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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-15

CoNGREss meets in called session on
Tuesday next. Four of the Democratic
Representatives are sick, and at least three
Of the members will not be able to be pres
ent at the opening, If anything should
occur to delay the arrival Of two more,
the Republicans and Greenbackcrs would
have majority of one or two votes, and
could, by fusion Of forces, organize
the house to suit themselves
Hence, every Democratic member who can
reach Washington alive, ought to be there,
The Democratic party must stand or fall by
the record it makes between the present
time and 1880; and it is very important,
therefore that it have control Of the com
mittees that are to digest the measures upon
which it must take action, The indications
now are that the old speaker, Randall, will
be reelected.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-15

NoTICE,-To ALI wII,M 1T MAY CONCERN I:
The Cairo Bulletihwilpay no bills con
hacted by any Of il employees, or any one
connected with the Billetin, unless the
same is made on a within order signed by
myself, and the order INST be ATTACHED to
the bill when presented, and no contracts
for advertising or job work are valid unless
the same are endorsed b, myself.
L. A. BURNETT.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-15

AT THE end of two months the Illinois
Legislature, now in session. had enacted
only two laws. But while slow at the work
of getting bills through, nobody complains
Of a lack of industry in the business of
introducing them. Of the seven or eight
hundred pending, less than half dozen are
Of any real consequence, AS the Chicago
Times says, if the members will pass the
bill to improve the revenue system; the bill
to give effect to the drainage amendment,
and the general appropriation biIl--they
might all 20 home and attend to their
corn planting, ard resume their practice of
obtaining a living by the expenditure Of
the least possible physical effort.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-15
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Byvirtuc OF nm xrCuton 10 me directed, by the
clerk of the Circut Court Of Alexander County, in
the State Of lllinds in favor Of Wood Rittenhouse
and Joseph H. lstcnhousc, firm name Of Wood
Rittcnhouse Bro, apdagainst samuel L. Thomp
son, John Snnot ad Edward =. Gibson. az part
ncrs composingthGlrm of 5, L. Thompson & Co,
to.wit: Lots thirtvne (3D and thrty.two (32) in
block numbered for eight as, in the city Of Cairo
county Of AleXandc and State Of Illinois, as the
property of the sal Edward 7. & lson which
shall offer for sale apublc yenducat the Westerley
door Of the Court ouse in the City of Cairo
County of Aeyandeand state Of Illinois, on the
9th day of April. lSTat II o'clock q m.
Dated this eighth ~ Of March, \, D, 1879
JOHN HODGES, Sheriff
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-15

EsTRAy NOTICE Supposed to have been
stolen,a red andwlitq cow. Ear marks;
slope off of the night Or and crop and slit
in leitear. Taken Nhrch 9th, 'from n col
ored man giving nam Of Johnson, and
from near Villa Ridg. The owner can
have the property by proving ownership
and paying char9s.
CHAs. GAYER.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-15

A. MARX is now iNew York buying.
his new stock OF clotis and gents inrnlsh7
inc goods. Marx ha, II strict attention to
business and fair de ng with his custo-
mcr, placed himscln the front rank
ahe.d of all compctIrs in the business
his goods are alwayof the latest styles
and best quality, andrices the lowest, 1t
wilpay you to wait + him.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-15
LEGAL
A DMINlSTRATOR'S NO'ICE.
ESTATE or W. Ii. weoX, DECEASED.

Estate or W. Ii. weoX, DECEASED.
The undersigned, hayinlbeen appointed Admin.
istrators o, the estate ofW. ii. Wilcox. late OF
the county Of Alexander sd state of Illinois, de
ceased hereby give noticehat they will appear be
fore the county court of Alexander county; at the
courthouse in Cairo. atthe May term. on thu
third MondY in May rXt, al which time al
persons having claims Sgrhst said estate are mott
fed and requested to atted for the purpose of hay
ing the same idjGsted, Apersons indebted to sale
estate are requested TO NIKE immediate payment II
the undersigned
Dated this 18Th day ofFebrnary, A. D. 1872,
FLORENCE A WILCOX, Administrators,
ALFRED WILCOX, Administrator.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-15

$2j REWARD, .--Thnbove reward will be
paid to any person wp will give iniorma-
ton asto who stole apt of hides and cali
skins fbm Kynastor's& Smiths slaughter
house, IN the night othc eth Of Fcbrn-
AIRY, 1879. ENNAsroN & SMITH.
Mard 4th, 1879.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-15
A more audacious request

and expend it. A more audacious request
1t would be difficult to conceive ;
and anxious as the little demagogues OF
Congress are to court the
good will and support of the "laboring man y
or Of anybody else who owns vote not
one of them was sufficiently blind to the
dignity of his position or the abs'lrdlty OF
the application, to bcstow upon the latter
any serious attention whatever. The re-
suit is the great, National Enlistment La
Dor Association" has been snubbcd--treatcd
with disdain by some, and silent contempt
bv others. We shall wait with some impa-
thence, now, to see what the fifty thousand
propose to do about it.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-15

WY will you suffer with the Dyspepsia
and liver complaint Constipation, and gcn
eraI debility when you can get at our stores
Shiloh's Sytcm Vitalizer which we sell ON
IA positive guarantee to cure you. Price
~ cts' and 10 cts. For sale by Ba,clay
Brothers.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-15

VERY few persons have an adequate con-
ception Of the magnitude Of the Brazilian
trade. The population Of Brazil is stated
at 100000 souls. The area Of the ter
ritory is greater than that of the United
States The Brazilian imports exceed
$l00,0000O0 annually, being taken chiefly
by Rio Jancrio, the greatest commercial city
OF the American continent, if we except
New York. Three millions Of bags of
coffee are exported annually, and about
two millions OF these come to the United
States But vast as the trade Of that dis
tant country is, and large as our share Of it
is, we have to depend upon foreign bottoms
to serve as our go-betweens Our coffee is
brought to US in English ships, and, offer
any price we may, we can't induce the
same vessels to load with American goods
and return direct to Rio Janerio. The re-
suit is that England France, Germany and
Belgium, by means OF their subsidized yes
sells, monopolize the supply trade, although
the United States might furnish the sup
plies at greatly reduced rates, if we had
bottoms Of our own on which to carry
them, 1t was the effort to remedy this
want that sprung the Brazil subsidy con
troycrsy, of which our readers were so
heartily sickened by our Washington cor
respondent
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-15
THE BULLETIN

Villas II h1, always done. advocate
the principles Of the Democratic par
ny. holding that hey cIlhody the only
'priA1iplcs upon when 4 republican
government can be administered.
While ayowing ihir purpose It il not
intended To- convey the idea that the
paper wlll uphold the parry right or
wrong, lhW which IL believes 10 be
wrong itWh dcNouLcc, !csricssly,--
always 'hcWlug TO the line, and let
ting The chips mli where they may &c
Bur Us a tuic. sound and sensible
Democratic paper We can, We i-cl
sure honestly cummcuG II 10 the
patronage ui Democrats
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-15
OPTICAL PAPER OF ALEXANDER COUNTY.
)n!y Morning Daily in Southern Illinois

Largest Circulation OF any Daily in
Southern Illinois.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-15

THE Liabilities OF archbishop Purcell, of
Cincinnati, amount 10 the enormous sum OF
.rcc millions, six hundred and seventy
two thousand dollars The assets left 10
apply toward the payment of this vast sum,
are valued at only $4,000, BY what
means did the distinguished prelate make
way with the defciency-in what
way did he lose sixteen out Of every seven
teen dollars that were put into his hands.
No one has ever iutmated that the archbish-
op acted dishonestly-and his whole life
would give such anintimation the lie should
1t gain currency. Had the president of a
savings bank announced his failure, about
the time the archbishop failed. and said to
his multitude Of dcpositors; Here is 1925,
000-it is all | have left of your $780,
000"--he would have been eXecrated as a
heartless william, and probably torn to pieces
by an Infatuated mob of impoverished men
and women. Archbishop Purcell steps for
ward and says precisely the same thing;
but instead Of curses and imprecatlons, we
hear words of coincidence and of sympathy
even expressions ofregret from those who
are made penniless, that they have nothing
left, and cannot, therefore, help the old
father to cxtrcate himself from his Difficult
ties The two pictures furnish forciblc
illustration Of the power of a good name,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-15

Is Highest Illuminating Oil which, process
eliminated ELAINE
and Eafne In color ELAINE white and
ohigh absolutely ilumnan
ing dsagrcale odor, ELAINE pleasant oil for family
avoided its frequent rctrmmng
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-15
TIE DAILY BULLETIN.

The Cairo Bulletin enters 1you lie
tenth year with u complete ncp
OUTFIT and q determination 10 max I"
it IN oil respects worthy the snppor;
of IT. patrons.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-22

and supposed TO have been murdered, which
proves pretty conclusively that Libbey
died by his own hand The letter is evil
IDENTIFY the work of an insane man, aud
shows that Libbey was depressed in spirits
and in frame OF mind that might lead to
suicide. A more careful examination of
the hole where the body was found shows
1t would have been an easy matter for Lib
hey 10 drown himself therein.
Mrs. Johnson OF Falmouth employs
two men, one Of whom sleeps in the house
and the other occupying the NOV in the
barn. Early Saturday morning the man
in the barn was awakened by commotion
in the stable, and going down stairs he was
confronted by three trampS, one of whom
was holding a horse which had been taken
from the stable, second person was haul
ing the carriage up TO the animal and
third stood by with pistol The hired
man was told 10 keep quiet and stay where
he was, but he did not heed the advice and
ran 10 the house. The scamp who had the
pistol discharged il at him, and the ball
passed through his left coat sleeve, grazing
the arm. When the man got to the house
he reused the other man, and they returned
20 the barn, but the thieves had fed, taking
with them a valuable harness. When the
pistol was discharged the horse became
frightened and ran away, but was subse-
quently found about two miles from home
feeding beside the road.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-22
IN GENERAL.

1t is asserted that in all Texas there is
not sin.l colored beggar, nor one colored
person who is without food or shelter.
The New York Central Railroad has an
engine that ran $4,000 miles without re-
pairs. the Hudson River road one that ran
100. 900 miles, and the Delaware & Hudson
road one that ran 1850 miles.
Mrs. Isaac Bell the sister of James
Gordon Bennett, has just given birth at
Paris, 10 a son. The day after his birth
his uncle came 20 see him, and laid on his
cradle one hundred United States bonds OF
81 900 each, as a christening gift.
A Somerset county pa child, nine
months old. was left in bed by its parents,
and while they were absent, awoke, and in
some way worked itself through the ropes
supporting the mattrasS, and being caught
by the neck, was Strangled TO death.
When z. T. Barnum,a young man, poor
and in debt, LEFT Danbury, he said to judge
WhttleSay: Il will pay that bill when
get rich" The judge drew down his judi
cial features and disdainfully replied =
That will be when sieve holds water"
was in condition to pen the following
brief letter To the Judge: Il have fixed
that sieve. "-DaRJury Nelvs.
A six inch pipe has been laid from
Bradford oil districts in Pennsylvania a
distance of 100 miles, to Williamsport, for
the conveyance of oil. During its course
the pipe passes over a range of mountains
1900 feet high, near Wateryille. The pump
ing engines are 40 horse power each, and
each has an equal share of the lifting to do
in the way Of application of power. The
capacity of the pipe line is about 5000 bar
rels per day.
1t is pretty hard TO throw off old habits
all at once. \ Nebraska dealer in agricul-
tural implements "gOt religion" felt it his
duty 10 point out the way 10 others, and
said 10 farmer: Brother Jones, | will
guarantee that if you join our church you
will not only find it the best in the market,
but it will take you straight through with
out any further inventory. Give it trial,
and if not satisfactory | will take back
your religion and refund your money"
The powers of memory of a horse were
illustrated at Rochester, n. Y, the other
day, where the driver Of a hook and ladder
truck tried an experiment to test them.
Three and half years ago the city sold a
team of horses that had been used for
this truck, and since then they
have been employed in different work. The
other day the driver took the horses into
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-22
THE INDEPENDENT PAPER.

What shall be- the relations OF this new
journal of the future toward parties. |
NAV claim 10 have been one of the apostles
OF independent journalism, but the zeal of
the new converts has quite left me among
the old fOgieS. IL never occurred 10 me
that In refusing 10 obey blindly every be
hest OF q party II was necessary 10 keep
entirely aloof from party--to shut OFF ones
self from the sole agency through which,
among free people, lasting political results
can be attained. 4 government like ours
without parties is impossible. Substantial
reforms can only be reached through the
action OF parties. The true statesman and
the really influential editor are those who
are able to control and guide parties, not
those who waste their strength In merely
thrusting aside and breaking up the only
tools with which their work can be done.
There is an old question as 10 whether a
newspaper controls public opinion or pub
lie opinion controls the newspaper.
This AT least IS true: that editor best
succeeds who best intcrpretS the prevailing
and the better tendencies of public opinion,
and who, whatever his personal views con
corning It, does not get himself too far out
of relations 10 il. He will understand that
party is not an end, but a means will
use il. if il lead to his end,-will use some
other il that serve better. but will never
commit the folly Of attempting 10 reach
the end without the means. He may not
bliudly follow party; in undertaking To
lead IL hc may get ahead Of il, or even
against IL: but he will never make the mis-
take OF undertaking party, or attempt
iug 10 get on permanently ami produce last
ing results without one Far less will he
conceive that his journalistic integrity can
only be maintained by refusing 10 believe
good OF his own party save upon demon
strative evidence; while for the sake Of
fairness" he refuses 10 believe evil of his
opponents. save on evidence Of the same
sort. What his precise relation to party
is 10 be, must bee determined by hi, own
character, the character of the party, aud
the circumstances affecting both but some
relation is inevitable unless he would be-
impotcnt. OF all the puerile follie> that
have maSqueraded before High Heaven in
the gui>e of Reform, the most childish has
been that the editor could yindicate his
independence only by sitting on the fence
and throwing stones with impartial vigor
alike at friend and foe JhUeldc Rcudc.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-22

the truck house and turned them loose,
whereupon each went directly to his own
stall, and when a gong was sounded, ran
out and took their accustomed position at
the tongue of the machine.
An extraordinary escape from death is
reported from New York, where a boy
named Henry Shin, 9 years old, fell from
the top of "a five story tenement house to
the street below, distance Of so feet, and
was not seriously injured. He first struck
on a slate roof 10 feet below the point
whence he fell, breaSing several of the
states and making perceptible indentation
in the roof, and then bounded Off into the
street, 80 feet lower. Fortunately for him,
apair of horses stood beneath the boy, and
he first struck these, fell upon the carriage
POLE and then dropped to the ground, appa-
rently not at all frightened, and beyond
few bruises and cuts, unhurt.
A bold burglary was attempted at an
evening party Mt DIR. Washburn's in Water
bury, VT, Monday night. The burglar at
first thrust his head through the mosquito
netting, after the silver on side table, but
the servant entering the room frightened
him away for a time. Afterwards noises
were heard about, and the doctor caught
the burglar in the cellar as he was trying
20 crawl out through n small opening over
the coal bin and pulled him back. The
rogue proved to be resident of Water
bury. There was great commotion at
the party. Ex-Gov. Dillingham;, his dnugh-
ter, the wife of Hon. Matt. Carpenter, and
other distinguished persons were present.
A highly mysterious event is reported
from Davenport, Iowa, in the family of n
respectable widow, and the wise ones of
the city are quite ut sea for Il satisfactory
explanation While baking pancakes for
tea the other night, in the presence Of her
two daughters, the woman was much sur
priSed to see the cakes disappear from the
griddle rs soon rs done without any visible
agency. Search was made In vain for the
strangely acting llap-jackS, the ncighborS
being even called in 10 look for them, and
to furnish, if possible, IN explanation of
the phenomenon. None of the family are
mediums or believers in Spiritualism,
and place no credit in the theory that u
ghostly lunch-flend is about.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-22

We never saw fewer loafers on our
streets than now, and never saw 1t more
difficult To find men TO work. Though
there is not much doing ut several of our
mills, and much less than for several years
at our ice-houses, everybody seems 70 be
at work. LaborerS get from 20 to Sl.50
per day, the former being the ruling price.
I'VE do not state this in the interest of any
political party but as a fact, that all parties
ought to be glad.-Gdrdiner Journal.
The Republican Journal of Belfast is
now truly named, for Il has come over to
the Republican party, bag and baggage.
This is convert TO be proud of, for VIM.
II. Simpson is the Smartest, raciest and
most talented editor in Maine. His wit is
sharper than a two-edged sword, and will
cut wherever IL hits, unless the subject 1t
is pointed at is so stupid and dull that 1t
knows not when II is hit. We have always
known enough to keep OFF of Simpsons
track, and if we mistake not, there are edi-
tors living who wish they had had the same
discretion. -Gdrdiner Home Journal
Thomas NJ. Plaisted of lincoln was to
hold a greeuback meeting ut VIM on the
evening of the Sth; Mr.. PlaiSted was there
promptly at the appointed hour which was
5 O'Clock, and anXiouSly waited for the
greenbackerS to come. One hour passed
and not one greenbaacker went into the
hall. The reason why the greenbackerS
did not 20 10 hear Mr.. PlaiSted is simply
this, we have not any greenbackerS in town
and poor Thomas didn't know IT, PlaiStcd
sent his big posters up 10 last year brother
to post up in the several stores. This last
wear brother did not want To hurt Mr.. L. :
feelings, so he carefully folded the posters
up and laid them around in the several
stores OF course they were opened and
read by the several store keepers, and they
plying him posted them up, but hardly
think he will send up any more of his big
posters 10 VIM. Correspondence cf The
Le,-iSoB JoUrRdl
A correspondent wants 10 know If 1t
was corporal Davis who was selected by
General Grant 10 receive the sword of Gen
eral Lee at AppomattoX. We believe not,
Owing 70 some unaCcountable blunder on
the part of Grant he selected gentleman
by the name of Chamberlain.-CO Commercial.
our young neighbor speaks as positively
As If ne were present when the gentleman
by the name of Chamberlain" received the
sword of General Lee. If so he should
hasten 10 correct the War Department
records which miserably fail to make any
mention of SO important and interesting an
event. We have several times exploded
the Lees sword" business. and not long
ago conclusiyely disposed OF the myth by
citing the historical records confirmed 10y
a letter to Us from General Grant. People
who had reached years of discretion at the
time of the AppomattoX surrender, are
aware that General Lee and all his officers
were specially exempted from Surrendcring
their "Side-arms, private horses or bag
gage" If our young ncighbor was at APP
pomattoX his memory IS defcctNe.-BdR-
4Or WHO.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-22

STOW, July IA sad accident happened
today TO the son OF Geo Chandler of Chat
ham, " II. While hauling logs at the mill
owned by Oscar Charles at Stow Corner,
hc was caught by rolling log and must
have been instantly killed The space be-
tween the heavy log and the hard ground was
less than three inches. He was found by
Alfred Eaton, with the log across his shout
dcrs, who, seeing the oxen standing some
time in one place, went 10 learn the cause.
Strange rs it may seem, as near As can be
ascertained he was under the log two hours
within 4 short distance OF number Of
dwellings, Mr.. Charles being absent at the
time.