The daily Cairo bulletin., 1881-05-21

asked tor convict's laun-
dry was ten thousand dollars; the commit
tee raised the amount to fifteen thousand
dollars. The appropriation asked for
building a new barn was two thousand
dollars the committee increased the amount
to three thousand dollars. And 80 on
through the entire bill, the democrats in q
body opposing the scandalous robbery and
the republicans, also a in body, favoring it..
Those republicans who were not in favor Of
the steal Gf there we're any such), were
not heard in the debate. An
item of fifteen thousand dollars
for a solitary was fought against
by the democrats; but, in spite Of them and
the fact that the authorities of Chester and
the warden of the pcnitentiary had inform
ed representatives that seven thousand five
hundred dollars would be enough for that
purpose, the republican majority opposed
every effort at reduction and finally passed
it at fifteen thousand dollars. The demo-
Gratis Their sought to reduce the item of fif-
teen thousand dollars for convict's kitchen,
to five thousand dollars, which would have
been ample for the purpose, but the repub
licans opposed the reduction vigorously;
yet they were by this time
just the least bit ashamed of themselves
and, after much talk, finally consented to
place the amount at ten thousand dollars.
After tins a few other reductions were
made, probably because the republicans
were sleepy and knew that the only way to
get through in hurry was to acceed to the
demands of the democrats, who were fight
ing nearly every item; and when all was
done and the entire bill was finally passed,
it had been reduced to sixty-one thousand
eight hundred dollars, saving to the peo-
pie, by democratic opposition, of thirty.
two thousand dollars on one bill in single
day.
Last nights entertainment at hart
mans hall surpassed, if possible, any given
there before. 1t was success in every
particular. The crowd was larger than it
had been upon any previous evening; the
exercises, consisting of tableaux, songs,
music, recitations, etc, were all rendered in
manner that was highly creditabe to
those who took part in them and furnished
the most perfect entertainment to all present.
The different booths formed q standing at
traction to the audience. The young ladies
and gentlemen occuylng them, dressed in
elegant costumes, looked charmingly and,
together with their immediate surround
ings, would have made interesting pictures
for an art gallery. The hall has been de-
corated in profusion from one end TO the
other, with flags, etc, which gives the
whole room the appearance Of one great
booth, magnticcently gotten up, with the
brilliant audience as the occupants. There
has never been an entertainment of any
kind in Cairo that merited more praise for
variety, elegance, usefulness, and the gen.
eral satisfaction that 1t has given to all
who have attended it. The programme
as published In yesterdays BULLETIN was
slightly altered, in so far as the opening
tableau was concerned, but otherwise it
was carried out, to the unbounded delight
of all present. After the programme had
been completed grand march of char.
acters took place in which all those who |
had taken part in the exercises in costume
took a part. In conclusion the
vote for the queen of the Carnival was
which, the evening before, was
left, standing as follows Mrs. M. j. Pink,
fifty-fve; Miss Mollie Webb, three hun.
dred and thirty; Miss Carrie B. Krimbell,
Iifty-one; Miss Annie Pitcher, forty-fve;
Miss Mamie Sproat, twenty-one; Miss Ella
Armstrong, three hundred and fifty-fve;
Mrs. Nettie Robinson, twenty
one; Miss Fannie Barclay,
twelve. Miss Ella Armstrong
and Miss Mollie Webb we're tar ahead of
all the Others and the former had major.
ty of twenty-five. At this writing the
inal result OF the voting had not been an.