5.
Gents Albertson. Chas.; Ashton, f..
T.; Allen. Jacob; Adams, William; Botto,
Dominico;. Blanchard, George; Bender.
JAS; Burns, John; Bousaw, Phillip;
Boone. Thos. r.: Cru.cher. T. p; Cain,
A. W.; Cherry, A. W.; Cour5an, Bonnie:
Dinworth, George: Denny, j. L.; Drake,
J.F.; Ehler. Adolph: Fuller, NJ. 7;
Frans, Bill Graf, l.. /; Gilkensou, {. e.;
Goodrich. Joseph; Hamilton, Golfried
Henricks. Henry; Hentz. Taylor; Jen'
nings, c.; Gerhard, John; Jones, NJ. F.
krimnitl. Chas.; Lynch, Ben: Linn,
Jas. H.; Lee, Ike; Lee. Levi
Lovelace, Newton: Leaville, Rev. l.. t.
Marshall, ii. c.; Naurse, James Ready
A.; Robinson, John: Retenbauch, T.. H.;
Stewart, l.. B.; Schumacher, Herman
Smith, Wm.: Tilliman, Jef Wells, L..
Webster, 5. H.; Weld, L. W; Nilks
John Want, +. W.; Watt, c. II.
Persons calling for any OF the above
letters will please say advertised"
GEO. W. MGkEAIG, p. NJ
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Police Court.

jim Marean, a colored gentleman. was
before Judge Bross yesterday on a
charge OF disorderly conduct. Jim was,
a. the boys say, about "three sheets In
the wind" and consequently ripe for a
light. He got into trouble with n Ken
tuckiau about some labor he had agreed
to perform, and during the melee was
hit on the head with a stick OF wood.
jim conducted himself badly and the
Judge fined him live dollars and costs.
He was locked up.
Sarah Williams, an ''old offender
is before his honor at least once week
She lives on Washington avenue near
the Rough and Ready engine house, and
is considered disturbing element In the
neighborhood. on Thursday evening
she went into a neighbors house and
purloined therefrom siX-pound chunk
of fresh beef. Sarah was drunk al the
time. and when asked TO re-
turn the meat, "fiew into a
| passion and threatened to do all man.
ner of horrible things. Officer Sargent
arrested her. and Yesterday Judge Bird
fined her ten dollars and costs on charge
OF "drunk and disorderly." Sarah asked
for stay OF execution, and agreed Il
leave town before morning. Ths stay
was granted, and 1t Is to be hoped sar ali
will lind some locality where IN
can live without ''pesteraion' from tn
| nOllte,
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New BuilOilS0s.

notwithstanding the "hard tines
there is now not less than halt 3 dozen
substantial brick houses in course OF
construction in Cairo. Mr.. Henry
Breihan is putting up twO-story brick
on the southeast corner OF Fourth street
and Commercial avenues; Mr..
VIM. O'Callahan is building q
two-story brick ON the northeast
corner OF Fourth street and
Commercial avenue. and Mr.. Cochran,
who o~nes the lot Just north of Mr. Cal
lahan, is erecting substantial brick.
The brick work on Mr.. Dick Fitzgeralds
new building opposite the court house i:
ali done, and the carpenters have com
menced operations. Besides these Their,
are number OF frame houses going M
in different parts of the city.
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yeweu wilcox aud the fremont
House

We lind the following complimentary
notice Of our former fellow citizen, Mr..
Jewett Wilcox. In late issue OF the
Kansas City 7inee:
Chicago has many points OF interest
in her beautiful parks, boulevards,
iake-iront views aud line drives !;
but 10 the weary traveller,
tired. dusty and hungry. the most
attractive point, and one TO which
he naturally turns his steps, is that Justly
popular and celebrated resting place, the
fremont House. This fine hotel has re-
Gently had introduced some new features
that will be OF interest TO the travelling
public, one Of which is the scaling of
prices for rooms, which are let with or
without board. A good room without
board can be had tor 81 a day or ranging
restaurant l. connected with
the hotel tor the accommoda.
ton Of guests having rooms who prefer
to take their meals and pay only for what
they order. This arrangement is par.
ticularly appreciated. by business men
who are frequently compelled to take
their meals at irregular hours.
The fremont ia under the management
Vi tiidt SSiliais poPuitti anu "HoIc-soulct
gentleman, Capt. Jewett Wilcox. The
Captain was for number Of years con-
nected with the Missouri river packe,
line. where he made hosts of friends. He
is we'll known from st.
Louis IN the head o. navigation.
and has particular affection for Western
guests. The fremont is headquarters
tor travellers from this section of the
country, the majority Of whom know
personally or by reputation the present
manager of this best of Western hotels.
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ever, for the immediate relief and perms-
mem. cure Of coughs, colds. Group, whoop-
ing cough, bronchitis, asthma, and all
diseases OF consumptive type. 1t will
thoroughly eradicate these alarming
symptoms In one-hslf the time required
to do so by any other medicine. 1t il
purely vegetable. and contains not par
ticle of opium or other dangerous drug.
Il never falls. Every bottle guaranteed
to perform exactly as represented. Far
clay Bros, Agents,
Also agents for trof. Parker. Pleas
ant Worm Syrup, which is sure death TO
worms. Pleasant to take and requires no
physic. Price. q cents. Try it.
3-2-lmd&w.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-03-24

Or. .Jocelyn,a graduate OF the Mis-
souri, Dental college, desires respectfully
to inform the public that he is prepared
to do everything pertaining to his pro-
fesslon. To treat diseases OF the mouth
to insert cavity Filings in the most
thorough manner; to make artificial
teeth ia the most workmanlike style
TO correct irregularities; and to extract
teeth absolutely without pain, using the
nitrous oxide gas, which is pleasant and
harmless. Prices are low. Office on
Eighth street between Washington and
Commercial avenues. Cairo, Illinois.
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BEING Repaired.

The steam ferry boat Nelly Thomas.
lately owned be the Greenfield estate
and run between Cairo and the Missouri
shore, has been purchased by Cairo
parties, and is now undergoing repairs.
1t is said that when she is ready tor SER
vice her owners will take her 10 Monnd
City TO run as terry boat between that
place and the kentucky shore.
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4 asst.

10 all who are suffering from the
error. and indiscretiOns of youth, ner-
,ous weakness, early decay, loas of man
mood, ETC., | will send recipe that Will
,uIe you, free of charge. This great
: medy was discovered by a missionary
~ South America. Send self-ad-
dressed envelope 10 the Rev. Joseph Z.
inman, Station u. Bible House, New
ork City, l-bl-Gm.
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Ready for Bussme.. Again.

EDITOR BULLETIN: take pleasure III
calling the attention OF the public TO the
Iact that ] have rebuilt and re-estah-
iished the Union Bakery on the site OF
the building lately lost by fire on Com
mercial avenue, between Fourth and
sixth streets, where / will be pleased 10
welcome all my old patrons as well as all
who desire good article of bread, cakes,
CONNECTIONS. etc. FRANK kRATkN.
1-l-lm
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Masters sale.

Masters sale.
state oil Illinois, Alexander County-ss
In the Alexander County Circuit Court, Henry
Whitcampys Fila Reid, Andrew Reid, Mary
Stubbs, ct als.
Bill 10 foreclose mortgage.
Public notice Is hereby given, that ia psrsli-
anee Of decree rendered in the above entitled
cause. In said court at the January term, AID.
Is. :, 1, John Y. Hartman. master In chaBenry
of said county, VIII on Friday the 10th day OF
March. A. u. ls,I, nj the hour of eleven
an O'Clock a m. OF said day, sell at public
yendue 10 the highest bidder for cash in hand,
al the front door Of the court house in the city
of Cairo, county of Alexander and STATE OF illi-
nos, the following described real estate, to-
| wit: The northeast quarter of the northeast
quarter Of section number thirty-two l32) il
| township number sixteen (l6) south range Two
| CD west of the ihlrd principal meridian in ths
| county OF Alexander add slate of Illinois To.
| gether with the sppurtenances AMI privilege,
| thereunto belonging or appertaining
| JOHN q. HARTMAN.
| - AZ Master IN ChaneeIy
Cairo. Ills, February 81, ls,'.
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wants $4,000 Damages.

Mr.. o. p. Lyon, formerly OF Cairo, has
sued the city OF st. Louis and the Iron
Mountain railroad company jointly tor
the sum Of twelve thousand dollars,
damages sustained in having his wrist
and hand broken by his buggy being
turned.vver by a pile OF dirt In an avenue,
eft by the railroad company, and which
the city neglected to remove.
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Ral.hinx CIoIhes Iins..

A few days ago thief. or thieves as the
case may be, robbed the clothes line In
Mr.. Mathews yard. corner OF Fifteenth
and Cedar streets, OF quantity OF cloth
ing: and on Thursday night thieves went
10 the residence OF Mr.. Weimeyer, cor
her of Thirteenth and Walnut street, and
not only stolees lot OF clothing, but car
ried off the tubs in which the clothes had
been left TO soak oyer night.
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holloway. PHI. ana Oim,.a.ni

>crofula was considered ineurable until
ne great discovery OF Holloway Pills
and q ment'' dashed upon the world
Diseases which bafilsd the skill Of the
medical schools, readily yield 10 these peer
less remedies. >curyy, erysipeias, salt
Gneum, itch, and ali cutsneous eruptions
are durable by them. Twenty-Five cents
per box or pot.
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Mrs. Christiana Friganza, wife oil Hon.
Romeo Friganza, mayor of Mound City,
died at her residence in that city on We'd
nesday, 2lst inst, al O'Clock, pm, OF
paralysis. Mrs. F. was sixty years OF
age at the time of her death. The re
mains were inferred at Beech Grove
cemetery Yesterday at O'Clock.
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SO HOURS IN ADVANCE
pF ANY OTHER ROUTE.
Htr.,.Ctass Laundry.

II is now conceded that Mrs. Coleman,
he laundress, No. II Fourth street, be-
.ween Washington and Commercial aye
aues, has one of the best conducted laun-
Try establishments in the city, and land
ords OF hotels and boarding houses will
ind II 10 their advantage to call upon
Ter.