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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-04
Assets, $38,O0O,O0O.
Surplus, S7,5O0,O0O,

The Popularity of the Equitable Life Assurance Society,"
indicated by the fact that for Eleven years its average an
nual New Business has been larger than that of any other
Company in the world is due, in great measure to its we'll
known Omptness in the payment of Death Claims and its
rule never to take advantage of eccalities where an
equitable claim exists.
As GUARANTEE of this and to counteract the pen
cious influence Of technical policy adhered to by many
companies the Equitable makes ALL IT'S POLICIES old and
new, throughout the United States
ABSOLUTELY INCONTESTABLE
After the policy has been in force for three years
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-04

The bone and muscle producing malt,
the nerve-quieting hop, the superb mala.
rial antidote quinine and other precious
ingredients, combine without fermentation,
are the ingredients of Malt Bitters, pre-.
pred by the Malt Bitter company.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-04

WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT
is peaceful determination Of this matter,
as fair determination as possible, and a
lawful one. No other determination could
stand the test. The country if not plunged
into revolution, would become poorer and
poorer day by day; business would Ian
guish, and our bonds would come home to
find deprecated market. | was not in
favor Of the military action in South Caro-
lima recently, and, If Gen. Ruger had tele-
graphed to me or asked for advice, would
have advised him not, under any circum-
stance, to allow himself or his troops to
determine who were the lawful members
of a state Legislature. l could not have
given him better advice than TO refer him
to the special message Of the president in
the case of Louisiana some time before.
But in South Carolina he had the question
settled by decision Of the supreme court
Of the state---th highest tribunal which
acted on the question-so that his line Of
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-04
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-04

This paper may be found on fle at Geo !; Il
Rowell q Cos Newspaper Advertising Bureau Ell
Spruce ST., where advertising contracts may p'
made for 1t in New York.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-04
Representative Ticket.

THE right Of Trial by jury the Habeas Corpus
the Liberty of the Press, the Freedom OF speech
tbe National Rights OF Persons and the Rights OF
Property must be preserved Extract from Gen
Hancock letter upon taking charge of the Louis
lana department.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-04
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

roUNTY ATTORNEY Il hereby announce my
u self az a candidate at the ensuing November
election for the Office Of County Attorney for the
county Of Alexander, Illinois ANGUS LEEh.
T,IRCUIT CLERK We are authorized TO an
y nounce that ALEX. II IRWIN will be candl
date at the ensuing November election for the
Office of circuit clerk in Alexander county.
TOR SHERIFF--We are authorized TO announce
Il that Mr. JOHN HODGES will be candidate
for reelection TO the Office Of Sheriff of Alexandra
county. at the next November election, subject
only TO the vote ofthc people at the polls
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-04

BY the late report Of the Insurance Commissioner for the
states OF Massachusetts, and New York the Equitable Life
Assurance Society shows the following strong points:
FlRSThe Equitable has larger ratio of assets to liza
ilities than any of the leading companies.
SECoND-Ihe Equitable saved more Of its income last year
than any other company.
Equitables death rate was less last wear than
any other of the leading companies.
FOuRlH.Ihe Equitable realizes higher rate of rent or
interest on real estate than any other company.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-04
A LOYAL" LETTER.
GEN. HANCOCK's EPISTLE TO GEN
SHERMAN GIVEN TO THE PUB.
Lie BY IT'S AUTHOR.

THE DOCUMENT DESTITUTE TREAsoNABLE
THREATS AGAINST THE REPUBLIcANs.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-04

1.-The Equitable Life has paid since its organ
lzatlon to January LIST, 1880, ST. 1882, 1876, and
closed its books upon that date without con-
tested rpast due claim
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-04

The Equitable Life Assurance Society was the first to in
trOduce the
TONIlNE SAVINGS FUND POLICY.
And thereby to popularze life nsace to degree before
unknown.
Morris tribune., 1880-12-23
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

It is estimated that seven thousand Indi.
ans are living in this state
The Enterprise" is the name of neat
six column paper juststarted at Sherwood.
r. II. Wellington& Co. expect to bank
about two million ties on Rum river this
winter.
A petition is being circulated ut Glen
wood with view of incorporating the
village.
The estate of the late Horace Thompson,
of ST. Paul. as shown by the Inventory of
the appraisers, is valued ut one and one.
half million dollars.
The Willmar Republican Gazette has
been enlarged to nine column folio. This
is an evidence of success gratifying to Bro.
Gales many friends.
Work upon the artesian we'll at Hastings
is still in progress, it having been bored
some 920 feet, and only throws stream
five or six feet high.
Mr.. w. A Gray, father of the publisher
of the Riverside Press, persisted in the
storm of the 4th instant while returning to
his home four miles from Appleton.
A fire at Willmar last week destroyed
property to the amount of $4,000. The
fire originated in the Pacific hotel, which,
together with the furniture, was totally de
stroyed.
James underwater, civil engineer,
whose mysterious disappearance was noted
u short time since, has not yet been heard
of. The last heard of him he started from
Eden Prairie for Minneapolis, but although
thorough search has been made, no trace
of him has been found. AS he had some
few hundred dollars in money with him it
is supposed he was murdered.
a project is on foot to build new ele-
vator at Benson, the merchants at that
point being dissatisfied with the present
management of the old elevators. The
difficulty in this whole matter will not be
remedied by new elevator, as the fault
lies i'll the present system OF grading and
the fact that the grain business is manipu
lated by and in the interest of Il monopoly
Dispatch Attorney General Start, in
an opinion rendered at tt request of Pub
lie examiner Knox, has decided that the
maximum salary of county treasurer III
counties where taxable valuation of prop
erty is six and not over eight million dol
lars, cannot exceed $4,000. This has here
tofore been disputed point.
A little sheet, the Montevideo Times
which starts out in life with five thou
nd-free-circulation is terror Il
snakes. The object of the publication il
to show up official crookedncss among
county officials, and it certainly does re
veal Il condition of things, which, if true, is
disgraceful to Chippewa county. The
atmosphere must be warm in That vicinity
Morris tribune., 1880-12-23
stevens County Schools.

MORRIS, Mimi, Dec. IA, 1880.
l have just completed visiting tour of
all the schools now open in the county, and
am glad TO report them in very prosper
Gus condition. / am really astoni>hed to
see the advancement and improvement
made during one short year. On my first
trip year ago l was frequently annoyed
by disorderly conduct and poor scholarship
on the part of the pupils, and lack of sys-
tenn and enthusiasm OH the part of the
teachers. These evils have almost entirely
disappeared Everywhere l tind teachers
active, earnest and improved in skill, the
pupils industrious and orderly, and conse-
quently making good progress AS arule,
| think children are always ready and will.
ling TO do their part toward maintaining
good school when they receive the prop.
er encouragement aud assistance from
parents and teachers.
With the exception of few localities
parents are doing for the schools all that
could be desired Since my appointment
to this office in 1879 nine new districts have
been formed and seventeen new school
houses built; the number of scholars have
increased seventy per cent; the majority OF
districts have procured modern furniture
and apparatus. and are making liberal pro-
vision for the support of their school.
More care is also taken in the selection OF
teachers. am sorry to say, however, that
the Scandinavians Of the county. as a class,
are not up to the times in educational in,
terest Many of the parents are very neg.
ligent about sending their children 10
school, and some of these districts do not
have as many months Of school in the year
las they ought.
Of the beautiful and commoaicus school
building in district No. 1, and the well
managed school therein, too high praise
cannot lie given. They are models of ex.
cellence. We wish that some good angel
would also stir up little more educational
zeal in district No 3, TO The end that the
Morris tribune., 1880-12-23
LEGAL NOTICES.
MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the payment Of
the sum of Two Hundred Sixteen and "a 100
Dollars ($sl6.s3), which is claimed to be dine at
the date Of this notice on certain mortgage
bearing date January 2Sth, 1850, executed md
delivered by Edgar $ Way to Myra Henderson.
aud recorded in the office OF the Register OF
Deeds OF Stevens county, Minnesota, on the 9Th
day Of April, $780, at IL O'Clock A. NJ Of that day.
in Book ''B" OF Mortgages, pages 5cS and SOY
And no action or proceeding having been in sti
tued at law to recover the debt remaining sec ure,l
by said mortgage or any part thereof;
Now therefore, notice is hereby given, that by
virtue OF power Of sale in said mortgage con
tanned, and Of the statute in such case made and
provided the premises described in and covered
by said mortgage, to-wit: The west half of Sec
ton No Thirty three (33), Township No One
Hundred aud Twenty three (123), Of Range No.
Forty. one (4l), situated in Stevens county, Min.
nesota will be sold at public auction at the front
door Of the Court House in Morris, in said county
of Stevens by the Sheriff Of said county, on Sat
urtay the 18th day Of January, 1881 at 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon of said day, to satisfy the amount
then due on said mortgage. and the costs and
expenses of SALE including an attorneys fee of fl
ty dollars stipulated in said mortgage to be paid in
case of foreclosure. MYRA HENDERSON.
Dated December I'd, 1880. Mortgage
PERKINS & WHlpPLE, Attorneys for Mortgagee
Nor;hfeld, Mimi. Salt
Morris tribune., 1880-12-23
co VI NEETS.

Minneapolis Tribune: The Tribune has
nothing but commentator for any sincere
and sensible effort, whether made by the
authorities of the Catholic church, or
Others, TO induce and aid poor men, wheth-
or Irish or moi, to abandon the overcrowed
cities and seek competency in tilling the
cheap and fertile lands of the Northwest.
But criticism of the sharpest sort is merited
by those, whether bishops, priests or lay
men. Catholic or Protestant, who so gross
ly mismanage sush an effort as to bring the
whole movement into disrepute and render
its success impossible. After Bishop
Ireand's distressing fiasco at Graceville
il will he hard to convince other Irishmen
in Connemara or Ne wy DIRK that they had
better leave the bogs and the slums and
bctake themselves to bonanza farming
among the zephyrs of the Northwest.
The colony at Disgraceville is what it is
now called.
Father" Ryan. of CSnnemara, would
soon be cliidless if left to his own devices.
Minnesota doesn't wish to be''colonized'
after the manner Of the C0unemara exper-
incnt.
Globe: The Connemara colony reports,
to which we give much space this morn
ing, demonstrate clearly that there has
been great suffering among those unfor-
tlinate immigrants. ii is to he regretted
that matter which appeals TO humanity
for relief has engendered so much personal
feeling. but there is one advantage, namely,
that the storm created has led to temporary
relief. and will probably result in more
being accomplished for the sufferers than
If there had been less excitement. Though
this may saver of the process of extracting
sunbeams from cucumbers, the relief to
the sufferers will prove sunbcams literally.
Mr.. EDIToR: Your astronomical friend
quoted in last issue lives too far east 10
predict for our prairie region. Jupiter and
Saturn set an hour earlier here. Saturn is
due east, not north of Jupiter The eastern
habitation of your friend is chronology.
ca,iIy defined by his emitting. because in.
visible east of us. to call our attention 10
an eclipse of the moon, visible here, De
ccaber 16 or II at sunrise, and by his as
sorting that the eclipse of the sun Deccm
Der 81, would be partially visible. 1t will
not be visible 10 us at Morris, nor visible
nj Chicago. Ii will lie difficult for an OBJ
server of celestial phcnomina to describe
them from his stand point with accuracy,
without our being able in turn to tell him
where he was al flle time. j. L. NJ. 81
Morris tribune., 1880-12-23
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

Diptheria is raging in Brooklyn, N. Y,
fifty fatal cases being reported last week.
A number of cases of trichinG, caused by
eating diseased pork, are reported in Chi
cago.
At recent heather festival in India
the offerings to the idol were valued at
100000
By the burning of IL wall paper factory
at Buffalo, New Y ork, last Friday, three
men were killed, six wounded and five
missing.
1t is estimated that the new Mormon
temple viii cost twenty seven million
dollars, the most expensive building on
this continent.
Capt. Boycott and family have babe a
final adieu to Tough Mask, Ireland They
were escorted to the nearest railway sta
ton by troop of soldiers.
The major generals of the army III the
order of their rank are as follows: Han
cock, Schoheld, Mcdowell The briga
diers in like order are Pope. Howard, Ter
ry, Augur, Crook, Miles.
They tell of very cultured divine in
Boston who, instead of saying the "collcc
ton will now be taken up" impressively
remarks: 1.-THE accumulation of money
will now ensue."
The thread for the glass cloth, now made
at Pittsburgh, is drawn out of molten
bar by means of Il rapidly revolving wheel
at the rate of 1900 yards minute. The
weaving is done ON looms about the same
as with silk. The coloring is done with
minerals when the glass is originally
melted
The Canadians arc considerably excited
over the governments Canada Pacific
scheme. 1t is a huge enterprise, as in the
contract for building the railway it is pro,
posed to give the syndicate twenty-five
million dollars besides an equal number of
acres of land; exemption of taxation for
ever and the ownership of the road when
completed. Much opposition is manifest
ed and it is questionable as to whether the
government will he sustained.
Morris tribune., 1880-12-23
LANDorrioE AT FEnsus FALLS, MINI, !

Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has fled II 'tice of his intention to make
final proof IN support Of his claim. and that
said proof will be made before the clerk Of dis
trict court at Morris. Minnesota, on January 9Th.
1881, viz. Benjamin f., Ellsworth. homestead APP
plicatiun No 1904 for the north half OF the north
east quarter OF section 2S. town 1876 north, range
AZ west fifth meridian. He names the following
witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon,
and cutivationo of said land VIZ: Archibald Young,
Marshall B. Williams. James d. Brewster and
James II. Borrill, all Of Donnelly P. o., Stevens,
county. Minnesota. 81 SoREs LIsToE, Register
Morris tribune., 1880-12-23
Land Office at Benson. Mimi,

--F--- - q. UgCtIlfUgr IT, IooU ~ J
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim, before
the clerk OF court of stevens county. at the conn
ty seat on Saturday the 22d day Of january. 1881,
and secure final entry thereof, viz: John Ryan,
presumption declaratory statement No. 1851 for
the northeast quarter Of section "a. town 1874,
range az, and ames the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
ton of said tract. viz: Michael Calvin, John Ma
honey. Michael German and Thomas Murphy, all
Of Morris, r. .. Stevens county, Minnesota.
35t5 u. s. HALL, Register,
Morris tribune., 1880-12-23
Land ONCE at Benson. Mlnn.,

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his intention to
make fual proof III support of his claim before
the register and receiver at Benson. Minnesota.
on Friday the 2ist day of January. 1851, and Sc
cure final entry thereof. viz: William Ii. Mathews,
presumption declaratory statement No. 1919 for
the south quarter of section is, township l24.
range 43. and names the following witnesses to
lion of said tract, viz: Whedon w. Griswold.
Mortimer Lewis. Charles j. Croonquist and
Washington ". Bowers, all Of Morris. Stevens
county. Minnesota. ?5t5 ID. s. HALL Register.
Morris tribune., 1880-12-23

Queen Victoria, ii is stated, has urged
her prime minister Mr. Gladstone TO resort
at once to force and crush the disturbers
in Ireland. The situation Of affairs in the
Emerald Isle grow worse, and it is proba-
HE extreme measures will be taken to
qucll disturbances and restore order.
Morris tribune., 1880-12-23
Land Office at Benson, MINI,

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice of his intention to
make final proof in support Of his claim, before
the clerk Of the District Court of Stevens county,
at the county seat, on Monday the Sd day of Jan
uary. 1881. and secure Il al entry thereof viz.
Dennis Hen !essy. homestead application No. 10.
005 for the southeast quarter of section 20. town
124. range az. and names the following witnesses
tivaton of said tract. viz: John Coleman. Thorn
as Murphy. John Ryan and Cornelius Mccarthy,
oil Of Morris. Stevens county. Mum,
32t5 D. s. HALL Register.
Morris tribune., 1880-12-23
Land Office at Fergus Fails, Mimi,

- november -. IooU ]
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice o. his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim and
that said proof will be made before
the clerk Of the district court Of
Stevens county. at Norris. Minnesota on Ianu-
ary 5, 1881 viz: Peter IL Beckendorf. homestead
application No. 1885,, for the southwest quarter Of
section 90 town l25 range 10. lie names the fol-
lowing witnesses to prove his continuous resi-
dence upon and cultivation Of said land. viz I:
Charles Metz, Pet Pierce, Charles a. Pepper.
William Wolterstorf all of Morris. Stevens
county, Minnesota. 81 SoEEN LIsToE, Rs gister.
Morris tribune., 1880-12-23
LAND OFFICE At HENSON. MINI,

Notice is hereby given that the following named
ina proof in support Of his claim before the
register and receiver at Benson, Minnesota on
Friday til 9th day Of February. 1891, and secure
fina entry thereof, viz: James O'Reilly. home
stead application No. DORA for the southeast
quarter OF section 10. town 123, range Al and
namesthe following witnesses to prove his con-
tinu0us residence upon and cultivation of said
tract. viz: Henry FEELS. Wi liam Inland. Henry
Kolodsic and o. L. Brevig. all Of Hancock. Mimi.
36la d. y. HALL, Register.
Morris tribune., 1880-12-23
U. S. Land Office as Benson. Min

November %. 1850
Complaint having been entered al this office by
John Hansen. against Thomas O'Hara. for aban-
donins his homestead. entry No, 1872. dated
March % 1878. upon the southeast quarter OF sec
ton 81. township 1873 range a. in Stevens county.
Minnesota. with view to The canoe .laton OF said
entry: the said parties are hereby summoned to
appear at this Office ON the 18th day of January.
1881. at O'Clock A, NJ. to respond aud furnish
testimony concerning said alleged abandonment.
1915 D. s. HALL, Register.
H. w Stone Receiver.
Morris tribune., 1880-12-23
Land Office at Benson. Mimi. I

Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of her Intention to make
final proof in support OF her claim. before the
register aud receiver at Benson. Minnesota. On
Friday. the 9TH day of January, 1881. aud secure
final entry the. eof, viz: Keziah Card. homestead
application No. i00l9 FOR the southwest quarter OF
section ~. town 123, range Al. aud names the fol
lowing witnesses to prove her continuous resi-
dence upon AMI cultivation OF said t:act, viz
j. y. itu1tley. William Huntley, A. JaComstock
William Page, al of Hancock, Stevens county
32t5 D. s. HALL, Register.
Morris tribune., 1880-12-23

Among the candidates for speaker of the
house of representatives, are, Fletcher. of
Minneapolis, Sanborh, of st. Paul, Daniels
and Dunn, of sosthcrm Minnesota. The
spcakerShip rs well rs every other Office
down to third assistant boot black are bar
gained and traded out among the several
cliques, so that it would ouly be guess
work to intimate which one of the above
named quartet will draw the priced privi-
lege of welding the gavel.
Morris tribune., 1880-12-23
Land Office at Fergus Falls. Mimi,

-NOVenDtr ~. IocU. -
Notice is hereby given hat the following named
settler has flied notice Of his intention to make
fnal proof in support Of his claim and that said
proof will be made before the clerk OF the district
court of Stevens county, at Morris. Minnesota.
on January 5. 1881. viz: Charles Metz. homestead
application 1891, for the west half of northeast
quarter and east half of northwest quarter of
section 3d. town l25. range 43. He names the
following wit ssses to prove his continuous resi-
dence upon and cultivation of said land. viz:
Peter Pierce. Charles A Pepper. Peter II. Becken-
dorf. William Wolterstorf, all of Norris Stevens
county MINI. 32t5 SoREN LISTOE, Register
Morris tribune., 1880-12-23
Land Office at Fergus Falls. Milan, I

DpCEIllUGr z. IooU.
Notice is hereby given thit the following
named settler has fled notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim. aud that
SAID proof will be made before the clerk of dis
trict court at Morris. Minnesota, on January II,
cation No 3Sf4 for the south half of the southeast
quarter of section IL. town l25 north. range 43
West fifth meridian. He lanes the following
witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said land. viz Henry Hutchins,
Orvile Seamans. Henry S. johnson and Joseph
w. Il. Pushor. all of Morris. Stevens county, Min
nesota 35t5 SoREN LrSTOE Register
Morris tribune., 1880-12-23

Two important bills were introduced in
congress Monday, one extending the time
for granting the arrears of pensions and
another repeating the present law limiting
the time.
Morris tribune., 1880-12-23
.. 5. LAND 0rF1c E AT BENSON, Mimi, -!

NOVemDtr u. 1861. : = y
Complaint having been entered at this Office by
Nelson W. barrow against Patrick Hynes. for
abandoning his timber culture entry No. 300
dated March II, 1876. upon the southeast quarter
Of section ID township III. range 43, in Stevens
county. Minnesota with view to the cancella-
ton OF said entry: the said parties are hereby
summoned to appear at this Office on the 18th day
of January, 1881. at 9 O'Clock A. NJ. to respond
and furnish testimony concerning said alleged
abandonment. d. s. HALL, Register
33t5 H. w STONE, Receiver.
Morris tribune., 1880-12-23

PIE and pam, That ahyOhe CHI WHHG
great profits from the very start. No one can fail
who is willing to work Women are rs successful
Boys and girls can earn large sums.
Many have made at the business over one hun
dred dollars in single week. Nothing like it
ever known before. All who engage are sur
prsed at the ease and rapidity with which they
business during your spare time NJ great profit,
you do net have to invest capital in it. We take
all the risk. Those who need ready money,
should write to us at once. All furnished free.
Address TRUE & Co.. Augusta, kaine,