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COMMERCIAL. QUE; MOTTO: . '! Ths Best Goods at tie lowest Pr ice shire l lew than eleven hundred. Tl Kadloat majority lo New Hamp W. F. Schdcmm. Editor wd rublUher. mm m Th desnocracy th ,rU counttM f th stat ol WlnoU ar requeeUd to MBd delegate toatateOBVntloa W b Id at 8prisnW, WlnoU, THURSDAY, th 11TB DAY OP APBIMI7S.. at o'clock m, for th purpos of Bomlaatlng oi eandldat lor th offlc of stat treaa- urer, and one candidal for the office of m&a wouid M ,ctlre a mem state superintendent of public instruction 0, M party nas iq Uie and to trnaaot sue otner usuiose coma below It The sataral counties are entltlad to tb following representation, based ea the tote tor government la VoM for Sf o. art iu IS. Dl. Adams... Alexander. ItOlldtMMaM. 13 t 1,147 4I 1,ST a,S4 91 Boon. 1 a bureau-... Calhoun .. 5 1 Carroll., Cut ...... Champaign tbrinino... T i Clark Clay.... tlMtHHttllMMI i 4 bunion....... Oolta...-.-... Cook Crawford.... Cumberland IXKalb...., lwit Douglas...... ' PuFafre...... ,. a,i . SS.17H ,. l.Ms .. 1.4r 3 3 a 4 3 H,Nm win 1,'8 U.OtA ., b'a i', v- 1,01!) 4,7X0 1..TH) 8,H4 1,244 3.U6 4,287 744 2,m 8, 1 ,S4:i 2,1M 3 r-Oiar. Edwarda. Effincban 1 5 6 a Kayrfta. rora Franklin..... teeee Fulton...... tiallatia....- Urteee ................. Grundy...-........... Hamilton MMM. ...Ml Henoook ......... 3 ID 3 4 a Hardin Handtreon, a 2 4 Henrv.. Iroqtnia M .... .... .........M ......... a Jacatoa., Jaapar.. Jefferson 4 3 s Jeney 4 A Jo Davieas ohnaon Kaa ........... Kankakee-.- Kendall m..mwh EllOXllt.HIIIIH..ItM Lake. ........... ........ MHMMIII IIHMMM ...... ....... a,s75 1t.X 8,089 1.4H8 H18 2,71 1,077 ,44(l 2.1IKI 3,3n 2,li29 3, (i. 4,773 4,729 J,US 1,544 2,uiS B17 3,142 l.m 4. v) l,w l,sn 1,M2 J.IHH ;t.2i4 l.lfO 1 a,4t 14W 1,44I 4. U74 49 7 47 5, ft La Salle..., Dewrenoe Lee- Li ringaton.. .... Lofran....MM..M.......i Macon .. Macoupin... Matllaoa Marion ..... Marshall ilaaon Mansac . McDooough. MoHenery.... Mi: I .ran. ... M.-tiunl Mercer Monro ........ Montoomery Morgan. Moultrie.. ... Ogle...- Peoria....... l'erry ...... .... Plittt . l'ike.... Pope .. PulenlfJ Putnan KanHolph Richland...-. 1,W4 Hoc Island m ......... ii.m4 Saline l.:: Sangamon ... tiJVi Schuyler ...... - !,: Soutt.. 1.414 8 he by .. Stark' Kf Clair Strphcaaoi T .unwell. ......... Union Vermillion 3,U 5.S75 8.7U4 8,3'J 6 4 7 2 4 2 4 ft 4 a a a & Hi Wahaah. . Warren ,! Waahington . l.ll'i Way..M. White Whites idea.... Will - WHIiambon... Winnebago. . Woodfotd..... 2,m 4,W l.twl 1. WW 2, sa Toial...... - -..275.254 . cyrus 11. Mccormick, ' Chairman. Tue committee unanimoualr recomend to the democracy of the northern grand divi sion and second appellate district, that they hoU their convention, for the pur pose of nominating clerks ot th surpreme and appellate courta, for said division and district, at JoUet, on Thursday, April 18, 1878; - And for the central grand division and bird appellate district, that tte delegate appointed from said division and district, to the state convention, to meet in conven tion at Springfield, on the day said state convention Is held, at 10 a. m., for the pur pose of nominating clerks of the surpreme and appellate courts tor said division ana district; And for tb southern grand division and fourth appellate district, that they hold tbelr convention at Centralis, Thursday, May 10, 1878, for the purpose of nomina ting clerks of the surpreme and appellate courts, tor said amnion ana district; The ratio of representation in said con vention to be the same as in the stute eon' ventlon. Taos. SHUtutY, Secretary. AT LaHGK. C. H. McCormlck, CD. Hoiles, J.B.Mann, W. K. Murphy, A. 1. Uoodard, B. V. Burgen. ' t : ' DISTRICTS. 1. R. E Godell, 11. J. M. Bush, 2. Tho E.Courtney, 12. II. P Bhumay, a. Thomas Shirley, 13. J. A. Mallorr, 4. lUchard Bishop, 14. John W. Bmilb, 6. F. U. Marsh, 15. Vf. Cochrane, & J. . Drake, It. Ln B.Varsons, 7. W. A.. Steele. 17. U. O. Gsrke, 8. J. Dull, 18. T. K. Bouton,' A. W. T. Davidson, 19. 8. Z. Landes, 10. George Edmunds. Democratic County Convention, A maBS convention of tbe Democratic voters of Alexander county, will be held at the court house, in this city, on Saturs day. March 30th, next, at 2 o'clock p.m.. for lh purpose of electing three dele gates to the state convention to be held at Springfield on April 11th, next; and three delegates to tbe district convention to be held at Centralis on May 16th, next. .Taos. W. Ualliday, Chairman. Cairo. ID.. March 7. 1873. AiiomciiEns. ro ctssx awfrbmi court, a. 0. d. .MauflMrliedloanneiinteR. A. 1). WII BANKS, of Waahington County, aa a runSidate for Ok of Saprwa Court. Southern (irand i,ttog, llliooia. subject 10 the -te juon 0f th Uitnocr BOBUBauag oommiuea, to be held at ceuinUa, May ku, w- 127 7S BOtt OLSBK 09 TK APPELLATE COCBT- " " rotrRTH Dimcr, illihois. nr. .M authorised to announce ; HARDIM CAM of UarlyVa, Clinton esanty, at a candidal rr.e?:'JTitnin7decMoB0l the iMttoentia tnircotio called to meet at UatralU, May fcla, IS, We' tf" 4i0inr1ied I announce W. O. Le GKURK, of aUnngnam County, as a eaadieate nimrk of In Appellate iun, wuni gitviea, f.TrlaU. eubjeot to the decision of tbe Dcow llliwceanDtiui flU4 to tut at Ce trails, Kay Ituh " The nous committee on railway and oanalahas ureed torouort kill making Dcs Jloinesltaptds canal free forever, Tills la of great importance to rlver.navigatton, and relieve boat ownera of a great bur den In th waf of peymont of toll. Tbb Illinois State Reg say that C. it. Uu(rhea,;ol tbts city. Is spoken oi u a poeslbl candidate before the- Repub lican nominating convention Tor con mas. Mr. Huehe is perhaps as tble a district. A DKLIGATIOK of St. LaulslaUS, lutcr- ested In the improvement of the MUsls- aippl river, were before the Louse corns mlttee on commerce on Wednesday, and made an argument tor an appropriation ot $3,000,000 for the Improvement of tbat river as recommended by the St, Paul aMoclation. ILaBDiN Casi, editor of the Vniutitu- tion'flnd tnie, of Carlyle, Clinton count ty, U a Democratic candidate for appel late court clerk. ' Mr. Case is a gentle man ot fine ability and in every way qualified to fill the Important office tor which be 1b working;. ; lie U a staunch Democrat and baa done (rood work for the party, and deserves well at its bands. Should he receive the nomination he would receive the nnlted support ot his party. A Novil transportation scheme has bean agreed upon by the bouse committee on railways and eansls, and will be report ed to th house by the chairman ot the committe in a few days: It is for a freight railway to connect the Ohio and Mississ ippi valleys with tide-water. The opera torship of the railway Is to be in the hands of an inter-state commission, consisting of on person from each of the twelve states, who are to have Its sole management and control. Congress grants no lands or mon ey aid, but simply a charter. It is believe d that 156,000,000 Will be sufficient to con struct the single track line, and that it can succeed by marling freight the principal business and passenger traffio subordi nate. There ieto be no capital stock, but tbe road is to be bult en tirely on borrowed money, it u ex pected to run by the way of Ouot luulh and St. Louis; thenc esstward by the Ohio alley. EIVEE IMPROVEMENT. Meeting f th (Jbnuiber of femnere lo Take Action in Favor senator t!oekrli' BUI. A meeting of the chamber ot corns merce of Cairo was bold at their rooms on Wednesday evening for tbe purpose of taking action in reference to the bill lately Introduced into the United States senate by Senator Cockerel!, lor the appointment of a commis sion on tbe Improvement ot the Missis sippi river. The attendance was large. President Wood Rittenhouse presided. Tb following preamble and resolution, Introduced by Col. S. S. Taylor, were manmously adopted: " Where ts tbe chamber ot commerce of the city of Cairo, in the state of Illi nois, bat been informed ot the contents of a bill lately Introduced into the senate ot the United States ty Senator Cockrell, providing lor ine appointment 01 a com mission to devise plans for and to super Intend the survey and construction of works for tbe permanent Improvement ot the navigation of the Mississippi river, and tor tbe protection of such portions 01 una Doraeriog on 11 as are now sub ject to inundation ; and . "Whereas, In the opinion of this body. the means indicated by the provisions of said bill are eminently wise in their nature, and well calculated to Insure the end In view, therefor "Resolved bv this association that the honorable senate and house of represen tatives of the United States be, and they nereay are respectfully requested to pass tne Dili aoove aauaea to, or some similar Dili, at as early a day as possible. In or aer mat speeay reiier may be afforded from the burdens arising from the uncer tainties and dangers of the navigation of mo juisswsippi river, a nignway 01 na tional importance, and protection riven to such portions of the country border ing on it as are now sumect.to inunda tion." Wood Rittenijol'sk, President. Chas. Pink, Secretary. The Paoking Business of Chicago Messrs. lloward, "White & Crowell, pub lishers ot th Dally Commercial Bulletin, have published their ninth anual report of the packing of Chicago for the season of 1877-78 and th year ending March 1, 1876. ine report shows by far the most extcnaive business on record and exceeds even the expectations of th best informed. The to tal paoking from March 1, 1877. to March 1, 1878, was 4,009,311 hogs; average weight i ol summer packug lso.00.iO0 pounds and tne average yield of lard 32.50 pounds, against an average weight f 189.79 pounds ana a yield of lard 20.10 pounds for tbe last summer's season. Th winUr packing (regular season) was 2,501,288, against 1,018,084 last season. The average weight of th winter season was 228.84 and 89.05 pounds of lard, against the weight of last year ot 215.9T pounds ends and a lard yield of 8,610. Th manufacture of the product necessarily shows a heavy increase and is reported as follows: Lard, 2,2j) tierces; mess pork, 324,573 barrels: th total oi all kinds of pork barreled is 338,430; sweet pickled hams, 00,270 tierces; green btms, 87,044,127 pounds; dry salt hams, 1,883,220 jiuunui, ions; out, 11,478,043 pound, and Bouta Staffordshire, 1371,207 pounas; sweet pickled shoulders, 0.172 tierces: green and dry salt shoulders, 84 44(),?80 yuuuuo, ruugu .ubi,ji,uv pnunnv; ( urn berjands, 4,910,312 pounds; short nt... 173,404 pounds; long rib, wu.ajfi i,0U!,.K: shor clear, 43,2116,803 pound.! lotg dear, 84,129,504 pounds; Soutb Staffordnblre, 8.4M.T27 rpounds; Streetford, 3 481,551 pounds, Irish eut, 530,O?t poui d .; York skire, 1,083,801 pounds; Birmingham, 411,. 845 pounds; UMures, 1,000,817 pound-, other euU, 22,600,834 poundt; bacon, signed 2,0067)00 pound; bellies, 1,430,861 pounds; backs, 2,474,926 pounds; hocos, 8,578 bar U;plg tongues, 1,983 barrels, and f,C33 krgtoi gruee. Caino, Ins., Thursday Evknino, , March 14, 1878. . There is 110 change worthy of special mention in tbe general condition of the market here. Trade hag been fairly ac tire during tbe week and transaction in flour, gru'u and bayxbave been liberal. Flour,whlle prices have not made any fur ther decline, Is weak and transactions are confined exclusively to the order trade. There is no speculative demand whatever, Receipts during tbe week have Been fair, though stock are not very largo. There is good demand for .good mixed to choice hay at quotations below. Com. mon and low grades hay Is in good sup ply andquiet, dull and low. The de mand for corn is good. Uecelpts are light and the supply limited, frlnca remain about as last quoted. There is an active demand for oats at quotations aud all that arrive finds ready sale. We note an improved markot for meal, and city mills are running day and night. Prices are steady and firm at quotations below. Bran la in light supply and good tie mand at $15. Receipts ot potatoes are larsro and the market is full. The demand Is fair and prices steady Tbe market is overstocked with apples and manv are rottlnc. Trices are de clining. Choice butter is scarce and in mod demand at hlirhcr prices. Medium and low grades are plenty aud dull. Receipts of eggs are largo, and the mar- ketlsfull. Trices are weak at 8c. Poul try is In good supply and receipts are good. Prices arc a shade wcoker. BATES OF FREIGHT TO NKW ORLEANS AND WAY rOISTS. Mcmnhu, Vicksburg. ao O; 25 12 37 17 Drybbl 25 Grain special 15 Pork & Beef 30 40 Hav 15 20 Bank landings 5 cents per 100 lbs., and 10 cents per bbl. higher. TUE MARKET. tt9Our friends should bear in mind that the prices bore given are only lor sales from first hands in round lots. In filing orders and for broken lots it Is necessary to charge an advanci upon these flgures.-TjSa FLOUR. Prices arc weak, ihoucli no lower than at the date ot our last N-ui. The order demand is active hihI .-,-ili-s r; liU-ral. Tuere is no epcu!-tlv.' ! n.i;iul. lie ceipts are fair, but rt.;k uie not very large. Sales were: 600 bbls. Various Grades on orders $4 23WJ 00 200 50 Family 6 00 XX 5 00 100 XX 5 00 200 200 it Various Grades on orders 4 25G 23 Various Grades on orders 4 006 00 11AV. l'here is a good demand for choice bay at $12 0012 50. Receipts are light, and tbe supply small. Low grade hay Is plenty and quiet. Sales noted were 1 car good mixed at $11; 1 car choice Timothy at $12 60; 3 cars choice mixed at $11; 1 car red top at $S; 1 car common mixed at $9. CORK. There is a good demand tor corn at quotations, llectipts.are light land the supply small. Sales were 3 cars white in sacks nt 45c; 1 car white in bulk at 40c; 3 cars white in bulk at 40c; 2 cars mixed in bulk at 39c; 1 car white in sacks at 45c. OATS. Receipts are light and supply small. The demand Is good at quotations, and prices are firm. Sales noted were 3 cars mixed in sacks at 32c; 1 car mixed in sacks at 32 c; 3 cars mixed in bulk at 29c, MEAL. The demand is good and prices steady at quotations. The supply is about equal to the demand. Sules were 200 bbls city at $2 2S2 30; 100 bbls'do at $2 30; 100 bbls country kiln died at $2 15 ; 200 bbls country kiln dried at $2 15. BRAN. Bran Is in good demand at $15. POTATOES. Receipt are good and the stock on the market large. Prices are steady. Sales were 10 bbls common at $1 10; 250 bbls peachblows, In sacks at 40c; 100 bushels do at 35c; 150 liusliels early rose, in sacks at 50c. Al'PLES. There is an overstock on the market, and many are rotting. The demand is i- , , . . . . ..... w& mm low. ouies were Jo bbls va rieties at $3 50(4; 25 bbls choice Ben Davis at $55 25; CO bbls varieties at $3 504 50. - BUTTER. Choice butter is scarce aud lu good k mund. Receipts are light. Common and medium grades are plenty and dull. Sales were 10 pkgs. choice dairy, 2425c; m pkgs. southern Illinois, 1418c; 100 lbs. Southern Illinois at 15c; 20 tuba northern packed, 2425c; 3 tubs cooking', 7Sc, 200 lbs. gilt edge at 28c. KGG3. Receipts are large and the market over stocked. Prices are still lower. We note sales ot 10 boxes at 8c; 22 pkgs. at 8c; 000 uozsn at sc. POULTRY. There is a largo stock on the market, wmie mo demand is light and prices lower. Sales reported wero 6 dozen hens at $2 CO; 0 dozen good mixed chlekons at $2 60; 6 coops mixed chickens, $2($2 25; 3 coops old heni it'iJ 60; S dozen choice hens, $2 502 75. PROVISIONS, Sales ware 1,600 lbs. dry salt sfionlrjcrs at VI 5'J; 600 lbs, shoulders tit $3 (10; 11X 0 lb-, dry salt clear rib stiles at $5 60; 11CD S. 1. 1'. hams at Sc. LARD. Sul-s were 6 tierces refined kettle rend ered 7o. ' ONIONH. Sales were 10 bbls. Illinois at $1 76!). The supply Is good and demand light. CABBAGE. The supply g fair and prices steady at 13 ouii uu, according to quality. DRIED FRUIT. Dried fruit of all kinds is plenty and - : O. HANNY, Oorner 8th Street and ; " .1 , - .LTD 3D CD JE UG11 m S3, A 'I- Drjr : Goods, ; Boots and Shoes, Clothing, Hats and Caps, Coflees, Teas, Sugars, Bacon, Hams. Specialty in Butter, Cheese and Flour. Prints, Domestics, Bleached Muslins, Shirtings, Flannels. Tickings, Dress Goods, Silks. A lull line of Carpets, Mattings, Floor Oil Ladles' and Misses' Boots, Thia atwk ta entirely Nnw nrl Fresh. Our Stok embraoes everything needed in uoous. f lease jpive iw nau, examine our dull. Prices range (from 2 to 3o for apples and 4(4c for peaches. SALT. Sales were 600 bbls. Ohio river at $1 15. DRESSED MEAT. Sales were 400 lbs pork at 33n. The weather Is entirely too warm for handling dressed meats, and onr commission men do not care to touoh It. 1.600 TIMES Larger stuut Life t On receipt of $1.50 1 will send to any address an Imported French Microscope that will magnify over 500 times any small object. A very useful and instruc tive Instrument, brass mounted and put up In a neat case, warranted as recom mended or tbe money refunded, ' Its magnifying power is so great that living objects can be readily discovered in a drop of water, and for examining small objects, all manner of Insects, the texture of cloths, &c, detecting foreign matter in sugar, flour and other articles of diet, for detecting counterfeit money, and a hundred other useful purposes, it will be found Invaluable. An endless Bourcc of amusement for the coming winter evenings. Sent by mall on receipt of price. SEAVER & CO., 61 Tark Place. N. Y. City. Jan 19-d&w-6r. Can Be Beautiful ly Dyed or Re paired at a Trif Clothes, ling Expense L&dies i:i Cents. C. O. D. Old Hats Made New. CHAN. 8IIELLKY, No. 30, Eighth Street. FAX.L IXT PRICES. SECURE AN AGENCY AND f5'J OK 100 PES WEK. "The Ever Ueady and Never Out of Order" Homstead $20 LOCK-STITCH SEWING $20 Machine FOR DOMESTIC C8I. WITH TABLE AND FIXTURES COM PLETE REDUCED TO Only Twenty Xlollftra A perfect and unsaualed. laree. etrone and durable machine, constructed elegant aim auiuiu, irom tne eest material witn mathematical precision, (or constant fami ly use or mttiiutuuturiug purposes. Al. ways ready at a moment's notice to de it day's work, never out of order and will last a generation with moderate care; easy to understand and manage; light, smoothe and swift running, like the well-rcgulatftd move ment of a tine watch; simple, compact, effl. c;ont and reliable, with all the valuable Im provements to b found in the highest priced machines, warranted to do the same work the same way, and as rapidly and smoothly as a $75 machine. An acknowl edged triumph of ingenious mechanical skill, essentially the workioc woman's friend, and far in advance or all erdlnarv machines for absolute strength, reliability and general usefulness; will hem, tuck, fell, Hoam, quilt, bind, braid, cord, gather, rut rW, shirr, plait, fold, scollop, rou, embroid er, run up breadths, etc.. with wonderful rapiuiiy, neatness ana ease: eewi tne strongest lasting stitch equally tine and smotbe through all kinds ot goods from otimbrlo to several thicknesses ol broad. cloth or leather with one or coarse cotton, mubu, ma vr ;wine. uivesperrect satisfac tion. Wilt earn It cost several times over in a season In the work it does, or make a 5ooa living for any man or woman who esires to me it for that purpose works ao raitniui and easy the servants or children can use It without damage. I'rioe of ma chine, fully equipped tor family work, with light table, reduced to only $20. Half Case, Cover, Side Drawers and Cabinet Styles eacn at correspondingly low rates. Sale uollverv euarantnail free from damaire. Explanatory pamphlet illustrated with en- mriniaoiioe several atyias or maonines. references, variety of sowing, etc., mailed tree. Conlidt-ntltl terms with liberal in ducements to eoterpalsing olergymen. teachers, buslnoea men. traveling or local agents, etc., who deilr axclusiv agencies, tm.inumi on application. Address Jofin U. Jtsndall 4 Co., 121 Broadway, N. Y. . . aibly A PHYftint noicAi View of JJsarmiKe ! TffKWWOt a Ontae to Wedlock aa ranldoitlal TnatlM on the itutlM at mtr ri.M ana Uta JAN atuMttaat anSt lor It i id. nu of Baproduotton tad ue ineeeaee or wemn. A hook for ,rive, con.ia. raMnadlas. SOU pafe, prtoa liilali 11 tt III IwtIr.oVMS31 Wiruii tkiOS mi ai t."''Jtxa"r-r Beore Slaeaata, wuA Um Stat ac K7uW,,MJrft5l7 .i . oS!i' B.iST,t,nn Ia,Oaatra,aBtnte,tht upium Hablt,ac, prtn Kief. JS!.1Xl!"f feJl"" I""1! et erlea . or at) tane, h..u(lfW!lJi illu!r.M, lor Tt cU. th at. at.lieiiia.lt AniftDTioirif. aetneen until J",.,'wJ',"'ouutluag awl iU nutif jtoagiifniuaic aave ;e h: 1 Mi. uiAa)vcrur61Ntbl'gCMStIiialla Commercial Ave. ..'., Cloths, Curtain Damasks, Children's Shoes, Genu' Boots and Shoes SDeclal attention elvcn to Country trade the City or Country, in Groceries or Dry gooua anu nno wmn yu uuj. CO A I, Coal Coal, PITTSBURGH. PARADISE, MT.OARBON(Blg Muddy) AND PEYTONA CANNEL Orders for Coal by tho oar-load. ton, or in hogsheads, for shipment promptly attended to. To large consumers and all manufacturers, we are prepared to supply any quantity, by the month or year, at uniform rates. CAIRO CITY COAL CO. Offlceon whan Mat. foot of Sixth street. Office ot lialllday Brothers, opposite 8t tnariea uoiei. Egyptian Mills, Twentieth strwt. (Joel Dump, foot or Thirty-eisTntb street, or Post Office drawer suo F. Blake -Bwaleisln Paints, Oils, Varnishes kVall Paper, Window Glass, Win dow Shades, &o. Always on hand, the celebrated Uluminatl Oorner Eleventh Street and Waahl ton Avenue ACIIOUA Oil. Browa' X3vilXcllaxK ILLINOIS CENTRAL E. R. Short eetnd QUICKEST ROUTE TO St. Louis & Chicago The only Road Bunning Two Daily Trains from Cairo, Making Traini Leave Cairo -U0 p.m. Fast Express, arriving in St. Louis 8:60 p. m.; Chicago, 7:30, a.m. 2:20 p.m, CINCHTtfATI tt LOTJIS V1LLB FAST LINE Arriving! n Cincinnati 8i30, a.m.; Louls , vllle, 8:25, a.m.: Indianapolis, 4:1 a.m.; : l'assengers by this train arrive at above points HOURS -IN- ADVANO 0 OF ANT 0TEEB KOUTK. lO'p. m. Kast Mail with sleepers attach, ed, for ST. LOUIS and CHICAGO, arriving in St. Louis at 0010 a.m. Chi cago at 4.30 p.m. Connecting at Odin or Effingham tor Cincinnati, Louisville and Indianapolis. FAST TIME EAST fiBsengera by this lino go througD to the East 'without any delay caused by Sunday Intervening. The SATURDAY. AJTKRNOON TRAIN l.KllOM CAIRO ABKIVE8 IN NEW YORK MONDAY UORNLNCK AT 10:M. 36 HOURS IN ADVANCE OK ANY OTIIEtt ROUTE. Advertisements of competinsi lines that they make better time than this one, are are issued eithor through ignoranoe er a desire to mislead the public. For through tickets and Information, apply at Illinois Central R. R. Depot, Cairo. THAJKS AUUVB AT CAIRO 'Frees... . ...........,..3t(0 p.m lail MMMMM.MMM. M.MMWMMWM,,4 AO S.DI, J AS. JOHNSON, , Oen'l Hoillhern'Agt .. Q. Jonbs. Ticket At. SCHOOLTEACHERS-. ' " f".'"r ' "7 tavoung a very small portion Ol your kisure time to tny intsreat, 1 do not x peel yon to eanvaaa for my ealebrahid Beatty'i ' riaiioa anil Orgam unUts you see St to ; but the a i , "tu,rB or you i. uota pleasant and jirunvauia. t uu parucuiar uee. Adaraea DANIXL u r. iibaxty, Washington. M. 3 0nntYt "Kl Morphlno hwt annlotoly an IIUII 1 1 liwi4Urcuni(l.llnlcMi do publicity. GOAL SIGN OF THE GOLDEN LION, Ohio Lovoo. And At SIGN OF THE CRYSTAL MORTAR, Washington Avenue and Eighth Street White Lead White Zinc, Varnishes, Brashes, Paints-ill Colors Rsadj for Illuminating Oils, Lard Oil, Whale Oil Signal Oil, Neatfoot Oil, Tanner's Pish Oil West Virginia Oils. Tho The Elgin Kerosene Can The OnlyPerfeot Can in the World. Made of Glass and Warranted riot to Leak, Corrode or Break. Every family should have one. OIL TANKS and SHIPPING CANS The best in Use. Patent Dome and Measuring Force Pump. Manufactured by Wilson and Eveden. We sell at their prices i (fe ft Agency and Depot for Ayers' and Jaynes' Medi cines. Also for Wakefield's, Hartin's and Mc Lean's Medicines. We control the celebrated Aboriginal Indian Oil, Egyptian Malaria King, Peruvian HOUSEWIVES "Last week I boufiht a 10 cent package of Washine and done my waHhing in ono bill the usual time at leas than half the cost o! Soap. My clothes were whiter. 1 did not have to rub them, and It Oi l not shrink my woolens, and for once I was enabled to get a hot dinner on Monday. So ladliB try it, and you will save labor, time and money. It t perfectly safe to use it. MRS. A. 6 and 10 cent Packages. Br. Woods' Wholesale and Retail Golden Lion Cologne- German Syrup and August Flower, Irish, French and American Glues, Shoulder Braces for Ladies and Gentlemen Coarso and Fine Combs, and Hair Brushes Shoe Buy Copperas, Blue Stone Indigo, Madder, French, English and .American Perfumery All Kinds The Best Extract of Buchu, The Best Sarsaparllla and Blood Purifier Holmans Ague Pads, Woods' Pills, Malaria King, and all Ague Medicines Quinine, Smith's Tonic, Kress Tonic, Nursing Bottles, Gum Nipples and Rubber Clotb Feather Dusters and Counter Brushes Writing Paper, Envelopes, Pens and Ink, Paper Bags, Wrapping Paper and Twine Shoe Blacking, Shoe Dressing, and Stove Polish Pure Imported . Bay Rutu, Splendid Canada Tar Soap- EnKlikh and American Nonp Fine Im ported Handkerchief Extract in origi nal Ilottles or In Broken Quanti ties as wanted at low prlcer. Buy YourPracP. At Barclays' Drag Sioxo. 0 Linseed Oil, Turpentine Window Glass, Putty llo W, Lubricating Oils ELAINE, Family Safeguard Awarded First Centennial Premium and adopted after a thorough Sclentlflo and Practical Test by the U. 3. GOV ERNMENT LIGHT-HOUSE DEPART. MENT. Highly Commended by the U. 8. STEAMBOAT INSPECTORS BOARD OF WASHINGTON CITY Fire risk for Elaine and Gas rate the same with Insurance Companies. Used by Rail r ads Street Cars and Hotels. and DeCinchon s Bark Bitters. USE WASHINE Buy WASHINE AT BARCLAY'S. Ferer Pill at Dr. Woods' Prices. Of Exquisite Fragrance and Durability. Homeopathic Medicines. Gelatine for Table Use-Very Cheap The Best Trusses, All Styles Blacking, Stove Blacking Wax Flower and .Artists' Materials of Almanacs Free to All