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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-11-30
The King and the Snake.
ITO 10 Continued

In IN ancient city whose walls are dust,
There reiyned a king who was called the Just.
The light of his eyes was quenched in night,
But the eye OF his mind was keen and bright.
A bell was hung by the monnrch's grace,
III n tower that fronted the marketplace,
So lightly poised that young child's hand
Might set II swinging 10 wake the land
Whoever was wronged this bell might ring,
And he should have justice of the king.
Many day, in sun and shower ..'
The bell hung silent up In the tower;
For the blind kings rule was firm and strong
And few in his kingdom suffered wrong.
SO moss grew green on the belfry stair,
And the birds OF the air resorted there;
And creeping creatures, great and small,
Dwell In the clefts Of the ivied wall,
But awavering peal rang out one day
And the king commanded, go and see
Who now is wronged and has need Of me-
His servants laughed as they came from their
quest:
"a toad has stolen d serpent s nest;
And it is the serpent, strange to tell,
Which, wreathed In the bell-rope rings the
bell.
Shall we kill her. then, that the din may cease,
And let your majesty rest in peace?' =
Nay said the king; "let the toad be slain,
And give the serpent her nest again"
That night, as the king In his palace slept
Into his chamber serpent crept.
Softly she gllded over the floor, H'
And marvellous stone in her mouth she
bore;
No wisest jeweler on the earth
Could have told It's name or Rueasedits worth
1t lighted the depths Of the kings dark room
AS the moon illumines tho nddnights gloom.
Up TO his pillow she wound her way,
Where, deep asleep on his couch. he lay;
She touched his eyes with the stone she bore,
And the king received his sight once more.
Then she slipped away, and he woke, alone,
In room made bright by the luminous stone.
The gem was brought by the grateful king
To the fame Of the gods for an offering.
II shone in the shades Of the temple old
Like one great pearl in sea cave cold;
Like one white rock In darksome pass,
Like one white flower In a black morass;
Like the one clear star on cloudy morn,
When the night is dead and the day unborn.
And long they guarded the serpent stone.
Til the last Of the good kings race was gone.
Then, they say, It vanished away,
And no man vieweth Its like to-day.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-11-30

mean"
Yes, I know said the mother gently:
ut Ia nothing strange. have thought the
same myself. H,artsease IL a slnRularly
FASCINATING girl In every way, and st. John
most attractive man. Perhaps | did wrong
TO admit him, and yet am sure he Is not a
man to trlae with anyone. And Hearts
ease?'
~ can't tell bit, mamma; you know she
is so different from many Urls. st. John is
A man any girl might fall in love with
lIeartsease may like him better than she
knows hers IT,"
Mrs. Vernon sighed.
II am very fond Of him." she said: she ia
nobc-hearted, hgh-minGed man. and I!
don't think there |, any cause TO fear for
urar,scasr's happiness; but at any rate
must let events take their course at present
The only thing is that we know nothing Of
his connections or surroundings IL is odd
that he has not once spoken Of anyre latious.
and seems to have little or no communica.
ton with them"
I'll the worst comes" size added, after n
pause, 'you know, Katie, 1t will be n com.
pete breakup and we shall have 10 leave
this house altogether. Now go 10 bed, dear.
Goodnight" .,....
fTo Ia C0nfinusdl
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-11-30
A Missouri Elopemcnt

There's racket and riot at early dawn.
In bedroom and sttng-room. yard and lawn
The mother is yelling: PA, Sally's gone!
And the hired mans missing! They've done
elOpcd.
Their beds amt unused, nuther. When them
two sopcd
Must a been fore midnight" "The blank you
IrccEon they're twenty miles away"
But there's lots of sense In a rural dad.
And the farmer reasoned ~ yum it's bad
Some things come high but they must be had !
He's got the gal, an I'll lot EN- slide;
But they must be married There'll be ride
Fur the preacher! He'll kctch en-, an say
his say,
Eff they're twenty-or thirty-milcs awayw
There's a mighty poor road from Lexington
4 shabby old highway leading down;
ANA there, In the light Of the early MORN
a steed as s0rrel as ever was born
was seen 10 pass: he was full Of corn.
And that was the reason his heart was gay,
with the dominic twenty miles away.
"HndSdnpii You old rackaboncs; make a
There's .sosn lamb Of the flock with her soul at
Show your speed, now, you rascal! show how
w NeROt W catcn en- by set OF sun,
II must be before bedtime make EN- one,"
so spake the dominic, grim and gray.
WIN the couple, as yet, ten miles away!
Splash and splatter and rattle and thud
Through creek and puddle and gravel and
mud; -.
"Huddup, you old rascal" The morning
breeze
Bore over the meadows the awful whceze
or the foundered gelding. He wanted ensc
In his style OF running. He showed decay,
with the dominic only FIVE miles away!
"Huddupl ] tell ye! Whoa. There they arc,
Clasp hands! Stand still now, We sinful pairp;
And the dominic married them there, and
then 0' "''
Turned the head Of the sorrel steed homcward.
and when "'N'
He met the farmer ut might have been
Wnss, said the h,lsbandman. ANYWAY. a
The gals right-an', dominic, here's yer
pay" ~
Il New York Star.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-11-30
The Black Dawn.

There was crying by night, ana tho vinas
were loud, " "'''
worn women were working n burial ,hro,id;
Young fnecs showed pale IA Tho iace OF
death. W
Ana .trong men laborod In drawing Of
'sho IL zone" they said "ay," ,hcy said.
And tho nipht winds moancd, ana tho hours
went on.
But the morrow dawned ocar, and tho world
:. sbonc bright,
NJ truce wHs thcrc loft of tho ircndful nlvb,.
Young frees looked up like Ia SOL the roso'
ANA brc1tis hcnved free hs tue full tide
flows. ''''
'Nhy" cried the lover. "thc sun IA long
pOnpl '
How the nirbt winds alFbi DO tho hours
move UnT
-tJobn Vance Chonoy.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-11-30
Died Yesterday.

Say you tho sum nor's dend2 died Yesterday
Al. no, II Gun ot bel no moan OF pain .
Broke the sweet Sabbath ST. Lines; amid
ear,h's .s....l
Wealth OF bloom, nor in the blue, low.bend-
ing
SIX les appeared the ralor incident TO death;
The singing wind brcG,hcd warmly on my
check, .t.
And In the rich, dark Rreoncry OF the trees
! marked no chprRc, pHve where the god OF
Age itSclf did not intcrwcave amid their
"summcr
Tres'ns," 81 brief has been the time since
juno
Upon her fair young brows, the rosc.crown
Of her NJ
Install ,ion placed, cannot think her dead,
The beautiful bright summer!
But ifit he tho truth,
Then that IL why tho wandering wind today,
IN HE despair, 30 often p,ucks and oarthwsrd
Hufis me changing leaves, Ike fiooks OF god.
brown
u rds. and TINT II why AZ intervals tho sun
DON veil his face hnd dprkon MI his lIpht
In very grief that one 30 wel beloved should
die; .II
An mel IT'S woful ncws you hrInr, my friend,
And the RRd song that was within my soul
Has changed In o dirgo. ',00'
-Snrnh L'uise Morris Chicago.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-11-30
j. Z. CARSON, Cairo, Ill.
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-11-30

lY-The s:sj p. m. express ha. PULLMAN
,OrEfiNu CAR from Cairo Cincinnati. WITH.
OUT changes aud through s!copcrs to 81. Lonir
aud CGlcEgO.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
collection of the Whisky Tax.

WASHINGTON Cry, Oct THE commits
sioner of internal revenue in May last pro-
posed a change in the method of enforcing
the collection of taxes overdue on distilled
spirits in bond This was to abolish the pre-
sent system of collection by assessment, which
gives the distilleries delay of about forty
days. and to substitute collection by dis
traint, making taxes payable at once. This
was to go into effect August last, but was
then postponed for three months. The COM
missioner announces further postponement
until the end of the present session, that is,
until Sept 6, 1885, unless for reasons here
after arising a different ruling should be
deemed proper. Under this amendment the
last spirits to be reported for assessment will
be those produced in July, 1882. In case,
however, any overdue taxes on such spirits
are not hereafter reported for assessment
within the month on which the taxes become
due collections will he directed on the first OF
the Suct esding month to destrain without
assessment, This last poStponsment is be
lieved to be a practical abandonment of ths
proposed change.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
TRANsGREssloN AND PENALTY.
Particulars of n Recent California
Tragedy.

H@o~Ss
New York, Oct. 7.-On Sept Is it wa:
announced from San Francisco that an UNI
known man and woman had been found dead
near San Bruno, each with bullet hole il
the head In the mans pocket was a card
with the name y. L. Reynolds" on it.
James L. Reynolds lived with his mother
and step-father in Newark, N. j. He studied
law in Cortlandt Parkef's office. Three
years ago ne went to San Francisco and got
a clerkship. He was handsome and Of pleas
ing address, and seemed to be prospering,
His mother was intending to join him
when the news of his violent death
came. There is much mystery about the af-
fair, but these facts have been learned Rey-
nolds hired team on Sept II. and
drove to San Bruno and spent the night with
a young woman at hotel there. The cou
pie had been there before Two days later
they went away, but came back again in the
afternoon They went to their room and or
dered absinthe. The servant who brought il
heard the woman say to Reynolds, Il wonder
if Well turn black when we're dead" SHE Ill
vited the servant to take q drink, adding, I'll
may be the last with us. That evsn
ing two shots were heard in the room
The door was opened and the couple wer,
| found dead on the bed, their heads pierced
| with bullet holes In the mans right hant
was a revolver His head lay upon hel
| breast The woman was Mrs. Mary McCabe
| aged 20, who had for two years been sepa
| rated from her husband. She was prett,
| brunette She was buried from her parents
| residence in San Francisco They said they
| ALWAYS Sunnosnd she was living n good lif,
and her acquaintance with Reynolds mus
| have been brief The common belief tina
| he killed the woman and himself is no
shared by few, who think the shooting wa
done by jealous rival of Reynolds,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
Around the Field.

,Judre Tourgee has announced himself for
Blaine
The Butler men had a big rally at Joliet
Saturday.
Ex Governor Oglesby was at Olney, Ill.,,
Saturday and addressed 5000 people
Senator Voorhees, spoke to an immense CON
course of people at South Bend, Ind, Satur-
day.
Sneaker Carlisle will speak in Iowa this
week He will be in each congressional dis
trict
Congressman Belford, of Colorado, denies
the report that he had come out for the De
mocracy.
P V. Deuster has been nominated for con-
rress by the Democrats of the Fourth Iowa
district.
Hon. Carter Harrison spoke to large
audience at the railway station at Galesburg,
ILL.,, Saturday.
Sheboygan, Wis, Republicans had grand
rally Saturday Governor kusk spoke TO
1900 to 5000 people.
Ex-Governor Hendricks left Wheeling
Sunday afternoon for Columbus, where hs
had a conference with the Democratic man
ayers.
Burlington, Iowa, Democracy had large
turnout Saturday. The streets on the line OF
march of the procession were crowded and
enthusiasm was high.
Altgeld, the Democratic nominee for con-
gress in the Fourth Chicago Illinois district,
has challenged Adams, his Republican COM
petitor, to a joint discussion.
A very large Democratic demonstration
| was held at Englewood, a suburb of Chicago,
Saturday night. Between 1000 and SUN
are estimated to have been present.
The Democrats had d great turnout al
Charleston. Ill, Saturday night Ex-Gov
ernor Hubbard, of Texas; Gen Black ana
Others. spoke More than 5000 were present
A Democratic barbecue will be held a
Peru, Ind, on the 23d The speakers an
nounced are: Hendricks, Voorhees,, 'uian
| Mcdonald, Thurman, Carlisle, vending
| Kenzie and Black.
The following are some of Gen. Logan
| Illinois appointments: Milk's Grove, kanka
kee county, Oct. Is; Peoria, Oct q; Spring
fed, Oct. "a; Warsaw, Oct. q; Quincy
Oct. IS; Belleville, Oct. 80; Careonaale' oe'
81; Decatur, Nov /. He will address Uni
people at Dubuque, Iowa, Oct 20.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
ABUSlNESS TRANSACTION.
I'm Which One Had Money and the
Other observation-disclosures Changei

BOSTON, Oct. AN audacious swindle,
whereby a confding millionaire has been re-
lieved of $4,000, has been exposed. The
victim is Ira T. Litchfield, and the al
legged swindler is one Charles H. Foster, In
1878 Foster was sent to state prison for
playing confidence game to the tune
of $4,000 on an old gentleman
named Chadwick. He was pardoned out,
however, in 1877, and went into the livery
business Mr. Litchfield was worth s2,000,-
900 when he first made his acquaint-
ance They formed copartnership, to
which Litchfield contributed money and
Foster experience This was in 1877 or 1873.
Foster is alleged by the police to have
stocked the stable with blooded horses and
fine equipages, for all of which Litchfield
paid hard cash. During the continu
ance of the partnership he bought 1875 horses
carriages, etc, of which Mr. Litchtield nov
holds bill of sale. He holds nothing else
however, for Foster has gone and nothing il
left but the walls of the barn. The horSe
and carriages have all been mortgaged frs
and then sold, and, in addition, Mr.. Litch
field has been duped into paying his partner
for lot of new turnouts which the latte
pretended to have purchased. The tota
amount of Fosters booty is said to be $50,
O00
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
The Ohio Fight,

CHICAGO, Oct 7.-The Times special from
Columbus, Ohio, after describing the intense
excitement in Ohio as the election approaches,
an the great efforts being put forth by the
rival parties, says Blaine is to be kept on
the jump from Tuesday morning till Satur-
day night, and, after resting over Sunday al
Lancaster, will ON Monday, the day before
the election, attempt to fire the popular heart
by passing diagonally clear across the state or
route to Michigan, where he travels next week,
Meantime the agents of the Democracy
the Mulligan letters and other documents
broadcast among the crowds that gather tC
witness the demonstrations. The travelling
Of the candidates has mixed things in the
stata more than ever, but the indications at
this late date are that the old party lines will
te Observed with all except on local state
isales, in which the Democrats
the Democrats gained among tho wool
growers, hut as this class is now dissat
isfied with both parties these sheepmen will
vote their old party tickets. The liquor
question b the thing that as the final day
draws near is stirring up the natives The
charge having been made that Gen. Robin
son, candidate for secretary of state, wa.
a crusader and Know Nothing, and that HI
voted for the prohibitory amendment, thu
salo.mi Is, Germans and others are almost a
much aroused as they We're in 1882, and OF
this score tile whole Republican ticket vii
sustain heavy losses in the cities,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
Death of a weil-Known Banker.

New YORK, Oct 7-Winthrop S. Gilman,
the banker, died after an eyentful career, at
his country residence on the Hudson pail
sades Friday, aged II years, 1t was in his
store at Alton, Ills, where he conducted the
largest grocery business west of Buffalo, N.
Y, in 1887, that Elijah P. Lovejoy, the abo
litionist, was assassinated by mob, which
also set the store on fire, and Gilman barely
escaped with his life The latter was tried
for his life, charged with melting riot, and
acquitted, thus giving tremendous impetus
to abolitionism From 1897 to lS4s Mr. Gil
man conducted the wholesale grocery trade
of St Louis, and in 1860 he opened in New
York the banking house which exists to-day
under the name of Gilman & Sons. He wa:
rich and gave largely to charities.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
FOR ALL IT'S WORTH.
Political Activity Increasing at all
the Centers.
Both Parties Laying Themselves Out
with the Greatest Vigor-A
Hot Campaign and still
Heating.

BELLAIRE, Ohio, Oct 7.-Mr Blaine was
received here with very great enthusiasm.
The crowds hlled the hotel So that it was i'm
possible for the guests to get to their rooms,
At last the landlord appealed to Mr. Blaine
and he came to the head of the stairs, and,
holding his hands too high to be reached,
said: i thank You, gentlemen and beg you
to consider that | am shaking hands with
each and every one of you, as should take
great pleasure in doing if my hand we're not
so tired The crowd then good humoredly
retired. AT night there was a very fine pro
ceS,loH ard an immense crowd, to which MIR
Blaine and others made speeches.
WHEELING, w. Va, Oct 7-Mr Blaine
spent Sunday III this city and Belaire, COM
ing Aare about noon where he was called
upon by a few old friends There were
many curious people collected about the hotel
to get a glimpse of him. He left for Grafton
at S a. IL. Monday.
At the depot several hundrad people Assem-.
bed To- meet the party. Hill Marshall, edi-
tor OF The Democratic Standard at Grafton,
brought down huge picture of Cleveland,
which he placed against pillar i'll the sta
ton Immediately facing the entrance to Mr..
Blaines private car Capt. Derres, general
agent Of the B. IL o. company here, and f
strong Democrat, at once ordered the re-
moval of the picture, which was done. Again
Marshall tonk possession of the picture and
| exposed it. BY this time several hundred
persons were on the platform, and
| although ominous threats were made, Mar
| shall showed disposition to keeI
| his picture in view, but when several deter
i mined men Went up to him and told him t.
| either remove it OF suffer the consequences
he took it away. Marshall then boarded
Blaines train tn so to Grafton, asserting hi
right to ride in it. He was put off at Ben
wood and left standing by himself On TIL
| platform.
| Stops were made at Moundsvile, Cam
eroll, Fairnount and other places and Mr.
Blaine ma e short speeches.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
Origin of Ammonia

Ammonia is obtained in large quanti-
ties by the puIefaction of the urine OF
animals Encyclopedia britannica.
Every housekeeper can test baking
powder containing this disgusting drug
by placing can of the Royal or"An-
drews" Pearl" top down on hot stove
until heated, then remove the cover and
smell.
Prove it by the above test jn26dwtf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
Gen. gan.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Oct ten John
A. Logan and suite arrived here from Hunt
ington at II M, Monday, en- route through
the southern part of the state Large crowds
greeted the general everywhere along the
route Gen. Logan stopped off here and
made a speech to a large audience He left
two hours later, He will stop at all the
towns up the valley and through to the Vir-
ginia line. There was much enthusiasm de-
monstrated and firing Of cannons
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
ueudrscksat wheeling,

WHEELING, W. Va, Oct. THE demon
stration here Saturday closed at night with
a speech by Col. Fellows, of New York, at
the capitol He had large audience. A
torchlight procession as fine as any ever seen
in the city took place, Mr.. Hendricks re
viewed the procession from the west porch OF
the capitol building, and afterward made
some brief remarks, which We're loudly
and continuously cheered. Each club saluted
the distinguished visitor as it passed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07

LONDON, Oct. THE German and Aus
trian newspapers doubt the reported bonn
hariment and CAPTURE of Berber by fleet
of gunboats from Khartoum. The Vienna
Tageblatt says the defense of Khartoum viii
always be an interesting chapter of the
worlds history. 1t shows that British energy
and wisdom have not yet died out.
CAIRO, Ger Tt is rumored that Col
SteWar who was on Sunday reported witt
troops from khartoum as stranded on thu
rocks in the cataract at Wada CANA, has
been killed by the rebels. The reported
bombardment and recapture of Berher ha
not yet been confirmed. The report il
doubted in official circ les.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07

ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. lowing to the
activity of the Nihilists the police force OF
this city has been increased by an addition
of 600 men The budget has also been liz
creasad 400 lt0D Fouhies
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07

CINCINNATI Oct THE Commercial
Gazette is in hotter water than ever Not
only has it offended all of its Republican
readers by publishing the matter of the In
dependents, hut now it is threatened with
legal difficulties The Independents say that
If their matter is rejected that they will sue
The Commercial Gazette for damages.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
ruE pRlrru sr LAnY IN ROCK ISLAND.

Remarked to a friend the other day
that she knew Kemp's Balm for the
Throat and Lungs was superior remedy,
as it stopped her cor@h instantly when
others had no effect =. = Yer. So to
prove this o. Grotjan will guarn
tee it to all. Price 80 cents and 81
Trial size free.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07

ROME, Oct There were forty-two new
cases of cholera and twenty deaths reported
at Naples during the twenty-fou hours end
ing at noon Monday, and twenty-seven new
cases and twelve deaths reported at Genoa
during the same period.