The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-07-11

ton offered by Alderman Blake and passed
by the council, and which, it is to be
hoped, will be matter of little delay, and
its frequent use by the band, will be a
source of much pleasure to the people, who
will, on the occasions of rehearssls by the
band there, flock in crowds to the park and
enjoy one evening most delightfully."- Let
US have the stand soon and plenty of music
soon after.
Attend Miss Laura Lees benefit at
the Theatre Comique to night and
give her the rousing farewell that she
merits by reason of her fine talent Among
her renditions will be 1.-THE Last Rose OF
Summer" "The Old Folks at Home, u
"Within a Mile of Ednburg" and "Coming
Through the Rye"-songs which every
body knows and admirers and which, rem
dered by Miss Lee, have invariably cap
tured the house. ct
Hon, Joseph p. Robarts, Chester Peni-
Tertiary Commissioner, passed through the
city yesterday on his way to Springfield,
where meeting Of penitentiary commits
sioners is to be held for the purpose Of con-
sidering important matters pertaining to
the penitentiaries. One important object
of the meeting will be to devise ways and
means for making the institutions, partlcu-
larly that located at Chester, self'sustain-
ing.
"A professional man of muscle gives
free exhibitions of his strength every even
ing in front of the Theatre Comique. He
catches two singe-trees to which horses are
hitched, one in each hand, and allows the
horses to pull in opposite directions and
holds them together. Harry Walker has
engaged him and his partner (who is near
ly his equal in strength) for this week; and
they give nightly exhibitions of their skill
as boxers and wrestlers.
Miss Laura Lee, who is to receive a
benefit at the Theatre Comique tonight,
supports an aged. widowed mother; her
father, who was captain of Mississippi
boat, was killed during the war. In view
of this fact those who admire Miss Lee for
her fine musical talent should be the more
anxious to contribute toward making her
benefit night grand success financially, as
she and her associates will strive to make
1t 80 in so far as the performance is con-
cerned 1t
Officers Hogan and Boughnor had a
lively tussle with the fireman OF the steamer
Etheridge night before last The fireman
raised disturbance on Sixth street and
threatened to use pair of brass knuckles
in test of the skulls of some of the inhab-
itants there; and when the officers came
upon him, swore that he would not and
could not be arrested. He was powerful
fellow and fought all the way to Jail. But
he was taken there alice samee and was
fined $25 and costs by Justice Robinson
yesterday.
There is to be meeting of representa-
4 sc h..a rls nf Of ~
interested in river improvement, at 81.
Louis to. day and morrow, for the purpose
of considering some matters of importance
relating to the improvement of the Mississ-
ippi. The Board of Trade of this city has
appointed committee of five to represent
it in all matters pertaining to river improve
ment, and the committee has designated
sub committee to attend the meeting of st.
Louis. The sub committee, headed by
Mayor Halliday. and Capt. Thos. W. Shields,
left yesterday on its important mission,
County Commissioner Mulcahey was
in the city yesterday from Commercial
Point, to attend meeting of the county
board. He reports the water rapidly going
into its banks again and leaving the bot
toms wet, Shiny and barren of vegetation.
The cutting of the Illinois shore along there
still continues, but slower than before.
patch of ground about three
quarters of mile wide and one and half
miles long was washed into the river and
carried away, carrying with it several houses
and considerable quantity of crops and
farm improvements. Mr.. NJ. thinks that
about fifteen of the heavy farmers In the
county sustained large losses by the food,
in the way of destroyed crops, and about
twice that number of smaller farmers lost
nearly all they had 10 depend upon for q
living until the next crop should be ready
for the market.
The excitement of the col0red people
in Pulaski county, on account OF the "late
seems to have nearly all
died, much to the disappointment of few
pOliticians and ono mr. two