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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-28
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Plymouth Eccentric.

AT Plymouth. IN the oilen days. liv-
ed shrewd philosopher who rejoiced
in the familiar title of Sam Barnes.
St,ort of stature, keen OF tongue, and
saucaky of voice, Barnes was known
to everybody, and in turn knew every
body so well that he was able to hit off
their pcculiaritics TO the delight of all
hearers but the victim. 1t is related,
for instance, that a misery neighbOr
who, in the opinion Of Plymouth farm
ers, starved his stock, complained TO
Barnes that his pig was sick. ave
given him seaweed and rockwell, the
owner said, land pigweed and burdoch,
and nothing seems to please him.
What would you do, Sam, if he was
vours?" 'Well, now, swear to man"
answered Sam. with his usual sharp,
inrky manner, ''if he was mine I'd try
lin with little good meal and Wa
ter" Barnes was u Unversali5t, and
mach did he pride himself thereon.
One evening when the church bells
were ringing, Sam, on his way to the
corner grocery. where his comrades
were wont TO congrcgate, encountered
the orthodox clergyman. Halo, Par
son b. piped Sam, what on earth
are all those bells a-ringing forP' ut
is prayer-meeting evening, Mr..
Barnes, " the clergyman replied, with
pious severity and mild reproof in his
voice. well, now, | swear" Sam
continued, rs if the idea were novel
one to him. What's j. forP What
do YOU do therc?" 1--WE pray, Mr..
Barnes" pray? | swear to man!
Now my Bible says: When we pray
90 into your closet, and shut The door,
and pray in secret" but do you
pray in sccret2" asked the divine, in
that tone of pointed appeal which
marks the consciousness of home
thrust. We'll, now" rciorted Barnes,
undismayed, .'if | should tell you there
wouldn't be nothing secret about it"
And with q triumphant chuckle he pur-
sued his way to the corner grocery
Boston Courier.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-28

box, Sir Richard, with an expression Of
painful confusion had drawn back into the
dim obscurity. The ddnseuse with slight
frown, and biting her lip, passed the bou
quet to ballet-grl, crushed the note in her
hand and continued the business of the
scene.
A moment later Greengraves heard the
box-door close with a loud snap, aud leav
ing his own seat made his way into the lob
by.
The first person the detective met in the
passage was Mr.. Moseley, the lessee, who
stared at him very hard.
Yes" said Greengraves, rightly inter
preting the others look, sits me. | want
to go on the stage. Willyou pass me through
the cross door, please?"
with pleasure, Mr.. Greengraves. As
long as have any interest in the place, you
know, you are always welcome to the run
of it,"
You don't seem in spirits tonight. Good
house though"
Good enough if any of the money were
coming to me- All bespoke-every half
penny of it. If some one doesn't come to
our help soon the games up"
II shall see Moss tomorrow, and I'll have
good talk with him."
In these few words lay the secret of Grip
pers influence at the theatre. Gripper had
acted as agent in obtaining loans for the un-
fortunate lessee, plunged head and ears in
debt and difficulty.
Greengraves passed through the door the
other unlocked for him. and found himself
upon the stage. The first scene had been
closed in by flats to prepare for grand set.
The wings were thronged with ballet-girlS
and he picked his way through what seem
ed like tumutuOus pillows of muslin and
tulle.
On every side bright eyes met his with a
bold stare, and shapely arms and necks
flashed white in the gaslight. But Mr..
Greengraves pushed his way stoically on
wards, with all occasional beg pardon" or
ALLOW me-" searching right and left for
some object he had in view.
Suddenly he stopped short, and drew back
foot or so. In the shadow of wing close
to him stood the premiere ddnSeuSe and Sir
Richard, he leaning over her, seemingly in
earnest entreaty.
In the middle of his speech she impatient.
ly tossed her head and turned away.
81 did not read it. When | saw it was
only letter with no enclosure" she said
with curl of her lip, what interest was
there in it? hate so much letter-writng d!
| like mana man, too, who pretends to
be a gentleman-to keep his promise"
But, Louise, have explained. 1t is lost.
am making every effort"
Are there no more diamonds i'm the
world, then? Is that what you would have
Inc believe? Let me tell you there are,
though, and more men too"
Your turn, miss" said the call-boy at this
moment, as she returned to the stage, whilst
Fordyce remained where she had left him
with white face, in which there was
strange expression of pain and mortitica-
ton.
The carpenters joStled him as they pass
ed, and the balet-grls wandering by trod
Oh his toes, and laughed with something
very like contempt.
Mr.. Greengraves shrugged his shoulders,
and smiled
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-28

The Boston Gasete thus speaks of q
new use for the telephone: Sammy,
bright boy, 4 years old, living in
Western Massachusetts. is constantly
attended by his faithful shepherd dog,
Jack, whose obedience to his young
masters orders is immediate and i'm
plcit. The house OF the lads grand
mother is connected by telephone
with that in which Sammy lives. The
boy delights to dine with his grand
mother, and almost daily that worthy
woman is summoned by the sharp ring
of the telephone bell to answer the i'm
Fortunate question: may | come up to
dinner to-day, grandma? When she.
with patience long tried, answers: No,
not to-day, | ain too busy Sammy
calmly commands the dog to mount to
the instrument BY chair which is al
ways kept ready for this emergency,
saying: Now. Jack. howl! Bark,
Jackr Then the grandmother's house
resounds with the din, and the howl
ing and barking echoes through the
cham Ders with distrac;ing effect, until
at last, in utter despair and guided by
past experience in yielding to the in
evitable, the wished-for consent is Civ
en-, and both the oDcdieut dog and his
ingenious young master dine out
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-28

Mr.. Charles most graclously gave his
promise, and the lady in the worn black
silk, bowling and smiling very sweetly, took
her departure.
Round the corner of an old red-brick wall
enclosing The Grange garden, Mr.. Green
graves watched her depart; too far away,
however, to catch the meaning of any words
she had exchanged with the footman.
But when at length she had disappeared
in the distance he smote his thigh, and cried
aloud:
'Of all the queer jobs l ever took up, in
all my born days, this beats the lot out and
out! What in the name of mischief has
aunty got to do with it?"
With which words Mr.. Greengraves, soft
ly whiStllng to himself, followed in aunty's
wake.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-28
MASTERS SALE,
STATE OF ILLINOIS

f-ef NOUnty' III Ilhu-
COUNTY OF ALEXANDER ! Gerry.
Otis A. Osborn, Caroline +. Osborn, Alkaline Poor,
George A. Poor, Almira Poor and Evan Poor,
Compliments,
John Wolf Henry Wolf, Mrs Wolf wife of Henry
Wolf Fanny Shrver, Jefferson Shriver,
Louisa Allen, Anna Mary jarrett,
and Eliza Fisher,
Defendants,
Bill in Chancery for Partition.
Public Notice 10 hereby given that, In pursuance
of decree made and entered by said court In the
above entitled cause, the 18th day of Sept, A. ID.
1894. T. Alexander H. Irwin, Master in Chancery i0f
the circuit court of said county, will, on
THE 22nd DAY OF OCTOBER, 1884,
at the hour of II o'clock in the forenoon, at the
aouthwesterly door Of the court house. In the city OF
Cairo county of Alexander and state Of Illinois, sell
AT public auction to the highest and best
bidder for cash, all and singular,
the following described premises and real estate
in said decree mentioned, situate in the. First
addition to the city Of Cairo In the county OF Alex
ander and state OF Illinois, or so much thereof az
shall he sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit
Lots numbered three (3) and four (4), In block num-
bered forty.eight (4S)
Dated Cairo, H., Sept. 18th, 1884:
Master In Chancery
Geo. Fisher, Compainants Solicitor.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-28
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-28
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-28

Too Much Live Stock.-"Why, Jones,
what ho(a)rse you have in your throat! !"
"Yes l raised it from col(d)t in my head.
I've roo much live stock" "WelI, like
cures; DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup will cure
you. The Bull will quickly scare the
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-28
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
STATES ATTORNEY.

We are authorized to announce that Mr.. Angus
Lsek Is an Independent candidate for States At
torney of Alexander County, in the approaching
November election.
We are authorized TO announce William N But
Ter ~ the Republican candidate for election to the
Office OF States Attorney Of Alexander County
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-28
CORONER.

We gre authorized to announce the name of
Richard Fitzgerald as a candidate for re election
to the office OF Coroner at the ensuing November
election.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-28
CIRCUIT CLERK.

We are authorized to announce Mr. Alexander
II. Irwin as an Independent candidate for re
election to the office of Circuit Clerk, in thu
coming election in November.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-28

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NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.
FUN AMONG CONGRESSMAN.

A MOCK HOUSE TALKS POLITICS WITH WIT AND
GOOD HUMOR.
WAsHIXGTON, June 6.-After the ADJOURN
ment OF the House and while the members were await
ing the returns the Chicago Convention, which were
read at the Clerks desk. fun the order OF the da
Mr. Van Eaton OF Mississippi, the sel;-cousttu;ed
presiding officer and he tapped the speakers ae'
with ms gave he addressed his Democrats with
GRADUATION that the easiest man FOR he Democrats
RI heat James G. Blaine, about 10 be nominated n
Chicago"
He then accorded the floor to Mr. Belford OF Colorado
who said tha It his fortune TO be delegate 10 the
Republican Convention in 1876 Al that zine ir Elaine
would have been nominated, but his enemies turned or
the Gas and the consequence that rutherford T.
Hayes was elected b. enormous vote. This time
there was a body Of men seatel in The Chicago
Convention which would 10; allow the gas - be turned
off again on James g. Blaine Laughter aud appanse
MI Van Elton-The Chair su tam' the point % order
II can't be did Renewed laughter.
M Belford went on to s'y ina ne V'A''' % man
nominated who had views broad enough 10 eEcomp So
All sections OF the country Thn lie wanted man noun
mated Tor yce-President from the south
MI Van Eaton-Thc Chair ,IsaIs .hc point OF order
he wants John r. LINEN nominated, 50 thai he VIII
not r7ln against the Chair for CONGRESS. i-au-AtcI
MI Belford continued VII his clarast'r5tlt spe.
in 'avor Of unlocking the vu5s o. tI' lr-f.ui, wien
Mr.. Van Eaton Interrupted win; 81 ih'.t o1'ti l
The Chair hears none anil the vaults o. the treasury VT"
The news that a roll call was ordered The motion 70
adjourn received VITA great oissai ioh ana u
motion itself was chaFact 'rized Dy Ba'ae h as a
attempt 20 turn OF the ga The Gna4nAcrm.n y. or
It's defeat was cheered aud another round uf poduse
RON the kepuscan side greeted the ch'lse ~ TX 'o
tb1t iois vote. mad zone 10 b nc. Miller ana Brown,
nj PENNSYLVANIA rose ana throwing bats end documents
i'm the air called FOR three cheers Tor ne, Whcn were
given with viii by the Blaine coni'hseht- "uen lla
nomination OF Blaine was ipIe@oh' conc u-i'i'' '-
her. besan 70 leave the chamber lnd A. ma Fn %. az
announced no further Interest was Iri ana 1n1
House vas deserted
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AP4RIDE IT VEST POINT

WEST POIST, June 6.-The special feature
Of the military exercises of the day the battalion
drill on the plateau In front OF the headquarters or -
officers The field movements OF the battalion were faiT
I'D to the sndird Of drills OF the cadets in his particular
line OF uanRuverng Ia the examination the fr ciaat
went thrOu- thorough questioning in Law, the Sscon
class wsre examined in chemistry, mineFab'gy ant
geology and the fourth class were examined a. 10 uer
knowledge Of English one OF the committees o. tl'
Board OF Visitors has made innOyati0a IN tue matter
~ in,Dectiou Of the Academy. They have saih 70 ths
superintendent thar the Board would be glad 10 have
specific information the influence ~ the eodrsn OF
instruction and discipline upon the health AMI phy'cl Al
condition o. the CADETS aHd also thar Il = iesrl le ID
know tae climate and local sufrnuHii .
Of West Point CONDITION. Of the cadets.
The Board ~ Visitors with their ladies', pdd General
Hancock last evening AZ the quarter. o. Lieutenant
Lugenc GrfeD.
Besides address to the gradultnS ca,s on June -
bv Braalcr-t George CrOOs there VIII AIS" ~ an
address gyen by George W. iouk. Of odi0 one az I'M
Board OF Visitors, waO selected 0y th"n t3-tiy
sea coast battery dril D. VII be- the -prcia uart
OF tO-mOrrOw's exercise.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-07
TIE COURTS.
PITS OF NEWS FROM THE COURTS.


Mary j Havemeyer petitioned Justice Lawrence yes
tertav in the Supreme Court Chambers. for the APP
pontment of a commission to inquire into the mental
condition of her husband Henry Havemeyer MI.
Havemeyer il the son of ex-MayOr William f. Have
meyer Mrs Havemeyer states that she living at so
74s Ffthave with her six children. She charges thai
her husband incompetent TO take care OF himself ana
20 manage his estate because lac Il an h1Ditual drunk
ard Drs. Prince A. Morrow and George T.. Bclchef
deposed that Mr. Havemeyer was suffering from disease
caused by the excessive oil spirituOus liquors w
H. Havcmeycr the brother Of Henry, made an AFFIDAVIT
corroboratiye of Mrs Hayemeyers statement Justice
Lawrence appointed DR. GasIar Griswold Clifford a.
Hand and Thomas j. Miller commissioners to examine
inrO Mr.. Hayemeycr's condition.
Erastus Brooks brought a suit against the CITY IN
1878 to for the printing OF the proceedings Oh
the Board OF Aldermen in The New YORK Evening
Express in 1872, the Of R16 l33, and succeeded
in getting the tried before Rufus Hamilton Cole, 0f
No 10 Broadway, this spring. The case turned on
the question of fact whether matter printed IN te
columns OF paper reading matter could properly DE
charged for and also whether the work had really been
performed. The Referee will make his report to the
Supreme Court to-day. His decision viii be in favor OF
Mr. Brooks, and he will recommend that Judgment DE
given for the sum of S21 .O53 ExSurrOGate CALVIN
and Thomas Nin-or FOR the plaintiff, and Corporation
Counsel McComb and John }. Townsend. jr. for the
city.
Judge Wallace Of the United States Circuit Court,
yesterday Oyerruled the demurrer TO the complaint IN
the suit OF Spencer Erwin and Others against the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Company and Henry Willard
The defendants alleged that the Oregon steam Nayi-
CATION Company. Of which the cornplanants were
Stockholders should be made a party the suit. The
Judge holds that the defendants, according ~ The COM
plant holding a iduciary relation toward the com
plainauts of equitable joint owners OF the property,
bought it Themselves at inadequate p1ce and by nm
fair means. The cOmplainants occupy substantially
the position of creditors, and snch creditors can pursue
the fund wherever they can find it without making
the stockholders parties bringing i'll all who are
liable account To the fund have interest IN Its
distribution In reference another question raised
demurrer, the judge decides that tho .cOmpainants
entitled equitable relief upon such state OF facts
a. l. exhibited by the Dill.
Adolph Oppenheimer secured from Justice Donohne
Yesterday attachmentfo sos, 900 on his own claim.
and for $50 900 on assigned claim against the
Mexican National Construction Company ON the
ground that he had received his certificate of inter
est in the company agreed for his subscription OF
Sb5
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-07
GEORGE SMITHS QUIT FIXED.

MILFORD, Penn, june 6.-Judge Seely and Associate
Judges Baker and HarnbeclI today found George
smith or Schmidn guilty of murder in the first de
,rec. in the snoring Of Frank Kertz on May l.
schmilin confessed the murder in court on Wednee-
DIV. The court room was packed this morning
Scbmidlin was brought in, looking i'll, but stepped
bri-llv forward Last evening the Court instructed IN
Interpreter to explan the penalty Of the different de-
',roa. of murder and tell linn how he situated.
ji morunr Smith declared that he knew all about IT,.
lIt that he was guilty. and they might just As well 60
through with it, first ms last. motion was make by
the DESCENDANT. counsel for stay Of proceedings The
out will decide upon tomorrow and II II Is Lot al
lowed viii sentence the prisoner.
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SUSPICION or MURDER BY NIyEEs

A TELEGRAPH OPERATORS BODY FOUND Mrff'
LATED On A RAILKOAD-A QUARREL AT a BAL.
MDDLErOwN. y. l.. jane The muffin 1t
body Of John Fllconcr telegraph operator and agent 90
tie Ncw-Yorl, Susl Uehanua anl Western Railroad 40
Two Bridges y. J. foUad the railroad track De-
tween tnat station and -lensbur; on saturday morn
ing It was learned that Fconer lad attended ball -
O.dfnsburg the night before. and had been d1nidns
His body was badly mp that post ncrten exam
nation was almost impossible. and the general verde
was that he had been Intoxicated. and on Ia, |N hohn
either lay down the truck aud went L. sleep ~ i' l
down and was run over by train. II Is now ihou-
that Faconer was murdered and his body placed ~
The track to avert suspicion
II has been learned that FIlc0ncr Aad been Oniy
slightly under the influence of liquor. The bail "''
ma L. mp % miners the zinc mines aid roush chai
actors generally. About midnight Filc0ncr asked youn
woman who was present waltz with him. ,he rstlsr
and made insulting reply. talcOner was w.
enough % reply IN similar manner, Wheh Inc :.
father "a hlry miner. inerered. ttlcOner klo"~e" D.
down. Two brothers ~ the -ir then attacked t'noO'
lie knocked Il Of them down and ran frOu the uoie'
lie was followed by crowd Of yelling nln"rs' WI" -
,ted him tow rd Two Bridges. His hat has been noun
a long distance from wlcre hs holy was tOund, h'rf
Og.len4Ulrg the tram bY which ~ was und1unt"U-
run over must have been going IN IN opposite drcct
t could not have carried the hat where II was l0uL IA
matter Ia To be thoroughly lnyestlZa
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CLOSING 4 FIRE INSURANCE COMP1yE

THE MECHANICS AND TRADERS GOING OUT OF
BUsIypss-srArEMEvT or THE SECRETARY.
In accordance with tho resolution passed By the
Board Of Directors Of the Mechanics and Traders Fire
Insurance Company No. A. Wa-st.. ut their meeting
On Thursday the officers will proceed Monday to re-
insure the outstanding risks of the company and 70
lioudate ts indebtedness. " After doing business for
thiryone wears and paying average of sixteen per
cent year on the original investment said j. N Iomp
kins secretary of the company under the first cloud
that has ever come upon it the company has closed mp
it, business During existence the company has paid
within 81 : 900 Of S1,00OOOO in dividends 10 IL
stockholders. who number about 200 II We had been
struggling along close to it, Resources for some tlne
there might be for It, The callse ot stop
ming business i want OF hope the part or the dl-
rccfOrs We had with successive losses dur n te
past twelve months. You remember the Communpaw
OIL fire caused by lightning. Our loss by that was
$50. 600 for which the boats and bindings were IN
sured though we had received 100000 in premiums on
them within sixteen years. Then the business OF our
Ne-rerr agency was bad which took lake assurances
hu~ and cargOes It's losses were heavy, ca.r'i ny
the storms the lakes last season. one of which lasted
three days Our capital ~2OOOOO, which l. i'm
paired To the extent OF about $1,000; that Is. when
our and liabilities are compared II IL found mat
wc have only about Sl95,OOO left
William K. Foster was elected president az the
meeting on Thursday and he will carry out the resou
ton adopted AZ that time Our officer, ami director,
are a. follows: President, William r. Foster; vice.
president William G. Dewey; secretary, ). VI. Iomp-
kin-: directors: Richard VI. Hoe James l.. Jackson
WRIGHT STEPHEN Gutter. Daniel p. SaunIs. William X
Foster Merritt Trimble. William II. Dyckman, Charles
f. Fleming Augustus Taber. Henry Barrow. Robert
NJ Strebeigh Edmund Titus, c. Rosenbltt, William
C. Dewey William II. jackson, Henry \. Allen,
Thoma, Stokes Jane, :. HollInshead Peter ochtnck
and alter VI. franklin