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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-21
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.


cncAGo, November 90, 10 90 A.M-Corn
December, 325s bid; January, 32@5
bid. December. 80 50 asked; JGnC
AIRY, 81 - asked. Whcat--Deccmbcr, % d
asked; January s4la bid.
CHICAGO, November 20. 70 M.-Corn---
December 322s; January, 3216; May
355s. Pork-Dccembcr SO so; January
- Is bid. Wheat December, S52, Jan
uary, s4$a asked.
CHICAGO, November 90, Q 80 p. M.--Cor
December, 32l5@3255; January, 32A
May, }4l4@34s6 Pork December, So s2i
as So; January, SO 20. Whcat--Decem
Der, 83s5@s319; January, s316@S4
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
City Officers.

Mayor-IIcnry Winter
TreasureT--B. y. Parker.
Clerk. D. Phillis.
Counselor Vim. b. Gilbert.
Marshal-C. ID. AFTER.
Att0rney-W. q. McGee.
Police Magistrate-J. J. Bird.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
First Ward-Gco. Yocum. WIN. O'calahsn.
Second Ward-Wood Rlttenhouse, n. Is. Thistle.
wood.
Third WardW, r. Wright. John Wood.
Fourth Ward-Charles o. Paticr, ID. j. Foley
Fifth Ward--r W. Halliday, Chas. Lancaster
County Officers.
Circuit Judged. j. Baker.
Circuit Clerk. A. Rcsyer
County Judge-R. ). Yocum.
County Clerks. j. Lumm.
County Attorney-W. G. Mulkey.
County Trcapurer-A. J Alden.
shcrf-Pcter Saup.
COr0nerk ftzge-aC.
County Commissionerr-T W. Halliday, n.
Brown, Geo W. Sammons.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-21

TUE PRIMARY CAUSE or A DISTANT
SYMPTOM --Ncyo,sncss is rarely diecgaoiu
Itself inherent, but is the incul offspring Of
dyspepsia, in q majority If the eases. The
nervous disturbance is at first uining but
ultimately lis parent 50 undermnus the
general health, as to produce consequences
very threatening to that great ncryou, cen
ire the brain. llosttttcr's Stomach Bittcn
is the most powerful medicinal opponent Of
the rayages Of indigestion, and protects the
nervous system from them The trcmors,
the unnatural anxiety The headaches, the
sleeplcSsness and loss Of appetite which
characterize digestive irrcguarity and
weakness and which are almost invariably
accompanied by an uncertain condition OF
the bowels and inactivity of the liver are
all eradcated by this great motchless cor
rectyc and when nervousness does not pro-
coed from the cause designated il affords
most grateful relief.
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FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
WASHINGTON, November IS, 1875

WASHINGTON, November Is, 1878.
The Baltimore sun, which have before
spoken Of as fair and very well posted
paper, this morning gives The names of
Grant, Conklng and Blaine as those from
which TIE next Republican presidential
nomination vii! be made. and thinks their
chances are in the order given 1t is Gu
riuu, fact that the opposition par;y-l use
that term to cover those who have acted in
opposition to the Democratic party-has
rarely nominated . Politician of prominence
throughout the country for the office of
president. Mr.. Hayes wa, taken because he
WA, no, thus prominent: Grant because he
was n soldier. or WAS supposed to be one:
Lincoln. comparatiyelv unknown. was nom.
mated over Seward, Chase. Sumner. Wade
and AN m. other leaders: Fremont. well. no
one know, why he was nominated Scott,
because Of his military reputation; Mv,or.
for the same reason. Anl 50 on. If the
same rule shall apply in 1880, the San may
drop the NAMES of CohEl,agand Blaine, and
either cncalo the nomination Of Grant. or
rran.rn tor 81 contest bahy.an himonl some
na,.on vet unknown.
There is vat angry discussion among Re
uub,ican poljticion. over the question
whether Mr. HIVES has or has not lately
lNll'u the htpHouc1h party IEuuehce
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-21
THE MAILS.

EENERAL DELIVERY open ~ q. m; close
VI $50 pm. SUNDAY; to a. N.
Money Order Department open at a. m: closes
At y. ~.
Through Express Mails via linos Central and
M--i-s,ppi Central Railroads close ri l2%l p, ~:
Ggilp and Poplar Bluff Through and Way Nal!
closes ~ l2:&o p. 10
Way Mail va Illinois Central. Cal-o and Vim
renu"- asl Mississippi Central Railroads rlo-e at
y.4s =. So.
Way Hail ios Narrow Gauge Railrosa closes at 3
d. N.
Cairo and Evansville River Route close at $40
p. N. daily except Friday.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-21

Says he Boston Bulletin; Here is
winter upon US, and Edison has moi yet
invented Il polierphonc that will enable p
man ai,cr he has crawled into bed to shift
CA, put cu some fresh coal swear at The
gals, and generally fix the furnace ire, in
one time and motion
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-21

a Farmer in Caldwell county, Mo, had
4 flock Of 200 SouthdownS running out ON
the prairie IN good condition, aud having
IN opportunity 10 sell them, he started out
to drive them up, but, taihug TO find them.
made inquiries and learned that the flock OF
sheep had been driven to kiddcr and ship
ped 10 Chicago by a man that claimed to
own them.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-21

is still believed in many quarters that
the body has been located, and that
Judge Hilton is only waiting to arrest all
the principals before bringing the case to
close
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-21
NEW YORK GRAIN.

New YORK, November 20, l2 90 p. NJ
Wheat Quiet--Firm-No. 2, Chicago,
94@05; No. Milwaukee, 07@9s; Red
Winter, os@$l OF; Amber, 9s@1 0S
No. 2. Red Winter, 81 OK. Corn
-Quiet---steamcr 464; No. g. $685.
No 2, Al. Gold 1905.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-21

PERu.--RUMoRED ASSASSINATION.
PARIS, November ia dispatch in the
Journal DIES Desbats, reports that Manuel
Perdo, ex.presidcnt Of Peru, has been assas-
sinatcd.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-21
Latest News.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH
LIVERPOOL GRAIN.

LIVERPOOL GRAIN.
LIVERPOOL, November 90. ESQ p. NJ
Wheat-Quict- Winter, IS 1d@Ss 10d ;
Spring, Is 0d@9s Sd; California average,
9s edges l0d; California club, 9s 9d@
los I'd. Corn--ncw- Gd@23s Cd.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-21

SAN FRANcTsCo, November 10,--R. w.
Thompkins, treasurer Of Boise county,
Idaho, suicidcd. Cause unknown.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-21

DR. BULLS Cough syrup should be kept
in every family A slight cough, if un.
checked, is often the forcrunner Of Con
sumption, and timely dose of this Won
derful medicine has rescued many from an
early grave.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-21

Omoe in Alexander County Bank.
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RAILROADS.
Shortest and Quickest Route to
st. Louis and Chicago

THE only road funninytwo daily trains from Cairo
i making direct connection with Eastern lines.
TRAINS LEAVE CAIIgp,
1910 D. M Faft express, arriving IN ST Louis ':-5
N m ('hiragO B.fDa III.
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CAIRO d ST. LOUIS r, Il
Shortest Line to st. LoUi.


rTNHE trains hy this r3ll oouur-. % 50 lol.- s1
Fa-t Il ioa- sit1 ali other hao- 90 tut EAeI
NORTH AND SOUTH.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-04-30
Notice to Teachers.

"HE Board Of Examiners of Monroe county
j. will hold meetingsfor the examination Of
Teaahers an follova.
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Probate Notice.

A counts and vouchers have been filed in
II the Probate Court of Monroe County,
Ohio, for settlement, by the following Ad-
Executors and Guardians:
Fifth partial account Of John Kerr Guardian
of Frederick Attel's heirs.
Third and final account Of Geo. g. Norris
Executor of Robert Norris.
Third and final account Of ]. N. Burkhsrt
Executor of Wendell Burkhart.
seoend and final account of Michael Butt
Admir- of George Kestner.
First and final account Of John B. Noli Admir-
o. Andrew jackson.
First partial account Of o. Buskirk Guar
dian of Martha Buskirk.
Second partial account of John Irwin Guar
dian of James Knots.
Second partial account Of J. n. Twinem
and G.. W. Boutwell, Adm'rs Of Thomas
Boutwell,.
Third partial account of Thomas Cline Guar
dian Of VIM. P. Knowlton's heirs.
First partial account of Jared Hawkins Adm'I
of Amelia A Rutter.
Third and final account Of Christian Cehrs
Admir- of Grace Bracy.
First partial account of Jacob stimpert, Jr.
Guardian Of Rachel Stimperts heirs.
First partial account of Jacob Stimpert, j..
Guardian of Elizabeth Yoekey.
Third and final account Of Geo. d. Trembly
Admir- Of Rphraim g. Trembly.
Second partial account of Matthew Moore
Trustee of Mary &. Moore's heirs estate.
ANY person interested may file writer
exceptions to said accounts, or any item there
of, on or before the 25th day of Nay
next, when the same will be finally heard ant
continued from day to day until disposed of
JAS 3. NORRIS,
apr23,'7Sw3. Probate Judge N. C,O,
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The Praying Little Cripple.

Ionce knew little cripple who lay
upon her death.be,l. She had given her.
self to God, and was distressed only be-
cause she could not labor for Him act.
lively among the lost. Her clergyman
visited her, and, hearing her complaint,
told her that there from her sick bed she
could offer prayers for those whom she
wished to see turning to God. He sd
vised her to write the names down, and
then be went away and thought of the
subject no more. Soon feeling of great
religious interest sprung up in the vii.
lage, and the churches were crowded
nightly. The little cripple heard of the
progress of the revival, and inquired
anxiously for the names of the saved
A few weeks later she died. and among
q roll Of papers that was found under
her little pillow wac one bearing the
names of fifty-six persons. every one of
whom had In the revival been converted.
By each name was cross, by which the
poor crippled saint had checked off the
names Of the converts as they had been
reported to her -Aoody's Child Stories
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-04-30
THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY
Tuesday, April 30. 1878.
Hope and Courage.

True hope Is based on energy of char.
acteh A strong mind always hopes and
has always cause to hope because it
knows the mutabiIity Of human affairs,
and how slight circumstance may
change the whole course of eveEts.-
Such spirit. to-, rests upon itself; it is
not confined to particular objects; and
il at last all should he lost, 1t has saved
itself its own integrity and worth
Hope swakens courage, while despond.
ency is the last Of all evils; it is the
abandonment of good-the giving up
of the hattie of life with dead nothing.
ness. He who can implant courage in
the human soul is its best physician
To seek to govern men ny their fears
and their wants, is an unworthy purpose;
the desire to rule by means of cowardice
is of itself cowardice. Love inspires
courage and hope, and this is doubly
the giver ,snd preserver of life. What.
ever teaches US boldly to combat the
manifold evils and assaults of life, en-
ables Us to win the crown OF victory
Special care therefore, ought to he taken
in education to teach what true courage
is, as we'll in social aud domestic as In
public affairs-and, by what means it
may be best obtained.
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The First Stop.

There is no step so long as the first
step in any direction, especially wrong
one Having once taken it, you are
very likely TO 60 farther. One who steals
q penny will remember it when he thinks
of stealing sovereign. II he steals
the sovereign FIRST, when he is tempted
by thousands he will remember that he
is already thief A perfectly innocent.
person breads the soil of any sin upon
his soul, but after the slightest smirch
he cannot say. Il am clean" The vul.
gar proyerb, Zone night as well be hung
for sheep as for a lamb, means great
deal. Often the lamb was stolen years
before, and now why not take the sheep
An idle word, halfoath, half exclama.
,ion. leads the boy to swearing Once
having sworn, he will swear again. The
first step may not be much in itself, hut
in its relation to cur lives it is q giants
stride. 1t is well to remember it.
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nov2o,'77r,
LEGAL NOTICE.


OARAH SAWYERS, aud Samuel Sawyers
u her husband, who reside In Marshall
county, West Virginia Marshall J. Tracy
and Rliiah Mcmahon Tracy, who reside in
Wetsel county, West Virginia, win take no.
tice: that on the 18th day Of March, 1878,
Elijah McMahon, as Administrator Of the es.
ta:e Of jeremiah Tracy. deceased. fled Pc
tition In the Probate Court Of Monroe coun.
ty, Ohio, against them and the other heirs Of
said jeremiah Tracy, deceased; the object
and prayer Of said petition ID to obtain an
order Of said Court to sell the followingIde-
scribed areal estate of said jeremiah Tracy
situate in the county Of Monroe and State Of
Ohio, to wit
The northeast quarter Of the southwest
quarter Of section Eve, township four Of
range ave.
Also, the south end Of the east half Of the
northwest quarter Of same section, township
and range. containing nineteen acres, in all
nfty-nine acres, more or less; and apply the
proceeds Of said sale in payment Of the costs
Of administration and the debts of said de-
cedent. said cause will be for hearing in
said Court on the l1th day Of May, 1878.
HUNTER 4 MALLORY,
Att'ys for Elijah McMshon Admir- Of Jere-
miah Tracy. mchI 9,'7sw5.
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1t is when man is carrying pound of
honey On ene arm and bag of eggs on
the other, and leading bull dog with q
string, and attempts to brush fly off his
ear. that he feels no man can be an expert
in all things.
A clothier has excited public curiosity
by havirg large apple painted On his
sign. When asked for an explanation he
inquired, III it hadn't been for an apple
where would tI,e ready-nade clothing
stores be to-day p
Here les an extract from q little boys
first composition "Whsn cats is a swear.
in and blasfemin', and Q tryin' the pa.
ges OF their sieam b'ilers in the back yard
at mite, it makes feller off, trade, il he
isn'tsleepin' with bis big brother
Acitizen of Ekton, Md, recently had
q hog that behaved in very peculiar
manner. He supposed that the animal
was getting hydrOphohia and shot il; bu,
post.mortern examination revealed a
snake ten or twelve inches in length coil
w utOuHu tuC uulO . oiVcI, dUu WOutu,
no doubt, in short time have caused the
animals death.
Edward" said mother to her son, 8
hoy Of eight, who was trundling hot p
in the frontyard. Edward, you musn I
go out of thst gate into the street." mo,
ma, / won't" was the reply. A few min
utes afterward his mother saw him in the
street manufacturing diItpies "Didn',
l tell you. she said angrily, mot to 60
through the gate r. I'VE !, Ididn't moth
er; ] climbed the ience" ~
A negro boy who went into a huge
oven to clean it out, found to his horror
that the door had snapped to. The fire
in the CRATE burned brightly, and the
oven grew uncomfortably hot He said
when released, that he had never passed
such Eve minutes in his life, and as
eured his minister that, whether Mr.
Beecher believes in hell or not, be
doesn't propose 10 take any chances.
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EEI bad more money than he to
carry on the suit, said very mean
Glasgow individual who had just won a
lawsuit over poor neigLbor, 'and that
is where I bad the advantage of him.
Then l had much better counsel than he,
and there ] had the advantage of him
And his family were i'll while the suit
was pending, SO he could not attend to
it, and there had the advantage of him
again. But then Brown is very de
cent sort OF man after ALL Yes said
the listener, 'and that is where be had
the advantage Of vou."
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Parallels.

Man is strong; woman Is beautiful
Man is great in action; woman in suffer-
ing. Man shines abroad; woman al
home. Man talks TO convince; woman
to persuade and please. Man has rug.
ged heart; woman soft and tender one
Man prevents misery; woman relieves it.
Man has science; woman taste. Man
has Judgment; woman sensibility. Man
is q being Of justice; woman of mercy.
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SHERIFF'S SALH.
Jacob Reinherr
John W. Hyssom ct al.

DY virtue of . certain order of sale issued
ID from the court Of common pleas, within
and for the county of Monroe, and State Of
Ohio, in case pending in said court between
the above named parties, and to me directed
will offer for sale at public auction at the
east door Of the court house In Woodsfeld
on
Saturday, the 11th day of May, 1878.
between the hours of 10 O'Clock a. m. and 4
o'clock p. m, of said day, the following de.
scribed real estate, situate in Menroe county
Ohio, to wit:
All that parcel or lot of ground situated
and being in the town of Cochransville and
numbered seven In the plot which is record.
ed in book c, page 4s0, in the Office for re-
cording deeds in and for said county Of Mon
roe.
Said property so ordered to be sold is ap
praised at Sl00, and may sell for two
thirds Of said appraisement. Terms Of sale
one third down on day of sale, and balance
on confirmation.
WILLIAM READ,
aprils, ,7sw5. Sheriff NJ. c. o.
SPRIees 4 DRIaas, Att'ys.
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wEdison, the phonograph man, is a

II Edison, the phonhgraph man, is q
tremendous worker. Work is dissipa-
tion with him-his only bad habit He
never went to school but a month in his
life, hut has taken out l57 inventions and
filed n caveats, and is now only 81 -
Twenty-Five men are employed in his
laboratory merely to materialize his
ideas. He is worth Sl50,000, and now
has an income Of nearly that every year
He dresses plainly, hates sham. is sfluat
in politics, an atheist in religion, and
parts his hair on the side. He is ma.
. live OF Ohio.
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AsSIGNEE'ss NOTICE.

NOTICE ID hereby given that the UNDER
IN signed was. en- the 10th day of April,
1878, duly appointed and qualified by the
Probate Court of Monroe county. Ohio, as
Assignee of the estate of Western TAYLOR.
Creditors OF said Taylor are notified to pre-
sent their claims TO the undersigned within
six months for allowance or rejection.
c.. n. BLOWERS, Assignee.
april 16.'7ew3,
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ASsIGNEE's NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersign-
IN ed was, on the 11th day of March, 1878,
duly appointed and qualified by the Probate
Court of Monroe county, Ohio, as Assignee of
Paul Rist, of Baresville, Monroe County Ohio.
Creditors of said Rist are notified to present
their claims to the undersigned within six
months for allowance or rejection.
THOMAS G. ALLEN,
apr9, 1Sw3. Assignee.
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These examinations will commence at 8
o'clock q. m. and close at p. m.
A fee of 30 cents is required from each
applicant as condition Of examination, and
must be paid in advance.
By order of the Board.
!sb26.'7std. 8. A. ATKINSON Clerk.
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Estate of William Norris, Deceased.
THE undersigned has been appointed and
/ qualified as Administrator of the estate
of William Morris, late of Monroe County,
deceased.
Dated this 18th day Of April, A. D. 1878,
apr23, 78w3. AARON MORRIS.
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Hon. George McDulTie and the Edge
field Advertiser.

Our entcrprising n%eighbor, the
Edocfeld Advcrtiscr last week pub
lished q wood cut of the Hon. George
McDuffie. In the Adrcrtiscr'S biogra-
phv, he claims that McDut1ie studied
law at Edgefield, and from the read
ing of the article one would be led to
believe that he never left that County
The advertiser does not mention Alb
beville County once in connection
with the distinguished statesman.
McDuMe came to this County when
he was a boy, and was prepared for
College at Wilmington, at the expense
of William Calhoun, an Abbeville
man. He was afterwards a beneflcla-
~ at the South Carolina College,
where he graduated. He studied law
at Pendleton, and not at Edgelield rs
stated by the Adrcrtiscr. Tote fair,
brother. You have little right to
claim McDut1ie as an Edgelicld man.
McDuffie came here q poor boy, got
the rudiments of an education here by
the liberality Of one Of our citizens.
He rose to distinction and bought his
first property in this County and lived
with us the greater portion of his life.
This was his home for many years
before he died. 1t will be news to our
people to learn that he was an Edge
field man.