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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-16
ST. LOUIS & CAIRO R. R.

TRAINS RUN AS FOLLOWS
Exp,ess and Mail leaves Cairo. every day except
kunday At l0:a5 a IN. Arriv - 4:85 p. m.
Accommodation arrives at 1905 p. m. ana de
larts At 20 p. m.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-16
BROWNS
IRON
B|77ERS

Ladies and all sufferers from neu.
ralgla, hysteria, and kindred COM
plants, will find it without an equal.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-16

lief, and after a few days the corn will
disappear.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-09
Upper Potomac Coal Field.

Mr.. Owen Riordan, in a cOmmuni-
cation to The V1giniaS, gives some
interesting particulars relating to the
Upper Potomac and BlackWater coal
riginn. He commenced Operations
on the beds of this coal field in June,
1882, and opened eight veins, the
thickest nine feet and the smallest
four feet, measuring in the aggregat
80 feet of cGal. Further operations
were resumed in May of this year
another vein 10 feet thick being open
ed. The measures, commencing at
inch of coal, then three inches of
broken slate, and then eight feet eight
inches of coal. This is the only vein
in that region containing slate. Two
other veins, four and six feet respect
lively, were opened on later date.
Mr.. RiOrdan says that he has now
fairly proven that the Potomac river
rises out of two coal veins on the
eastern slope of Backbone mountain.
The coal field formerly known as the
"HOlly" tract and the "Hall" and
evans" tracts, is situated in the
counties of Grant and Tucker, and is
bounded on the west by the Back
bone Mountain, on the east by the
Allegany mountains, on the north by
the Potomac river, and on the south
by Red creek and Dry fork of Cheat
river. 1t is % miles long and has a
superficial area of 62j square miles.
Sixty.si openings have been put in
this field, some Jn the Allegheny
mountain, and some on the Potomac
river on the north and on Red river
on the south. The thickness of the
vein varies from four inches to eleven
feet two inches.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-09
A Public Shame.

The war Of words now Waging be-
tween George Cotton and Arthur
German illustrates with peculiar force
the truth of the abhOrism that "When
rogueS fall out honest men come
by their own" So lcng as these
worthless ruled the Democratic party
and ruined the State Maryland in
common; so long as each permitted
the other to share equally in the spOils
and perquiaites of dishonest political
bossism, so long was all peace and
brQtherly love between them. They
cons oired together to cheat the peO.
pie of this State, aud they lid cheat
them; they made public positions
the subject of barter and bargain :;
they made the taxes wrung from the
honest laborer the prey Of the spoils-
man, they made the credit and fair
name OF the State Il by-Word and a
mockery they insuIted and deceived
and defiled and despised the people.
They prospered together in wicked
ness and sin; from poverty they
speedily rose to affluence from mer-
tied obscurity to prominence; but
they were lily prepared to WELD the
power bestowed by their illgotten
wealth they became jealous of each
other, they quarreled over the divi-
sion of their plunder- now the
truth is coming out and the people of
this State are being told how they
have been made the tools of these
designing tri 'ksters, how they have
been cheated and sneered at and
plundered in the interest of personal
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. 1t is a shameful
story, but greater will be the shame
Of our people if these men and the
party they represent are not speedily
cast out from place and power, and
from the countenance and fellowship
of honest and conscientious men,
HdgerSt0un Odd-FelloC.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-09
Applicable in all Sections.

Said lady yesterday, 81 wonder
how many pleasant homes will be
made unhappy by this election" An
explanation was asked, and she said.
"Why, | have seen to-day two men
drunk on the street that I know well,
and never saw either one of them
under the influence of liquor before.
| have heard the wife of one of them
say she had rather see her husband
dead, much as she loved him, than
to see him a drunkard. Both of these
men are candidates, and knowing the
sorrow of their homes tonight, was
merely thinking and wondering how
many other homes would be sadden.
ed in the next week, and had been
saddened in the last few days by the
drinking of candidates and those who
had been treated by them. The great
trouble with your politics is that wo-
men can have nothing to say. When
a man runs for office he must treat
If he dosen't. then those who do will
get the votes. He must drink not
only with his equals, but much more
with those whose company he would
not think of keeping under any other
circumstances. He would never think
of bringing home with him the men
he spends his time with. It's all
wrong, and l tell you this running
for office has ruined more men than
you have any idea of, ,"-COiun,6i0
(Gd.) Enquirer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-09
The Reasonableness of Prayer.

A naturalist should be the last man
in the world to object to the efficacy
of prayer, since prayer itself is one Of
the most potent of natural forces. The
cry of the young raven brings its food
from afar without any exertion on its
part, for that cry has power to
move the emotion and the muscles
of the parent bird, and to overcome
her own selfish appetite. The bleat
of the lamb not only brings its dam
to its side, but causes the secretion of
milk in her udder. The cry of dis.
tress nerves men to all eXertiOnS, and
to brave all dangers, and to struggle
against all or any of the laws of ma
ture that may be causing suffering or
death. Nor in the case of prayer are
the objects attained at all mechani-'
cally commensurate with the actiVi-
ties set in motion. We haye all seen
how the prayer of few captiYes,
wrongfully held in durance by some
barbarous potentate, may move
mighty nations, and cause them to
pour out millions of their treasure to
send men and material of war over
land and sea, to sacrifice hundreds OF
liyes, in order that just and proper
prayer may be answered. In such
case we see how the higher law over
rides the lower, and may cause even
frightful suffering and loss of life, in
O der that a moral or spiritual end
may be gained. Are we to suppose,
then, that the only Being in the uni
verse who cannot answer prayer is
that One who alone has all power at
his command? The weak theology
which processes to believe that prayer
has subjective benefit, is infinitely
less scientific than the action of the
child who confidently appeels to a
Father in heaven.-PriRcipdi DG,0.
son.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-09

All have seen the immense bouIders
called "lost rock" in some sections
scattered over the northern part of
the United States, which have little
or no resemblance to any mass of rock
anywhere i'll the vicinity, and have
perhaps asked the question: Where
dld they come from? Also the heaps
OF sand, gravel and cobblestones of
various sizes, which form manv of
our ridges, knolls and hills, and
winch are totally unlike any fixed
rock near them. All these phenomena
are attributed to single cause, and
That Is the great sheet ice which ma
ture stored up ages ago without the
necessity of protecting it in an ice
mousse. According to Agassiz, the
sheet OF ice extended in this country
as far south as South Carolina. or
Alabama, and was thick enough to
cover all the mountains of the eastern
part OF North America, with the ex-
ception of Mt. Washington. This
peak projected, lone sentinel on that
waste of ice, two or three hundred
feet. In the latitude of Northern
Massachusetts he conceives the ice to
have been two or three miles thick.
The powders were all torn off by the
advancing ice sheet, from the pro-
Jecting rocks over which it moved,
and carried or pushed as "bottom
drift scratching and plowing the
surface over which they passed, and
being scratched and polished them
selves in return, till they were finally
brought to rest by the melting of the
Ice. They were not carried so far
South as the ice sheet extended, sell
dom beyond the parallel of 40 degrees
north. The native copper of Lake
Superior was drifted four or five hun
dred miles south, and the pudding
stones of RoXbury, Mass, were car
ried as far South as Island of Peni-
kees.-Scientifc Anericm.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-09
They are Strangers Now.

A MiddletOwn young lady never
tires of relating an amusing occur
renee of the sleighing season last
winter. She was enjoying ride in
company with two Hartford gentle
men, and she was driving. One of
the gentlemen slyly inserted a hand
in her muff and lovingly pressed her
disengaged hand. She blushed, and
withdrew 1T just as the gentleman
on the other side slipped his hand in
to the muff. She knew by the action
of her adorers that the hand pressures
were frequent and loving within the
silk lining of the muff, for first one
face and then the other would bob
forward to catch look at the sweet
face and eyes which, prompted, as
they supposed, the tender pressure Of
the hand. The by play lasted untiI
the young lady quietly remarked:
"If you gentlemen are through with
my mutf | will trouble you for it now
as my hands are getting cold" And
the two gentleman who had been
comfortably warm up to this time,
suddenly felt an Artic chill creeping
up their spinal columns, and the mer-
curry of their feelings dropped to $50
degrees below zero. The two gen.
tlemen are strangers now. Hartford
Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-09
An art and Industrial Exhibition in
the Capitol at Washington.


The Board of Direction, composed
OF some ofthe most prominent names
IN public life, including members of
the Supreme Court. Senators, Mem.
bers of Congress, Army and Navy
officers of high rank, and the first
citizens of Washington, send the fol-
lowing to the press:
A National Bazaar, Art, and In
duStrial Exposition will be held in
the rotunda and adjacent halls of the
National Capitol at Washington, D.
c., November 25th to December Sd.
(inclusive), 1882, as authorized by
JOINT resolution of the Senate and
House of Representatives, August 7,
1882. The object of this undertaking
is to raise funds with which to erect
statute in this city to the memory
OF General James A. Garfield, late
President of the United States, which
work is in the hands of committee
OF the Society of the Army of the
Cumberland, who have already col
lected for this purpose some twenty
thousand dollars, and expect, with
the results of the exposition, to have
a sufficient sum with which to erect
work betitting the great name it is
proposed to commemorate.
The art exhibition will be under
the direction of the leading artists
resident in Washington. 1t is hoped
that artists throughout the entire
country, professional and amateurs,
will aid the work by contributing
some one WOrk-as gift to the fund
to be sold for its benefit, and be will
ing to exhibit others, under such rules
and regulationsas as may be determined
by the Board Of Direction. All per-
sons desiring to contribute in any
way to this great work are cordially
INVITED to do so, and to proceed in
such manner as their judgment may
dictate.
Contributions from the ladies in the
way Of needle and fancy work are
especially inYited and anticipated as
one of the more prominent features of
the exposition.
To manufacturers this Exhibition
offers opportunities second to the
Centennial Exposition. Occurring on
the eve Of the assembling of Congress,
and at the season of the year when all
the foreign Representatives are at
/ their legations, every exhibit Will
have the attention, not only of our
own representatives. but of the rep
resentatives of all the civilized ma
tlOnS, as well as the representatives
of the Press, who will gladly make
full mention of all worthy exhibits {;
this, with the fact that each donation
or exhibit contributes so much to a
work that must commend itself to
patriotic citizen. All exhibits will
bear name of artist, manufacturer,
ETC., and will remain in place until
the close ofthe exposition. Arrange
ments for transportation of exhibits
are being made, and details will be
given on application to the Board of
Direction, rooms 80 to SO, Ebbitt
House, Washington, ID. C.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-09

BROWNS IRON BIT
TIERS acts like a charm
on the digestive organs,
removing all dyspeptic
symptoms, such as tast-
ing the food, Belching,
Heat in the Stomach,
Heartburn, etc. The
only Iron Preparation
that will not blacken the
teeth or give headache.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-09
Cut Behind.

me scene opens on a clear, crisp
mWning. Two boys are running to
ge5on the back of carriage, whose
wAeels are spinning along the road.
One of the boys. with a quick spring
succeeds, The other leaps, but fails,
ana falls on the part Of the body
wi1ere it is most appropriate to fall.
MISSIONER has he struck the ground
than he shouts to the driver of. the
carriage, "Cut behind!"
human nature is the same in boy
as IN man-all running to gain the
vehicle of success. Some are spry,
and gain that for which they strive.
Others are slow, and tumble down
they who fall crying out against
those who mount, "Cut behind !"
Apolitical office rolls past. A null
titade spring to their feet, and the
r. z Is in. Only one of the number
reIches that for which he runs. No
sooner does he gain the prize, and
begin 10 wipe the sweat from his
brow, and think how grand thing
it is to ride in popular Dreferment,
than the disappointed candidates cry
out, "Imompetency Stupidity /!
Fraud Now let the newspapers
of the othe' political party "cut be-
hind"
There is agolden chariot of wealth
rolling down the street. A thousand
people are trying to catch it. They
run they josie; they tread on each
other. Push, and pull, and tug.
Those talk NEST against riches who
cannot get them. Clear the track for
the racers! One of the thousand
reaches the golden prize and mounts.
Forthwith the air is full of cries.
scot it by frald Shoddy! Petro-
leum aristOcrarY His father was
rag picker! His mother was wash
erWOman | knew him when he
blackened his own shoes Pitch
him off the back part of the golden
chariot! Cutbehind! cut behind !"
In many eyes success is a crime.
81 do not like you," said the snow
flake to the snow-bird. "Why ?"
said the snOWbird. Because" said
the snowflake, "you are going up
and [ am going dOWn."
We have TO state that the man in
the carriage, on the crisp morning,
though he had long-Iash whip, with
which he could made the climbing
hoy yell most Justify, did not cut be-
lind. He heard the shout in the
rear, and said, "Good-morning, my
son. That is right; climb over and
sit by me. Here are the reins take
hold and drive; was a boy myself
once, and know what tickles young
Sters.
Thank God. there are so many in
the world that never "cut behind,"
but are ready to give a fellow ride
whenever he wants it. There are
hundreds of people whose chief joy
is to help others on. Now it is a
smile, now good word, now ten
dollars. When such kind man has
ridden to the end of the earthly road,
it will be pleasant to hang up the
whip with which he drove the enter
prises OF a lifetime, and feel that with
it he never "cut behind" at those
who were struggling.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-09
Sparkling Eyes.

Rosy cheeks and clear complexion
only accompany good health. Park
er's Ginger Tonic better than any
thing, make pure, rich blood and
brings health, joyous spirits, stength
and beauty. Ladies try it. -Bazddy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-09

The liquor drank in Louisiana costs
S47, 900, 900 -S2,0OO,OOO more than its
combined cotton, sugar and rice
crops. Virginia drinks up her entire
wheat crop annually.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-09
Boston, November a6, 1881.

BROWN CHEMICAL 10.
Gentlemen - For years have
beena greatsuifeTer from Dyspepsia,
and could get no relief (having tried
everything which was recommend
ed) until, acting on the advice Of a
friend, who had been benefited by
Browns Iron BI1TERs, | tried a
bottle, with most surprising results.
Previous to taking BRowN's Iron
BITTERs, everything ate distressed
me, and | suffered greatly from a
burning sensation in the stomach,
which was unbearable. Since TAX
ing BRowN's Iron BIrTERs, all my
troubles are at an end. Can eat any
time without any disagreeablc re-
suits. | am practically another
person. Mrs. w J. FLyNN,
80 Maverick St, L. Boston.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-03-04
Court Items.

During the past week, considerable
progress was made in clearing the
docket Of the court, considering that
both Tuesday and Wednesday were
legal holidays.
The first. disposed of was the
motion to dissolve the attachment in
the case of Kiefier & Gardner Va. Shot,
ars & Mccormick, in which the motion
prevailed, and an appeal was taken.
On Saturday, the court rendered An
opinion in the long contested and hard
fought case of Ludeling VS.. Stubbs,
which occupied so much of the atten-
ton Of the court Mt the October and
November session. The judgment was
in favor of defendant, ordering the
levees of plaintiff to be cut, and giving
defendant $3.50 as damages.
On Monday, q recuse case, with d. G..
Morgan, Esq, as Judge pro tenn. was
tried, and then the court went back to
the consolidated cases of Trimble w
Whited and Whited vs.. Trimble, and
at that point the court is now ststucl, )"
with II tremendous overflow of evidence
and document all around it.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-03-04
tOFFICIAL.f
tOFFICIAL.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

MAYORS OFFICE. CITY OF MONROE,
State of Louisiana, February 23d, 1882 !
The Council met pursuant TO call of
the Mayor.
Present-F. Endom, mayor; w. +.
Renwick;- C. G. Lewis, F. Garrett, r.
w. Darlington.
Absent-D. NJ. Sholars, s. Meyer,
Jno. q. Sanders.
The Mayor explained the object Of
the meeting, and thereupon the follow
ing memorial was introduced and unan-
imously adopted:
MEMORIAL.
To the Honorable Senate and House of Rep
resentativcs Of the Uuited States of
America. in Congress assembled:
Your memoralests, the Mayor and
City Council of Monroe, Louisiana,
respectfully ask that the Bill, II. r.,
592, introduced by the Hon. J. Floyd
King, be favorably considered for the
following reasons:
There is no Courthouse in the City of
Monroe for the use of the United States
Courts and the session of court have to
be held in leased premises, nor is there
any suitable place in which to keep the
records. The Marshall and Clerk have
no offices. The Postoffice, tho most
important in North Louisiana, is not
permanently in any one building but
is kept in buildings wholly unsuited to
the purposes and frequently located in
inconvenient places.
The City of Monroe has never at any
time been the recipient of any appro-
priation from the United States Gov
eminent, although for many years
prior to- 1861 terms of the United States
Courts were held in the Parish Court
house, which was destroyed by the
United States fleet of gunboats during
the war between the States.
The central position and the growing
Importance OF the City of Monroe, JUS
tify the erection of II public building as
contemplated in the bill.
| Wherenpon your mem0ralests res
pectfully request that said bill become
| a law.
Approved February 23d, 1882.
! f. EN- DOM, MAYOR.
| O. ID. STtLI.MAN, Secretary.
; The Council then adjourned till mex
regular meeting.
ENDOM, MAYOR.
Q. D. STILLMAN, Secretary.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-03-04
A CARD.


MONROE, La, january 18th, 1882.
Thanking my patrons for their past
favors. and the citizens Of Monroe aud
country surrounding for tho expressions
OF sympathy in my recent troubles occa-
stoned by the burning of my entire stock
Of millinery goods, furniture aud wardrobe,
have the pleasure of announcing that
shall leave in few days for the Eastern
cities for the purpose of purchasing . full
stock OF millinery and Dress Gsods supe-
rfor to any ever offered in Monroe. All
special orders left at the store Of NJ. We'll &
Bro, before my departure. will be filled &C.
cording to instructions and under NV per-
sonar inspection.
NfRs. NJ. SOLOMON.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-03-04
T T.. WETZ FL,
W. w. Farmer,

W. w. Farmer,
coUNsELoR IN Law AND Equity,
Attorney at Law * Solicitor in Chanccrv
MONROE, oUArHirA PARISH, LOUISIANA,
Has resumed his profession IA Counselor,
to which fio will devote careful attention;
and will invariably require payment tor itiS
ndricc. Has also resumed his Profession AZ
Attorney and Solicitor and win practice In
the United States District, Circuit and SUI
preine Courts, and in the state District,
Circuit and Su prema Courts; in all classes
of cases, law, equity, probate, criminal ana
bankruptcy. "a new bankrupt taW will DO
adopted in 1882 viii make the mnjnten-
ance of UufiG and the annu1m ent of iHcgul
tax titles especially. VIII devote his per
sonnl attention to his cases and all his time
to his profession, rs his solo business, to The
exclusion Of all other occu patti ions and can
not be engaged or retained in any cnse with
out 81 fec. Office at his residence.
August 25, 1881.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-03-04
TOR SALE.
THE BEST real. ESTATE IN VEST
MENTIN NORTH LOUISIANA.

IOFFER FOR SALE 'tSTONVEDAWAY"
the plantation tract OF tho !atc DR.. Gilman
NJ. Peck, decd of Kichfand parish. The
tract contains $50 acres of land, so acres in
cultivation and SO an old dohdening now be-
ing cleared up. This tract is located ncross
tho neck of n large bond of Br"n river,
one mile across and is known To DO tho best
tract on that river il Is 10 miles from
Monroe tho rivor is nnyiGablo six months.
This tract has three advantages over any
tract situated on tho mississippi river, viz:
it il entirely above any overflow, has no
caving banks and no ievee taxes. The
cleared land produces ono and a-half bales
to the acre, and rents for $3.50 per acre an
abundance of labor on the place which will
always command 1t; soil black mould,
mixed with a little sand growth, ash,
gum, dogwood, oak, hickory, pawpat,
grape vine, etc. Range fine, game and fish
in abundance, waiting for tho frying pan.
The projected X. X. from Alcxandria I"
south west Arkansas will pass by this place
Apply to
I. N. PECK,
Attorney in Fact. Sicily Island.
Reference: Judge NJ. j. Iiideil, Mon
roe, La.
N E.-This place has fine cypress
break and f2iil-seat for water powder.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-03-04

rectly, through this Agency, viii entitle us
to Commissions.
Z. Commissions are due and payable
upon the Contracts of Sale, Exchanges or
Rent being signed by parties thereto.
8. Any disagreement bet ween the parties
after signing such contract does not impair
the claim for Commissions.
9. Owners are expected to know their
Titles before asking the service. of ibis
Agency, and no failure to perfect sale
because of Imperfect Title will destroy the
claim for Commissions.
TO- All property will be Advertised Free
OF Charge unless where Sale. Lease or
Exchange il effected, when the usual adr"f-
ting charge will be made
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-03-04

The McEnery Rifles made their Sec
ond appearance in drill exercise on the
streets last Thursday night. We are
pleased to see that there is more inter-
est taken in this movement than in
those of a similar kind heretofore, and
If brought to perfection-there being
no reason why il should not-the COM
pany will be looked on with pride
and of which Monroe should be proud
a number of the members, together
with help kindly rendered, are now
preparing to put a play upon the stage,
on which occasion an opportunity will
he given those who cannot, or will not
further the efforts of the company by
actual participation, to render the aid
and support which it deserves.