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JOXX K. OBKKXjT, Editor.
ECO.ICIMATIOX.
IImj nflcctloimtc crvutua's of lite Cow
rier-Journnl nml I'niliicali W
about to cnilmieo cadi otlior nml 4 wear
cternnl Mr mMilp. "Vet wc lw meant
neither tl.ent nor .tolm Xnl.te any mi
lilndnefs" tcnrltilly rvmarU Mnttcrsnn.
Von have, von fcnon- you linve," pout.
Injjly rej)lle.VoWo; "you aie the Vnllctl
Prophet, roil km,w' J'01' nrti bnt i'0,,r
rall uas rc torn oil; you arc Wind,
you nflltotc with lt.1dlc.1K arc unreliable,
ivroiiff-beadcd and un:ife. Hut ive
liavc no unkind feellnjr for you ; and wc
therefore echo your words1 and acknowl
edge that
'One wonl of klnilncsi
MukriBlllhewurlil akin.'
Come to our arms." Ol course Henry
will fall Into tho loving embrace, and
John will rock him to.leep, mother; rock
him to .lecp.
RENIXKhM MINORA.
A special to the New York Herald from
Tucson, Arizona, September -ltli, says
that Sononi li in n very revolutionary
stmto again. Advices to our Arizona
frontier say that under pretext ot liberal
and reform laws Governor l'exjiilcm,
who has been in ollico since 1S."S, treat
the people In a despotic maimer, forced
loans (ircitamoi), heavy contributions
and taxes, prevent this State troni making
any material progress. The expulsion of
the Sisters of Charity by Lcrdo's govern
ment has turned many liberal-minded
men against the administration. Accounts
which reach Tucson say that Sonora, SI-
naloa, as well as the Interior States of
Mexico, arc infested by bands of maraud
ers and bandits, who claim to belong to
tho conservative party, and thus attempt
to hide their crimes under the guise of
politics.
EABI. Rl'NHKM, EDl'CATIUJV
Karl Russell, In "Some Further
Thoughts on National Education for tho
United Kingdom, says: "The state
otijflit to take care of every one of its
children till at least fourteen years of age.
Till that age, in my opinion, the educa
tion oi the children ol the poor should
be gratuitous. There ought to be such
facilities lor education that some .shame
would attach to n man of twenty-one
who lias never heard ot the name of Wel
lington, or to a woman ot twenty who
cannot sew and knit as well as read
the literature of her own country. See
ing what an inquiring ago wc Jive
in, and the attention which Is devoted as
well to history and geography as to
physical science and the phenomena of
light ami heat, 1 watch with Increasing
interest the development of the mind and
capacities or the nation. Although by
my age I properly belong to the times
gone by, 1 cannot but look forward to
the times which are to come, not only
with my old Whig aspiration for the
cause of political ami religious freedom
all over the world, hut with the hope
that the Christian religion may obfnfn a
wider reception, and Christian morality
lc developed In a purer light and with a
more general observance.''
A. IIO.NKNT FELLOW
The colored janitor at the. N'ti-hlii, ton
police headquarters is an honest fellow,
and deserves well of his country. A man
by the name ot Ottman had been rob
bing the United States, and was sus
pected. A large amount of the money
had been deposited by lilin in a tin box
at the German-American Savings bank
of Alexandria, Va., as a special deposit.
When the crisis arrived, and hu had been
arrested, Ottman gave to the janitor an
order upon the cashier of the bank for
the box, and said to him : "If you attend
to this, it will be a big thing for you
Get the box and tear my name, which is
on the pajier enclosing It, Into a thou
sand pieces, and I will give you 55,000
and a house and lot. Jf you have no
friend In Alexandria with whom you can
leave the box, bury It and mark the
place." The janitor knew the box con
tained a large sum of money that he
might secure for himself. Tho tempta
tion to obtain it was great, but the honest
fellow carried Ottman's note to the de
tectives, and accompanied them to Alex
andria, where they obtained possession
of the box from the hank, and took it to
Washington, when.- It was placed In the
treasury vaults for safe keeping as a spe
cial deposit. The name of the honest
Janitor is not given.
THE BEUiXfilSU OF THE ED.
There is now reason to believe we have
arrived at the beginning of the cud of the
Williamson county vendetta.
On Thursday a man by thu iintnuot
Music was arrested in tills city bv Depu.
ty Sheriff John Caln. Hu wa's suspected
ot the murder of William Spenco and oi
participation In the ass.isMnn.tiou of Capt
Slsney. Thursday night he was taken to
Carbondale, where he was kindly fur
mshed with whisky. At Marlon he W:w
further plied with liquor j and, in a mo
meut of confidence, confessed tiiat he was
one of the band of the Williamson county
assassins, gave tho name of the murderer
of Cupt. Slsney and the names of all thu
men Implicated in thu hloodv
lias created so much terror In Williamson
and Jackson counties.' Sheriff Norrls,
with commendable nromiiUliul
ld a squad of deputies, and, before the
yuM.-n Knew they were suspected
h0 number nf ILem In .nel.ol..
All thai Ih necessary now Is energy and
lawfulness In offlccra of WH'n
T"t':,"U,t- follow to the
their county will bo eC", r2
men who have so Ion" muii,. .,
In the land. When the ar,.
dangling at the end of u rope then will
the cud of the vendetta have j,w.
reached.
W have visited Williamson eonm..
and lure found In It ;onio of the bctt
voopw we orer met iu our life. Indeed,
the great majority of the citizens of Hint
much-mallgncd county arc juM-uuiumg
and Intelligent. Within H'o limits of
Williamson are as many school houses
and churches as In any county of equal
population In the whole Republic, and
there Is not a licensed dram shop in the
coimtv As a general thing, tho people
arc lionwt, industrious, sober. All the
iroiiMu has come from tho dlftleulty be-
tccn the Hendersons and Itulllncrs, and
the machinations of had men who have
organized a number of voting and reck
less fcllow into the Kii'klux Man, or
Golden Hlnjf. The evcro handling Slicr-
1(1 .Maeon gave the Ku-klux at Maddnx
lane, took the life ontofthe klnn in Wil
liamson and Saline as well ns In Frank
liu; and the prcent action ofSlierill'Nor-
i h, If it Is carried out wth energy, and
shall be followed by the proper punUh-
tnent of the vendetta assassin, will re
store peace and quiet in all the dMuitjcd
districts of Egypt.
THE JETTIEN.
-Mr. G. W. It. Ilagley, resident cngl
ncer of thu ietty work, at New Oilcans,
publishes n communication in the Time
of that city, in response to an editorial of
that paper, in which it was hinted that
tho jetty men. conlldentot success, were
"slowing up" in the work, and attempt
lug to bear the jetty stock by giving out
big stories ot great depths of water al
ready obtained. .Mr. Ilagley says that
tho Jetty people do not claim and have
not claimed nor authorized nny
ouo to statu that there has
been or Is now twelve feel
of water on the bar of tho South
Pass over the shoal ground of the bar,
and that they rxpresly disavow any
knowledge of vessels drawing twelve feet
cadi crosshnt the bar. "The water flow
ing to sen across the bar," says Mr. Hag
ley, "is still diffused ovcrn width of more
than three thousand feet, or the same as
It was before we began our works. When
the water which now spreads over a chan
nel, across the bar, more than three
thousand feet wide, Is confined between
jetties one thousand feet apart (across the
bar) we confidently expect to obtain a
deep channel to sea, but of course not be
fore then."
Mr. Ilagley then pays, that opposite
the Inner portion ol the cast jetty, where
the land on the west side which extend
about 1000 feet further seawards than the
laud on the cast side tonus what is
equivalent to a west jetty, and where the
tlow of the water Is thereby partially con
centrated in the Intervening channel, a
scouring out of channel way has oc
curred, unmistakably, and to a consider
able extent. Opposite the "land's end"
east, or the beginning of the cast Jetty
the land opposite being a west jetty
there the channel has been deepened
and enlarged all the way across. In May
last the maximum depth there was 20
feet; on the lSlh of August last It was
30 feet.
This Is very encouraging information,
and seems to furnish almost conclusive
evidence that the jetty plan of opening
tlic mouth ot the Mississippi will prove
succestui. ".oellort," says Mr. ltag.
ley, "will be spared to obtain a naviga
ble depth of twenty feet or more across
the bar and through South Pass bv or be
fore January next."'
THE IIIMTlIliX CIUXEE
Ak
1-AK.HKH.
We find, iu the New Orleans Time, an
Interesting account of the farming opera
tions of a number of Chinese men em
ployed In Chicot county, Arkansas.
TUey are tenants. The terms nrc one
hundred pounds of lint cotton to the
acre, thu planter furnishing a mule with
which to cultivate the crop. At early
dawn the Chinaman has had his break
last and Is In the Held at work. At 11
o'clock one of their number is sent Iu to
cook the dinner, the hour for which Is
announced by the display of a small pen
nant. Half. nn hour is usually con
sumed at the meal, and returning to
the Held they continue at work until
dark.
During plowing time planters are com
pelled to see to It that their animals have
sufllcleut time to rest and eat, as the Ce
lestial appears to be blessed with no com
punction where mules are concerned, nnd
would keep one uii-fed, and at hard work
all day, did the opportunity present it
self. Their plowing Is represented to be the
best, with furrows straight as it rule. They
also seem to be adepts In tho cultivation
of vegetables, all their gardens being kept
in thu most perfect order. A supply of
the principal vegetables are carefully
dried and kept for whiter.
,Thelr houses are described as thu per-
sonlllcatlon of neatness, every utensil
being scoured as bright as silver, while
their clothes are always clean, and in
personal appearance they arc never of
fensive. Their time too is fully employ
ed, It being with great dlfllcultv they can
bo restrained from working on Sunday.
l lie intervals between the planting and
harvest of the great stapje are used for
gathering wood, planting fall crops, and
devoted to such odd jobs as thev can se
cure. A Chinese house hi St. Louis fur
nishes them with their supplies. A Ce
lestial writes his order In Chinese char
acter upon u strip of paper about the
slzeofa visiting card, ho takes It to the
Post Master and presenting a business
card lias an envelope addressed to the firm
and mailed. Not a word 1$ spoken, but
in due seasou the goods arrive, every ar
ticle ordered coining promptly to hand,
HCrilODIMT PjKA'IIEK AN EDI.
Mr. D. L. Davis, of the Cairo Sim, Is iu
much tribulation. He is a local preacher
of the M. K. church, and tho editor of a lit
tie dally paper published hi this city,
Occasionally he has permitted advertise,
ments ot beer saloons to anneur in hu
columns, and In local paragraphs has
cancel attention to some of these. Ho has
also occasionally published advertise-
menu ot Sunday lunches. These facts
"ccoining known to his brethren In the
inlnUtrv.tli,.!' lffllCJMl at fl.ft ln(n 1Ib
I I --.- tit-ivi) tit. tllU UtU UI3
1 lrlcl p'-mfcrc-nc of his church, held nt
Carbondale.to "pass his character," which
Is an Implied charge that ho has bocn un
faithful to his clerical duties; and in u
communication of Mr. Davis to the Sun,
wc arc Informed that the question of his
right to publish such advertisements and
retain a place in the local ministry is
likely to bu brought up hi the conference
now in session at L'cntralla.
We look at tills matter from a worldly
standpoint, being of the world worldly,
and therefore sympathize with Mr. Da-
vh. Ho is thu publlhcr of a newspaper,
and cannot refii'o the advertisement ob
jected to by his brethren of the ministry.
Mr. HtU'iher lias an article of lager lieer
to which he wihe to call the attention
of the public, and 'ends up to Mr. Davis
an advertisement reading: "Hoopla!
the very l)et beer in the city at lluof
ncr'". Let liecr-diinker.s take notice."
Mr. Herbert, having no doubt that his
beer is licit, asks thu Stn to publMi an
advertisement that declares: "Pllsencr
Is the beer of thu day. Of a beautiful
amber color, it is delicious iu flavor, and
couducliu to pleasant dreams, while His
entirely free from headache." Mr,
.Iaeekel,as an oflset to these, writes:
"Itlat. is the rising beer.
Jtenlly good Judges declare It
to be thu best manufactured In
America. Those who drink It becotno '
amiable ami their days are long In the
land. It is, Indeed, the elixir of life."
Mr. Davis publishes these hi the ', nnd
collects his money for the service. Is he
therefore Iu danger of hell's lire V Is the
act of making sucH publications an act of
service of the devil ? Must Mr. Davis, in
consequence of it, be refused the right to
raise his volco and call sinners to repent
ance! lieally, wo think that t ho . straight
laced men who hold to the alUrtnatlvc of
these questions are too good for this
world, and, without delay, ought lo get
wings and llec away to where lager is un
known, and the blessed play upon golden
harps, and drink only of the water that
sparkles in the brooks upon tho banks of
which they recline iu thu blissful indo
lence of flic heaven we have been
taught to believe has been made for the
exclusive use of those who walk faithful
ly in the "narrow path" during this
worldly life. No editor of a small paper
iu a small city can live who sets up as a
standard the one the Methodist Confer
ence of Carbondale prescribed for Davis.
If It Is to ho the rule, then must all relig
ious .souls like Mr. Davis, and indeed our
telf, get down oil the tripod, and lift
sinners occupy it exclusively. Wo hope
thu second sober thought will bring the
conferences to thulr senses, and teach
them that Mr. Davis has been guilty of no
sin in the matter referred to In this art!
tie.
EDITORIAL NOTEN.
They have a Property Holders
Union at New Orleans.
There has been an unusual amount
of biliousness tills season iu Mississippi
county, Missouri.
Some person publishes a card iu a
New Orleans pajcr projwlng to Let
$1,000 that there will not be twelve feet
of water on the liar (at South I'as.'jiu six
months. Eads .'
lion. Joseph J. Kobliison, represen
tative in the legislature for the lblh (Ford
county) .senatorial district, belngaboutto
leave the State, has forwarded to Gov.
lievcridge a letter rcsignhur his olhclal
position.
The New York JlalkCm Is authority
for tho statement that Hue Ohio wool
was offered In Philadelphia last week at
forty-four cents a pound the lowest
price in that market since the panic of
1807.
The Hon. William Allen does not
seem to be popular hi the Ohio Peniten
tiary. They polled the convicts of that
Institution a day or two ago, with the
following result : Hays, '.'Oil; Allen, 7.
Cary was not voted on.
A new paper lias made Its appearance
In Charleston, Mo., called the Gazelle,
and edited by George M. Moore, whom
we wish abundant success. The Gazette
will endeavor to be locally excellent
and "from a political standpoint, this
paper shall he Democratic."
Mr. .1. C. Garvey, State's Attorney of
Winnebago county, writes to Governor
lievcridge : "As I know of no one to
make the necessary allidavlt In the duel
ing case, I Intended to keep quiet, and,
on October -I, bring the matter before the
grand jury, when, I assure you, I will
not tall to do all I can to bring the of
fenders to Justice."
Henry. I. Deal, of Charleston, Mis.
souri, saw a man exercising a horse on
the streets of that village the other day.
"Just a going," said the man. Deal made
a bid of fifty dollars. "Gone," said the
man. Deal took the horse, and the man
took thu money. And now it turns out
that the horse was stolen . The owner
led the horse out of Deal's stable, who Is
anxious to find the man who has his
money.
The New-fjrk Tribune, speaking of
the late speech of our junior Senator in
Ohio, says: "Senator Oglesby shook all
the windows of Cincinnati witli his first
speech, on Saturday evening, hut beyond
creating a slight panic In the glass market,
the ellort is not likely to do either harm
or good. It was foo teider toward in
flation to help thu Republican cause, and
too bitter against the Democrats to give
them any comfort. Like all great Sena
tor's efforts It was mostly wind of a very
harmless kind."
The Louisville Ledyer man Is discuss,
ing the subject ot suicide with much abil
ity. Iu one of his articles, hu says: "There's
something fierce, Italian-like, in the use
of steel. Ilesldes, water makes the long
and beautiful tresses dank and limpid,
and ol course sadder and more romantic
in appearance. Hence, while drowning
cannot bu recommended for fat men,
there can be no objection to young ladies
with long tresses taking tills means of es
cape from disappointed love, desertion, or
other cruelties. Such a leave-taking gives
us an opportunity to make comparisons,
and speak of lilies and weeping willows
and dank weed and tht sad sen wnve.
THE VENDETTA,
THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
Suspicions that Led to thejCap.
turo or sam Music
Tlxo Goxxfoaialoxi.
Marshal Crain the Mur
derer of Sisney
and Spenee.
Wholesale Capture of Other
Members of the But
liner Gang.
Caiihuximm-:, Im.., Sept. 11, 1 S7." .
KdllorOilm llulltllii
Our whole town was In u whirl of
excitement la-t night when I sent you
the dispatch concerning tho arrests of
tho Wlllamson county assassins. I tried
to give you a brief but correct report, and
succeeded a well as possible under the
clreiiuiitancc. I will now go nioic
into
DKTAtl.S.
As publl-hed by you, Samuel Music
iu Cairo, and had been re
Kaeros the river hi Mis-
snurlflHPris a man ubotit t!S rear.- of
age. llelias made Carbondale his home
for six or eight years. He Is what might
be properly termed n "hard case," ilrlnk
ingand carousing frequently He has a bad
eye iu his head, and Is altogether a man for
whom the people at large hail little use,
though It Is not known that he has, pre
vious to tills, been engaged in any
really criminal business. For a year
and a half past lie has been working for
Mr. .1. W. I.andruni, whose farm Is near
Cartenlllc. His associations were en
tirely among the Jlulllners nnd their
friends. Ho was just the man to he made
their tool, and how well, and yet bow
badly, he has performed their work the
results show. That your readers may
sec clearly
THE BTAUTt.VO I'OI.NT,
I will say that the killing of Spenee, at
Crainvllle, was witnessed by a re.-ident of
that neighborhood. This gentleman,
whose name, for wise purposes Is with
held from the public, told his story to
several persons in whom he had implicit
contldeutv. He Intimated to Olllcer
Lowe that If he would arrest Sam. Mu
sic and ply him plentifully with whisky,
lie could get a clue that would expose the
whole bu-iness. Accordingly the arrest
was made. Lowe and bis prisoner
passed through here yesterday inornlnu'.
Music was bountifully supplied with
whisky, seemed as happy as a lord, and
generously treated some of his acquain
tances. On arriving at Marlon hewasju-t
iu the proper mood to "squeal," and a
clever advantage was taken to di-.iw from
him everything ho knew. I
i m: com'kssio.v. I
Music was taken into the contMence of
the Ihilllners a year or fifteen months
ago. Since that llmo lie lias been gener
ally posted In regard tp the actions of
that gang. It will bu recollected that
two men, about one year ago. attempted
to shoot Capt. Slsney early iu the morn
ing, but their guns did not go oil. I'pon
SIsney's evidence, one Cagie wa ar
rested for this attempt, and now he's in
Jail at Marlon. Music declares tho inno
cence of Cagle, and says that Allen Ila
ker was one ot the parties. Thu other
party was not mentioned that I can learn
ol.
iiAKi:i:
has lived here a large portion of thu time
for thu past four years. He is a despoiudo
In every sense of thu word. I will refer
to him again before I eloe this letter.
The murder ot Capt. Si-uey was commit
ted by Marshal Crain, John llulllner and
Sam. Music. They had been watching
their opportunity about a week. When
Mr. Stanley came to Carbondale, and be
gan to Inquire lor Slsney, Ids steps were
continually dogged by Music until Mr. S.
was traced to SUney's house, lly tho time
that the victim came dow n stairs the as
sassins were at their posts. Uulliner and
Crain were waiting at the window with
their weapons in their hands, while Mu
sic was on the watch, llulllner was the
first to make the attempt on the life ot
Slsney, but the cap on his iruu
snapped. Crain then fired the fatal shot,
Crain had secreted a portion of his cloth
ing, shoes, Ac, at the outskirts ol town
before going to his ratal woik. These
were taken to him by Music thu follow
ing morning. MuMo declares that Mr.
Stanley was entirely Innocent of
anv participation in thu crime.
Tho assassination of Spenco fol
lowed hard on that of Sisney.
Spcncc wa? alio murdered by Marshal
Crain, assisted by Music. Samuel Crain
was also present. Music, as before, did
tho watching. Marshal Crain called thu
victim from his bed and killed iiliii. Ac
cording to Music, I was correct when I
stated In a recent letter that Spenco was
killed because he knew too many of tho
assassins' secrets, Music says that
was the reason given why
Spcncu must be killed, but
yet lie (Music) believed that the lead
ers of thu gang wanted to get Spence's
money after the tools had done their
bloody work. Tho prico paid Cralu for
the murder of Slsney was one hundred
and sixty dollars. One hundred and
llfty of this was paid by tho milliner,
the other ten by. another party whoso
name has slipped my memory. The
price paid for Spence's life, or how tho
blood money was divided, I could not
learn.
Immediately after the cnnfesiou of
Music, Sheriff Norrls, of Williamson,
called to his aid a posse of thirty or forty
of the county's best citizens men equal
to the desperate emergency, Armed lo
the teeth, tho sheriff and posse started
out to arrest the gang. A portion came
to Cralnvlllo and arrested those I men
tloncd Iu my dispatch of last night.
They took their prisoners to Cartcrvillc,
where Dr. McCarthy and John Hulllner
were at once arrcitcd. Thcnco a large
party went In pursuit ot Monroe
and Marshal llulllner. These
men were reported being captured dur
ing the night. The report comes from
pretty talr authority, but it may prove
incorrect. Olllcer Lowe came on to this
place. He secured thu assistance of City
Marshal llrush, and proceeded to Dil
Quoin, where they arrested Allen ltaker.
They brought him down on tho mid
night train and took him lo Marlon this
morning, linker said hut little about hl
arreM, but iti-t believed he will join Mu
sic in making aconlcs'.lon for this rca'on :
Some four week ago, ltaker was working
for Mr. Purdy at a saw mill two or three
miles cat of this place. J believe ltaker
was notified to leave, but paid no atten
tion to thu notice. At any rate, a few
nights altera fearful charge of -hot was
tired at hlni through the window, but
missed him. He then left and went to
Duijuolu. Music says that Marshal
Crain abo ilrcdthls shot that Crain was
getting fearful that ltaker would expo-e
thu gang, and thought it host to put him
out of tho way. From what I knowol
Haker, when he Is Informed of the treach
ery of Crain, ho will make a clean breast
ol all hu knows.
i hi: i..ii:si. .
Monroe llulllner or Marshal Cralu
ha nut been taken. It is believed thu
latter left about one week u'O for Arkan
sas or Missouri. Music is Iu Jail at Ma
rion. The other arrested parties are
under guard.
Our whole community Is In full re
joicing. We believe the vendetta at an
end. With the breaking up of the llul
llner gang, the others will doubtless lieu
the country, and wc shall have peace
once more. Itespectfully, 11.
A TERRIBLE STORY.
The Folly mill Ihr Flr lirt-f lleuil
lllnl MMrri.
Prom tlie St. hold 'I lines. 1
Our reader mav posibly recollect the
circumstances of ii fatal duel, widel pub
lished at tlie time, which occurred on
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ground on tho sandy stictch ot shore
fronting UavSt. I.oul. The participants
were Arlollu Ihen venue, a broker, and
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and where many a preVlou. bloody epi
sode had expiated a real or imaginary
mini.
Aside from the latal termination of the
meeting, thu contc-t between Phillips
and llienvenuu would not have Ik.tii un
UMiallv remarkable but torthu fact that it
was thu tluat scene hi thu tragic wedded
lliei ofthne women sl-ler who-e hu
bauds fell by thu hand of violence, Incited
by thu evil courses of their wives.
Horn of reputable ereole parents ihce
sisters w ere inheritors of vast wealth and
a stainless name, and dlstiuguMicd lor
personal beauty In a laud where the
loveliness ol women was proverbial.
Tenderly reared and brilliantly educated,
with possession that rivalled lu extent
and excelled iu value n German lirlnul
nalltv, It l not siiriirl-lliK Umt lliey lie
eamu thu flattered belle.i or society, and
were thu boat and pride of thu mer
chant and planter beaux In all thu wild
coast country. That these brilliant pro
teges of Urn haughtiest ail-tocracj ol the
old regime should be destined to i-xcr-ci-e
the fatal Influence they exerted on
the men who loved them, and made iheiii
their wive, is Indeed surprising. I!ut
they were tllrts from their cradle. Horn
to admiration, their live- were spent from
youth lo maturity iu an atino-phciv of
llctitious sentiment and unreal pa-siou.
They looked upon men as merely the
ministers of pfca-iire, and as the medi
ums throui'li which their flattered vanity
might expand. as thu flower
blooms iu tliu warmth ol sun
shine. All the aim and duties of
life were bounded by thu ambitions
ot society. Admiration to them wa- ap
preciation. Taught to regard their Indi
vidual pleasures as superior to allcon-ld-erations
of convenience to others, It Is
not surprising that sellMiuo., indlU'ei
cucuaud folly became thu mainspring to
their action.
Nor is it ntniilsh!ug that thcycxcn-ied
the fatal influence they did upon men.
There beauty was gloribu. The young
est was thu living type of the other twc.
As the writer saw her but little over a
year ago, she lisc before his vMon now,
a tall, graceful, slender woman, a lithe
willowy lorni of splendid contour and ex
quisite symmetry. The oval, tinted face
glows with health, and is radiant w ith in
telligence. Deep, slumbrous black eyes,
unfathomable In their depths, which a
word can kindle with excilenientor make
aglow with passion ; a queenly woman,
regnant hi youth, grace, and tlie empire
of men's heart., l'hu rich colls nf hair,
black and Intense, were wound above thu
low, broad forehead, and formed a raven
like crown to the dusky splendor of tlie
dark Kgyplian face. Men pMi-ed to look
at her, and women sighed with envy a
she pa-ed. What shu was in her youth
ful biidehood has been imperfectly de
scribed: what her sisters were In their
matured and splendid womanhood the
enthusiast's imagination alone can pic
tu re.
And now for the story of their lives.
Thu oldest sister was married to I). Sharp,
ot Tuscaloosa, Ala., a polished, graceful
gentleman, whose love and devotion
might have contented any woman less
prone to thu allurements ot society and
thu admiration of men. It was lit tlie
lirst year of the war, and the most bril
liant society In the South was gathered
at Mobile and New Orleans. With tin
appetitu whetted to fever heat by a low
month's abstinence from social pleasures,
sliu plunged recklessly Into a whirlpool
of gaiety. Thu married flirt w eais no
armor ot innocence. Her love of admi
ration Is pitted against man's duplicity
and cunning. Shu staked and lost. Fiom
folly there Is but onu step to Imprudence,
and that step was taken, despite a bus
baiid'sjealousy and sense of honor. The
cud was inevitable; a challenge and a
duel, and her husband (ell pierced to thu
heart by the bullet ol her seducer. There
was no pity; lor a woman llku tills; so
clety repelled her, her friends discarded
her, and shu tied to New Orleans to leau
tho life ol an adventuress.
The second sister shortly afterward
married the son ot a distinguished Jour
iiallst tu Mobile. Tlie fate of her elder
sister was no bar to a career of similar
folly. Society received her with open
arms. Wealth, Influential connections
and alliances with 11 distinguished family
obscured for a time the recollections of
a sister's Imprudence Hut gossip soon
grow busy with her name. From one
lolly to another shu passed with fatal
haste and seeming Inillflureneo, until lu
a fatal hour her husband learned that
tho woman ho loved, tho wife that ho
luollzed. was a tiling to bo scorned. It
broke his heart. With tho downfall of
his idol his reason wavered, and hu per
ished by Ids own hand, For all his bril
liant ttileutH, mid the promise of a qlen-
41IIU! Ill IIIIMl'-. ... J . " - I
lean. It was on thu same spot where
the fatal bullet of Khett of the Picayune
sped to flight the gallant spirit of the In
iivpld t'oolev; the ground on which the
lillu shot- ol ltailgerand Carter were eX-
..1 . 1. ...1..... .mil I ' iiillilii.il tlll-t i
did Woman. Im illril llin vlrllni nf n vn
man's perlldy.
The younger sister became the wife of
ulenventii', n young broker of New Or
leans. Itlch, beantllill and accomplished,
iib nt once a leaner iu socieiv.
courted, flattered and caressed, hu
Dllltllnil llK.nllnn.rl.,.. .1... .......... M. ..
lavished praises upon her. What cared
.lli.t I. ...it. .11.. I 'l.l .. .
mi "v;,,,,"," recKicss nearness ami in-
aiiKe, sue carea oniv lor
that social admiration which wot the Mill
shine of her life. Her large rortune gave
her an Income hi her Individual right.
'I his gave wings to her extravagance and
enabled her to contract JtllN in her own
name. One of them a milliner's bill
was overdue, suit was brought nnd exe
cution Issued which .Mr. Phillips, tlie
lawyer, had levied for satisfaction upon
her horses and carriage. In nn Interview
subsequently with the lady, regarding
the settlement of tho bill, words which
she construed Into an Insult were charged
upon theaitorney. Her husband resent
ed It a challenge ensued and then a
nuai unci on uiai sail aprii morning,
when a hu-band's life ehlx-il away Its pur
ple tide upon the lonely beach, the last
unhappy victim of the fatal sisters' folly
,11111 l.-.MIillil'.'illlCl'.
i.Hii oit m:.i.t:iis.
'"!
R. SMYTH & CO.,
WlmlfMlu uml IMall Heaters In
Foreign and Domestic
WflM H OF AM. HIXHS.
No. 60 Ohio Lovcc,
CAIRO, ILLS.
MEhSIU". frMY'IH A CO liioc loiimjiiilr
it Urge tork of thr N-st gooil l liu- mar-ki-t,
ami Rlicesnvlal itttrntion to I In- wliult-mU
ranch of (tic lnnln-m
mi:.
ICE.
The Undersigned Ilriving Given
up the
CITY TRADE,
Is now Prepared to Furnish Ice
I by tho
CAR LOAD,
At prices thit will Compare Fav
orably with nny Dealer. Ho
will now Devoto his a ton
tion Entirely to his
WHOLESALE TRADE.
JOnN 8PIIOAT.
IIOTI.I.S.
Grand Central
HOTEL.
COMMERCIAL AVENUE;
Oornor Uilitli Stroot,
WM. WETZEL. Proprietor.
A
TlttJSTV watch l;c)t injfht mul ilay for
Inilm ami JtramlmaU.
'Hie lx-st of nrciniiuoilntlolni for Ir.innlrtil
KUt-alii utTwo nullum per il.iv. .1-ls-tf
wmoi.i:nai.i: liitoi i;its.
STRATTON & BIRD,
Wholesale Grocers
-Ami
Commission Merchants
AOENTS AMERICAN POWDEU OO.
57 Ohio Levee.
G. D WILLIAMSON,
Wholesale Grocer
Di-ulir in
BOAT STORES,:
Commission Merchant,
No. 76 OHIO LEVEE.
SI'KCIAI. intention rIm'H toconlKtili",nt uml
illlini; orilcrs.
l'AI.VrAMOII.H.
B. F. PARKER,
IliaU'r In
t?aints, Oils, Varnishes,
33IXTTSXXUIB.
iVall Paper, Window Qlaas, Win
dow Shades, Sic.
Alwuyit un huml, lUu a-kbrutt-d illiiinlniitliiB
AURORA Oil,.
lroH' ISulldlfus,
Oornor Eleventh Street nnd WaahlnK
ton Avenue
I'lARHIED LADIESjSEtaiJ.
wml mump fiir iviiin-l"ntiul tlrculur, cf itrtitt valun.
Dr. Ji. (I .l Allll, a U. Woili, t, IvjUhiuiiIi, Uil.
POND'S
EXTRACT
Pho Pooplo'B Remedy.
Tho Universal Pain Ext actor.
Noto : Ask for Ponil'" Extract.
Take no other.
"Ilinr: fur I will l-!ik nf i.xcillrnl Hill," '
FOR
JiiiiH' lo Mini in- llm
falls llnilm i
'NlmliiN, spi-nlii", Ointil-
'Inns, Dislocation.
t'rm-liiri-H, i mm, ln-i iii-
Inl or lnciei Willi 11(1 1
SHcllliins,lliirni,.se.'iltl(
suntiiiriH
lllfi'illnir l.tinu. or
IN MpltltllKol" lllowl
V Xiiic IIK-i-il.mwl llliiil
,Y Ink IIiiiim nr Ill-til
y pi iiiiiiiiiii;iijiiimmi nnii
j lllootly liiM!ii,iri;i"i
ril,-i llliiilln I'iliM.
I llllmll'lli-rf, (Ihhilllt.lu )
' I oiilliiii-li,.,) niiirht-.Si-ii-,
rultiln, Siu-vllril Km
Itlii niiiiiilmii, iiiiiiuim-
tli-s wHIIiik or .Sun
,.Hf iiriii-) or Mriwi,
I.iUiitKtKo, Ijipiic- llurk
,Sur. Tiiruiii nr'iilinj-,
Iiilliitmil Tinill,
llUpllH-rlit. Ilniiii-lil-i
tin, .11 lllllll.
iSore or fnflmmil Kjrs or
i:)L-llili
Ciittiri-li, l'ikorrlii'.i,
Iijritn-.i, llyM-nliry
Sur. .Mih., liiiliitnisl
llrvnH
I'liliifnl or loo I'ulii.i.
, Monlhlk-i
Jlllli l.i-ir. utarinn lll-
litMt mill Tu rnu !-
KXTIMCT
1IIK
PEOPLE'S
lililin- 'iiiiiilnln,
RFMFDV f''ll',l and !Mr:.tmry
nCIVICUT, ('liiilliiu'i ami Mcoriti
lion of lni.iiin, i r
l OK Allllltx
Vnrlcosi' Vi-iiiK. Kit
l.iixisl or Inllainul Veins
I'lri-rt. (Mil Sotrn, Inlnr
! ual t lii-nllon
Hull. jirlmn-I-s. Tn-
EXTERNAL
AMI
nTfflmmriT mors, II-. I b'Trllmsri
-INTERNAL . ami Hum n, t it
I it! or Swire Kiel,
vrni-i ,'hniliiirM,unii,r f.nl
USE. i 'He II
JVIiiii or W'liitlniT, Front
ttl I, Unix or I'nrt
S1oiiilli Itlli-s. Innirt
Mill.', ( tinj.K -1 Ham!.
I'llMI'N i:.VIIl.Ti.furi-uI.-l)Viill l lrsl.
I'lns- lirnixlsta, mill itciniiiuculiit by
nil DruwtJ, riiy.jclmii, ami i-t r
llllll.V uliu Im -M-r UMll It.
I'ltmplilcl coiit.ilmn? lll.toryuml t'.m mail-i-l
Ihi- on iiiiiiciii'jii, If not f jtin I aty-'.ur
Iini(.vit'n
POND'S EXTRACT CO.,
ViirU nml I.oiiiIiiii.
iiv.vu-.iir.
i In Chancery Maj'.er'i Sate.
lalt- of Illinois, Al.'Mieltrl otm'y ?
; In tin-AUv.instr I .in.ty l.i..i.t i :
j WillUin M. Athirtoii Hinl.li.lin llr.'UM-tt .1 In
llol-Uii Hiil .MurK'tn t Wallarr-I'artitli'.ii
UJlJIII.il noti.T n l-ii-tiy :in-n Hut i.-i t
MUnirofn ill-vile r iwiol In tlie jl; jtc
t cnlllliil eaii.e, In nl o nu nt tin- M..V 'tn.i
i llit-M-ol, A. H I-'-. 1,.1-iluiQ IIji:i..iii nu W
l In cliunri-ry of snlil r.Hinl) , will on 1 . :. r !.iy
Hit- i'l'l iIjv of siitc-inl" r, A l l"7 at llir
liolirof i o'rlork i. Ill of kh-I il.-ly m I at pull
I lie inn I mi-, nt Hit omit lion.i- 'luir ill Uici.l) if
1 Ciiiio, III olil c.Miiilv. t- IhIIkiIii it istnoi 1
! li-.il i-Iali- to.vtll i in-onlli lull I'ii-ii jiI'i
! i-.t-l iii irti r r - lion ttti'iily-M-trii ' i .town
I fillip illlM-n (Mi, ..uili ran?i-. nun U-r Iw j '
1 M-.t of II..- Ililnl iriiiriul iiKiiluii in lie
! t-oiinlj of .U-uiiili-r unit Mali' of I u. . 1 1-
Ifcrilur with II leu. in. til nnil lim mnnil
tlirit-tinto Ix loii(tltirf or Ilien-to nprtum
'It-run of sali- -iiii-lniir i-u.li in lim. I lit"-
miri' in out- nn-1 Iw rur nujl iih-:i'
ttltli mv i-r -nt lntrn-t r annum Lien u
ilifrrnsl KiMiriil In lie u:uri-l In rVn."
i on tlie iiti'iiTl) .olil
I iilro, Illinois, Aiimi.l i'lli. I
. .lullN l IIAIIM S,
I Muier In I lisnrt r
t I.lni-smr A. I.innlt-n. C.iiiii!.iiiuni., . ..J- ; .i
. i...-',Htr.
' Miiici:
Is lit-ii-ly jtivrn tiiat ilt-fuult lu.ti-jr Vi-n ir.a.lc
. I irinurr ilktn ily iUy in Hu- paj iiu-nUif
u Mirlioii of tlie amount wiunl loin.- i.iil liy u
; ii-rtaln ninrlk-ov-i-iMculnl liy .Imiir. Jl iiirrly
lo WillUmi . WVtnioie mul rriilirirk luwn
. nnil. luliiiliiifitniliirs, ,c. ofl.tilm I Hr.iett-I,
iliTuiMil. iluiiil July Itli, i-;i on-l nt nli I in
the riionltr'n olllct- inumlfur lr , ! rr nn
l . In tin.' stJli-i.f llllnoli.in IkiL 1, on imiie
l -T, Ac , unit in llu-iilllci- ol tlii" rt-if ltt-r ofifwli
, In llici-ityof I aim, in salil rmnl uml t.nl t- in
Imok L of ili.4, on ikc '-V., A'- Wt II,.-nil-I
ilcrsliri-.iil, mi1 niorlf.'-.ii:,'.-. , will on NtriirLiv
i Hie i lei i'ii III il.iy of s.iieinlH-r iiil. i, l: .
i nt inn'i'liick In tin: foivnoon of Hint i!-, unuYr
! nml liy virliH'Of Hit- .rrof rak- con aimil In
( ni tuorliniif.. sell, at public nil- Inn to llio
niKni-ji Dinin r, lur t'a.ii, nt liu- olllri- litnlilinc of
ll:t' ItiKlics nftlu- Cairo City l'l opert- tit Hit-turner
or Wa-iiinvloii mi niii-iio'l KlKlil.t-iitlmtitvl
In Mill rltv of i.alro, in Alrniin'li r county ami
M.-ttcoflllinoK nil tlieriulit, llllc iui-1 lril. it' t
of alit .Limes M lli ril , or lilt a..i?i:4, in
uml to lots nuiiilxrisl M (ililrleen) nnd II fmr-ti.-n.)
In MiH'k iiiiinlxTiil ii 'tm-iity-nlui) in
:ilil city of Culm, uixor-lliii; to tin- nfopiiii p at
llintfil, w Ith I tie- appurtenances In i-iilli-lj tit-piirpo-.-saml
coiiiUlloii ol'-ilil .Mutlt'sK'-
Uatisl, I nun, 1 1 1 Im. I a. ,tij.-iitt li.tli, Is;
WILLI .M L W LI .Mtiltl ,
rilLIII.liM K 'IOW.S.SLMI,
s-K-til. Aclinlnii-trator j
Evansvillc, Cairo and Momphls
ItJ LtJdjlll JTdjUKtiL JU..
"KOi:-
iJ
Fuducah, Shawncctown, EvanB
villc, LouiHvillo, Cincinnati
nnd all way landings.
T!io unrhnlk'il Iilo-whrel cli-nmrr
IDLE WILD,
I) II KiiMLKIi - .MuMir.
Ku. It, 'Iiiosuh Clerk.
W ill lr.ie i:vmi8UIIIcforCiilrotviry.MO.NIAY
Htnl 1 11 l'lts-lA 1 ut I o'clock p III.
Leim-M Cairo i vt-ry '1 L'lisDA V nml I'lllllA ,nl
0 o'clock ii in.
'I In- tli'ttant hIiIc-wIik-1 steaini r
ARKANSAS BELLE,
IlK.V IIOWAUH
W AI.7I.I1 II, ri:.NNINIITIlS.,
Matter
, tltrk.
Wlllle.ii-I.vunllle lor Iulint-ui7 TL'KS
llAVuml rilll A Y ill I o'clock p. in
Will leini-l.uiioi-vtiy WLIlM.MIAViill'Is-AT
I J I! I . V ut li o'clock p. in.
'I'lif t-Icjpint Hiili'-wlu'tl "trainer
PAT. CLEBURNE,
.Ioiin rion-, Sliiniii'
Mat. Wiixiam cit-ik.
Lcaii i i:viinvllli- fur Cairo every W'KIlKK.s!-
DA V uml SATUKAIlV u!5 p. m
I.cim-s Ciiiio t'Veiy UlL'ltSIIA V ami hlf.VDAV
ut Hp in.
Knell boat iniikci close conned loin at Culm
it....u....
.... U.M. IIKUI.IiniKIII Ul'lill ill
SOL. MLVIIII,' IWiiikci AkciiI.
IIAl.t.lllAV IIIIOS,, I . ,
j, m. rini.i.ir.s, Mgi-nte.
. , . , i tillAMMIIlt,
aiipeiinlimli-iit uml (iiiunil Fu-lclit Aiiciil,
u-;i.-.n.y. KiiiiiKvill. Iiiiliitiiu.
I'..y l-llrll,. .. !..l.i.-i.. t.. ...
? iS A? l.';"l.,' '.umor unnl lei hnnlrt wrlto
J.U. llAKI.If, .S,i,HN Scvt-ntliht.,St Louli.Mo.
VOU CAM MaKK IT VAX,
fUESORIPTZON i FREE,
'i'wlV Olmilnnatl, Onlo,
PQKD
mill iu?ruiiM nieiilliein lor rl l.ouif., All'lll-
plils uml New Orlt-ain, nml nt i:viuin illi- nitli
tilt' I'.. A. L. It. 11 lol iillpoliiUNoilhiiinl Kant,
unit with tho I.oiiijiilc Jluil .steimu'is for all
points on tlic tipper Ohio, kI Inir through u
cclnts on tit-llit ami piLscngiia tu all Pointa
liiljutarv
