The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-08-06

garden concert.
The young ladies, daughters of profess ,
sional men principally, who stay in town,
find it not so much Of sacrifice after all,
for the young men are not at Saratoga, and
but in limited way at Newport. They
are in city, stores and Offices, earning their
salaries, which they cannot afford to re-
linquish and are only absent for the week
or ten days vacation, which is the limit of
the holiday time afforded them. There are
but few resources, of course, at this season.
1t is, therefore, an agreeable surprise to
find young ladies at home, charming in
summer muslins and fluttering ribbons,
ready to entertain and he entertained, glad
to show of their accomplishments in con-
cocting cooling drinks, and suggesting an
altogether new ideal of home life with the
happy circumstances of which the thernom-
eter is not allowed to enterfere.
One of the prominent questions in ex-
change circles is the prospective unpreci-
denied demand on this country for food for
Europe in the shape of grain, -four and
provisions. The damage to and failure of
the crops on the European continent; the
exodus of farmers from Great Britain; the
demand for supplies caused by the war in
Africa and several other causes have led
to an extra call this session on the farm
products of this country. How muc h of
this large trade is likely to come to New
York, is also agitating the;minds of many.
Heretofore calculations could have been
made with some degree Of certainty as to
the proportion Of the export of produce
which would pass through the hands of
merchants in this city: but with the un-
usual facilities furnished by other ports for
the expectation of products of the United
States, and the now almost perfect system
of trade between Chicago and Cincinnati
on the one hand, and Great Britain and the
continent of Europe on the other hand and
at cheaper rates than can be made by New
| York dealers, no calculation can be made
here until the business is being actually
transacted. This condition of affairs not
only effects the -four and grain trade, but
also the provision merchants, many of
whom regard the outlook with anything
but cheerfulness, notwithstanding the in
creased demand which, it is apparent, will
be made from American farm prod ucts.
The inquiry into the sheriff's Office is de-
veloping system of Matchmaking that
surely must lead to thorough reform. 1t
is very evident that whenever a civil arrest
has been made the practice in the Office has
been to squeeze out of the unfortunate pri-
soner every dollar his pecuniary condition
will bear for any privileges extended to
him, and not to release him from the
clutches Of an officer until he has been bled
as profusely as possible. The law provides
that the fee shall be thirty-six cents for
bail bond; but any amount from twelve
dollars upward has been extorted from the
unfortunate prisoners. A hundred dollars
for days liberty has been exacted from
men under arrest by these remorseless
sharp, and where a hundred dollars are
not Forthcoming the privilege could be
secured for ten.
Apanic has been created among the
down town day gamblers by the new cru
SADIE of the society for the prevention of
crime. At first they were inclined to look
upon it as REPETITION of former virtuous
spasms, but now they admit only the most
approved habitues. Four houses on Ann
and Fulton streets have taken a vacation,
and their proprietors are playing against
the races at Brighton beach and Saratoga.
Such complete picketing of approaches
as is now deemed necessary by the few
houses remaining open, has not been prac-
ticed for fifteen years. The question of
general cessation is under consideration by
all professionals. The agents of the so
ciety for the prevention of crime have late
ly been keeping close surveillance upon
the various faro banks, and followed clerks
and Others who have been seen TO enter, to
their places of business and reported the
fact to their employers. 1t is said that the
system of espionage will be kept up until
gambling places are closed.
On Wednesday and Saturdays Jewish
visitors to Coney Island are most numerous.
Yesterday Jewish faces were plentiful
among the thousands that thronged the
hotel balconies, pavilion and plaza sur
the music stand at Manhattan
Beach. AT first it seemed as though Chris IA
tians and Israelites were nearly equally
divided, but late in the afternoon either be-