The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-06


port favorably, the city should, as soon as
convenient, construct the water.pipe lines
and thereby assist our volunteer iiremen
and lessen their labor,
Regular services will be held IN
the German Lutheran church on Thirteenth
street to-day A new pastcr has been en-
ployed in the person of Rev. Schucard'
who will oaicate at the service this morn
ING and at the Sabbath school this after.
noon. Rev Schucardt come here
from Culolm, Ills, where he
gained and held to the last the esteem of
the people generally. He has been here
two weeks, has made very favorable i'm
preston aud has been permanently engaged.
Because of the threatening weather
the special excursion train to Mound CITY,
to enable those in this city who might de-
sire to do so to witness the match game
Of Baseball to be played at that place yes
terday afternoon, did not leave. But the
game went on all the same and quite
number of Cairoites were there too to wit.
ness it. The game was played between the
| Hambeton, club of Mound City, and
the Eckfor DIS of Paducah: The stake
was Que hundred dollars. 1t was not an in
teresting game-tor the Mound Cltyites-
II was too sided. L ended with TWEEN
ty five talies for the Eckfords and nine
for the Hambletons and the former took IN
the cash, also the glory. 1t IS said that
the Eckfords, by plausible excuse in.
duced the Hambletons to consent % intro
auctions into the former of two new
players who afterwards turned out to be
professional players If this be true the
Mound City boys are exceedingly child
like.
The citizens who held a meeting at the
Hibernian engine house last Sunday for
the purpose OF aiding the Sisters in com
ple,ing their convent, appointed the fol-
lowing gentlemen to solicit subscriptions IN
the different wards Of the city First ward,
Edward Dezonia and II. Walker; Second
ward, w. c. Mukey and Geo. f. Clark,
Third ward, r. MarnelI and 2. Creamy;
Fourth ward, r. Fitzgerald and George
O'Hara. and Fifth ward, Jas, Carroll and
Jno. Madden. The above named gentle
men have been out soliciting this past
week among our citizens and have sue.
ceeded with their collections far beyond
their expectations We are not surprised
nj this. however, rs our enterprlsing cIu-
zens are ever ready to respond literally to
good cause. and especially when the educa-
ton of their children IS involved. \ meet.
ing will be held this evening at the Hi
, bernisn engine house at halt-past seven
D o'clock, for the purpose Of receiving a re-
port from the above collectors, aud for the
3 purpose Of making further arrangement.
f for the fair also to be given for the above
a purpose about the list Of September
y The merchants of St. Louis are becom
IS alarmed at the prospects Of repetition OF
s. Of the freight blockade Of last year. The
r Globe Democrt has the following concern
ing this matter Inquiries are pouring
it ia on the Bridge & Tunnel company ask
vs. ing what preparation they have made t
It meet the demand upon them The East
8 ern roads whose terms expired on JUL
b. are telegraphing daily for replies. They
c. say that on account of the 1891 blockade
3. they were compelled top pay shippers larg
e. sums for damages, and in the event of n
N better facilities being offered in St, Llu
le for unfolding freight they profess the in
IS. tention Of accepting no more st. Louis bust
n ness for prompt dispatch or time delivery
ne They are not anxious to occur the sam
a expenses, and will consequently recev
trade with no responsibility attached t
n them for the delivery. Eastern correspond
. cnts have written to them about the situ'
O. ton aud called upon the st. Louis Who'll,
I. sale trade to take some action A delega
N ton recently visited Dr. Tausing, the man
k. ager OF the Bridge ~ Tunnel company, an
n after stating their complaint were assure
b. by the manager that he had done all i
he his power to provide additional freight do
Il, pots, but he had been hampered by d.
at lay in passing the ordinance in the assem-
he bly,, giving them right to lay tracks acro'
on Tayon avenue The company had o
"a pended 100000, in the purchase OF Ian,
We was ready to erect freight depots the il
in slant they secured the privilege of layir
he tracks. "lf permission is granted at Il
ID. next meeting, DR.. Tauson continued,
O. will require our whole energy and the en-