The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-06-06


Republicans do not care for black Republi.
cans further than to Use them as voters, and
hence we expect to see Union and Jackson
counties join forces and give the nomina-
ton to either Nesbit or Phillips.
But one drunk was chronicled on the
docket Of Justice Olmsted yesterday. and
thar was against one Richard Grace, who
had been arrested by Officer Schuckers
The officer, even before he had caught sight
Of Richard, had recognized his voice as
part and parcel of drunken man. When
approached by the officer Richard attempt
ed to go through the leg stretching bust
ness, but his attempt proving lamentable
failure, he was assisted therein by the Off.
Ger and confined in the city Jail. After he
had become sufficiently sober for trial,
Justice Olmsted fined him two dollars and
costs, which be paid, and Richard WIS
himself again.
There are many people who are firm
believers in the ability of Venor, the Cana
dian weather prophet, to almost always
prognosticate the weather correctly, and in
view of this fact We publish his last pre-
diction II believe" he says, THAT June
will be an intensely hot month on the
whole. but tue end Of the present. month,
and probably the first of June, will be
fall-ike, with frcsts again. July will be
terrible month tor storms, with terms OF
intense beat, but another fall-like relapse,
with fiosts. will in all likelihood occur
few days before the Goth. fear the
storms of thunder and hail will be of un-
usual severity during July. / must claim
the veritcation of my prediction relative to
cold wave with frosts over large portion
of the United States between the 10th and
18th of May, The relapse toward the close
Of the present month will be more severe
than that just past"
The Pulaski Patriot is lily pleased
with the manner in which the decoration
exercises were conducted at the Mound
City cemetery, Saturday before last, and ex-
presses itself as follows: Heretofore it has
always afforded US pleasure to give an ac
count of the decoration exercises at our
beautiful national cemetery, but this year
we mention the occasion with sorrow. The
day was intended to be one Of great sol.
emnity, when those desiring could gather
together and in an appropriate manner and
dohonor 20 the heroic dead. But we regret
to say that such is not the case here When
one sees score OF stands presided over by
yelling maniacs, crying out their wares,
bowling mobs of drunken men QuaTcling
and fighting, and clown of fifty years ex-
perience delivering the 'oration" and
cracking coarse jokes over the graves Of the
thousands of dead soldiers, it is about time
to call halt and either abolish the OBJ
servance of the day OF make some radical
reforms Not having heard Col. Rice's
GRAFTON, we are ignorant as to whether or
not the charge made against him above is
true. We know that the Colonel
had but little time for preparation, but that
even without preparation he is capable Of
saying some very pretty and appropriate
things, and are strongly inclined to believe
that he had sense enough to say only that
which WAS appropriate.
"A petition, praying that the city coun
Gil put the drive of ST. Mary's park in a
good condition and that the city secure the
services Of boy, whose duty it shall be to
attend to the gates of the park from three
Or four o'clock in the afternoon until about
seven o'clock in the evening, was yesterday
circulated and received quite number Of
signers. The drive in the park is at pres
ent quite uneven and has therefore been al
most entirely abandoned by pleasure
seekers. Certainly there is no
reason why this, the only
pleasant drive we have, should not be kept
in good condition. The expense Of put
ting it in good condition now, will be
very small, but If it is neglected much long
er will cost great deal more, and should,
have the attention Of the city au-
thorities at the present time. This city has
not 50 many attractions that it can afford to
lose any one of them Within the last
yea. quite large number Of our citizens
have become the owners OF fine teams
They have purchased these of course, with
view to the health and pleasure to be
derived from pleasant ride in a
carriage, behind "a spirited horse,
If our park drive, and other drives,
are kept in good repair the number of
these fine turnouts will increase If they
are neglected the number will decrease
and pretty soon we shall see very few if
INV of than pnonlp don't care IN ride for