The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-03-06
Addressea BY Mayer Winter ana sns
KiaE's High Chambssisin.


recollection Of the events Of yesterday
the third annual celebration Of the day II
this city, will long be remembered by th,
citizens Of Cairo and the thousands o.
visitor, who came TO the city to witness
the granl psgeant.
THE DAT
was all that the most enthusiastic knigh,
could have wished for. Bright. sun
Skinny, warm aud pleasant. The streets
too. were Ia much better condlt on, takins
the recent heavy rain and the bad weather
generally into consideration, than wet
expected. For once everything seemed
TO combine TO render the conditions
Tor the parade and display the most favor.
able, and the hearts Of the members Of
the Rrew. who had worked so long and
faithfully to make the occasion one
worthy Of them snd the city. were made
glad.
TIE VISITORS.
According with arrangements previ>
ous.y made, special trains were run on
the Cairo and 81. Louis, and the Cairo
aud Vincennes railroads, while bun
reds came to the city by the Illinois
Central and the Cairo. Arkansas and
Texas roads. The Cairo and st. Louis
road brought not LEGS than four hundred
and he Cairo and Vincennes road perhaps
five hundred. Besides theSe there was
probably several hundred came tn the
city from Kentucky by the Three states
aud the steamer Fiks All told the
NUMBER OF VISITORS
who came to take part IN the festivities
Was not short Of Two thousand.
DURING THR FORENOON
there WAS little or no excitement, and
our visiting friends spent their time in
prOmlnsdIng the streets and In seeing the
sights but b, tween one and 40 O'Clock
TIE
YiRBT MAsXERS
began 10 make their appearance on the
stree z, and then an immense crowd
cnmmrncrd TO gather in the vicinity oi
the leulh etrtet music stand. where
THE ADDRESSES
were TO he Inadr. With every moment
caIEc large numbers OF Enthusiastically
dressed men aud boys aud wagons,
drsys, csrriagrs, horsi men. etc, all
duly equipped TOR the occasion. began TO
arrive IN large Numbers. AID in less than
AN hour the street Sas deus. ly packed
aud the work OF forming In liue Tor
ice PARALE
wa, commenced. The procession was
formed in The following order:
1t DiyisioL-led,d iy The band.
LORD NJ, mus cuiuinsnding, formed
With right resting Oh south side OF
Eighth street.
2nd DIVISION Count Lrno command
Ing. formed with right resting on south
side OF S,v, nth street.
81 D.vision-il,sd.d by tsnd--Prince
Quo commanding. termed with right
resting OF south sde of Sixth street.
All D,visIon-Lord Fr0lic commando
Ing. formed with right resting on south
side OF Filth street.
9Th Division Lord Pleasure command.
Ing, formed with right resting on south
side OF Fourth street.
At half past two o'clock tine proces-
sion, everything being In readiness. com.
to move. The Delta City band
head, d the line, and proceeded the yehl.
Giles containing
xINo coACs
and his attendants. In the meantime
May or Winter, City Clerk Phillis and
City Treasurer Parker. accompanied BY
a large number of citizens. had gathered
at the music.stand, waiting to receive
his royal hlghuess. Al the stand
the Lord High Chanb ,rlain
presented King Comus to His
Honor the mayor. Mayor Winter then
delivered hia address. aud turned over to
he lord high chamberlain, GA behalf OF
his royal nlbs, the keys OF the city. The
lord high chamberlain responded in
beiitling manner. and at the conclusion
Of bis address, the procession
COMMENCED TO MOVE
again. TIE line of march was as follows:
Up Washington avenue to S0th street,
up 10Th street to Commercial avenue,
down Commercial avenue to 18th street,
up l4th street to Levee street, down
Levee street to 2nd street., down 3nd
street to Commercial aveauo, up Conn
merctai avenue to 9TH street, down
4th street to Washington avenue. up
Washington avenue to Oh street, up
sixth street 10 Commercial avenue, up
Commercial avenue to Twelfth street.
down Twelfth street to Washingt on
avenue, down Washington avenue to
IN asie stand, and thence to the place OF
starting. where The mo- y crowd dis
banded, aud scattered Ia all directions.
. Among the more
NOTABLE FEATURES
of the procession We mention a few MS
worthy Of more than passing notice
Alter The vehicle containing the king.
another containing the queen, and still
another containing the lor'i hiyh chains
berlain aud att,n 'ants, each drawn By
six horses gaily c.p,rison,d. came the.