The Cairo daily bulletin., 1871-09-10

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John Gossman, coroner, for holding In.
guest on dead body, and burying body. 10 %
buter reynolds, for county order de-
b. y. narrell, feath,r custer and basket for
| circuit clerks ffice...........-........... U
Cairo Gas Company, for gas consumed in
Anthony Holmes jP., for holding inaaest
on body OF Hiram Oller. and conveying
body TO his ffiends................ II ~
&c. White. for fees az county superintend-
ent OF schools 81 15s 90
The report Of II. G. Barkhausen, county
physician at poor farm, was approved.
+. Bross, county judge, reported that he
had paid out $500, Of his own individual
funds, in repairing the bridge across Cache
river, on the Cairo and Mound City road
Report approved and his action con-
frmed.
A portion of the Cairo and Thebes and
Cairo and Jonesboro roads was ordered to
be relocated as follows, commencing at q
point on the Cairo and Thebes road, where
1t diverges from the farm fense of Mrs.
Dickey, continuing along on the ridge in
front Of Mrs. Dickey's house, intersecting
the Cairo and Jonesboro road near the
upper end of what is known as the "Petts
road.'
The report of DIR. VIM. Wood, county
physician at st. Mary's InGrmary was ap-
proved.
A portion of the Clear Creek and Car Q
Girardeau road was ordered to bo re.lo-
Gated as follows; commencing at a stake
near the church house east OF the little
field, by the slough, thence along the
slough bank north 15', west seventy seven
rods TO q stake; thence south go west
eighty-seven rods TO q stake, thence 75o
west 20 rods to stake; south go west, 2s
rods to stake, intersecting the aforesaid
Clear Creek and Cape Girardeau road At
the second milestone.
The reports of inquests held by John II.
Gossman, coroner, on bodies of Hiram
Oller, David johnson, Samuel Johnson and
Morris Clifford, and on body of an un.
known party, were severally approved, as
also report of an inquest held on the body
of John Reilly by William McHale, j. p,
in South Cairo precinct.
George r. Herrick, Andrew Narr and
John Craig were appointed viowsrs 70 To-
cate new road, if thought BY them advisa.
bic, commencing at point on the Jones.
boro and Cape Girardeau road, near the
bridge across Cedar creek, near G. A.
Woods bridge, intersecting the road lead
ing from Nathan Sans to Willard's fer.
ry, on the Mississippi river.
The boundary line between Dog Tooth
and Goose Island precincts was changed
from the section line between sections 30
and 81, 20 and 80, 2S and 33, q and "a, &c
and 80, 25 and &c. to the township line be.
tween townships l6 and II.
William Martin, county treasurer, pre-.
sented new bond as such treasurer, as or.
dered by the court which was approved.
The places OF holding elections in the
following named places were changed Al
below designated;
In the South Cairo precinct at the
Rough and Ready fire engine house.
In Unity precinct at Hulen's schoo
house.
In Thebes precinct at the old cour
} house.
The certificate of the circuit clerk o.
Massac county,o the number Of milel
travelled by Louis l.. Wickham, as . wit
ness in the case of the People vs.. Johr
Shaunnessey, was ordered to be referre(
/ back for correction--there being, evident
> ", q mistake in the number OF miles certi
fed to.
FRIDAY MORNING, SEPT, ls7l.-FrpTI
, DAY.
Application.was:m ade TO the court by tn
: trustees Of the orphan asylum Of Cairo
s for portion Of the state tax, donated +
;. the county by the state for 1870. Tn
c court refused to make the donation, 70
q the reason that none OF the state tax Of ls7
" had.been paid over to the county treasu
$ er, so that such donation could be made.
The report of William Martin, count,
S treasurer, on special fund, was opposed ol
d the following conditions That the iten
c Of commissions charged therein amount
d ing to thirty dollars be not allowed, bu
= that he be allowed in lieu thereof $24.
k 1t was ordered that William MartiI
IS county treasurer, pay over the balance O
ten dollars and twenty-siX cents, in hi
d hands in the general fund at thenext teri
of this court.
i The following named persons were aI
n pointed Judges and clerks Of election
n tho precints below men'ionsd:
i South Carroll. Watson Webb, JoOep
: Mendel and John II. Kelly.
y North Cairo.-John ii. Robinson, San
uel Orr and Philip Schmidt.
Dogtooth.-Victor Tousell, Nichol'
It Hunsaker and David Berry.
). Goose I,land.-Thomas Martin, ors
10 mus Greenley and Alexander Terrell
Il Santa Ee.-Green Massey, James Nj
o. pheters and Alexander Twente.
ie llThebes-Uriah McCulIom, kanso
70 Thompson and George W. Simons.
Of Clear Creek.-James l.. Sanders, A.
IS, Bunch and John Craig
Hasle,oood- d-Richard Palmer, MA