The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-09-13
THE DAILY CAIRO BULLETIN TUESDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 49, 1881

searched diligently for several hours
during the night, and Chief Myers and Or
6cer Olmsted continued the seach tor sew
eral hours during yesterday forenoon, no
trace of the missing satchel or its contents
could be discovered. The correspondent
lett, showering both praises and curses on
Cairo-praises for it's splendid hotel accom-
modatiors Che had stopped at the Halliday
and curses for its dextrous thieves. The
latter would have been more properly drec.
ted against himself, however for man who
makes his way along an unfrequented river
bank with lot of satchels in the dead of
night, and then lets them lay unguarded in
public freight depot in the suburbs of the
city, must not expect to be entirely safe
against unprincipled night providers.
Mr.. DesRocher,t the uptown gardner, is
actively engaged in completing his plans
for the improvement of st. Mary's park and
In enlisting the interest of his friends. He
has spoken to several of the aldermen, ex-
planning to them the benefits the city would
derive from the successful operation of his
plans and they have given him to under
stand that they would favor him. Mr.. Des-
Rocher is in dead earnest; he has the
ability to plan and the determination and
means to carry out, such Improvements in
the park, as will make it a most delightful
resort for the people of Cairo and to
strangers 1t is his object to make the
park an attractive place for the young and
the old who may wish to spend an hour or
two on Sundays or any other day In pleas
ant drive, walk, or enjoy chat in some
cool, green bower by the side of musical
fountain, and amid the sweet odors
of many flowers, over plate of ice cream,
or glass of lemonade. AT present the
park is reproach to the city; it is worse
than bowling wilderness, because it is the
nightly resort for the scum of the city.
Men and women, young and old, black and
white, gather there and make the night air
resound with the discharge of weapons,
loud following, curses and foul epithes. 1t
has gotten to be place where no respecta-
bic person dares to 60 any more than to
any Of the acknowledged sinks of wicked.
mesa in the lower portion of the city, with
out rsking his or her good name. Some
thing needs to be done to rescue the only
public resort in the city from the disgrace
into which it has been allowed to sink. A
city of twelve or fifteen thousand inhabi-
tants must have some place where the re-
spectacle portion Of the community can
go and spend a few hours in pleasant and
innocent reaction, free from contact with
the coarser element, or the temptations Of
wicket pleasures-where the young people
OF the city can gather on summer evenings
and hold outdoor carnivals. The city au-
thorities have already as many irons in the
fire as they can we'll manage now, hence it
is not likely that, if left entirely to them
selves, the park will receive any attention
from them during the next three
or four years. But Mr.. Des-
Rocher lives In close proximity to
the park; he can andSwfll,s permitted,
rescue it from its present wild, disreputabe
state and make it beautiful, popular and
heightened resort for the people of Cairo.
What Mr.. Des Rocher asks of the council
IN consideration OF his work of improve
ment is yet matter Of some uncertainty,
but will appear in due time. A lease of
the park for certain number of years, q
small appropriation, and the sole
privilege to sell refreshments, will
probably be the extent of his demand.
OF course it is Mr.. Des Rocher's main pur.
pose to make money out of the park, and
he argues that the more attractive the park
is, the more popular it will be as public
resort and the more profitable 1t will be to
him. And of course, too, it will be the
city councils object in dealing with Mr..
Des Rocher to make an agreement by the
terms of which the citizens are to be furn-
ished with a park of which they
may be proud, the improvement of which
is worth what it may cost and the en-
joyment Of which shall not be the price of
imposition.