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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-18
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BY Mrs. Harry Walker, Commercial ave.
Daily Republican., 1878-11-23
PROFEssIONAL CARDS.

P'opEHrz TO rnsr ''.4
JOHN W. WHITEM A N,
REAL ESrA1E AND COLLECTING
AGENT,
NO. 2 WEST FOURTH STREET,
WILMINGT IN, DEL.
Dwelling Houses rented or sold on reasona
BILE terms. The renting and selling Of farms
speciality, also cOnveyaDcing done. aug@
Daily Republican., 1878-11-23

AFTER THE 4,h Of March next the
United States Senate will b. Democrat
ic hv majority Of eight--ths solid
South furnishing thirty members, rep.
res-ntiny fifteen States, to make up
this majority. Now everybody knows
that at a fair and honest election there
is An unqu-stioned Republican majority
in South Carolina, Mississippi, Ala
bama, Louisiana and Florida, vet by
force and fraud thrsA well-known Re-
publican States are represented solid in
the Senate by Democrats. and the ma
jority of eight is thus acquired. For
tunately for the country, in 1881 the
terms of the Democratic Senators in the
following States will! rxpire--New York,
New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania,
and Ohio. These Senators will be re-
placed by Republicans, if we may'judgt
by the recentselections in those States
and the Senate will again he Republi,
can by a small majority.
Daily Republican., 1878-11-23
A New Jersey sssGormer.


It seems that New Jersey has elected .
regular Democratic rsfortner to Congress
from the Second Congressional District
of that State, by the name OF II. b.
Smith. In this the Democrats were
joinsd bv the Greenback-rs and the
two together mads the pine forests Of
our modern Spain ring with the
cry against fraud, corruption and i'm
morality. Smith was the friend of the
poor man, tn. ferocious enemy OF ty-
rant capitalists, bondholders and mis-.
cAllaneOus wretches Of that description,
and he let it be known that II he went
to Washington he would kmk cor
ruption down the steps Of the capitol
and snthrons Justice and purity IN the
seats of power. 1t turns out now, how
ever, il report be true, that the tremen-
dous Mr.. Smith has two wives, one liv-
ing iu Vermonband the other dwelling
amid the sands and huckleberries Of
our own New Jersey. And 80 it seems
likely that Mr.. Smith, instead of res.
cuing our. r.belov.d country from ruin
and introducing virtue where vice nov
holds triumphant sway, will spent
the next few years in Jersey prison
working in the employ Of the State.
Daily Republican., 1878-11-23

snd arranging thst all future pay'n1nts
shanld bssd,e ~ the endof each guar
ter. Col. Dwight applied to large
portion Of thv companies in the United
and during tho last three
months succeedsd in taking out policies
h tho amount Of, e2e0; 900. On 'Mcnday
Of las. week the companies were aston
ished to tearn Of his death st Bingham
ton, Of hsmorrhage Of the lungs. The
Insurance companies allegs that tn"
man deliberately terminated his own
lie by rash and nesdless exposure. 1t
il claimed that last week, on hunting
expedition, he ran.bled about day after
day, without food that he stripped
himself and swan across the susque-
hanna river four times. and sought In
every possible way short Of Immediate
measures to end his life. This is con,
,tradictsd by the attending physicians.
who say that they attended him during
his fivs weeks Of sickness before death.
an that it was caused by gastric fever
of malaIial origin. Fifteen respect
able physicians confirm this statement.
The insurances Effected are all in favor
Of the wife and daughter Of the drceas
I'd, who are reported to Lave already
taken, the military steps for the eollre
ton Of the polici-s. II Justice is done,
the life insurance companies, which
we're eager to take the risks. will have
to pay the full amount Of the insurance
to the uttsrmost farthing.
Daily Republican., 1878-11-23
Life Inxur0nco.

1t is likely that the Life Insurance
Companies that have during the last
few years been doing such large bust
ness in swindling their policy-holders,
have now case on hand that will be
apt to pay them back in their own coin.
Abut three months ago, Col. Walton
Dwight, one of the most widely-known
citizens Of Binghamton, N. Y, COM
menced taking cut insurance policies
for large amounts in several life insur-
ance companies, paying up the pre-
miums for the first quarter of the year,
Daily Republican., 1878-11-23

Ir IS A GOOD sign to s.e the Democrat =
ic newspapers abusing President Hayes.
1t goes to show he is on the right tack
As long as he allowed the Southern
"bloody-shirts " to do as they pleased,
the President was either let alone, or
only mildly criticised, but no sooner
does he order the arrest of the ''shot
gun red-shirted brigade" than he il
denounced in the vilest terms. 1t is ne
longer "the President" and "Mr
Hayes" but" His Fraudulency." AMI
"Usurpsr Hayes" now form the bur
den of their song. The same parties
called Lincoln a "Gorilla,' in war times
They may do as much for President
Hayes before his term is out.
Daily Republican., 1878-11-23
The Replevin Law.

A correspon lent, in another column,
while approving our views on the
liquor license laws, calls attention to
another law that is prominent amongst
those which need modifying. That law Is
the law governing and providing for
replevins. 1t is one of the most impor-
tant on the statute books and yet one
tina. is the least understood by those
whom it affects the most. Our CORES
pondent plainly sets forth the great
difficulties which are in the way of per
sons in humble or perhaps INDECENT
circumstances from obtaining that
which is theirs, but which may have
been levied upon as the property Of
another person. This often happens in
houses where there are two families and
the property Of one being seized for
rent, some articles however trifngf Of
the other family, msyyss,zed with it.
Should such be thsi iassahdre is noway
by which that articye can b. recovered
except by the mode prescribed in the
communication referr ed to, aud which
Daily Republican., 1878-11-23

I carrirsl ourwould cost probahlv more
han ,,irtr or four times as ,sAch ~
vas 'wsrth. -rfiss.nods 'cf rspttvih
COMES very hard upon thr poor pe"pi1'
Who have enough to do to get enough to
eat and wear and have no money to
spas~.a ~ into snpsasis4' as~'as'ssss.---
We know Of a gentleman, who, year
ago, loaned little cannon stove to a low
sealawag of a shoemaker who was too
dishonest to pay his rent, aud his ri
f-cts being seized by the landlord, the
stove was seized with them, and rather
than ester into r4plrvin sui. which
would eost$ or so to reo'ver an ar
tide worth two or three dollars. he al
lowed the stoy. to h- sold. The rrplev
in though good thin, when us-t Ju
diciou,iy and in the interest Of justice
il at III. sam, time liable to many
abuses. Dishonest or malicious peo
ple oan Us. ii to the oppression and in-
Justice Of any one against whom they
may entertain spirit Of hatred or hos
Itility, and many person who can get
somebody to 20 upon bond, aud can
raise $3.50 to pay the Sheriff for his
services, can badger and worry his OPP
p,npnt out If ,hs property Of which he
Is III. righttul and lawful owner.
The r-me iy suggested by our cores
pond-nt is Certainly wise one. The
interests Of justice in such cases are bet.
ter snbserved bv a speedy decision in
such cases, 50 that the rightful owner
Of the property in dispute may be in
possession of it without waiting for 1t
to drag its slow, tedious way through
two or three courts, the big end OF two
wears and then probably be left to the
|
arbitration Of three referees, whicl,
could as easily, have been done in the
first place. A great opposition wa.
raised against the law providing for the
attach n,ent Of wages, until the L-ei,la
ture wisely w think repealed it, hui
it il doubtful II even the attachment
law was more odious and used more
uni ustly than has been the replevir
law, and we think that if our coming
legislature would but examine closel.
the workings Of it they wonld he con
vincsd of their duty to make some mod
ifcation of the law that 1t might not b
used SO much a. an engine Of oppres
sion as II has been in the past.
Daily Republican., 1878-11-23
Rluster From the Bui Idoxers.

Ihb people Ol Soutn tdTolihh am ioi
no favors. Let those who make the
establish them it they can.
The State will not allow her citizens To
he annoyri by vsxatious prosecutions
without hslding them to account, under
laws, those who are guilty Of false
And while Congress will
provide whatever means are necessary
for enforcing the laws, W. may rest
assured that not dollar will be ap-
propriated for the punpose Of using Fed
eral legislation 4, a machine ofrevamp-
ing and vanishing down-at.h heel poll
,iti"ians, and for backing the character
of tn. Southern whites without intend
in or etf-cting particle of benefit ~
the colored people.-Charleston .News
and Courier.
This same city of Charleston is the
place whers ont OF population OF
about 50, 600 the returns showed %, 600
votes cast, or nearly a vote for every
Two ctzeLs, including men, women and
children. A special despatch from
Washington says that the state
made by Congressman Mackey, OF
Charleston, Sc, aad widely publish.d ID
at the North. that Mr.. Daggett, foreman
Of this same Charleston News and Cour
Ter, put $500 fraudulent ballots into on"
box at tn. late election, has received
official confirmation from the United
States Supervisor stationed at the poll
where Da1gstt was. II will be remeln-
berel that for this statement a suit tor
libel was brought against Mr.. Mackey.
The Supervisor relates an hour before
the poll closed Mr.. Daggett entered the
room and 80 pted himself on the table
near the ballot box.
On several occasions, on looking back
after the attention Of the Supervisor
had been moulentarily attracted by
persons approaching and questioning
him, he discovered Mr.. Daggett stutiing
packages of tissue tickets into the box
At one time the latter tried to insert sc
large a package that one of the Demo
cratic managers went to his relief md
pushed it through into the box with
his pencil. For an hour Mr.. Dagget,
continued to do this kind of work as he
could find the opportunity, and he had
the help Of accomplices, who stood so a.
to cover him as much as possible from
the eyes Of the Supervisor. The latter
reports that as result of this work
either by Daggstt or others, 3,454 tis
sue tickets were put into the box at this
particular poll.
This is the record of one Of the prin
ci pal men of that Charleston bulldoze
the Neus and Courier. Of course ths
News is a shrieker against fraud and
does rot believe in vamping and var
, nishing of broken down politicians. Il
wants purify Of elections, and stric
honesty in the State as we'll as the Ma
tional Government, Of course it does
Put the Courier OF Charleston and tn,
Erery Eueniny of this city together. NJ
, vamping or vanishing about them
not bit,
Daily Republican., 1878-11-23

NEW STORE.-Ths subscrlber having 70.
IN moved his Flour, Feed, Grain and Pro.
vision store TO the 3. q. corner Of Front aud
Madison streets, takes this method Of inform
lng his old friends and customers that he. will
keep full stock OF all the best brands Of
Family Flour, Grain, Seed and Provisions,
all ofwhieh he Is selling at the lowest market
rates. Goods delivered TO all parts Of the
city free Of charge. H. p. ARMSTRONG.
0ct3l.1md&w
Daily Republican., 1878-11-23

On NO, We have no doubt that 4. l.
Martins warrant for pardon was al
regularly made out and sent to the
Gazette's editor, who never sent the
pardon to Col. Martin, nor had it re.
corded where it could be found. Had
the warrant been recorded, or even filed
away in the Office of the United States
Marshal, there would have been no
trouble about it. We still challenge
the editor to produce that warrant.
Daily Republican., 1878-11-23

OPEN THREATS are made in South
Carolina to prosecute for perjury before
South Carolina Court, any negro who
testifies against the white people,
The colored men say that unless the
Federal Government will guarantee
them protection from such prosecution
they will give no testimony at all.
They do not propose to go to Jail for
test,fying the truth.
Daily Republican., 1878-11-23

EVERY TIME man inserts all adver.
tisement of his business in good paper
he puts his business sign into hundreds
Of households, and secures attention
that he could not in any other way
and don't you forget it.
Daily Republican., 1878-11-23

ONE POLL has been found in South
Carolina where the negroes voted the
Democratic ticket. They did it before
the muzzles of Democratic revolvers.
An efficient poll committee that
Daily Republican., 1878-11-23

"OMER A. HERR, ........ .
ARTIST AND DESIGNER,
STUDIO ROOM, NO. 10 MASONIC
Teacher of Painting and drawing in all
It's branches including free hand, OBJ oct,
perspective and mechanical. Pupils ih the
In Public schools can take lessons after school
hours, to those preierring lessons at houses
will be given. Portraits painted In the finest
styles. Satisfaction guaranteed.
For those objecting to sitting . photo will
answer. Old pictures carefully copied. All
kinds Of
DRAWING AND DESIGNS
made In the most careful and artistic manner
Terms reduced and very moderate.
RRFEREHCE.-H. 3. MCCoMB, X. X. ROB-
IsseN Il Co., and J. B. TANTUN, M. d.
sep2S8m
, 1878-07-20

FISH By THE SQUARE MLE-Some
faint idea of the vast and inexhaustibie
number o: fish on our shore may, perhaps,
be obtained by consideration OF the fact
that Yesterday no fewer than G000 bar
rels of porgies were caught Off Newport.
If the sea, through the Vineyard, and
Long Island Sounds, is anywhere near as
rich in porqes, mossounkers, and other
varieties OF the most abundant kinds of
fish, what an rnimaginably teemirg world
of life there must be beneath the waves
And it is, even more than the striving,
pushing world of human life, scene of
rapacity and destruction-the stronger
preying upon the weaker and - the sur
vival of the fttest" Enormous as this
single days catch of porgies seems, it is
surpassed By some OF the biz hauls of
bony fish or mossbunkers- "white
fish of the eyil-smellins fsh-oil mills on
the shore. These creatures actually swarm
IN millions, and are caught and hauled in
by the cargo. Schools of voracious blue
fish pursue and drive them Tipping and
flashing to the surface, where they are
promptly pounced upon by the sailing
ish-hawks and seagulis that wait for them
out Of water. In the sea and on the land
the world seems to be shark and tiger,
in one or another form OF destructive IA
pacity.-Hartfort Times.
, 1878-07-20

ILtUsIoNs.-The neutral world is fall
of illusions, says Bishop Clark. The ap-
parent rising and setting of the sun the
gorgeous clouds, that prove to be only a
dreary mist when you get caught iu them !;
the mirage, that reveals things lying below
the horizon and shows up ships sailing
keel up III air the full moor, which, as
it emerges frcm the horizon, appears to be
twice as large as 1t does when 1t Is over
our heads, while if looked at through a
tube, or measured by an instrument, it is
found TO be precisely the same diameter +;
the coming together TO point Of two
right lines, when seen IN perspective ; the
mistake in supposing the IRAN IN which
We are seated TO be in motion, when an
other tram at our side begins to start !;
ihe deceptive ideas that we have Of dis
tance, rs IN the instance of a lofty noun
tain, which may seem to be close at hand,
when III fact 1t Is scores OF miles away !;
these are Illusions of sight that are IA
miliar to us all. There are other forms
OF optical illusions, which depends upon
the princinle that motion may be quicker
than sight, such rs the extraordinary
tricks of the ju&gler, or prestigitator,
which is now the favorise title of the pro
fessors of this science the continuous
circle of fire produced by whiriing q light
ed sick in the air, and the fantastic move
merts of painted figures i'll the popular
toy Known as the Zootrope. And, again,
the most marvellous Illusions may be the
result of an excited fancy, as when ore
sees spectres and hOhgobIms
, 1878-07-20

MEASURING TEE SALT IN THE SEA--At
the recent meeting OF the national acad-
emy of sciences, at Washington, Prof ).
z. Hilgard, OF the coast survey, described
and exhibited an :" optical ocean salmon
eter." The determination OF the salrnlty
OF the sea at different depths and local.
ties has become a matter Of importance
for scientific purposes. The difference OF
percentage of salt, away from the access
Of fresh-water streams, is so small as to
be very difficult to measure The 0rdl-
nary areometer, which operates by float
ing, cannot be delicately observed IN
vessel which is tossing up and down at
sea having made very good instrument
of this sort, Prof. Hilgard IS preparing 10
Judge of It's inadequacy. The suggestion
has been made by PTofs. Hassler and
Gibbs that optical means could be used to
NEE: the want Prof Hilgard showed
An instrument made a long while ago with
that principle involved. 1t was shaped
ike a sextant, which was expected 10
make IT come handy to mariners ) but IN
actual use it proved unsatisfactory. The
new instrument IS, in appearance, like a
spectroscope, with telescope attached The
sea water to be examined is poured into
triangular bottle, which takes the pace OF
the prism in the spectroscope. Light IS
admitted through a slit made by covering
with black varnish all except a narrow
space in lens, and lamp can be placed
before this slit, all parts being practically
secure against shaking by the motion of a
ship. Prof Hilgard said that with this
instrument 4 very regular scale of values
had been attained.
, 1878-07-20

EXPOSURE OF 4 STUMBLING COyC!cj:N. -
The English people have a way Of enforc-
ing the Law against respectable swlndlers
which deserves admiration and imitation.
There wasan institution III London known
rs the albion Lie Assurance Company.
II was started in 1853, With al actaa!
paiI-up capital Of o,lly 500, though ::
gave out that its capital waS &5J.JUo.
During the whcie time Of its existence
hut 1880 If its capital was paid iii, yet
III period Of twelve years It had insured
lives to the amount Of Il, 1900 and
collected f19, l29 Ill premiums Ihcpiaa
of operations adopted by the cute nana-
gers Of this concern MAS ingenious. The
agents advert:s; d themselves as money
lenders, Offering very favorable terms to
borrowers. After the negotiations for a
loan Were well-nigh completed, they would
require Il life Insurance policy III the Al
blon company as security. The insurance
having been effected, they would conclude,
on one tlimsy pretext or another, that
they could not, after all, advance the
money, and the victim would go away, a
policy holder o? the Albion, but without
the loan which had been his main object.
Exposure came AZ last, through ole Of
the victims of the Concern, a clergyman
named Jex Blake, who had the managers
indicted for conspiracy to defraud. They
were convicted, and now find themselves
behind the bars Of = prison, where they
viii have plenty of time TO contemplate
their misdeeds. If al the defauiters and
plunderers OF this country-public and
private-were overtaken with ike punish
ment, the moral atmosphere would IN
dergo a remarkable puriticatioH.
, 1878-07-20

o. 5. \. COMPANY, That the people OF
Eastern Washington lahar under great dis
advantages owing To their want OF that
chtau and expeditions meanS OF tranapoTta-
ton which will in time lie afforded them by
a railroad 20 the waters of Puget Sound, and
are subicc. 10 what are now regarded as the
most exorbitant charges for freight To Pert
land, which We're ever eXactei. for the sane
distance. by any line of steamers or railroads
in the history OF the country, except ~ the
early. period of the discovery Of gold III
California, there is no question. Tfat Pnb-
lie sentiment there, sh..uid az least, he
aroused in favor of any project which would
bring about change IN this respect is vecr
sensible. and We are glad to see 1t; but that
the companies who have control OF navl-
CATION upon the Columbia river, and OF
t:eightage to it, should be denounced, as
has been the practice, as more soulless than
corporations usually are, or regarded as
more avariclous or selfish than any other
mcn would be under Ike circumstances, Is
not sensible They have afforded the peo-
ple i'll all that couEtry, at vast outlay OF
capital to them, the only means OF tranSpor-
tation which they can have, and IaoSt ample
means too, and they have been, are now,
and will continue 20 be. until connection by
rail is had with Puget Sound, an indIspen-
sable adjunct TO the prosperity OF the whole
country. Seattle {mcili.E nccr.
, 1878-07-20
Managing a Husband.

"Roberts" of the Washington Capital,
reads the following lecture to married la
dies In the many instances of domestic
unhappiness that are constantly Coming
under our notice, in most cases it is the
woman, herself, WIN drives the man away
from his home by her fOolishness and ut
ter lack OF management. She objects 10
tobacco smoke. If he mildly suggests
that before marriage she said that she
adored the odor of a c,gar, she rocks faster
and her foot has decided allegro move
ment. while she answers, "Oh, that was
different" In point OF fact, she Intlmates
that she was trolling then fer trout but
having caught her fish she takes the bait
off and the hook Is visible. She Is apt to
save up all the petty grievances Of the
day to retail to him, or she gets careless
III dress.
II she feels lazy or a little tired, she
thinks there is no use fixing mp forGeocge ;
so when he comes home and finds her IN
her wrapper and mussed collar and cuffs,
he thinks how old she is growing, and
wonders ii this can be the stylishly dress
ed, neatly-lookiEg girl he courted while
since. Not finding home congenlal, he
goes out, and there is always some woman
who viii make it pleasant for HIM,
light his cigar for him, play and sing for
him III fact, make him forget for the
moment that he is married man, or II
he remembers it, does so regretfuily, and
the first little rift is made in the iute, and
discord comes Then follow quarrels, re-
examinations, and finally Il divorce, and
two lives shipwrccked and stranded on
the shores of life simply for the want of
good seamanship-
Iiy female married friends, take my
advice and boss this small sized business
yourself you light his cigar, no matter
if you don't Ike 1t pay Lin hack some
other way-eat onions or anything he
don't like, tell him joke instead Of a
grievance ; tiz yourself ~, put on bow,
fasten flower III your dress, even If you
don't feel like doing it. If he wants Il
glass Of beer, let hin have it home, or if
he wants something stronger nix 1t your
self for if he wants these thing, he Is
going to have them don't drive him To
bar rooms. In fact, make home rleaSan
ter for man than any other place, and
nine cases out of ten he will stick My
sister, you must remember it IS something
of 4 knock down to man to find that
the beautiful head Of hair lie So admired
can be taken apart, as It wese, IN install
ments and laid away III the top hnreau
drawer, and TIE make-up become as dead
sea fruit in reality SO you have got to
make up for AL that.
, 1878-07-20
M,syres OF HrsB,yDS. The hone

MANNERS OF HUsBANDS. The honey
moon cannot last forever, and to all men
there comes point in their lives where
they have to decide whether the amenl-
ties, courtesies and sweetness which char
acterized the early days of their affection
shall be continued or whether they shall
be given up, and harsh sentiment, and
speech, and thought, and feeling shall
peryade their lives. To Some CE us, per
haps, this time has come, and we have
not decided rightly, and harshncss has
crept into that which has been perfect
melody, and there has been chronic dis
order IN our family circle. Reform your
conduct, husbands, if you have lapsed
from tkat sweet era Forbearance is the
keystone Of married life. There can be
no discord, there can be no large diTer-
cencies from truthfulness, SO long as the
husband forbears and the wife forbears-
The temper shonld be kept under perfect
control.