The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-12

House and Hotel Aubrey, are crowded
to overlooking, and still the people come
The people of the city. the business por
ton, disappointed in their expectation:
in the summer season, are picking M
spirits with the better prospects of the
tall: but large rs the number of visitor:
to the exposition may be from this time
until it closes. the hotel keepers will bt
great losers. as the profits of the next
two months cannot possibly be largo
| enough to cover the losses of the earlier
| part of the season.
BIG CHARGES.
But the Philadelphians will do what
they can to bring about so desirable a
contamination, and The hackman and
baggage men of the city are no exception
to the rule. Ii costs the centennial sight
seer seventy-flve cents to get his or her
trunk from the depot TO his or her desti-
nation, and the ride to the same place
costs anywhere from one dollar to three,
dependent on the plethora OF the pocket.
book and the Willingness of the sight
seer to pay. A little judicious exception
to being ''gouged" may secure convey
ance for reasonable sum.
PRIZE FIGHTERS DEATH.
Much feeling has been excited in Phila.
/ delphia by the brutal murder, in the
prize ring, at Pennsville, New Jersey, OF
Phillip Roster. boy of twenty years, by
his opponent, Weeden, both the parties
being of this city. Roster is said to
have been n young man OF
exceptionally pure habits OF life, whose
only fault was his fondness for the eXer-
else that finally proved fatal to him. But
he did not wish to fight Weeden and was
forced into it by gang of roughs in this
city. He begged to have the fight
stopped several rounds before the fatal
one, but his hacker would not consent,
| and the sickening affair went Oh until he
| tell insensible. He was taken out of the
ring, placed on boat for this city, and
deserted by all but two of his companions,
died in half an hour. Ii is said Weeden
had his hands poisoned, intending to
strike Roster in the eyes, swell them up
and close them. Every person who had
anything to do with the fight, even to the
man who served refreshments TO the
| loohers-on, has been arrested, and if the
will be punished to the full extent of the
law.
THE FUNERAL.
Roster had very large funeral on
Sunday. The Public Ledger announced
his death in these lines:
None knew him but TO love him
None named him but to praise
At the head of his coffin suspended a
wreath of flowers presented by his young
friends, and in its center was n card bear
ing the words
Safe in the arms of Jesus
safe on his gentle breast,
There by love o'ershadowed
Swcetly may his soul rest.
THE CENTENNIAL.
Several days at the centennial ground,
have convinced me that visit to the city
of brotherly loye this year is really
worth the money 1t costs 10 make il
But shall reserve comments on the ex.
hibition for future letter, only giving
in this letter few bits of advice TO Cairo
people who contemplate coming here
before the exposition closes. Those
hn 10 1T
the city will find it to their advantage in
several ways to secure hotel accommoda.
tons near the grounds. This saves long
and very tiresome street car rides, no
inexpensive if INDUCED in by party two
or three times day. Wealthy people. tC
whom three or four dollars day for car.
rage hire are OF no moment, will not
make note OF this piece of advice. The
centennial visitor Of the feminine gender
II she comes merely To see the great eXhi
bition, will discover that she has made !;
mistake il she has prepared an elaborate
or expensive outfit Tor wear here. A
short dress that escapes the ground an,
the danger of being stepped upon by per
sons in the vicinity OF the wearer, vii
| be found the most convenient and com
, Portable. Linen busters and suits seen
, 10 be The fayorite with travellers
, Philadelphia ladies wear Scotch ginghan
suits and occasionally an inexpcnsiy
Q silk. | have yet 10 see costly or ele
CANT dress worn on The ccntenni.
e grounds. The ladies appear to appreciat
| the fact that one goes there to see an
: not 10 be seen.
N THE FASHIONS
y Cairo ladies will perhaps be intereste
Y In few fashion notes. The two prom
e nent colors Of the tall and winter seaso
a are and will be navy blue OF the darke
@ shade, and cardinal red. Suits made ,
navy blue ale not infrequently trimme
with red bows. these being dispose
: wherever there is the least excuse te
s placing one. Black dresses ornanente
4 with bows Of cardinal red, down III
4 front, on the pockets, on the back OF III
G basque and on the sleeves, find grei