The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-10-10


bleton's horse came in, he ran against Mr.,
Nellis' buggy, upsctting it and throwing
him violently to the ground. He was not
injured, but the hind wheel of his buggy
was broken.
An impromptu race between Robert
Smyth's horse "IIarry HILL" and O'IIara
and Lippit's mare, "Julia," came off at St.
Narys park yesterday afternoon, There was
quite large crowd present. The mare won
in two heats. She trotted the first in 80
and the second in 2:55. A remarkable
feature about it was that the horse did not
come near his own time on the same track,
and the general impression prevails that
the driver threw the race. We were in
formed last night that with another driver,
and at an opportune time, the friends of the
horse will back him in a similar trial in
any amount from 800 to $500, and that
the friends of Julia" are equally as enthu.
siastic
The editor of the News in his last
nights issue makes very lame excuse, In
deed, for not accepting the bet Of Demo
craft published in these columns a few
days ago. The man is wild. He is frantic.
His conduct is compound rage and lu-
macy, and we see the day approaching
when in the interest of public peace and
morals, we will be compelled to place Inn
across our knee, with the seat Of his
breeches turned heavenward and admins
ter unto him such chastisement with our
good right hand as will return him to his
senses We need not bore our readers by
repetition Of what he says, for we rave al
ready presented the facts in the case, and
in so doing have gone to the bottom where
truth keeps her little court More than
this is unnecessary.
--Messrs. Nellis and Damron, who went
out in the country on Thursday last, with
the intention of telling the sovereigns that
there were none others more fit or worthy
to serve them than they, returned to this
city yesterday They spent Friday night
at Dog Tooth-Mr. Nellis making his
quarters for the night with Ed Mcdowell,
a colored man, and Mr.. Damron taxing up
quarters with Ike Nilsson, alsoa colored man.
They were invited by Mr.. Mulcahey,
wealthy farmer of the precinct, TO spend
the night at his residence, but for reasons
best known to themselves they refused.
But what of thsl The BULLETIN insists
that this is a free country in which every
man is at liberty to pick his company and
can see no reason why these gentlemen
should not accept the hospitality of a col
ored gentleman in preference to that of
white man, if they so choose.
Our readers will see from an advertise
in this Issue of THE BULLETIN that Col.
Dan Rice's floating opera house and mu
scum will be in this city on Friday and
Saturday next. The entertainment will
consist of gems from the latest operas, bur-
esques and extravaganzas, scenes from the
newest society dramas, all the sensation
songs, dances and music Of the day. The
whole being interspersed with wit, fun and
wholesome mirth. Nothing being allowed
either on or off the stage to offend the SEN
sibilities of the most refined and cultured
audience. In this connection a short de-
scription of the grand floating opera house
seems appropriate. The steamer is in d.
mansions over 200 feet in length, breadth
OF beam 35 feet. Extra staunch
hull. Powerful machinery. And Of
hcerea by the best steamboat
men money can engage. The auditorium
is l40 feet long, az feet wide and Is feet
high, The stage is "a feet deep and 33 teet
in width. The auditorium is furnished
with leather cushioned chairs, giving seat
ing capacity Of 1000 So arranged as to
leave spacious passageway thus insuring
comfort. The family circle contains rows
ofupholstered settees every seat atfording
al unobstructcd view of the stage; while
the more recherche portion of the audience
will find 100 elegant orchestral chairs pro-
vided for their convenience, the ensemble
giving IN air Of grace and beauty combined
with simplicity to the body of the house.
When the grand amusement temple is in
position on the rivers bank electric lights
suspended from the highest points on the
boat, will make the immediate vicinity
bright as MONDAY, thus lighting up the
usually dark leyee, and bathing the sur
rounding objects in balo of
soft, etFulgent hight; scene alone worth
coming to see, The opera house will be
approached by wide c6mmodious gang
planks, covered with cocoa mating, ex-
tending far up the bank. When the pub
lie come on board they will be met at the