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- --MtjWrt.ttj-te'lAi'S'J V l snfA W Ml.. B 1 WORST B0-TET-K3 ASCAI.OV I.fJDUl'. Vfi. 61. tftilKbt" of I'ythlas, meet every Krl- nlilit nl hiilr-iiimt seven. Iti Odd' llowi' Hull J.vo.lt. (lo'SMAN, ptw Chancellor -omruanucr. Ai.EXANDKtt LODGE, NO. Wl. inucmieni nn-r-i -in- t own. meets every iiiurwiov i gin I" 01 llllll-ITOil B":,u, " ; clnl avenue, lietwn tjlxtli and Seventh 1110 KNC-VMI'MKNT, I. O. O. V., meet Id-relliiwir llnll onuic nrsiunu miiu In every montli, at tialf-at .1X0. II. VIIKIU.I, Iv. I -AIIIOLOIIOI. N0.237.A.K. A. A. M. f Hold regular communication In Ma "sonic, llnll. corner Commercial im-niio ("and Eighth utrirl, on the st-coml ami omlny oftitcli month. T LOCAL NOTICES. LOOK HEKE LlInllM ori'trry IH-icrliitlnii AT Villi. II. SAUP'S. 1iiiliswlI.Ni:M:iC-nt I.oiiIn Her- .li I'rull JarH, lent.s per doerf; nil the latest i-tyle ' t;la.S. Sealing wnx IiiJmw mill liiaiitltlcs, nt Dan'lBhtr, JVior Sixth street. ,Si:KUK nt Louis .Tiicrf. (irl I he Dr, Hclh Arnolds Cough Killer the at eraTHcator lor nil lung dlicasos a u- bcrio r remedy to all other medicines j ut Jscov iored. In fever, case. Ills a Hire, lUk, and perfectly irafo remedy lor Mghr, eold, sole tlnoit, whooping cough lip, nnd all dliea-cs of the throat and Iletall price, 25 and M cents nnd ? 1. Iioliln that doc not tlvo relief inav be rncd, anl the money f 111 be refunded. fie tli Arnold' Dlarrbita Hahmm, 25 and cnu. Hcmembcr It Is warranted. Ar- i Million Mandrake I'lIU, operating Shout i sickness and pain. Compounded r. etu Arnold'. .iieutcai corporation, ockct, li. I. Sold by l'aul ('.-chub, ght, Cairo, 1!!. r,V.2.V3m. -XX Amber and White rar Mod; elopcuatthcllt-Lr.TiN olllcc, printed, Maud Si 00 per .M. Conirrcm Wnlcr. Siulnc C mcrcM Spring water in bot- .'kept on Ice aul mid lor 10 cent- per i. cents pr-r bottle, ami 82 nor doit-n, the following places: Phil. Saup'a Con- ftlnn..-r. . f fl.ul.-).. on. I C..V,nl,-. II i... Irct, and Lutili Herbert IEcMaurant. ffiie Saratoga Congro Spring Walcr Is bt up and sold In bottle only, to Insuro Its iliial ktrcnKlli ami medicinal proronic. FiiiiN Ili rlx rl lui. IMLSKMIIt. ! I I m- lt-a(ilrnr for Snlc or Itciil. Lrncr llolbrook avenue and Twenty- ith ktteet. Larcc yard and L'arilen(S k; plenty of fruit and 'lirubbcry; ?ood and carrUgt; houte. Will roll on ra,y termi. The houc contalm ten .1. II. nilLi.ir., Jm l reihictlon In prleos oi Feather , ntfjchtiira drugs-tore. Tu ll.'lll. !ro on Thirteenth Hired, lctwiii ton nveiiuo nml U'nlniit Mrwt. Annlv to Dit. Smith. ' 'M" Di-hlnilile KnoiiiH. lar.a and very de-irablc family fhrcu ir, Irontln;; on tho Ohio, at the St. Uric i lUitcl, can bo had, with board, at opable ratcn durlnp; tho .Snintncr ABundancc of pure air and per- itllatlon. MO-lf. JJo uml ficc Ilt'r. ifdlordi ol hoteli and boarding liou-os ftnd it to their dv.-uit.iKC to call upon ulcman, Laundrc.', No 12 'Fourth , ctwcn Washington nml Coinmcr- al avenue. Hotel and boardlnK-housu ahini:, To cents per do.cn. a)i piecework rices ate as lollowi : Slnulo hhirt and eol- ar, 10c; per dozen Mc; ?ock ftc; two col- !Jrs. Be: two handkcrchlels, 5c; vcbIs 20c; A all Rontleuicn'ii wear, Mc. per ozen. J.auies' urestcs, lo we; iklrHXO to 20c; drawers 10 to 15c; two air hoo Be; two collar.', to 10c. For la- leo' plainclothes ?1 00 per dozen; lor la- leu lino clothes, 1 25 per dozen; done Iramptly, and promptly delivered. Ia ronago solicited. iio In I.oiiIh llrrlii'rt'i for I'll.SI'.- It Is IIscIcsh attempt to cleanu a slreaiu while Ilic fountain In impure. Dyspepsia, complaint. or the liver and kldnoyir, crupllona of the tliln, scrofula, headache!', and all ill-cases arising from impure blood, aro tit once re moved by Dr. Walkci'a California Vine gar lilttcid, the great and Infallible purillcr f the blood, and renovator of the rytem. t lias uovur been known to fall, piovlded ho patient had not delayod ibln- it until he vitality ol his tytem wits too far gone. MI.d.Vwlw Urnprr TIiuii Kter Himiiii Heroic, Ih-oiiV fidl-Seirllii Lrult Jiir.nt l 50 rilo.on. Lstr.i i iilibcr lor jI:ioh 'nilt Jar, nt Diiiikl llnrtiuaii'.-, corner Ixth istrct'l. fV.'5-tf I1 ' Nolhc ill' llviinitiil. Tho well-known barber hhop, corner llitli and Commercial, presided ovjr by p popular artist, ('eoryo Stclnhouie, has moved no door north on Commercial, in rand Central Hotel. Tho new Miop u A and cominodious, uud those wishing ny thing nrtUtto In tho way of fashion- air cutting, smooth shave, etc., will ell to call at tho Grand Central llarbcr 71-3-l--tf. iU-liircHiiiu America. D-iMiTiN-blmlcry IS iiiimbi'M, two volumes, lull ,'iit mor- cost SI 1; for Mia utSIO. SSX Rug stock wivclopcs nt tliu Hul- itin ofllce, $3 25 per M. lU'lllii'l-il HilU'i. e will take, nt tho t. Charles Hotel, Ini; tho summer months, SO day boarder, 22 per month, audoO boarders with cool, asant rooms on tho upper floor, nt $:i0 inomii, At tliu oxtromely low rate, o but promptly paying bonrdern will bo ipted. Jkwbtt Wilcox .t Co., 4-28-lm. I'ropriotors. ii 9XX Wood stool; envelnpcs nt tho JL-ETIN olllco. w per fll. The llncst article of Salatl Oil nt auh'a drugstore. luiMn4 II aaouin ' Milled uoi,i THE AMERICAN REMEDY CO., ll'l. ! KVt ' CITY NEWS. TL'KSDAV, Al'GUST II, 1875. I.ornl tVi-iiClier Krpurl. CaII.o, ll.L., Aiik1'J, I17S. I Vr.ATiir.n Cloudy. T1IOMA8 JONKS, Scrst. S., U S. A. Iloini-. Chid of Police Williams ,'ot home on Saturday nlhl. .rllriil. Tliu towhoat Moiies?, or IlrownV Hue, while coming Into this iort ycsturtlay, broke her plllnr blockvmd wns obliged to lay up hero until "he wns tepalrcil. 'ci-sunnl. Mr. W. P. Wright left ttil . city yc terdny nfleriionn for .Milwaukee, where the will remain for several weeks visiting relatives ami ncqiiHliitaiice". Ilrlnif otcrliniui-il. The pasicnget depot of the IllluoH Central railroad company Is now under going repairs. A new eo.it of paint and whitewash will add much to the look of the building. Answered. The Lord ha-heard and answered the prayers of our Millering community, and bk-fied us with one dry day. It forgot to rain during nil of yesterday, but it was fo cold that the out-door people were obliged to .-lied their Summer clothing. Wan I il. Hyayoung man ot this city, who lias had large experience, a position as book keeper or clerk In f-oinc mercantile bus-iiesi.-Ca!if"rnish best ol reference.'. Address IbrTni day, care of ISn.i.MiN office, Aitmcant. Itrrclvi-il. The IJi;i.u:n.v, in speaking of theeoin plimentary tickets Itelng sent to various IKT.-ons, by Mr. Alvln Cook. Secretary of the Union County Agricultural Hoard, neglected to acknowledge the receipt ol two coinpllmentnries nt this ofllce, which we herewith do with pleasure. A Itllllltllk. Sunday stflcrnoon.two negro men had a diillcnlty on the corner of Xinth street, near the narrow gauge railroad, when one of the twain struck his antagonist with a shovel, completely knocking him out of lime, and cau-lng that individual to cry out lustily for mercy. He was not, however, very badly hurt, but terri bly frightened. iileii. In this city, Sunday night. Mrs. Mis sourl 1, wife of .1. II. SpUIcr, aged 52 year. Funeral services at the Methodist church, at 2 p. in. totlny. spi-clal train will leave foot of Klgbth street for Villa Itldgc at :i:15. Friends and ac quaintances of the family are Invited to attend the funeral. I'oUllll. It Is said that the body of an unknown man, suppa-ed to be a Frenchman, w as found In a freight car Itelonging to the Mississippi Central railroad company, on Sunday. The body Is reported being much decomposed, and it is thought the unfortunate man, whoever he was, died several days ago. St. I.oulo A Iron U niinlitlu Itiillroml A car load of watermelons p.ted through this city over the St. I.otiN & Iron Mountain railroad for Chicago, from Little Hock, Sunday. The car was trans ferred to the Illinois Central road by the transfer boat .Junius h. Morgan. Freight is now being run over this ro.ul from tliu South regularly. liipro. incut Mr. H. I-'. Livingston, who lately ptir-cha-Od Mrs. Fields' property on Kighth street, lias had the house enlarged nud thoroughly repaired, and will, during the present week, remove thereto. The house, since It rejuvenation.; presents a lino appearauco and .will add greatly to tin looks ol that neighborhood. Hum- llnll. An Imitation has been received by Iho Cairo base ball players to visit P.iducah sometime during tho present week, and arrangements aro being made by the Cairo club to go to that burg on Thursday next. A line day's sport Is anticipated, as tne r.'Uiiicili ball tossers have never neglected to make it pleasant for their Cairo liieuds during a visit to their city Music The Delta City Cornet band will again, on Hits evening, favor our citizens with an upon air concert at tliu up-town stand, corner Centre utroet and Washington avenue. This baud has regularly, dur ing the season, supplied ourcltlonrt with most excellent music at these concerts"; and tlio boys deserve a great deal ot praise for tho pleasure they haveallorded our people. t'anuol Hi, IlL-i-L-U oil. It is said that the lusauo asylum at Anna Is so crowded with Inmates, (hat Mr. and Mrs. Hoppe, who were lately de clared Insane by the Alexander county court, cannot bo received there, whereupon the Gazelle , remarks: "Wo readily grant that the Insane asylum at Anna Is a Statu institution ; but ns It was located with a view to accommodate the reason-bereft unfortunates of Southern Illinois, It Is worth while to inquire why It is that counties in tliu extremo north ern part of the State send their lunatics hither whllo ample room and accommo dations can bo secured in the Northern asylum. It seems a great shame that tliu Insane of Alexander county cannot he re ceived because tho room Is occupied by subjects Irom Lake, Champaign hud Hock Island. Wo do not Intend to make a fuss about tho matter; but It would not distress us a partlclo losce hour body else do so." fiSJ- Chas. Schocnmcyer has that No. 1 beer-PlLSKNElt always oa haud. Cnlro, .... trMVnntt mid lUllwl Work a nwltHy Time. JIaii. ITiie. Win. Vf 7n m !.MI ' "is" N 'J 11 ' B0.M7 Oi' X. i.') 2pm. Z.mi N W. 1R Onoit niulncn, N'othwlthstnntliiig the dullness that seems to pervade this city, the New Vorl; store, C. O. Patter & Co. proprie tors, Is doing a nourishing business. While In the upper part of town, yester day, we dropped Into this establishment, mid found the clerks, of whom f licit-Is n goodly number, nud proprietors with coats ofT, dodging about in a lively man ner, nt tending to tho wants of their patron-, of whom the store was full. The proprietors of the New York store aro thorough business men, nud deserve to succeed hi tho future", as they have done In the past. IMcnle Tii'iiiorroiv, The Free HcncvolentSons of America will on to-morrow, go to Hreden Springs on a picnic and excursion. A train on the Cairo & Viiiecnnes railroad has been chartered by the organization to carry them to this pretty spot, where they will remain nil day and return to Cairo hi the evening. .Tames Xott, a well educa ted young colored man, who was brought before the public In the Into race for the clly clerkship of Cairo, will deliver the principal address of the day. Mr. P. W. McCalister will al'o address the exeiir-Ionisls. -lie Mtlnl rjpirle-. Tho A.'ioiwi JlolcTllf porta; of Chi cago, has the following kindly notice oi a home institution: "The St. Charles Hotel of Cairo, III., is doing a srood busl net.s this season. It could not well bo otherwise under Hie management of Col. Jewett Wilcox, Hie proprietor, with Clerks J. C. Dcanc and A. L. Kobertsou in the olllco, for more clever gentlemen cannot bo found between Chicago and Xcw Orleans. Passengers going North and South dlno at the St. Charles. Such a hotel, such arrangements and such gen tlemen should bo (as they are) liberally patronized by the traveling public." I'ollee Court. Police business varied a little yester day from the dullness of the past week. Judge Ilross had two eases, In the per sons of Charles Clements .,iui Augustus Virian. These two gentlemen indulged rather freely in lenzine, and in their rambles about the city, disturbed tlm quietude of Nancy Mack, who resides on Commercial avenue, between Twelfth and Fourteenth streets. Nancy didn't rell-h the sport which seemed tosoinueh delight Charles and Augustus, so she had them arrested on a charge of being drunk and disorderly. They were lined ten dollars and costs by His Honor, and sent to the calaboose to board there for seven days, because they couldn't pay. IWriirMou I'roui ('piilrnliii. Ceiitralia people, to the number of Irom two to three hundred, aro making arrangements to pay Cairo a visit on the coming Friday. A train of cars hits been chartered on the Illinois Central railroad, to bring them to this city, where lliey will spend it few hours hi "seeing the sight," nnd then t on board the good steamer L'ekort, which will take thorn down the river a short distance, and re turn to tbu city. A string baud Irom Ceiitralia will accompany the excursion ists, and while on the Lckcrt dancing will be the principal feature of amuse ment. The train will leave this city on Its return trip to Ceiitralia about twelve o'clock Friday niht. A merry time is lookedfor by the Centrallaus. I'roJiM-leil Itnllriiml. The I'rownsville Itec, hi speaking of the projected Ilrowimille & Tennessee narrow gauge railroad, which, If built, will be extended to Cairo, says: "Not the veriest old fogy lias oyer yet given up the road. Our circumstances, for the past two year-, have been such that we could not do anything for it, and have quit talking about It, almost In weary dsru-t. Kven the Ike lias been com paratively quiet on the subject, after hav ing said enough, If every line were a crosstie, to lay the track from Holly Springs to Cairo, but now we propose to meet the question fairly mid build tho road. On the Hue lo Friendship we have the best road bed in the State. The embankment have Mood un til they aro settled and solid ; some little damage, has been done by the rains, but that can be easily repaired, and when the track Is once laid it will stay there. Now Is the best time in the world to complete the work. Iron cm bo bought cheaper than ever before; timber is abundant all along tho Hue nud labor is plentiful all through the country. Let us go to work and run the cars to Friendship by the llrst day of November, lti75. Then wo may depend upon it, the road will go on to Cairo and a St. Louis connection. Then we will look Southward." Intel l'l-i-AoiiiiU. Grand Central : W. A. Lackey, Pit laskt;D. K- Colder, Cincinnati; David Scliolleld, Kvausyllle; Frank Hateman, Vluccnnes; T. Travis, Dodd county, K'y. ; A. C. Hartleson, Villa Hldgc. Delmonlco ; Frank llroekstluu, Mem phis ;C. U. Jones, Chattanooga; Chas. Chemock, Indiana; Mrs. Drown, Cincin nati; John Miller, Canton. Mississippi; Charles Wagner, New Orleans ; John Ambler, Virginia; A. llalce, Fulton, Kentucky. Planter.': .Joseph Kahle, Now York 5 James Calvert, Paducah; Charles M. Terrell, lllundvHle; J. L. Glen, Gre nada, Miss.; Adam JJrigg.s nnd family, Smlthland, Ky.; W. M. Powel, Ken tucky ; M. F. Johnson, Jackson, Tenn.; William Hotnett, St. Louis; John M. Williams, Hlnggold, Ga.; Shelby Shocks, Hickman, Ky.; D. M. C. Aniberg, Hick man, Ky.; A, W. King, St. Louis. St. Charles s II. L. Hoy, Cairo Ar kansas & Texas railroad ; Win, Dean, Pittsburg; Louis Houck,CapoGlardeau; W. A. Jtancy, Capo Girardeau; C. 11. Warren, New Orleans ; Peter Young, St. Louis ; J. D. Llgler, Hollver, Mississippi; Wm. Wlgghi3, Heluiont, Missouri ; M. Kaufman, St. Louis ; S. II. Srysler, St. Louis; II. d. Liudermau,Sf. Louis ; H. Moore, Cincinnati ; M. Goldsmith, Jef ferson City. C Go to Chas. Scliocmncycr'H lor your ice-cold riLSENKIt. 7-25-1 w, Uenrrnl Item. "The rain It rnlncth every day.'" n says Hie poet, and so sny nil of m. The murderer of Sutter has not yel been nrreMcd. The ofltcers are still In pursuit but the trail Is very Indistinct. Marshal Williams, having returned from the circus, says he has no doubt of his ability to turn n summersault In the inot. approved manner of the ring. Our people are dlscuslug the Wil liamson county vendetta. "What Is to be done about 11 V" I" the universal ques tion. F.verybody asks it, and everybody answers : "Don't know." The Jackson County A'm says: "Hon. '.lack' Winter, Mayor of Cairo, ill., spent last Saturday, Sunday an' .Monday In our city, and called on us. Ills Honor expressed himself highly pleased with our city and citizens, lie also says Hie boys of Cairo are highly gratilled with the treatment received in this city on the 5th Inst. Mr. Winter left for St. Louis on Monday, via the V.& St. L. It. Jt." Tho SIumuc Jourml says: "The grasshoppers have made their appear ance In Cairo hi Immense numbeis, where they have begun their predatory operations on the trees and shrubbery of tliu 'aquatic city.' It Is possible that Southern Illinois 'may be alllictcd with this plague, which overrun F.gypt in 'ye olden time;1 but as the waves grow less the further they are removed from the center of commotion, so, we are disposed to believe, will the clouds or waves of grasshoppers decline In proportion to the distance that they are away from the grand center of their commotion, w hich, undoubtedly, Is far west of the Missis sippi Valley." Get Your Partucrs! The Delia City String Hand, by re quest of numerous friends, will iyt. another of their enjoyable dances nt Schcel's Hall, Friday evening, August 0th. They will do thetr best to make It enjoyable lor all. The price of admis sion will be as before only 50 cts. S-'Mt. JAECKEL 10 THE FRONT. Hp lino n .Veil llicr. Hie next III III,1 World tin- Coli-liriileil lllal. llci-r. Try It. Last Summer the Hattlc ot the Heers was waged in this city, Schlitz taking the Held against all customers. The general verdict was, we believe, that he captured the camp of the enemy and spiked his guns. This year the Schlitz beer has not had an easy row to how In lt strife with the other beers. Pilsner and liest came in and made a bigas-ault, capturing some of the outworks ol" the Schlitz fortitiea Hons and endangering the very citadel. And now comes another beer, the most formidable of all became the most pala table, and threatens to supplant all the oilier beers, to capture them, make them prisoners of war, with all their arms and munitions of war the Ileer of Valentine Jiiaiz, urewer and .MuMer, of Milwau kee. It is, indeed, a most delicious beer. nbecr that all good judges will pro nounce to be most excellent. A friend of ours who has had some experience In beers assure- us that It is better than any beer on tap in the city. lie has "put away" a Pa- cuic ocean of Host, an Atlantic ocean of Schlitz, a Mississippi river of Pilse- tier, a Missouri river of St. Louis, an Amazon river of Cincinnati, nnd a whole Nile, soui co and all, of other beer, and therefore claims the right to judge. This friend assures us that of all the beers Hlatz U best. And where Is this beer sold? Kxact- ly. a very proper question. At Jaeck el's saloon. Amandus Jaeckel, who lias no stiierior as a handler of beer, serves it out as cold as water from under the North Pole. Go, and try it. Give Jaeckel a call, nnd call for lHatz' becr. The young and old diink It ; the tem perate take to it as to milk ; the beer drinker drinks no other beer after having tasted this. It is the beer of the season. Drink it, and bo happy. COMMERCIAL. C.uuo, li.i., Mo.si.av Evr.xi.vfi. 1 AroL'ST 2, 1S75. j We aro experiencing a "nuw sensa tion' in Hie way oi weather to-day, for the begining of August. No ralu has fallen -luce yesterday morning, the weather turned cold and tho sun lias not shown liluiself for two days. We noticed a number of fall overcoats on the streets this morning, Wc will, without doubt, have warm weathor and rain to-morrow for a change, There is little change to note in the general condition of the market. Orders have been In excess of receipts in nearly everything. Tho Hour market Is entirely haru to-day, only 200 bbl. were received this ".morning anil, they were covered by orders. Price, arc linn and ad vancing. The corn market is steady and quiet, demand and supply about equal both llj-ht. Oat3 aro held at 017 02c in round lots, with none selling ; in order lots prices are higher. Meal is overstocked and dull lor country ntS3 50. Eggs would Had sale for shipment at 8e, fresh receipts would sell to-day at 10c. Ilulter Is scarce and active, extra choice would bring 25c, tliu grade coming in at present is quoted at 23o out side llgures. The river is still rising to-day, and Is within ten feet of high water mark. THE MAJtKET. ByOiir friends should bear In mind that the prices here glvon aro usually for sales from first hands hi round lots. In tilling orders and for broken lots it Is nec essary to chiirgo an advance over these llgttres. FI.OUU. Tho market Is bare and demand active. Receipts llud ready salo- on nrrlvnl. Prices aro llrm and advancing, We note sales of 200 barrels supetilno SI 12 ; 200 barrels $5 6007 00; 800 barrels city $0 75; 00 barrels XXXXSfn io5 coobar- itn . .JCHY.1 uvVy, ii'J 200 barrels S.r. )07 50. HAY. iieccipts arc light hut there I no do maud at all. The supply In market Is very limited. We note sales of 1 ear choice mixed delivered $18 00. COItN. The market rules steady and unchang ed. The demand Is not largo and tin- Supply Is limited. We note sale of 1 car white bulk on track, 75c : 2 cars while hi sacks delivered, 81c; 1 car rejected white In bulk oft track, 70c; 1 car No. 2 mixed in bulk on track, 70c : It cars mixed, dam aged, hi bulk on track, 50c; 2 cars whlto No. 1 in bulk on track, 76c ; 1 car mixed No. '.' In bulk on track, 70c. OATS. There is no shipping demand uml or ders arc light. Old oats are quoted at 01 (02c?ln sacks. No new coming In. When the the now crops moves piiccs will drop. We note sales of 1 car In sack delivered, 02c. MKAL. The market is overstocked and Hat for country meal. City meal sells readily for the order trade. Sales reported were 100 barrels city, $:i.(5; 100 barrels steam dried, S3.50; 300 barrels city s'enni dried. $:u;o-i.o5. HliAN. Wc note nn Improvement In this branch of the market and no supplies. Tho mills hold at $13 in order loK We have no sales to report. HUTTKH. The market Is entirely bate of choice Northern, and the demand steady and active. "Gilt F.dge," of which there is none arriving, would command 25c. Choice Northern, such olleiinfc.s as are on the market, Is quoted at 2:ic. Wc note sales of 100 pounds choice Northern, 222c; 200 pounds choice Southern Illi nois, 21c; COO pounds choice Southern Il linois, 20c; -00 pounds extra choice Northern, 2tS25c. F.GGS. The market Is bare of eggs. There is considerable Inquiry at Sc to ship. Fresh receipts would sell to the loeal trade at 10c. We note sales of 500 dozen Sc; 100 dozen Sc ; 100 dozen fre-li 10c, CHICKENS. lteceiptshavc been very light and were all Uiken early at $11 50(: 75 for choice hens and S2&2 50 for young chicken The demand is steady and active. Sales were 5 coops old hens $:i 75; 10 coop-, young chickens $2 50; 50 dozen young chickens $22 50 ; 2 coops young chick ens $2 25. FI5UIT. There Is no demand for apples, the market being supplied by country wag ons. Choice peaches and tomatoes are in demand nt quotations. Lemons are scarce and wanted. We note sales ol 150 boxes tomatoes 50e; -10 boxes peaches 40.C0e; 10 boxes lemons ?1011: 25 boxes tomatoes JOc. PROVISIONS. Hams arc plenty and quiet. Shoulders and clear sides are scarce and wanted, at OJc for the one and :l.'Jlc lor the other, from llrst hands We note'-ales of 1,000 pound country hams, 12c. POTATOES. The market is supplied from county wagons and there is no shipping de mand. We can give no quotations on tiicni. RIVER NEWS. l'orl I.IM. .USr.lVKD. Steamer Jim FIk, Paducah. " Ark. Uclle, Evansvilie. " City Helena, Vicksbnrg. " J. D. Parker, Memphis. " Capitol City, St. Louis. ' Grand Tower, Memphis. " Fannie Tatuni, St. Louis. " Eddyvlllo, Nashville. Tow-boat Jno. Gllmore, Pittsburg. " Greyhound, Pittsburg. " Alice Drown, Pittsburg. " Simpson Horner, Pittburg. Lioness, Pittsburg. " Hon Acconl, South. DKl'AIUUli. Steamer Jim Fis;, Paducah. " Ark. Delle, Evansvilie. " City Helena, St. Louis. " J. D. Parker, Cincinnati. Capitol City, Vicksbnrg. " Grand Tower, St. Louis. " Fannie Tatuni, Pittsburg. " Eddyvillc, Nashville. Tow-boat Jno. Gllmoie, New Orleans. " Greyhound, St. Francis river. " Alice Drown, St. Louis. " Lioness. St. Louis. " Haven, St. Louts. " Simpson Horner, New Orleans. IIIVKIl ANII WI'AUI-K. The river last evening was 12 feet 10 1-5 laches on the gauge, having risen 12 3-5 inches during the previous IS hours. Tho reports from other ports aro of such peculiar character that it l impossible to predict tho extent of rl-c that may bu looked lor. It Is probable, however, that we will not get more than two feet more water here. At 3 p.m. the conditions ol tliu livers elsewhere, as reported by the signal otllce, were as follows:- Pittsburg 17 tcet 2 Inches, rose 18 Inches; Cincin nati -15 feet 1 inches., rose 7 feet 0 inches ; Louisvlllu 10 feet 5 inches, rosu 2 Inches Nashvillu 13 feet 1 inches, 1 211 M Inches; St. Louis, 20 feel 1 inch, rose 3$ Indies. Tho weather has been cloudy nnd qulto cold for two days past, but there has been very little rain. IJuslncss dull. CU'.NKItAl, 1TL.MS. The Haven took tho Kanawha's salt to St. Louis. Tin. .Innu.a Olllliom took U toW of coke to Nashville. The Greyhound had n large tow of coal for St. Francis river. Tho Simpson Horner had auluuneiiso tow of coal for the South. The James Howard Is to leave Now Orleans to-day for St. Louis. On Sunday the current was so awift In tho upper Ohio that tho tow-boatH had to lav tin. Tiin Knnawhti No, 3 cleared for tho out, by the Haven, , . Tho ilno. Glliuorc brought out live barges of coke, nnd left for St. Louis Sun day with two of them. The Greyhound, Lioness nnd Alice Urowu were detained nil day Sunday at Ogden's Landing by wind. The Allen brought out 21 and the Lioness 23 barges or coal for St. Louis, which Ibey will tnke up In Instalments. Mr. Ilobt. Johnon of the Memphis Appeal nnd a son nud daughter Mr. Keat ing, chlel editor of that paper, are mak ing Hie round trip to Cincinnati on the.!. I). Parker. Capt. Win. Dean, agent of the Pitts burg Underwriter-, has contracted with Capt. IS. W. Dutf, 0f t. H". Kekcrt to rahe the sunken A. J. IJakcr ns soon as the river falls sulliclenlly. Matters have got down so Jlne nt St. Louis that no boat Is announced lo lol. low the City of Alton In the New Or leans trade. Laying two weeks to get hall a load Is not a paying business. The iieople in the bends below heie are btiy building levees across the low places to protect themselves against the rising river, nnd so f.ir have succeeded in holding It within bound, except in the lowest pltiees. 1 1 Great piles of rails and drift-wood Hue tho levee front from tliu point lo the warehouse above the city, as part of the drift-wood harvest which largo number of people have lieeu reaping. Many have secured wood enough to last tlieut half the year. Pilot Hilly Phillips, of tho Thomp son Dean, Is In the city vbltiug friends. Ho says there were over 100 people at Grayson Springs, but all had to leave thereon account of tliu ranis last week, He will return to the Springs, If the weather settle-, before frost conies ' All Ilr.l-A1IT.MEST, ItlVKI' Alirfti-l'-. Uritnir, ( ls7.. AI10VR STATIONS. I.0W WATKII. ciiAsac, Oil to l'llMliurK Cincinnati I-01llVill- Nnslirllle M. IOtllA. x xl x7 xi -1 xl 17 r, lit 1.-1 v.t SPECIAL NOTICES. To Ice 'oiiillliier. The undersigned being convinced that the present low price of ico entails a lo-s upon the dealers, hereby agree that on and after Sunday, August 1st, the price of Ico shall be as follows: For 50 pounds and upwards at 75 per 100; less than 50 pounds at anyone time, at the rate of 51 per 100 pounds. !Irsi:, Loo.uh ,fc Co,, 7-110-lf Jon.v SrnoAT. Jtixt Ri-rcl-il. A full lino of import'-, Key West and domestic cigars. COWl'XRTIIWAIT & PlIIM-ll'S. .o .HlNlnke About It. If you wish a good cigar go to Coivper thwait .t Phillips', 12aConuncrclal avenue. 7-5.-2W The 1'iiiaii nrncvolcnt Aiioriiillou. The union Jlencvolcnl As-oclstlon wishes to Inform the public that it was orj;inf-cd September Hth, 187-1, and begs pardon for co.Hlng out at such u late date; but ow ing to the hard times wo have been de layed. Wo are now happy Id announce, that wc have been successful so far, and ready at auy tlmo for tho acceptance of members or petitions for tho sain. Tims ot meeting, TrUliy beforo tho H'coi(d Sat urday In each mouth. Hall on Filth street, between Commercial and Washington av enues. II. Tur.dLK, Prc.-ldent, P. Adams, Vice-President. L. W. Il. K Kit. Secretary. 7-17-tiu. Mlurc llooiii lor Itenl. The lower story of the house occupied by William Winter, the artist, on Sixth street. Enquire of Wm. Winter or Dr. Parker. Mas. Ji.'i.ia Davis 7-2S-tf lII.SI'..r.Kut LoiiU llerbert'N. To tho CltUrim of Cairo. I Would Inform my many friend.-, that 1 am still in the auction business, and ready to attend lo all sales that may oiler. My long experience) in this business needs no comment it U no experiment on my part, and parties entrusting goods to my care need not bo afraid, as I am no "squib" or novice in tho business. Hpeclal attention given to real estate and out-door sales, as I have nevermled mak ing a sale I). II.uitman, Auctioneer. Corner Sixth street and Commercial Av. 7-31-tf GREAT BARGAINS! , GREAT BARGAINS ! As 1 am lmrras-icd to death from state ments Irom New York, 1 am compelled to sell my entire stock of Clothing ut an Im mense sacrillcc. Ikk "Walheii, 7-1U-II. Corner Slxlh and Ohio Lovec. I.oit-I'fn. Last Thursday evening, on Eighth street, between Dialer's store and circus grounds-, a lady's small amethyst breast pin. The lliuler will be rewarded by leaving at II. 1.1.1:1 i.v olllee. 7-ltt-tf. PILSENEIt DEED at Charles Schoenineyer'.. Obstacles to Marriage. Happy relief for young men fruit the cf. facts of errors and abuses In early life. Manhood restored. Impediments to mar- rliwe removed. Now niotbod ol treatment. Now and remarkable remedies. Hooks and circulars sent frco, lit scaled envelopes. Addross, HOWAHD ASSOCIATION, 410 Kinth street, Philadelphia, Pa, nn Insti tution having a high reputation for honor al lo conduct and prolesslonal skill. &-H-d Si w -in. siWA iiii'iiai-ntlou so widely and fa- vnrntiK- Iciinwn as Hall's Veirctahlo Sicil ian Hair Hencwcr, needs few words of pralso from us. This compound has won Its way to the highest favor In the public mind ; aim inuitiiuues. woo n.i valnly used other remedies lor the res toratlon of their hair, have, 011 trying he cf-llln.i lnnmi-,r. liwn Hindu ulad llV Hie. speedy restoration 01 1 m-ir r Its natural color, and the thin locks thickened up, ns In the days ol early youth. It also prevents the hair falling out. makes It sort and glossy, and Is alto gether tho best preparation for Its In tended purposes before tho public IStt J bury C7ironl. A silver lilatcd Nn. .. . Ing Machine, hard (piano) UuUh. valued it 835. Will bo soldal 20 discount, on'gooil terms, and ordered dlrcctfrom th factory. FOIt SAI.U. A No. " WHsn Shuttle Sewln valued at 675, Will be sold at 815 dlicount and ordered direct frrm tho factory. FOll SALE. A $90 JtcmlDglon Sewing Machine-6)0 on" for cash. Sultablo for talloror boot and hoc manufacttirer. ' KOH SALE. At a bargain, and on good terms, a Howe Ha wini; Machine. May bo seen at tho Com pany's olllco, corner Ninth street nd Com mercial. FOIt HALE. Picturesque America" is nnm.cw bound in 2 volume--, full gilt More, -co; price, 610. FOU SALE. At)Ia"E," "Clouah. Warren A Co.'." arlor Organ, rlaht from tho fietorv at lie. trolt. I.M price, MOO. Will be old for $200. FOIt - ALE. A new two-horso (iambi wagon For any of the nbovc article., iinntv at the ltri.i.v.TiN oftlcr. E. A. Ilunxirr. Hrenl IM-rttictlnn. Flr-t-clas' room nnd board nt the Ar lington House, at 25S per month. 1 no. It. Elms, Proprietor. 7-27-If CAIRO MARKETS-WHOLESALE. Corn-tnt I)llyliy i:. M. (Stearns, coinmlmlon iixrcii-m, .-!.-mury m uiu elro Board ol fritd- Klollr. n.-cnnllnir to irniilc Corn, mixed, parked ... 7Jc T9SS0C C2c IS SI W ($!3C fS- "ft $7010 on ti to 1 0) i.nni, wmic, sacked . Dot,, mixed , limn, per ton Meal, elnim dried Ilulter, rliolce Northern . IliiIliT.clmlrc Southern 111 y.KSi, )K.-r dozen CluckeiH, lierdoiCll .. Turkeys, perduzen Apples, choice, perlmrrcl Potatoes, n-r barrel . Onbiis, iitr barrel -..... NEW ADVESTHZl(Zim. 10 Hours Saved ! Cab to in 7 fa, VIA Cairo c& Vizxosas RAILROAD. Leave Cairo, -Arrive at Evansvilie, 4:00 . m. ll.-OO-.m. l'a-srn-rr. tor Krunsvllle Imvlntf Cairo l Cnlro A- liiu'PiinrM Kallrnndnt 4 m. m. , make clo-r roiiiiri-.llmn nt Curml, and reach Kv:itinlllf at II o'clock Fame morning. Ti:. IIOI'IIN MOO.MFK than by any other route. .I.!. MAI.r.OUY ji. u. iiiiuuniun, ('en. ra9engrr.Rt. l'McuKcr A Kmt i Cairo 8---lm. Sheriff's Salt. BY virtue of three certain executions to me di rected by the clerk of the circuit court ol Alexander county. In tin" State of Illinois, mix In favor ot Young Uroth crs A ComiKiny, one in favor of Wil liam AlcAii'fer, nnd the other In fa vor ofAlfml II. Snffonl. asalirnceof Alexander II Irvln.and nil npilnst .lohn II llrown. I have levied iinon the IoIIhivIdk- describe-1 iiron- rrtr, in the rounly of lexnmler and State of Illinois, to-wlt: The northwest qiurter of the northMert quarter of section six (flj, in township sixteen (P) soiitli, and in roiittu oue westnf the tlilnl prlncliiul merliliaiit the northwest quarter of the fcoutfiu-cit quarter of section thlriy-one (.11), in town-hip llileen (13) south, ami in range 1 wcstol'tlm third lirinciuul inerhlianitho nortii cnt quarter ofthc soullie-tt oimrterof fectlon tn ity-six i.i'i, in lown-nin uneen lis) 'ouin, ami l tancu two (Z) we-i oi the tlilnl irlnclpal inetiuiuu lou niiniuereiiniicujio UYC(-;,-om in clusive in lilork uumlici-eil one (1) , lots number ed two (2) uml three (l), In lilocU mimbereil two ('J), lots umn-ereil nn il) to five (.'0, tiotli iu--luie in block numbeml four (I), lots num-tH-reiloue (1 In men (7), both inclusive in block numbered seven (7), lots numbered one (I) to seven (7). both Inclusive In block numbered t-lslit (!), lots niiniL-cn.il two (i), three (3) and four (I) , in block numbered live (3), lots num bered two ('.'), tour (), live (.1), six (C) andscvea (7) in block iiunilx-nil six () In the town of Unity, and all hi tlia county of Alexander and State of Illinois, as thcpro-rty of the said Johni II. Brown, w hich I shall offer ut public sale at the southwest door of the court house in the city ol' Cairo, In the county of Alexander and State ot Illinois, ou the fourteenth day of August, A. V. 1874, at the hour of eleven o'clock, a. m , tc satisfy Mild executions. AI.EX. II. IKVI.V, MierlnrnfAlexnnder County, Illinois. Cairo, Illinois, July 2Vnd, lc73. 7-il-dtd. I Notice to Contractor". , QKAI,KI)propo9als will be received at the ol O lice of die lioveruor. In -pringrteld, unt noon of August 1Mb, 173, at which time the will Iio (iii-iuiI, in tlie presence of the bidder for the election and completion ofthc Noulli vYlnr e Of the Illinois Southern Hospital for tlielnsu ut Anna, Union county. Illinois. All bids shall show the estimated cost oft materials tu be furnished and ofthc work to done of each description In detail as In the er cllk-tloiii Hudeucli proposal must beicco: lianied by n bund of one thousand dollars, si).., til by at least llircc sureties. The successful bi iler sliatl be required to give a bund to the l' pic or the Ktiite In the sum of two hundred the sand dollars for the fslllil'iil iierformance oft contiiu-t. TliolHinnl reserves the right tore; any suit nil bids, if deemed for the interest ol -tide to do so. . . .... , lluns aud nw-clilciUlonj will be on exhibit!, at the oniro ol the romnilssloners, In Anua.r oraner.Iuly-S, W4, where a copy of tiie.Ws n ixi at-cn. ln)iosals must be cuclosetl sraleil cnreloiies endorsed: '1'roposaU fori ei-eclion oflhu South Whig," and addressetll t!ie"Ho:inl ol i ommlsslonera lor the erection the Southern UlluoU Insane Asylum, care el enior llcverldge, fcprlngtleld, Illinois." ' It. II. STUUGKS3, II. WALKEU, K.M.MAI.O.SE, .Inly IS, I ;., Commlssioacr 7-Hs-lil. Sheriff! Sale. DY virtue of an extcution to me illrKteJ ID the cleik of the circuit court ot un, county, In the State of Illinois, in favor of W lUrn .Nlsbet ami niniiut William Urowu, Impleaded Willi Larktn llf 1 I in vo levied ujion the following" BcrilHil iiroerlv. In tho county of Ale.'j uml Male ol Illinois, to-wlt: The wul. ' quarter nf the northwest quarter of teclu. () , la townahip ulxtecu l south, and In - ' ou(l) Mt of Hie third priiiclir iuriill the county of Alexander and .state or Illlnr the property of Hie said .William II? which I shall offer at puuiio ""t-gt ii ft west uoor or the court noiue m i V" jn in the count: on the i:ith day n( August, a, u. ina, hour of II o'clock a.m.. forcaih, to sail execution. ALEX, II. ill VI ShcrliTof Alexander County, Ultra. Cairo, llllaul'.July'itnil, MM. "uth E. U Hiilntrom. A. C. Masker. A. J. . L.HlDSTEOMItC, MiBtri It fhipfn otr umracp 0Ot rtmuL Orvi-sa.i SASc-eeaatrnt,! Cor. AitaM Ut Alto Aimitifor lloMbwjnStj ' 1