The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-14

IHSlllullOns' we luxe the lolIo"lng con-
corning him from the Memphis Ledger
Evening before last Col. Rice delivered
lecture at Holly Springs, Miss, before "a
very large and brilliant aSsemblage OF la
dies and gentlemen, at the Masonic hall, in
that city, for the benefit Of the confederate
memorial association. lie was introduced
to the gathering by Col. f. A. Tyler, form
erly of this city, and Judge Watson, Of
! Holly. Springs, and most cordial reception
was accorded to the distinguished rcformer
The following is an eloquent extract, from
the opening portion of his speech:
Flowers, heavens choicest gift, are TO
be distributed early in May over the graves
of the fallen heroes to keep in sweet
memory the humbIest soldier as well as the
most exalted in position. 1t is the flower
day on which the living will pay homage
to their dead, who sleep in nearly every
state in the union, but the majority rest in
the hsllOwed soil Of the south, where their
heroic deeds will be kept green IN every
heart, and each generation yet to come will
feel proud to be the deCcndcntS of race
Of men who sought for honor, as our fore
fathers tought-that gave Us hberty-and
as years roll on, the memory Of glorious
deeds grows softer and SwceteI, as time
robs them Of all the fierce antag1nism that
gave them birth, then let each one contrib.
ute some emblem or bouquet; even a simple
flower, ike the widow, mite, will be a
sacred gift
Ever since d. T. Linegar has been a
member Of the city council, he has ham
mered away at his pet project, that OF hay-
ing our streets improved. and he ha, 50 far
made commendable progress As we stat
ed few days ago, he introduced resolu-
ton at the last meeting of the council ask
ing for the appointment Of committee Of
four including the mayor, who should in
the near future, visit Metropolis and in
spect the gravel beds which are to be found
upon the rivers bank between that city and
Cairo. This resolution was adopted and
the committee cOnsisting~ot the mayor, Al
dermen Lincgar, Howloy, Blake and Petit
will visit the beds, with Haiiiday'S tug, be-
fore the next meeting of the council and re-
port their discoveries. In order to show
the satisfaction which the gravel streets Of
Paducah are giving, we quote the follow
ing from the Paducah News; "Paducah
has the prettiest and best streets or the
face of the globe, and 50 thoroughly sats.
fed are her people of this that no set of
sharks and contractors could get q job Of
making Nicolson payements or any other
kind than those we have, If they would do
the work for nothing The mau who made
some Of the first streets here is now engag-
ed in making one of the same kind at
Memphis, and it is sure to prove the best
and probably only good street Memphis
has ever had. The material being used.
however, IS being taken from Metropolis,
Our streets are such as the sixth generation
OF our children can not wear out
We do not wish to speak hppantly OF
the old.time Sunday. school book--or the
innumerabIc host of wicked boys who have
been ruthlessly consigned to a cold and
shiny demise IN those books tor fishing or
swimming on Sunday. Yet, we DO take
the liberty OF pointing out to manutactur-
crs of those crooked props of moral recti
tude case which seems to knock their
theory into Il cooked hat-or something an
alogous We feel called upon to do this
now. because numerous picnicS will be given
this month by the religious and temper
ancc organizations Of this city, and regard
it as our duty to say word about the case
in oUr minds eye. 1t is a case which
was recited on the first page OF
THE BULLETIN in the special dis,
patches few days ago. A little
boy, while attending Sunday school pic
mic near Mckinney, fell in tank near the
grounds and was drowned. 1t was not
sunday, it was not "A secular picnic. Every
thing was as dccorous aud religious as
possible and yet little boy was drowned
in q common railroad water tank, with a
number of people standing by It the boy
could get to the tank some of the bigger
folks should certainly have been able to
save the boys liie-thus illustrating q
practical salvation which would have been
most grateful. If boys can be drowned in
water tanks on week days while attending
Sunday school picnics--it would seem to
I've necessary to revise something; whether
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