The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-02

cert of which THE BULLETIN spoke some
time ago, should not, and probably will not
allow the Lenten season and the present
high water excitement to entirely divert
their attention from the undertaking. but
will hold fast to the idea and carry it into
effect as contemplated, as soon as practic-
able. The necessity for the concert or some
charity work of a public character in this
city becomes more apparent every day, and
will be more so than before within few
weeks from now.
The Garfield memorial service in the
national capitol were very impressive.
Every seat in the hall was. filed by ten
o'clock. The bereaved family was not rep
resented, but in Reorganization of his SER
vices in securing the relief fund, Cyrus w.
Field was given seat beside President
Arthur. Governors Hoyt. Foster, Porter,
Hamilton, and Bigelw was present, How
ard, and Meigs entered at | / 80. At noon
speaker Keifer called the house to orders
and soon afterward the members of the
senate, the supreme court, and the presi-
dent. Mr.. Blaine looked pale aud worn.
He was introduced by acting Vice Presi'
dent Davis, and at once commenced to read
his Grafton, detailing the career of Garfield
| frppo th,- nruHla thn When he
closed there was a storm Of applause.
In the village of Tappan, New York,
on the spot where Major Andre, the Brit
ish spy, was hanged in 1880, Cyrus W.
Field caused to be placed, some time ago, a
block Of granite. The inscription on the
monument was written by Dean Stanley.
On the evening of Washington's birthday,
stranger entered Tappqr and enquired
the way to the monument. 1t WAS pointed
out to him, and he spent about an hour,
apparently, in examining it. The next
morning it was discovered that the inscrip-
ton had been mutiIated until it was un-
readable. On the top of the monument
small American flag had been laid and
fastened down with stones, and under one
of these was q sheet of foolscap paper con-
tanning some rhymes which denounced the
"vulgsr and insulting stone which honored
not sneaking Ander's death but black Ben
Arnold's crime" Mr.. Field has offered
reward for the mutilator of the monument.
"A portion of the walk leading from
Washington, avenue TO the Thirteenth
street school, is not in condition entirely
safe for the uses to which it ia daily SUBJ
jected by the many children who attend
that school. 1t is laid over water deep
enough for children TO drown in it is
rather narrow aud ssnts toward the
outside-all of which are serious
objections and should be, AS far as may be,
remede6. Some arrangement might be
made by which children could enter the
school yard by different way, or broad,
substantial, balustered walk might be laid
over the water, So as to render little chill
dren entirely safe in going to or coming
from school. 1t is probable that it will be
some time before the pond of rain water
about the school will disappear, therefore,
:, =, 81 ky,.1,i ia ., "a " a nf
ngress and egress to and from the prem
ises so as not to endanger the little folks
who 60 there every day.
A white man named Snow was yester-
day heard to acknowledge that he rowed
the man Mayfield across the Ohio river on
the night of the murder of Mr.. james
Biggs, and that he gave Mayiield
two and half dollars after
they reached the other side, with which to
pay his expenses further on his way. But
afterwards probably because he feared
that he was duplicating himself, lac denied
all knowledge of Maylield's escape. 1t
is believed that Mayfield is on his way to
California, as that was the country he had
for some time past been threatening To
visit as soon as he should obtain money
enough. He is naturally Of roaming
| disposition, having been to nearly all parts
of the country and been engaged in half
dozen different occupations at different
times. In the Iron Mountain Office here he
was not "a fayorite, although he had not
made nm open enemy. He left entirely
without money, and will be compelled to
either beat his way to California or stop
to earn living and travelling expenses on
the way.
The followings item Of interest about
the Cairo aud st. Louis railroad appear in
the last issue Of "rhe Voice of Monroe"
"Thc Cairo and st. Louis railroad company,
have just finished receiving the last of 900
tons OF steel rails from the Vulcan works,