The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-07-06

the procession marched amid the sweetest
and livelest music and the cheers of thou
sands of admiring spectators through the
streets passing up Ohio levee, they came
down Twelfth street; thence up Washing
ton avenue to Fourteenth street; down that
to Commercial avenue; up that TO TWEEN.
tieth Btreet down that back to Washington
avenue and then 20 the park. Arrived here
they, together with the crowd that had
proceeded and followed them there, gath.
cred around the platform erected on the
dancing floor, under large tent, and
listened to very appropriate and tlowery
speech from Hon. d. T. Linegar. At the
conclusion OF this speech the declaration Of
independence was read, in II manner that
challenged the admiration OF all who heard
it, by Miss Mable DIETRICH, When these
exercises had been gone through with the
crowd began to scatter; some felt interested
mostly in the races (of which we speak
more particularly hereatter) and sought the
track others visited the different stands to
quench their thirst with lemonade, soda, or
beer; the hungry found ample and good
food at the cake and sandwich stand
while those who were fond Of
dancing remained on the floor and pro-
ceeded to spend the day in their favorite
amusement
Thus the day was spent by the immense
throng, and it is yet to be learned that a
single accident or even incident occurred at
the park or elsewhere in the city, that,
having any connection with the celebration,
could mar, even in the slightest degree,
the brilliant success which attended it, and
for this the committees that had the sew.
eral parts of the days festivities in charge
deserve the special good will of this COM
munity and of our visitors.
In the evening the greatest attraction for
the time being was the fireworks, which
had been given in charge of Mr.. Dan Hart
man. Certainly, Cairo never saw finer
display of fireworks and it is doubtful if
any Of those present have ever seen better
elsewhere in larger cities. While the
grand shower Of sparks and the many col
ored lights, rockets and balls of fire light
up the sky, every other amusement ceased
and every eye was turned toward the sky,
or the stand, where figures and notices of
fanciful forms and in beautiful colors were
momentarily set off. After this dancing
again commenced and, together with other
amusements, lasted until late in the night.
The races absorbed the greatest interest
OF the greatest number--that, in fact, the
races attracted the greatest number of peo-
pie to the city can be doubted by none
The turf has not yet sunk into the disre-
pute because Of the dishonest practices of
conclenceless sports, and therefore the peo-
pie have not lost interest in it. 1t was the
universally expressed opinion among the
best judges who witnessed the races at the
park, that one or two OF them were the
best they ever saw and certainly the second
and third races were intensely interesting,
from the fact that the contest between two
of the horses was so close. The
judges were Capt. w. p. Halliday, Capt
Andrew Bodkin and Mr.. Charles w. Hen
derson
In the first race, which was for the fire.
mans cap, "Mayhower," metropolis" ana
"Brown Birdie" participated. First heat
was made by "Mayhower" in ffty-one sec.
onds; metropolis" came second anu
"Brown Birdie" third. Second heat Way
flower" made the mile in fifty SECONDS anu
the other two came in as before.
The second race was for the Halliday
House stakes, in which only home STOCK
was 70 narticlpate. Distance, one milo;