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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-02-17
Nicholas Minturn,
BY DIR. Holland, the Editor

BY DR.. Holland, the Editor.
whose story of 'Sevenoaks 4" gave the hig A..
est satisfaction to the readers OF the
Monthly.
The scene OF this latest novel is laid on
the banks of the Hudson. The hero is
young man who has been always tiled TO "a
woman's apron strings" but who, by the
death Of his mother, is left alone In the
world-to DRIFT on the current of liie-with
fortune, but without n purpose.
Another serial. "His Inheritance" by
Mes Tratton, viii begin on the compile ton
OF That Lsss o Lowrie's," by Mrs. IIodg-
son Burnett. Mrs. Burnett's story, begun
in August, has pathos and dramatic power
which have been surprise to the pu bile.
There is to lie series OF original and ex-
quisiteiy illustrated papers OF popular Sci
ence," by Mrs. Herrick, each paper com
plete in itself
There are to be, from various pens, papers
Home Life and Travel"
Alss, practical sugge stions as to town and
country life, village Improvements, etc., by
wsll-known spe cialists
MIR. Barnards articles on various indus
cries OF Great Britain include the history OF
"Some Experiments in Corporations" "a
Scottish Loaf Factory" in the November
number, and Toad Lane, Rochdaie," in
December. Other papers are, "The British
Workingman's Home" "A Nation OF Shop
keepers, ""Ha'p enny sWeek for the Child,''
etc.
A richly illustrated series will be given on
+" me rican sports by Flood and Field by
various writers, and each on q difiere Mt
theme. The subject Of
Household and Home Decoration"
will have prominent place, whilst the
ny If A G,,..
pear from month 10 month. The list Of
shorter stories. biographical and other
sketches, etc, is long one.
The editorial department will continue TO
employ the ablest pens both at home and
abroad. There win be a series Of letters on
literary matters, from London, by Mr.. Wei
ford.
The pages of the magazine will be open,
a. heretofore, so far a. limited space will
permit, to the discussion of all themes af.
feeting the social and religious lite OF the
world, and specially to the freshest thought
OF the Christian thinkers and scholars OF
this country.
We mean to make the magazine sweeter
and purer, higher and nobler. more genial
and generous in all its utterances and infiu-
encts, and q more welcome visitor than
ever before In homes of refinement and cul-
ture
FIFTEEN MONTHS for "a.
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and which contains the opening chapters OF
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been issued. The three numbers OF scrib-
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containing the opening chapters OF THAT
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THE WEEKLY BULLETIN.

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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-02-17
st. Nicholas for 1877,

Which opens with November. 1876, begins
a short aud very entertaining serial from
the French. The Kingdom OF the Greedy"
. story adapted TO the Thanks iy ing season.
Another serial of absorbing interest 70 boys.
.lII> Own MASTER"
b. J. I. Trowbridge,
author Of the Jack Hazard Stories" be.
gins in the Christmas Holiday Number.
Besides serial stories, Christmas stories
Lively sketches, poems and pictures for the
hold ,ys, and some astonishing illustration.
ofOriental sports, with drawings BY sismese
artist.
The Christmas Holiday Number of
ST. NICHOLAS,
superbly illustrated, contain, very inter-
es;ing paper,
THE BOYS OF NY BoYHoOD,"
BY William Cullen Bryant
The Hor.e Hotel Z lively article. by
Charles A. Barnard, splendidiy illustrated :
The Cock in the sky" b. Richard A.
Proctor; a Christmas Play for Homes or
,undsy-schools." by DR.. Egg!eston The
PeterkiBs' Christmas Tree b. Lucre tia
+. Hale: Poetry and Carol. OF Winter"
by Lucy Lareogl, with pictures.
Do Not Fail to Buy St. Nicholas for the
Christmas HOLIDAYS. Price 25 cts.
During the year there win be interesting
papers for boys, by William Cullen Bryant,
yohnG. Whittier, Thomas Hughes, WilMsm
Hewitt, DR.. Holland, George MscDoazld.
Sanford b. Hunt, Frank X. Stockton, and
other.
There will be stories, sketches, and
poems. OF special interest TO girls, by Har.
riet Prescott spofford, Susan Coolidge,
Sarah Winter Kellogg. Elizabeth stuart
Phelps, Louiss Alcott, Lucretia +. Hale,
Celia Ihaxter, Mary Mapes Dodge, and
many others. There viii be also
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-10
Am USEM ENTS.


A very slim audience attended the Lyce-
um Monday night 10 see Edwin Booth ia King
Lear" Booths Lear Is not Shakespeares Lear.
nor Is It the students Lear, but it's the best the
country can AT present afford: and In the hope
OF better actors when good times come back.
let us be thankful for what we have.
Monday nights Interpretation didn't dt-
fer one iota from that Of years gone
by. Booth is one of the stage oorn. STAGE bred
actors who do SO and SO because the fathers did.
There Is an inmensitv OF cant about FORESTS
Lear" INDUCED In ny hynercyuich critics. who
haunt the clubs and eng irettc the bar rooms,
but rs all trash. Very few intelligent men are
living to day who can recall Forests business"
In LcIr. They remember that he ran ed and
raved and stormed and exhibited vast vital
NV and legs. out when asked to specify
distinct readin =, born OF study or reese irch,
they simmer down and Ike bl tsted sne n onn,
retire to their inner CONSEQUENCES Booth can
not play an old man. m, was p,infuliy evl-
formances-snd II was more apparent on MOndav
night. He wore the silvery hair and the ven rabe
head OF age, but az the SKIN W the hair OF
Is n, while the h,nts were the hands OF
Jacob. so though the look WIS the look Of an
old man. the bearing and defni, lon were those
of Young man. In sil 'hs wild development
of melOdrama, Booth was great as Lear. In
them he felt the touch Il nture. to them he
majestic periods the delivery OF which
was enhanced by the clarity aud clean
cut enumeration OF the actors ptr ~
ing. The nre and fury Of the mill race
torrent were admirably portrayed. tut the
great upheavAls Of the deep he could not com
mand. To the mass Of men Il Ioths Lear would
he satisf Glory. To himself 1t OBVIOUSLY Is, for
he makes no change In II from year to wear. All
that was ever done bv actor In the way Of good
business, he does. We failed To discover any
that was new. His Lar Is better ia ~ his
Hamlet, because his unnapoy lower ci'l de
yeopmcnt Is concealed, and there ia no opuortu-
nity Tor his senti rental mounting. Ana 1t Is
better tnan hi. Romeo. because Booth a. "a lover
10 sickening. He pulls noDle MISSION from the
clouds To the slush. But his Lc1ris not n good
rs his Richard. nor equal to his BrUiits. IL
should not De mentioned In the same day with
his hgo
The support, with meagrs exceptions was
wretched. The daugh ers were not young or
comely: the mobiles were not noble. ii n Con-
way made n hit "a the Fool, and Mr.. Levlck' :
recluse was admirably drawn. The rest were
very tame.
The house was cold. and baldheaded mu,i-
clan sat "a a nigh stool during The Der ornauce.
much to the annoyance OF people wno had paid
to see.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-10
T)IITJ.

DFNiIL.- Jan. q. 1877. 1hom,s 4. Dcmri. aged 7s
Funeral s,riccs at ms at rcsilcnce - Patchen av,
taken 90 W !snmlton. for interment.
kNGLAND-At Peace dale. Il. f. On Monday, Jan, g.
after long aud painful illness, borne with Christian
fur uie, Mrs Elizabeth II. FINLAND, wife OF Geo X.
Eag aud and stepmp her - tie publisher Of The sun,
passed INTO the spiritual world
Funeral On Weluc,dtY Al iuli A VI.
HAl itNES Kin Jan. :, lh. I, Lawrence uag
Ct ktel & su1uaus's, "a Tut st.
LOOFBORROW.- NJ Snirern Y. Y. Jan. g. Nancy
LaunsburY, rect of Horace ofDorow aged 81 years.
Church, Sunern NY; Trains fesve WA Erie Railway
MrRsEfflEs on suniny. Jan. :. Jane Elizl beth{
0anghl If me lte Jacob Mersollies.
The fr'ns Of the family ARE invited - attend the fu-
neral from her late sdcnce sipp lIud ION CttT,
hrGnc.lsN, at $50 oeluck
MrKruY. Jan T. Frederick Murphy ~ New York
cifv. 4sei ~ vcnr4. native - boston. Mass
QUlNN.-oa Npndav, ne Sih list, Catharine wife
81 The late Innck Qliln and daughter OF the lata
Jphn -myth Of AuSaioiAn county L0ngiorI, Ireland.
IN the ijih year OF Ter age.
Raiiycs and friends OF tic family are respectfully
invited 70 at md the funeral from Residence her
sister, MR., Ga gan l5s Broad gay, BtoOklYn, Z. D.,
WEDNESDAY, the lOt1 inst, az = O'Clock.
REDMOND. Departed TINS to on Tuesday Jan. O,
Nilam lied N0ni IN m 6Sth We Y of lis ace.
Relatives aud frclds Ot the family st respect.
fuY IA, !ed TO attend the tlnera from his late resis
drnce, ~ Hnomned IT, hubokcn, on lhur day, the
lltn INST. At $50 A. NJ, thence 70 St. NJ rvs Church .
SIIARt.-On Tucsiny, Jan. .. 1871 John NJ, Stuart,
IN the bGth year OF hls age
Friends and relatives OF the family respectfully
invited attend the funeral n lhur.day Jan IL, at
r. W. At hs lIle re ia nee, Az Madison ay 4.
~ v, scot and papers please copy i
TAYLOR Suddenly, on sunday Jan. Z, 1877, Helen
Rland Youngest daughter II Robert NJ and Perhehs
Rtiai,cs ali friends are inycdt to attend the funeral
on "wednesday jan. TO- r. M At their residence, 80
West 3Jh III. e
Troy paucrs please copy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-10
MIR. sLOAN,s COMMIrrEEs.
The Men who viii Probably be Put In In6u-
entail Positions.

ALBANY, Jan. 9.-The one topic here is the
construction Of the committees. Speaker Sloan
has been bese-e to such an extent that the
day before yesterday he was forced to quit the
hotel and 20 to private residence. But bis
tormen ers found him even there, anu asain
forced him TO change his quarters.
IL is said that several changes have been made
In the slate since LIST night. \ nght was made
to force Strah ms name from the head Of the
Judiciary Committee, and at one time 1t was
successful; but at this juncture came a
letter from the veteran mInipul itor OF
Legislatures, Thurlow Weed, demanding
that Mr. Strahan should bs retained ;
also that Gen. pinOla be placed on the COM
mittee on Cities. inste al OF 7 ter Mitchell.
This has put Speaker sloan under "a crosslire. as
the Times has cduii med the Speaker against
impression tonight Is that Mitchell wilt
stick. Mayo Schroeder Is said 10 have
made an earnest appeal to have McGrO rty
taken Oh, and Bradley, the independent
Democrat, substituted. Bat tho sreate.t
mystery surrounds the composition OF
the Insurance and Railroad Committees.
hr. D"rt OF franklin county and Mr.. Grihi
OF Or nge are named tonight as the men whose
names will stand at the head 81 these two COM
mittees. hey are both nrst-class men.
1t was generally under-tOOd last evening that
Old Salt was to be y clhed for the loss of the
Cnairmansbip OF the WAYS and Means by being
placed at the head OF the Apportionment Com
swears tonight that he will not accept r.. lie
Will, however be Chairman Of tae Committee on
Rules. The committees and other appoint
ments will be announced tomorrow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-10
NEW JERSEYS LEGISL1TURr
The Senate Organized -rhc House of Asscm-
bly, In "a Deadlock.

TRENTON, Jan. 0.-The Senate was called
to order at 3 z. NJ. After the newly elected
members had token the OATH the Senate pro-
ceeded TO elect its officers as follows:
President Leon AoDctt OF Hudsoni Secretary, Chaa
NJ. JemisOn uf SOnerset AZ stant secretary John
sinnrsol u warren sergeani-at Arms. Addis Haze.
OF Burnngton Assistant sergeant. Arms. Micnnel
Nathan OF Hudsoni Engrossing Clerk, Thomas q. Nun
nell OF Sussex; 0rkeeprr OF Ladies q ery, Charles
j. Parker OF Cape May Dos keepers william Bryan Of
Monmouth, Jtpuet liam OF Cum )erand, and Robert D.
Haggerty OF Essex.
Upon taking his seat as President, Senator
Ahbett delivered short address.
The Governors annual message was then re-
celved. and after listening to that portion OF II
when refers to national affairs, the Senate ad-
journed.
Gov Bedle pronounces Grants bayonet rule
In the South dangerous perYersion OF authority.
In the organz ition OF the House great dilfi-
culties exist. The Committees on Conference
having failed to agree were discharg I'd by their
respective party cnucuses. The Republicans
proceeded to nominate their old officers. Both
par los still insist upon the Speakersnlp.
At O'Clock, while the Democrats were busy
in caucus. the House was called II order by
John Y. Foster. Only thirty Republic IN mem
tiers answering to their names, Inc House ad-
iourned for want Of quorum. IL is thought
that a compromise Will be effected and that the
Democrats will take their seats tomorrow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-10
o sii.i ;I sif'';. !::: iSs Bs Es u n



TUESDAY. Jan. 9.-TLoUR AND MEAr--Ths
market has ruled extremely nrm Tor all grades -four,
out prices business has been on he mos;
prees rsnsi 9n ,ne mke, was more active and
more reev ssd The tendeney at q ue ee
W. TS',sSS a1sIs s STATE s sa
sSc Wheat ana Xxx ,s.s 'SssiOSss Minnesota 90
@sS scataSs SSse ana 'p s 6rsns: &
Corn sHDsns e ssaay ~ S SO
m naS, nyc hodr.supernne ti76ssoiO. Buckwheat
rhoyIsloSs-An active sp cu'ation 10 pork and lard
mas carried up smart advance in those staples, but
fsS ID R'co Ssi n ol S1fV % aan s sSs
s sss @sssy ~ u oS
and siSs ask Tor asss
ne !; isir demand and L.ra lower a.a dsi
;1's Is 500 g, mostly Rrlms wesier at sS@
soS % Tor %sc; yseusT ScHi 10:
fsssaI{ q, s4 aRs srp tG and A s
s SIS fyreiy Beef Sa oet hams nTm win sr
"a ,i7SsssS frG .is ea,r i prime ss
i5 plm ls1 cs si Mss'efq 500
SMOKED CIV ssled cs ss c he1 sc F ssou Sas.
s PIC, sS',ic Basoa-soas Gear wcS,1rn snd
Besi.f.sI mess tiosiii.s5; exirs mcss, tii.soe
sis 90 pb.i prime mess, ssoSt2i India mess. ssS
GRAIv-whest has been nrmly held on speculative
c i"a sf run sacG u sss,
more active. Oats rather tended Upward corn
uul auu unsettled To-day wheat higher and moro
active sales plVQO bush. mostly poor No Chicago At
u ~ anu prime No MilwaukeC at 81 A. but Including
utuer parcels IN the annexed range: Spring No.
" 45@tl ~ Milwaukee No. 2, Sl.42aS1.4i; Chicago
No. z, tl 3pBtl al rel ,cted aud No spring. 81 2i
tl35 red wnt VI 3pet142i amber 10. 81 ib0,t162,
guest at bOsSjc. for westcrn ami 0Og3c for state,
Duc& whoat last sold 90 &c. Canada peas In bond
nominal at Doc Barley In better rcqnrsf Arm ~
6sS2c for rx rowCd state, and tl6etll2 for Canada
west No. 2. ana No. !. Barley matt hrn but the bus-
ness low cash prices are about 75csi ur state, and
$lOH go for Canadian. Oats nrm, but her slow Of
SAFE the husint SO about 8 900 hush ss
409ifc. for mixed Western. including No. al 42ifc
ana @i7c Tor hte DO, including No at 43rc also.
waite state 4SlsJ2c., ana mixed do, f7t5Oc fndian
corn dui, anu old dropping; sales 80 900 btah.
al b1eeeJvc. tor new Western. ungra led steamer
mixed ootbJc.fOr new southern yc Ow. 60GtG2c. foI
southern white; old Western mixed ranged from 90
teb.leci DO yellow, Ol@03c new yellow, 5e@00c. A.
~ quality.
GKocEaiEs-Thc coffee market cioscd quiet but nrm.
unGcrN ~ moderate on tngs the late liDeral move
meat has red.ced stocks lily. M9lasses was
quiet Tor foreign but ia rev crop New Orleans $50
ibis sold part auction. t7G59,. Rice 10 Jobbing
nrni, with disposition to tsge hold; sales
81 400 hhds. Melido at DC Rcnned was in
active request and hrn. We quote Coffee
Java. 22g25c Maracaibo, lsp20c-. ana RIO. lee25c.,
gold. Rice-Carolina, 5As6lsc. Louisiana. 4<esac.
MOlasses-Cuba muscoy do. % . i2c. Porto Rico, 20
ee5jc New Orleans f7@Jp, Tor new. sugars-Fair !
to good n nnlng Cuba. p1sdOssc.i centrifugal. 100
10atc refined. 12r. for hard 11ht11lslc. for soft
white "A, and v51 sl1c. Tor siiows
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-10
Oid-Fashioncd Congrcanfio nniists Holding to
their Fathers Religion.

A member OF the new Manhattan Con-
greeational Association. which bas been formed
from among those members OF tho old New
York and BROOKLYN organization who dissentcd
from the withdrawing Of Deecher, disclosed
the purpose Of the new Organization to a report
"f the rtN Yesterday:
THE new association" the clergyman said.
takes In really everybody Of prominence con-
nec,ed with the old association save Henry
ward Bcecher and those clergymcn who have
insepirably tied themselves to him. These are
his nr, tner EiwMd. his editor. Lyman Abbott,
ana his champion, II. NJ. storrs. The practical
meaning % the n movement Is separation
from brecher. personallv, aud from tne kind Of
Congreg uiOnali-tn he represents. Every clergy
a si ~ the new assOri itiOn wno was with the
old ursau "a Ion has either abandoned the old
one ~ AIKEN STEPS ward dong so. and all who
re IN the new association. excatt the Rev. Dr.
Palmer from the Albany association. we're orig
lnallN momrcrS OF the old org IMITATION.
IL - a decided step" continued the clergy
msn. toward the i-oaiion OF Btecher aud
Plymouth CuuTch from the leading Congfega.
uoual churches IN and near New York"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-10
Contents OF the Meekiy sun.
THE WEEKLY sun published this morning CT

tains the foowngi
Death OF Cornelius Vanderbilt Events OF his
Life Distribution Of MS Immense Wealth -Dl.sa
faction Among some Ut the Heirs a Cowhidlng aud
LIS Re ult Street sht Between James GordOn Ren
nett am Frederick MaY-rhe Duel ID Delaware; How
T. Count tnu Nutes-D bate IA the scnac The New
Election Tak-Opinlun- OF Prominent Congress of
10 Parties; Tue situation IN Washington Another
Foul Conepr icy Grants Views ON Various Topics
Postpoding Sensation The Great Question DECISIVE
Proceedings IN New Orleans -lnau- urAtOn OF GOV.
Nichols Tho Rig1ifnl Government Asserting les
Rlgls-CoilHpse u kellogg ami surrender OF Two Of
his stronghold Gen. ia Ter IN the ticld-MissAchu.
sets Politics New YORK state Finsnces; GOV, Ht n.
mig Oregon's Electoral Note-u0y. Grover as Wit
ness; soitn CarOlns'- Vote; Tue Presidential Compll.
cation from a Foreign Point OF View; Tue Glut OF
Butter IA NeN York; The ig IN OF January onyen.
tons OF Democrats In Indiana ANA ONO -Empnalc
Protests Against the Infamous turning Boards Inc
Eastern War CiOud-The MOhammedans Aroused
Tnelr Ooslkacy AMI Belligercncyi tn. Profits Life
ln-urancri All Is NOT TO 4 that Ghtters-Faiure OF
the BO1snzl Mines IN Nevada New Mormon
SthenP; Life IN the Happy Isles Adventures OF an
American IN the South seas, The Latest reicgrAphlc
News Notes OF Science aud lndusiryi Many Columns
OF Editorial Article, ana Agricultural Matter; story,
The Two keaH, by Charles liead1, Financial Ineli'
gence and MsrAets.
nEWERkLY SUN contains complete epitomc OF the
news of the week from an parts OF the Unlted states
and the American continent. Copies IN wrappers ready
for mailing to the old coulty may be nad at tbs
OF our publication once. Price four cents. For sia
b> ain vs. dea iers In cu and countrI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-10
THE SINKING OF tn e movreoMERK
The Statement Of Capt. Matthews OF the
Steamer seminole.


Boston, Jan. 0.-The following IL n state-
ment OF Capt. Matthew's, Of the steamer SENT
mole. which came in collision with the steamer
Montgomery, about forty miles east Of Cape
NAV, at 1870 A. NJ. on Sunday.
At the time OF the collision the wind was blowing
from the southeast and the weather wac thick and
no TO ayoll accident the whistle wa. sounded, aud
ported light point the port bo w. a the wheel
was imnedately hove TO port aud the oell rung 20
ing across he bow of the seminole II the Mont9om-
@ m'u p9r ca her he IA instead OF putting II 20 star.
have occurred At tic time Of the accident several
Semi,noe and after GENERATING, d Montgomery sunk
rescue those wac had drifed away One Of the Mont.
gomerys boats came aongslde with seven or eight PEG
threc all they could mad II then returned in search OF
Wing around about two hours the boat slonvside
ana found that the seminole was badly donaged, and
Thought i adv sable TO maze Tor laad The scmlnoe
par % ne time hadnve steam pump gong 70 keep
Master steamer seminole.
=. The Journal SAYS Capt. Winter of the steamer
MONTGOMERY states that no blame Is attached to
the Seminole. and further saws the officers and
men OF the Boston steamer did all that was pos
thick FOG that the Montgomery peop,e msds
the mistake In identifying the Seminole az a
schooner. and when the error was discovered IL
was too late to make amends.
d, CAPT. Matthews SAYS the Montgomery did not
live seven minutes after she was struck.
The damage to tho Seminole will probably be
from $l.OJO to $1,000. Sne IA now discharglng,
and carpenters Will be able soon to make an ex.
animation OF her STEM which appears badly In
Juted. IL Is believed That her engines kent her
suhciently free Of water to prevent injury TO her
cargo.
Mcssrs. McKesson & Co. have provided the
men saved from the Montgomery with trans
pOrtatlon TO New York and furnished them with
s ltable clotning to wear.
Nenancio Aldop. George Groe.ares, Manuel q.
Gonzales, and Juan Pons Pons. shoemaker
at " Madison street, were the Spanish passed.
gers who went down with the wrecx.
During the W = the Montgomery was a block
adc runner. Sho was purchased by Russell
hturees. and was afteiward owned by Appleton
SturRes. Her last owners are not known Mr.,
Herman Gelpcke ~ SAID to be her owner, but
Messrs' q. X. Poilon are the trustees vi liens
on the vessel for repairs.