The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-06-23
ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE.

ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE.
sr.Louu, June %, 1872.
The great Saengerfest festival culmina-
ted in mammoth picnic at the fair
grounds last Sunday. The day was all
that could be desired, the cool breeze tenn
pering the hot rays Of the sun, which was
also obscured more or less by clouds
greater portion of the time. The street
cars were crowded. Baggage wagons,
anything that could run on
wheels was speedily filed to overlooking.
When we reached the grounds, about 3 p.
M, there were ut least 10000 persons on
the ground. Twenty-Five bands of music
were playing in as many different groups.
Songs were sung, and n happier crowd We
never saw before. Among the Cairoites
on the ground we noticed Messrs. Herman
Meyers, Henry Lattner, Stockfeth, Fred.
Koehler and others. The festival as u
whole was grand success, the receipts, in
GLIDING the 1000 subscription amount
ing to over 800, and the expenses, in
Guiding the cost Of the hall, to about the
same amount. Among the items of ex-
pense was $4,000 for the board of the
"Saengers," wouldn't Rexford liked TO
have had slice of that $li 900 tor mu-
sic and $1,000 to Mrs. Dexter mot Deter
as your compositor had it last week for her
four days services. An immense amount
of beer was furnished, one beer garden
alone selling by actual count in twenty
four hours over 10000 glasses. Speaking
of the beer reminds US that no small guam
tity is consumed in Caro-, as we have
been informed that one brewery here
{ Lemp) sends 1000 kegs per month to
your city. The browning glory of the
present week has been the great Sabbath
School celebration which occurred on
Thursday. All the Protestant schools in
the city of every denomination joining in
the general demonstration, the like of
which was never before seen west of the
Mississippi. Six bands of music preceded
this grand Sabbath School army, composed
of over 10000. On account of the ex-
IRENE heat the march was very short, ex-
tending only through Lucas Place and
round the park into Saengerfest hall,
which was completely filled by the little
ones.
The sight in the hall was worth long
tourney to witness. The thousands of
white dresses, blue and pink ribbons, the
moving Of the army of silk banners, the
sea of fans, and the happy faces of the
children, were inspiriting in the extreme.
At the tap of TIE bell the little ones rose
to their feet The magnificent band
of 100 instruments played through the
grand old hymn, Old Hundred Then
came the words, Praise God from whom
all blessings now," the band playing the
air, and the words sung by 10000 children
As the Hon. John Hogan remarked in his
address, it was sight he never saw be.
fore in his life, (and he was Sunday
school scholar since 1879, and he never
expected to again. The children were
very enthusiastic and eheered everybody
on the slightest occasion. The hall is SC
vast in extent, that person making an
address from the sage cannot be heard
over one half the building, notwithstand
ing which, when the jointed ripple of ap.
creased to wave after wave, until it be.
came II perfect tempest by the time it
reached the rear of the building.
Two very important conventions have
held here the past week-one contain
delegates from California in regard to
building tho Atlantic and Pacific X. r.,
which will be direct route from ST. Louis
to San Francisco, and in the building OF
which the people of California are terri.
bly, in earnest, and IL is confidently pre-.
dcted that by the fourth of July, 1876
the year of our great centennial anniver
sary, will see train Of cars run into st
Louis. over the Atlantic and Pacific rail
road direct from San Francisco.
The other convention is called the "Nar
row Guage' and is composed of mel
from all sections of the Union in favor o
extending the system Of narrow guag'
railroads. The proceedings Of this body
Of men arc looked forward to with much
interest by all.
The intense heat Of the past few days
together with the excitement and ex,
cesses of Saengerfest week has caused a
great increase in the death rate the presen,
week. During the first four DAYS Their,
we're one hundred and forty.six funeral,
which willswell the list up to over tw,
hundred for tho week, which is abou,
double that Of the preceding one,
Amusements are about played out TO
the season. Nothing but an Unprecedented
attraction will draw during the heate
term. Tho Olympic and Rankin's hsv
both closed. The latter has taken hi
troup to st. Paul. and will play in tina
vicinity during tho summer season
Bryant, at De Bars, has drawn only fai