The daily Cairo bulletin., 1881-02-10

smith petition johnson to alter the epitaph
written to commemorate the genius of that
poet from Laun to English,
-Messrs c. o. Patcr & Co. are up with
the times rs usual; they have employed
Miss Mollic Cavender, Of this city, as cashier
and Miss Emma Klttle, of Mound City, in
the notion department. This fact in con
nectiol with several improvements they
have made in the arrangement of their Off
ces, lends an additional attraction to their
establishment.
We were requested, IN stronger Ian
guage than our extreme piety will permit
us to use, to call the attention Of our side
| walk carpenters TO the crossing leading
from Barclay Bros prescription drug store
to Pettis & Mcrediths grocery store on
Eighth street, and to request them, IN terms
of no doubtful meaning, to give it their i'm
mediate attention.
The steamer Fannie Lewis, which has
been lying about eight miles above here in
the Mississippi river, caught in the ice was
set free yesterday and was expected down
last night. She has on board load of
mechandise, etc, intended for two south
bound steamers, which left our wharf about
December 23d last, but she was caught in
the ice and has been there ever since conse-
quenty she could not deliver her cargo.
AS everybody is, perhaps, aware the
second ball and sociable of the young
temperance people, given under the auspices
of the Reform Club takes place on Tues
day, the 10Th inst There will be fine
music, an elegant supper, or lunch, dancing
and the best of company, The managers
promise to all who will be there an evening
of pleasure such as was never exceled IN
Cairo. We would ask, therefore, that all
our Young people, and older ones too,
fill Temperance hall to overlooking on next
Tuesday night.
- The ice gorge in the Mississippi river,
back of this city, broke yesterday morning
with crash, and moved slowly and majes-
ticaly, but irresistably, down stream,
taking with it, we were told, a portion Of
the Iron Mountain incline In consequence
of this breaking-up, the fcrryboat, Three
States, makes only two trips daily, and is
compelled to take eXordinary pre-
caution. Captain John S. Hacker, the
poet-captain of the Three States, informed
us that huge boulders of ice were strewn
all along the Mississippi shore and that in
some places it lay in piles twenty feet high,
away up beyond the reach OF the stream at
its present stage In view Of these facts,
trip on the fcrryboat would not be en-
tlrely without interest
Yesterday evening a mule and draN
the latter loaded with three barrels Of meal,
or apples and few small packages became
staldcd in the mud just over the Eighth
street crossing leading from Broderck &
Yocum's place Of business to Mrs. Wcbb's
residence. The mule stood on one side OF
the crossing and the wheels Of the dray on
the other and both sunk into the mud until
the shafts nearly touched the planks OF
the crossing, and there they
stood, without budging, for nearly
half an hour, while people who were
gong home to supper, gathered on both
sides Of it and praised the Lord, 1t seems
to us that, in view of the fact that this
weather is to last for an indefinite period,
something might be done to give temporary
relief to teanstcrs, who are compelled TO
make daily use OF Eighth street.
Some rather vulgar language passed
over the telephone wire last night but as
usual in such cases the autEor OF it gave no
sign by which he could be detected, With
all the strngcncy Of the management
against the use of any word that might
shock the most sensitive nature, there are
cases which it can not reach and they must
depend, in great measure, upon the CO.
operation Of every subscibcr. This CO
operation should not be denied them for it
is as much to the interest
Of the subscribers as to the management
that no one who wishes to use the lnstru.
ment will be shocked. When once the
telephone exchange sinks into disrcpute its
utility is, for the most part, gone and to
prevent this, every subscriber merchants
especially, should use every effort to detect
persons guilty Of utterng an obscene
word over the general wire.
Captain Mathew Williams, an old
river man, died at Vicksburg on Monday
last. His remains arrived here yesterday
and were taken by the Gus Fowler to Padu-