The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-18
A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.

at the wrists. The accident was OF a very
painful nature, but the child was afforded
prompt medical assistance, and is now
doing we'll. A younger brother also fell
from the tree, but was uninjured.
Early on Sunday. Miss Virginia, daugh.
ter of Mr.. J. 7. Rennie, paid visit to her
sister, Mrs. Wilson, who resides on Thirty
fourth street. Later in the day, another
sister Mrs. Slack, also paida similar visit,
and in the evening, 4 short while before
dusk. the ladies accompanied by Mr.. VII
/ son. set out for boat ride, and for home.
The party crossed 10 the Kentucky shore
and from there went 10 Missouri,
where Miss Laura, another sister, resides.
Heavy rain came up and as our reader,
know, continued at intervals throughout
the night, and they were compelled foreman
on that side of the river Yesterday morn
ing Mr. Slack went 10 the residence of his
brothcr.in-law, Mr. Wilson, expecting, Of
course. to find his wife, whom he thought
had been detained there over night by the
rain. His surprise and alarm may be i'm
agined when he was told that the last seen
of the party was il 4 boat in the river. He
Immediately concluded that they had been
caught in the storm. and were all lost. He
came back down town and gave the alarm.
and persons started out in all directions to
search for the missing ones. About $50
o'clock Mr.. Wilson passed by the ieyec in
skitf. and gave the gratifying news that
the ladies were coming over on the ferry
boat Three States. The rumor that the
party wa. lost spread like wildfre through
the street The expression Of sorrow WAS
universal, Beyond the fright sustained by
relatives in the city. however, no harm was
done.
Mr. Teichner, the tobacconist, went TO S..
Louis on Tuesday last, and va, to meet
Mayor Winter there. He has not been
heard from since, although he was expect
cd to r.,rga without delay. His absence
cau,a, considerable anxiety among his
friends.
y ,eriou, stahbing affray occurred at
the corner Of Commercial avenue and
Twentieth street, yesterday morning about
II o'clock, between Portugese barber
named John Bennett and co!ored man,
wc.l-known here. named A.eck Booth.
The somewhat no,oriou, Eliza Throg1Or-
ton was the primary cause Of it, She will
be remembered as the same woman about
whom Hicks, some time ago, shot Mr.
King, the tailor, mistaking him for Charley
Throgmor.on. Hicks i now in the peniten-
tiary. Eliza we first married to Bennett
some wears ago, but they separated. II APP
pears from statement made BY Bennett
that they have lately come together again.
Bennett was stopping at Elias house on
Thirteenth, between Walnut and Cedar
street,, Sunday night. Ho,'h called AT the
house and tried 10 gam aHmlo'nc"' Sut
was refused IL knew VII" was W1tIIn
and threatened 10 -masn mp nehnel Shop.
When Bennett went ~ Bic '"oPeaI.5 IN inc
morning he found that the threat "1n been
carried out and went bacf 70 1.ilIa
to report the Tact. On h' return back ne
was joined by Eliza, and when hr had
reached the corner OF lmreen't an" wal
nut streets, Booth, he szy', ,prn@ IRON %
hitting place ana threA'ehe" |" N''' NM
IN" ne vas col'pel'co F" SUN |o''''''''
by acuh& o'"!h" E''"'A anu "N'''''' "o'
man h@hhe"' upon r'''.'"- MS '"'lh
made complaint before j '@''''' o',''n' "A'
Boom "as arrested De- .'' ','' ''''' IVY III
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attorney Notice Ecng,.t, ao,,oachod
er,,, IN, r.,r with mar, q brjrI in nj.
h,rd and throwing it, .tr.rk Booth ON Tho
RIGHT .fl, of,he head. lniicting an nd,
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