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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-05
The Chagrined Hunter.

A young man residing at Oldtown
shot a large coot few days since, and
resolved to use it for the purpose OF
perpetrating joke on friend Of his
who is in the habit Of telling some very
large stories about his cunning cxpedi.
tons. So, skinning the coot, hn pro-
cured decoy duck, over which he
placed the skin, and set it ailoat in q
pond near at hand He found that il
floated admirably and had every ap.
pearance Of life. He then sent a mes
senger to his friend with the news that
a large wild duck was swimming in the
pond The wag then fastened long
line Of Irvine TO the decoy, and, retain
ing one end in his hand, hid himself in
the bushes by the edge Of the pond tc
await developments, The cloud talk.
ing gunner, as soon as he heard the
news armed himself and started for the
strU' On arriving he saw ti.o duo'
floating leisurely about in the confer OF
the pond, presenting an excellent
chance for shot. With a smile of as.
surance on his lips, he raised his gun,
tool, aim and fired, When the smoke
cleared away, the duck was still float.
ing a little nearer the shore, and the
marksman supposed he must have
dived at the fire. He raised his gun
and fired again, with no better result,
which surprised him somewhat He
tried again When the smoke cleared
away, be saw the duck standing on the
shore. This made him mad and,
firing again, he rushed around the edge
of the poad and, on arriving at the
clump Of bushes, found instead of Q
duck living man busily engaged in
stripping a wooden decoy of torn and
riddled coot skin. The "crack marks
man. of Oldtown saw through the
whole thing in an instant, and the way
he turned tail and ran from the scene
would have astonished Sioux Indian.
.-NegburUor Herald.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-05
STAGES OF THE RIVER.

The river marked by the gauge last
evening at this port, II feet and
0 inches and falling.
Pittsburgh Dec, 4--6 p. m-River foot
s inches and stationary.
Cincinnati, Dec, "a p. m-River s
feet 6 inch and rising
Louisville, Dec. 4-6 p. m-Rver 5
feet 10 inches and stationary.
Nashville, Dec. 4-6 pm. River 5 feet
8 inches and rising
St. Louis, Dec. 10 p.m.-River 0 feet
0 inches and falling.
RIVER ITEMS.
The City of Greeuville for New Orleans
leaves here this evening.
The John B. Maude from St. Louis is due
here this evening for Memphis.
The Grand Lake left here for Chester
last evening with couple Of empty barges.
The Jay Gould, with five barges loaded
with grain, left for New Orleans last night
The City Of Arkansas passed down Sun.
day night for Vicksburg with a good trip.
The CliaCon i.a>th 2nemphls arrived At 3
F, m. yesterday, She had a very good trip
and departed for St, Louis at 4 80 p. M.
The Gus Fowler left here last evening
with cabin full Of passengers, and also
quite crowd of deckers the largest portion
of them for Paducah
The City Of Cairo from vicksburg leaves
here this morning for St. Louis She has
fine trip, and discharged several hundred
bales of cotton here.
The David R. Powell passed here Sun.
day afternoon at 9 o'clock. She discharged
several hundred bales of Gotten and depart.
ed for st. Louis at p. IN.
The Andy Baum was due here sstur.
day evening, but owing to the low stage OF
water in the Ohio between here and Louis.
vile she has had some trouble, but we
think she will report here early this morn.
ing,
The splendid new packet Henry A. Tyler
leaves here this afternoon at o'clock
sharp for Hickman, New Madrid and Osce.
ola. For freight or passage see W. E.
Lambdin, agent, or apply on board Capt.
W. j. Turner commands, and Sim Hill
with John Young run the office.
The U. P. Schenck, from New Orleans,
arrived here early yesterday morning with
big trip, drawing seven feet water, and lust
seven days out from New Orleans. Capt.
Carter dropped her down to the narrow
guage depot, where she will remain until a
good barge can be secured as a lighter,
Then she will proceed to Cincinnati
The Guiding Star from New Orleans ar.
rived here Sunday evening at 6 o'clock.
She had heavy cargo of sugar and mo.
lasses, besides a lot of other freight, mostly
for Cincinnati. She was drawing feet
guage, and had barge drawing 4 feet.
She left for Evansville last evening at 80,
where Captain Hegler expects to get light
ers which will enable him to go through to
Cincinnati.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-05
Hatohing a Crocodile on the Mantel


About six months ago Charles AID.
dington, of Sacramento, Cal, son OF
Mrs. w. II. Coker, of Auburn, carried
home bunch of bananas, Among the
bananas he found small egg. about
the size of that of canary. His wife
took the egg and put it in small cover.
ed toy dish on the mantelpiece Dur.
ing fair week Mr. Addington's sister
went down from Auburn. and while in
her brothers house very naturally in.
spected the toys and ornaments ia sight,
She lifted the lid Of the said little dish,
but dropping it, with scream that at.
tracted the household, Jumped back and
tremblingly wanted to know what kind
of an animal they had in that dish.
None they all insisted. After due
argument and not u little amusement
at what was believed the sisters ina.
glnation, the lid was carefully raised,
and sure enough out jumped an ami
NAL In the excitement of the moment
Mr. Addington put his foot on il and
killed it. 1t was of the crocodile spe.
cies, from four to five inches in length,
and it had been Matched from the little
egg put there some six months previ.
ously.
Pieces OF the egg shell still remained
IN the dish, but some bird seed that was
in the dish when the egg was put there
had all been consumed, and on this
alone had the animal subsisted AS
case OF Standardization and suspend
ed animation this would afford inter-
est to the scientists Placer Herald.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-05

Now they speak Of Crude Petroleum as
a remedy for Consumption; better not try
it, but take DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup, the
standard Cough Remedy Of our age. 1t is
agreeable to the taste, never fails to cure,
and costs only % cents bottle.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-05
BOARD OF MANIAC RS:

j. A. Goldstnc OF Godstine & Roscnwater, whole.
sale and retail dry good, ETC.; Jas, g. McGahey,
lumber dealer; WIN. +, Pitcher, general agent I;
Albert Lewis, dealer in nour and grain; l., 3.
and builder, II A Chumbley, grocer: Thos.
Lewis, secretary aud attorney.ataw; " II.
Marean, Homeopathic physclsn; II Sa der, OF
Sander 4 Son. grocers; X, II Baird, stree super
VISOR; Ed II White, asst sec. w. n o. NJ. A, 30.
ciety; j. W. Spier, lumber aud =. w.mill n. l..
Gernigon, barber; \. Dietrich, clerk W., st. L.
Clark, dealer in wallpaper aud window shades; j.
K English, contractor and builder; WiliT. Red
burn, Of Morse n Redburn, cigar manufacturers;
I. Vincent, dealer In lime 9 ID cement; l. A..
II. Tsber, mfg. jeweler; j. II, Robinson, j, I. and
notary public; j. s, Petric, phvsiciAn u. W.
Bostwick, Insurance agent; v. II. .Jsrboc, foreman
1t. Gas mains, and " u. Walbrdge, lumber and
saw.mlll, of Cairo; u Leighton, cashier Nat.
Bank, Smart Iowa; Rev. Y. A, Wilkerson, Prvors.
burg, Ky. INV. larry, physician, Fulton, Ky.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-05
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
City Oihcers.

Mayor--N, y. Thistewood.
TrCasurer-T j Kerth,
ClerK--DennH. j, Foley.
COunsoior--Wm. B. Gilbert,
Marshal--L. H. Meyers,
Attorney-W ilham Hendricks.
BOARD or ALDERMEN
Ftrst Ward-Win. Nc Hale. T, NJ. KiInbrough.
second Ward Jesse Hlnkle, G, N Hugbee
Third Wmd-B. II, Blake, John Wood.
Fourth Ward-Chsrles q. Pstier, Adoph swo
loda.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-05
The ImitatiYe 0hinse,


A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press says Twas once teaching China.
man in my employ to make biscuit and,
after cutting them in form, there was .
small bit # paste left, which | placed
carelessIy 10 the corner of the pan, ---
John" during service of two years,
never miss d the bit in the corner.
The same boy was particularly anx.
ious TO learn stocking darning, and | at
length consented to instruct him in that
delicate art. The stocking selected fot
the first lesson CHANGED to he brown in
color. gave him a needle threaded
with blue, and he ever after believed
that brown hose was TO be mended with
blue
The Chinese will also often initiate
the voice and manner of the people with
whom they live, and that, | an salts.
fed, without any intention of impcrti.
neil - ''.''"'''''' ''"''.'. Chiremap
~ e ~ " /%A'. .t's =. ny y
'telo. One member Of the family was {
musical young lady who was near-sight
ed and somewhat given to vanity and
atfectation, had often seen John
watching her with considerable quiet
interest, but was not then aware how
closely he had copied her young-lady
airs.
One morning John" was sent to dust
a room in which were several musical
instruments. As | passed the door,
which was slightly aiar, heard dis.
cordant twanging of guitar.strings.-
Peeping in, | discovered him in approx.
ed lroubadour attitude, with sheet OF
music before him and attempting to sing
Schubert's "Serenade.' He could re.
member no more than Though the
Tees, then he would begin again. HI
looked and acted SO much like one who
was accustomed to sing it that | stole
away to call some Of the Others to par.
ticipate IN my enjoyment
When we reached our post of observa.
ton, John" had given up the guitar
and was seated at the piano, with stiff
back and elevated wrists, pretending tc
play an accompaniment He woulo
stop playing and settle his imaginary
skirts, then pretend to readjust his eye,
glasses, then turn over the leaves of the
music, and peer at them with his nose
almost buried in the pages,
After striking few more discords
he daintily stroked his imaginary
bangs" toyed coquettishly with the
bangles which were not on his wrists
then raising his face towards the gentle
man supposed to be standing beside
him, and putting on what was intended
for a captivating smile, struck W
Take Back the Heart that Thou Ga
vest"
We could endure no more, but burst
into hearty laughter.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-05
County Officers.

Circuit Judged. ] Baker.
Circuit Clerk-A, II irwin.
County Judge-h. ) f0cuu
County Clerks. j. Humm.
County Attorney. NJ. Damon.
County Treasurer-Miles w. PARKER
sherif-John Hodges.
COroner--R, Fitzgerald
COT ID , ~
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-05

You've men or middle aged ones, suffer
ing from nervous debility and kindred
weakness should send three stamps for
Part VII of Worlds Dispensary Dime
series of books. Address Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association, Buffalo,
N. Y.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-05
RIVER NEWS.
..lMxa.lnHaT
S,yXsMls
0;30 A, NJ. December I, 1875

W, F lANBpIS, river editor OF fHE BULLETIN
aud steamboat passenger agent. Orders for al
kinds Of steamboat job printing solicited, OfEce
At Bowers European Hotel. No. Y Ohio leyee
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-05
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-05
BANk
A LEXANDER COUNTY
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lie; ;B| a \, NIX.
Commercial Avenue and Eighth Street
CAIRO, ILLS.

AGENERA. BANKING BusIN Ess DONE.
Exchange cold aud bought. Interest paid II
the Savings Department, Collections made and
all business promptly attended TO.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-05

Browns IRON BITTERs
is not a drink and does not
contain whiskey. 1t is the
only preparation Of Iron
that causes no injurious ef-
fects. Get the genuine.
Don't be imposed on with
limitations.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-05
Failing |!

That is what a great
many people are doing.
They don't know just what
is the matter, but they have
a combination Of pains and
aches, and each month they
grow worse.
The only sure remedy
yet found is Browns IRON
blTrERs, and this by rapid
and thorough assimilation
with the blood purifes and
enriches it, and rich, strong
blood flowing to every part
Of the. system repairs the
wasted tissues, drives out
disease and gives health and
strength.
This is why Browns
IRON BIrTERs will cure
kidney and liver diseases,
consumption, rheumatism,
neuralgia, dyspepsia, mala-
ria, intermittent fevers, &c.
acl 5 Paca ST., Baltimore.
Nov. az, 1881.
Twas great sufferer from
Dyspepsia, and for several
weeks could eat nothing and
was growing weaker every
day. | tried Browns Iron
Bitters, and am happy to say
l now have good appetite,
and am getting stronger.
Toe MrC A,tyy -,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-05
OFFICERS:

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
VIM. r. PITCHER, LIS, THOMAS,
W. G. JOCELYN +. VINCENT,
WILL 7. REDBURN
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MU fUAL AID SOCIETY,

SUBSTITUTE FOR LIFE INSUR.
ANCE COMPANIES.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-05

Organized july ltth, 1877, Under the Laws o
the State Of Illinois. Copyrighted Jul,
8, 1877, Under Act of Congress.
The patron of husbandry., 1882-05-06

ficulty in four years from the time of be-
ginning its construction. The workingiex-
penses of the road need not exceed 40 per
cent of its revenue, against so to 60 per cent
on ordinary railways.
This superior economy would be due to
the fact that the work would be more COM
pact; there would be but one roadway ta
keep up, everything would be built in the
most substantial manner, and all the freight
would b. handled in mass by steam power.
The liability to accident to shipping in
transit would be less than on a canal. With
the estimated traffic of 100000 tons a
year, charge of s. ton W ould yie;d a
revenue of $1,000, 900. Allowing 90 per
cent for operating expenses, the net reve-
nue. would give ten per cert on the capital
invested. A tariff of eight or ten dollars
per ton would have to be charged to make
a canal at water level pay as we'll, and
such tariff would be practically prohibi-
tory.
The length of the Tehuantepec route is
II2 miles; the estimated cot of the pro-
posed road on that line is SIS 100000. The
great advantage of the route over the Pan
anna route-aside from its superior health
fulness-lies in the saving of distance for
American shipping and the avoidance of
the unfavorable winds and calms of the
lower latitudes, the Panama route living
200 miles further south. Ships from
New York to San Francisco would save
200 miles by way of Tehuantepec, while
2.3oo miles are saved over Panama between
New Orleans and California.
The patron of husbandry., 1882-05-06
Capt. Eads' Great ship-Ra,Iw.v

ociennhc American, New York Citv
We present herewith several ;,,,s.r.
uons OF the Great Ship Railway for RI.
isthmus of Tehuantepec, as devised t'v hv
that enterprising and indomitable Fna;;
neer, Captain JAMES B. EADs ~ e.
Louis, Mo. The Government of Nex;co
mas already granted liberal concessions of
lands, harbors, and rights of wav for the h.
work, and if due encouragement i offarad I
by the Uniied States, the project will soon
become reality. At first blush the ;dsa
OF trundling large ships overland from one
ocean to another seems preposterons and
lmpraeticable. But after all, what is il ,ra hnt
the mere elongation of the ordinary marine
railway 1t is an every day affair OF mar.
itime business to haul the largest vessels
out OF water on wheels and move them
Jew hundred feet. IF a hundred feet xvbv
not hundred miles, a proper roadway
being Preparedf Reduced to Its simnlest
terms, Capt. Eads' project is to extend a
marine railway from the Atlantic to the
Paclte Ocean. "He is not novice In EN-
gineering and finance" as the .SeisatiSe
americas recently said, "nor a speculative
adventurer, but scientific and notably
practical man, whose large and varied ex-
The patron of husbandry., 1882-05-06
On the Move.

The advancement of our Order
along the whole line is steady, and
one from which there is no retreat,
carrying with it moral force it
has never had before. Those who
embrace the principles and practice
the salutary teachings and methods
of our brotherhood, are more than
ever alive to the great work before
them, and prosecuting it with en-
ergy commendable and hopeful;
and their efforts are meeting with
encouraging support from the peo-
pie generally, who are beginning
TO see the identity of the Grange
movement with their interests, the
practical bearing it has upon their
independence and prosperity; and
that it interposes the only effectual
barrier to the encroachments and
usurpations of monopolies born of
legislation and neurished into COM
troll of their paternity, until all de-
partments OF Government are held
in subordination to their avarice
and made to further their schemes
The patron of husbandry., 1882-05-06

THAT the railway can be located and
successfully operated at localities where it
is not practicable to construct a canal.
THAT it is possible to estimate with
great accuracy. the cost of ship railway,
and the time needed to build it, because the
work would be almost wholly upon the sur
face of the ground, whereas the canal is
strictly hydraulic construction, involving
conti oil of water and the execution ofworks
under water, or liable to be submerged or
interrupted by water, thus rendering any
thing like an accurate estimate of the time
and cost of its construction an impossible
ity. Hence the capitalists cannot knew,
with certainty, the amount of money and
time required, or what the canal will prob
ably pay when finally finished"
The cost of one canal such as Mons. De
Lesseps proposes at Panama would build
ship railway at four or five places along the
Isthmus equal in capacity to the canal and
several times more speedy In its operation
Again, the interest on the excess of capi-
tai required for the construction of ship
canal required for the construction of
ship railway of equal capacity, would du-,
plicate the road every ten years. With
cap ital supplied as fast as needed, the rail
way would be put in operation without diff
The patron of husbandry., 1882-05-06
Ship-RaiIway Resolutions.

The following resolutions were
adopted March 2o, by the Directors
of the Merchants Exchange, ST.
Louis:
Res0Iued, That in the opinion of
this body it is of the utmost imPor-
tance that Congress should pass
the bill new pending which pro-
Vides for the construction of ship
railway across the Isthmus of Ie-
hauntepec.
Resolved, That the great CONNER
cial interests of the Mississippi Val
ley imperatively demand the con-
struction of transit way for ships
across the American isthmus, that
tehauntepec is in every sense the
American route, and possesses great
advantages over either Nicaragua
or Panama. That ship railway is,
III the opinion of this body, much
more desirable than the canal, 1.
Because it can be more speedily
constructed, at less expense and in
less time; and 2. Because when
completed vessels can be much
more quickly transported by rail
way than canal and with equal safe
ty.
ResolUed, That a copy of these
resolutions, duly certified, be for.
warded to each Senator and Mem /
Der Of Congress,
The patron of husbandry., 1882-05-06

will make the pressure on the rails and
road bed quite moderate. The proportion
of the strength of one wheel to the strength
of the whole number of wheels is SO iusig
nificant that the failure of any wheel could
have no serious effect on the rest. Each
wheel will be independent of the rest and
readily removable. The possibility of de-
raflment as well as the pressure upon the
tracks, is obviously diminished by the num-
Der of rails Indeed, any six rails could
carry the whole weight SO that any proba-
BILE breakage or displacement of rails would
not endanger the stability of the load upon
the cradle.
To provide for the passage of ships going
in opposite directions on the single line of
track, there would have to be stationed at
different points transfer or turn tables for
moving cars sideways. By such means it
is now common to shift trains OF cars from
one track ts another.
The easiest grades for a Ship Railway
across the Isthmus are found at Panama,
Nicaragua, and Tehuantepec, and mean
grade, not exceeding go or 40 feet to the
mile, can probably be found at each place.
The cheapest line could be built at Pana-
ma. where the distance as well as the grade
is least The harbor Improvements there,
however. would involve great deal OF cost.
These would be less at Tehuantepec. and
much less in the Chiriqui route, which pre-
sents sleeper grades, but offers superb nat
ural harbors. The maximum cost of road
at Panama, including harbors, is estimated
by Capt. Eads at 100000.
Touching the relative economy of Ship
Railway with ShipCanal, Capt Eads is
confident:
"That upon any route where it is posi-
BILE to build Canal, it is equally possible
to build and equip Ship Railway for one
half the cost of Canal if it be built with
locks, and for ne-quarter of its cost if it
be at tide level.
THAT such Ship Railway can be built
in one third or in one-quarter of the time
needed for the construction of the Canal.
"That when built, ships of maximum
tonnage can be removed with safety at four
or five times greater speed on the Railway
than in the Canal.
"That greater number of vessels per
day can be transported over the Railway
than would be possible through the Canal
THAT the capacity of the Ship Railway
ran he easily increased to meet the de-
mands of commerce, without interruption
to its business, whether it be to meet an
increase in the size of the ships or in the
| number of them.
THAT the cost of the maintenance of the
roadway and rolling stock will be much
less than that of operating and maintain
ing the canal.
ssThat the cost of maintaining and ope-
rating the railway, taken together, will be
less than that of operating and maintaia-
ing the canal,