The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-03-03
BREvlTlES.
COUNTY COURT.
County cur, will convene in regular
session tomorrow, Monday.

session tomorrow, Monday.
SoCIABLE.
The socitble Of the ladies benevolent
society, will be held at tho residence oil
Mrs. Paine, on Walnut, two doors above
| Twentieth street, tomorrow, Monday,
evening. The public are cordially invited
! to attend.
STUART 4 oHoLsoN,
Atbeneum building, will open with a well
selected stock Of dress goods, fancy goods,
notions, and ladies, and gents, furnishing
goods for the spring trade, on Tuesday,
March, 9th, 1872. They will be pleased to
meet their old friends and customers, and
guarantee them favorable prices and
courteous treatment.
scALDEp.
Mr.. Henry Kaufinsn, engineer on the
ferry boa. Cairo, was quite severely scald-
ed yesterday morning, by the bursting Of
steam pipe ON board that boat. Though
severely, Mr.. Kaufman is no way danger
ously scalded Ike Valdez has taken
charge Of the engines Of the boat and will
run them until Mr. Kaufman's recovery.
\ NEW FIRM.
Sterart and Gholson will commence
business, for the present, in tine
Atheneum building, on Tuesday, March
5th, with full stock Of dress goods, fancy
goods, notions, etc Both Mr.. Steuart and
Mr.. Gholson are well known in this com.
munity as frst.class business men, and
will be sure to command reasonable
share of the public patronage.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
RI. Rev. Bishop Whitehouse will ad-
the Rite of Conformation at the
Church Of the Redeomer, on next Wednes-
day evening, March 9th, at seven and a
half o'clock, pm.
There will be religious services at the
Church Of the Redeemer, Presbyterian,
Methodist, German Lutheran and
Catholic churches, at the usual hours OF
services to-day.
sTANCIL FOR ALDERMAN.
Several members Of the board Of alder
men having expressed doubts as to the
legibility of Mr.. John Q. Stancil member
elect for alderman from the second ward
to a seat in that body, we have made II
our business to enquire into the question
of that gentleman's night to a seat in the
board, and are convinced that h,
is qualified to represent his word il
the city council. He is possesse,
of all the property qualifications required
by the charter.
sTABBING AfFRAY.
William II. Parker, a colored man, wa
before his honor, Squire Shannessy, yestel
day, for stabbng one Howard Robert.
also colored, on Sunday afternoon, last
Parker and Roberts became involved in
quarrel at house in Twenty-ffth stree
and for some time they had it fist and skull
They were finally separated, and Parke
was expelled from the house throug
the front door. Once in the yard he DIRE
his knife and started to enter the house
a rear door. In turning the corner of th
house, however, he met Roberts, and an
other severe fight took place, during whic
Parker stabbed Roberts in the neck, in
Aicting cut about an inch in length an,
half an inch deep. His honor con
cluded that it was an aggravated cas-
Of assault and battery and dnet
Parker twenty dollars and the trimming
The fine and costs were paid, and ParkeI
released.
CAIRO AND vINCENSEs RAILROAD
The Cairo and Vinccnnes railroad com.
pany, have stop all their laborer along
the live, in order to allow the sub.
contractors to begii work. Mr.. Timothy
Booth, who has u contract for building
ten miles of the road commencing q,
Cairo, will commence work in few days
Mr.. Booth is to complete his contract by
the 4th day OF July, 1872.
We are informed that about one
thousand hands are employed on the work
at the tunnel, in johnson county. Mr.
Douglass, who has IL contract to construct
fifteen miles of the road in johnson
county, Of which the tunnel is part, has
agreed to complete the work by the frs,
of October next.
The Iron for this road has been pulchas.
ed. The greater part of it will be shipped
to Evansville, and from there over the ST.
Louis & Southeastern road to Carmi, from
which place it will be distributed along
the line. The remainder will b. shipped
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