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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-01
Cairo, July 3lst, 1850.
W. :. sfsGLEToy's STATEMENT.


EDITOR BuLLETIN;-from an article
published in the State Journal, it seems
that correspondent OF that paper, with
very little regard Tor the truth, tries to
show 10 the wage.workcrs, that the Demo
cratic candidate for secretary Of state, Hon.
John II. Oberiy, never was and is not now
except for political purposes--a friend of
the laboring man. To prove his charges
he says that while Mr. OberIy conducted
The CAIRO BULLETIN he paid no living
wages to his printers, and did not command
the esteem Of his workmenn This is not
true, a; Mr. o. paid his printers, and all
other employees that were necessary TO con
duct his business, wages that would COM
pare tayorably with those paid by any city
in the state outside Of Chicago, and
during sixteen months that worked IN the
office, he paid his employees as good, if not
better prices, than those paid in Spring
field at that time, qnd to say that he did
not command the esteem Of his workmen,
would be telling an untruth. Mr.. o. al.
ways treated his employees like gentlemen,
gave work 10 from fifteen 70 twenty men
many more in fact, than could possibly
tud work enough 10 keep them busy. The
consequence was that there was number Of
men in the various departments Of the bust.
ness, who did not earn the wages paid
them. Yet Mr. o. in the goodness Of his
heart kept these men and paid them their
wages, receiving but little in return.
The correspondent further stated that "he
gave his men board at such places as he
saw 1T, aud then paid them g. 80 and s.
per week and some OF them only received
board and tobacco money. Now, the men
10 whom these wages, were paid were gen
orally apprentices, and none of them re.
sided in tie city, but those who did, were
permitted to board with their parents, e.
cept perhaps, one or two indentured ap-
preutices, and they received wages almost
equa. 70 some Of the journeymen, in fact
Were worth more than some ofthem
Further, no printer that ever ap
piled 70 Mr.. o. for help and
went away empty handed II he could not
give them employment, he gave them
money or passes over some road or the
river, order 70 help them out of the city.
And the present attack is due 10 the stories
OF some unprincipled and drunken tramp,
who could not get enough money to get
drunk and lay around the town three or
four days
Such stories are calculated to injure Mr.
0. in his candidacy among those who do
not know the facts in the case but among
no others.
Respectfully.
w =. SINGLETON.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-01
THE ELECTRO.VAPOR BATHS.

Are you or any of your friends suffering
from nervous debility, neuralgia, rheuma-
tism, dyspepsia, constipation, disease of the
liver or kidneys, female weaknesses chills
and fever, scrofula or any diseases of the
skin, mercurial, lead or whisky poisoning,
or any disease, either acute or chronic,
which you have dispaired of ever curing by
the use Of drugs2 Do not think there is no
relief for you until you have tried the
Electro-Vapor baths, and you will be as
tonished and gratifed at the result you
will so speedily obtain at such a trlhing
cost. These baths have been tried and are
endorsed by many OF our most prominent
citizens. They are the universal tavorite of
1he ladies They clear the complexion and
give buoyancy aud elasticity to the step,
which nothing else will impart. Admins.
tered daily at the Office Of Dr. Marean, No
lao Commercial avenue, between Eighth
and Ninth streets, over Blacks shoe store
A lady always in attandancc to receive
lady patrons
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-01

sum I offered to work tor was $l2. which
would have been saving of over $40 dur
ing the winter he employed Mr.. Frost so
Mr.. o. paid to assist a family man through
a cold winter three dollars week above
the regular Cairo wages at that time. /
have worked for several other offices IN this
CITY. vet none have ever paid me as large
a sum as Mr.. O.,
Mr.. Burnett pays standard wages and
even pays his apprentices at the rate OF his
iourneymen. II is my believe that Mr. d.
has made A financial success in the man
agement of the Office, yet never hear any
complaint about wages. Then when bust
ness was much better when Mr., o, had the
office. how is it he did not succeedf He
certainly must have been eXtravagant with
his help He hired men through sympathy
and kept them when there was nothing to
do. He generally had two men to do one
mans work. and paid them the same as il
they had all the work they could do.
This attack is caused by some tramp
printer who, after accepting a square meal
from Mr., o., expected more; yet none ever
left the office without being we'll fed.
Tramp printers generally want money.
Very seldom will they work, and if they do
they will only work day or two, draw
their money, get drunk, return broke and
want the proprietor orregulars to help them
out of town. If you don't meet their de-
mand, they will blast you in every town
they strike for the next six months
Such scoundrels as these can manutac-
ture very damaging stories,as they circulate
in all offices, aud the ears Of some Repub-
lican editors are open to any kind Of slush
that will lnjure a Democratic candidate;
yet | trust reasonable people will not
believe the story of the Journal correspond
ent after reading this statement, Mr.. O.
probably has his faults, but 70 say he has
been unjust to his employees is false, and it
is ridiculous to think for moment that
he paid unreasonable wages, when the Of
flee was losing money every month il was
managed by him. Sincerely,
CHAs. A. SAUP.
Cairo, July 3lst, 1850
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-01
UNEQUALLED.

Stock and variety of boots and
shoes at c. Koch's, Commercial avenue
shoe store, between Fifth and Sixth streets.
we have just received and now on hand the
largest stock of the best St. Louis and Gin.
cinnati custom made goods ever brought to
this city, all styles and sizes 10 men, wo.
men and children's shoes. Having recently
reftted and enlarged our store more con.
ceniently we now carry the largest stock Of
hand made work in the city at the Lowest
possible prices. Our motto is large sales
and small profits Also always on hand ,
complete stock OF leather and findings Al
the lowest prices. Call around when il
geed Of any goods in our line for bargains
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-01

prices" of the Springfield Union by under
taking to hire his help by the week, when
the Union called for piece work at 80 cents
per 1000 ems. He offered to pay $l4 per
week and at the expense of the printers fill
his paper with reading matter. The means
which he intended to employ to beat the
established rate was to reduce his employees
from $lS to SEQ per week to $l4. Would
this have been justice and fair dealing to
his working men'
If the Gre enbacker" has any more such
silly nonsense in store for Hon. John II.
Oberly, we would advise him, Tor Oberlys
sake, to waste no more such twaddle, and
thereby spare the honorablei gentleman
from defeat before the election. | will
close by saying that Oberly is not and
never was friend of the wage worker, and
every vote cast for him is hut heaping an
other stone upon the interests Of labor.
A LABoRER.n
The above correspondent is evidently a
sore-head whose ambition to appear in
print has induced him to throw together in
bungling way few rumors gathered
from the lips Of some tramp and colored a
little by his own foolish imagination, But
however this may be, the statements in the
above communication are untrue.
- Laborer" pretends to believe that if
the laboring classes depended upon such
men as Mr.Oberly, they would deserve pity
and asserts that Mr.. Oberly has "never
shown any inclination to antagonize the
moneyed corporation II is condescen.
ton to notice the first and hardly necessary
to uotice the second statement To answer
the latter answers both That Mr.. Oberly has
not welded acrazy war upon al! capitalists is
true, for he is too much Of statesman.
He knows as every sensible man does that
labor and capital depend upon
one another and that only the harmonious
cooperation Of both insures general pros
perity. Yet 1t is o notorious fact that he
has opposed and denounced every attempt
on the part Of corporations to override, or
in any manner lnjure the interests Of the
people His fight while il tue Illinois
legislature, for the railroad bill, which
resulted SO whoesomely to the
people Of the entire state, alone
gives the lie to the infsmou: statement.
"A Laborers" othtr assertion, to the effect
that Mr.. Oberly, while publishing The
BULLETIN, sought to employ or did employ,
printers at starving wages and could no;
command the esteem of his employees are
entirely without any foundation in truth
and could only have come from q person act.
uated by malice, who is either
ignorant Of the facts, or per
verts them to serve devlish purpose. We
have gone to some trouble to prove this and
submit. the following statements as con.
elusive refutation Of the charges. They
are cheerfully made by present employees
Of this Office who were here under Mr..
Oberly's management and whose testimony
none dare impeach
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-01
For tAe Cairo Bulletin,
KALLIRRH0E.

Far.Howing now, and sparkling sweet,
When starlight falls with silent feet
Thy slly'ry wItchery to greet
sweet fountain of Kallirrhoe.
They may not dream, they may not rest,
Who pause beside thy beating breast,
Even the doves coo In their nest
Sad fountain Of Kalllrrhoc'
Round thee, when wooded bloom lie kissed
BY teuder lips Of starlight mist,
Qniyers spell one can't resist,
Rare fountain Of Kalllrrhoe.
The flashing blade, that DER the snow
OF graceful throat, stole crimson glow,
And stilled the burden Of LIES woe
BY the fountain OF Kalirrhoc.
These visions hover like the gloom
That folds loves spirit In the tomb,
Dark'ning thy music and thy bloom,
Wild fountain OF Kallirrhoe'
Amid thy mossy pathways deep
Where no foot hath trod. except In sleep
Ever the dainty flowers weep,
Lone fountain Of kallirrhoc
Once, In the dusk Of even'tide,
When soft the dreamy west wind sighed
A stranger stood in kingly pride
BY the fountain OF Kallirrhoe
And now. Away since that sad night,
A dark face CLEANS beside the white
And mourns but cannot leave thy light,
Strange fountain Of kalllrrhoo'
LtSwooD.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-01
ICE CREAM.

The undersigned will, on and after
May LIST, be prepared to furnish our citi'
Gems first rate quality of ice cream,
equal in every way to that furnished in
Chicago, made fresh daily, and furnished
in freezer from one gallon upwards deliv'
cred to any part Of the city. This cream is
made by an experienced artist and cannot
tail to give satisfaction on trial. Orders
left at ice house. corner Eighth and Levee
will receive prompt attention. VII! be fur'
nished at $l.25 per gallon in quantities from
one gallon upwards, ROBERT HEwETr,
Agent
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-01
A CARD.

CAIRO, Ills, July 81, 1880.
To the editor OF the Cairo Bulletin;
DEAR SIR We desire to thank the
neighbors and friends in our neighborhood,
for the kindness they have shown to US
during the late sickness and death of our
infant baby Emma Lucretia Cunningham.
We remain respectfully yours,
.IUsTus r. CUNNINGHAM,
LYDIA J. CUNNINGHAM.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-01
MERCHANT TAILORING.

AL. Antrim has opened a tailoring and
general repairing establishment where
securing, cleaning and renovating clothing,
will be done on short notice. He will carry
full line of piece goods, and manufacture
suits to order, guaranteeing satisfaction.
Shop in Albas new building on CONNER
cial avenue
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-01
ICEl ICEl PURE LAKE ICE

f. NJ. Ward has entered the field again,
this season, with his ice wagons, and is
prepared, as formerly, to furnish pure
lake ice, in any part of the city, every day,
in any quantity desired. The fact that he
give the business his personal super.
vision, furnishes guarantee that his pat
rons will be promptly, faithfully and salts
factorily served.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-01

Mr.. EDIToR:-I notice ia the Spring
field Journal OF recent date q malicious
attack upon Hon. John H. Oberly. candi.
date for secretary Of state The article APP
pears as correspondence and charges Mr..
Oberly with employing printers at starving
wages, and so forth. will submit the fol.
lowing statement OF my experience while
in the employ Of Mr. o. and, # necessary,
take en- oath TO It's correctness.
When | returned TO Cairo in II, | had
just completed an apprenticeship OF three
years in the GAINESVILLE Times office, COM
mencing at $50 and ending at $500 per
week. Mr.. 0, gave me employment, with
the understanding that | should work IN
der his instructions one year in the job Of.
fee, for which he paid me 5000 a week
an exhorbitant price for boy working IN
der instructions. There was nothing said
about board, and boarded at my brothers
restaurant until he sold out Then | made
a proposition to Mr.. O. in regard to board
which he accepted. While boarding with
his family, | was treated with care and
courtesy by them 1t was made as pleas.
ant as home to me, and it is obvious to
those who are personally acquainted with
the family that they always lived in a man
ner bordering on extravaganza.
In 70 | became foreman of the news
room at $500 per week Mr.. o., previous
ly, upon the earnest solicitations of few
widows and grass widows indentured HIM
self to their several sons; and right then
and there is where all of Mr.. O.'s trouble
began. He knew he was getting an "ele-
plant yet he wouldn't, in fact couldn't,
turn a deaf ear to the pleading of mother
for her "apt aud bright son. | will now
explain how Mr., o. Jared in this transac-
ton
The boys started in, Mr., 0. paying them
one and two dollars q week besides board
lodging and washing. He lost at least $40
on each the first three months After they
had learned enough to become somewhat
useful they became lazy and mean and
by their "school tricks obstructed the
other employees in their work. They knew
that the foreman could not discharge them,
consequently they done as they pleased,
In the last years Of their apprenticeship
lIicl lcIClNtN NV anu vs. " Ncth' lUty
were not doing enough work then to pay
for their board. At the end of their time
they received large sum Of money and
two suits Of clothes, holiday and working
suit After the departure OF all these
leeches things became brighter and the
office paying concern. SO much for Mr..
O.'s generosity to widows; and upon this
the Journal correspondent basis his attack.
During these years Mr.. o. paid his jour
ncymen employees, and transient printers
who passed by, wages that correspondent
with Springfield, and they oil received
their money promptly on pay day
In the fall OF 10 | was in Pekin, and
desiring to return to Cairo, | wrote Mr.. o
in regard to situation stating in 1t what
would accept as wages In his answer
(Which is now in my possession) he says
81 have Frost, foreman Of the news room
and pay him $l5 week cash. / would
like to have you take his place, but he II
a man Of family, and it now being Close
upon winter, cannot let him go" TIT
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-01
RANGE FOR SALE.

A twelve foot second hand range in two
sections of six feet each. Apply TO or ad-
dress Superintendent Illinois Southern
Hospital for Insane Anna, Illinois.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-01

PERSONS whose occupation gives but lit
tie exercise are victims Of torpid liver and
constipation. Carriers Little Liver Pills
will relieve you.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-01
CONCORD GRAPES.

One hundred thousand pounds Concord
grapes for sale, by the pound at Peter
Saups saloon, on the Levee below Sixth
street They arrive daily direct from his
farm at Caledonia.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-01
QUICK AND RELIABLE.

Go to Joseph L. Bakers, shop CONNER.
cial avenue, below 9th street, if you want
carriage and wagon work of the best mate
rial, good workmanship and done on short
notice with quick dispatch
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-01
RUSTON BUTTER.

Forty tubs choice Ruston butter by ex-
press. Twenty-Five cadies, 8 pounds each
for family use, at New York Store.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-01
MARRLEIZED MANTLES.

VIM. Davidson, Eighth street, is agent
for VIM. L. Perkins & Cos celebrated Mar
bleized Nantes and Crates They are ele-
nAnt
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-01
CARRIAGES AND WAGONS.

Joseph L. Baker is prepared to receive
orders for all kinds OF carriages, buggies
wagons ETC., aud guarantees satisfaction in
all cases Shop commercial avenue below
sixth street.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-01
THREE THOUSAND POUNDS.

Just received at New York Store, 5000
pounds of Bouquet hams best IN the
market
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-01
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
SPECIAL LOCAL ITEMS.
NINE POUNDS.

Notices. in this column, five cents per line, each
insertion.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-01
SIXTEEN YARDS

\ Percale print for $lOO, at New York
Store.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-01

Choice standard A coffee sugar for sl.0o,
at New York Store.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-01
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS.

Notices in these columns, ten cents per line
each insertion. Marked
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-05-13

Enthusiastically during it's delivery at
nearly every period, and at its close,
and when order was restored, the roll
of the districts was called and com.
nittees on-Credentials, Permanent Or
ganizstioD, and Resolutions were an
nounced, with District delegates aud
alternates to the National Convention,
those from the Nineteenth District be-
ing Ralph X. Page, of Painesvillc, and
D. G. Goodman, of Ravenns, as dele
gates, and A. r. Beckwith, of Geauga,
and b. E. Tilden, of Trumbull, as al
ternates. The Convention then took
q recess till two O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention reassembled pur-
suant to adjournment, whenthe tenn.
porary. President, ,DrNorton, ,SenecaCo.
took the chair Tor the time being, and
the committee on Permanent Organi-
zation, Rules, Sc, reported the follow
ing eflicefs: 10 az.
President-G L. Con verse, Frank
lin i''. 't .-ff
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-05-13
Big Fire In cleveland. !.

AT an early hour on Thursday morn
ing last, Cleveland was visited with
one of the most disastrous fires that
has ever occurred in that city, which
destroyed the large Worthington
block, on the corner Of Ontario and
st. Clair streets. The building be-
longed to the Worthington estate, and
was occupied by the Telegraph Sup.
ply Company, w. J. Morgan s. Co.,
Lithographers, A. N. kellogg u Co.,
auxiliary newspaper printers, and the
Anzeiger printing Office. The loss on
the building is estimated at $50, 900,
and was insured for about half its val
ue /; the loss of the Telegraph Supply
Company was the heaviest, amounting
to $150.OOO, on which there was an in
surance of $4,000; w. j. Morgan &
Co., suffer to the amount of $4,000,
which is nearly covered by insurance !;
the paper stock of A. N. Kellogg Il
Co., was damaged by water to the
of about $1,000, fully insured !;
and the Anzeiger newspapers loss is
estimated at $4,000, with an insurance
on the same of $500. The fire orig
mated from spontaneous cnmbustion
in the Telegraph Supply Company's
wood polishing department.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-05-13
A.r.wr r...lly D.....yea.

In torpedoing an oil well at Rev
City, q village ten miles from Brad
ford, Pa, last Thursday afternoon, the
we'll took fire and the flames commu
nicated with the woods and town, aud
the village, which was composed of
about one hundred houses, was totally
burned, not one building remaining.
1t Is estimated that three hundred der
ricks and large quantity of oil has
been consumed. The loss, it is said,
will reach 100000, with no insurance
except a small amount on buildings in
Rev City.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-05-13


The Anti-Third-term Convention
held in St. Louis last week, was q
most pitiful failure both in numbers
and enthusiasm. 1t was got up as a
scare crow to prevent the nomination
of Grant, but the friends of the man of
the iron hand and flinty heart keep
right on as though nothing of the
kind had happened. With all the op-
position TO Grant, none of the Repub-
lican Conventions manifest any dispo-
sition 10 adopt resolutions denouncing
the third term idea, while the leaders
of the party in Congress resort to ev-
sry artifice to avoid committing them-
selves upon the subject, for they evil
IDENTIFY know not what day or an
hour may bring forth.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-05-13

EVEN the Republicans who are SO
loudly denouncing the attempt to re-
move Kellogg from his seat as Senator
from Louisiana make no serious claim
that he was ever legally elected TO that
body. Upon Hayes coming into the
White House he recognized Nichols
as the legally elected Governor of
Louisiana, though he got less votes
than did the Tilden electors, and there
upon the rump Legislature that had
chosen Kellogg Senator disbanded and
the legal Legislature, the one recog-
nized by Hayes, elected Spoford to
the Senate. But the Republicans sd-
mitted Kellogg to the seat and now
set up the claim that the question is
res adjMdicatc that the fraud must
stand and the State of Louisiana be
deprived of the privilege of being
represented in the United States SEN
ate, as they are in the Executive de.
partment of the Government, by the
man of their choice.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-05-13

A REGULAR row occurred in the
Cook County, Illinois, Republican
Convention on Monday. The Blaine
and Washburne men combined against
the third -termers, when the latter
bolted the Convention aud assembled
at the Palmer House where they chose
- full set of Grant delegates to the
State Convention. The proceedings
in the regular Convention were dis,
orderly and disgraceful beyond de-
scription. Each party charged the
other with fraud and the feeling en-
gendered is 30 very bitter as to be diff
dcuIt If not impossible to heal. -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-05-13

The five prominent Radical politi-
clans who were sentenced to the Penn
sylvania penitentiary for attempting to
bribe the Legislature of that State and
who were pardoned out of prison
knew too much to be permitted to
serve out their just sentence, and the
honest, pious, and patriotic Republi-
can party needs their services in the
coming contest. 4aiAiie-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-05-13

AFFAIRS have come to q pretty pass
when q Senator is driven to the necess-
fly of introducing q resolution to COM
pei Hayes to appoint two negroes to
the West Point Military Academy out
of the twelve names he is authorized
to send in. Can't Ruthy be trusted to
do his duty by the man and brother"
to whom his party Is SO largely i'm
debted.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-05-13

SENATOR EDMUNDs again declares
that he is not candidate for Presi-
DENTAL nomination, but is for Grant.
#sshburne does substantially the
same thing, and yet Republican Con-
ventions continue to instruct for them.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-05-13

POsTMAsTER-GENERAL Key has been
appointed by Hayes United States
District Judge for the Middle District
of Tennessee. Key was Rebel
Brigadier." What q howl ould go
up. from all along ~ les of the
truly loyal" hau |. similar thing been
done by the Democrats.