Newspaper Page Text
HE CAIRO DAILY BULLETIN, SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 1872
the bulletin:.
JOII
Nil OIIEKLT, Editor and Publlihtr.
- ; . . . - - JUNJS 2, 1872.
Huspa ;
" Til"""' DmT ,,IU"""
JEi month, by w. V,
Th:e month,... - - i
B t month - J
THE HOLLAR WEEKLY ItULLKTIN.
John H. Oberly Co. ha reduced the sub
.rirtlon inri. ol the Weekly C.iro llullelln to
ajerlption pn
IWUf prwwiJm.tnwntf nine cnrp r"
in
Hon. S. S. Cox it seriously ill at Waili
inglon, President Grant's new summer cot
tage at Long Dranch it nearly completed.
Ex-Governor Koernkr has written a
letter In which ho declare his intention
to Mipport Grcoloy and Ilrown.
Dr.conA.TiON iay was generally ob
served throughout tho country, in many
places by more Imposing ceremonies than
ever before
Good Enough
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
iftf whrrr jots nee Ihsil white taut
hlnr.
miU the Toe l down t . .,
And b th word islonir the line,
areeley and Urata Browss."
Kon PRESIDENT,
HORACE GREELEY,
of New York ;
TOR V1CK PRESIDENT,
B. GRATZ BROWN,
of Missouri.
The printers of Boston havo organized
a Greeley nnd Drown club, and hnvo is
sued a circular calling on printers gener
ally to rally to tho support of tho "print
er's candidate."
Good Enough
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
PREAMBLE.
We, the Liberal Republicans of tho
United States In Convention assembled at
Cincinnati, proclaim tho following princi
ples as essential to just government!
DEAD ISSUE Hl'HIKD.
1. We recognize tho equality of all
men beforo tho law, and hold that it is
the duty of tho government in its dealings
with the people to mete out EQUAL AND
EXACT JUSTICE TO ALL, OF
WUATEVEU NATIONALITY, ItACE,
COLOR OK PERSUASION, RELI
GIOUS OH POLITICAL.
2. WE PLEDGE OURSELVES TO
MAINTAIN THE UN ION OF THESE
STATES, EMANCIPATION AND EN
FRANCHISEMENT, AND TO OP
POSE ANY REOPENING OF THE
QUESTIONS SETTLED HY THE
THIRTEENTH, FOURTEENTH AND
FIFTEENTH AMENDMENTS OF
THE CONSTITUTION.
VMV1UINAI. AMNKNTY.
3. We demand tho Immediate and ab
solute removal of till disabilities imposed
, on account of tho rebellion which was
finally subdued seven ycurs ago, believing
that UNIVERSAL AMNESTY WILL
RESULT IN THE COMPLETE PAC
IFICATION IN ALL SECTIONS OF
THE COUNTRY"
DEMOCRATIC TO THE COKE.
4. LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT
with impartial suffrage, will guard the
rights of all citizens mora securely than
any centralized power. Tho pcoplo and
the public welfare requiro tho SUPRE
MACY OF THE CIVIL OVER THE
MILITARY AUTHORITY and
FREEDOM OF PERSON UNDER
THE PROTECTION OF THE HA
BEAS CORPUS. Wo demand for tho
individual tho largest liberty consistent
with public order, for tho stato self-government,
and for tho nation a return to
tho methods of pnaco nnd the constitu
tional limitations of power.
"TRUE AN PKEAC1I1MJ."
C Tho civil servico of tho government
has bocotno n mero instrument of partisan
tyranny and personal ambition, and un
object of selfish greed. It is u scandal
and reproach upon free Institutions, nnd
breeds a demoralization dangerous to tho
perpetuity of republican government.
TIIEREI'OHHA WINE DEMAND.
C We therefore regard u THOROUGH
REFORM OF THE CIVIL SERVICE
as ono of tho most pressing necessities of
the hour; that honesty, capacity and fidel
ity constitute tho only valid claims to pub
lic employment; that tho offices of tho
government cease to bo n matter of urbl-
trary favoritlim and palronago, and that
public station become ugain tho post of
honor. TO THIS END IT IS IMPER
ATI V ELY REQUIRED THAT NO
PRESIDENT SHALL BECOME
CANDIDATE FOR RE-ELECTION
TAKirF UEKNTIO.N HIIOVED A.HIDE
7. Wo demand a system of federal tux
atlon which slmll not unnecessarily inter
fere with tho industry of the people, and
which shall provMo tho means necessary
to pay tno expenses ol the government,
economically administered tho pensions.
tho Interest on the public Uubt ana n moil
erato annual reduction of the principu
thereof, and recognize that thoro are in
our midst honest hut Irreconcilable dif
ferences of opinion with rcgurd to tho re
spective systems of protection and frco
trade. WE REMIT THE DISCUS
SION OF THEM TO THE PEOPLE
IN THEIR CONGRESSIONAL D1S
TRICTS, AND THE DECISION OF
CONGRESS THEREON, WHOLLY
FREE OF EXECUTIVE INTERFER
ENCE AND DICTATION.
NO HEPL'DIATION.
8. Tho public ctodit must bo sucredly
maintained, and we DENOUNCE RE
PUDIATION in every form and guise.
BINU Or THIS TRUE METAL.
9. A SPEEDY RETURN TO
SPECIE PAYMENTS is demanded
alike by tho highest considerations of com
mercial morality and honest government
A WORD FOR TIIK NOLDIER IIOYN.
10. Wo remember with crutitudo the
sacrifices of the soldiers and sailors of the
republic, and no act 'of ours shall ever
detract from their justly earned fame, or
m mil rewards 01 tneir patriotism.
A VAUNT, LAND MORRERN t
11. We are opposed to all further grants
of land to railroads or other corporations.
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SHOULD BE
HELD SACKED TO ACTUAL SET
TLERS. LIBERAL FOREIGN POLICY.
12. Wo hold that it It the duty of the
uovcrninent In its intercourse with foreign
nations to cultivate friendships of peace
oy mating witn all on lair ana equal
terms, regarding it alike dishonorable
either to demand what is not right or sub
mit to wlmt Is wrong.
"EVERYBODY INVITED."
these vital principle., und the support of
toe candidates nominated by this tonven
tlon, we Invite and cordially welcome the
jo-operatlon of all patriotic citizens, with,
but regard to previous political affilUtlo
Thos. S. Ill do way, who was n candb
dalo for Stato Treasurer beforo tho lladl
cal convention, expresses himself satisfied
with tho result of tho conventions delibcru
tions and will support tho ticket nomlna
ted, Thomas always lacked gull to mako
oppression bitter.
We have received n copy of tho Chi
cago daily 'News,' tho Democratic paper
of Chicago. It is a handsomo sheet, ably
edited. Its columns arc full cf tho latest
news, curcfully prepared by competent ed
itors for tho public eye, and in Its politics
it is as sound ns a silver dollar. Demo
crats who nro tired of tho tergiversations
and maliciousness of tho 'Times' will find
In tho 'News' a paper that will glvo to
them perfect satisfaction in tho doctrines
it advocates and in the dignified manner
of its treatment of public men and meas
ures.
Tiik investigations into the nfluirs of
tho Methodist Boole Concern, now being
reported before tho general conference,
show very largo and complicated frauds.
Ono Hoffman, who has hud charge of tho
book bindery for sixteen or seventeen
years, has been in tho habit of making
mall mistakes of from six thousand to
wenty thousand dollars at n tlmo in his
own favor. Much interest is felt in tho
nvestigation, and it is now likely that tho
crookod matters of tho book concern will
be made straight.
Ttte Joncsboro 'Gazette' says:
Patience Is tho word. There Is not much
doubt hut that tho oflW-hnldor will nom
inate Grant it PhlludHphlu, but what of
that. The necessity for n democratic na
tional convention is becoming every day
mcro npparont. Until that convention
acts, no nowspapor or factious politician
nas any rigiil or authority to spcaK lor mo
domocratlo party.
Very good) but has not a Democrat or
R Democratic paper tho right to publicly
oxprcss his or Its opinion as to what the
Baltlmoro convention should do? Is It
not tho duty of every Democrat and Dom
crntlc paper to talk out In meeting now?
The question is "Shall the Baltimore con
ventian nominato n straight ticket or ratify
tho Cincinnati ticket?" If all Democratic
papers should remain mute, If all Demo
crats should hold their peace, and say
nothing In reply to this question, how
rould tho convention express tho will of
tho party? Clearly it could not do so In
telligently. The talk-out policy is the one
to be now pursued.
All tho prominent Republicans of Al
exander county havo identified themselves
witn mo liberal movment except Dan
Munn and Davo Lineuar. Dave feels verv
soro over tko treatment ho received nt tho
Republican Stato Convention, and will
likely go buck on them.
Tho above paragraph wo copy from tho
Carmi 'Courier,' of May 30. Mr. Line
gar docs not feel soro over tho result of
tho Radical Stuto Convention. Ho got
what Munn promised him, tho position of
elctor on tho Grant ticket, and is, wo pro
sumo, well plcuscd with tho nrlte nt which
he bnrtered his determination to support
Greeley uguinst Grant.
The British parliament, In which tho
subject was brought up recently, havo
again voted against giving tho right of
suffrogc to women by a much larger ma
jority than that against tho hill lust year.
It was Introduced by Jacob Bright, brothor
of John Bright, and only favorod tho bal
lot for unmarried women. Ono of tho
members in favor of tho bill assorted that
women in tho United States could have
been enfranchised if tlioy wished, which
it was plain they did not, becauso "Tho
sufl'rugo in the States was so common that
' it was not worth having, and was so cor
'ruptly dealt with, that no respectable
' woman would touch it. Who," ho asked,
' would set storo by a suffrage to be shared,
'he would not say with the Heathen Chi
'ncc, for ho might bo an honest fellow,
' but with every vagabond who had roach-
'ed his 21st year?" It is evident tho
woman's rights' causo in the United States
has boon Hot buck many years, not for tho
reason givon by tho British member of
parliament, but from tho unfortunato
hands into which tho movement has fallen
of late.
The Murphysboro 'Argus' suggests
Mr. T. F. Bouton, of tho Jonesboro ' Ga
zette ' as tho proper man to represent tho
Democracy of tho congressional district
in tho Baltimoro convention. AVo quote :
Greeley and Grant cover tho ground
I hero is no room for another ticket. To
nominato another ticket in Baltimoro
would bo equivalent to ndors ntr Grunt.
This is tho people's campaign, and tho
pcopio snouiii seo to it in time that tho
right mon nro selected as delegates. In
this connection wo suggest tho namo of T.
F. Bouton, of tho Jonesboro 'Gazette.1
Ho is a tried and truo democrat und his
views on tho political quostlon of tho hour
aro In consnnuueo with tho democracy of
Southern Illinois. No truer representative
of tho pcoplo could bo named in this section
ot the state. It Is tho rnrt of wisdom to
send such men us Mr. Bouton to HnHtninrn
unu wo trust, no win no named us ono of
Hie delegates.
From the Du Quoin 1 rlhune, May 30.
We would ask the unscrupulous Demo
cratic editors of Egypt, whether or not,
falsehood and misrepresentation suits thtir
readers and tho cause they anume to es
pouse, better than tiuth and honestv. wo
ask them to desist from publishing D. T.
Lincgar, us a Greeley man.
Hemaukh. Tiik Bulletin was tho
first paper in tho Stato to nnnounco that
Mr. D. T. Llnegar, after tho adjournment
of tho Cincinnati Convention, had publicly
expressed his Ir.tcntion to support Mr.
Grcoley as aguinst Gen. Grant, and wo
again say ho did. This fact Mr. Linegar
will not deny. Ills profession of Grco
loyism was too earnest and too unreserved
to bo now denied. Ho proclaimed it in
the streets of this city, und proclaimed
It loudly, ns also did tho other law partner
of Mr. Munn, Mr. Popo. This profession
of political regeneration was mado during
a temporary absenco of Munn from tho
city, and was continued until the return
of that gentleman, when, presto t Messrs.
Linegar nnd Pope became ns silent as the
grnvo. Then tho Radical Stato conven
tion met nnd Linegar was made a Grant
elector, nnd now If Grant should bo re
elected and Linegar should receive an of-
fico by appointment Would it bo difficult
to put this and that together and thus ns-
cortnintho cnuse of Mr. Linegar's sudden
flop back to Grant ? Tho ' Tribuno' docs
not know tho man it is defending on the
chargo of symputhy with Grceloy.
stealing the city seal of Carbondalo will
convey this Impression indelibly to tho
mind of any person who knows tho repu
tation and standing of tho gentleman
charged with larceny. Col. Brush It ono
of tho most esllmablo citizens of Jackson
county. Ho is wealthy, ana against his
reputation for honesty tho breath of suspic
ion has never beforo been blown. What
objccl could such a man havo In stealing
tho seal of a town a plcco of iron which
in his hands, or In tho hands of any other
man not legally authorized to uso It,
would bo worth Just what that much old
Iron would bring? Tho charge, on Its face,
shows a mean disposition on the part of
tho persons making it. It Is probablo
Col. Brush has had somo misunderstand
ing with tho authorities of Carbondalo,
and has refused to surrender tho seal to
them, and this proceeding Is tho result j
or, it Is just possible, that hls formor po
litical friends havo taken this method to
porsocuto tho Colonel for certain tenden
cies towards Liberalism which ho has
lately manifested. But bo this as It may,
wo are suro thcro is nothing in this indict
ment that will bring any shamo to the
gentleman at whom it is aimed.
CARBOSbALB LETTER.
THE "HOME OF LOGAN" AND ITS
LATEST SENSATION.
COL. D. II. BRUSH INDICTED FOR
LARCENY.
POLITICAL MATTERS EXTEN
SION OF THE C. & S. R. R. DE
CORATION DAY, CROPS,
i&c, &(-., &c.
Tiik. Democratic committee of Un
ion county held ti meeting, at Jonesboro,
on tho 24th, and appointed, as delegutcs to
thu State Democratic convention tho fol
lowing gentlemen : Messrs. T. F. Bouton,
Wm. C. Rich, Morgan Stokes, Joseph By-
bee, T. M. Perrino and James Murray.
To roprcscnt Union county in the Con
gresslonnl convention tho committee up
pointed tho following gentlemen : Messrs
A. E. Holcomb, Geo. B. Cox, M. C. Craw
ford, Noah J. Bruner, M. V. B. Harwood
Al. Leuce, Robt. Buckingham and David
Pen rod.
To represont tho county in theSenato-
rial convention, tho committee appointed
Messrs. A. J. Nimmo, Jasper McElhony,
S. S. Condon, J. O. Sublett, Matthew
Stokes, Sr., O. W. Pennlngor, J. P. Mc-
Lain, Wm. A. Mason, Maj. W. C. Pendor,
David Smith, J. S. Lawver, Robt. S. Rey
nolds, John Buck, Oliver P. Hill, Wm.
R. Hilcman, N. J. Burner, Wm. C. Jloro
land and Robt. E. Seeloy.
- .
Tiik following is frum th0 'People's
Friend,' the democratic paper of William
sou county :
In electing delegates to Baltimore thero
is ono condition u dcslro to impress upon
our democratic friends. Lot no unu bo
chosen who will not nlpdi-n M, ,,.,. .
abldo tho action of the national conven
tion, no mutter what it may be. This of
course Is nothing but tho dictuto of honor
und what might nuturully bo expected
from every gentleman who would accept
tho position of delegate But, neverthe
less, us tbo Hdmliiistrution and its paid re
tainers will spare no exertions to get up n
bolt in tho convention, it Is moto und
proper that tho precaution of plodgos
should bo insisted upon. No democrat
worthy of tliu name, who is loyal to tho
organization, will hesltalo ono moment to
givoil. Then tho delegatus should bo In.
structed by thu State con vmitlnn to voto as
n unit. 1 his Is necessary in order that tho
power and influence ot this great State
may bo felt In tho deliberations. Not to
vote as a unit might fritter away our
rower below that of somo of tbo smallest
States.
THE AERIAL TELEGRAPH.
A hundred thousand dollars havo beon
appropriated by congress to bo used in ex
perimenting on an uerlal tolegraph sys
tem. Tho project seems wild and vision,
ary, but tho inventor bus faith In tho ulti
tnuto success of tho schome. No wiros aro
to bo used, but conductors aro to bo
placed on tho mountain tops, at as high an
ultiludo ns ean bo reached, and tho in
ventor claims that electrical vibrations or
waves can bo mado to pass from such
points through spaco as a stono thrown
Into n clear surfuco of water will causo a
succession of ripples until tho last ono is
broken by contact with tho land. Tho
idea was received with much incredulity
and somo dorision in congress, but history
proves that this has been tho reception of
all great discoveries and inventions, tho
results of which tho world is now enjoy
ing. It is not un absurd prediction that
tho inventor of tho aoriul tele
graph may llvo to bo prcsont
at tho un veiling of his own statue, as was
Morse, tho fathor of tho electric tolo-
graph.
COL. BRUSH, OF CARBON DALE.
Wo publish this morning a lettor from
our Carbondalo correspondent, in which
the statement is mado that Col. Brush, of
that place, has been indicted in tho Jack
son county circuit court for larcsny.
What everybody will learn wo will nof
rofuse to publish, although In this Instance
we are suro tho publication of tho fact
mentioned above without comment would
do a very worthy gentleman injustice.
Wo know nothing about this matter, but
wo uro very certain that tho proceeding
which resulted in tho indictment of Col,
Brush had its origin In personal dlsllko,
political prejudice or unadulterated ma
liciousness. The bare statement of tho
!&ot that tho Colonel bat been Indicted for
Cakiiondale, Ills, May 30, 1872.
Editor Cairo Bulletin: Again wc
havo some news that wo believe worthy of
space in somo city paper, such as will be
robd with interest, no doubt, by your many
intelligent readers.
Carbondalo, and, in foct, tho wholo of
Jackson county, is having what the people
have been pleased to term a first-class
sensation, caused by the receipt of the in
telligence of the indictment of D U.
Brush, by thu grand jury cf Jackson
county, for larceny. Tho news was re
ceived last evening, late, and this morning
early mibt be seen a squad of men hero
and there nil over the city, discussing tho
weal or woe of Daniel. He is charged
with stealing the city seul of Carbondalo,
and many bellovo that ho will bo con
victed, while otlrnrs express consid
erable doubt. Tho trial has been set for
to-morrow and a nunber of our citizens
will bo in nttondancu. Brush is a mem
ber of tho Presbyterian church of this
place, and, up to thin time, of high stand
ing, but his brethren in tho Lord nro not
well prepared to receive this kind of com
pliment from ono that had heretofore, to
all appoarances, been so puro and Christ
liko. Ho has u fow friends among his re'
atives that nre feeling very uneasy about
tho matter, and will put forth every effort
In behalf of tho prisoner. Judge Allen,
of Cairo, is employed by the defendunt.
Judge Allen is a very ablo man, of great
power and influence in this county and
if Brush can bo cleared at all Allon is tho
' boy that can do It."
Political mutters have not assumed
much shupoin this section yet. The nom
ination of Mr. Greeley for tho presi
dency, by tho liberal republicans at
Cincinnati, caused considerable excite
ment at first, but though ugain becomo
quiet, and will remain so until tho Phila
delphia and Baltimoro convention. The
democrats pretty generally accept Mr.
Greeley as the suitable one to bear their
banner. They aro very sanguine of a
glorious victory over Gen. Grant in No
vember next. There aro somo influential
rcpubllcaus (among them a fow Germans)
that aro red-hot for thu farmer candi
date. Thero was qulto a largo turnout, of sol
diers and citizens, at the decoration of
graves of deceased union soldiers, buried
in Carbondalo cemotery. Tho ceremonies
consisted of singing, by tho Carbondalo
Glee club, prayer by Rev. L. B. Dennis,
and nn address by Isaac Clements, Esq.,
after which all thu graves of the fallen he
rocs, thcro buried, wcro decoruted with
flowors.
The Carbondalo ic Shawncetown R. R.
Co., havo decided to extend thulr roud
immediately, to tap tho Cairo & Vinccnncs
R. R. Surveyors were ordered on tho route
somo twolve days ago, und thoy have lo
cated the road to Steal Easy, Williamson
county.
Crops, generally, in this section aro
looking very woll. Tho wheat crop Is as
good as was evor known in this county
The fruit crop wus novor bottor ; in fuel,
it is so heavy tho fruit growers fear great
dumago will bo done to tho trees.
J. O. E
Long Branch aftor tho adjournment of
congress. Afterward ho and his wife are
to visit tho great lakes, returning by way
of tho St. Lawrcnco rlvor. A wicked
writer adds that " the rest of tho royal
family will remain In Europo diirlng tho
summer.
Somo facts regarding Miss Nolllo
Grant nnd her accomplishments havo been
learned by thi Paris 'Journal' slnco hor
arrival In that city, that will bo news to
most of hor American acquaintances.
Tho 'Journnl' snys sho is highly edu
cated, speaking English, German, French
and Italian with fluency, nnd that sho has
contributed, under tho veil of nn anony
mous signature, to several American mag
azines. Regarding hor matrimonial pros
pects, on hor return homo sho Is to marry
tho son of ono ol tho richest manufactur
ers (u tanner, probably) of Now Yorki
who is n memborof tho American parliament.
GRANT'S FAMILY KING.
Korljr-oii of Vm
(Keep the thp run of Vm).
SiKki-i Ml the SUte need none of m ;
AoiriliiKil, tlif r' mure thun threw ton ol Vm
lliimliiun, every non-of-a nun of m,
Old itadd; (irnnl,
The Pass C rmornut,
Fe.lhrm h neM In the Covlnjtcn ponloffloe.
UrsilleL. (i.
(Ilnnkey boy on n spree)
limur on hi put in an Illinois coa.tnffice ;
Hill the connection, of 'l.yoes can bunstolMce
Corti.ninnl Ilent",
Cramemand Uonti,
Sliarprt and Hoot an4 Cnfeynand I'tton ;
Hut (he Dcnl take the lead
Of the whole Melted breed,
For when the placet were going they went In lor
the lat 'nn.
llrothers.hi.Uw,nephe, and couln,
Oroup" of 'em. troop" of m several dot
ens
lliltete.t all on a Ux-trmnd community,
Plundering: whenever they find opportunity,
Playing their Krt.gnme with brotnerlv unfly,
MocktiifMhe people Mllh perfect impunity I
(t I wlmt a Kett
l.llt ifer'i net,
Id a hundred prime cnits, iuh a haul coulln'l
Ret.
Min'MiTs' Judtic. Appra ner, Collector,
MurMinli, Aiseoor'i.ttiirveyors Inspector,
PoBtinititer, Mail Agent, uniformed Hector'.
Cioi I what a corp of em I
Wall There'll he more of 'em t
t-orty-and-ono there will oon l.e three score of
'em ;
Outside are hungry ones '.lit to the roar ol 'em I
Chief and hovl man,
I.'. 3. li. leail the I. ill.
lloh.ltovinif the piil.ln" to IhI'pii hlx (Inn,
If ynii'ro Itoh K.iv't refullon,
Walk un. tk tour nltUin :
If not, nii'l you sigh for a iSovernlnent Million,
Put your hand In your pocket and try a donation.
Motives In thce day are not to he llted
When knaves to omen are tuddenty lifted.
PERSONAL.
Ballon, tho murdorer of young Gol
don, of Qulncy was hanged in Texas on
tho 24th Inst.
Woodhull Is unfortunately tho namo
of a gontlomnn who has arrived in this
country with dispatchos from Gen
Schonck.
Tho telograph roports a "distressing"
accident to a littlo girl of Peoria. Tho
child was drowned.
The poem on Shakcspcaro by Richard
Henry Stoddard, which was solocted for
recital at tho inauguration of tho statuo nt
tho Central Purk, was written soveral
years ago.
Tho princoss of Wales has nt last been
hoard from In somo other connection than
a prospective reinforcement of tho royal
army of Groat Britain. Sho is in that
way, to bo sure, but sho is also becoming
quite doaf,
Stoke's special plea, it is understood, Is
a general commentary upon all proceed
ings hitherto had In his case, with a decla
ration that all such proceedings bavo beon
greatly to his prejndico and damage,
President Grant Intends going to
We any. when we hear
Of the act. It U clear
That (irnnt, tlniUgh not great, ( uncommonly
-
FASHION'S FROLICS.
NOVKLTY, NOT I1EAUTT, THK OOVKRNINO
ruixcii'Li: or fkmimixk attike.
From Temple liar.)
But fashion knows nothing of beauty,
cares nothing for beauty. Fashion ns
peoplo say nowndays, " goes in " for nov
elty. Not to accept anything new for
beautiful, stumps you as an outtido barba
rian. I ho tushlonublo mudiesto uhso
lululy prefers u block a human block, bo
It understood for which nature hits clor.o
nothing. "Kile manqtialio absolum de
tout," suid it famous Purisian dress-maker
of one of thu most:illustriuus other clients
under the late Imperial regime. The lady
who thus was without what every woman
is supposed to have, was considered to bo
tho best dressed woman in Paris if the
empress herself be excepted owing noth
ing to naluro and everything to thu mod
iste, fashion sots usiuu in tno most sum
mary manner all attempts of nature to in
terfero with, hinder, or balllo her. It
lakes no account of native beauty, native
defects. It is no respecter of persons ;
that, ut least, must bo said in its favor.
Clara has rather u long neck, Clurubel a
very short one. What does fashion cure
ubout that? Deep collars or broad tics
uro all tho go, and poor Clurabel's head
seems to sturt direct from her shoulders.
Sho looks absurd; but all her friends would
tell her shu looked still more so if sho
wero out of tho fashion. Long bodies
und short skirts suddenly come in,
and woo to thu woman whose bodies nro
lontrur thun .their members. They must
oxnggcruto a natural defect, in deference
to the omnipotent edicts ol lushion. hkirts
all at unco expand in every direction, and
become us long as they uro broad. Ladies
who never step trom thulr curriuges suvo
into a houso or shop, curry u couple of
ynrds ot uiKy tuil behind them. Undor
tho circumstances it does not much mutter,
and occasionally it looks rather graceful
than otherwiso. But forthwith, thu Indies
who must wnlk bocausu they fannot afford
to bo always driving, Imitate their carriage
menus, aim the pavement is swept by the
skirt of tho puriod. If it wuro only swept
clean, that (would bo somo cotisolutlon j
inougii to itiiiiK ot tnu aunt and nnd name
less dirt accumulated by those fuir crea
tures in n inorninc's walk I hut while hulf
of it adheres to their petticoats, the other
halt is whisked in the air fur thu benefit
of thoso who follow in their footsteps,
ii iiy vniiiiui uiuiYiuuui woman mako
a stand onco for all, and say, each in turn,
" I havo found out what suits mc. I am
tall, or short, or middle-sized, slim, stout
or dump, This now fashion of yours
makes mo look a fright. 1 have studied
tho mutter now lor somo littlo time, nnd
I liavo hit off lo a hair tho stylo of
dress which most becomes me, which
sets mo oir to thu het advan
tage, which docs mo most justice,
mid nil tho modistes in thn world
all it 11 not porsuado mo to mako a guy of
myself." Just look at tho advantage of
such a courso. 'ihrco gloriously good
things would at onco flow from it. Wo
should have beauty, vuriety, and economy.
For fitness is nlwuys more or less beauti
ful, and unfitness novor cun bu even par
tially beautiful. Really pretty womon
aro many, und really uncomely women
nro few. Tho former would bo vol morn
numerous, und tho lutteryot rarer, if fitness
Instead of fashion wero their habitual
study. Women nro willing enough to
rccognlzo that there aro certain colors
which everybody cannot wcur. Ono girl
cannot don yellow, nnothor must eschuw
groon, a third must bownro of purplo. Is
color, then, a relutivo matter, and is form
nn ausoiuio ono f Jiost womon look, per
haps, equally woll in three or four dif.
ferent colors; and it is possible, though
not probablo, that thrco or four different
stylos of costumo will equally becomo them.
Here surely is choico enough,
Dopond upon it, howovor, somo
womon novor do themselves justico
suvo oy uunering to ono nxed
stylo, and oven fixed color. Why. then.
try dangorous experiments ? Tho modisto
may ho (loiigiiicd, ana temaio trlcnui
enamored of novolty, and too kind to
wound, may extol tho dazzling innovation ;
but liiov nil in tneir nouns Know lull wo
I that If a woman is to bo looked at ns a
woman, and not as a clothos horse, tho old
garb was the coinoliest nnd the most be
coming. By strict fidelity to tho rulo wo
aro insisting on, ugly costumes would bo
banishod from sight, and every woman
might walk tho world feeling that she was
oboying tno uicium oi uon jonnson
It was for beauty the world wai made.
The second advantngo that would accrue
is variety, it is oiten urged, in palliation
of tho shifting modes of fashion, thut man
hates monotony, that wo grow tlrod of tho
most boautiful objects if they never change.
Supposing such to bo the case, hero is the
euro. Wo may well all wax woury of a
E articular fashion In dress, If It It not
caiitiful to bctrin with, and yet everybody
ends by adopting It. That, certainly, Is
monotony witn a vongoanco. nut ir each
would dross according to her fashion, wo
should always have hundreds of different
styles all prevailing at tho tamo time.
Beauty and vuriety, with fixedness, would
subsist sldo by side.
TIIS OLlTMATiroTTHF FAMILY.
As a rulo wo do not placo much faith in
signs. Thcro is so much to mislead us In
this lift) that IT wo want to prcsurvo our
reputntion for sagacity it is advisablo nev
er to predict nn ovent until it has happen
ed. Thero Is ono prophecy, however, in
which a man can Indulge with the satis
faction of discovering that his prediction
is very likely to bo fulfilled. A close ob
sorvcr can almost Invariably hit upon thu
old maid of tho family, Hncnn recognize
her ns quickly amongst tho rest of her sis
ters as if sho nlono did nut boar tho murk,
"going to bo married." Sho may nut be
mutter of fact; on tho contrary, she may
bo far tnoro Idealistic in tier temperament
thun tho rest of her family. Sho may not
bo bad, or quick-tempered J for her. char
acter mny bo very sweo', full of the un
obtrusivo bounties of vlrtuo that make up
tho perfect womanhood. She need not
fulfill any ono of tho conditions which
form tho conventional theory uf tho old
maid; and yet traits thcro uro in
her character which proclaim her.
Sho stands "confest," to uso an expres
sion of tho old poets, by the determinable
eccentricities Willi which sho variegates
tho routine of her life. Eccentricities
they must be, fur they find no assiinlla.
lion witli the characteristics ot other girls
of her own uiro. Even when sho pursues
thu path chalked out by tho soclul prac
tices of her own sex, her Imitation has an
air different from thut suggested by that of
others. Sho is coquuttiili with an effort,
though her coquetry may want no
piquancy from beauty. With them, flirntn
lion Is love; nnd her luvo has an earnest
ness that repuls by unexpected fervor.
Indeed, earnestness is her great foible; it
Is Iho sign that betrays her future. Sho
has no butterlly-nlmblencts; tho graceful
capacity of lighting on flower after
flower, imparting zest to tho pursuit of
tho lover, who is us a child in the chase.
Hero is an undue tensity of faith, n II ill v
of idea. She resembles some which afl
other stars pass und repass; forever beam
ing forth unbroken light from tho high nl
titudu of her own belief. Sho seems to
huvu no mission but that uf loneliness ; yet
her loneliness is nut of her seeking. Sho
is born with n stationary beauty; but hor
earnestness repels; for thero can bo no
nlurcment where thcro seems so much
eagerness to allure.
Shu may be n young girl, and still you
cun forcsh'adow her futuru by tho subdued
air of her present life. Her earnestness
has taught her un odd experience, and la
ter dealings shall embitter tho knowledge.
Tho secret of her celibacy lies in the in
tenso refinement of the chaslty uf her
thought and the purity of her character.
Both these vlrtures uro too often sickled
o'er with a simply sort of sentlmentallsm.
Her impressionability works hor matrimo
nial ruin. Sho mistakes tho shadow of
lovo for itself; and hugs for a long while,
incapable of being convinced of her error,
the phantom of her heart, liko the wo
man in the story who was discovered fond
ling the smooth bones of tho skeleton tho
sight of which had driven her mad. There
is an infinity to bo extracted trom the life
uf the uld maid uf tho family. The rude,
undiscerning cyo may seu in her conduct
und character only a woman's heart at
variance with ono of thu most natural con
ditions of life. But a deeper gaze can
penetrato tho underlying secret, nnd
mourn over tho young earnestness sancti
fying itself by its patience, buicomsuming
itself with vain and idealistic longings.
Sho always loves whon young, and lover
with a singular purity and power. Sho
has found some hero, and has proclaimed
to her.elf his royalty. Hut her powers of
demonstration uro not tendered with the
faculty of tact. She sees her loves
in tlio light of her own love; never onco
dreaming that sho has Inspired him with
no other emotion thun a largcrseir-cunceit.
Her conduct towards him Is animated
with tho enthusiasm of adoration. The
curto uf earnestness is on her. Thcro is
no clfort to woo in her lovo; for tho lovo
having been inspired of courtship with hor
has passed; thcro is no other desire now
than to mingle snul and soul. Rarely it
happens that such u lovo meets with tho
sign and tho response which it longs.
I on can seldom liken lo human two human
souls to n silver rod, thut vibrates with
responsive echo nt ono end to tho
touch ofthatot the other. It Is such fruitless
love that first dcvelopes tho character of
tho old maid. Ills easy to grow cynical
over such abortive sentiment and deride
itsutiworthy views. But for tho slavint!
of lovo makes tragical tho lifo of tho heart
in which lovo lies (lead comes the influ
ence that is to bins tho wholo future of
the mourner. There is generally an In
stinct umongst families us to whom tho
old maid shall bo. They look upon her as
naitacfomjili. Thero is n kind ofcom'cal
pity. Thegirl scorns to guess hor fate, nnd
accepts it smilingly. She is not piqued ;
shu has tasted tho bitterness of lovo ; und
should over Fate proffer her uguln tho
cup, sho knows how much of the memory
of that bitterness wuuld mingle itself
with tho sweets. London Leader,
VICES OF THE WEIISTER FAMILY-
The shocking nllulr of young Appleton,
a grnndson and namcsuko of Daniel Web
ster, has opened anew tho sad history ol
tho Wubster family, which in this branch
may soon bo extinct. Tho private vices of
Mr. Webster have often been remarked
upon ; probably they were exaggerated by
scandul, but such us they wero, they havo
borne ovll fruit In the habits of his de
scendants. His son Edwurd died in the
Mexlcun wnr, too young to becomo much
known ellhor for good or ovll. Fletcher
AVebstcr, who also died a soldier's death,
had his father's weaknesses, with littlo of
his strength, und sceirs to huvo transmit
ted them to his suns, who hnvo been known
to tho public by their vices. Young Ap
plolon, whoso fate has brought him for tho
first time beforo tho public notice, is tho
youngest son of Mr. Webster's beloved
daughter Julia, who married into tho
wealthy Appleton family here. Sho and
hor husband havo beon doad many yoars
their oldest son, Mr. Samuol Appleton, of
Southboro, wos a gentleman of fair repu
tation, and has beon onco or twice in tho
legislature.
Tho youngor brother, Daniel Webster
Appleton, though nn amlablo und promls
Ing boy, curly full Into hud company, and
has been foryenrs (though only twcnty-slx
yours old) n confirmed drunknrd. Ho
seems now likely to recover from his
wounds, and may tuko wnrning by tho
past, and forsako his evil ways. But the
stibtlo influcnco of nnccstral vico is upon
him. and his future, in any ovont, is an
anxious ono. Tho Boston newspapers
havo dealt very plainly with tho terrible
circumstances of his caso nor was it pos
siblo to do otherwise. Tho moral lessons
of Mr. Wobstor's lifo aro constantly enforc
ing themselvos. This Is the latest instance;
but when Fletchor Wobster died in n war
against slavery thut powor to which his
fathor sacrificed his namo and his ambi
tion and oarlior in tho war, whon ho
marched his regiment up Stato street ovor
tho very stones that tho Massachusetts
militia trod on us thoy carried Thomas
Sims back to sluvory in 1851, his men
singing tho John Brown song as they
marched Boslon'saw and felt tho Dlvlno
justico. Truly, as the Italians say, "God
does not pay at tbo end of every week,"
but ho novor forgets the reckoning.
AMERICAN WONDIRS.
Silver Springs, Fla, is one of the great
f", curiosities In tho south. It bursts forth
n the midst of the most fertile country in
tho state. It bubblos up in n basin hoa
ono hundred fcjt deep and about an acre
In oxtont, and sending from it a deep
stream sixty to ono hundred feet wide and
extending six to eight miles to Ocklawaha
rlvor. 1 n tho spring Itaolf fifty . Wu may
Ho nt anchor qulto a fleet. Tho spring
thus forms a natural Inland port to which
thrco steamers now run regularly from
St. John's making- closo connections with
tho ocean steamers at Palatka. Tho clear
ness of tho water is truly wonderful. - It
seems even more transparent .than air;
you tee tho bottom, eighty feet below the
bottom of your boat, tl o exact form of the
smallest pebble, tho outllno color of the
leaf that has sunk, and all tho prismatic
colors of the rainbow are reflected. Large
fish swim In It, every scalo visible, and
every movement distinctly seen. If you
go over tho spring In a boat you will see
tho fissure In tho rocks from which tho
river pours up liko an Inverted cataract.
SOUTHERN FRUITS.
Tho raising of tropleal fruits in tho
southern portion of Cullfornla is large
mid growing business, and promises to
becomo ono of great Importance. Orange,
lime, and lemon trees raised from the
seed tln-re bear in their ninth or tenth year,
and tho profits on oranges are larger than
those made on anv other fruit, psyinc at
the rato of from to $50 a tree, seventy
fivo trees being the usual allotment to an
acre. Theso trees need constant Irrigation.
Thoy can bo transplanted at almost any
aifo without Ifillirvr hilt Imim at,...
years old aro seldom to bo found at the
tmr.netr.. ..t.,1.1 . a.
T, uniu jiuiu great prout
from Jfull-grown trees of from fCoO to
$1,000 an aero. They require Ir
rigation only In the upland; In
the valleys they grow well with
out It. The olive is also a fee
Which thrive lilTii.i.n.lu In ft.. I
and liberally rewards the cultivator. In
I ... . .1. Slt ( ....
nine, iie vainurnia crop win bo ol great
valuo.
In thlsState, W.J. Allen oneof the ablest
men In the State, nnd tho leader of the
Southern Democracy, John Dement,
John Van-Nortwick, John D. Caton,
Thomas Hoyne, General Mc-Clernand,
J. 11. Lanphiar, and a scoro of other
prominent representative men in the
Democratic parny, havo expressed openly
tholr conviction that it will be the duty
of tho Baltimore Convention to Indorse the
Cincinnati nominations. Chcago Atici.
Our Home Advertisers.
INHVRA2ICC
TE1JTONI A L I F'E'TxSuiilAXCR
OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
ASSETS, $600,000.
JOHN A. HUCK, -C.
KNOBELSDORFF,
President.
- Becretary.
DIRECTORS.
CiiAf,. Rkitz, IIknrt Wkiier,
A. C. Kksi.no, A. Miscif,
CirAs. Wkhtiik, Chah. Vkroha,
Francis Lai'k.ner, Cham. Daecjlino,
C. IIiRfCii, Wm. Kei.vharut,
John FELtiKAur.
The he.l organized and .ecnreit compnr la
the northweftt. The only campaoy wbicb xuftr
ci!ee. cuh surrender salue.
CARL L. THOMAS, Gen. Ao't,
i-:Wlj for stair ssssd vlelssllj
FIRE AIS'D MARINE
iisrs"cri.isroE
iohpames,
maoaka, n. y.,
Anst - - .n,i3c,ite js
OEKUANIA, .V. T.,
Aiiifti ...... ...i,s,,ni s
HANOVER, N. Y.,
Aet .. Tit MS 00
REPUBLIC, K. Y.,
Aet .... 7M.V25 00
Comorlning the Underwriter!' Afcencr.
YONKERS, N. Y.,
Aimet ITS VA II
ALBANY CITY,
iit SJ3.15J 23
FIREMEN' FUND, 8. F.,
AMet.. .... CTS.SOO 04
SECURITY, X. Y. MARINE,
Ael !,32,SS9 00
Mtore, Dwelling. Furniture, Hulls and Car
icoe, Iniured ut ratet . r?irebl i isuuJ, per
manent security will warrant.
I repe.:lfully k of the cltitens ot Cairo,
fchareof thtir patronage.
V. N. III'UIIK.
W. II. MOItHIH,
Notary Public.
It.
No. Pub. and II. B. Com
FIRE, HULL, CARGO, LIVE STOCK,
ACCIDENT, LIFE,
.ETNA, HAHTKOltD,
Anatta fi.'Al.OCH (IT
NORTH AMERICA, PA.,
Asset l2,Tt3,0U0 00
IIAIITFOIID, CONN.,
Aesetf 12,614,210 72
I'lKENIX, HARTFORD,
Aasels - tl.TSI.IU 86
INTERNATIONAL, N. Y,,
A""1" 11,353,898 IT
I'tmiAM.lURTFURD,
A""et tW.oST 00
CLEVELAND, CLEVELAND,
' I515.6T3 SS
HOME, COLUMBUS,
A"e, I51S,278 S3
AMERICAN CENTRAL, MO.,
SOO,O0O 0
CONNECTICUT MUTUAL, LIFE,
Atsels 130,000,000 00
TRAVELERS', IIARTFORO. LIFE AND
ACCIDENT,
Asset 11,800 000 00
RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE
CO., HARTFORD,
A"l 500,000 00
INDEPENDENT, BOSTON,
S30,W2 00
SAFFORD, MORRIS &0ANDEE,
71 kto Levee,
City National aak, CAIRO, ILL.
