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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16
FOUND DEAD.

On Sunday morning Richard Rix, col
ored man and sexton of the colored peoples
church on the cornerof Fifteenth and Wal.
nut Streets was found dead on the floor of
his bed room, which was flooded with spe-
water. 1t was his duty, as sexton, to open
the church and ring the bell for morning
service, but as all this had not been done
when some Of the church people arrived,
an investigation was instituted, which re.
suited in his discovery as stated, lie oc.
cupcd room in the basement of small
shanty back Of the church, on Fifteenth
street, and he had laid couple OF boards
upon blocks from the sidewalk into his
room, so as to enable him to pass in
and out without wading through the
water. Boards had also been laid in the
room, along the bed and to rude table on
which he kept bucket with water, and
other things. He was subject to fits, dur.
ing winch ne would always call Tor water
to drink and to put on his head and would
often remain unconscious for some hmc
The circumstances under which he was
found would indicate that, feeling that he
was about to be taken with fit, he hurried
from his bed toward the water bucket,
but swooned before he reached
it and fell with his feet and part of his body
on the board walk and his face and shout.
ders into the water, where his spark of life
was enectually qucnched. Thus he was
found by those who forced open the
door Of his miserable abode. Richard
held an inquest over his body
soon after 1t was discovered and the jury's
verdict was "death by accidental drown.
ing" lie was then placed in coffin, lay |
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16
PERSONALS.

Hon. T. W. Halliday is in Springfield
on business.
Hon. w. A. Spaun, of Vienna, was in
Cairo Sunday.
Miss Ella Terrence went to Louisville on
a few weeks visit to relatives.
Mr.. c. C. Payne, an attorney, of Benton,
Ills, is in the city, attending circuit court
Mr.. J. Burger goes to New York to-
morrow for the purpose of buying a stock
Of goods.
Mr.. Fred Kent, who has been here for a
day or two on visit to his parents, leaves
for st. Louis to-day.
Mr., Henry Stout, who has been in Wen.
ma since Monday, last week, building q
BRICK house, returned few days ago.
Mr.. E. G. Ford was out again yesterday
for the first time since his recent severe i'll
ness Mrs. Ford is also nearly recovered.
Misses Maud Rittenhouse and Edith
Martin were In Villa Ridge Sunday, visit
ing their uncle, Mr.. John Cheek. They
returned yesterday.
Miss Ida Schulze, of Grand Tower, H.,
is in the city since Wednesday of last week,
visiting her brother, Mr., Harry Schulze,
and his family. She will leave tomorrow
or the day after.
Mr.. Henry Beard, telegraph operator in
the Western Union Office, will take atrip to
Terra Haute and other places south to-day
or tomorrow Mr.. A. w. Moran will take
Mr.. Boards place at the instrument while
he is gone.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16
Planters House.

Having made extensive improvements in
the Planters House and being now thor
oughly prepared to accommodate any num-
Der of day boarders, we would respectfully
solicit a share of Cairo's patronage in this
line. Our accommodations are equal In
every respect to those OF any hotel in the
state and, as to rates, we are ready to com
pete with any one in the city.
BoTTO s. GAzZoLA.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16
DIED.

WLLIAMs-In this city at an early hour
yesterday morning, May 10th, 1881, after a
painful illness long protracted, Carrie
Or'Lea Williams, youngest daughter OF
Capt. VIM. M. Williams, aged ten years,
three months and ten days.
Funeral services will be held at the
house at 10 a. IN. to-day. The remains will
be inferred at Beech Grove, the funeral
party leaving the lower depot of the Illinois
Central r. X. by the regular accommoda.
ton at l. 10 q. m.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.
Notices In these columns, ten cents per line
each ineertion. Marked

See notice Of checks lost in special 10.
cal column.
Nun Plus Ultra Havanas, 10 cents
straight, at schuhs.
Mrs. Ann Eliza Young spoke at padu.
cab last evening.
--FoR SALE Entire outfit of Ro,,or
Skates, 20 pairs-for skating rink or single
pair. Enquire A.W p, Box 762
Mrs. Lizzie Silver shipped some of tn,
first and finest strawberries from Will
Ridge to Cairo and Chicago this season.
We have received season ticket t.
the Nashville Industrial exposition, which
takes place on the Gath, 25th and 26,l
instants. The chief attraction there viii
be u military display and competitive
drills, which will prove very interesting
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16
Incredible.

F. A. Scratch. druggist, Ruthven, Ont,
writes: ~ have the greatest confidence in
your BuRpoCK BLOOD BITUERs. In ono
case with which am personally acquainted
their success was almost Incredible. One
lady told me that half bottle did her more
good than hundreds of dollars worth of
medicine she had previously TAKEN" Price
81 90, trial size 10 cents.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16
For Sale.

offer my store and residence, opposite
the courthouse, together with stock and
fixtures, at bargain for cash. Satisfactory
reasons for selling given. This is the best
business stand in the city, especially for
doing country business. Apply to
j, III. METCALF
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16
A Heavy Swell,

Jacob II. Boomer, Virglle, n. Y, writes {:
"THoMAs EcLEcTRIC On cured a badly
swollen neck and sore throat in forty.eight
hours. My wife was also cured of a lame
foot in twenty.four hours. Paul G. Schulz,
agent.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16

Use the Paragraph Binder. Covers furn-
ished free of charge. No extra charge
over ordinary binding for the tablets.
Furnished only by THE CAIRO BULLETIN
for putting up Letter, Note, Bill Heads and
other printed stationery.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16
Bucklen's Arnica Salye.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulsers, salt rheum, tever sores,
etter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and
all kinds of skin eruptions. This salve is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction in
every case or money refunded. Price, 25
cents per box. For sale by GEO. 4. O'HARA
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16

Mrs. QuABAcn, lady residing at No
1913 Fourth Place, New York, states that
she was subject to frequent attacks OF head
ache, and used st. Jacobs Oil with great
satisfaction. 1trelived her when nothing
else would
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16
Dissolution of Partnership.

The copartnership of Barnard u Rem.
ME" composed of John G. Barnard and
John T. Rennie, has been dissolved. All
persons concerned will please take notice of
the fact and govern themselves accordingly,
JOHN II. RENNIE.
CAIRO, ILL.,, April 20, 1881.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16
MOUNTED vanished, and paper maps of
Cairo for sale, at The BULLETIN Office.
PUT 1T TO PROOF.

AT time when the community is flooded
with so many unworthy devices and
connections, it is refreshing to
find something that is beneficial
and pure. SO conscious are the proprie.
tors of DIR. Kings New Discovery TOR the
Consumption Of the worth of their RENE
dy, they offer all who desire, trial bottle
free of charge. This certainly would be
disastrous to them did not the remedy pos
sesS the remarkable curative powers claimed
DIR. Kings New Discovery for the Con-
sumption will positively cure asthma, bron-
chitis, stubborn coughs, colds, phthisic,
quinsy, hoarseness, Group, or any affection
OF the throat or lungs. AS you value your,
existence give this wonderful remedy trial
by calling on Geo. Z. O'Hara, Druggist
Cairo, Ills, and obtaining trial bottle free
of charge, or regular sized bottles, 81 0O.O)
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16

in state in the church which he
had faithfully served for many
years until yesterday and was then buried
on the ridge, just above Kendalls farm.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16
Scratch Books.

Use THE CAIRO BULLETIN scratch books,
for sale at the office, 1900 No. book
leaves to the dozen books. 10 cents each
or 100 per dozen.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16

70 start Tor nome Oh tnG--
are to give the first be.
Di is engaged to Lortason l will run an
! am receiving aft the city and will
Montmorenccy.. very of pure lake ice to
tend the baiuantties large or small, to
OF weave orders at C.. w. Wheelers wood
ard, on Tenth street.
GEO. w. SPENCE.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16

BAD blood always causes trouble. 1t
may be family fight or boils, pimples,
Itch, letter, &c; but no matter, "Dr. Lind
Scys Blood Searcher" is the cure all.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16
Shaving and Other Sunday Work OF
Cairo BARRIERS.

We the undersigned, BARRIERS of Cairo,
Illinois, agree to adopt the following prices
for Sunday work, commencing on Sunday,
May 92d, 1881:
Shaving ....................'lo cents
Hair Cutting .................''3o cents
Shampooing ,............'. .,..''So cents
Childrcns Hair Cuttngon Sunday .35 cents
j. GEORGE STEINHoUsE,
WILLIAM ALBA,
j. b. DOERING,
CONRAD ALBA,
GEORGE WISE,
FRED STICHER,
WIN. 7. SCoTT.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16

AFTER all, a gentle purgative is the best
means OF curing headache, liver complaint,
biliousncss, &c. Use SELLERS Liver Pills"
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16
HektOgraph.

A good stock of paper, expressly for
Hektograph use, for sale at THE BULLETIN
office.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16

Two checks, one on Alexander Co. Bank,
drawn by Hinkle & Moore tor $500 and
the other on Halliday Bros. for Sl.lO. the
finder will please leave at this office Pay
ment has been stopped.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16
NEW ADVERTISEMENT

entertainments III noEbareH (rof human eatdsl
Of toe lines or ieIs IN his eoiRnn, 10 ecRfI Saeh IN
serfi0H
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16

HOWE Scales are guaranteed in every
particular, to be the best made. Borden,
Selleck g. Co., General Agents, Chicago,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16

FOR RENT-Rooms, furnished or uniurnished
win or without hoard, al reasonable rates
Apply at Bulletin building.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16
THE DAILY BULLETIN.
SPECIAL LOCAL ITEMS.
Lost

Notices In this column, Ave cents per line, each
Insertion. For one month, 80 cents per line.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16

WANTED, A good boy from fourteen to eigh.
W teen years Of age, Must be willing 10 work
and able to write fair hand Apply to
j. Is. REED.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16
RANK STATEMENT.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
or THE
CITY NATIONAL BANK
May 9th, 1881.

nj Cairo, in the State OF Illinois, at the close of
business,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16

FOX RENT The Delta House, corner Of Third
ttreet and ommdIcia avenue Has been thor
oughly repaired internally and externally IL cit.
mated only one block from all the railroad depots
ana only two blocks from the principal s,eamho
landings. Apply to WI MrHALE
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-16


attention to the almost impossible
state of the Cairo and Vincennes
railroad company's track, between
Eighth and Twentieth Streets, but
there has as yet been no movement toward
remedying the evil. We know that large
bodies move slowly and we have, therefore,
for some time, resisted the urgings of per-
sons who use the street daily, or even
hourly, to use other than mild, Gliding
terms; but the company has now had more
than ample time to move its ponderous
body and have this little wrong corrected.
Last evenings young peoples meeting
was again largely attended and it was full
of interest to everybody as these meetings
have always been. Before the exercises
begun some business of importance was
disposed, of chief of which was the resolu-
ton to have moonlight excursion at no
distant day. After this the exercises were
begun by quartctte with instrumental nc
beautifully rendered by
Misses Annie and Lydia Pitcher and
Mcssrs. Beay and Wenger. Miss
Annie Jones next gave a
recitation, which was full OF
merit, both as to matter and style. Miss
Ellie Coleman then favored the audience
with vocal solo and was followed In con.
cluslon by Misses Maud Rittcnhouse and
Eva Shepard, who real paper, called "Tho
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-06-17
THE VERDICT.

The verdict of the Coroner's jury in the
case OF the recent Victoria disaster is of
course mere beating of the air. Blame is
put upon several people. The Inspector,
the engineer, the Captain Of the boat, are
in turn censured, but it is all of no use.
The only practical geod to be got of such
a frightful slaughter lies in the adoption
of preventive measures for the future.
But if the owners of other excursion steam
ers are allowed to take on other dense
crowds of people, and are permitted to
regulate the conditions of their boats with.
out any el1ectual supervision, it is merely
question of time for similar disasters
to occur again. The tendency OF modern
penal legislation is towards mercy, no
doubt but it is difficult at times to re.
frain from wishing that there was lodged
somewhere in modern governments an
authority capable of making startling
examples of the selfish and conscienceless
scoundrels who expose hundreds of their
fellow creatures to dreadful deaths for the
sake of making few more dollars. The
father of Frederick the Great was doubt
less great brute and intolerable tyrant !;
but he certainly did succeed in restoring
honesty and scrupulosity to his financial
agents by hanging a couple of defaulters
in front Of their own Office windows.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-06-17
THE ARIZONA COWBOYS.

The latest exploit of the Arizona cow
boys is an expedition against Mexi-
can town with the deliberate purpose of
destroying it. These daring rufhans have
already proved far more troublesome than
any Indians, and as they possess no more
civilization than Apachcs, and are in all
respects as murderous, brutal, cruel and
lawless, it is evident that. they will have
TO be dealt with before settlement and
progress can take possession OF the country
opened up by the Southern Pacific and other
contiguous lines. The cowboy is a cross
between a vsquero and highwayman,
which intensifies the worst qualities of
each type. He is given to drink and to
quarreling. He is hostile, on general
principles, to everybody more civilized
than himself BE detests "boiled shirts
and "plug hats, and he will do the in
cautious wearers OF those garments what
ever injury he may. He is thief as well
as a murderer. and thinks nothing of stop
ping stages and stealing cattle. As the
cowboys are numerous, it is to be
feared that they will oppose a
prolonged and measurabIY success
ful resistance to the spasmodic raids
upon them, and that they will
render life on the frontier equally ex-
citing and precarious for some time to
come. The status they occupy in the gen
eral scheme of American civilization may
be shown by an illustration. When, in
the West Indies, the sugar cane is being
cut, it is the practice to leave a patch of
cane in the middle OF the field The rea-
son is that as the cutting proceeds all the
venomous reptiles that inhabit the cane
retire before the hands until they reach
the center Thus there is little patch
which at last becomes full of them, and
that patch is set on fire and burned. Now
the cowboys are the venouous creatures
which have been driven from both sides
towards this patch OF country by the ad-
vance OF civilization, and when their
habitat is reached it is naturally found
to be very disagreeable. They will have
to make way for settlement and honest in
dustry, however, even if the last man
among them dies in his boots.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-06-17
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THE CITY ELECTION.

The city election on Wednesday called
out very small vote; far smaller than it
should have been, considering the import
anoe Of the measures to be passed upon.
It is astonishing, despite all experience, to
find how apathetic men are concerning the
most serious questions, when come little
active exertion is demanded of them.
Every taxpayer and property in
the city was directly interested in the
propositions submitted on Wednesday, but
not more than fifty per cent of them found
their way to the polls. 1t is such stolid
apathy as this that often entails heavy
burdens upon communities. Had there
been a corrupt ring in existence here it
would have found very little difficulty in
accomplishing its purposes the other day,
simply because the men who ought to have
voted from a sense of duty remained away.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-06-17
THIS MORNINGS NEWS.

In New York Government bonds are quoted
at l7i for As Of 1907; 1oS} for 5s OF 1851 1i5 for
as sterling, 81 S594 81; silver bars, III.
Silver in London, Sid consols, 100 SIG: per
cent. United States bonds, 1859 As lls} ils, 7s
In San Francisco half dollars quoted At
dis ,ount to par Mexican dollars 9O@9Oic.
at Liverpool wheat is quoted at es Id g9s I'd for
good to choice California.
Mining stocks were quite dull in San Francisco
yesterday morning, and values showed but little
change from Wednesday. The tone was weak and
the tendency apparently downward, though there
was not enough legitimate business to indicate any
certainty on this p5int. few stocks sold at from
&c TO 25c per share better than Wednesday.
The sentence OF Gray, who killed Theodore
Clancy, has been postponed at Redwood City un-
til June 30th
A change has been made in the Internal Revenue
Colectorship at San Jose, the books OF the office
being in an unsatisfactory condition.
A shocking case of destitution and misery is re-
ported from San Jose.
Maggie Manning, years old. was terribly burned
in jackson county, Oregon, the 14th inst.
UmatiIla county, Oregon. reioices over improved
crop prospects.
The trial Of Mrs. VI A. Austin at Nevada City, for
the murder of Nicholas Permewen, has been post
poned until June 2Sth.
The Sioux aad crees are fighting among them
selyes.
The United States steamer Reliance left Norfolk
Yesterday in search OF the Jeanette.
Martin corcoran, a printer, was fatally shot at
Pittsburg yesterday by W. J. McCahill.
The Iowa Democratic State Convention met at
q
for Governor.
II is proposed to found a German University in
one of the Western States.
At Ascot England, yesterday, Lorillard's Iroquois
won the race for the st. James Palace stakes and in
the contest for the Ascot Gold Cup FoXhall came in
fourth.
Henry White committed suicide at Merced yester-
day morning with pistol
The Republicans OF Portland, Or, have nomi.
mated a straight city ticket.
young man named Drew shot and killed his
travelling companion last Tuesday near Hot Springs,
Mono county.
Fire at Gold Hill, New; also at Portland Or, and
near Baltimore.
John orrem fell dead at Gold Hill, New, yester-
day.
W, W. Dudley, OF Indiana, has been appointed
Commissioner of Pensions, vice J. A. Bently, re-
signed and n. c. Mcfarland of Kansas, has been
appointed Commissioner Of the General Land
Office.
The relief steamer Rodgers left San Francisco yes
terdaY for the Arctic
An extensive brush fire is raging near Montreal.
Clay Wilson shot I'D killed James Noon near
Deuver, CA., yesterday.
At Danvillo, Pa. yesterday Minnie Harris (white)
cut the throat of Ruth Gwynne icoored),
No material change is reported in the situation at
AlhanT
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-06-17

A little son of J. c. Booth of Salem died
very suddenly to-day. The lad had been out
naing, snd coming into the house complained
OF feeling tired. a few minutes later he
threw up his hands and instantly expired
a son OF Judge Ramsey OF Marion county
was thrown from fractions horse TODAY.
and striking on his head sustained what are
regarded as fatal in juries.
Hon. w. w. Newton. Register of the Land
offlce at Vancouver, W. T., while giving
instructions concerning the management of a
circular saw yesterday, had his left hand fear
fully lacerated.
A building belonging to J. G. Ainsworth.
corner OF Sixth and Main streets, was par
tally destroyed by fire this afternoon. The
loss will be 81, 500; fully insured The build
ing was occupied by Joseph Bachman.
THIRD DISPATCH
PORTLAND, June 16th.-In the United
States Circuit Court this evening the jury in
the case of Chung Yune VS.. John Kelly,
formerly Collector of Customs for this port,
returned verdict in favor of the defendant
This case involves the matter of the imports-
ton OF sago -four. The commodity, by the
revenue laws. is admitted free of duty, but
the Custem-house officials have been charging
Chinese importers in this city duties on this
flour, rating it as starch, which pays very
high duty. There are some twenty cases in
litigation, involving upward of sc. 600 that
has been paid, and tie decision will settle
the question as to all future importations.
The Grand Jury of the State Circuit Court
have ignored the bill against George Marshall,
and the defendant has been discharged. Mar
shall was arrested some time ago, charged
with aiding in having an abortion committed
on the late Nellie Ross.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-06-17
IRISH Prophecies.


The ancient prophecy business appears
to be flourishing in Ireland jus. now. The
ingenious minds of the Psrnellists are occu-
pied in thepreparation of oraeles which have
singular resemblance to ready made pre-.
dictions, and which are bad enough as to
their style to be adopted with implicit
faith by the masses. There is nothing
new in this Similar spurious prophecies
have always been part of the machinery OF
popular agitations, not only in Ireland, but
all over the world. The Sepoy mutiny in
India was ushered in by precisely similar
Vaccinations. No doubt this kind of
literature possesses certain attraction
for the ignorant. 1t seems to supply a
certain supernatural guarantee for matters
which would otherwise look anything but
hopeful. OF course these prophecies are
very apt to lead those who believe in them
into serious trouble, but that cannot be
helDed.