The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-01

have some surplus money he Is anxious
to throw away in a new levee. We haven't.
/ We shall pay for ievce whatever we are
required to by levy OF taxes, not cheer
fully, but promptly.
--ihe trip Of the Taylor Literary Club
10 Charleston, Mo-. was Il very pleasant
one tor all who accompanied them. Be-
side the members of the club. the Silver
Corpet Band and Eiscnberg's string
Band, ami a number Of Cairo gentlemen,
friends Of the members of the club. were
in the company, and added much to the
enjoyment of the occasion. The party
boarded the transfer steamer. .Junius :.
Morgan, at 2:l5 on Wednesday afternoon.
and took the st. Louis. Iron Mountain L.
Southern train ut Bird Point for
Charleston, where they arrived at 3:l5.
At the depot they were met by Mr.. H..
II. Milburn and instructed to form in
line Tor street parade. Headed by the
Silver Cornct Band, with W. II. Morris
and Mr.. Milburn at their head, the mem.
bers of the society marched through the
principal streets Of the city. and thence
out to the fair grounds. Here they
were met BY Col. Deal, superintendent of
the Mississippi county iair association,
who escorted them through the grounds
and into the amphitheater. The boys
were here met by the agricultural board,
and Mr.. George y. Hatcher, who stepped
forward and In behalf Of the citizens OF
Charleston and Mississippi county. the
Charleston band, and the Mississippi
county agricultural board, welcomed, in
a very appropriate speech, the Morris
minstrel troupe TO their city. After the
address welcome by Mr.. Hatcher, Col.
Deal stepped to the front of the grand
stand, where were congresated Charles
tons iarest maidens and gallant men,
and introduced the members
OF the troupe rs the noted
Morris Ministries. and advised all who
desired TO see a chastc, amusing and
laughablc entertainment to attend their
performance at Bridges hall in the even
Ing. After thi. the "Taylor boys" and
their Charleston friends dispersed and
spent the remand Of The day In look
ing ut the numerous attractive features
Of the fair. the larger portion Of them,
however, enjoying the excitement OF a
horse race. After they had spent an
hour on the grounds, the inner man began
to call for little attention. and all made
IA bee-lne for the Whitcomb House. kept
| ty that monarch OF landlords, Joe Court
way. who extended to them the hospital
titles OF his establishment. and made
friends of each aud every man in
the party By spreading before them sup
per long TO o. remembered for its stump
tuousness. AT half past seven the Silvcl
Cornet Band appeared on the balcony o
Bridges hall and played several tune
while the citizens OF the place were bein,
comfortably seated in the hall, previou
to the beginning Of the performance. b,
eight o'clock-the time for the entertain
ment to commemorative hall was file,
with the elite of Charleston. who SCENE
TO enjoy and appreciate the efforts of til
men who appeared in the various act.
Each and every member of the Taylo
Literary Club feels thankful to the peopl
Of Charleston for the hearty manner IN
which they were received. and shall eve,
thlhk OF their visit to Charleston A. Z
| happy event In their lives