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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-08

MUST BE MASTER OF EGYPT.

MlSl BE MASlER OF LG1PI,
LONDON, August Sir Samuel Baker,
the explorer, writes to the Times: eng.
land may thank God that the conference
has fallen stilborn. Engl.shmen, not
the politicians, must now determine our
future action. England must be master
OF Egypt. Let France 90 to the deuce.
To evacuate the Soudan would be an in-
delible di,hoLor. The Mudir of Don
COLA has proved himself loyal. Let US
intrust to him the rescue of Gordon"
LONDON, August The Times Foo
Chow correspondent to-day repeats the
report that the United States will act as
arbitrator in the settlement Of the diff
culties between France and China.
dispatch from Canton says that mil
itary preparations on an extensive scale
are being rapidly pushed forward,
the city anticipating 4 breaking out Of
hostilities between France aud China.
Various forts on the Heights Islands
in the river are being strengthened,
while more cannon are being
mounted on the wall surrounding the
city. large number of engineers are
engaged in planting torpedoes in the
river, and chains with torpedOes at
tached are being stretched across the
river, These chains are sunk to the
bottom Of the river and are so arranged
that on the appearance of hostile boats
they can be drawn Up near the sur
face water Impeding the passage without
exploding the tOrpedOes. The Vicer0y is
experimenting this work in person He
has purchased twelve tons Of dynamite
with which to line the river ana and en-
frances to the city.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-08

CHICAGO, Ill, August 7.--CA4rles
Francis Adams, Jr, john {. Ga1lt and
Hugh Riddle, arbitrators for the Eastern
Trunk Line freight pool, met at the
Grand Pacific Hotel at eleven O'Clock
this morning In secret session, to con-
slider the subject OF dead freight percent
ages. A meeting Of railroad managers
concerned in the Eastern pool resumed
at the same hour, but nothing has
been accomplished, and the situation IS
reported uniayorable In consequence of
want OF unanimity.
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The Serenade.

sat last night In solitude,
Profoundly wr.pt in thought;
In neither sad nor erry mo1t,
When far OF sound | caught.
At fret twas like eloliau harps
Down il the distant vale,
Sometimes, perhaf :. note Wa sharp,
But then liked the scale.
As nearer sull the mu-ic cam,
l thought it hard to match,
And from her voice singers name
now and then could catch.
Now I'll confess, though you' infer
Not at 1r.t was scared,
And who the lovely singers were,
I'd tell you If dared
And yet as there were 10 mt.dame',
III smother my alarm,
And give YOU Gil the misses names,
FIR this can DO no harm.
FIRST then, Miss Helen Boepple'. name,
perhaps the tai est OneL
And Iext TO her MISE Murphy came,
And then Miss Henderson
Then came the little NJ ss Burnett
As sweet a. money mu-k
And then Miss Brown, bright brunett,
And then the Misses Lu-k
just seven pymphs were in the band
And each one sang so sweet,
That you would search the whole broad land,
And find them ard to beat.
A merry crowd, indeed were they,
A string OF pretty pearls,
The sort to drive dull Gaze away
All happy, charming girls.
And ncer was heard within these ground.
Such melody before,
And coon they hated n their rounds,
Here at ny chamber door.
The iLtoust;ons all caught,
And was so charmed with each
And all, that really, now thought
That must make speech
Ny blarney stone kissed and, then
With something sweet to say,
Istopped out on the gallery, when
The nymphs all ran away
followed, but too coon found,
The step could not keep
They scattered with the last sweet sound,
Just like flock Of sheep
| called them, but alas | stood
Deserted and alone
For all the fairy sistethood,
With sharp, shrilI screams had flown.
And that nice speech which prepared,
At so much studious cost,
The rymphs, because they all got scared,
Have now forever lost.
"Oh ever thus, 'ss Tom Moore said
I've seen my hopes decay,
The speech 1 would last night have made,
To-day IL flown away.
But not the mem'ry Of those sweets,
For this can neer take wings,
I'll cherish II among tue treats
I've had at Dixon Springs
JUDGE j. T. SIMMONS
Written r Mrs. Abe Rieser, of Evansville. Ind
Dixon Springs, Aug g, lSs4,
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MARKET REPORTS.
Grain and Provisions.
THURSDAY, August :. lssL

COTTDN-Steldy; mdIuul, gt. JlI3c.
FLOUR-SteadY: Xxx 10 ClO.ge, $50 yl2J;
patents. B5.3lt1-IbO
WHEAr-FirmeE No. Red, AZ Csc for
new, No. 3 teI, new, iit, J,'-lc.
loBN'-s trDn-eF; No. mixed, A. 30 l4g &c, No,
y white mixed, ., gds",
DArS-~fcaGF. No, >, 81 BE
bTE-L0wer, No. ;, islgUO3
IDBACCN-Flrm, ULS, common 70 C0Dlcr
s6NhGlOOJ: .ral, common red leaf, S-.JItg
lOtr medium 10 IOOd 500 tEglT.O0.
HAT-Pratrir :iuOlg2 90 tor prime 10 fancy
new; clover mlNed SS,Lli Tor common I'd
prime; choice new timothy, SlI5oDj2JO; fan.
cy SO hHlHfJ
2'f2c dairy choice 20 fancy, iGDsr; ,ow
grades nominal
EaG,-Dull candlcd lOsc; Shippers mocls,
-'r.,.c
PorATOE--Dull ~ 50alnc per Duehoa
PONE-pul"r, new mess, SIS ll,AI-.1i
LAED-~tcady; primo steam, -NT g.
BACOS-LOngs H'.u9h g; shorts, 10 llU't r;
Ciear uUs, 3fnA e.
MOOT ~ lub.waShod choice. 2Go. far.
/ 1Tnec; diuvr ana low 2+G2r Unwasbed---
Choice medium .0.ac; good average medium
/ lgrs2oo: selected light due EGlAc, good ay-
nrage. lGaic; heavy l3gl5c; combW.E !
/ D'Opd, auJ}ic; combing, low grades, Boise
/ HDEs-uucr; dry flint l5c; damaged,
/ he: Ouns or stags Joe; dry Sa,reI
/ nc. dry 9alteb, damaged, loo; kip az !
Stays j&Ci green, uucurei, 11c; damage !,
. jlc
SHRFp PElTs--WaalS green, -188lc; dry
10 40 B7Oc., "a to amount AMI 4uairyO wool;
green shearlnSs, Lc dry DO. lgLIJc, lam }
skins hQ2c
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-08

RALEIGH, n c.. August search for
Daniel Could, the murderer Of W b. Car
penter, who recently escaped from Wades-
bora Jail, continues. Hundreds Of men
have searched the woods and swamps,
among the searchers being Congressman
K, T. Bennett, of the Sixth District Could
IS desperate negro, and will resist to
he death.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-08

LEXINGTON, KY, August THE Chief
OF Police, by order of Mayor Johnson,
this morning served all houses of prosti.
tuition in the city with ten days notice to
close, and on the inmates to leave the
city in ten days. This action is caused
by the city being heavily fined in the
Criminal Court lor maintaining suchpu
lie nuisances. Twenty-Five houses were
notified, and about 200 inmates will 90
elsewhere.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-08
Catholics in Convention,

CHICAGO, Ill, August AT eight
O'Clock this morning the members of the
Catholic Total Abstinence Convention
reasserhbled at the Cathedral Of the Holy
Name, where solemn requiem mass was
celebrated for the repose Of the souls of
deceased members Of the Union. The
Convention met again at ten O'Clock,
when the presentation OF district reports
was resumed.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-08

sERI0U, RIOTS FEARED.

BRUSSELS, August In the Chamber
yesterday, IN exciting debate occurred
over theproposl ton to open negotiations
looking towards resumption of relations
with the Vatican. AltortAe adjournment
OF the debate, the great crowd which had
gathered in the streets loOtcd and iccred
The members who had supported the
Government, ana they were Obliged to ac-
cept the protection of the police while
leaving the building, The feeling among
the popuiace against the Ministry is 50
bitter that serious riots are feared
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-08
Burned to Death With Kerosene.

WHEELING, W. Va, August Miss
Nettlc Ieinlein, daughter of a prominent
citizen Of Marshall County, and living six
miles south OF Wheeling, was burned to
death last evening at six O'clock. A SER
want was kindling fire, and as 1t burned
Slowly Miss Heinlein poured kerosene on
the stove with the usual result. Her burns
Were horrible.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-08
A Dead Look.

SPRINGFIELD, o., August THE
dead lock still continues in the Eighth
District Republican Congressional Con.
yention. One hundred and seventy-fye
ballots have already been taken. There
are five candidates, Bushnell, Eichel-
berger, Colonel Doane, John Little and
Marshal Williams.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-08

ST. LOUIS, Mo, August 80, 1881 have
used your Penetrating Oil in my family for
the last two years, and find it an uniailirg
remedy for rheumatism, sprains and tooth
ache. My boys who a.e very fond of the
National game, base tall, say they cannot
do without it. Yours truly,
Gro. Il. BENNETT,
Teller CITY Treasury, ST. Louis.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-08
Actors Married on tho stage,

BLOOMINGTON, ILL, August dur.
ing matinee performance of Clark &
Williams Variety combination yesterday
the marriage of VIII A. Baron, the come
dian, and Miss Lillian Carroll, vocalist,
occurred on the stage before large au
dience.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-08

DUBLIN, August - The Ffsamou's
Journal to-day publishes an appeal to
lrlshmen for contributions toward q fund
to recoup O'Bricn, editor Of the Talsd
T6laad, for losses sustained In defrayiuz
The expenses OF the recent legal proceed
Ings in connection with the Cornwall
scandal.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-08
r. Shot in the Abdomen and Died.

HELENA, ARK, August Monday DR..
Z. y. Moore quarreled with Warren j.
Smizer and called him liar. Smizer hit
him over the head with a club, inflIcting
a serious wound. Moore procured gun
and shot Smizer twice in the abdomen.
Smizer died yesterday.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-08

CATTLE-Marhct firm and seIdy; extra
steers, Sb.ljD 500; far 10 good native ship
ping steers, $5b0ll600: light TO medium
steers, ShsJ1j.I0; good butchers, $40 $500;
common S3.G0Bi.UI; cDru-icd Texas, $LOOO
iGj: grass Texans, SijblJilO; MIXED butch.
ers, common to choice, sjip945O; stockcrs,
s32ju3.Sj; feeders. SLliI5i,O
SHrEP-Markct dun and unchanged; mcdi-
um, :3.sl"i IN; good 10 choice, SLljai.6U.
HOES A tive and steady good TO extra
Workers and butchers, S6.lULG.lj; light grass
err, Sj.lONi.ij; good mediums, S6lc(Dj2j;
piss, - C005.2j.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-08

GORDON EXpECTs AID

CAIRO, August Colonel Kitchener
teleeraphs from Dongo'a that General
Gordon recently wrote the Mudir Of Don
cola, asking what point the expedition
which he supposed bad left Cairo had
reached, ana how many men composed
it. He added that he had 5000 soldiers
NJ Khartoum, and that aII were well
tits evident that General Gordon IS rcck-
onng upon the speedy arrival OF The aid
promised him
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KANSAS CITY.

Receipts, l.GOO firm and JdlOo
higher; native steers, LOO 10 l,jOJ pounds
AVERAGE, slGN 100. do, $50 TO l,lOJ pounds
average, SL1Up53O: styckrrS, =. U.tljO:
grass Texas steers, S3.GGyI0O
HpGs-kcceips, 5000; excl @ and jnl0c
jGV.
A. sHtEp - Receipts, $50; ste, d.; natives, 10
lD., average SB.tn.
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Live Stock Markets.
CHICAGO.

CATTLE Receipts, $500; best Il lady; com.
mon weak: exports, SG.40aGPj; common 10
choice, 500 UB.Oo; Texans, - jOGI15.
SHEEP-Rcccipts, 1000; steady; common TO
choice, S3iOti,i.
HpGS-Rccc pts, 1900: irregular; light,
Sj.jO1flj; rough packing, S5.-0n5.sU heavy
packing and shipping, Sj.sJgGlO
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-08

WHEAT - Weaker; August, sic; Sep
tcmOer, S.iI {tS! &C.; October, s3S4s3nc; No.
Vember, 81 &c.
CoNN-Wcaker; August, 5@c; September,
= C, October, jliac; November, 41c year,
s. 5c: May, sac
OArs-Wcakcr; August, 27c; September,
!jl.c; year, 25.c.
PoRK-Augu,t, $2i; year, $3.50.
LARD - steady, AuEuSi, $50; Sep.
tcmbcr, 500; October, $1.U,H: December,
!, 81.
SHORT RlUs-Augu.t, SS,ea; September
$685.; October, s'Ea,
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Italy.

ROME, August -Four carthquak C
shocks were felt this morning at Fras-
cati, Albano and Castclle Romani, a few
miles southeast of Rome.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-08
CAIRO STAR LAUNDRY

| would respectfully announce to the citizens OF
Cairo, tha' have opened and am carrying on q
hrst class laundry IN the rear of Winters Block,
on Seventh Street. where am prepared To do all
kinds Of work in my line In a superlor and work
mauship style, deiyiug competition and at
reasonable figures. All work guaranteed, and
prompt pay ment ifany gOod- are lost.
MARY HENNELY
NIB Entrance TO laundry, through the private
entrance TO the Winter Block. 2i.3m
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LOCAL ITEMS

The DAILY BULLETIN ONLY 20 CENTS
per week.
Mr. Jno Sullivan has opened grocery
store in his house at the corner of Twelfth
and Poplar streets
Fresh Oysters at Joe Sieagaa's saloon
and restaurant, corner Sixth and CONNER
cha. II
Mr. Louis Koehler, ST. is nursing a
very sore hand, caused by scratch rccry-
from the Tin of II large fish he was handling
some weeks ago,
The finest and cheapest black Silk to
be found at Mrs. Wllliamson's. At
Mr.. julius Sarbian has again gone to
work with his force of men AMI teams, fill.
i1g Commercial avenue above Twentieth
street.
Mr.. T. W. Fitch, formerly in the audi
tors office OF the Cairo and Vincenncs road
here, is now stationed at ST. Paul, MINI,
where he is in the auditors office Of the
Northern Pacific railroad.
Now is your time 70 buy tips and
plumes ofal descriptions at cost at Mrs,
WiIliamsons. At
-Mrs.Wm. Lonergan was reported to be
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-08

out of the public serviccl' ~ am against
polygamy.'
The young Democrats OF tie city are
considering the suggestion OF procuring
white stoyc-pipc hats, to be worn by them
on full dress occasions, when the Democrats
meet to iolliiy. When the boys have been
thoroughly organized and perfected all Their
proposed arrangements, Democratic pro-
cession will seem Ike cloud sweeping
through the streets. The first procession Is
probably some time off yet ss it is early in
the campaign; but when it comes, look out
The moonlight excursion was a success
last night, 1t was attended by about
hundred gentlemen and ladies who filled
the night with joyous laughter and general
merrment as they hoatcd up aud down the
broad Ohio. The boat left alb ut O'Clock
and returned about 80. The moon rose N
full splcndol abou, O'Clock and made tie
river shine like q sre0m of silver, and r.
yeaIed all nature in dim light that was
charming to those On board. Good music
was furnished by Prof Storers band, and
ne,riyall the party beats happy occompau-
imcnt 10 II with their feet
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WaaAr-Flrmnr. No. Rcd. August.
M4c; October, oic; November, " . Deem
Der HGttc
CORS-We Jkcr, August Gle; September,
jllsc; October, u &c; November, 10 sc.
OATs-LOwcr, August sac; September,
2AC; October @jl4C.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-08

CLARK K LOVETT.
All persons iudeb ed to he firm Of Clark & Low
EFT are cart e-tly requested 10 call and settle with
out DELAY. Ala creditors OF the firm will please
furnish me with sworn statement OF their claims
ut once. Ihi- business must be settled within the
next te daJa GEO. FISHER, Assignee. =.
Cairo. III. August eth, 1854.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
CLARK & LOVETT.

Notices in this column tnree lines or lees % cent?
one insertion or sl.O1 per week.
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France.
MILLIONS IN IT.


There were five deaths from cholera at
MarScilles yesterday,
MARsEILLEs, August T. Only two
deaths from cholera last night.
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THERE'S MILLIONS IN IT.

THERE'S MILLIONS IN IT.
Cholera Germs Discovered in the
Water at Marseilles, Aries 4"
and AK.
England Must be Master of Egypt
To Evacuate the SOudan Would be
an Indellible Disholor."
Serious Riots Feared in Belgium Over
the Proposition to Open Negotia-
tons With the Vatican.
France.
MILLIONS IN IT.
PARIS, August 1T is announced that
microscopic analysis Of the water used
for drinking purposes at Marseilles,
Aries and AK has rcyea ed millions OF
bacilli, or cholera germs, The discovery
causes great sensation,
THE SAINTS FoRLFEND.
Ten thousand persons took part in "A
religious demonstration at AK yesterday.
After solemn procession through the
streets, special service was held at the
Cathedral for the purpose OF beSeeching
the saints to stay the rayages of the dis
ease.
CHOLERA.
There were five deaths from cholera at
Marscilles yesterday,
MARsEILLEs, August Z. 49, Only two
deaths from cholera last night.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-12-05
TIRED OF POVERTY.

An Ohio Doctor, Weary of His Struggle
for Existence, Poisons His Four Little
Ones and Attempts Suicide.
& SPRINGFIELD, o., Nov. 27.-Dr. John
a practicing physician of this city,
who recently came here from Selma, o.,
sent his wife uptown yesterday on pretext
and in her absence tied cloths strongly sat-
urated with chloroform over the mouths of
his four children, ranging in age from four
to thirteen years-two boys and two girls.
He then drank a quantity of the drug
himself, and, applying the cloth to hlsnos-
trils, laid himself down on the bed beside
them all to die. When the wife returned
at supper-time she was frenzed at the dis
covery of her entire family being laid out in
the above condition. Laura, twelve years
old was already dead, and the remainder
were insensible. Mrs. Maxwell gave the
alarm, and assistance came. Maxwell was
dragged out into the open air and walked
up and down until he partially
recovered. Two letters were found written
by him, directed to his wife and father-in-
law, confessing and accounting for the
crime. He was placed in Jail on the charge
of murder, although not yet out of danger.
Eight physicians worked with the remain
ing children, and the most energeting treat
ment with electricity failed to affect them.
The letters left by Maxwell, who supposed
he would be dead when they were
opened, say that he was tired of life and
wanted to take the children with him to
Heaven, where they would cease to
suffer. One letter was dated November 81,
showing Maxwell has had his sickening
deed in contemplation for some time. 1t is
said that lie was tired of poverty and pen,i-
ry, and could,not bear to face the world and
see his children dragged down to a life of
adversely. He prcferrad to kill them with
his hand. A pint bottle half full of chloro-
form was found by the bedside. 1t is feared
that Mrs. Maxwell will go mad, and there
are serious fears that she may not survive
the shock. Maxwell is under Indictment in
the courts here for libel, and trouble con-
nected with this and his poverty brought on
alteration. The physicians report that the
dose administered by Maxwell was a COM
bination of aconite and chloroform, and
compounded with great cunning, so as to be
without an antidote He compelled the
children to swallow the mixture and not in
hale 1t. The remaining children are now
given up for dead.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-12-05
The Life-Saving Service.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s.-The General
Superintendent of the Life-Saving Service,
in his annual report says the total number
of disasters during the year was 439;
total value of property saved, S9,161, ,354;
total value of property lost, S1,446,5s6; I;
total number of persons saved, 4,41e;
total number of persons lost, 20;
total number of persons succored at
stations, 552; number of vessels totally lost
81. Investigations held after each case of
loss of life show that the twenty persons
who perished were severally beyond human
aid, and that in no instance could loss of
life be attributed to any failure of duty on
the part of life-saying crews. The number
of disasters during the year exceed by %
the number for the year preceding. The
amount of property involved was S3,365, geo
greater than in the preceding year, but the
amount lost was Sl24,434 less, while the
amount saved was S3,4S9,654 more. The
following general summary is given of the
statistics of the service from the date of the
Introduction of the present system n1S71
to the close of the fiscal year. The loss of
life as stated below includes 1873 lost at the
wrecks of the Huron and Metropolis, which,
the report says, in strict justice are not
chargeable to the service:
Number of disasters, 2,547; value of prop
1920, ,96S; number of persons saved, 22,nl;
number ofpersons lost, 446; number of per.
sons succored ut stations. 4,28l; number of
days 6uccor afforded, ll.627. .s4
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-12-05
A. Brave Woman Puts a Robber to
Flight.

New YORK, November 29.-Mrs. C. w.
Sands, of Richmond Hill Station, Staten
Island, while alone in her house Wednes-
day evening, was attacked by negro, who
kicked and beat her until she ceased to
struggle with him. lie then compelled her
to show him where the valuables in the
house were. In plotting him around she
went to where her husbands pistol was
kept and secured the weapon. She then
bolted for the door with the negro In pur.
suit. When he had nearly caught her she
turned and pulled the trigger of the pistol.
1t snapped fire, but the action had the
effect of frightening her assailant and he
fled AS he did so she fired the pistol
twice, neither shot taking effect. The noise
brought neighbors to the scene, who found
Mrs. Sands in prostrated condition from
excitement and exhaustion. A party of
citizens are searching for the burglar and n
white man who waited for him in the
vicinity and is supposed to be an accom-
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