The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-10


teal News Gov. ridden 90 Take ur
HIS Residence in Warrington
majestic Becone the Guest or Gran
White House on the lth of March.
From our regular Correspondent
REMARKABLE WEATHER.
The first day of lS77 was remarkable
for such snow as has been rarely seen
in this latitude, and, during the week,
sleighs have almost universally taken the
place OF wheeled vehicles. Yesterday
there was an impromptu
! sIEIGHISG CARNIVAL
On Pennsylvania avenue. The district
/ commissioners had given their consent
to the sport, and division OF the police
had been detailed to keep order Those
| taking part in the procession were ex-
| pected to be in masquerade costume,
but this part OF the programe was not
strictly adhered to. Indeed it was not
to be supposed that our Washington
bellies would forego such an opporta-
! nifty to display their artistic faces and
bleachcd hair. Many of them were out.
panoplied in all their dazzling beauty.
About three o'clock the masqueraders
began to make their appearance, and as
sleigh after sleigh dashed past each with
it, freight OF grotesque and rainbow
hued humanity, the avenue presented
an appearance Of great gaiety, and fun
and merriment prevailed everywhere.
The sides OF the streets were thronyed
with pedestrians who seemed TO derive
almost as much pleasure, in the role of
spectators, as the masqueraders them
selves. From the
TREASURY TO TIE CAPITOL.
The avenue was crowded with sleighs
OF every description, from the graceful
swan-like cutter, TO the barrel or dry
goods box box mounted on clumsy run
ners. Conspicuous among the devices
resorted To by the masqueraders 10 create
laughter. was tableauc rira,t caricua.
turing the
LOUISIANA Returning BOARD.
This consisted of a primitive sled in
which were seated four men. their faces
blackoncd with cork, busily engaged
with the returns. But the most laugh
able rig was tandem team consisting or
n superannuated mule and a venerable
horse, drawing log OF wood mounted
on four slanting hickory sticks fixed in
pair of wooden runners. Astride
lilo -.,-ie
wore plug hat, pair of spectaclcs and
hoop-skirts, nothing else in his grotesque
makeup Vas desclibsble, Under the sad
eyed mule was hung q large dinner bell.
The phiIosophic beast trudged along
with no pride of ancestry or hope OF
posterity," followed by an unhappy spec
linen OF his nobler relation, upon whose
back was seated another curious monde
script Two ridiculous specimens of hU-
manity bestrode the log, with their feet
scraping the snow. The one in the rear
represented fat woman hngging her
companion in front, in order 10 keep an
equilibrium, or perhaps from affection.
Shouts OF laughter greeted this most alb
surd OF turneuts as it moyed slowly along
the avenue.
The many handsome equpases were
OBJECTS or SURPRISE
to those who saw them, for it was not
known that Washington could afford so
fine display OF sleighs. One or two four
horse cutters were noticeable. though
the smaller ones, more beautiful in de-
sign, and more graceful in structure, at
tracted fully as much attention and COM
ment. Later in the day when the de-
partments poured forth their living
streams of tired government clerks, the
avenue WAS crowded as it has not been
since the presidential Inauguration.
There is but little
NEWS OF A POLITICAL CHARACTER
That will not have reached you by tele-
graph before you receive this. Just now
the talk is about new presidential cleo
| ton, but that it will result in more than
talk, it is impossible to predict. 1t is
said that Ex-Governor Tilden will soon
make his permanent residence in this
city, occupying a suit OF rooms in one Of
the large hotels. 1t is also reported that
Governor Hayes will, before the 4th Of
March, became the guest OF President
| Grant at the White House, and that attei
the 4th of March he will have the van
tage of possession, and be maintained
there
| II NEED BE, BY FORCE.
There are other resolutions suggested
such as the vice-president's holding over
Indeed, every man that can obtain space
in the papers, seems to have panaces
for the national ills. Meanwhile we wal
and watch and pray, until the nth OF
February and the 4th OF March, which
like time and tide, wait for neither mel
nations. {.
TIE Carbonate Observer that has la,
many different hands ito the fore" dur
ing its existence Of not many years, ha'
again changed owners, this time going
into the possession of two young gentle
men of the llawkeye state. The pape