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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-14

TUESDAY MORNING, Sept. 4th, 1883.
The board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present Peter Saup aud James Null
cabey.
Absent-Thos W. Halliday.
The clerk IS hereby instructed to write to
Doctors Fl. G. Barkhaussn and A. G. Mann
for propositions for the ensuing year, COM
mencing December LIST, 1888, to furnish all
medical attendance and medicine to pau
pers at the poor farm, aud also to act as
overseer Of the poor, said propositions to be
filed by the 18th of this month.
The proposition of Thos. A. Brown to
maintain and clothe paupers at the poor
farm for the ensuing year, commencing
Dec. LIST next, on the same terms and con-
ditions as this year, viz: to board and clothe
all Of the age of 10 years and over
for the sum of $500 pei
month, o and all under the
age of IL years for the sum of $500 pei
month, and to deliver all paupers from the
landing at Thebes to the poor house free Of
charge, was on motion accepted.
On motion list Of persons named were
appointed to serve as judges of election
for the several precincts of the county fol-
the ensuing year; also list OF petit juror.
for the Alexander County Circuit Court fol
the ensuing year.
And out of the jury list aforesaid the
county clerk is hereby instructed to draw
the requisite number, as the law directs
for the several terms of the Alexander
County Circuit Court for the year, 1884, to-
wit: The February, May, July and Sep
TENDER terms thereof.
The balance of the day was occupied in
the examination of claims against the
county.
Whereupon, on motion, the board ad-
journed until to morrow morning.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-14
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS.
SEPTEMBER TERM, 1888.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, a.
ALEXANDER COUNTY. 90
A regular session of the Board of County
Commissioners of Alexander County begun
and held at the Court House in the city Of
Cairo, in said county and state, on Monday
the 3rd day of September, A. d. 1883.
Present-Peter Saup, James Fl Mulcahey,
commissioners; Ssml. J. Humm, clerk.
Absent -Thos. W. Halliday.
In the absence of Chairman Halliday,
Peter ssup was appointed chairman, pro.
tenn. ,.
The minutes of the last regular meeting
were on motion approved.
A grand jurors for the September term
of the Alexander County Circuit Court were
selected.
The following reports of r. Fitzgerald,
coroner, were presented, and on motion ap-
proved, viz:
Andrew Forbes, Sept. 18th, 1889; all ex-
pense paid VIM. Alba, Nov. 9th, 1882;
coroner's fees paid. Unknown white man,
Feb. 2Sth, 1888. Joshua Smith, March
10th, 1885, all expenses paid. Unknown
white man, May 2nd, 1888. Patrick Car
mody, May 9Th, 1888. George R. Lentz,
coroner's fees paid. Unknown white man.
May gath, 1888 John Griffin Nay Goth,
John Brashier, June 18th, 1888. Unknown
colored man, June eth, 1888. Unknown
colored man, July 18th, 1888. James
Young, July s6th, 1888. Jerry Cahlll,
July Goth, 1883. Unknown white man,
Aug. 22nd, 1883. Ell Mcclure, Aug 2Srd,
1898. George Warner, Sept. 3rd. 1888.
The board thereupon adjourned until to-
morrow morning at 0 o'clock.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-14
MONDAY, September 18th, 1888.

hONDAi1 cCptCuhbOi i'eus AOOo'
The board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present.
John Hodges, sheriff and ex-otficio col
lector, presented to the board the state
ments of the collection of the revenue for
the year 1882, together with lists Of abate-
ments, &C., which the board proceeded to
examine, and after due examination thereof
said statements we're found to be correct,
and on motion approved; and the board
thereupon directed him to pay any balances
remaining In his hands over to the proper
authorities, authorized to receive the same,
and also directed that the delinquent list of
personal property be referred back to said
collector, and that he be instructed and di-
rected to exhaust all legal remedies
provided in such cases for the collection OF
such taxes.
The statements of county revenue as per
said report being as follows:
... H.... DIR.
Total amount of taxes charged
for the year 1882, including
eDjoined taxes for previous
years. .4lS,l3l 90
CIR
Credits, including inso!vencies
and enjoined taxes for 1882
and previous years and COM
missions on collections. ..... l,l67 W
$1,000 As
DOG TAX. DR..
| To amount extended ..........$ $40 w
BY attachments and collections. 1877 IS
{ 432 81
To amount paid by county for
plating lots, &C., for purposes
of taxation ...............$ 10y 81
| CIR.
BY abstements and commissions
on collection ...............$ ~ "A
| A
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-16
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
Advantages of n Governmental System
Cheap, Steady and Effective Service.

Advantages OF Governmental system
Cheap, steady and Effective Service.
If in no other way the telegraph
strike accomplishes nothing, 1t GER
tainly has given a very powerful inn
petus to the government In the direc.
ton of postal telegraph. IT seem
now as if that result was inevitable.
and dnat telegraph system between
the large cities will be established by
lhe government at no distant day.
The letter delivery, 10y the post.of-
fee department is highly satisfactory
all over the country, and the same sys-
TEN can be extended 10 the delivery of
kilograms. In an interview with the
postmaster at Philadelphia upon this
subject, he shows that in the
most distant parts OF the eighty
square miles OF territory covered by
tile carrier system of Philadelphia.
they make q delivery every twenty
four hours. In forty-two square miles
of 1t they make two delivene-, and i'll
eighteen square miles they make four
deliveries. In the latter of these cases
he thinksmessages would he delivered
about as promptly as they now are.
| He point out The important gain in
time that would be realized in commu-
nicatinswltll small places, telegram
to the nearest city being sent for
yard by the next following mail.
This is the same combination of post
ard telegraph being already in opera
ton in England. IT is not difficult
to see, moreover, that postal tele-
graph once introduced would soon be
extended to small postotiices wherever
the Inhabitants cared to provide fol
the triiling outlay necessary for q wire
connecting them with the nearest
trunk line. This, in time, would won
derfully facilitate the collection and
diffusion of news.
But the principal advantage to the
people would be the cheap rates of tel.
graphy, and the certainty and reliable
ity of the service If under the contro
OF the government. Cutting the wire
would lie an otfense the same ms rob
bling the mails; the transmission o
money by telegraph would be abs9
| lutely safe, and could be made withou
additional charge above an ordinar,
telegram. The government could hav
no desire to profit IN the telea raph sci
vice, but simply to have it selt-sustain
ing, and to condrct il for the conven
fence and benefit of the people Thes'
public advantages, in addition to tn
fact that the postal telegraph woult
destroy tor all time to come the mos
powerful and dangerous monopoly il
the world should be sufficient 10 com
mend it to congress as a reform meas
ure that would command universal ap
! probation.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-16

F,dleman vs. r. III. Neal, to establish
vendors lein. Judgment BY. default;
W.. w. Gunter VS. Sanford Elliott,
Judgment by default; w. w. Waters
VS. M. A. Waters, divorce
granted; :. K. Crow VS.
Fannie Grow, divorce granted;
Wilson & Davidson W.. Missouri Pa
cific Railroad company, dismissed by
plaintifi; w. j. Glen ct. al. vs.. A. nj.
Ashcroft, Judgment in favor defendent;
Caroline ii. Roberts Adux ct. ell. vs..
Richards & Saera ct. ell, cost and all
costs adiudged against defendants; Adj
Ter. Goldman d Go. VS.. j. Gorhnkle d
Son, Judgment against defendant by
default; Cleo Hoag VS.. Mnlie Hoag, d.
vorce grated.
w. X. Davidson, Of Fort Worth, has
been spending several days in Gaines
Vile on business.
Buck Dawson, of Clay county, came
in yesterday, and is shaking hands
with his many friends. Buck Is one
of our most successful cattle traders,
and IS always ready for business.
l.. G. Sparlman, district attorney, is
attending court.
The grand Jurors have returned
twenty true bills. Thirteen are felony
eases and some misdemeanors.
Gainesville is on the eve of great
boom, which will probably be In fol-
blast in Il few weeks. Two RAILROADS
are prospecting for this poipt, VIZ;
The Narrow (iuage from Jyler, ana
| the extension OF the Gulf colorado q
Santa Fe from Fort Worth, 1t Is not
as vet settled tact that either one OF
the roads will reach here, but pros
pects are encouraging. A sur
ficient amount has not been
subscribed to warrant the assertion
that the Narrow Gauge road will be
built from Tyler to this place although
we are very hopeful that all demands
! will be met and that the road will be
in full blast before the ides OF Novem
Der.
Several fine residences are now IL
course of erection costing from fifteen
to fifty thousand dollars.
Dick Newcomb of Henrietta has
purchased 1850 head of stock cattl,
rom Silvestine d Cockren Of Dallpn
and starts with them this mor,ahg
for his ranch in Clay county.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-16

Tom Green Enterprise: Mr.. Geo.
surton, who lives about seven miles
rom town on Red creek, started home
IN MS two horse wagon last Wednes-
DAY night, In slightly intoxicated
condition accompanied by two stran-
gers. When a short distance from
town he bantered one OF the strangers
ior a wrestlc, offering to bet s. he could
throw him, took S. out OF his pocket
ana laid II on the seat, whcfeupon one
OF the men struck the horses with the
whip; seized the money, jumped out
anu decamped. Mr.. Burton who was
driving could not stop the team and
they ran intoa barbed wire fence
throwing him and the remaining
stranger out without injurlng either OF
tnehi. The man then ran of in the
direction his partner took and neither
OF them have been seen or heard
OF since. One Of Burton's horses died
that night from the effect of being cut
by the Wire fence aud the other is hot
expected to live.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-16
Rufus Hatch,s RairOad.

IN 1871 Mr. Proctor Hnott of Ken
.ori,v made i'm co,Sress charming
snea;.h On he No,1hern Pacific railway
s sph T,ast week he was elected
s'n,,ar,,,,r ~ Kentucky, and the speech
So, ro,,a,l,d TO the memory of those
No haSasince become interested in
~ 80 rna Mr.. Rufus Hutch at that
t;n,a tsl,;ur the Kentucky congress
r,anis speecb as n text, published a
aa,.;,,!.o,,iic prospectus of the New
o. 1,aId Loan of the For'-nor'west
10 Nortb Pacific e Hudson Bay rail-
r;1'sd company in which he merci-
| nssl, ridiculed the cl inns Of the
! Notheru Pacific manipulators. To-
( Nv Mr.. Hatch mas turned complete
lsomersault, AID has been what Lord
Palmerston would have called the
ioushottle-holdern of that same
coinpany The situation at the far
| Northwest has not much changed
Since 1871. Duluth was then the ter
minus ofthe proposed railroad of to-
dav,
Hire is what Mr.. Hatch said about
tin, railroad of which he is now the
Greatest eulogist. The business of
i ale road will be larger, perhaps during
Its construction than after completion,
as all the materials necessary to the
building of theuniinished portions will
have to be transported over those sec,
tions of the line already laid and
equipped aud those alone will yield
an immense revenue. To those famll-
lar with the construction of the other
Pacific railroad this needs no demon
stration. After its completion the
traffic will consist OF government sup
plies. nails, females, and other military
Stores of the local carrying trade OF
the present populuous states bordering
on the north pole; of the bulk
of the business now done by the
steamers plying on the waters OF Ruse
Canal, new North Sea, Dismal Swamp,
Dutch Gap, and other streams adjacent
| and tributary to the road. and of the
entire trade of the Pigeon Indians,
consisting chiefly of bears oil, and
other products OF the soil All the
great through business from the At
! luntic TO the Pacific coast il bound to
pass over this line, because it will he
the shortest that can be built free from
grades, curves. stopping places, and
other distractions its entire length,
and. as before stated, down
hin both ways. Strange as
L.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-16
Bartholdis Statue of Liberty.

New York, Aug. 1a-Richard NJ.
Hunts revised plan for the pedestal
Of the Bartholdi statue has been adop-
ted by the statue committee. The
committee decided TO purchase the ce-
ment required itself, SO as TO make
sure of the quality. General Stone,
the chief engineer. says the excavation
on Bedloe's Island is practically COM
pleted. j extends to depth OF fifteen
feet below the surface. The bottom is
of red gravel and clay loam and some
powders. Borings are being made
to find out where bed rock is, and to
ascertain ifthere are any soft places.
The fort walls built on the same foun-
dation are very perfect They have
stood for seventy Yeas, and there are
no cracks in them. There is enough
money on hand for the work to be
done this wear.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-16
COOK COUNTY.

~. ~ Business Before the District
,-haiiroad Talk Other
Nv. hsirom Gainesville.
Spaeace 10 the Gazette.
ss ssilie Augu / II. District
n NE. osen in session one week
\. probably continue in session
5eI ssI /, weeks logger. The crimi-
Eia ~ : set for August 10Th. The
lsys a l The cases Of importance
|gs M Sse,l disposed of: Curtis d
|Mn,i n !; X. II. Co., dismiss d
!. G. h NJ. Culp VS.. NJ. p.
Of Texals dismissed by plaintiff ;
n c,, ,sAas VS.. elijah Hudson,
|of fasa special yenlre ordered;
yenI Aas W, 9. b. Langley, spec
kss. Il r. ! ordered; tta,e OF
tSsreaaii d. y, ,. Haggard, special ven.
N. r., JUDGMENT by default;
|BenIn,,,i'ii igfield VS.. w. b.
! l.lSas'nleld, divorce granted;
|aenI nv " Louis Braustein,
= ueianlti Roberts q
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-16

by actual contact of a hcslthy person
with ltper, but may be- acQuired by
hotel towels and like things. In the
course OF forty years, or since the time
ofits Introduction intothe Sandwich
Islands, II has spread with so much
rapidity that at this date at least ten
per cent: OF the people of Hawaii are
rendered u fit for any kind of occupa-
ton, and are declared entirely from
any and al social life. That the dis
ease Is spreading among MS and that,
too, with comparative mpidity, cannot
for q moment be doubted, and 1t
would seem that the time had come
for local and national action TO pre-
vent It's further introduction and fur
Their spread
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-16
The Leprosy.

Leprosy has made is appearance
and prevails TO an alarming extent
among the Norwegians In the north
ern norton of Wisconsin and Eastern
Minnesota. The four great districts
from which the clntagion is radiating
in the W.sters hemisphere are among
the Norwe1ian5 in Wisconsin and
Minnesota, the Chinese in California,
The Chinese IN Louisiana, and among
the Indians in the Northwest. y
nrominent Milwaukee physician
lays: "As has been well
tnown for some time, there
syi.ts among the Norwegian pop
uIation Of this state a large number OF
ense. Of The disease which is now the
sconrge of the people e the Sandwich
Stands and which was looked upon
hvthe people Of Biblical times with
s;Ich dresd and meriiei adherence.
In searching ibe records OF the stase
hoard Of health | cannot find that
,.tlort has rs vet been made to stop its
snr,ad or limit .ts inti9duction. The
disease in question is eininently conta,,
Mons. aud il not only carried
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-16

The Suez canal company intend
adopting the Pintsch system( for
liahtimg the entranc( TO the ca-<Si; and
with this yiew dve-oS~ered eight
nine-foot spherical buoys. each to
burn for Two months, three fixed
lights to burn two months, and three
large holders for storing gas aud NIL,
ine the buoys, together with a small
gas works ~ b. erected at Port said.
II is proposed to extend the system to
..lher parts of the canal.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-16

The ostrich farm near Anaheim,
Cal, has proved u success. Some 500
worth. Of feathers have already been
picked, and sixty 800 eggs are hatch
ing in the mediator. DIR. Prothero
has gone to Africa to bring lo5 more
birds.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-16

Advocates of prohibition need have
no fears of "Priclly Ash Bitters,n as
1t is medicine, aud by reason Of its
cathartic properties can not he used MS
a beverage. II IL manufactured from
the purest materials, and acts directly
on the liver, kidneys, stomach and
bowels. AS II blood purifier it has no
equal. Is pleasant to the taste, and
effective in its action.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-16

swimming teacher was giving an
exhibition of his skill recently on Lake
Ponehartrain, Louisiana, when he saw
moving on top Of the water, within
two feet of him, what he supposed to
be the jaws of an alligator ne
grasped the under jaw with both
hands, and, 10y sudden wrench
broke ii. A terrific struggle for mas
terry followed. and the swimmer was
twice carried far under the water.
When he brought the monster to the
wharf it proved to be sawiish, three
feet. two inches long, and half foot
i'm circumference. III the jaw were
forty-two teeth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-16

Eol Bureys, o. Newbern, y. G.,
u.t ont mn skiff' on Monday 10
have a picnic(hy himself. While he
was padding along the Shore ne caught y.
whistle. In short time the lagoon,
was filled with its kindred. soi
counted An big and'Bttle ana then
scndded for home. The whole drove
followed him to the wharf.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-16

Shakespeare used more different
words than any other writer in the
En5Iish language There are about
IS 90 different words in his plays and
sonnets. while no other writeruses as
n,',,,v asi10Dl. A few writers uses
q ok wordA but the great majority do
notlmploymore th,n 5000, In con
marNian Only from $1,000 70 5000 diff
fer.ilt wordsare used.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-16
The Way il Was Done.
Washington Critic /
NNf

Col. L. q. Washington, correspon-
dent of the New Orleanes Picdybne,
stated to-day that all specials filed by
him relating TO the inefliciency of the
Western Union compeny, or rejecting
upon the company in any manner, are
returned to to him mot sent, while
other paragraphs on general topics arc
sent through The colonel objects in
thunder tones to any officer of the tel.
egraph company editing his copy, AMI
states that he has Nen very much
enNarrassed by tlr~>htter paralysis OF
We great monopoly.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-16

is the only Iron preparation that
uoes not color the teeth, and will not
ease headache OF constipation. as
other Iron preparations Will.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-16

eniches the blood and purifes the
system; cures weakness. lack OF
energy, etc. Try bottle.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-16

will cure dyspepsia, heartburn, mlla.
ria. kidney disease, liver complaint.
and other wasting diseases.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-19
EARME6S 70 GIVE THLIR MIX AWAX
A FALLivG-OFF N THE CANS RUCEIyED-DEALEEs
NOT FULLY SUPPLIED.

a FALLfTG-OFF II THE CANS RCCEIyED-DEALEEs
not FULLY SUPPLIED.
The Withholding of milk by farmers along
the Erie Railroad was general on Friday ght than
On any night since the embargo. TIE supply at
tho Jcrscy city platform WAS 2lO cans
less than Thursday night, when
there had been Increase OF Il3 cans. The total or.
rivals the Erie depot Saturday were 2,s9s cans
which is ABOUT 900 short Of tho normal receipts.
Tie shortage was about equally divided between dairy
and q, amery mix, aud felt all along the road.
Tho following tho shipments from
some OF the principal stations Olis-
vile, = cans; Towels AZ; WashinstOnyille, 1877;
Goshen 1Gl Monroe, 1913; Mdd.eown, y; Florida,
76i Pine Island u. and Thompson's Ridge,
q cans on Thursday night, the shipments
were; Othyille, So cans; Howells 80; Washin gton-
VILE, 2O4 Goshen, 1G2; Monroe, 154 MddletOwn, 81
Florida % Pine Island 49, and ThOmpsons Ridge, 81.
Many dealers compelled to go to the New-Jersey
Midland depot for mix, and even there they not
able TO get all that they wanted. though the
supply had not fallen OF much as at
Tie dealers held meeting Friday. but stll aver
that iAey v' PEI no more man cents en-, quart AZ
tnua-tc f5r keeping up tho strike DR. Martin. OF
the inspectors " the ard or Health, came "a the city
FriIa might tho milk train. He foInd mix
poor enough 10 warrant s being destroyed lie reported
mat tho iarners were dumplng their milk cans m
not DO wlseiul Instead of rowing tue mix away,
slrcets FOR PEOPLE TO help themselves from.
meeting OF creamery pTopuetors held on Friday
at the Magnolia Hotel Il was decided 10 advance the
Of cream r per can from former rnies account
OF the Board at lIcltL preventing tue crcamcrcs from
Helng their skim mix IN the city Cream Is sod accord
ing tJ fAo market price or nls, tho old
Ia beng g % when milk was . cents quart, 50
can wnou milk ~ cents quart, and - when
nix ceRts quart dealer said Friday night that
Dc ,vp',t,d that cream would be higher than ever be-
fore thls summer. probably $40 Tho Ice
companies, Charlotte Russo Manufacturers aud
Restaurants Use largo quantities.
The receipts OF milk tue Erie Depot last uigat
500 cans. aud OF cream, Ill There was slight
Increase In dairy milk over the previous night Dealers
iu many instances unable to gct supply, and fhcy
arc beginning bo wcafied by the pcrunacty OF the
farmers. Tho different branches or the road brought
the following quanaiy OF milk: Main line and NeWburg
branch, l,l9S cano; Montgomery branch, 81 cans
Pine lslHLd brmcn, 2u3 caus; warwick branch 2Jj
cans; Narv Eek extension. 1876 Crawford branch.
. 80 cans; Waikiki branch I3S cans Iser ana Delaware
branch, J53 The Midland milk train brought
nearly lts ua.tl supply last night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-19
HUNDREDS or BENEFITS roR AcroRs.

The benefit performances for the Actors
Fund wloccur Thursday afternoon, April II. 10 has
been decided that each theatre shall give it3 current
attraction what this viii be IN each Is not now
known. q" 4 Partisan Romance" will constitute the
bill at the Union Square Theatre, The Silver Kug at
Wal!acks, a. Russian Honey moon " at the Madison
square. The White Slave" at the Cosmopolitan and
- Muddy Day at Harrigan and Harris. This includes,
"a will be seem standard successes, and In the
u the Madison Square aud Ilargan aud Harris there
will he new plays. The committee has communicated
with the leading theatres through the country aud the
managers Of leading stars and combinations. asking
operdOu and has received two hundred answers which
are without exception of favorable nature SO that
this year the receipts of the NewIOrk theatres will be
augmented by results of hundreds OF performances
length and breadth OF the country. 1t in-
tended first give four i've important combination
entertainments In NeWIOrk at centrally located thea
tres but was found impossible to arrange details and
reconcile dates aud engagements. Tho scheme was
therefore drupped