The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-05-29

ly in their respective positions and who
could not be improved upon in any manner
Under them the affairs of the county, over
which they have had control, have been ad
mInistered honestly, economically, yet efli-
GENTLY, to which assertion none will dare
say "nay."
Mr. John w. Burton, the nominee for
Clerk of the Appellate Court, writes thank
log his friends in Alexander County for
their cordial support in his late canvass
He says that IN no part of the district has
he found more warm and steadfast friends,
and he will ever remember them with
heartfelt gratitude.
Ice cream is to be more in demand
this summer than it has been. The wealth
er is to be warmer and, it being Leap
Year, young ladies are to be less "back-
ward in coming forward" We infer all this
from the fact that Phil Saup has just pur.
chased new ice cream freezer for $3.50,
which will enable him TO make better ice
cream and more Of it than he could before.
The annual examination has been in
progress in the public schools since yester-
day, and will continue to-day in all the
rooms. Tomorrow morning examination
will be held in the High School room
alone. The public should attend these ex-
ercises and thus encourage both scholars
and teachers in their work. The schools
will close Friday for the year, to be re-
opened on the first Monday in October.
- One of the most interesting features
of the sociable at the residence of Mr.. Can
dee Tuesday night was the sale of baskets
provided by heyoung ladies in attendance.
Mr.. HOugh was auctioneer. Some of the
baskets brought several dollars. The total
amount realized from this source alone was
$95. The total net proceeds of the even
ing's entertainment was $50. There was q
large attendance and pleasure unalloyed
They are still working on the Illinois
Central incline at East Cairo, and the W.
II. Osborne continues to make transfers at
the Mobile and Ohio incline there. 1t is
probable that several weeks will yet be
consumed in restoring the |. Z. incline TO
its former good condition, for it appears
that during the high water the track at the
| lower end was raised up and turned over or
set up on edge, for distance upward of
several hvndred feet.
After careful computation by the
ststistiCian ofTHE BULLETIN, we feel JUS
titled in stating that each of the Republican
| Presidential asprants has decided advan-
tage of all the others. The statement may
appear o little puzzing, but as it is based
wholly upon information drawn from Re
publican newspapers, none will be so rash
as to doubt it. That the convention at
Chicago may develop different state of
affairs is something for which we disclaim
responsibility.
Tomorrow is Decoration Day and the
Wabash road will run excursion trains
every halt hour from the Union Depot to
Mound City and vice versa. Round trip
fare will be 25 cents and tickets may be
had either at the Union Depot ticket Office
or at Mr.. Harry Schuh's drugstore up town.
The fare is also greatly reduced from Carmi
down to Cairo in order to induce as many
people as possible to come down. We have
not yet learned what manner of attractions
will be provided at the Cemetery, except
that the Cairo Band will be there to furnish
music.
In his Decoration Day proclamation, of
which we have just received a copy, the
Governor Of Illinois, "whereases, " that it is
fright and proper" to observe the day, in
order that, among other things, the memory
Of the gallant union soldiers may "forever
beperpetuated." He proclaims the goth of
May as Memorial Day" and requests all
"patriotic union.loving" people to "assem-
bic together" for the purpose Of decorating
the said soldiers graves with flowers, "em-
blematic Of the affection in which the bios.
SONS of peace hold defenders in war of the
freedom of the soil from which they
sprung" Was ever state paper more con-
clscly verbose, ambguously clear and hu-
morOusly solemnl
The w. G. T. U. ladies had an impress
sive meeting at Temperance Hall Tuesday,
and it was tolerably we'll attended by gen.
tlemen also. As per programme, fervent
| prayers were offered for National Constitu-
uonal amendment prohibiting the traffic in
intoxicating liquors as a beverage, and for
clergymen and editors and politicians; and
also that in the coming national contest
men may vote on all social questions as