The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-05-31

tasted in Cairo. The ladies were we'll pat
ronized, and certainly deserve the thanks
Of all friends of temperance for rendering
the club meeting attractive, as well by their
presence as by the toothsome refreshments
they provided at such very reasonable
prices.
Right Reverend Bishop Baltcs reached
the city, yesterday, on the afternoon train of
the St. Louis and CAIRO road. Tomorrow
he otficlates in the forenoon (after High
Mass at St. Patrck's church in administer
ing confirmation to a number of young per
sons, who have been receiving instructions
from the pastor of the congregation, Father
Zabell In the afternoon services of SINH
lar nature will be held at the German
Catholic church. From this place the bishop
visit, Mound City, thence several Catholic
settlements along the Illinois Central rail
road.
The narrow-gauge brought in quite a
crowd Of cXcursionists yesterday morning,
composed chiefly of young men. A mum
Der of these, learning that the fare to Mound
City was forty cents, and not understanding
that this sum paid for the round trip,
struck out up the railroad on foot declar
ing that they were not often offered an
easier way for making forty cents than by
walking seven miles on the railroad We
are much inclined to the belief that the
young men felt they had earned every cent
of their money before they reached the Gem
etery.
We dare say that there was not one
person in thousand who supposed that the
members Of our new archery club would hit
"the bulls eye" three times out of five-and
they didn't. But they did as quite all new
clubs do scored a big array OF misses 1t
must not be understood, however, that the
resultwas made up entirely Of "goose.eggs,"
as we professional basc-balists put il, for
during the practice the target was hit
once. But practice will make perfect"
and then the contests will become enter
tanning.
The colored man Henry Symmcs was
brought before Squire Osborn yesterday, 20
answer to the charge of arson, preferred
against him by Noah Harris, who lives
mile or two beyond the upper line Of the
corporation. Henry attempted to set up an
alibi-protesting that he slept in an empty
box car in Cairo the very night the corn-crib
was burned; but as he could bring no proof
to that effect, ana as Mr.. and Mrs. Harris
sworc positively that they saw him in their
neighborhood on the night Of the fire. and
as other damaging facts were brought to
bear against Henry, the squire could do
nothing less than hold Symmes to bail to
answer the circuit court. The amount of |
the bond was fixed at 5000 and the ac-
cuscd being unable to fill it, was committed |
to Jail.
There was an immense crowd of people
at Mound City yesterday. The river and
railroads and the surrounding country pour
ed in their scores and hundreds until the
crowd had swelIcdto the number of four or
five thousand. The committee OF arrange
ments had written to Generals Palmer and
Black, Governor Hendricks and other emf
lent gentlemen to come and address the
but all Of them failed to re-
'pond, Mr., Oberly being present was
forced into the service and delivered what
the people were pleased to call an able, clio.
luent and patriotic address. The notes of
our reporter not being written out, and our
begging for mercy, we have
to defer the publication Of the
remarks until some future issue The cere-
monies at the stand concluded, the people
themselves after the customary
way, much OF the pastimc
consisting OF very healthy
feeding. While it cannot be said there
were no drunken men on the ground, it can
be said, and truly too, that for so large
crowd, the evidences Of dissipation or inc
briefly were conspiciously few, and 20 be
seen only at long intervals.
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THE CAIRO POST OFFICE MAY 81, 1879.