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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01

1t was rumored on the streets q few
days ago that sick river man came TO the
post-office on Saturday and after wander
ing about among the crowd awhile, made
his way up stairs to the office Of DR.. Carter,
the marine surgeon; but the doctor being
out, he, the sick river man, lay down near
one of the heaters to await the doctors
arrival. About half an hour after, contin-
ues rumor, the doctor came, saw the man,
pronounced his ailment to be smallpox
and had him Immediately conveyed to the
pest-house, where he now lies dangerously
Ill with virulent case of smallpox. The
BULLETIN has investigated the matter and
is prepared to say, authoritively, that, to
some extent Madame Rumoris right. The
river man referred to is the man Summer
vile, of whom THE BULLETIN spoke Sun
day He had been in the hospital under
treatment for consumption for some time,
and was discharged from there, but was
wont to visit DR.. Carriers Office almost
every week for medicine. About noon on
Friday he came again to the doctors office,
making his way through the post-ofice
hall, and up stairs TO DR.. Carter's Office.
The doctor was out and Summervile sat
down on step leading up to Sergeant W.
II. Rays Office, in order to be convenient TO
a spitoon, es he was still splitting up blood
from his diseased lungs. He ar
rived at the post Office about II 80
o'clock remained in the building
about ten minutes at most and was on his
way to the pest.house before ~ o'clock.
The man had the variooid, and has il still,
but not seriously and, at the time of his
entrance at the post Office, the disease was
not at that stage where it is necessarily
contagious. But be this as it may, the
case demonstrates very plainly that there is
danger-not in going to the post Office
alone, but in going anywhere--without be-
ing vaccinated. A person who is properly
fortified against the disease is no more
liable to catch smallpox at the post Office
than he is on any of our populous through
fares, and those who are not fortified against
the disease by vaccination, are just as
liable to meet a person afflicted with small
pox and enroute for the marine surgeons
office, at some street corner, as he is at
the post-office There is but one prevent
tive of smallpox known to science and
that is good animal virus, and if this be
properly and generally resorted to by the
people of Cairo they need not allow their
mail to accumulate in the post-office, for
fear of going or sending there after it, lest
in doing so, they come in contact with some
one afflicted with the deadly disease.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01

There are still three patients afflicted
with varioloid in the city pest-house. They
are Robert Sanders, Frank Sum-
merville and -- Jackson. The first
named is seriously sick with the disease,
but may get over it. Summerville is the
man to whom reference is made elsewhere
he is not seriously afflicted and Jackson,
who was suffering more from wound in
the abdomen than from varioloid, and who
was expected to succumb, is better and will
drobably get over it. The last patient
taken to the pesthouse from the hospital
was Arthur Hamilton, and the date was
January 18th. 1t seems, therefore, that
by the exercise Of much care on the part OF
DR.. Carter and the Sisters of the Holy
Cross, the germs of the disease have at last
been stamped out in the hospital If nc
more new cases are allowed to enter there
now, but are sent Immediately and prompt
ly to the pest-house, it is likely that the
marine hospital station will remain
free from the disease in the future. Nc
new cases have appeared in the city since
Friday noon, and there have been as yet
none at all among citizens of Cairo. All
the small -pox patients, who have until now
appeared in this city, have been non
resident river men, and all but one OF these
have been negroes
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01
A. Booths Extra Selects
at A. T. DeBaun's, So Ohio levee.
Bonanza! BOnanza!!

To buyers of Ladies, Misses and Chill
dren's shoes; | have decided to close out
the above line of goods at cost, and
less, and carry large stockot Mems, Boys
and Youths only. SO call and get your
own prices They must be sold TO make
room for spring goods in Mems Boys and
Youths fine boots and shoes. II. BLOCK,
Eighth street, between Commercial and
Washington avenue. Il.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01

The business done by the Cook county
probate court, recently declared illegal in
Guided 1904 cases transferred to the coun-
ty court and 2,97S new cases. The value
Of transferred and settled cases was $l0,-
$4,000. The value of new cases pending
is nearly $34,OOO,OoO. The validity of all
this business is called in question by the
decision.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01

-'Further particulars of the killing Of
Mr.. Lee Darlington, by Geo. Stovall, at
Loveaceville, in Ballard county, Friday"
says the Paducah Enterprise, "fail to show
any reasons to justify the act. stovall,
who is said to be rather fast character,
addressed an insulting letter to daughter
Of Mr.. Burlington, and the letter was hand
ed by the young lady to her father. Meet
ing Stovall, Mr. Burlington spoke to him
Of the letter, reprimanding him for it and
cautioning him to behave in future In
his remarks, the gentleman is stated
to have said nothing to provoke
a quarrel, but S:ovall feeling
himself injured, without word Of warning
whipped out arevolver and fired. The ball
entered Mr.. Edringtons stomach, just abou,
the navel, passing through to the back
where it lodged. The wounded man fell
and parties who were near ran to his as
sistance and carried him home, where he
expired in short time. Stovall was i'm,
mediately placed Under arrest, and as HI
was to have been taken to Blandville anc
put in Jail, he is now doubtless safe behind
the bars The murder has created grea
excitement in the usually quiet village
owing to the prominence of both parties
Stovall belonging to first class family ant
his victim being agentleman of good re
putation and high standing"
Argus: "TnE BULLETIN is about a
much Of an alarmist as DR.. Rauch and
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01
MARRIED..

AT the residence of the brides father,
+. Ii. Thurman, publisher of the Wick
life Tribune on the 30th, ult,, by Elder M.
Rollings, Mr.. d. r. Enlow, of Brandon
burg, Ky, and Miss Ida B. Thurman
formerly of that place. They left on the
vint Shinklc for Louisville, Ky, their fu-
ture home.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01

The resignation of Brig. Gen, Tor
rance, commanding the first brigade of the
Illinois militia, was caused by an irrecon'
cilable discord which had grown up be-
tween him and subalterns. Most of the
Disconnected ones are also out of the ser
Vice, but they kept up the fight through the
newspapers.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01

--Scoville has written card. He can
not afford to give two months more to the
motion for new trial in the Guiteau case,
but if the American people, in the interests
of justice, choose to contribute money,
competent counsel will be engaged and
the miscreant given the full benefit of their
serices.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01

Use The CAIRO BULLETIN perforated
scratch-book, made of calendered jute
MANILA, equally good for ink or pencil For
sale, in three Sizes at the office. No. 2 and
8. five and ten cents each by the single one,
by the dozen or by the hundred, no varia-
tion i'm nrices
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01
"A few nights ago another attempt W

"A few nights ago another attempt was
made by Copenhaffer, the Johnson county
murderer in the Alexander Jail for safe
keeping, to escape from his cell by means of
a small steel saw, made of common table
knife. The noise made by the saving of
one of the iron bars in the door attracted
the attention of Mr.. Micheal Fitzgerald,
who instituted an investigation and found
the little saw in a water bucket, near the
door, inside of the cell, where COpenhaffer
had thrown it when he found that his work
ing had been detected The saw was al
most the exact counterpart of the one used
by the same prisoner in previous attempt
to break jail, Of which THE BULLETIN spoke
at the time. A thorough search was made
of the cell and the persons of the prisoners
this last time, but no further devices which
III any way could be used for breaking Jail
were found. The jailer does not know how
these implements are obtained by the pris-
oner. 1t is likely that he had them all well
hidden about his person at the time he was
put into Jail. But he will probably not have
achance to make another attempt before his
trial comes off in the johnson county cir
cult court.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01
Oysters and Fish.

am daily receiving fresh Mobile oysters
IN bulk, for sale, by the dozen or hundred.
Especial attention is called to my daily re-
ceipts of fresh Red Snapper and other gulf
and game, fish. Depot, Ohio lcyee, corner
Eighth street JACOB KLEE.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01

Notices in thia column eight cents per line for
fret and Ave cents per line each subsequent inser-
ton. For one week, 30 cents per line. For one
month, 20 cents per line,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01
Household Furniture at Private Sale,

AT residence of Mr.. G. A. Moore on
Eighth street, for few days will be Of
fered for sale Household and Kitchen
furniture, Carpets, etc. Apply on the prem
ises 3t
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01

So far as known there have been no
further meetings of the merchants of the
city to protest against unjust discrimina-
ton in freights at this point, since the first
one spoken Of by THE BULLETIN several
days ago. AT that meeting committee
was appointed to confer with prominent
attorneys, to as certain if redress
could be had through legal process and it
is likely that said committee will be ready
to report at the next called meeting of the
merchants, which will probably be some.
time during this week. The subject Of
referring the matter to the chamber Of com.
MERGE, which has recently been revived in
this city, is also preached among some of
the merchants who took part in the first
meeting. This idea carried out, would
perhaps tend more toward righting the
wrongs complained of than any other
method that could be adopted. A COM
mittee on transportation, appointed by the
chamber of commerce, to confer with the
proper officers Of the roads guilty of I'm.
just discrimination, could probably have
the matter adjusted in less time and more
satisfactorily on both sides than it could
be done in any other way. This has been
the mode Of procedure in Louisville and
other large cities. Bearing upon this mat
ter is the following in an editorial in q re-
cent issue Of the Louisville Courier-Jour.
nal "a few years ago there was in Louis
vile a feeling Of antagonism or of distrus
of the railroads much stonger than ther,
is to-day. Even now We believe we hav,
some cause of complaint, but we look {,
tho managers of roads to right them. Thi
better understanding, which has in realit,
become spirit Of cooperation, has bcel
duo to many different causes, one of tn
most important Of which has been the es
tablisbing Of the board of trade and tn
appointment of the transportation com
mittee. This committee 10 composed Q
shippers, who know something of the0 ne
cessities of the country tributary to Louis
: vile. 1t receives and carefully invest
: gates oil complaints made to it. Whe
convinced wrong has been done, il asks
conference with the railroad managers an
discusses with them all disputed point
. They have no legal power, no coercive fore
II is not commended for moment that a
this committee asks is granted, but it wi
be admitted by those acquainted with ii
facts that II has done much to remove caus,
of complaint and to virtually benefit Il
roads and their customers. So much (,
moral suasion' In this direction"
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01
Furnishe i Rooms for Rent.

Furnished rooms for rent, upstairs oppo-
site the post-oilice, on the south east corner
of 14th street and Washington avenue. tt.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01

Receipt books, Cairo date line, perlora-
ted stub, suited to any business, manufac-
tured and for sale at the Cairo Bulletin
Office.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01
Room For Rent.

A furnished Room for Rent on Walnut st.
second door from Eleventh. Inquire at The
BULLETIN office. ct
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01
A. Booths Extra Selects
at A. Il. DeBauns, Sc Ohio levee.
For Sale-Cheap For Cash.

NJ. B. Harrels property on Washington
avenue and 18th street. For particulars
call at Mrs. NJ. A. Arter's on 10th street.
ct.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01
For Rent or Sale.

Cottage and six lots, corner Elm and
9th ST. Apply to M. j. Howley for terms.
r. S. WADDELL.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01

Extra Select Oysters
at A. T. DeBaun'S, SO Ohio leyee.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01

A. Booths Extra Selects
at A. Il. DeBaun's, SO Ohio levee.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01

Fresh Oysters
at DeBauns, SO Ohio levee.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01

Argus; "TnE BULLETIN is about as
much of an alarmist as DR.. Rauch and is
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01

Notices in these columns, ten cents per line,
each insertion. Markets
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-08-10
The Confederate Constitution.

The other day 1 called on friend,
4 southern gentleman, well known
in literary circles. Ill health, how
ever, has been 4 sore burden to him.
After a few moments talk he in
vited me into his library. Produc-
ing a round tin box, he spread me a
roll of parchment, which proved to
be the original Provisional Constitu-
ton of the Confederate States of
America, signed by Davis, Bob.
Toombs, Alex. II. Stephens, Ben.
Hill, and all the other high con
tracing parties. The sight of this
document, which decided the fate of
the slave population of the United
States, awed me. To defend the
validity of that parchment or to
prove it worthless, two armies, of
the noblest men God ever created,
fought for four long years over all
the battlefields that lay between
Bull Run and Gettysburg, until the
struggle was ended when Lee ten
dered his sword to Grant at Ap-
pomattox court house. That dOcu-
ment is the embodiment of all the
issues, to settle which the blood of
ten hundred thousands of brave men
was shed, and which desolated al
most every household from one end
of the land to the other. After
looking at it carefully, ] asked my
friend where he got it. Saved it,
at the risk of my life, from a burn
ing building in Richmond at the
close of the war, in 1865, and have
kept it ever SINCE" he replied
"What are you going to do with it?''
was my next query. 81 am com
PEELED to sell it. 1 have tried to get
the United States government to
buy it, without success, and now /
am offered 1900 lb for it by the
British Museum, and l shall have to
let it CO."
'tNow cried /, "the men about
town will never let that document
go into the possession of the Eng
fish. Aside from its historical value,
the fact Of England's efforts to make
the claims Of that document good
are remembered too well to ever let
it fall into England's hands. That
parchment, after the Declaration of
independence and the Emancipa-
ton Proclamation, is the history of
America, and as an evidence of the
faith and courage even Of our most
misguided men, possesses an in
calculable value. If the govern
ment won't purchase this document,
let the people subscribe to keep it
in this country.-New York Star.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-08-10

matter. Every one of them have
voted for settlement on the basis
of a 40 cents tax, for submission to
the 50-4, with their eyes wide open,
and to-day, if they were only In
their old places of leadership they
would be supporting the present
democratic platform. Resentment,
passion, vanity and pomp of self are
the moving motives with most of
them and the people willsee through
the whole thing, and thunder their
disgust in November.
We write plainly, but more in sor-
row than anger. Sorrow that men
possessing so many elements of use
fulness should allow themselves
driven into an utterly indefensible
position by pride, vanity and resent
ment. And we are not without
hope that many of them will yet be
brought to "see themselves as others
see them," and return to the party
which chasteneth because it loVeth
them.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-08-10
From Cabin to CAPITOL,


The nomination of Judge j. II.
Berry for Governor, by the Arkan-
sas State Democratic Convention,
has caused us to look up his past
history. Our country cannot fur
nish a parallel case and perhaps
there is not living man that has
risen as rapidly as this illustrious
son of Arkansas. Like the major
ity of the young men in the south,
when the war came on James H.
Berry shouldered his musket and
went to the front with the gallant
Sixteenth Arkansas Infantry. He
was elected second lieutenant of his
company. At the battle of Cor
NTH he was wounded and his leg
had to be amputated just below the
hip. In 1864, at the age of %
years, with one leg, on crutchcs,
without money, education or finan-
cial friends, and no means Of sup
port, he found himself at Ozark.
While here, he, by some means, met
Miss Quales and a mutual attach
ment grew up between them, they
were engaged to be married but so
gloomy were young Berry's future
prospects that her parents forbid
her even to see him. To show how
bitter was her fathers opposition,
we will state that he has never spo-
ken to Judge Berry since his mar
riage, and only spoke to Mrs. Ber-
ry about two weeks ago.
AS ''love laughs at locksmiths, )"
so a one-legged man is not to be
outdone in such matters when
'Barkis is willing" Young Berry
got his lady-love from a two-story
window, and they were married.
They went to Carroll county and
secured a leg-cabin and furnished
that very scanty. Young Berry
commenced studying and secured n
little country school. While teach
ing he commenced reading law and
by his indomitable will and perse-
verence he mastered the science and
was admitted to practice. From
this his success in life seems to
date In 1869 he was elected to
the legislature. In 1869 he moved
to Benton county and practiced his
profession with great ability and
success. In 1872 he was elected to
the legislature from Benton coun-
ty and was elected speaker Of the
house at the extra session called
by Governor Baxter in 1873. In
1876 he was delegate to the state
convention and was elected chair
man by reclamation. His popular
ity throughout the state dates from
this time. In 1873 he made the
race in the first judicial district fol
judge against the most popular man
| in the district and was elected.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-08-10
Cheaper Postage.

Congress, in it's closing days, has
passed some measures atfe citing the
postal service which were greatly
needed and which will be appreci-
ated by the people. One Of these,
that will doubtless give great relief
to the country, was the bill amenda-
tory of the postal money order sys-
tenn. There are many othermatters
of reform in connection with the
Postoffice Department to which
congress-. before it adjourns, can.weu
afford to give its attention. Cheaper
postage is demanded as a prime
necessity. The postal service was
intended to benefit the people. 1t
was never intended to be q money
making institution. Congress has
annually provided for this branch of
the government in the way of APP
preparations, and that the depart
ment would yield revenue has
never been taken into account. But
it has become almost self-sustaining,
and the quarter last reported shows
that the receipts were much larger
than the expenditures, and that a
profitable income was being derived.
Is it not high time that the rates Of
postage be cut down? The fact
that the department more than pays
its expenses shows it can be safely
done. In every instance where q
government has reduced its postal
rates it has been found that much
greater proportionate increase in
the number of letters written has
been the result, and in a year or
two afterward there have been much
larger receipts than ever before.
Witness England's experience in
establishing penny postage The
representative in congress, there
fore, owe it to their constituents,
the people, that some effort at relief
in this direction be made without
delay. Men differ as to the means
to be employed. Many are in favor
of two-cent letter postage, with a
corresponding increase in the weight
of other classes of mail matter car
ried. Others prefer that the weight
allowance of letter should be in
creased. Effort in either direction
will be welcomed. The present
postal card also should be sup
planted by one or the other of the
| ingenious devices advocated, by
which envelope and letter is com
bined. They weigh no more than
the ordinary postal card, require no
more room in the mail pouch, allow
Of greater space for the message
and Furthermore possesses the ad-
vantage of screening from curious
eyes the contents of the card OF
letter. While congress is slowly
making up it's mind as to the time
it will be ready to adjourn, let il
take up this subject along with thu
many others less important which
are daily considered under suspen
sion of the rules, and let there b
an honest effort to benefit the pee
pie in way that will be felt direct
ly.-EX.