The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-09-28

| panic among Tile lauics oh DOaru, Dut Tue
cool behavior Of Captain Bruner and Con.
way soon restored order. The life
boats were lowered and all other
necessary preparations to save life were
promptly made when she encountered the
snag, but fortunately they were not needed,
and all remained on board until II o'clock
In the forenoon, when the steamer Hickory,
Captain Chapman, coming from st. Louis,
come to their rescue, taking all on board to
the nearest point for safety, and bringing
forward such as wished to come. The Hick.
DRY also took off the Tatum's perishable
freight and horses. No lives were lost
About thirty of the Tatum's people remain
ing near the wreck to return to St. Louis by
the first up boat
Not very long ago we called the attention
of the council to the fact that the ordinance
designed to regulate the speed of trains
passing through the city was void, and
could not be enforced, owing to the fact
that it it did not conform to the state law.
The arrest OF several engineers had been
caused by parties who objected to permit
ting the roads to pass through the city at a
high rate of speed, but no conviction could be
secured, owing to the cause above assigned.
Last night, however, the council, in its
wisdom, took the matter under adyisement,
and instructed the ordinance committee to
draw up an ordinance in conformity with
the state law, which limits the speed of
passenger trains to ten miles per hour and
freight trains to six miles per hour while
passing through the city.
The other day while Mr.. Pat Mockler
was driving over the Illinois Central track,
in front of the st. Charles hotel, with .
dray loaded with a sewing machine and
melodeon, he was thrown from it by sud-
den jar caused by the wheels coming in
contact with the track, and before he
could regain his feet the melodeon
and sewing machine also tumbled down
and completely covered him. When these
two inventions Of modern civilization were
lifted from him, he was, strange to say,
found to be uninjured and Immediately re-
sumed his duties. 1t was only short time
after this accident that, while driving along
Eighth street with his dray, he nodded to
one of his numerous friends, and becoming
unbalanced thereby, fell overheard aud the
dray passed over one of his legs, But he
was only slightly injured thereby-where-
fore we, in the name of the Democracy of
Cairo, congratulate him.
For the benefit of the News we will
again repeat that the stage OF water in the
river, when City Engineer Thrupp submit.
ted his report to the council, was sufficien,
to enable Mr.. Nellis to supply the city
with all the gravel it de-
sired-and this, two, WITHOUT USING ANY
OTHER BARGE THAN THE ONE HE Hal
ALWAYS USED. This being the case, thu
News may as well quit framing weak apollo
gies for the gentleman since they will bt
apt to do him more harm than good. Tit
city had a right to expect that Mr.
Nelis would do what he promised to do
but having so far wlllfully neglected to de
liver the gravel, which he knew the city was
greatly in need of, his action should receiv,
the general condemnation of the public
which 1t merits. If there is one earthly ex
cuse, outside of self interest, why Mr. Mel
lis did not deliver the gravel, we beg tina
the News name it.
He is colored man and minister O
the gospel who had attended the A. NJ. Z
conference held in this city last week and
with grip.sack in hand was bound for tn
bosom OF his family when he met four per
sonages Of the gcntler sex, whose acquaint
ance he had formed during his stay here
AS they met his grip.sack Immediately
went down and as his arms went up he
well, his lips pressed themselves involunts
riy to theirs--a long, ION
kiss, burning intense --concentrat
ing emotion, heart, soul, all the rave c
lifes light into a single focus. There wer
those who looked upon the scene wit
mingled emotions Of pleasure and dlsdai
and others who fearlessly condemned tn
act, but since the gentleman is privilege
character" and our city fathers, for pr
dental reasons, have not forbidden al
t man from induligng in such luxuries, W
: have no complaint to enter.
Last night about half after sevt
y o'clock man entered the Brewery saloo
went up to the counter and asked for som
thing to drink, saying that he was IL
u srunk but nearly dead. 1t was observe
that blood was running profusely from
II wound in his right wrist which b
Z had attemnted TO stOD bv tving n stu,