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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-01
FROM SLEEP TO DEATH.
THE GOLDEN CITY BURNED WHILE
AFLOAT.
AN OFFICERS AND OVER THIRTY
PASSENGERS LOST.

APARTICULAR LIST or THE uNFoRTuNATEs
STOVES ENTIRE CIRCUS INCLUDED IN
THE DISASTER AN AWFUL AWAKENING.
Further news of the burning of the
steamer Golden City ut Memphis, Thurs
day morning, says She was the largest stern
wheeler on the waters, being 26O feet long.
Fire WAS discovered at -four o'clock and
the boat was run 10 shore. She carried
crew of sixty, aud had thirty.seyen passen'
gers. Their names cannot be given, as the
books were destroyed. Reports, however,
put the deaths at over thirty. The boat left
New Oreanson Saturday for Cincinnati.
All the officers except the second engineer
were saved. Miss Anna Smith, OF Mass
achusetts, is known to be lost.
Other names of the lost are Miss Camp
bell, Mrs. Helen Pcrcivial, Mrs. L. f.
Koun,z and three children, DR.. Monahan
and wife, Miss Luctia Clary, of Cincinnati;
w. p. Stowe, wife and children, of Stoves
circus, are believed 70 be lost, together with
all the tents, animals, etc, of the circus.
The Golden City was one of the finest Of
the Cincinnati and New Orleans packet
company, being large s'ern'wheeler, com
pnrativcly new and in excellent condition.
Her value was estimated at from 5000
to $4,000.
ApAssENGER's STORY.
Miss Ionia Matsn, Of townsville, KY,
one of the three badly passengers saved, in
an inte5yiew tells the following touching
story of her experience of the disaster
She was going from New Orleans to her
home, llawsville, in company with her
mother, Mrs. II. NJ. Pcrcival, and her
nephew. WIN. Mckinley, = lad Of 10 years.
There had bean merry party in the cabin,
and she and her mother retired after /
o'clock. Some time after they had fallen
asleep, she could not tell how long, they
we're awakened by Mckinley who rushed
into the statc.room and said "The boat i.
on fire." She ana her mother got up with.
out waiting 10 dress themselves, and went
out into the cabin, which was full of smoke
They walked hurriedly forward, her
mother little behind. On arriving At the
front guard of the boat she SAW that hcr
mother WAS not with them and attempted
to run back after her, but was prevented by
Mckinley, who said that it wou.d he her
own destruction. The cabin WAS then Il
mass of flame and smoke. "Oh, thought
she was with Us, moancd the girl tossing
wildly on the couch where she lay. 81
wanted to 90 back to her, but he wouldn'
let me-" The accent of utter despair anC
remorse that marked the words would hay,
touched the hardest heart. Becoming
more composed she said her nephew pulled
her out on the guards and lowered hel
down to Mr.. Charles Ross, Jr., a passenger
standiDg on coal barge who received hen
in his arms aud took her ashore.
ARRESTED.
Wash Smith, the cplorcd captain of The
watch, was sent to Ill this afternoon on u
warrant charging him with murder through
his carelessness in causing the fire in the
steamer. A diver will try Tomorrow and
recover the bodies that are supposed 10 be
in the wreck Of the iI.fa,ed vessel.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-01
A. Booths Extra Selects
at A. II. DeBaun's, SO Ohio levee

Use THE CAIRO BULLETIN perforated
scratch-book, made of calcndered lute
MANILA, equally good for ink or pencil. For
sale. in three sizes, at the office. No. 2 ana
3. five and ten cents each by the single one
by the dozen or by the hundred, no varia
ton in prices.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-01
ESCAPED.

The WickliiFs telegraph operator, n. J.
Parker, who shot and killed one Henry
Henderson in that town Wednesday night,
as stated in The BULLETIN Of yesterday
after having been captured and turned over
to the custody of the sheriff Of Ballard
county, made his escape and is now at
large defying the officers of the law. II
seems that yesterday he WAS brought forth
to be present at the inquest ind there
watched his opportunity to get away, lie
is armed with the same sixteen shooter rifle
with which he killed Henderson. Jerry
Henderson, brother of the murdered man,
and who was engaged in the quarrel with
Parker which ended in the killing, now
offers one hundred dollars reward for the
capture OF Parker.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-01
An Entire Success.

II has been proved Ivy the most reliable
testimony that Thomas Electric oil liz an
entire success in curing the most inve,era,e
cases Of rheumatism, neuralgia, lame back
aud wounds Of every description.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-01
ORDER NO. 2.

HEADQUARTERS COMPANY d.,
nth Reg. Ills. National Guard
CAIRO, Ills, March 81, 1882.
COMPANY ORDER. NO, 2.
In accordance with special order No. 1884
from general headquarters, the officers anc
members of the Halliday Guard, Co. ID.
will appear in uniform for general inspec
ton at their armory on the eveningof Mon
day, April 3D., 1889.
BY order of ,,r
JOHN L. ENGLISH,
Captain commanding
W. WHITLEY,
Orderly sergeant. H.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-01
Grand Easter Ball.

The Halliday Guards will give grand
ball at Hartman's hall on Easter Monday
1t will be THE event Of the season.
COMMITTEE or ARRANGEMENTS.
Harry Nanny, Il. English,
VIM. McEwen, VIM. Dewitt,
Il. McGinnis, Jno. English.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-01
Extra Select Oysters
ia. I. DeBaun's, SO Ohio levee.

Receipt books, Cairo date line, perlora-
ted stub, suited to any business, manuiac-
red and for sale at the Cairo Bulletin
flee,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-01

Not,rs. ,u this column, eight cents per line for
6rsi and Ave cents per line eschaubsequentlnser'
lion. For one week. 80 cents per line. For one
month, 60 cents per line
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-01

This shows that our state Tux this year,
although the state is entirely ont Of debt,
isgreatly in excess Of any tor'ncr levy 10:
the past ten years. 1t is only little over
year since Gov. Culom publicly deceived
the state was out Of debt, and that ii nc
lived until the first Of Janurry, 1881, hc
would see the last dollar Of state IT,.
dcbtcdncss wiped out. Not only this, but
the Governor flaitcred the vanity Of Ito
listening voters, by assuring thcm we had
glorious state, a prosperous, thriving peo'
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-01
REPUBLICAN ECONOMY (N

Sheriff John Hodges, who hns been out
In the county making tsx collections for
the year 1891, has been more successful
than might have been expected under all
the circumstances thou !h ,ihu deiiuQue I
tax-lIst will be much larger this year than
1t WAS last year. The people Of Alexander
county, as those of other counties, have
suffered from drouih and flood which has
IN many cases compelled them To use their
previous years savings in The purchase Of
necessities. In view Of this fact it il sur.
prising that the collections have reached AS
high figure as they have. And i, be-
comes still greater surprise when it il
considered that the taxes for state pur-
poses, instead of being 50 much lower
than before MS Governor Culom promised
during the late campaign, are over one
third highera
A brief statement. shown! the, extent
of increase in taxation for state purposes,
will not be without interest and will give
some idea of the burden under which the
droulh and food stricken people of south
ern Illinois are laboring.
The rate of taxation Tor nine years be.
tween 1873 and 1881 inclusive was as fol-
lows:
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-01

A. Booths Extra Selects
at A. II. DeBaun's, SO Ohio levee.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-01
EXCURSION TO NORTHWESTERN
IOWA.

The Illinois Central r. r. will run a
land excursion TO Storm Lake, Cherokee
and LeMars, Iowa, leaving Cairo at 4:3O
p. m. Monday, April 3D.. Fare round trip
only $l5. Return tickets good Tor 30 days
For prices of lands and further information
inquire of. II. Jones, ticket agent, Cairo
A. Booths Extra Selects
at A. r. DeBaun's, SO Ohio levee
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-01
LETTER LIST.
LIST or LETTERS REMAINING UScALLRp
FoR IN THE PosTofRICE AT CAIRO, ILL.,,
SATURDAY, APRIL !, 1882,

LIST or LETTERS REMAINING uscArIRp
FOX IN THE posTorPICE AT CAIRO, ILL.,.
SATURDAY, APRIL /, 1882.
LADIES LIST.
Ashford, Katie Bundy, Lydia
Beascy, NaIe L ison, Mary
Edmons & Thomas Fulis, Dinah
Glbsone, Mamie Gorins, Bell
Henley, Aogelinc McNaney, Margaret
Percon', NJ Phelps, Manic
Price, Cattle Pr CO, Charlotte
Rice, Hammer Robinson, Suclla
Redd, Jennie smith, Rener
Steele, Annie X Soils, Susie
Stewart, Jane smith, Willie
Taylor, FrHncis Willisms, jane
Washington, Geo @ Yoakum, Georgia
GENTS LIST.
Arnold, Clip Baum, Geo
Bite, Il Boon, +
Bailey, S,rah Campbell, Bcny
Curtis, David Clark, Joseph
Cannon, Julius Dunken. MIR
EarnshAw, II \ Fuller, Thomas
Fak, Harry Gray, Jas
Glass, Thos Creamy, Pat
Herbert, Chas l.uicherson, Geo
Ilambri Houston ! ubler, A
ardin. Q j Johnson. VIM
Jackson Saml jenkins, l. II
Jessing, + W Jackson, Andrew
klarr, " Kelly, W J
L'zaris, Joseph Mofe Bennc
McCauley Frank Mullins, J b
Nro'c,J 7 Mccall, Peter
Pinney, FW Phrsona, AW
Roger. + II Rngland, Frank
Ru~S"y. o y 81 John, Geo w
Stokes, John Tnndy, Moses
WycoE, John.
Persons calling for the above mentioned
will please say advertised
GEo. W. McKEAiG. Postmaster.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-01

WycoH, John.
Persons calling for the above mentioned
will please say advertised.
GIN. W. MCKEAiG. Postmaster.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1882-11-16
PRICE TEN CENTS.

thus killed and handled can be kept per.
fectly sound and good for a month, or even
more, and men who have been in the b,,si-
ness for years believe that before long. the
abattoirs will move westward until they
reach the immediate vicinity of the great
ranges Of Montana and New Mexico"
With the attention turned towards our
great ranges so early in the progress of tho
experiment, may wcnot hope to see the end
Of transferring our beef on foot in another
year, or two years at most. With slaugh-
ter pens established at Livingston, on the
Yellowstone, the entire territory could
be accommodated. Such an institution
would build up an immense industry
and support thriving village. Tho
slaughtering, handling Of offal and put
tiag up Of ice would furnish employ
ment for great many people. and We
can sec but one objection to it. As it is
our stoclmen have every advantage of com.
petition among buyers, both at the railroad
and in the cities, if they ship; but under
the refrigerator system there would not
probably be more than one firm in the
business and there would be no compcti.
ton. But it is hardly to be supposed that
they would have the producer at their
mercy, since the grower would have the al
Tentative of shipping on foot. Ii, as it is
maintained and now practiced, beef can be
transported from three to four dollars per
hundred pounds cheaper, it ought to en-
able growers to realize much better prices
besides giving the slaughtcrers handsome
profit. [IIusbandman.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1882-11-16

rtory can &c brought in direct commune
cation with Billings. On the Mussclshcll
many farms and ranches can be located, as
the country is we'll watcred and can also be
irrigated to advantage, and has plenty of
good grass and timber. When this fine
tract is settled up il will be one of the prin-
cipal auSiliaries to the prosperity Of Bill
lings. Beyond the Musselshcll the road
instead Of following the regular stage
route up the river should follow the old
Sturgis trail in northwesterly direction
in straight line for the Judith Gap. The
road for a few miles beyond the river will
need considerable work in the way Of
Strengthening and bridging coolies for
distance of twelve or fourteen miles
Once through this and We meet with one of
the finest grazing districts in the Territory,
stretching to and through the Judith Basin
on the north and for miles east and west,
cut up by numerous mountain streams
which afford the best of watering facilities.
The land here is a vast rolling prairie cov-
cred with matt of buffalo grass. upon
which thousands Of cattle and sheep are
now grazing and upon which thousands
more can find ample sustenance. Ranches
here are being taken up very quickly and
the country will soon be settled up by a
good class of people The road through
this country and through the Gap will need
no especial attention until it leaves the
Sturgs trail, when new road Should be
made to connect with the Fort Benton
road which crosses the Judith at the town
of Philbrook. This new road need only be
about eight miles long to save distance of
over fourteen. Many settlers in this region
declare their intention Of doing business in
our town if the road is properly built. -
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1882-11-16
Personnel of the House.

A Washington special of the 1ltll says:
The election returns, SO far as published
are sufficiently complete and accurate to
indicate the make up Of the next house of
representatives. 1t is interesting to observe
the thorough shaking up that body has
undergone. The members of the next con-
gress will consist largely of new men; of
the 326 there being 17s. or more than one
half, who are not members of the present
house. Two of these have served in the
United States senate and half dozen or so
have been members in previous congresses.
From the present returns it appears that of
the members Of the present house sixty
seven Republicans are elected and seventy
three Democrats. The Republicans will
miss the presence Of Page, Aldrich, Ortiz,
McCoid, White of Kentucky, Crapo, Jay
Hubbell, Dunnell, Robson, McCoek,
Crowley, Young, Buttcrworth. Amos
Townsend, Ward, Moore Of Tennessee and
Pound. The Democratic side of the house (
will be scarcely recognizable Among the
familiar faces there missing will be those of
Phelps, A: II. Stevens, Speer, the Single.
tons, Sparks, Proctor Knott. Gibson, Ladd,
Murch, sMcLane, Manning, Hooker, Bland.
Miles Ross, Hardenberg, Bliss, Ben Wood,
Flower. Klotz, Whitthornc, Atkins, Jones
of Texas. Bs,, Wilson and Gen. Bragg In
nearly all the committees about half tho
members have heens carried away by tho
flood. OF the tifty-seven chairmen, twenty i
three have been re-elccted. Some Of ths II.
thirty fdpI not reelected were not ren0nl-
inAted m N. yeneindw were .beats
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1882-11-16
END OF TRACK, NJ. r.,
Nov. 9Th, 1882.

To the Editor Of the Billings Herald:
AS the shades Of evening are gently loE-
cred and pinned where twill do the mdst
good with star, the construction train
halts within twenty-five miles Of Bensoifs
Landing. Away on the upperlnost peak of
Blind Mans Bluffs solitary Indian stands,
surrounded by his dog and pony, dressed
III pants without any foundation in fact
and numerous rays Of the setting sun, won-
dering what all this railroadiny means and
gutturally calculating heap shucks' The
sturdy railroaders throw down their tools,
and shouting "Hurrah for Mart Maginnis, :"
hastily surround table bountifully sup
piled with all that restores the inner man.
......A party of land surveyors from Miles
City passed here this morning, among the
number, we noticed the jolly Gardner
Stevens, of Minncapolis...... Walter Burleigh
and f. A. Smith, went hunting last Sun
day in company with A. J. Hunter and W.
w. Murphy. Smith finally ran down
what he supposed was lion, and climb
ing a tree dispatched the animal. 1t
proved to be black-tailed deer. Smith
says he has horror of the black-tailed
fraternity and therefore bcgs to be excused
Our cook says the deer smells as iii had
been dead three months and wants to make
hcad-cheese out Of it.. We are not much
posted on smells ourselvcs......J. p. Farley
has been somewhat i'll of late. but is now
in the arena, slightly disfigured... Election
passed off very harmoniously at Boulder.
About $40 or 400 votes were polled. It
safe to predict that Maginnis gets hand
some majority....A man employed by the
railroad company sustained on the 2d inst
a fracture Of the left leg below the knee.
He was brought to end of track and attend
cd by DIR. Carroll. The injured man is now
at Billings in the company hospital......
Present indications are that we shall have
an open winter. Hardly have we seen in
any part of this country finer weather.
Y I. G.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1882-11-16
MUSSELSHELL ROAD.
Its Importance to the Trade
of Billings.

The construction of the road from
Billings to the Musselshell and Judith
Basin country, is q matter of paramount
Importance to this town, and those who
have SO nobly come forward with pccrl.
Aiary aid for the enterprise will reap an
abundant reward in common with those
of our citizens who have eyinced little
interest in the subject.
Elsewhere in this issue is found a
description Of the country, through
which it passes. All along the line of
the road is the finest grazing country,
already covered with fiocks and herds,
and capable of sustaining many more.
Besides this, and of greater moment to
Billings, there is an abundance of ex-
cellent farming land, which may be
successfully irrigated with little expense.
Already there arc many settlers
through that country and the number is
constantly increasing.
With the opening of another spring
settlers and capitalists will now into
Eastern Montana in continuous stream.
In comparison with the number that
may be supported there are but few
settlements outside Of the region of the
towns and villages in the river valleys
Considering the fact that few years
ago this was almost an undiscovered
country, swarming with Indians, the
cause for surprise lies only in the fact
that SO great an advance has already
been made
But henccforth all this will improve
with rapid strides. In two or three
years at the outside we confidently ex-
pect to see the vast belt Of country
stretching between the Yellowstone and
the Missouri supporting a large popula-
ton.
To this town every settler throughout
the district traversed by this Mussel-
shell road will naturally turn as his
trading, marketing and shipping point.
1t is a gratifying evidence of tho fore
sight and business enterprise of our
citizens that they are alive to this fact,
and have already taken steps to secure
the trade which, by artificial means.
might be drawn elsewhere. The Access
sion to the material prosperity of Bill
lings from this source cannot be over
estimated. We look forward to day
but little removed into the future, when
this town will be the cntrepot and the
supply point for all that vast region.
The building of this wagon road is but
the beginning.
We are assured of the fact that ere
long the products of the Musselshell and
Judith Basin country will be brought to
this point over an iron way. Billings
has q brilliant future in store for her.
Nothing can stay her progress. So far
she has had substantial growth, un.
cquallcd for rapidity by any western
town, and she is bound to advance, if
not as fast as during the last summer,
yet with solid, continual growth that
will make her a city of amazing pro-
portions, while older settlements are
yet but villages.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1882-11-16
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
PAEK Cry, N. T., !
NnN g 1920

PARK CRY, N. T.,
Nov. s, 1882.
To the Editor Of the Billings Herald:
Election passed. off quietly yesterday in
Park City. One hundred and twenty-five
votes being polled. Chas. Il. Rugg and
Lafayette Penney were elected Justices of
the peace, and f. 7. Searls and Jas. +
Stewart constables...... Religious services
were held here on Sunday, and will be held
regularly hereafter by Rev. Mr.. Franklin, a
Methodist minister from Iowa.. 4 team
of horses, belonging to VIM. Chafiin. are
missing and are believed to have been stolen
......Thc wife of J, W. Hough, of Young's
Point, died on Monday after serious ILL
ness, and was buried here to-day. Funeral
services were conducted by Rev. Franklin.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1882-11-16
The Route to the Country North Of
Billings.
To the Editor Of the Herald.

TO the Editor Of the Herald.
the road from Billings to the first stage
station, distance Of eighteen miles. is very
crooked, and several miles can be saved by
Strengthening the road and bridging few
of the numerous cooleys. There are q few
ranchers on Alkali Creek who could use
this road to advantage. From the first
stage station to the Musselshell, twenty
seven miles. very little work is needed, but
by expeuding work jvdisiously large ter
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1882-05-27
THIRTEEN YEARS WITHOUT
SLEEP.

Thomas Malcolm whose case at
tracted wide attention three years
ago because he said he had not
slept a wink in ten years, is still
living without sleep. He says he
has not closed his eyes in sleep for
three years, and, indeed, that he
has not slept at all thirteen years
His neighbors say that they have
been at his house at all hours Of
the day and night, and have in
variably found him alert and wide
awake. He ia a member of the
Presbyterian church Of this place,
and his word is trusted by all who
know him. He is in good health
and weighs oyer 200 pounds. He.
is over seventy, and doeSnot work,
except on small jobs about his
hose. He says he takes ''no COM
fort at all' in life, but he has given
up taking ell medicine, and awaits
fog the coming of the Lord
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1882-05-27
LIST OF LODGES
UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF
THE GRAND LODGE No. 10, I.
o. G.. s. & d. OF s. OF N. G.

No. |. Queen Esther, Winnings
ton.
No, 2. Beautiful Star, B. City.
!" 8. Fountain Union, South
Mills.
No. 4. st. Augustine, Plymouth.
" 5. st. Mark, Shiloh.
" 6. Golden Gross, Currituck
Court House.
No. Z. Lilly Of the Valley, E. City.
" s. Beautiful Zion. Woodville.
/" 0 Mt. Zion, Edenton.
so. Bloom of Life, 3. City.
GIL. Zion Bee, Windsor.
"1S. Fidelity, Wilmington.
"13. Queen Esther, Windsor.
"14. Rebecca at the Well, VIM
ton.
No. IA. N. Q. Instructor. Rosedale.
"16. Morning Glory, Small x
Roads.
No. IL. Banneker, Raleigh.
Z" is. Love and Union, Scupper-
nong.
No. 10. st. Johns, Creswell.
!" 20. Beautiful Martin, Hamil-
ton.