The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-05


John Baum, Cape Girardeau; j. b.
Signiago, Memphis; Mr.. Hazelton. st.
Louis Daniel Phillips, New York; A.
Cover, Anna; Harry Maine, Burkvillc;
J. A. Davis. Mt. Pleasant; ID. Duper-
brack. Salem; l.. Beckwith and wife,
W off Island. Missouri John II. Henry,
jr., Memphis +. II. Randall, Richmond,
Indiana, were at the st. Charles hotel
yesterday.
The following we take from the Sun of
last evening
From this date, the Sun respectfully
declines to take any further part in the
present congressional canvass. We are
satisfied that the national and state Re-
publican tickets can be elected. and per-
sonally expect to vote for both in Novem-
Der, but we do not now believe it Is pos
sible to elect the present Republican cali
didatc for congress. We did believe,
soon after the nomination. that ne could
carry this district, but later develop.
ments convince US to the contrary. and
we therefore decline to take any part, as
u newspaper, III tiic IdCc loT CoHSIeeH'
NJ. Ross, John McCloud, James
McAvoy. Mexico, Mo-; l.. G. Malbourr,
st. Louis; II. -. Smith, New York: Geo.
Lee, Chicago; w. ). Atkins, Carbonate;
Miss Maggy Lerry, Midway, Ky; w. \.
Goodrich, Chicago: b. Frodlick. Vim
cennes; b. Depenlock. Salem; {. Il.
Smith, Chicago; T.. Lewis, Jonesboro;
NJ. X. McElhany, Cincinnati; W. +. Og.
born, do; Mrs. +. Brigham and Mrs. p.
A. Clark, Cape Girardeau; :. l.. Adkins,
Chicago; ii. NJ. Preston, New Orleans,
were at the Planter house.
On last Wednesday morning two far
mers living in Missouri, named Samuel
Tier and Joseph Hardin. both Of whom
arc well known in Cairo. became mixed
in quarrel that resulted in a lively shoot.
ing ARRAY. in which, luckily. no one wal
seriously hurt. Tier and Hardin. il
seems, had on a previous occasion had
some difficulty which has since kept bOtl
a little cranky" though both are repre-
sented as very quiet and peaceable men
On the morning named Tier, in company
with another gentleman, whose name we
couldnot learn, met third party in the
public road, in Missouri. about six mile,
from Birds Point. They stopped theil
| horses, and commenced conversing. They
| han toll ..1 hn In h.p III I'd In
came up also on horseback. They i'm
mcdiately engaged in very warm con
test of words, which wound mp in Tie
drawing knife and starting toward
Hardin, also drawing. as he went, a re
yolyer from his pocket. which he place.
unpleasantly close to Hardin's head
vantage, began to talk sweet to hi
man, who finally lowered his weapon
and rode away. Both were still OF
horseback. and Tier had gone but iey
yards when his anger was again arousc
by something hardin said. and jumpin,
from his horse, lie rushed at Hardi
again. Hardin also left his horse, an
| drew his revolver. Both fired bu
missed, aud Hardin, taking more DELFT
crate bead on his target, pulled tn
trigger. The ball, which was from
common sized revolver, struck Tier jus
above the right eye, but to the astonisf
ment of Hardin, the missile fell to I'll
| ,rounl fottnuad ont lila q coppar ubil
Tier, not seeming TO notice that he ha
been hit, kept on firing. Hardin, we ar
told by the gentleman who gave US tn
information, and who will vouch for tn
truth of what we have said, became S
Disguised that he had not at least stoppe
Tier from shooting, that he threw his r,
volver at him. striking Tier in til
stomach and causing him considerable
pain, though not inflicting seriou
wound. AT this juncture of the diff
Guilty, the gentleman who had been cor
yersing with Tier when Hardin cam
up, intertered and separated the con
batants after Tier had fired three shot
and Hardin two. Hardin come out {
the battle without a scratch. Tier e,
presses regret that Hardin should hay
hurt him by hitting him in the stomac
with his..revolver, as it hurt him might
bad
From gentleman who resides in Mi
souri,, about ten miles from this city, "
learn that on last Tuesday a man an
woman named Robinson, living abol
twenty miles from here, came to Cain
for the purpose of buying a wagon and
set of harness. The woman had depo
tied IN one of the banks IN this city, or
thousand dollars, and on Thursday DIRE
out three hundred. After getting Il
wagon and harness, the couple starto
home, and when within few miles
their house they were met by gentl
man who observed that Mrs. Robinso
was crying. He inquired the cause {
her grief, and was informed by Robinso
that he had given her 4 "slapping
That evening about eight o'clock, Robi
son called on an old squire residing
the neighborhood, and said he wante
the squire to 90 with him to his hous
, that when within mile of her hon
he got out OF the wagon to fix SOM
thing about the harness. and that Will
doing so, his wife shot and killed hersel
The old squire went with Robinson. an
an inquest was held over the body, and