The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-05-31
THE COUNTRY'S DEAD.
THE FLORAL TRIBUTE YESTERDAY
4 Large Crowd and a Pleasant Occasion
faIi and Very Tedious Details.

4 Large Crowd and q Pleasant occasion
fuii and very Tedious Details.
As early as half-past eight o'clock, yes
terday morning, men, women and children
commenced docking on board the steam
ferryboat, Cairo prcfcrring to endure the
vexations of waiting for start, rather than
the disappointment insemrablc from be-
ing little too late. Owing to the progress
of an election, in which the male portion
of our people desired to participate, the
boat did not leave the landing until half
past ten clock. After n pleasant ride of
one hour. the crowd, among whom were
Northumberland Doughcrty and lady,
arrived at
MOUND CITY
where they found the delegations from
other points in waiting. Tie number was
estimated at fifteen hundred, about eleven
hundred of whom were brought from Pa
ducah and Metropolis by the steamer Mil
brev A. Baker and the Paducah ferry
boat.
The Mound citizens had kindly pro-
yidcd wagons TO convey the flowers and
dinner baskets and carriages to convey the
distinguished visitors to
THE NATIONAL CEMETERY,
about n mile back Of the city. The gates
Of the cemetery were thrown open about
twelve o'clock, and the immense crowd
passed in, many Of them 10 loll upon the
grass beneath the shade trees, but the
greater number to participate in The ccre-
monies of the day. The Hon. n. r. Casey
announced
THE PROGRAMME,
Which was Prayer by the Rev. G. II.
Footc, of Cairo; strewing of flowers upon
the gravcs--the band playing dead
march tho while the picnic dinner; ora
ton and addresses. The Rev. &. ii. Foote
then addressed the Throne of Grace, pro-
nouncing u very beautiful and very appro-
pirate prayer.
THE sTREwISG or FLOWERS.
Each family or party of persons present
scattered their own flowers. passing from
one extreme of the vast cemetery TO the
other, and paying to one and all of the
5000 heroes sleeping there, beautiful
tributc--ilowcrs- fragrant flowers.
Even upon the graves of those who slept
In the remote corners, rose or a wreath
had been dropped, showing that some
| thoughtful soul had determined that not
single grave should be overlooked.
THE PicNIc DINNER.
The decoration ceremonies concluded,
tho vast crowd distributed itself in the
ncighboring groves, where snowy cloths
were spread in the shade of the trees and
from half thousand baskets came the
cakes and confeciions, the baked chickens
and boiled ham, the inevitable "pop' and
the bottled ale, that were 10 form the re-
past of no less than two thousand persons.
Those who trusted to luck for something
Ia refresh the inner man, gathered about
| the refreshmcnt stands and ate lee cream
and strawberries ut ten cents saucer, and
drank an execrable composition of citric
acid, rain water and trcackle, dignidcd by
| the name of "swect cider Mt n cost Of llv'
cents for quart cup full. A few familie
were supplied with suspicious looking blacl
bottles, but as the said bottles CONTAINED
nothing but IN little milk for the children,
we were compelled to attribute the rec
noses and exceeding good humor Of IA
masculine head, of such families 10 the pc
culiarly amusing and hilarious nature q
the occasion.
THE SPEAKERS AND SPEECHES.
About o'clock the German Brass band
Of Cairo, which was the only band Of mu
sic on the grounds, called the crowd to tn
speakers stand, about which had beet
placed seats for, probably, 1000 persons
An organization was then perfected b.,
clocting tho Hon. A. NJ. Brown, Of Will
Ridge, president; the Hon \, Il, Casey
Of Mound City; Col. John Wood, Of Cairo
, j. c. Willis, Esq, of Metropolis; Hiram
) Boren, ESQ OF Caledonia, and 7. j. Pick
EFT, Esq, of Paducah, vice presidents. II
+. Potter oft Mound City JourHal; j
+, Mccartney, of the Metropolis Prop,ul
: gator, and NJ. b. llarrell of the Cairo BuL
LETIN, were elected secretaries. Prayer
was then offered by the Rev. Mr.. Smith, OF
johnson county, after which the Hon. ID
w. Mum, of Cairo, was introduced as III,
orator Of the day. NUNS forte is oil
hand, or extemporaneous speaking When