The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-06
THE FOURTH.


2 THEY WENT AID WHAT THEY DID
!. PLEASANT TIME ALL AROUND.
D. Cairo ON the Fourth, ngain indulge
tho very questionable holiday custom !
has or late years fallen into, and cmptiet
). itself This process began carly in The
/. morning. and on a very largo scale, will
tho
NJ. L. CHURCH EXCURSION.
The steamer T. +. Eckert, Commanded
by Capt. Dugan, had been chartered fol
the occasion, to carry the excursionists to
point on the Tennessee river and return
BY eight O'Clock between five and six
hundred persons covered her decks, and
in o quarter of an hour afterward she left
our wharf. This cargo Of humanity, it ia
conceded, was the largest in numbers and
the most respectable in character, which
any like occasion in Cairo has called
out for years. 1t was made up mostly of
married folks, with just sufficient sprink-
ling of youth to keep the old folks straight.
The ministry was there in force, Besides
our own divines, the reverepds Coan,
Foote and Thompson, there were also on
board ere Paducah had been reached, the
rcverends Campbell Of Villa Ridge
Lathrop and Scott Of Metropolis, and
Van Treas of Mound City. The ex-
cursionists were made up of lawyers and
bankers merchants and doctors, and ink
singers and tradesmen, with their Mm.
lilies. The fresh, bracing air of the Ohio,
had an enlivening effect and soon wore off
| the hurry and fuss always incident to the
preparation-making Of such affairs. The ex-
cursionists settled fairly down for enjoy
ment, several national airs were sung, ac-
companied by Mr.. CoaA on a cabinet or
gan, kindly furnished by Mr.. Carson. On
the way up some twenty or twenty-five
persons were taken on at Mound City,
about twoaty at Caledonia, at from sixty
to eighty At Metropolis, the ladies of the
latter place contributing in no small de-
'reo to me general good looks of the whole
'..rty. Paducah was reached and there
Mr.. Faxon, of the Kentuckian, boarded
the Eckert, and asked for tho bar. AS
certaining that there was healthy abb
sence of the article he quilted the boat in
disgust muttering something about his
Creator, churches and picnics generally.
The trip upthe Tennessee river was made
and during the return, Hon. ID. w. Mum
had his satisfaction out Of tho declaration
Of Independence, while Mr.. Oberly pc
rorated about the "day we celebrate
The most
f \ INTERESTING FEATURE
Of the trip, however, was the contest waged
for the the possession of really beautiful
boquet presented to the management Of
the excursion by Mr.. Moore, of Metropo.
lis, and by the management sold, with the
understanding that the purchaser should
permit It ia be voted to the most popular
young lady on the boat. 1t was condi.
toned that the voting should begin at Pa.
ducah and end with tho whistle signal fol
landing at Mound City; the votes to bt
ten cents each, and a voter to be limited
only By his "pile." The fair CONTESTANTS
(made SO by their Friends we're Misses
Mollic Webb, Alice Simonds and Matte
Williamson. The last named young lad.
received 49l votes and was awarded tn
boquet. 1t. realized Sl0G.5O. The excur
sonists reached here at about half pas
eight o'clock, and expressed, individually
the highest praise for Capt. Dugan, and tn
ladies and gentlemen who constituted III
1 management. Notan accident occurred
Tho gross receipts will sum up betwee
six and seven hundred dollars.
THE uIBERNIANs,
according to programme, paraded tn
;. principal streets of the city in uniform
" headed by the silver cornet band. The
presented an excellent appearances bod
of men of which Cairo feels justly proud
: The Flora Garden was reached about te
, o'clock, where everything WIS in READINGS
to receive them. A fine string band ha
been engaged, and those who felt di,
posed to dance were treated to the be-
music. The arrangements were compile,
: and under tho direction Of Presidcr
g McIIale and his competent committeeman
f everything passed oifsmoothly.a AT mig
o there was a display of fire works and
: continuance of the festivities Of the da
a Every way considered, the Hibernan
J. celebration was a grand success. I'D.
nj "' THE RoUGus
is held their picnic on the Kentucky shor
n opposite town. Tho steamer Odd Fello,
C had been engaged to convey persons t
d and from the grounds and made it's fir
# trip at am. Up to neon the attend
ance was slim, but In the afternoon larg
!, crowds went over on each trip of tn
, boat. Tho grounds had been well cleare
, and carefully prepared for dancing
while the best arrangements wero visible
on every hand in the refreshment lin,
Dancing was kept up till almost 'dusl
, | when the crowd returned to their home
r we'll satisfied with the endowment provide
: for, them by the Roughs. 1t was, also, v
= ! are pleased to state success every wa
0, The Roughs never give any pic-nics whit
10 are not.
ct ELsEwHERE-MoUND CITY. - &
G. At Mound City the whole people turn
" but aud had grand union celebrate
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