The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-03-07

Point, would have 10 hs discontinued for
tho present.
ANOTHER EssPoNsE
To Messrs. Chss Gallagher, $ Staa,s
Taylor Geo. w Mckeaig, Wood Rit-
tenhouse, Walter uysiop. W Iialli-
day and others.
GENTLEMEN IoCr request ~ fuTn-
ished ia tho city papers, for a repetition
OF "Cinderelia,' recently given st the
Residence Of Mr. Chss Gallagher, hos been
fully considered by the participants on that
OCCASION, AMI they arc happy 10 respond
fsvorably, and announce another per-
formsnce for the benefit of the Episcopal
Church organ fund, to 30 given at the
Atheneum on the Slh Of April next.
They will also state that il Is the inten.
ton TO add further to the evenings enter.
tainment 10y the introduction Of other al
tractiyo features. Thanking you for your
complimentary notice, we are,
Very Respectfully, II. II. CAypEE,
W. II. Morris,
NJ. f. GILnERr,
In bobalf Of the participants.
CAIRO, His, March 6, 1874.
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The question Of paying the interest due
on tue $4,000 OF bonds issued by the
county TO the Cairo and 81. Louis railroad
compsny in all Of the construction Of
that road, was up before the board of
county commissioners yesterday. Mr..
Wilson offered resolution ins,ructing
The county treasurer to Withhold tho in.
teres', but BIZ. resolution wss not agreed
to, Messrs Fisher and Sanders voting
against it. Mr.. Fisher then offered O res
olu,ion ins!ruc.ing the treasurer 70 pay
the Interest on the bonds, which was
adopted, Mr.. Wilson voting in the mega
tive. Mr.. Wilson also offered o resou-
tion reciting, that, Judge Dtoss being
director in the Cairo and s.. Louis railroad
company, aud an Interested party, II was
not proper that he should be the custodian
Of the bond, now in his hands a. trustee;
and appointing County Treasurer Martin
o. trustee Of tho bonds in question. The
The resolution was adopted, Mes'r,, VIII
son and Sanders voting for it, NIr. Fish
or stated that be had not looked into the
matter very carefully, and was excused
from voting.
RIVER MATTERS.
The steamboat arrivals at tho port Of
Cairo YESTERDAY wore; Steamers Grscoy,
Columbus; Jim Fisk, Paiuoah; Iilewild,
Evansville; Grand Tower, st. Louis. Tow
boat. Gen. Anderson, St. LouIs; John
Gilmore, and Tug Vanderburg, Ohio river.
Tho boats that departed were, Gracoy, Co.
lumbusi Jim Fisk, Paducsh; Idlewi,d,
Evansville Grand Tower, Memphis; Ma
~ Dsvage, st. Louie; Gen. Anderson, No
tropols; John Gilmore, 81. Louis; and
the Tug Vanderburg, for the South. Tho
Ohio river is again on O rampage, and
rose about ten inches in the "a hours end.
ing a. Elk o'clock last evening. The Mis-.
sissippi is rising at 81. Louis, bu. not rap
idly. Tho weather yesterday WAS plcas.
ant and warm. Business was little more
active than on the day previous The
N,.y Ice. Th-an ct.sos eth males
her landings q. Fort Jefferson, and
from present indications it will be
some timo before sho will be
able to make her regular rounds, touching,
at the old la,dings. The Cairo and
Evansville packet, Idlewiid, brought out
moderate trip yesterday. The John Gil.
more from Pittsburg, has three bsrges OF
coke, and two empty barges for ST. Louis
One of her bargGs contains $4,000 bushels
coke Jim Dean ana George Farnsworth
are her pilots. Matt Drew, an old time
pilot, died at Smithland, Kentucky, on
the ith of this mon,b. Tho tug Wander.
berg has five lumber boats in tow for tht
South. She tried TO make landing on
4 the opposite side of tho river, but tho cur
rent was two much for her, and &c passed
down without landing.
BY REQUEST.
A good temperance friend sends US the
1 following with the request that We give
J it space in our columns;
IHAyE DRANK NY LAST DRlSK."
BY LOUISE q. UPHAM.
No, Comrades thank you, not any for mo.
4 Ny last chain is rNen heneeioTward lm frr-l
! will 80 to my home and my children night
W ith no fumes Of liquor their spirits to blight,
And with tears in my eyes, will beg my poor wife
70 forgive me the wreck have made Of her lie!
"I have never refused you beiorel" Lat dat pass,
For iNednnk my last glass. boys
have drank my last glass;
!, Just look at me now, boys, in rags and disgrace
With my cleared, haggsrd eyes and my red bloaie,
r facet
MARI my altering step and my weak, polished hand,
And the mark on my brow that il worse than Cain
brand
See my crownless old hat, and my elbows and knees
3 Alike warmed by the sun chilled By the breeze.
Why, even the children will boot as pass
But I've drank my last glass, boys,
have drank my last Gl'Ssl
You would hardly believe. boys, to loot At me now.
That mothers soft hand was once pressed on NY
brow,
When she kissed me, and blessed me- her darling he
Ere she lay down to rest by my dead fathers side;
Hut with love in her eyes She looked up the sky
] Bidding me meet her there, and whispered, Good
And IN do it, God helping Your smile let pass,
I've drank my last glass, boys!
have drank my last ssss.
4 Al! ! reeled home last nght-it was no, very late,
For I'd spent my last sNpenoe, and landlords wen
wait
On n fellow who's left every cent in theirtili
And has pawned his last bed, their coticrs to fl
on the tormenis felt, and the pangs | endured.
a And | begged for one glass-jns, one would hav
a cured:
y ,hev licked mn out dnorsi--I LEI that