The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-09

VIM. Kluge; vice. president R. d. Staple.
ton; recording and financial secretary, P. ].
Purcell treasurer, R. Marnsll; ssrgesnt.at
arms, ]. D. Sanders; sentinel, Frank Cor.
coraD; medical examiner, J. G. Sullivan.
The finest and most beautiful monu-
ment at Villa Ridge is one recently erected
over the grave Of the late Michael Hoar,
just inside and to the left of the gate of the
Catholic cemetery. The shaft 10 Of nicely
polished granite mounted on pedestal of
the some material. It is said to have cost
about 81 900.
The Bostonian club, Of Boston, have
chartered the use Of the cabin and table Of
the steamer City Of st. Louis for an excur.
sion from St. Louis to the worlds sxposi-
tion at New Orleans. The steamer will
lay at the port Of New Orleans six days,
which is three days longer than she usually
would The charter price paid will be
$4,000.
The road leading to the Catholic Gem
etery at Villa Ridge has recently been
graded and graveled, SO that it is q vast
improvement over the old roadway. The
new trustees deserve commentator for the
manner in which they have begun to dis
charge their duties. 1t is understood that
they will soon cause other necessary
improvements to be made in and about the
cemetery.
Dora Davis (coloredD imbibed too free
ly Of bug juice and was fined 81 and the
trimmings by Magistrate Comings, yester-
day. Lewis Potts also interviewed bis hon
or, he, too, having soaked himself with
nose paint and endeavored to fresco the
city. His fine of 81 and costs was stayed
six hours and tbs likely be will not show
up here again for many moons.
During the absence Of the editor of
The BULLETIN, last week, an article crept
into our columns which did great injustice
to the public schools. We are iu favor of
public schools, private schools and all other
schools which tend to the advancement of
the mind and the bringing up of the youth
of the nation iu such manner as will be-
beneficial for all time.
Capt R. F. Sass, ST., the popular and
veteran ste .mboat agent, made his annual
prognosticstion at st. Louis Saturday as to
the weather of the winter. The captain
says that there will be an open winter, and
that he doubts if the temperature sinks be.
low zero at any time. Capt Sass correctly
predicted last winters weather His prog
posticstions in this respect have failed but
once in ,hirty-eight years.
We understand on good authority that
we shall have quite an addition to oul
dancing circles, in the person of Prof
Clark, late of Chicago, one of the ables
department and dancing masters OF tn
day, who contemplstes making Cairo hi
home in the near future, with view %
starting class. The gentleman WAS YES
terday in the city making preliminary ar
engagements. We wish him every success
Rev. J. A. Leavitt, state Sund,y schoo
missionary OF the Baptist general associa
ton, preached in the Baptist church, Sab
bath morning and evening, and in the after
noon conducted meeting for the sspecis
benefit of teachers and Sundry school work
ers, which was we'll attended and exceed
ingy interesting and instructive. He is
fluent speaker and well adapted to thu
work in which he is engaged.
Fifteen orange trees near Plant City
Fla, yield this year 10000 oranges
10000 to the tree. These trees are abou
forty years old, and furnish another illus
tration of the persistent vitality of tbt
orange tree in Florida. One hundred anc
fifty thousand oranges at one cent each il
$1,000, but the reader should not, from
this fact, jump to the conclusion that for
tunes are made without risk aud great labor
raising oranges in Florida.
! People throughout the state who have
sd, frequently heard that Cairo is hare
city would at once dissbuse their minds OF
thatscore by paying us visit. The trutt
is there in not a more peacesble or orderly
city Of its size in Illinois. Thousau ls Of
people pass through here every week, of al
most every class and nationality, and ye
an infraction Of the law is of rare occur
renee. Cairo is an enterprising, thriving
city, and "don't let 1t escape your recol
lection"
Several students of the institute a
Worcester, Mass, recently smugpled