The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-06-16
OUR ST. LOUIS LETTER.
Especial Correspondent of the Bulletin.l


St. Louis. Never within the history Of
the city or its oldest inhabitents has ii
been so decorated with flags, banners,
evergreens, festoons, wreaths, notices &c.
The National Saengerfest has proved an
immense success, and st. Louis has been
awarded the palm over all the preceding
festivals. The procession on Wednesday
was immense. Imagine compact mass of
human beings on the move, marching
never less than four abreast, and from that
to full plattoons, by the military, and
reaching from the stone Depot to Mound
City and you have some idea of its magni-
lude. From where we witnessed the pro-
cession it was precisely two hours and ten
minutes in passing, we counted no less
than twenty.six bands Of music in add.
ton to which at intervals some of the
societies would break out with the
Watch on the Rhine accompanied by
their bands the effect OF which was very
fine. The route was about seven miles in
length, and the entire distance was crowded
with spectators, not only the streets, but
the windows, trees, and even housetops.
No American in the city but what will
understand the word Willkommen ~
which greets you at every tune-while
every street and nearly every house along
tho whole seven miles was profusely
decorated with American and German
flags, evergreens and notices. The
Southern hotel looked magnifcently, the
flags, Prussian and German being sus-
pended from each window around the en-
tire building. On the balconies were hung
chinese lanterns which, when lighted at
night, gave gay appearance to the
place. The Singer Sewing Machine Co.,
had large and unique banner stretched
across the street with the words "The
Singer welcomes the Saenger, which
received repeated cheers as the procession
passed beneath it. Last evening we at
tended the first grand concert at the i'm.
mense Saengerfest hall, where over 10000
persons were present. The opening over
ture, by one orchestra of over one hun
dred and sixty instruments gave us
foretaste Of what was to follow.
Soon the chorus rose from their seats
fifteen hundred men good and true. The
conductor struck the chords on the piano,
then left it, mounted his stand, took his
"baton" and gave the signal to COM
mence. The effect can DO imagined but
not easily described. The chorus large as
it was was under complete control, and
the singing was grand. AT the conclusion
round Of deafening applause which could
be heard squares away, brought the cho-
rus again TO their feet and the Freedom
of Song" was given with even more pow
erful effect than before. We then enjoy
ed soprano solo, Let the Bright Sera
phim," from the Ontario Of Samson.
rendered by Mrs. Edmond Deter of Gin
cinnati. 1t was sublime, and showed a
most wonderful compass of voice. In rea
Spouse to the deafening applause Mrs. De-
ter came forward on the stage accompa-
MED by Franz Abt, the great German
composer, whose appearance was hailed
with hearty cheers. He took his seat at
the piano and played the accompaniment
to his own composition" When the
Swallows Homeward Fly" which was
sweetly rendered by Mrs. Deter, and also
greeted with frantic applause by the i'm
mense audience.
We have neither space nor time to give
fuller details at this time we only wish all
Of the good citizens of Cairo were here to
enjoy the great musical treat with which
we are now being favored. We notice
among those who are here from your city,
Messrs. Schulz, Schlessinger and Pers-
meyer, who can enter moro fully into par
tculars on their return home.
The Master Car Builders Association Of
the United States have been holding their
annual session here during !. the week.
They number over one hundred, and have
of our citizens. Their next meeting will
be held in Boston, June Sd, 1873.
The public schools have all held their
annual examinations during the week, and
the 10000 schoolchildren after to-day will
be as free AS the birds of the air for the
next two months.
The warm weather for the past few days
mas had the effect to hasten the departure
oil many of our citizens, who, with their
FAMILIES, Will, during the hot term, HE TO
the sea shore and mountain side. Your
: correspondent, As usual, begins to feel the
premoni,ory symptoms Of this annual eci.
) demic, and will no doubt, be soon .,on tho
wing himself for health and pleasure com.
b'ned, and also to take items for the BuI.
LETIS.
ADJUSTMENTS, owing to the thronr Of
strangers here, have been we'll patronized
DeBars and Tony Pastors troupes, have
drawn good houses. The notorious Josie
Mansfield can be seen nightly at the thea.
tire IN one Of the private boxes, 1t is said
that she is the travelling companion Of
Ella Wesnsr, ono of the company, What