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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-19
RIVER NEWS.

The river has fallen inches in the last
twenty-four hours by the government
gauge with 40 feet eleven inches on the
gauge last night at o'clock. The report
was not in from other points at G o'clock.
The James w. Gan will be up from
Memphis for Cincinnati tonight or TO-
morrow morning. M
The Carrier passed up TO St, Louis from
Pittsburg, with big load Iof pittsburg
merchandise,
The City of Providence was due up last
night from Vicksburg but had not arrived
UP to late.
The Golden City will be here to-day
from Cincinnati for New Orleans end will
want some freight and passengers.
The City Of Helena was the packet due
out from 81. Louis last night fer Memphis,
but had not arrived up to late.
The City of Yicksburg will be out from
st. Louis to-day for Vicksburg, She is
due about4 O'Clock
The Future City came out from St. Louis
with big tow Of barges loaded for new or
ders. She did not add anything here but
fuel and left about 10 o'clock.
The Jos. Henry, the U. s. light house
tender between St. Louis aud New o.
leans, came up last night from the south
on her way to st. Louis, she reported only
six lights down between here and New
Orleans and they were washed away.
The Ste. Geneyieve came up from Mem.
phis yesterday with 400 bales of C, ton fol
the C. & V. Big up trip for St. Louis
She comes out again next Monday for
Memphis.
The Bright Light with big trip passed up
to Pit%burg from st. Louis.
The tug Ariadne went to Metropolis last
night, after some produce boats, wind
bound, and towed them to Cairo.
The Pasa with tow bargcs passed up to
Rose Clare, from Memphis after trip OF
rock for the Memphis Payeiug company.
The Lilly, tho I. S, hight house tender
for the Ohio river arrived here from the
upper river yesterday and will remain un.
til Monday morning.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-19
The Last Panther,

The shooting OF "the last Vermont
panther in the woods of Barnard
(Windsor Coz, by Farmer Crowel, re-
called the exciting panther stories of our
old colonial forest literature. A local
paper says; Stories are rife in this sec
ton OF other wild beasts Of this species
being seen in Mendon, Bolton, and also
near Barnard. but it is probable that
this mammoth catamount Is the last of
the panther breed in the State. The
dead animal is unquestionably native to
Vermont, as the catamount race roamed
the forest in large numbers in early
times.
Three panthers have been shot in the
State within the memory of the oldest
inhabitants in 1920 at RoXbury,
one near Ascutnev Mountain in 1867
(Which is at Downer's Hotel in Read
ing), and third in Lamoille County in
1869.
A panther was seen and pursued by
party Of hunters near Ascutneyyillc three
years since, and was probably the same
one shot at Barnard. 1t was also seen
by two section men to cross the Central
Vermont track in Hartford month
since.
During the past season farmers in
Windsor county have lost nearly two
hundred Sheep by some prowlng beast,
which, no doubt, was this panther. A
description Of the animal was sent to p.
T. Barnum at the time tho shooting oc-
Cured; and the great Snowman in re-
Spouse said that il was the largest
panther ever seen or captured in Amer
ica. He further stated that there were
only two live specimens on exhibition in
America. The Barnard panther is cs-
tecmed so much of curiosity that its
present owner (or rather the owner of
its nicely-stulIed skim has been offered
fifteen hundred dollars for it, and it is
proposed that the iicrce-looking relic be
placed in the State House Cabinet at
Montpelier.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-19
CiiUBCHEs.

<,AIRD BAPTIST. Corner Tenth ana rop'aaa
st,cet,. preaching first and third sundays ~
ear, month IL "A. and f:N p IN. prny uuah ~
ipr Thursday, 7:30p. IN SUNDAY sSn9o' b., a."
CHURCH OF THE REDEEaEH-tbplsc39Ip "a,
l Fourteenth street. Sunday 7:oJa m, hoy
Encbasisi. 40 A. IN =, sunday school lO.fs a II
Mornins PRAYERS; scoop, m, evening rsye's' e.
p payen port, S. II, *. Rector
y,lksT MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHuKCH.-
prenehing a, 1880 g. H., p. m, ana 10y ?. ~
nbbrth school at 1880 p. m Rev. L. o. 0no'e''
pi-tor ~
LUTHERAN -Thir,eeuth street; services p 2aU
bath / $50 a. M. Sunday schooiEp NJ he''
knsppe, pastor
SETHopIsT-Cor Eighth and walnut s'ree y
M Preaching SABBATH li:00A, m. and ~ p. ~
Sunday school Gt 400 p. IN. heV D. a. Se''
nsior.
r,RySpYTERIAH- Eighth street; preachlhe on
sabbath Al II 90 a. IN. and 1880 p m prsyoi
meeting "Wednesday at 1850 y, M SUNDAY oeh"o
s,Sn' n. Rev u. Y. George pastor
r,r IosEplrs-- Roman Catholicl Corner c,os'
and Walnut streets; services sabbath lO:5V
~ SUNDAY school al . ?, III. Nespers p m scr
uces every day a, : a. m. Rev. O'HAra' fnest'
OF. PATRICK's- Roman Catholic) Corner Ni 10y
street and Washington sycnGei services Sap
Dath and 10 a. m. Vespers p, n; sunday schoo
Z ,. m. services every day a. an Kew MiS'erSol
priest.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-19
A Nation Of Walkers.

A correspondent Of the Louisville
CoHrier-joHr21al, writing from the High
Lands, says: Outdoor exercise and out
door sports are INDUCED in here to an
extent that astonishes an American.
Come for walk" is what your friend
says when he calls in the morning, and
means little spin Of six or eight miles.
Come, my dear Yandell, and we'll
90 down TO the hills of -, beautiful
walk of eighteen miles; wen leave after
lunch, and get there to dinner; we can
return, If you wish, tomorrow morning
to breakfast" ran an invitation from o
great London surgeon.
The highlander thinks nothing of
walk of thirty miles. His children Of
ten walk ten miles to Sunday-school, and
he frequently makes morning call on
foot twenty miles away. When you see
his tall, wclI-set figure and his lusty
limbs, and watch his long, swinging
stride, you will understand how, in u
go-as-you-please, he is able to cover
these great distances without fatigue. I
should have added, "and when you
breathe the highland air." tor this must
have much to DO with il. But the air Of
AL this island incites you to move about,
TO put yourself in motion, to Get out of
doors, to stretch your limbs, to expand
your chest
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-19
A Sad Story nf Culture.

A somewhat absent minded Boston
lady, who occupies a highly-fayored po-
sition in the literary world, gives an
amusing account Of her latest drown
study" and its effect on the London pub
lie. Shewas dressing to go out with
blind friend one day last summer, and,
having completed her toilet, joined him
ut the door, when they proceeded leis-
trely through some of the most fashion,
ably frequented streets to their destina-
ton. She at last observed the people
looking curiously at her, and, not being
given TO vanity, wondered why, but
still walked on, chatting contentedly
with her friend. Suddenly peculiar
glance from u passer-by caused her to
put her hand to her head, when 10! her
bonnet was not there! OF course it had
dropped oil, and, rushing into o shop,
she wrote ont minute description, with
reward offered, OF the missing article,
and had itplaccd in the windows of the
shops along the route they had come;
then, seeking the eeclusion of cab.
FASTENED home ~ soon as might be. On
entering her room The first object that
greeted her now fuliy-awakened vision
was the bonnet, that had never been
taken out walking at all, reposing quiet
" on the bed -B0St0N SATURDAY Ga
sCt,e.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-19
Sherilan's Wager.

The anecdotes told of Richard Brn5.
ley Sheridan, who was such q famous
wit in London years ago, seem to be
almost without number On ono occa.
sion he had dispute with the Prince
Regent as to how much better turkeys
could walk than geese. The prince
said that a turkey could walk twice as
far as goose in given space OF time.
Sheridan denied it, and q wager was
made The wit remembered that turkeys
20 to rOost early and that geese could
be driven night and day. He found q
fock of geese, and the prince brought
his flock of turkeys TO the starting
point. Sheridan SO arranged II that the
race did not begin until late in the after
noon AT first the turkeys out stripped
the geese, and The prince laughed at the
wit. But Sheridan only smiled and
said nothing. When darkness fell, tho
trouble with the turkeys began. They
got into the hedges and flew into the
roadside trees, aud in spite of ak their
drivers could do they would go no fur
thor. But presently the geese came in
sight. They walked along ahead OF
their drivers and never offered to stop.
The geese passed the place where the
turkeys were roosting, and kept on all
night. When tho time that had been
agreed upon for the race to end bad OK
pirc,l, the geese were fur ahead Of the
turkeys, yuf Sheridan won his wager
-'7HW sNx A.s-y's l'iaffA.~ .1l3A
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-19
Tzpengive Methods OF Entertainment.


In small country towns, where people
depend upon each other for social en-
ioyment, fayorite way Of entertaining
friends il IN elaborate a-party. The
good wifes IDEAS about the matter is
that the table must be loaded with every
conceivable substantial and delicacy the
market affords, or the thing is failure
and her character ruined. Now all
these dainties cost money-and consid-
erabn Of it, too; and times are hard.
The primary object of all such gather
ings is sociability. Then why in reason
should the clement of success be marred
in the least by q mental toothachc that
this thing costs too much money! Why
the thought of it tinges the smiles of
host and hostess with ghostly glamour
like unto the fragments of grocer's
bill. The goodly company enjoy it;
they pay smile for smile, and chat and
laughter and song, and abundant warmth
about their hearts for all this good fell
lowShip, but they catch the toothache
with their good-bys and groans over the
inevitable requital of such good cheer
and sociablity, by q like lavish outlay
OF money md muscle to get up tea
spar;y that viii match or beat it! 1t is
absolutely all nonsense, according to
our notion. And thus il is that our
coveted sociablity is too limited, too
constrained, and in measure unsatis-
factory. LuXuries are expensive. Soci-
ability and good fellowship are cheap.
Our Joy need not be constrained by or
absurd custom. Let cheap entertain
ments be the rule, and plenty Of them!
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-19

TRAINS LEAVE CAIRo:
81 . "A IN. Mail,
Arriving In St. Louis 9.45 am; Chicago, SGD pm
Connecting at Odin and Eaugham for Cincin'
nsti. Louisville, Indianapolis and points East
mo am. st. Louis and Western
EN''ress.
Arriving IN st, Louis 1905 p. MI, and connecting
for all polntS West.
APO pm. Fast Express
kor St. Louis and Chicago, arriving At st. Louis
to:4O y. m, and Chicago i;20 am
4,oOp.m. Cincinnati Express'
Arriving at Cincinnati ZOO am; Louisville 7;p
am. Indianapolis 400 am. Passengers oy
thls train reach the above points TX 10 80
HOURS in advance Of auy other route
gv-The leS p. m. express has IuLLMAN
SLEEPING CAR Cairo TO Cincinnati, witholt
changes and through sleepers TO 81. LOUIS anu
Chicago.
Fast Time East.
D.,,con o,o,,c, by this line 90 through TO East
passengers efn points Without any delay
cAnsed by Sunday intervening. The Saturday after
noon train from Cairo arrives In new York Monday
norniug at 1925. Thirty.sx hours In advance OF
nv other route,
ssy1For through tickets and further information
spply at Illinois Central Railroad Depot, Cairo
Ger. Southern Agent. Ticket Agent
An HANSON, Gen Pass, Agent. Chicago
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-19

There are few persons who do not like
to be informed of scandals about other
people. They shudder at them, of course,
and arc properly indignant, but never
thcloss they think il hard luck If anything
der0gatory 90 their acquaintance circu-
latos without their hearing Of it. So, in
adoWr-town-moying horse car yesterday
morning, when sad-faced man asked
his companion if ho had heard of tho
sad fall of Deacon Boxer, pillar in tho
Rev. DR.. Shouter's congregation, oil tic
rest of the passengers prickcd up their
ears. and listened intently for details.
"Yes,n said the sad man, when his
neighbor professed ignorance Of tho
event, "a lGmentahle affair indeed. An
other good man surprised and brought
low; the light Of another home put out
beyond repair" '"But how did it hap
pen?' interposcd total stranger ut the
other end Of tho car, who had listened
with ill-disgused impationce TO these
moral reflections. "Plcaso come to tho
facts" 30. 10 to that" returned the
sad man, Tho slipped on the ice on Trc-
luOllb ptlOSI luSV tNtHiISs NHu icA VIII
such iorco OH q student-lamp no was
carrying home that the man to whom
he took IL for repairs said 'twould DO
worth at least twice the cost Of now
one TO fix IT, Yut here's my street; Ia,
tar md'he skipped out blithely. And
it is singular fact that in the CONVERSE
ton Which followed nobody rejoiced
that ;he good deacon's fair name was
still msmlrchod although many were
indignant at the cruel deceit at the mar
rator Of his misadyont,lre.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-19

A New and Complete UNtc, fronting on LeveC
Second and Railroad Streets,
Cairo, Illinois.

Tb Passenger Depot Of the Chicago, st. Louis
an .,ew Orleans: Illinois Central; Wabash, st.
Louis and Pacific; hon Mountain and Southern,
Mobile and Ohio; Cairo and st. Louls Railways
are all just across the street, while the Steamboat
Landing IL hut one square distant.
This Hotel is heated by steam, has steam
Laundry, Hydraulic Elevator, Electric Call Bells.
Automatic Fire-Alarms, Baths, absolutely pure air,
perfect sewerage aud complete appointments.
superb Furnishings; perfect service; and an IN
axculled table.
l.. p. PA TSK FER 81 CO.,Lessees
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-19
R. R. TINE CARD AT CAIRO.
ILLINOIS rrNrpALRR.

ILLINOIS CENTRAL R.R.
TRAINS DEPART. IfANn 49, ~, -
.S:I5am tNtsil ..........iN5 en-
Accom- 'iat9n II 40 am 'EXpress .....ll 10 a. N
tRrpress $50 pm Accumulation 'i'O9 pm
MISS CENTRAL X. X.
tMail .... 90. 425 am 'Meil,.''' 2; =,
.ETn,es, lO:lba n tExpre-s..... ll:SJ a m
CAST. f.. r. r. (SMrow Gange
.yrnrDs. 10 ~ am sEpprg.-.. ...... Abs pm
'Accom dalton 80 pm 'Accom 'datoin l@;3S pm
sT.L.. I.M.&S II.
tExpross. ;pp.m tEHpress W, ~,
tAccon anuon. 1850 +. m thccom 'daiion i''o a'n'
WABASH. ST LOUIS& PACIFIC RY co.
mail & TX ... 500 N.m 'Ma!i & h1'''' s'9' I'm
'Dsily except Sunday. DAILY.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-19
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
City 0ihcers.

Nsyor-N. b. Thistlcwood.
Treasurer--T } Kerth.
Cletk--DtnniH. j, Foley.
Counselor -Wul. Is, Gilbert.
Mnrshal-L. II. Meyers,
Auorney--WllliGm Hendricks
BOARD or ALDHEnEK'
e,,., ward. Peter saup. 4. u. Bimhrough.
sannnd Ward--Jesse fiinkle, G. y. Hughes.
TSiyd Wsrd-D. r, Blake, John Wood.
Fourth Ward---Charles o. Pstier Adolph swo'
b0dA 49, ,r,, roa,p p.,,+
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-19
County Officers.

Circuit Judged. ! Baker.
Circuit ClerE--A. II. Irwin
County Judge--k. ) Yocum.
County Clerk-S.J. Hnmm.
County Attorney NJ. Damon.
County freasurer--Milcs W. Parker
shehh--John Hodges;
Coroner--R Fitzgerald - N, u.otd.v 7 A
County CemmirHioncrt-l' W. pA"'""'' -
Gil bs and Peter Saup.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-09-27
A couRAoEous AMERICAN.
How He Scared a German Prince Our of
Fighting u Duel.

In 1877 q certain American elbowcd
lieutenant in Inter den Linden so effectnal-
ly that duel was the result. Young Amer
lea was walking with his lady love and
stopping now and then to look at the pho
tographs in the great print shops. There is
10 city in Europe save Rome whore photo
graphs are more abundant and cheap. As
the couple moved from window to window
they were conscious of the persistent scruti-
| ny Of e yes~s esEaeer, who 80 soon. na the
couple stopped made believe to be admir-
ing the same objects and obtruded himself
so close to the young girl that she was fore
ed several times to change sides. Young
America, indignant at this persecution,
jostied the intruder rather roughly, but the
mute adorer affected not to notice the hints.
Finally, having striyen in every way to evado
this persistent admiration, the American
crossed the street. The officer followed and
began the same pertinacious system of CO.
vert attack. Losing patience, tho American
broke into an indignant remonstrance, in
which he made known to the officer that he
considered him coward Thereupon that
parsonage handed his assailant card and
demanded an exchange. When IL was made
he politely informed the American that he
should hear from him during the day. The
Germans card bore the name, Louis Won
Battenberg, lieutenant. Sure enough, an
hour later two Germans, whose cards bore
princsly names, called at the Americans hotel
and formally laid a challenge before the low
err. He referred them to his friends, and
the next morning at Ave o'clock the party
were promptly on hand In small wood near
Potsdam. The American, having the choice
of weapons, named revolvers, the mon to
fire until all the barrels were emptied. To
this the Germans dem urred, declaring that
to be murder. The American would moi
fight upon any other terms, "a he declared
it was his purpose to kill the unmannerly
young ruffian or be killed himself The
German is not strong as duellist. In such
cases the sword Is almost exclusively used,
and the pistol disconcerts these heroes. The
Princes seconds-for Battenberg was then
Prince and il now ruler of Bulgaria -refus.
ed to allow their principal to be sacrificed
and the affair came to an end. PHILADELPHIA
Press f.lf HrTs.fIH
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-09-27
DExTERITY OF DENTISTS.
The Barbarous Methods of Old Time Tooth
Drawing.

lave often wondered Mt the slow nd.
civilization" said the dentist, dropping into
conversational vein. "There is not
moro agonizing pain than toothache, and yet
until comparatively recent years the only
relief to be obtained was at the hands of an
Ignorant barber or blacksmith. / am GER
tainly of the opinion that there was far less
toothache in the days when we did not In
dulge in French dishes and did not drink hot
tea and coffee or hot punches-in fact, hot
drinks of any description, for there is no
doubt warm beverages weaken the teeth
more or less and bring on decay. Still, as
long as the world has existed, humanity has
been inflicted with dental infrmities. The
recent discovery OF very perfect set of sur
eicai instruments at Pompeii leads nue. to
suppose the ancients had far better knowl-
edge of dentistry than is generally believed
an opinion which is more or less con-
tirmed by mural painting found in an an
tique building unearthed in the Crimea, rep
resented surgeon drawing tooth from the
mouth of one of the barbarian royalties. AT
least it establishes the fact Of there being
perpatetic dentists, either Egyptian or
Greek, in those days, and they probably
wandered to distant countries to practice
their art. By-the-by, I believe what l have
Just described to you IL the only representa-
ton OF a surgical operation to be met with
on ancient sculpture However, whatever
knowledge the builders of the Pyramids and
the worshippers at Ephesus and their con-
temporaries possessed in respect to den
tistry, precious little was known of 1t in the
rude Middle Ages in Europe. In those days
when man was nearly mad with pain three
or four of his friends would throw him on
bis back, kneel on his legs and arms SO that
he could not move, and deliberately hammer
his fang out of his jaw, and, no doubt, two
OF three of the adjacent teeth with it, poor
devil. Two centuries ago the methods
were almost as crude, though believe TOOTH
drawers, they were then called, were
licensed They used q pair of pincers, which
rlasped firmly on the tooth, and then II was,
pull, dentist pull patient something had
to come Artificial teeth Of crude descrip-
ton were also in vogue even az early as the
seventeenth century. In Ben Jonson's play
Of The Silent Woman written In 1909,
Otter says of his wife: "A most vile face,
and yet she spends me &c year in ner-
curry and hogs bones. Al her teeth were
made in the Blaekfriars.'" H A
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-09-27
Al ABOUT 4 ! PRETTY woMAN.



It was in the concert room. The assem-.
bled ladies aud gentlemen were awaiting the
beginning Of the entertainment. Presently
very pretty Young woman entered the hall,
walked down the main aisle aud took her
seat near the front row. ~ Ai
By George y exclaimed young man !;
81 that's mighty pretty girl!n
Perfect masher,n said his friend, senten.
tiousIy.
ibid you see how she looked at me 2"
asked the first liitA iiaia h1stsAf
"Atyou n replied his epigrammatic friend
Didn't I catch her eye three times ~
"a pretty dress pattern, observed q
lady.
"But did you notice how awfully 1t
hung ?" asked second fair critic
Blue and greenr' sneered third /;
splendid taste" - as
"She's got nice hair" observed Mr.. A.
Wonder how much of it is her own" re.
sponded his wife. l0ss h.ff
That dress must have cost RS much as
$4a yard" was the comment of young
LADY in the next seat
For my part don't see what folks want
to nag out SO at a concert said the young
lad.'s mother; nobody would do 1t that
was anybody"
Why, ma" replied the daughter, "
think she's just splendid | wish had q
dress just like it,"
She's got a homely nose," remarked a
lady with anasalappendage like cheeseknife.
+" i always notice noses you know"
Altogether too tall,n was the remark of
Mrs. B., perfect dump of woman, by the
way.
"a beautiful complexion!' remarked Mr.
c.. clear red and white"
Hump That's easy enough, )" said Mrs.
c., exchanging with her female friend a
pitying smile at her lord and masters sim.
plicity. |#,ssi7
81 wonder how old she is" said lady
across the aisle ''s
~ Not day under twenty-five" was the
reply from her interlocutor.
Twenty -ivei" was the contemptuous
Suuiiiicht Vi Tue QUIET. otbu never bee
thirty again. Who wouldn't look young
with all that rigging onS"
1t is just possible that the speaker thought
that she herself would look young with
THAT rigging" on; but it did not seem
probable to an unprecedented observer.
"She's brazen-faced thing, any way II
said woman III one of the back seats
Prancing way down front, just to show
her finery
"Did you see that hat % asked young
lady decked out in fiaun'y head gear. CAL
the colors of the rainbow"
"who is she, wonder2 n asked an in.
quisitive lady,
!" don't know was the reply "nobody
in particular, guess. She's not one of oul
set.n
At this juncture the music began and
what other commentaries were passed upor
the young woman were lost in the janglinf
of sweet sounds.
sssut wsssut it h;un III ner TO give 30 man,
good people something to talk about
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-09-27
AN OLD BILL PAID.

"a Detroit lawyer took in a new boy tho
other day, and as he had suffered to some
extent from the depredations of the former
one, he decided to try the new lads honesty
at once. He therefore placed $15 in bills
under weight on his desk and walked out
wissout word. Upon his return, half an
hour later, the bills were gone and seventy
five cents in silver had taken their place. Z
Boy, when stepped out to get draft
on London left $15 under this weight"
Eyes, sir" r. haN4 Hf3.F
And now I find only seventy five
cents"
: Yes, sir; but, You see, you hadn't been
gone five minutes when man came in
with bill against you of $14.25, and I
paid it. guess the change Is correct"
"You--you paid u bill ?"
Eyes, air there it IN, all receipted. The
man said it had slipped your mind for the
last four years, and So"
He didn't get any further before he was
rushed for the stairs, and he isn't in the law
bus'aess any more. - Detroit Free Press.