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1 i, ' i ; t i it , 11 .r. 'HUVHi If'SGUIDK. -2" TAKK NOTICR. TIMK TAW. Or THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL 11. R. ... .ri.r fiinilsr. Ma Hlh, H71,.tli follow- me iinr-uWe 'U Kvf rn 'rll mid depart ure of iDr louiis at Cairo I .,rMll train, dally HHJn.m Kirres-. daily - "IS p.m. Uall.dsdy 3:30 n.m. Kirrtst, dally, except Sunday 3:30 n.m . thsnreof ears: from Cairo lo St. Louis. No rlisnie of cars from t'niro In Chicago. Klrfinl ttnt Roo-n sleeping ears on night lram. " checked In all Important Dolnt. ItlUMK IIDATfl, CAIRO AND LOUISVILLE W-sklilVkst for fii.lur.ili, Kransvllte. nl Lou-l-ville. Hi' favorite steamer, EDDTYILLE, T. O. IlYJl AX, Matter. Leaves Cairo every 8 ATU Pit AY at 5 o'clock p.m. v.,r fruahtor rusajto apply on boardor to JAH.1IKX1!, A n't. CAIRO AND l'ADUOAH MAIL ItO AT. The f plendnl -learner CT-A.S. FISK, Joe Ton Irr,. ' c.,tj HI M - in i excepted) ' MAtor.-u-PJ.-"'- f 4 m. iMMnmA.vr tichi:tk. IMMIGRANT TICKETS FOK SALK.'I KoSaWFOR SALK, FOR SALK.) wjSSSl FOK SALK. Faro from Liverpool, Fnro from Londonderry Faro from Glasgow, Faro from Qukksstow.s TO CAIRO, ; : $18-20 S!IorJ, .Morrn .1 On INMAN LINE' l.ntrpool .NewYoik hJ 1'liila.lc Iphia Steamship Company, vmirR roMincT with i-mteo mir"iB irnitim "oortiiMr.vT For.Curryms tlif Mfllf. FOR 1'assaTTe tickets ot ri'BTiua ixroKHAtiox AI'l'LY TO JOHN O. WALK, Aiit. 1J nroaclwny, New-Yotk, or to II. II o ll)lt, Whincton ATfnliP, Cim. nolf, 51 PHYSICIANS' WILLIAM H. SMITH, M. D. PKIDENCK- No. 21 Thirteenih treet, be. At tvtcea WaaliinKton Ricnueanil W'Klnut street, omoe-12' Commercial arenue, lip flair. C. W. DUNNING, M. J). fKSIDENCF.-cornerNintli and H'uliint ttn, lO1ii"0 corner sixth ftreot and Ohio levee, o.tce houri from 0 a.m. to 12 m., ami tl p. in l.AV.Yi:ilH. ALI EN, MULKEY & WHEELER ATTORNEYS AMI COl'NSKI.ORd ''UilliainJ. Allen, 1 I l"hn H.Mutl;e, inini.el I'.Wlni-'ler.J AT I.ANV, CA1II0. M.MNnlH. istTHrticuliir aileiitionii.ini lo rher and ad. m r ill) 1. 11- ni'.. 1 'I-1 r i:-i)er 1'iff t National Ihnk, Ohio I.i vie. CREEN & (iILHERT, ATT0I5NKYS ASH CorXSELOKSj; AT .'LAW, tV Hiam II. een, ) JNillimn II flilhert, CAlllU, II.M.N'OI-', MilenF.OillK-rt, J -.peeia attention Riven to Admiralty -ii-inU)t buiine.-!i. and OFFICE OHIO l.KVKK, K0OMS 7 ASH 8 OVKK CITY NATIONAL HANK. i.sianci:. "TRTmi I'll." THE TRIUMPH INSURANCE CO., (U ( Iliclllllllll. Al.. " i'ftftw im Soheit, t Wm.U ot ri.ki. V. IIUOSN, Ageiit, Cairo, olf. oetJTll WAS I I ITDUS. H. T. (TeUOI'LiT; STEAM AND GAS FT IT EH AM. lULtll If am rixTi nus, 1-iUerf n. l-luinUr'a nittt.-riul Wood octi.,clievWaltef,tU;. AU3 AurfT ru TulUUrolherk I'lileni llr hh .tli-ter. ""'. "ill Co'n Automatic Wi... JnaUcaioraudjjtipply Valre for .team boiler.. """I IILOCK, CO)l M K1U-I A L-A VEN U I 11UTCII1.IIN. CENTRAL MEAT MARKET JvuwiLER & BROTHER Hstereopeneilihe lrn.AU SIKAT MAHKirr, COMMKKUUK-AV. Utl8htrrt in tl," ( 1 i ?.Knd '. l-:t meal. petition. Uivftli. mi "'y "Myeoiii. ti'litQIlf JAMES KYNASTONj " IHH. Iier nii.l liniler In M u,U(l( Jlent, CuKklU .VlMIILMH AMI I'WtAUhlU.M OAtlt ), ILLINOIS. BO YH and flaiiKlUerf only the very In-nt r,i,u Iiom and f heen. and 1. i,r-,.,.ri.i i ..ii ' deiuaod for frffli uie.au from ono pound to til ,v le'Wif JAKE WAJI'KH, BTJTOHEB AMD iitl.ll. nu3sir M EAT, Kioiitr.Stkickt, JIktwkkk WAHiiiKrno.v AND COMUJCKCIAL AVKXUiK, -4ll-lBff Blfleahoii-e Ilunii,, Kp (ha lMt of )iet, Votk, Million, Veal Lamb, Hauffge, th mil aro prcparea to -erve cilltew Jn the moit Acceptable manner, ax, ron NAt.K The undersigned l def Irons cf selling Ms stow:, at villa nnn'i:. bulhlirj: and flock, and . II l ln6l reftonablo lerinf ., , , ,. Thlf stand If one of 1 JfJ- lur firmer infor.,,;.,..,., lioe ' r -j," November 2. iW. iod.uiiv Top IllinolfOnlr.il II 1 1 ' -iiiittij lion ollo?f1.r fl lhn;''"';,r'',rl '"" ln 1 ,M Addition lo Hie Cit) "f I'l'i". li t or im an. l.oi -i nnoK ss, .4. 1 Mock S". I A 11 SV. S2. s. " S " .'. :il u, .11 " Hi. IAMKS J'ill.-0 , A.m..'. S.' For lcrm",'l' pplt SHI ton iti:vr. Tiipl'oiiiinereial Hotel Kill lo rented on favor able term- lelnn (live iintnciliiteiy. Ap. ply lo (ocUStl) C. WINsTON. The lir!" and "ommodloiis d tlll.U hoii"e ituated .in Kinhlli between Walnut nn ii nsii' ;nn (oppo.tellie rresnyirrinti riiiircni if rent. For icrm-, etc., nnply t THOMAS, nilf.l-; - Al.lll'... octVMf Ohio I eve. (,'nlro. Ill .MASONIC. ATf KM ION. !"IK KNKill TS !-A if'Jlr VV poiiclnruf CIM I'omniflnJdT No. U "I KnlKli'" Ti'inplur will ! liflJ ft llu' Bi-y. lumlnthe oily of Cllo llilf (."iiturJf)) etenlnB Nofrtnirr 4lh, 18Tl,t 7''a oVhck. Moiirnlnj! Sir Kmlil fNTOiutPoiHy Invitcl to attend. .ias. .. ki:aiiii:n, Itcconlf r. STOCKIIOLDEHS' MEETING. A nifctlnx of the tocklioIJer of the Cairo and Yincennef rallroaJ company will to lirM at the ollici' of the company in Cairo, llllnolf, on Hat- urilfr, Hecetnlier 9, 1671, at 10 o'clock, a.m., for the purpose, nl ratifying llio action of the lioard of director". A. 11. l.AHNKH, Secretary and Tteaurcr. Cairo, November 3, 1871. novtt.l, THE BULLETIN. Wi.".iWWSrt("tPVrti".ifi"Wii". I'ubllkhnl every inornlna;, Motulnjr ex- CITY CHIT-CHAT. Tho Ohio is riling nt this point. it .wcllt'J n full lmlf inch yesterday. -Hardy will twirl hit gracoful too hj instructor in the art of dancing to-day. Holmes is back on tho police fnrco. The mayor would not accept his resigna tion. TI10 tug, Cache, Ii hnving new guts put into her a full outfit of now mu ch! ncry. MorU men everywhere. Sun. All tho Mcrtz men you have seen in Cniro are in vour eve. l'at Mockler wn robbed of $7 a fuw nights ago. If thi is a libelous abortion wo wish to take it back. A lino double barreled bhot gun will bo rallied at tho Dclmonico, Commercial aventto, this evening. A nplendid oyster luncli will bo spread at II o'clock. Oyster lunch and radio, this (Satur day; evening, at the Old Delmonico. A lino double barreled shot gun, nt ! o'clock sharp. .Sportsmen attend. 1-t Sherlirirvin has .-ecured information which lend him to the belief that ho will recapture Murry, the burglur who escaped from tho county jail a short time "incc. The man who objected to tho woather ye-terday refused to be pleiisod with any excellent thing, and actually wont back mi Strnttou A- Bird's inaekoreN the boat in the market. The Sun has refrained from making war 011 Hilly JIartin because it wanted the pop!., to ettlo thu light between Hillv, and Robert. "What a coniderato cus tlio Sun editor U ! . IicvuriJL'0 men wido-nwuko ami 1I11K- sjber. Sit1. If they aro sober it is because they can neither beg nor gobble whisky enough to make them drunk. Associate Jttstico Msrchlldon. of tho ounty court, is in tho city. Ho don't like the proposed route of .tho Cairo and St. LouU railroad. It does not no as cloo a? ho thinks it ought to Thcbe. Comings declnrej his intention to 1 mull the street committee for some heni- ous neglect of duty upon which his obscr ration 1ms fattened itself liku u cocklo bur In a niggers wool. If this himilo in uf- fensire to thu sensitivoneis of our rcpub liciin friundf allow ih to b("r imrdun. A young man of more than ordinary ability wishes to obtain a situation in soniu olllce, -tnro or inercantilo house. As In. has never yet been engaged In business, tho question of tnlnry will be left to tho opinion of his employer. Sub-tniitliil rec oinciidatlon ns to eharaclnr run I given if dexired. AddroM, .1 . V. p p ) llox 'jr.3, city. nov.(3l Mr. Rexford, of the St. Clinrlw, called ut Tiik ltui.LKTlN office vchterdav to con. Braiumvu us on Having induced the tiro- ,..ii..r i vnu iiyini; Iiorgo concern .,... in opernUim on th Delta grounds, to put un his "lliom" un.l , niuuilWf, SO unit c uiigui enjoy tlic noLcs mmle bv L11UI1SIII II lull's (i.wl u K'fi'. ror a moment we Were temntr.il tn . : i ii nngei ot our TiMtnr, but we didn't. -Thotna., of thu Winter hardware tore, can't shoot with offlcor Robertson who killed 50 blackbird, at otl0 ,hot the other day, but ho is also some on a fhot Ycterday ho killed 27 rice blackbirds and 0 quails t one shot, and, Aloxandur-like almost went becam.0 th ere wern nn :.. the flock to kill. On being cross questioned, he admitted that it was nonible. nn ..! mall bird of the flock might hare escaped, HI.- I' 1.1 ' i Hisnes to know why Martin i. a better man than .Miller. Ilecause ho win givu ins attention to the tHe i Miller will not. Ho hi time to tlm .ir,t. i ,..., b a.- i Z -.....I im jinrtin can. ;l,:1nrirR,d'.,'''ih-.-p"Ub,e mil... ,. "'"" -V.V.VA L' t tlrx e,; ,nen' b,u m" --t cert last night v, ,V0ll buta.argoandappSvl:,:; preset. The perfortnance, 1 bo Signer nna Mr. . Schle.llg,r ,,,.. on uic nonori, but Jlcssri. SchU.,,!,,. Schuh and Morris tilled their part on th ,-.wb.,.uJmu , n miim,or tj,(,i eecur,.a mo appiauso of thu uudlonce. Farlni' piano playing was Knl.ndld-rnnslerl and his "Mocking Ulrd" and "Home, Sweet Home," secured hearty npplauso from nn audicnco very dilficult to please. Tho chief feature of the perform ance was tho duo from the third net of II Tra'-ortorc, which was sung by tho Slg nor and Jlrs. Sohlcssinger. it was oicor nl enthusiastically, and deterred nil the applause It rccoivod. COUNTY CHIT-CHAT, The asseor reports 740 dogs In tho county, There Is little interost felt thtougliotit tho I'ounty in tho pending election, Wo bonst of but four towns Jn Alexnn der county all very small, except Cairo. Tho new Jail proposition is not very popular among tho farmers so wo aro told. A now bridge Is to bo erected over n creek at a p'neo known ns tho "old or chnrd," near Thebej. In Alexander county there aro ucres in cultivation as follows: wheat, 3,!C0; corn, 10,322; other field products, 1,011. Pauper, lunatics and coroner's in quest during twelve months, from Sep tember 18iO to September 1871, cost the county $3,200 00. Cheap. Tho number of improved town nnd city lots In the county i3 1,301, of tho as sessed value of $130,055. Tho improve ment on theso lots aro osses'cd nt $053, 055, Tho number of unimproved lots is 0,800, acsed at $742,7-10. There arc, according to the assessor's return, only 1,001 horses in Alexander county, of thu nvorngo value of $39 57 j 2,070 neat cattle, average value, $12 34; 402 mules and asses, nverago vnlne, $40 02; 1,021 sheep, average valnc, $1 30; 7,114 hogs, nrerago value, $27 82; C55 clocks and watches, arorago value, $1 1 80, and 72 pianoi, nverago value, $121 60. THE MUNICIPAL MACinyE. Lumber for tho sidewalks cannot bo be obtained ns rapidly as it can be used, and, as a conHoquencc, the work of repar ation does not go on ns rapidly as it might. Mcllale, who was working on Sixth street, used up all tho topping he could obtain and was compellod to giro hit "jail birds'' rest nnd recreation bohind tho bars, wharo they ore now lounging "in idleness umi piny.'" From September 11th to October 24th, Mcllule, the keeper of the keys of tho city prison house called, for short, tho cala booso had under his tender ctro nnd keoping twenty-eight unfortunate men eight WillUm', thrco Jameses, thrco Michaels, one Patrick, and so on. He has also had in his charire oloven women. neither fat, fair nor forty four Marys, two Janes, an Ann,u Lena, a Martha, and so on. Marshal Cain tnado thirteen of tho arrests, Holmes nine, Shcehnn thirteen, and f 9 on. Thero is n fuss brewing in tho city council about tho reparation of tho side walks on .Seventh street. We're glnd of it. A right good fair stnnd up give and tnKe liglit in tlic coun cil a retrular hair-pullinir, scratchini; and trouirinc muss would do our soul good. Thcru lin- been too much ponco in that body lately. It U be coming monotonous. A row is nbiolutely necessary. If wo have any friends in the city legislaturo wu hopo they will attend to this matter without unv unnecc-sary dc- MISCELLANEOUS CHIT-CHAT- Mr, Fletcher, editor of tho Centralla Sentinel, called on us yesterday. He is on a recreating trip, and left for St Louis ht-t night. II. M. Munn, F.iq., formerly of this city, is candidato for senator on the sore-hcad-scallnwag-ofllce-K'ekers' ticket in Chicago. Thu Cairo people, finding that the common council will not supply them with water, havegono to drinking whiskey again hard as ever, Kentucky l'aducahan. The toothless wretch of the Oolcon dtv Herald which tho tamo is a very ap propriate namo for hint says Viik Huli.ktin " chaws both ends" of the string." So help u graciout, wo are not guilty ,of this Imputed shortcoming! We appeal to .Munn to sustain us in this denial wo invoke l'opo to rally to our oidii wo cry unto Llnegar, and Fisher, ami iiiru to crowd n round us and renel this attack upon our character. Sincuthu tuddu:. chntiL'u In tin, weather thu Cuiro editor lmvo gone to Chicago to pats themselves oil' as sull'orors by tliu lire, in thu expectation of receiving u, niuiur ciowiiug. J'utlucah of winter Kentuckxaii. If the local editor of the luntuMun continues much longer tho lave of tho bowl he now is, nnd dies tho mean cuss ho Hlwayswas, hu will soon llnd himself where winter clothing is not needed, or else thero ih no truth in thu orthodox de scription of hull. Sometime ago wu published from th0 Mah.ac Journal thu peculiar plan adopted by Mrs. l)u Gcer to Induco .husbands to sign uic tempetanco pledge, and a report that she had bribed an oldish man with a kiss to sign. Who kissed tlm madame? is a question tho answer to which wo lone have sought and mourned because w found it not. Hut here comes a prominent citizen of Mound City-, doctor-and outs ho can enllghted us; that tho kisser was an oldish man, rather heavy set, an inveterate smoker and joker, and the doctor's very fiar. font i - ,.-...v,... ,..,ru.mi inunu aim near neigh bor; that tho kissing was done at Carbon dalu; that, notwithstanding ho did tho kissing and took the pledge a stated, ho fell early In tho action and is in a flno eon dltlon to kiss and take tho pledge ngain. Thu above information is contained in a letter which lies boforo us, under the well- krown sii-naturo of Dnrlrir I"' I.... . . " - v imu oy tliu way, he requests us to not trlve, hi. namo and wo arc. us a matter ,if . v 4 VIIJU( bound to respect his request. It is not," tlm doctor writes, "mv wish i llRVA lint' unpieasantnesf uUout this thing ; but, If you should seo proper to refer to the facts I Civo you, and the captain mould deslro to know who gave you the Information, JUU CBn SHOW llllll tills tlOln." Th.nrnr.un r. longer be any doubt that the kisser of Mrs. I'CU lias been unefirtlieil OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL. who auf, ouncioou hoys n.vd otnt.s nr. pout of tiik monthly k.xaminatio.v foii octoi1kk. At tho rcgulnr monthly oxamlnallon of clafsclii tho high school, Monday, Oct. BOth, the A class nvornged 09 per cent, of questions nsked with thrco pupil nbovo class average, as follows : Lizzo Steele, 88 per cent.; Wllllo Chrlstinan, 85 per cent.; Kmtna Redman, 71 per cont. 11 cln nvornged 81 per cent, of ques tions nkcd with 10 pupils ubovo class nr erago, as follow : Molllo Reilly, PC per cent.; George Hendricks, 1)5 per cent.; Jessie I'hlllU, J'l per cent.; John Wood, 94 per cent.; Josio l'hlllls, 88 per cent.; Ocorgo Torrence, 83 per cent.; Kllen Walbridgp, 87 per cent.; Lizzlo McKcag, 87 percent.; Henry Heard, 87 per cent.! and Clara Hnrrcl, 80 jor cent.; O class averaged 70 por cent, of ques tions nsked with 11 pupils nbovo class nv erago, as follows' r.mmn Itcilly, 01 per cent,; Lucy Hawklti', 83 per cent.; Klla Armstrong, 88 por c;ut.i Wnviic Whit- lock, 80 per cent. ; Lucy Wilson, 85 per cent.; Cnlllo Coons, 85 per cent.; Wllllo Smith, 81 per cent. ; F.va Ventres, 81 per cent.; Cathorino JIacklo. 81 tier cent.! , i Leslie Kinnear, 80 por cent.; and Charles niter.', 77 per cent. Miss Lucy Wilson of this chus was last month above class averago with a standing of 81 perjeent., but her name did not so ap pear in tho report. TIIK TlllllTKKNTII hTKKKT i-CIIOOL. At tho Thirteenth street grammar school examination, snmodatc, Miss Frank lice bee, principal, tho A clnss avornced 71 per cent, of questions asked with 3 pu pils above cluss average, as follows : Alice WintW", 70 per cent. ; Ruby Yo- cum, iU per cent.; Jlngijio ijotltn, il jier cent. II clnis averaged 87 jicr cent, of ques tions asked, with 7 pupils above class average, as follows : llella Winter, 100 per cent.; Kiln Rice, 100 por cent.; Laura Ronnie, 00 per cent.; Kmtna Jamo'j:! per cent.; Kfflo Close, '.12 por cent.; A. Wil liamson, 00 por cent.; Luolla Fracr, 00 per cent. C class averaged 70 per cent, of ques tions n-keil with I pupils nbovo class average, as follows : Willio Ayre, 07 per cent.; Laura Hendriek, 77 per cent.; 1'aul Crawley, 77 per cent.; Sarah Cttndiir, 72 pur cent. Dclttss averaged 75 per cent, of questions asked with 12 pupils above clas averago us follows: Lena Coming', 88 per cent., Webster White, 87 per cent.; Laura Moore, 80 per cent.; Norman Rexford, 80 per cent.; Robt, Woodward, 85 per cent.; Willie Winans, 82 per cctil.; May Har inan, 80 per cent.; Chas. Thrupp, 80 per cent.; Lewis Hagoy, 78 per cent.; Nelson Hurd, 78 per cent.; Kddie Pink, 70 per cent.; Augut Winter 70 per cent. TIIK TWKNTIKTH f-TUKKT SCHOOL. At thu 20th street grammar school ex amination, san.o date, Mis.s Abbio Hatch, teacher, thu A cla-s avoraged 87 per cent, of question nked with 7 pupils above clas-i average, as follows ! Nettie Litnbcrt, 90 per cent. ; Roiu Wins ton, 07 per cent.; Frank Motcalf, 0!l per cent.; AVilliu Snider, 00 per cent.; John Lane, 00 pee cent. ; Li-sie Newell, 80 per cent.; Julia Hunsaker, 87 percent. 11 clics averaged 81 per cent, of qtics tioif afked with 0 pujiils above clnss aver age, as follows : Sallio Cuvender, 03 per cent.; Hello Suwins, 07 per cent.; Julln Sawins, 00 per cent.; Louis Koehler, 04 percent.; Frank Kendall, 01 per cent.; Kato .Snidur, 81 percent. C class nvornged 71 per cent, of ques tions asked with 10 pupils nbovu class av erage, as follows : May Leslie, 07 per cent.; Molllo Cavender, 80 per cent. ; Kate Will iams, 81 per cent.; Louisa Kobler, 83 per cent.; Minnio Testier, 83 percent.; Ktta McKwcn, 83 per cent.; John Gush, 82 per cent.; Franklin Ward, 75 per cent. ; Cora Arick, 7:1 por cent.; Carson Martin, 71 per cent. W. H. V. Raymond. Superintendent. LITTLE CJUMEsl Louis Gray, colored, was lined $2 and costs for being drunk. Paid. Anna Dickinson wns arrested for abu sive and fl'ensive language. Shopaid lire and trimmings, Put Corbet was arrested by Shcehan for ragrancy. llros- lined him $25. Ho went up for thirty days. Thomas Batters, for drunkenness, was arrested by Marshal Cain. Ho was lined live and the trimmings nnd sent to jail for eleven dnys F.dward Shea stole seven dollars from Pat Mockler, was arrested, and in default of one hundred dollars bail was committed for trial befor tho circuit court Klliott Dodgu and Charles Rover, tho parties who stolo tint whisky from Hnlll day' wharfboatou Wednesday night, had a hearing boforo Hross yesterday. Thoy wero hold for trial at tho next term of the circuit court Rkijaiilk and Safk. Dr. Hunry Root and Plant Pills nro mild nnd pleasant in their oporation, yot throrougli, producing no nausea or griping. Uolng entlroly vegetable, thoy can bo taken without re gard to diet or business. Thoy arouse tho liver and secretive organs into healthy action, throwing oft disouse without ex hausting or debilitating tho system. Try them and you will bo satisflod. Prico 25 cents u box. Sold by drtiRKlsts nnd deal ers in medicino everywhere. Prepared by tho Urolton Medleino company, St. Louis, -Mietouri. nivOdm 1 UK Sami'I.f, Room Mr. P. Kitztror- ald s sample room, at tho corner of Four toonth street und Commercial nvcnuo. Is supplied with us lino a stock of wines .jt-iju-ii nun iiisu ins Hies, cigars, etc., us 1 1-t.l. ...l.t..l.t.. . , was ever otiercd lor sale in this city. Mr V. is doing a wholcsulo business, and bo- ing thoroughly acquainted with the bus! noss In which ho hurt embarked, funk eim lident of hi ability to sell his Koods as t. ...... if ..... i ... ,i . niv-iip, u nuv L-in.-ini.il, mim nny other cs lauiiaiimcni in tno city, llu solicits shnro of tho public patronage. octl8tf, Mauiuauk Guide, Interesting work numerous engravings, 224 pages. Price 00 cents. Address Dr. Hulls' Din o. r-rortn Klguth Htroot. Hu Louis, OUR RAILROADS TO HE. No news In rcforeiico to tho probabil ity of work being commenced on tho "Junction road ' has leaked out lately. The probabilities now nrn that both the Cairo and St. Louis and the Cairo nnd Vlnccnnes roads will bo completed within eighteen months from this date. The contractors of the Cairo and St. Louis road proposo to haro thu road con g ploted nnd cars running from Cairo lo Joncsboro by the In of May, next. What an air of mystory can bo llung about railroad mattors by skillful shaking of tho head, nnd suggotlro hints. Theso build roads crowd, em right through. Tho rnllroadfroniGrconflold' landing, opposite this city, to Charleston, Is not be ing very rapidly pushed forward. Tho enuo of the dolay has not yet been ascer tained by nny ono on thistido of the rlrer. A meeting of tho sloe kholdors of tho Cairo and Vinccnncs railroad company ha been called to meet nt the olllce of tho company in this city on December 0th, for tho purpose of ratifying the uction of tho board of directors in rcfcrcnco to certain matters which haro not yet been made public. Wo do not know, but presume, this meeting will haro somj effect upon tho question of "Road or no road!" and that, If the notion of tho board Is ratlllcd, work will bo immediately commenced. We don't know, though. Wo nro out guessing. "We llnd tho following paragraphs in tho Joncsboro Oazetle of tho 4th, Inst. : Tho contract for t-radinc six miles of tho Cairo and St. Louis R. R.. between Cairo nnd Jonesboro, wns let tho first of tho week. Thero nro somo eight or ten miles of the road on the St. Louis end nl- ready grnded, and n largo force nt work. There are two companies of engineers on ino route, .vir jiaroer lias charge of the north division from St. Louis to Mur phy'boro, and Mr. McOrcgory from that point to Cairo. Tho engineers nro ca pable, nnd n oon as thoy can complete the survey, tlio wholo line, we nre in formed, will bo immediately placed under contract. Iho guago of this road I three feet, and a it is tho llrt railway con structed upon this narrow une 'in the state, no pains will bo spared to mako it complete in every respect, nnd a pattern ior tno many roods that will bo soon con ducted on this gunu'o all over tho country. Mr, Fercu'on, Chief oninocr of the Cairo and St. Louis R. R., was in town on Thursday, and gives n favorablo report of the work on the whole line. The work of construction will bo prosecutod from St. iiouls to Cairo as last as It can be got ready. Davis & Merwin have tho contract u't Cairo for cradine four miles and Mr. Don- ally for two miles ; tho remainder of the line nine miles to i. nity is now open for bids from contractors. HOTEL PERSONALS. -Iho following persons wero nt the St Charles hotel yesterday: John Martin, St. Louis; Mrs. Pierce, Lapotte, Ind.; Mis Picric, Laporto; John J. Harton, Phila delphia; N. J. Unney, St. Louis ; Charles Charlton, New Orleans ; John Hctrich, Chicago; James Harrington, Pnducnh; C. 1). Fletcher, Centralia ; f. F. Fletcher, Jamestown, X. Y.; .. S. Ynrnall, Walter Aldon nnd 1). C. Heebe, St. Louis; "W. W. Fowler, Jackson, Mich.; R. (). Moorfurt, Paducah; Mrs. A, C. Mayer, Cincinnati . C. Gaunt, Paducah. -Tho following wero the nrrivals at tho Delmonico hotel, Win. Winter, pro prietor, for tho twenty-four hours ending 0 o'clock last night: .1. C. Herndon and '.. C. Herndon, Colnmbus, Ky.j A. A, MeadcM, Kentucky; H, Crafton, San Francisco, Oil.; J. C. Hussey, Richviow; H. Watts, .Memphis; John McGraw, Kvansvillo; James Hogan, Cincinnati; Thomas Ulun, Cincinnati ; Richard Met- half, Loulsvillo; Capt. Gaul, steamer Ileo; James Conly, steamer Hue; J. Halleut, Galveston, Texas; T. H, Howvus, steamer Mallio Rngon ; R. R. Hcnham, Indiana! S. Nies3baum, Chicago; W. R. Guptown, Louisrlllo; Alex. Smiley, James Smiley and R. S. Herr, Hallard county; Jonn An derson, Meund City; Frank Ware, Goose Island; Capt. Reebo, Metropolis; James Tomloson, -Metropolis; F. il, Lathropp, K. L. Curtiss and Gcorgo Cttrtiss, Carbori- dale. Try tiik Wonhkhkui. Jafanksk Gukk.v Tka Pii.f. Cciik It has never failed in thu most stubborn cases. It cures by nb'orption. No pain. No in jurious substances. $5.00 given for every authenticated failure. Sent by mail to anv address on receipt of prico ($1.00) and 20c extra to pnv postage. Orders must be addressed William W. Moitius A; Co., Solo proprietors for L'nited States nnd Hritish Province?, 01 Fourth Avenuo Pittsburg, Pa. novleodMm, Aoknts Wantku. An, experienced ogont wanted for each county In tho United States. Husiness lucrative, permanent and resrectable. From $5 to $7 per day, cash, guaranteed to the right man. None need apply utiles possessed of sterling business habits, not afraid of work, and well recom mended. Address William W. Momua & Co., 01 Fourth n venue, Pittsburg, Pn, novleodl w. Tiik hkht stock or goHuinu French cal In tho city tuny bo found nt Win. Fhlors' shop on Twentieth street, opposite the Court Hoiiso hotel. If you want a good, neat-flttlng pair of boots, shoes, slippers mado on short notice, and warranted, call on Khlor. UniCK Stouk you Kent. Tho brick tore, No. 78, Ohio Lovoc, now occupied by F. M. Stockfloth, Ksq,, is offered for rent, and will bo vacant on tho 18th Inst. Apply to Jno. It, Piullis. octUtf Foil good photographs, porcolaln pic- lures, or old pictures to bo copied, cull on Thomas, No. 124 Commercial avenuo. Ho s a good workmnii. Givo him a trial. BoptlStf. Fon Sale, A Grovor A: Raker sowing machine, in porfeit ordor and but little used. Any ono wishing to purchase may make a good bargain by application at this olllce, tf. Just Rkcf.ivkii.wT w7 Thornton Tenth stroot betwoen Commercial ayonuo and Poplar street, has Just rocolved and in tore 1,000 door and 1,000 windows and BUSINESS MATTERS. Thoso Fronoh Cliorrios, in syrup, fo popular with connolscurs nro sold by Jor gciifon. lf Go to Jorgcnsoii's for Imported Dun deo orntigu marmalade, th0 relubrntcd London crystnl vincgnr, in quarts, nnd holco Gonocso figs. if -Where nro you going? To tho plneo number 5.1, Ohio lover, where they keep the best fresh oyster, fish and game, and the flnost wines, liquors nnd clgnr to bo 'mmd In tho city. Open nt nlf hours, dav r lB"L J. H. Pahks. ' Tuber Hrothcrs, having obtnlned for their watch department Homo of tlm very best workmen lo bo found, nro now pre pared to turn out work In that lino with but little delay. Thoso having flno nnd difficult work requiring tho most skillful workmen may now bo nssured of obtaining sntisfnctlon. The finest pattern of jew elry, ns tiual, aro made to order nt prices that defy competition. oct20tf. A merchant of this city while bolng shaved ut Alba'.s barber shop lately, ot hi pocket book containing $:!00. It dropped on the floor nnd wns found by tho proprietor, who returned it to tlio owner after ho wns satisfied that the careless gentleman did not know what had be come of it. This shows how important it Is to bo shaved in tho shop of an honest man whoso towels uro clean, razors sharp and hnnd skillful at his business, l'.u- ronizo Alba. D. Lamport has removed his sho from Ohio Levee to Kigth, between Com mcrclal and Luvee, and ho now invites his friendf to one of the bct lilted shops In tho city. Everything is kept in thu neatest and best tiiunuer pu-siblo ; snow wiuie iowcis, origin, Keen razors, puro water, fragrant soap', c(ur oils nnd fine perfumery. Smooth shaves, thorough shampoos, fashionable hair-cutting, hair curling or dressing for gentlemen, Indies or children, and polite nttontiou is always in readiness for those who favor him with their patronage. nctOdlm. Suup has received, in anticipation of tho holidays, n very luro and varied stock of toys. He always is first in this depart ment, and is recognized ns far excellent. the toy man of Cairo. Thero is nothing that can be thought of to tickle the Juven iiu fancy that he ha not laid tn stock not n small assortment, but one large enough to make happy nil thu boys und girls of Alexander county, and furnish n big tock to each of tho jobbers in all the towns surrounding Cairo, within a rudiu of a hundred miles, i(J St. Louis nnd Cin cinnnti price. Tho attention of tin1 gen crul public, nnd especially of small dealers i particularly invited to Mr. Saup's stock. Tho family grocery storo of Hixby Koehler is being patronized largely by peo ple who liko flno groceries. Their locution on the north sido of Kighth street, tween Commercial and Washington av enue, is n central one, and their stock has been select"! with discrimination, there- fore this new candidato for public patron ngo meets exactly the wants of the poo pic. Mosrs. Koehler & Hixby projw.so to keep up their reputation byt.lways selling tho best of nil sorts of groceries to their patrons and the public, knowing tliut peo ple generally nro nwaru of tlio fact that really good articles of any kind aro nl- way tno cheapen in inocmi. tt Tho merchant tailoring shop of Mcs-rs Lehning fc Kobler, on thu south -Ice of Kighth street between Washington nnd Commercial avenue', oppo-ite Hannv's dry-goods store, has been open only a few weeks and already these gentleme are oh taining n fair share of the patronage of tho public. They aro both practical mon flrst-chiss mechanic and aru will ing to guarniitco sati-fuctory work. They keep on hand always a full lino of piece goods, to which thoy direct tho attention of nil who wi-h to lmvo made clothes that arc worth the money paid fur them Cleaning and repairing done neatly nt low prices. VINCENT'S LOTTERY SALE- HIK TWKNTY-MXTII OF IIF.CF.MIIF.lt FIXED AS Til E HAY ON WHICH T1IKI1KAWINO WILL COME OFF. Determined to dispose of nil tlio tickets in his lottery snle.Mr. F. Vincent has con eluded to potpono thu drawing until tho 20th of December. Ho Is now giving the matter his devoted attention, and is meet ing with tho most gratifying success on every hand. During a recent trip to Grand Tower nnd other neighboring towns ho disposed of nearly ono thousand tickets, nnd the demand i rapidly increasing, tho drnwini: will not fail to come oil' on tho day named. There uro six prizes, the principal prize, ns is well-known, being n splendid residence, that was erected at a co-t of $10, 000. The remaining five prizes uro as follows : Lot 31, block 4, itd addition to tlic cily of Cairo, valued at $500. Lot !)2, block 4, 3d addition to tlio city of Cuiro, valued at $1)00. Lot 30, block I, !ld addition tho city of Cairo, valued at $300. Lot 83, block 4,3d addition to tlio city of Uuiro, ruiucd at Lot 17. block 45, in tho city of Cain Illinois, valued ut $300. octOdtf Adavh' dry corned fish, u most doliclous article, In iibundunco at Jorgonson's gro eory store. tf. Stiiaykd $5 liKWAiiD. Strayed away about two month ago, from tho Academy of Lorotto, ono red cow, about 0 years old end of tall whlto and whito undor her belly. 1 will pay tho nbovo rownrd for her rotum to tho aeadomy. Whon sho left Cairo sho wns on the point of calving. MoTHKllSoi'IlltONIA, Lorctto Academy oct20Iw Stiiayud $15 liKWAiiu. A black, heavy-set in uro mule, about 14 hands high, 8 years old, yellow noso, shod nil around, tall and main vory bushy. When last seen had a haltor on. Strayed from Cuiro on or about October 4th, 1871. 1 will pay thu nbovo to nny person or per sons who will return or givo nny informa tion of hor whereabouts. John W.Mirni'iiv, Paul G. Schuh sells Haiti m.nr'a mrt.lt- c " ...v...- CUIUS. If Little -Muck Claim (quahnui's) nt Jorijenson's. if Tin: het Last India dry preserved gin ger ut JorgensenV. (f. I'm: fines', vunilh chocohitu nnsl In glass, at Jorgeiiaori'f. tf. Thy tlm Aineiicnii club fish, nut un n oil, to bo found nl .1 S'NOV lin In. I in,.,, it. ..I .i li.r.r.i aim- J ' ' "' S '"!'- ply of Portland bltio berries. Trv them, tf Go to Dr. Med iinliit' Tut- I!fitttnfffii'fl Pfu ver Drops. Warranted to cure the chilli. 11 OVStTHIlS. Lollls Il..r l.. ..I...... An - - v. i t im- uinan vis hand a fresh supply 0f Saddle Rock oy- or tf Fon Sale. A COllllL'l) (in l'illi .Irnat containing 7 room., cistern nnd out houses complete. Applvto W. W. TlIOItNTON. Kconom v. Hy usln Mrs.Wlilie,,t,.L'i Syrup for children mnny n doctor' bill "in no saved and much stitlcring uvcrted. Rend tlm ndvcrtieinents in another col umn. Si.EEi-iNii Rooms ion Rent. Ton well ventilated sleeping rooms in Cityla- tionnl Hank building. Apply to HOWARD DKZONIA, At City National Hank. Wanted to Kximianuk For improved Cairo proimrty, 100 ncres of good land, within one mile nnd u linir of Hickman, Kentucky, with good brick homo and all neees..ry out buildings. Thu phice alio lias on it ono tliou-und fruit trcei. For further Information apply to Jas. Mai.loiiy, Steamboat Agen.. oct27tf IUVERNEWS. PORT LIST. AlllUVKD. Stcmaor Hertram, New Orlcan. " Hullo of Pike, St. Louis. " Kddyvllle, Kvansville. " Illinois, Columbus. " Jas. Fisk, Jr Paducah. DKPAKTKD. Steamer Hello St. Louis, St. Louis. " A. Haker. Cnpu Giradeau Hello of Pike, Memphis. " Hee nnd Hnrges, St. Louis, Kddyvlllp, Kvansville. " Illinois, Columbus. " Jas. Fisk, Jr., Prtducah, " Ada Heilmnn, Memphis, Thu river Ins risen ubout J an Inch dur ing the past 2 1 hours. At this xrt tho river does not remain it. one position long inough to make nny changu In the chan nel. To-day il is rising, nnd piobably to morrow it will be falling, thu it Is day by day. Thu Mississippi is still n-ing with about 5 feet 8 inches out and moro ex pected every day. lf the rise continue any length of time the St. Louis it Mem phi packet Co. will put their own boats in their old places. How natural it would be to hear the familiar wluttes of tho Hullo Memphis. Chester, Grand Tower etc, it would mako a person feel almost good enough to cause him t nrike his grand mother. The Arkansas is ruing very fast with a gnol 'tage to Little Rock. Tho Carter Line uro going to send out u boat from Si. Louis to Red river in a few dys. Thnt river h.u risen CJ feet, and is still rising at tho into of 0 inches every day. From Kvensville down thero is about 25 itielliM. The Helle of Pike, came in with n good trip of freight and people, and mode largo additions bore. Tlio Kddyvllle, from Kvansville had A liglit trip of freight, but had u cabin full of leojilc. Sho brought down a lot of Gypsie.', who go south from here. Tlm Fisk, had n slim trip both ways. Tho Illinoi-, had 25 laics cotton, and 130 sacks dried fruit. The Indiana, is reported aground at Reovi bar, below Memphis. Tho tug Cache is now receiving her now machinery and when sho has it com pleted sho will bo as fast as any of them. Capt. Auryl Phillips of St. Loui w4 in town yesterday looking after the in terests of tho Lucy Ilurtram. Tlm weather yestorday was cloudy with fair indication of rain or snow. HuVine remains good among our shipper. 'I leveo had tho look of a rainbow yesterday it bolng coveted with wagons of all color, awaiting shipment south. The Lucy Uortrum camo up from Now Orleans ycstcrduy morning and began loading on hor nrrival for a return trip and will Icavo to-dny. Tho Hello St, Louis waited for tho Jlor tram and took her St. Louis freight and pnsongors. Tim Haker got away for Capo Girar deau where sho will tako on a load of lliuo and cement for hero. PHIL HOWARD, STEAMBOAT BUTCHER, I'ily Nnllounl llnnk Hullillnr. .Spccial attention paid to order lromstro- boats nlulit or d.iy.tfo OAS 1'ITTKHN. F. S. MURRAY, GAS AND STEAM FITTER HAS REMOVE!) FROM VF.RIIY HOUS TO Till'. HRICK HUILDING on SKVKNTIISTJ OPPOSITE WINTER'S 1II.OCK, CAIHU, II.I.IN0IH. Hi: has Rrenlly improved .lis stock, and hiw now on hand nil kinds or CHANDELIERS, IIRACKETS, HALL LIOIITS, SHADES, ITC. l'ENDENTS, ULOllKS, II K HAS MARKED DOWN PRICKS