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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-03
Taxes.

Taxpayers will please take notice that on
The 9th Of April will commence preparing
isl for the printer of all delinquent taxes
on that date. Those wishing to save costs
can do so by calling at the Court House
ond setting &c. Yours truly
john HoDGLs,
Sheriff and Collector.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-03
Suspended.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, April 2.-'E. Clax'
ton, book publisher, has suspended. Lii
abilities, on merchandise, $4,000; per.
sonal, over 100000; assets, unknown.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-03
To Whom it Nav Concern.

have this day, the 3lst of March, 1884,
c1eaged as my manager of the Theatre
ComiQue, Dir. 7. p Catlet, who will have
charge for me until May LIST.
81 HAIRY WALLER.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-03
WIIlRLED AWAY.
A Town DESTROYED by Cyclone-The
Killed and Wounded.

FORT WAYNE, IND, April "A cyclone
struck the town of Oakville, Delaware
County, last evening, demolishing every
building in the place except three. Oak
vile is a town of 200 inhabitants. There
were six killed and twenty or thirty in
inrcd
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-03

CHICAGO, ILL.,, April "A local paper
has the following list of suicides all I'M
der single heading. This city Is SO
healthy that the only way to get out OF 1t
is to move away or commit suicide, and
of course all true Chicagoans prefer the
lnttnr rnntn.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-07-21
THE cheyenne TRANSPORTER,
Subscription, ST Per Year, in Advance.

Cheyennsand AapahOs Agency, DARLINGTON, IND. TER
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-12
THIS MoRNTNa,s NEWS.

II Sew York yesterday Government bonds were
quoted at 1915. for As of 1907; 1925 for 41as;
sterling, 81 soI@94 s.; 1OG56 for IS; silver bars,
1857.
silver in Tendon, Sod; consols, 1Ol 9-l6d;
5 per cent. United States bonds, extended, 105
IS, I243l; as, ll6l3.
In san Francisco Mexican dollars are quoted
at Ss14@s914 cents
Mining stocks look very weak in san Fran
cisco Sierra Nevada Ophir and Union are
down to 6gc, the lowest figures in a long time
Best K Belcher has fallen to 81 50 Gould & Curry
g0c and Mexican 65c. Consolidated California
and Virginia. which has recently levied its first
assessment of DC per share. is now selling at l5c
At Lexington, Ky. yesterday, Maud S. trottcd
p mile III 2.09ll.
The trouble in Hooking valley, Ohio, is still
unsettled.
Argument in the celebrated Cotton case began
in Santa Rosa yesterday.
Two steamers brought TO New York yesterday
Sl,OCo0Q0 in gold from Europe.
Mccullough, the actor, was in Chicago yesteI
day, en- route 10 st. Louis.
Charles 4. Parker, Il bank cashier, shot and
killed himself in New York Yesterday
Two Chinese ironclads are about to leave
Shanghai for the purpose of forcing the French
blockade Of the Island Of Fonnosa.
Bloody election riots have occurred in Mexico.
Susan B. Anthony thinks the result Of the re-
cent election sets back prohibition many years.
Near MERGED, Yesterday. a fire destroyed q
house, blacksmith shop and barn.
Three prisoners escaped from jail at MERGED
Saturday night.
The franchise bin passed 10 third reading in
the English House OF Commons yesterday.
The 1nurderers of Gus Stevenson at Cisco, Utah,
have been arrested, and lodged in Jail at Provo.
Victor Guichurd, senior member OF the French
Chamber Of. Deputies, dropped dead i'll Paris
yesterday.
Patrick y. Fitzgerald and other Fenians have
been acquitted in Dublin.
The German Reichstag Will convene Noycm-
her 10Th at Berlin.
An attack on Suakim, Monday night, was
promptly repulsed.
Baron panathau has been elected President Of
the Belgian Senate
Rev. Otis Gibson. the well-known Chinese
missionary was stricken with paralysis in san
Francisco Monday.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-12
DRUNKENNESS AND CRIME.

On the 1st inst drunken fellow in a
Glasgow theater raised the cry of g Fire y
A panic resulted from the false alarm, a
score of victims lost their lives, and hun
dred Others were seriously wounded. I'm
der the law the man, being incapable of
malicious intent, because OF his condition
will be set free from arrest and escape pun
ishment, or will suffer but lightly. This
should not be. 1t is defect in the law
that holds the drunkard guiltless of the re-
suit of an act on the ground that his men
tai condition prccludes the possibility of
deliberate intent Society in self-defense
will be driven to erect new codes upon this
subject That we have relating to it in
California provides that no act committed
by person while in a state Of voluntary
ntoxication is less criminal by reason of
his having been in such condition, is rem
dered valueless by the proviso that where
| the existence of motive or intent is neces-
sary element, the jury may take into con-
sideration the fact of the intoxication of the
eiOOttpCti. I4NNly Csli liiAN
and news columns recount tragedies in
which innocent lives are sacrificed to the
brutal mistakes and horrible blunders of
rum naddened brains. We do not believe
morals or sobriety are to be legislated into
men, but a fear of consequences may be
inspired even in the mind of the drunkard
Let us promptly hang, by lawful methods,
few scoundrels who do violence when
drunk. and we Will soon find that a whole
some check has been put upon rum out
RACES The drunkard is nearly always sane
enough to know that his bosotted condition
barrier be removed, and we shall at least
have fewer men taking purpoSely to drink
to nerve them to desperate deeds.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-12
CHOLERA.

Cholera las broken out in Paris, and the
people are fleeing from the gay capital. The
cholera has also crossed the Atlantic and
appeared in South America. Those who
labor under the delrsion that the sea-al :
not prop.uous for cholca are thus unde-
ceivel. The indications are that the plague
is pursuing precisely Jhc course forecast for
il by s5nitarians / asst season it confined
its rayages 10 the south &c Europe; in 1sS5
it VIII in al! probability sweep over north
ern Europe, cross The north Atlantic and
find broad fields for its operations in our
own country. Measuring the possible flu
ture by the past history Of cholera travels
and We have almost certain assurance that
ii will reach North America in 1883. 1t IS
now clear to every intelligence hat it has
not been stamped out in Europe, and that,
despite all the sanitary precautions taken.
the seeds OF the pest remain, and develop
even in IS cool 4 month as Novcmbcr. All
this concerns Us in only one way: that IS.
so far Is orr duty 10 ourselves is involved.
Obviously that IS 70 prepare in winter for
the probable in summer. 1t is what every
man would do II his private business were
menaced. He would take time by the fore
lock most assuredly. But as a community
we have not one-half the good sense we
have as individuals. As factor in society
We ignore the piainest dictates Of duty to-
ward society. We have now six months in
which 70 adopt sanitary precautions. Six
months in which the waters viii rise in
cesspools, when the filth may be cleaned
out easily. Six months in which the
city may be purified. Six months in
which to plan and prepare, and h ready to
prove TO what extent cholera IS preycat.ble.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-12

tention of opening in 1.-The Gladiator"
but the proposition is so absurd that the
management of the Olympic Theater has
closed the house rather than make an exhi-
bltlon OF the intirmities of this actor The
utmost secrecy concerning him is main
tanned by those III charge of him, and moth
ing can be learned at his hotel.
No More Worlds to Conquer
New YORK, November 11th-Sullivan.
being interviewed, said ''Tll never enter
the ring again. They may issue all the
challenges they like. What is the use of
fighting man with bare bnuckles when
can knock him out with gloves ?' What
do you suppose is the real reason Ryan
failed to come to time in San Francisco ~
was asked. He says he was not satisfied
with Person Davis, as he always came out
with small stake whenever the Parson
handled the returns. | wonder if he is
right, as know he is a fine fighter. l am
tired OF the business and anxious to quit.
shall never enter the ring again and in
tend to give up even boxing before long
FriShtful Drought in West Virginia.
RALEIGH, November 11th.-The long
drought has drained the streams to small
proportions. As a consequence the people
and their domestic animals are forced to go
lOllS INSTANCES Tor water. or several weeks
the tiuX has been prevalent among men
and animals. 1t is said that nearly 100
persons have died, and the loss on stock
will reach many thousands of dollars. An
Investigation shows that the water became
heavily charged with mineral matter from
the mountains. There is great distress
and unless rain soon comes, the disease
will grow into plague.
Stabbed to Death.
ATHENS Gar November 11th.-John
Skies, on the strength of the Democratic
victory, was painting the town red, and
John Moon, respectable citizen, jocularly
hurrahed for Blaine, when Skies stabbed
him to death.
VIII Go Upon the Stage.
New YORK, November 11th.-Mrs. Veto
ria Schillins Hueiskamp (nee MorisinD
has concluded an engagement for SIX
months for concerts, following in opera
bOuile.
Five Hundred Dollars Minute.
New YORK, November 11th.-The net
result in money for Sullivan's ten minutes
mauling of " Professor" Latin is $500.
The total receipts We're s. $50.
Death of n Former Californian.
New YORK, November 12th-A. M.-Cap-
tain Louis f. Zimmerman, a well-known
steamship captain, and once an editorial
writer on the 1ita California, died yester-
day, aged II.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-12
rjinorv caution would prompt us to i'm

Ordinary caution would prompt us to inn
prove every hour of this half year of prepa-
ration, and not put off until June with its
hot breath is at hand, and the time is found
too brief in which to set up barriers against
the pest But we will not utilize the pres
ent. Our officials, the Citizens Association,
the Health Board and the people generally
will do nothing, and the whole lot will be
very earnest in such doing. They viii wait
until the menace of the plague is at our
very door, when they will undertake her
culean labors in the vain effort to accom-
plish in day the work of a year. Judging
by the past, such will be the course Of pro-
cedure in Sacramento, and we forecast it
simply to wash our hands Of responsibility.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-12

INTERESTING EXHIBIT.-Congrcss has
voted 100000 in order to make a fine dis
play of the Government exhibits at the
Worlds Exposition next winter. Some OF
the departments had only a rudimentary
collection at the time of the Centennial at
Philadelphia. These collections have been
increased tenfold since then, and will be
opened at New Orleans in fine order The
United States Geological Survey will fur
nish fine exhibit of minerals, ores and
rocks from all the States and Territories.
1t has collection OF interesting fossil ami
mails and fossils exhibiting the characters
tics of animals and plants now extinct. 1t
has models Of extinct volcanoes, the Grand
Canyon Of Colorado, Yosemite Valley and
the National Park 1t has plans of the
Comstock and other great mines Of the
country. To describe the specimens
representing the life of former ages,
fishes, reptiles, gigantic quadrupeds
NOW extinct, shell-fsh that have lived in
ancient geological periods, would require a
large volume.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-12

TIE REcoRD-UNIoN as the only paper on
the coast outside of San Francisco, that re-
eeives The jul Asscciated Press dispatches
from al parts OF the worid. Outside Of San
Francisco it las no competition, IN point o.
ustaa5ers, IN Its home and general circulation
throughout The coast.
S. C. Bec&aoith, " Tribune" Building, Mem
York, sole ager.t for the Eastern States. I'm.
Cameron, No. s New Montgomery street, San
francisco, special oge,,t for San FTaacisco and
sie;7,;t,,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-12

SAN Francisco November 11th.-MOney
is stea lilly held at 7G9 as extremes for regu-
lar commercial loans at the banks. Prob
ably most Of these discounts are at s per
cent. The Nevada Bank is loaning $40 per
ton on wheat stored i'll the Nevada Dock
Warehouse at Port Costa at per cent
About l 600 tons wheat is now daily going
into that warehouse, which has already
60,0G0 tons, and engagements for nearly all
of the present available space. McNear's
warehouse at Port Costa is also understood
to be full. But of course in both cases
wheat is constantly going out as well as
coming in, and there is consequently al
ways room for more. The savings banks
are loaning on city property at Gar, and
paying the mortgage tax. Drafts on New
York are quoted at 15c for sight and 20c
for Geographic. Bank bills on London are
drawn at 49ld and commercial bills are sell
ing Sold. Refined silver is heavy at l6M
Is! discount. Mexican dollars are S74@SSc
apiece.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-12

THE ELECTRIC LIGHT IN WARFARE
The eleetris1ight is evidently destined to
play considerable part in the warfare of
the future. If properly employed by any
army in camp or bivouac it ought to make
night attacks and surprises impossible. y
storming party might as safely attack Il
town at MONDAY as at midnight under the
glare Of a dozen arc lights In naval bat
ties il is to be largely used, and the mast
head electric light is to be relied upon as
one Of the great defenses of an ironclad
against torpedo boats. Yesterday at Al
dershot experiments We're tried for more
benevolent purpose. Movable electric
light wagons viii be used to illuminate at
nightfall the area on which battle has
been fought during the day, 50 as to reveal
the wounded men who lie there to the
searchers of the bearer company and the
ambulance corps The operations yester-
day were successful enough to encourage
further experiments.-[St. James Gazette.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-12

are two other informations against the par
ties for assault TO commit murder on other
parties at the same time Enos was killeds
in each of which the bail of mcfarland
was set by the Court at $1,000.
Last night Samuel Biderman, tea1aster
OF this town, while pulling off his boots
before retiring to bed. fell from his chair
and broke his left shoulder and collar bone.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-12

Ira man" Said Holland, wishes tc
hear hi h moral sentiments applauded as
they are applauded nowhere else, let him
go to a low theater When the villain OF
the play gets his just retribution, and the
hero, standing with his foot upon his neck.
above his PROSTATE form, makes an appro.
pirate apostrophe to virtue, then the house
comes down. Indeed, it loses no oppor-
tunity to applaud that with which It's daily
life has very little to do, as if it We're trying
TO make up by its votes and acclamations
for the sins and remissnesScs of its practical
life Holland pictured the Democratic
situation to-day accurately. Here is the
great giant, Democracy, with its fiat foot
upon that very bad, vicious and altogether
rasaaliy fellow, Republican, shouting aloud
promises Of virtue and comparing his pure
and stainless life with that of his PROSTATE
foe. And how the Democratic gallery does
applaud, and the pit roar, and all the rag
tag and bob-tail of the party howl itself
hoarSe over the great victory of virtue
over vice. Yes, indeed the Democratic
thcater is in an uproar, and upon the stage
mclodrama is being enacted.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-12

BLANKS IN THE MAP OF AFRcA.-The
two blanks upon the map of Africa are, on
the east coast, the country north of Nom
hasa and Mount Kilimanjaro, and, on the
west coast, the region between the
Niger, Lake Chad and the Congo. The
journey of J. Thomson through the
heart of the Nasal country has thrown
light upon the first of these regions. In
the second region it is known that a great
river, called the kuta by Lupton Bey,
exists and flows westward. Whether this
river is an afliuent of the Congo, falls into
Lake Chad or enters the ocean at Old Cal
abar is not yet known. 1t certainly does
not Join the Benue tributary of the Niger,
the sources Of which have been found BY
Mr. Flegel. 1t is not unlikely that the
rumored Lake Liba, or Riba, may lie in
its course, and that the Old Calabar river
(which higher up is called the Deba or
Riba) may be It's mouth Herr Fiegel or
DIR, Junker will probably ere long solve
the mystery.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-12
Prisoners.


MERGED, November 11th-A fire occurred
at the Curtis bridge, on the MERGED river,
this morning destroying the old toll house,
a blacksmith shop and a large BARN filed
with hay, the property of L. Curtis
On Friday morning last, William Cary
and son left their cabin, near the county
farm, on Bear creek, and came to town on
business, and shortly after leaving fire
broke out i'll the cabin, which destroyed the
building and contents, consisting of pro
visions, clothing and other property.
Three prisoners broke out of the Jail here
on Saturday night last, and up to this time
have not been recaptured Robert McFar-
lane and Al. Hull, held for murder, went
to the Shcriifs house and notified him of
the escape, and were returned to their cell
The prisoners broke out through the floor
overhead, by pulling oft the plaster, prying
up the flooring and crawling through the
window. One of them was held for illegal
Voting
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-12
UTAH.
Murderers Captured.

SALT LAKE, November 1lth.-Two men,
bers of the Tidwell gang have been arrested
and lodged in the Provo (Utah) Jail, for the
murder of Gus. Swenson at Cisco on Friday
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-12
NOTICE.
Taxes Upon Assessments
Made by the State
Board Of EQuali-
ZatiOD.
OFFICE or CONTROLLER or STATE.
SACRAMENTO, November >. lSsl

i>ANkAMLNIO, November -. lcNl.
In accordance with the provisions Of Section
3,66S, of the Political Code, approved March .,
1883, notice is hereby given that have received
from the State Board of Equalization the Du-.
plicate Record of Assessments of Railways and
the duplicate Record of Apportionment of
Railway Assessments" containing the assess
ment upon the property of each of the following
named persons, associations and corporations
as fixed by said State Board of Equalization, TO
wit
Amador Branch Railroad Company;
n. D. Rideout and n. Lunning California
Northern Railroad);
California Pacific Railroad Company;
California Southern Railroad Company;
Central Pacific Railroad Company;
Northern Railway Company;
Pacific improvement Company Santa Cruz
Railroad);
Sacramento and Placeryille Railroad Com
pany;
San Pablo and Tu!are Railroad Company:
San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad
Company;
Southern Pacific Railroad Company;
Stockton and Copperopolis Railroad Company;
Vaca Valley and Clear Lake Railroad Com
pany:
Carson and Colorado Railroad Company:
Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Com
pany;
North Pacific Coast Railroad Company;
Pacific Coast Railway Company;
San Joaquin and Sierra Nevada Railroad Conn
pany;
And the South Pacific Coast Railroad Com
pany.
And that the State and County Taxes upon the
said assessments are now due and payable, aud
will be delinquent on the
Last Monday in December Next,
y O'Clock P NJ, and unless paid to the State
Treasurer, at the Capitol, prior thereto five per
cent. will be added to the amount thereof
JOHN p. DUNN,
n5-2pl1t Controller of State.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-12
OREGON.
Another Rush for the Corur d'Alent
Mines-Another Last Spike.

PORTLAND. November 11th.-This morn
ing thirty-six tickets were sold here to par.
ties bound for the Cour d'Alene mines
The recent strikes in that country have
awakened renewed interest.
The Union Pacific magnates have been
telegraphed to ascertain whether or not
they wish to participate in the ceremony OF
driving the last spike connecting the O. r
y. with the Oregon Short Line.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-12
Choice for President.

SALT LAKE, November 11th.-The Utah
and Idaho Stockmens Convention at Og-
den to-day declared in favor of General
Brisban, United States army, of Idaho, as
their choice for President at the St. Louis
Stock Convention on the 18th insto
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-12

The great FIRE in London cxterminated
the plague. A storm in Paris in June,
1919, Wien people were dying at the rate
of 500 per day from cholera, washed all
the filth out of the city and the disease
subsidized
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-12

IT is to hr noted that up to this hour.
with al. their twaddlo about faucied at
tempts TO wrong them, the Democratic
Committees have not laid a single charge
of fraudulent practices or acts against 4 soil
tary election officer. LISA significant fact.
That against which they protest 50 loudly
IS the pursuance Of lawful methods. pre-
scribcd 10y statute t. ascertain the truth.
We doubt If the world has ever before wit
messed 50 strange spectacle as that now
before lis eyes. The election OF candi-
date is claimed BY his party upon news
paper report and unofficial statements
when the contest is SO close that in 1900
0)0votcs the plurality insisted upon is not
placed higher than $50, The friends of
theSppDsing candidate demand that iuds-
ment be suspended until The official in
spcction Of the tally-shects can be had
And for this the Democratic yials Of wrath
arc opened and pour out torrent of
abuse, elimination, innuendoes and threats
It's Simply marvellous that the Democ-
rsry Of New York should be so stirred
When 10 man has done it wrong-accord-
ing t. its own showing
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-12

A HERO.

Whenever GOODNESS, presence of mind
and intrepidity saves human life it should
have wide recognition The steamship
Maasdam was recently burned at sea She
carried passengers and crew numbering 1856
souls. For many hours her whole interior
was mass of flame and finally the decks
uuhmyed with an awful explosion. But
not life was lost. Every man, woman
and child was saved This happy result
was wholly due to the splendid courage of
Captain Van den Zee, young man of 30,
and but five months filling a commanders
position. By his GOODNESS. strong appeals
TO reason, his unfinching courage and per
sonai bravery he controlled his crew, kept
them steadily at work for eight hours sue
ceeded III keeping the fire below decks, and
50 managed the passengers that not one re-
ceived injury and all were carefully placed
in the small boats lie quellcd half
dozen panics by the splendor Of his COM
mand and the respect his heroism inspired.
He was as self-possessed as if nothing I'M
usual had happened, and by word and
action Gained the fears of the women,
quoted the children, and inspired the men.
Let the name of Captain Van den Zee, the
brave IIollander, be crowned with honurs,
and his example be paraded before men,
that others may learn the value of courage
sand seIfposscssion in the hour of trial and
Great danger