The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-11-20
Democratic
JUBILEE:
First of Series
10 be Repeated Every
Four Years.
Tremendous Crowd!
Great Enthusiasm!
Torches and Music! Flags
and Nominations! Bon
tipls Snanchoc Eto
Torches and Music! Flags
and Nominations! Bon
fires, Speeches, Etc.

| lue Wehlner was unprOpluOuS. Inc
democratic weather clerk aimed to max,
the day one of smiling sunshine, but gave
the crank one too many turos and brough,
clouds and gloom; but if the weather fail.
cd to smile, the thousands of democrats
who gathered to hold their first jubilee in
so many weary years, laughed and hurrnh-
ed and in many other ways showed their
perfect indifference to what the weather
might be since Cleveland as their Moses
had led them out of the Pharoah- Ike
bondage of republican misrue into the
glorious light Of the democratic promised
land.
From all quarters the crowd poured into
the clty-mud could not stop them; threat
ened rain could not dampen their ardor.
The number of torch-besrers in the process
sion was only limited by the number of
torches that could be begged, borrowed or
bought of the democrats and republicans
of Mound City and other surrounding
towns.
Before noon the city seemed to have put
on holiday attire. The dwellings and
stores of the democrats along the line of
march were covered with gay flags and
bright streamers. Look where you might
the star spangled banner met the eye, hut-
terng and c0quetting with the breeze as if
whispering of the "tidings Of great oy"
that had so recently swept over the coun
try.
The afternoon was occupied in firing
saute-of 100 guns and as soon as it became
dark the fun Commenced among the i'm
patient young men Of the party, introduced
by horns, fire crackers, sky rockets, etc.
AT o'clock the procession was formed
and shortly afterward moved on the line
laid down for it to the music of martial
and brass bands with Roman-candle-s sky
rOcket-red-fre accompaniment. The pro-
cession was the largest ever seen in Cairo,
aud although some what hilarious as
might have been expected considering the
occasion, perfect order WAS kept through.
out and If there was any disorderly con-
duct during the evening we failed to hear
Of it. The transparency notices were gen.
orally good. One in particular, about ten
feet square mounted on one horse
wagon, attracted much attention
1t represented man on horseback
faced the wrong way making the "republi.
can grand cavalry charge" backwards.
The "Twenty sweepers" float, drawn by
a pair of horses, carried twenty young vot-
ers who had cast their maiden vote for
Cleveland and Hendricks, and now cele.
brated it by burning red fire,
singing and blowing tin horns,
their intention was good but the music
was-bad.
The finest illuminations on the line of
march we're seen at the residences of Can't.
Shields, DR.. Dunning, @. NJ. Howe, G. D.
Williamson, W. r. Halliday, Mrs. Wilson,
and the business houses of Paul G. Schulz,
Block & Koehler, B. F. Blake, Joe Stes-
gala, Gus Botto and Charlie Bowers.
The opera house was packed, full of la
dies and gentlemen who listened with
pleasure to finished speech by Judge
Allen who was followed by Hon. D. T.
Linegar, and Others The occasion was
favorable to the speakers, and the speeches,
though short, were tul Of the fire of patriot
ism aud may be considered the best effort
of their lives.
Cairo has ratified, in very satisfactory
manner, to all concerned; tomorrow Me-
tropolis jubilates; on Monday, the Mound
City democrats hold mammoth meeting,
and some day next week the counties in
illinois and Kentucky on the Ohio rive,
will meet at Golconda and paint the town
q lurid color 10 honor of the new president,