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THE UAlKODAl'JjHUliLETlW, WKDJSSEDA Y, DEMUBMBJiUt-ai, 1873.
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THE BULLETIN.
omolM rprol OseClir ""' Connly.
OI1N H. OBEUIiY, Kdltnr and Fuulishoi
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Rra4fR utntfrr on every inirc
County Cotirt l'roccptUugs-Dcci'inljcr
Term, ISTil.
Mosdav, Dasemhcr 1.
' Court opened by proclamation. Frei
tnt: Hon. F. Brett, Judgo; . ilnrchll
tfonand James K. McCrlto, nsoclatci;
Jacob O. Lynch, clorkj and A. U. lrvln,
shenfl'.
It U ordarsd that tho following oClcial
bondi'pt4inUd, bo approYcd, viz:
Kichird Kitt garald, juitico of tbo poaco
for nortn Lcuo prcinci; .utiiuiai
tonkii.v Initlco of tho poaco for North
Cairo rrtulnct; Alfred Corains, juitico
of tbo paaca for South INiro precinct ;
Tbomai Lovttl, Juitico of the pcaco for
South Cairo product j Jno.Tuucy, Justlco
nf ih. naci for Dogtooth nroclnet; Thos.
iiaraln, juatlca of tho pcaco for Goojo In
land pnecmct; Jrraea U. Mcl'hoten, jus-
uco or imjitice i i u
John Hankston, jmtlco of thopaco for
Ssntt Ft procinct; Georce "W Sammons,
li-tlro af tho noacs for Thohes tirecinct;
John U. Darton, juitico of tho pcaco for
Titles preeinct; Jacob C. Morgan, justice
of tb pOce for Cloar Creek procinct ,
William R. Kendall, justtcn of tho pcaco
for Clear Onsk precinct; Jomos S. Mc
Crll?. lusilea of tho Pcaco for llazelwood
prsclnct; Uamuol Uriloy, )tntieo of tho
ac for iiaasiwooa precinct, .issuim .
S. Uiririi. luitic of tha rc&co for Unity
prtclnct; AlwanderO Hodges, juBticuof
tha paaca for Unity procinct; r.zcklol
SajtlllnR, conltablo "for Unity procinct j
Wm.Hnlaeu.conilabU for Unity preninct;
John Oladnov, conitable for .North Cairo
rraoanot: John Hoiran, conitahlo for
fcorth Cairo precinct; ltobert 1. llelllnss
lr, constablo , for North Cairo procinct;
Andrew Caia, constablo for South Cairo
prtcinct; John McN'ully, constahlo for
floutk Cairo precinct: David 11. Herry,
conitable for Dogtooth procinct; G.iorgo
AV. Ityal, censtahlo for Dogtooth precinct;
John H. Foter,constahl for (loom Island
praclnct; Joel A. lVrry. constahlo for
Santa Fa procinct ; Uharlos Waterman,
ranituhla far Thebes precinct : "William
ennetablo for Thobi-a precinct;
John Da Witt, constahlo for Clear Crock
precinct Strcuiuel A. McOoo, cnnstahlo for
Clear Creek precinct; Jlcuben . JlcLolte,
constable for uaziewooa precinct.
It li ordered that tho bond of Aloxan
dirThompioD, conitablo for Ilazlowood
precinct, Alexander county, llllnoii. be
not approved, and that (aid Alexander
Thompion file anew bond with additional
ecurity.
Tho bond of Win. Martin at aisouor
of Alexander countv, llllnoii. bainj; pre
cnted for approval, and the court belli);
f tbo opinion that no bond It required by
law. of luch alienor, it it ordered that
aid bond he not approved.
It it ordered thut tho bond of Fredollne
Broil, jndgo of tho county court of Alox
andnr county, IUinoii, bo and '.ho tamo it
hereby approved.
It it ordered that tho bond of Vhccba
A. Taylor, county lupcrintcndent of
chooli, bo find tbo earoo it hsroby ap
proved. It it ordered that tbi bond of AYra.
Martin, caunty treasurer of Aloxandor
ounty, llllnoii, bo and thoinmo U hereby
pproved.
It Ii ordered that tho bond of Jacob G.
Lyntb, clerk of the county court of Alex
ander county, llllnoii, bo and tho earuo is
hereby approved ; and it ii furthor or
dered that laid bond and oommltiion it
utd to laid Jacob (. Lynch ba recorded.
Toebdat Morni.no, Dec. '2, 1873.
It ii ordered that the billi of Iiouli
Jorgenion, J. P., and J. J. llird, J. I',
for canvaiilng votei of Novembor elec
tion lait bo not allowed.
It ii ordered that tho following named
pariont bo allowed the sumi lot oppotite
their reipectlve names, ai per lilli Qlod,
and that orden be drawn on tho County
Treasury accordingly, viz:
J. AV. Renfrow, for medical at
tendance on paupon, at l'uor
Farm, on quarter $ 75 00
Dr. AY. AVood, for tamo lorvicci at
Cairo '-'3
Jeue Qlaigow, for maintaining
pauper, coIIId and burial 23 00
AV. O. Carey, for coffiat and burial
of paupen 107 0
AV. U. Carey, fur colli us and burial
of paupen trorn boipilal 123 CO
ut. ysi. Yoa, ur moaicinu anu
medical attendanco on paupon
at Infirmary 7f CO
J. G. Kolwinr, for mercbandiio
furmibed paupers 18 C3
Ilenry I'lanert, for hauling mn
dnei and paupers to i'oor Farm 13 7
I. Marcblldon, for lundrit, pau
per traniportatlon. cotQu and
burial 72 73
Ilenry Planert, for malutatning
paupen at 1'oer Ilouie, In full
of bill , .... 351 i)7
A. O. Uodgei, J. I, for holding
an inquoit on tbo body of Uco.
Butler 23 CO
St. Mary I Infirmary, lor main-
tainlnK paupon at the Infirmary C21 80
On tbli day comei Dr AVm AVood, and
preienti hit account ni county pbyiiclan
and the court having cxurulned tho iuidci
it ii ordered that raid riport bo approved
ana niea.
It ii orderod that tuo report cl I)r J AV
Renfrow, for attendance ou paupen nt tlo
poor farm, be approved and filed.
It ii ordored that tho following namrd
perioni be allowed tho umi iet oppoilt
meir reipecuve namei, ti per b Hi fllrd
and that orden bo drawn on tho countv
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iio'iurj accuruiogiy, icwit:
John II Gonman, coroner, for
holdlne loqueita and Lurv'n,.
boaUi, In full of bill for J122...S fj'J 00
iiiwu niiiicr, lor waiio paper
baiket for county clork'i olUce... I 00
Richard Fitzgerald, for lervlcoi in
and aroucd court home 00 00
Jeraei Qulnn, for balance for build
icp; privy vault at Cairo 33 CO
Richard Fitzgerald, for nalli fur-
mined court uouio y m
dTo!cm6drtgtfato
F IlroM, for amount oxponuea
liolplng paupon to hoipltal......'
J It Towmend, for wllnui fece in
criminal caio
AV J VVnlkor, for wltneii feci in
1 00
0 00
C CO
'2 tO
4 00
lit 25
criminal caio
John !ln(-an, tundrlci turnlihod In
building privy vault
John lluyan, for uttendance a
guard over pruonor
Cairo Hullotin Company, for
hi and blanki for circuitcmru
J O llulef, for record, covering
law book, otc, Tor county anu
circuit tlerk'e office 31 10
rJcurwnrt, Orth & Co., for elovo,
rnn and zinc, for county court
0 (Kt nJ countv clcrk'i ofllcj Cf. '-'S
Hun. WimUJc Co," for lco furn-
iibV.mrt hou'o ' Sj
Culver) l'aijo, Hoyno & Co., fur
nlpctlnn liAtlctc. I 5
Jacob Kloin, for brick and fand
for privy vault at court nouie &i iu
AV. V.. French & Co., for tmitlirif;
for county clorki'e oiuco... i w
Louii H Meyer.', for mnttrasicf,
blanVtt?. otc, for Jail t
John T. llaiinli!, for iron, chains, m
bodUcaJt, repBin, etc., tor jail ioi .o
J.ime Hon, for cement nnd coal
for court liouso - uu
AV. 11. Hockwoll t Co., stationary
for ihcriti ol'.lco
II. A. llannon, for itBtionary lor
county clork a effico OJ
It I considorcd and ordered by tho
court that the following Inquett bo lever,
ally approved, viz:
On tho body of Ttaoi. Karl by r. Uro'a, J.
. n.M,ilnT 2iith : on tho body of John
MrAlh.tor. bv V. Jlrmc. J. .. Seiitcinbcr
30lb; on the body of Georfo llutler, by
A. U. llOUgOf, .1. I'm Ol'pioinoor iiiu; en
tho body of .loieph Thctille, by .1. H.
r'.niimnii. coroner. September 13th; mi
the body ol an unknown man, by .1. II.
GoHtnan, coroner, si'picmocr .in; vn nm
body of Fred Ulanke nbor,; by J. II. ()oi
man, coroner, Octob. r Ctb; on tbo body of
an unknown man, by J. II. Uoemmn, cor
onor, October 20th.
It li ordered that tho ipcclal ropott of
Klchard Fitzgerald, jailor, repotting tho
conilructlon of a privy vault, Mdewnlk'i
clilcrn top, etc., bo approved and tiled.
AVldniispay Moiining, Dec", (670.
It ii ordered by this court that tho fol
lowing namod porioni bo allowed tho euv
eral lumi ict oppoiito their reipcctivo
amei tti ptr bill illod and that order bo
drawn no tbo county trcuury accord
Ingly, viz:
Jacob G Lynch, hz tecctJicj Juiy UK at
June term iniutybooK - v'
Jamt K. McCtlte. for lenlcet teliaiunz
n .. fri.W lflf.(.
J 60
Jacob U. l'.ynch. fur drayaee anJ frelcht .
JchnU While, for rricei Suptiinleml-
ent or County &CI19011, emit rew,
etc - W
60
Alex II. lrvin, f.r conveying prlionett to
lithninn (ct:lilv -
tficlutil KlirKeralJ.forihelln,: jirisouen, anJ
turnl.ey'(i , atcou iy !ail K) W
in. Hoojl, lyr NtoOU larnisneu couri nouic,
1'autO, hchuh, fjr lueJIciur i.fjr irlonce j
11 00
i 10
'.") 60
county jail...... ..
Alex II. Iniu, fjr
moner DilJ for injtllciicl
anil blankets fjr countv fall
Chat. y. Ncllu. forluiueuf election anJ nu-
klne regiiier U uay IK no
M. D. Ilurrell, do - IS K)
Johnl'. ll.l,ilo 100
t.eo. K. UlmtteaJ, for clerl. of eltctlcni 0 W
.lamei II. Sheldon, ilo 0 00
Geo, W. McKaeiB, for judge of election and
maUne irclucr lx ilayt 13 00
L N. llushei, do 19 KJ
lamei liailand. do 18 Ml
lien M. Ilagey, for eieiL of election DM
ii, t . ctuncii. ao ti 00
A; W. bimont, for jude of election and ma
king rcgltlcr tlx days ! 00
N. Uumaker.do U no
Victor Irutell, do V 00
W. It. Lane, for clerk, of elections a oil
I'rancil McWade, do U ll
lhoma .Martaln. (or ludte of clectloni and
maklnc rtftliurfrW dayt n t0
Jtltle .lackMJU, do...... . O 1X1
K. Dicleuon. do II l
i lisamuf. lircenlcy. do Ii l"l
II. M, McKen-le, fordeil of election 'J (
John ilithop. do M 3 (0
j, W. Kcnlro, for jude of election anJ rrc-
islerin; w
lhn llauklton. ill II OU
Orcen JtMiey.do - 00
K, Mci.eynoias, lorcicrx oi cicsuon i vi
W. Ireland, do U "O
Uriah McL'ollum, for judge cf eloctlon and
rrcnttrlng "J
. V. bainmen.do O OU
hotnat A. lliovin do.. U OU
. II, lt.une, far clerk cf election a t
F. llron.do a OU
W I.. Parker, for judf,e of election and trgU-
t'ring 1'.' 00
. ,1. Hunch, do 12 (')
II.Hamt. do CIO
Jamei 1.. .launders, do c oil
C Morcan. for clerk of clceticn bun
M. II. VilutiWr. dj r, 00
. r . KUharJson, fjr judge of election and
rrritlerinc 12 Oil
IlichaM Palmer, do 12 00
Mark 1'ri'Vu, do i OU
amtt l., sacteti. lor cieu ol election e ui
ijlllutl llri Icy. do i; 00
1 . J. Milford. Ll judpe ofe'ectlou and rcglt-
terlng - IS W
11. b. Ilnrgu.do Vf W
Iliani Dfnton. do 1- I"'
II. U. (1. Hards, for clerk of election Ij Wl
Jacob Ulfcw.ou 0 Wl
victor jfuHj. lur (Jelltermg wn uooxs i r-a
U". J. Milford. do 170
'lhoinat Marlaln, do 1 CO
tueen Maisey.do ..; - ou
Harmon WMtakcr, uo w
, it oacktll, uo -' so
rlah llcCcllum.do 'i 60
In tho inattor of thu petition of AVilllam
Sickmen for tho privilege of kooping a
ferry at Santa Fe, in this county, nnd tbo
said AVm, f-ickmon having paid ten dol
lars ono year's tax tho amount fixed by
Ibo court, and httving tiled his bond with
security thereon. It is orderod that said
AVllliam SIckmen'a petition and bond bo
and they aro horoby approved, and that a
licousu bo grunted unto him for a terry as
aforesaid, and that he bo allowed to charge
such toll and ferriage as herutoforo fixed
by this court.
It ii considered and ordured by lb
court, that thu bid for furnishing twenty
tons of coal of F. il. AVaril, bo and tho
samo is horoby acjcplod at tho priuo of
3 10 por ton.
It is considered and orderod by tho court
that thceum of nineteen dollars nnd fifty
three cents bo allowod, and an ordered
drawn upon tho county treasury for tho
sum, In favor of Win. J. Milford, road
supervisor of district No. -I, and that ho
pay tho amounts remaining duo and tin
paid, and fllo the receipts therefor In till
court.
It is ordered that Nicholas Smallonbtrg,
KicbarJ Fitzgoruld and Henry AVhltcam
bo and they aro horeby appointed spoeiul
commlsiionori to assess tho damages
caused Georgo tlophoni by taking a part
of his UoJd lor a road, whllu ho had hi
crop in, and that they report thoreof In
writing to this court ns soon as practlca
bio, specifying tho amount and nature of
damagu, if any.
It is orucrou that the roport of 11. Dluk
erson, supervisor ol roan district No. y
Is hereby approved; and wboroas, th
balanco cannot bo divided jmtly In th
now road district to ba forniod, therefor
it Is ordered that the tail roud uporvlsor
proceed and expond thu baUnco on hand
on the rotds of mid district whoro ropairs
nro most reeled nnd ntcoiiary.
It Is orderod that tho report ot Jamt
L. .Mctrlte, herctoforo appointed by th
court to mako arrangomeats with tho su
pervlsor of road diitrict No. 4, for tho ro
pairing of tho brldgo ovor Taihe's criek
is hereby upproved and filed.
Ju tbo rnathr rf tbo petition 1 3 chango
rn -imn-iu. nun osuihiio
Ibo road leading from Theboa to .Scxlon'e
crcok, etc ) It 1 ordered that Kaniom
Tliompton, urtail aiCVJOIluul nr.u.atarnu
V llrnaiii l.r nml lli.iv nrn linrr.br ap- 1
. . - I I
pointed oommliiioneri to perform tuo du-
tic a fuch commlstlonjri. as tbo low til-
recti.
It Ii orduroi that thn following namod
porioni Lo allownd tho loveril umi let
oppoiilo tholr runpecllvo namtJ, and that
orderi bo drawn upon the county trChstlry
uccordiugly, to-wit :
Jacob G Lynch, for futi In crim
inal cmc 2H 25
J T Ward, lor reporing idewitll',
coal boutc, clstrrna, otc, about
court-hou so In full of bill for 3J i!7 (10
ilosci Ilutfon. lor lervlco ns up-
ervlor road district No 7 17 15
H Fitzzerald. for services an itipor-
lor roxd di.trlct Xo 1 20 00
O W Short, for iervico3 hi upor-
vlmr road dhtrlct NoO 17 4'J
Ja-ob O hynch, for making llnan
clal itatemont to September lit
1873 i!5 00
Jacob O Lynch, for fundry tor
vlcci lendecd as county clerk... 00 22
It U ordered that Fredolln Ilroii bo al
lowed tho um of two hundred and fifty
dollara, for his nalary o county Juilgo for
thrco monthi from rJepteinbor lit to De
cember lit, 1873, and that an order Lo
drawn upon tho county treasury thorofor.
Il Ii coniidered arid ordered by tho
court that tho following euperviiori ro
porti of road district bo nml tfaoy aro
lieroby approved, viz;
Report of Richard Fitzgerald, nip'irvl
or road district INol; report ol Win J
Milford, lUperviior road dUtrict No 1;
report of O W Khorl, supervior road din
trict No C; roport of T A Urovn, mper
viior road district No 5: report of Muwi
1 1 lit on, lupervitor xomI litrlt No 7:
report of.) It Upchurch, tupurvlior road
diitrict No ti.
TuviviDA y Mon.MNO, IJce. I, 1673.
Il is ordered that this county bo and is
hereby divided Into twenty road districts
aud mimbored from on to twenty, Inclu-
rlvo; and that euch of raid rond districts
bo comprised of icctlom ulid fractional
icctlone thoy woro laid oil beforo tho
change of tho road law, (into township
districts) aud particularly pcuil!cd In tho
mai of road districts, on fllu in tho county
clurli'i otllco, In tho book specifying school,
road nnd ulcctlun dittricti.
It Is ordered tlmt all persons liablo to
do road 'labor on public ro.xdi of this couil
ty, shall labor on said ronds forthruo days
uacli, in the ensuing year, nnd that the
county cloru certify tho samo to all road
supervisor!.
It is ordorcd by tho court thitt tho fol
lowing named persons bo sulcctel lo icrva
as grand jurors nt tho next term of tho
Alezntider County Circuit Court, aud thai
thu clerk of ibis court notify the im to
the clerk of said circuit court, viz :
IV.er -Millur, AJBurk aud William
AVatronor. of Unity precincl; John Y
lloiliuaii and Salmon JIuzluwood, of Hn-
zluwood precinct; YV tj Allun, bamucl
Hawkins and John Jacne', of Clear Creek
prtciuct; itausom Thompson, Sterling C
Tool aud AVtn l'otit, of The bus precinct;
Groon Manoy and lidwnrd McLlonald, of
Santis Fa precinct; -Murlon Davis, Isaac
a i v......t u. .1...... r
il iklluomnil nuu Ajiiiniiuu. .Aiiiit;a, wi
d Kmanuol llolines, of
recinct; David Herry, of
ict; S V Linton, O 11
Gooso Island prec
Dni.tnnth nrrictnc.t
alraugUn, K U face, 11 A. inomas, .1 1
. 1 ' . .... . -. . I
Turner uud Gilburt II Grcoloy, of Cairo.
It Is ordoroit that tho following period
aro horeby appointed road supervisors of
tho following road districts, and that tho
clork Issuo tho notices as required by law,
viz:
j.icnaru riizoraw, supsrvieor roan uis-
trict No. 1: AVilllam It Lane, supervisor
road district No s ; Jeiso Jackson super-
viior road district No 3 , J Frod'orick Urt,
I.icbard Fitzorald, supsrvieor road dls-
upervlsor roal district No 4; John II
Hniwn, supervisor road district No C
Jesso Glasi;ow,suporviior road dilri:t No
0; French .lours, supervisor road district
No 7; Thomas A ilrown, tuporviior road
district No 8; Martin V Ilrown, supervi
sor road district No l ; William I'uwlcM,
supervisor road district Io ID; Kzokiel
HnmlllnL, tupervlsor road diitrict Iso 11;
l'atrtek riullivan, supervisor rood district
No Vi; l'aul Mowry. luporvlsor road dis
trict No 13; Goorgo V Short, fuporvisor
roal ilisirict rio 11: jsaiaii 11 ickr". 111 por
viior road district No 10 : AVilliam O Al
leu, supervisor road district No 10; Adam
Knufmnn, supervisor nmd district No 17 ;
II 11 Garity. supervisor rond district No
18: John 11 Sims, suporviror roal distriat
No It); FA Short, supervisor road distrtct
AVhorcss, tho "Sistori of tho Holy
Cross," of thn St. Mary's Infirmary, of
Cairo, Illinois, havo ngroed to continue
their contract with tho county to keep
uch paupers as may bo consigned to said
Infirmary, at tho rato of eighteen (f 18)
dollars per mouth for osch patient, f r ono
yeor from January 1, 1871; provided that
thoy shall not bo compelled to koop any
person with an Infoctious or contagious
disease
It Is thuruforo orderod that said verbal
ngreemeut bo and tho samo Is horeby rati
fied and confirmed, and tho said contract
awarded to tho said Sisters for twclvo
months, as btfuro specified ; said paupon
to bu kopt according to tho rules and re
ulntions horotofcro established by this
court; said amount to bu paid in cnih
every threo months cs tho mm accruos
His ordored that tho caunty court rc
ceivo bids for tho publication of the pro
coodingd of this court lor onu year includ
Ing this December torm, togethor with tho
financial statement, nsseiimcnt lint of por
sunnl property and tho collector's abate
incut list on personal proporty that Is to
say tho total amounts of ussuismr nt and
abatement of each party named, to bo
taken from tho records by tho publishers,
copies of othor proceedings to bo furnished
for publication bv tho countv clork.
It ii ordorod by tho court thai tho bond
of John II. Ilohinsou,' ni'justlco of tho
peace for north Cairo procinct, with AVm.
II. Morris and Thomas AV. llalliday us
surotlcs thcroon, bo and tho eume is hereby
approved,
It is ordered by tho court that tho re
port ot It. S. Vocum, circuit clork, ba np
proved, nnd tho sum of $230 GQ bo allowed,
and an ordor bo drawn on tbo county
troasury accordingly, In favor of. Iteubou
S. Yocum, fur foca in criminal caiei in tho
circuit court.
FmiiAT, December 6th, 1873.
it is oruorcu ma; mis court roemva
eoalod proiiosaU to 3 o'clock p.m., 10th
Decombcr, A. D., 1873, for tho fob
lowing contract! for ono yoar from .lanu
ary let, A. I), 1B74, viz:
I. Contract for hooping, hoarding,
mtaa hum 01 mi jwini stains, tnwmttjiwm
lodging and clothing of paupen tent to
tho iioor frtrmrtftccfjrdlrig to tho ri'loiiand
luumnuun hmjiiuhjio iiiuiurajucu ujf.uiu
COUft. fltld ofr'l!COriflh tllO cfilcil t)f tllO
....... 1 .. ,.!..vr t.r.. 1 1. f e 1
prujiusmi rnuin15
how much for each poraon over twolvo
(12) yeanof.age, and how much each for
thoso under twolvo (12) yeara of ngo.
II. Contract for county phyilclan for
modlOal alleudanco and furnishing moJi
clncs to paupers at tho poor farm, accor
ding to tho rules r.tid regulations hereto-
foro adopted by ihli court.
III. Contract for furniibtug cotllns and
burlali for.oacli paupor all burials lo bo
mad a at tho "Lotus Cemetery."
All pnytiienti for tho abovo coulracli to
bu made In each every thrco mouth, on tho
regular moutlugi or tor in i of tho county
board. Tho court resurvlng the r'ght to
icjict any and nil propoiali.
SATUftDlT MOKNIKO, llCO. 0, 1873.
Itis orJoroJ that tho report of Willium
llartln, treasuror of Aloxandor county,
Illinois, having boen by him lubtnittod to
tbo court, bo approved and filed.
It i furthor ordered that laid Vi m.
Martin, treasurer aforesaid, Lo charged
rltU the. balatico of flight thousand onu
hundred and llfty-otia dollnri and ninety
cents, (18,151.00) ns shown In his report.'
It is furthor ordered Hint thu certiucaU I
mentioned and set forth In .td roport, bo
destroyed by burning, and that tho con-
puns for inloreit on mil road bonds bo
pastod In tho prsper book kept by tho
county clerk for that purpose, all of w hlch
It duno In opeu court.
On this day comes Aleznndur II. lr win,
Will' and ci-of.bln collector, and submits
his report for approval, and tho court
having now fully examined and consider
ed tho samo, approve the said report and
order that said (herltr pay over int.) tho
county traaiury tho balanca of four hun
dred and twenty.fivi dollars and (Ifty-flvo
cents, (JI25.5C) in his hamlj. Nothing
shall, howuvor, bo construed in this ordor,
that tho shorlll' waives nny rights what
ever In caio tho supromo court shall de
cide that tho sheriff is entitled to all tho
foes.
vA'lmrcni, S. Staats Taylor, trustors of
thu Cairo city proporty, Is about to extend
Washington avenue, and whereas, it is
necessary to uavo a new couuty roud laid
out on tho Mississippi rlvnr tido, it Is
therefore orderod, that whenever siid
Taylor establishes tho lino, tho road super
visor of this district, together with tho
county surveyor, shall extend tho contor
lino through tho lands not owned by tho
said trustees of tho Cairo city property,
procuro tho right of w.iy if postlblo, and
glvo the proper notico for tho laying out
of inch now road, as required by law.
It Is ordered that each road supervisor
furnieh tho county clerk with tho names
of roiidonts within hii road district by tho
1st of January, 1874, and that the clerk
certify this order to each supervisor with
their notlcoof appointment.
AVhercas,' Tbo law requires of tho
oounty board to designate tho number of
J " .
aB.. tho county superintendent of public
,
schools shall dovoto to his or her otlicc. It
. i r I 1 .I... . i . !..
il iiioroiorij oruereu, wiai sua riuiiiuerui
jByi aro horoby llxod at ono hundrod and
twonty-tlvo, and that laid ichool euperin
tendent is horoby roipectfully requested
to dovoto a roasonablo amount of ssid
tirno in visiliug schools inildo of tho city
of Cairo, at the commencement of tho
school terra, eo that said schools may have
school terra, eo that said
,1,. i.n, m,.
ho bu8ne?t of h 1 0.r,ht'
inB tho torw of t,,0'ec,
her instructions dur-
echodl months; and
tho said school superintendent is hcroby
requlrod to set forth in his or her report,
the number of dayi devoted to schools In
tho country and tho number of dayi de
voted to tho ichools In the city of Cairo,
and that tbo clerk certify this ordor to the
superintendent.
It Is crdcrcd that all porsons owing
rond tax may work tho samo out under
tho direction of tbo. road supervisor of
each district,-for each dayi labor $l,or
ono team and driver per day, $2 CO.
And It is furthor ordered, that upon tho
clork of tho court bulng furnished with a
list of tho tux payers in each road district,
n lurulsn eacti road supervisor wuu a
cortiflod Hit of proporty holders and tax
payers, with tho tax tboroon, in hii d Istrict
as tho law dirocts.
It is ordored that tho following named
persons bo allowed tha sums set opposito
thuir respective names, as por bills filed,
and that ordare ba drawn on tho rounty
treasury thorefor accordingly, to-wit :
0 Lame, for walnut desk pigeon
holes on samo. drawore, locks,
ktvi. etc. complete S51 00
Jacob O Lynch, for indexing 130
couuty court orders C. CO
tJevoer Marcblldon, for' por ilium... 2'J 00
James MotJrite, for per uioui 27ou
Jacob G 'Lvnch. for attendance oil
countv and protialu courts -is uu
AVkdskbpay, Decembor 17th, 1873,
It ii ordered and adjudgod by tbo cour
that the tax book, as prepared by the
county clork", be and 'tho eame' li hereby
approved nnd rccoivod, and that tho taxrs
on roal and porsounl property of tin
county bo collected as' extended in enld
tax book, aud that tho crtinty clerk turn
ovor laid tax book to tho county collector
ot revenuo as 100:1 as his bond Is filed and
approved.
It Ii ordored and adjudgod that tho con
tract for county printing, ns advortiicd
for, bo and tho same Is horeby awarded
to tho "Caiio Uulletln," at tho rato o
275 per year, payable quarterly nil mat.
ters lo bo publish ln"Uw dally
"BulUtln." v . Ijft
nnd wookly
It 'is ordered- and adjudged, that the
contract for koeplng paupora at tho l'oor
Farm, according to tho rules and regu
lation! ottablUhed by this court, ii hereby
lot torboums A. Ilrown, at tho following
figures; vlr : All pononrover 12 yoari of
a;e,10 CO each; nil porsons u nil or 12 years
of ago f8 CO each saldTbomuj A, Brown
to ontor into contract and glvo bonds ac
cording to tho rulo ostiibliibed therefor.
It Is ordorod and . adjudgod, that the
contract for medical uttomUnco and tho
furnishing of medicines to paupers at
l'oor Farm is hereby awarded to Ilenry
C Uarkhatiicu ho being tho lowest bid
dor thorofor, at tho turn of two hundrod
and ninety (200) dollars por annum.,
payable quartorly,
And that laid ilarkhnuion odor Into
. . 1 KJJ ...
contract nnd giva'Pondl'SU roqurfea oy a
ruloof this ooultf'
' Whoroni N. Ji'iilli n'mrjuilico K Cun
nlngharrt havniji; bid an iqual and aamo
amount for tho lilrniihing of cofllm and
for tho burhl nf p'alipoM, it Ii thereforo
ordored tbat'tiio contract therefor bo do
tormlncd by lot,
And therefrom isld duciiion htwitig
been mado by lot aforesaid, tho fotitract
t awarded therefor lo ti'l Juitico It.
Cunningham, at tho rato of fivo dollars
for onch collln and six dollars for caoh
burial, bolh hfvrliloh td b ai prcsoribod
by this court, and tho said burial to b
mr.do nt "Lotm Ci'inetery.''
It Is ordered that the rum ot i 1.200 o:
bo allowod Jacob O. Lynch, County
Clerk, fur making thu tax book of 17J, ,
and that h ordor be drawn upon tbo I
County Treasury thorofor.
It Is ordered thnt tho two bundi of
Samuel W. Cool: and David 0. Ilrown
for keeping a grocery nnd to soil vlnou,
ipirltuoui nnd furmontcd l;qnuri in lets
quantities than ono gallon, nt tha mouth
of Clear Creek In this county, ono of said
bonds being for throo thousand (3,000)
dollars and tho other for live hundred
($000) dollar!, be rcipocllvoly approved
and IUo.1 ; and ho having paid Into tho
County Troaiury tho sum of 0110 hundred
(f 103) dollars, at por County Treoiurer's
receipt on tile, ns required by thli court,
il il ordered nnd adjudged that lioemo
lime to him to keep a grrvory lor tho
term of ouo yu.r from tho date hereof .
Thursday Moukiko, Dj;. 18, 18?3
On this day comos Itaneom Thompson
and Uriah McCollum, two of tho thrco
heretofore appolntod to viow and locato 11
new road or itrcet from n point on
Hodges' and Ovurby'a addition to tho
town of Thubes to tbo Tliobm and Clear
Croek county road, aud submit to Court
for approval tholr report in tbo.mulUr ,
and tho Court, having now duly oxtminod
and considered said report, approve and
order tho samo filed and recorded. And
It is further ordsrol that thu i'.o'.d Su
pervisor proceed anil opon tho rund as
designated in tho map.
On this day cumoi Win. Martin, county
treasurer of Alexnr.dnr county, and tub
nllts. for ftpproval thj report nf tho roid
district fundit from road districts No 1 to
No 8, Inclusive; and tbo court having
duly examined tho samo, npprovo said re
port, aud ordor that tho ditrjront (ounty
orders thcroiu nun:! jM.1 kj and tt.o same
are horoby doitroy.id by burning, and thu
receipts filed.
It Is further ordere 1 that thustld county
treasurer chnrgo liluuolf with tho sum of
two thousand, seven hundred and forty
six dollars and ality-slx cmitt, '($'.', 740 CC)
balanco on lnnd for road district No 1.
On this d:iy comoi N. Smallunburg,
Henry Whitcimp ond It. Fitzjorald,
heretofore appointed special commissioners
to dolermlna dsmages occasioned to Geo
Stephens by reason of using hii litnds on
the Mitsiiiippl river side as a public road,
and submitted their report for approval;
and tho court ljuvlni: now examined said
roport, find that tho samo is not sucti nu
ono as thoy Joslrcd, and not in compllancv
with tho ordor of tho court. It is there
fore ordored that tho samo bo remanded
back to iM 1 commissioners for further re
port.
gJThis day camo A'ictor Trufcll and sub
mitted his report of road diitrict No'J fur
approval; and tho court having examined
aid report, approvo tho samo and order
that said supervisor, Victor Trusull, pro
ceed and oxpend tho amount of raonoy re
maining on hand in improving the roads
within hii district, whoro mostly nodd,
it being impossible to properly divldo tho
samo.
It is ordorod that an ord -r ba drawn
upon tho county troasurcr in favor of
Susan K, Lightuor, for tho sum of forty
dollars, for damages sustained by reason
oftho location of tho Thebes and Clear
Crook roai ovor a pioco of land adjacent
to Hodges and Overloy's addition to tho
town of Thobes; and It is further ordor
od, thnt laid ordur hn no: dnlivercd until
a relinquishment for tho right of way
through said properly it tlid aud ro
corded.
It is ordored that an ordor bo drawn
upon the county troasury in favor of J. J
Gordon, in full of bill of $10, for tha sum
of suvon dollars, It appearing to tho court
from tho statement of tho jailor, that throo
visits only havo been mndo in j'lil, and
tho othor visits mado whllo said party wus
lu tho hospital as a paupor, where thcro Is
a physician employed and paid by tho
year.
It is ordorod by tho court that tho fol
lowing namod pern iris bo allowed tho sev
eral sums lot opposite their names repec
tively, as per bills filed, nnd that orders bo
drawn upon tho county troasury thorofor
accordingly, viz :
Charles AVulcrman, for services ai
coiiHtabla at tho Thebes precinct
election day 'I 00
F M AVard, for balance- for wood
for courthouio & CO
Uriah McCollum, for services as
roud viowor li GO
Kunsom Thompson, for services an
ro.td viowor - 00
Jacob G Lynch, lor book, stamp,
novdles. thread, & , for countv
otork'a otlldo 1 15
John 1 Hnloy, for plat of roid
near Thebes C 00
Cairo lluliutin Co., for blanks,
printluL', ix "0 80
J It Cutiiilnchaiii, for convoying
puupers to hospital..'.....-. oO 00
Jucob G Lynch, for making state
ments, oto., toStnto Auditor.... 20 00
T M AVnrd, for coal furnished
Courtthouto 74 00
0 Marchlldon, for por dloni 11 CO
James V. Mr.Crite, irr por diem . 12 00
Jacob G Lynch, for, tervlces be
ing in Rltondueo as olork, In
cluding a portion of December
term of probito' 27 00
It is ordered that tho contract with Dr.
A.VIHIani Wood, for medical nttondanco
and furnishlui; medtolnea" Tor paupers nt
thn St. Mary's Infirmary and City of
Cairo, be contlntiod'for anothor yonr from
January 1,1871,011 tho liimo tornu nnd
tho samo conditions n under tho present
contract.
And now cOnis'i ngnln thti flay
Smallenburjj, Henry AVhitciimp nnd K.
Fitzgorald, Hpeclnl Comaiisilonora p
pointed to estimate damages, etc., and
submit for approval tholr furthor report
In tho matter, which rejaort l approved.
4lt is thereforo ordored that an older bo
drawn upon tiiS Country Troaiury In fa
vor of Georgo Stovnni for th sura of iov
enly dollari for damages sustained by rea
son 'of taking poisosslon of said Stevens'
land and using a portion thereof as n pub-
Ho road, theroby ijstroylng a portion of
bis crop.
It Is ordorcd that the Couuty Judgo and
County Clork aro horoby requested aud
authorized to npprovo tho Collector's bond
In vacation, when presented with cufli
cicnt securities, and that tha ismu bo re
corded with tho proceedings of tho Court
and forwarded lo tho Statu Auditor as
diriolod by lav.
Whereupon Court adjourntd until Court
in Co urio.
Uy order of tho County Court'.
Attost Jacou G. Ltmcii,
Couuty Clerk,
TMGBAPHie.
Reported Expressly for tho Bullctii.
From Clot eland,
IjKITII OF CUAULKj bTCTSO.V.
(.'m:vklanp, Deccuiber 30. Charles
Stetion, tho lawyir who ihot hlmrrlf Iat
Saturday, dinl ibis morning. Ho was un
conscious trom tho llino ot the shooting
until hit death.
KAILKOAl) UlnUl
ara nuiet hero. Thoro uro rumors that tho
ongincurs 011 tho lino of thu Lako shoro
will strike on Monday or Tuesday next ;
but no dcUnito information can bu ob
tnined. Thoso who havo tho bi-st 11, cans
of Information, suy no ttriko is contem
plated.
London.
Lo.vpoK, Decornbar 30. Mr. IImiidI.uii
ollicul of tuo board n trauo. opentd in
nulrv into tho A'lllo Dollnvro disaster to
day. Ho tntiil that tho objoct was to elicit
facts, and tuero wr.i no dvsira to prnfer
criminal olinrgfli against anyone. The
tucond nnd third inatcs of tho liioli Kirn
wcrlho first wltiipuci examined, 'l'hey
U-itlfVd that they did nvcrythliig in their
power lo prevent a collision, and described
tho efiorts tlioy made tit attruct thu altan
tlon of those ou board the ttaatner.
1UVJ5K ISBWri.
MuiiruiH, Dec. 30. AVeather cloar aud
plcstaut. r.iver fullu-g rupldly. no
prtiu ot. .luo, .Julln, Ulnncoo, lur nt
l,oui; joim iviirour, lust ciiMit, uincin
nati; Legal Teulur, hito Itivur; Uoll
Texas, Fine UlulV
Nkw Oklkans. December Jj. Ar
rived Thos Sborlock, Cincinnati ; John
IS Mando, .'Jimpliu. Departed Indiana
Cincinnati; John A Scudder, tit. Louis
Mary Miller, AVblto river. Weather clea
una cool.
Kvansvilm;, Dccombor 30. Wca'.h
eh nr aud cold. .Mercury 17 lo 32. Hirer
Ml 22 inches. Fort lis!, up ldlewild
Mary Anient, Uobert', Arlington, Nick
l.onL'Wortti, rioronce l.oo, ljuicktlcp
Down Fayette, Torascoti. All with good
trips. JJutincis fair.
Little Hock, Dec. 30. AVeather elcsr
and cool. Hirer still drclinini;, with
feut lu channol above, 6 furl 0 inches ly
I'auco at this point. Arrived Fort Gib
son, above. Departed Kannio Tntum
abovt-j John Howard, Now Orleans.
Cincinnati, Docombor 30. ltiver 1
f'fit O incbos nml fallluc Arrivod:
AV Sklllencer, I'l'tubiire ; Charmer,
r.vanvllie; J u l'arker, Jlxmplils. Uu
parted: Fat Kogorr, Mnmphli: It K Hud
son, AVhocliug. AS cothor clasr and cold
St. Louis, December 30. Arrived
Grand Tower, Memphis; City of Qilincy,
Isow Urieans. ueparleu uuy of vicis
bun:. A icksburc l'.iver fallini;, and
larco quantity of ice is moving. Utiles
tbo weather modoratoi navigation will
soon bo suspended, ibo wocther U clca
and cold, but the uir.d has veered around
In tbo louth, and there li a prospect of
thaw to-night.
MARKET KEl'OKT.
Mkmi'iiih, Diiccmbor 30. Flour ia fal
Upland and ad v in cod C !!j(ai) Tj. Corn
tn'jal dull at 3 lfi. Corn dull C8s. 0
d ll and lower C052c. liran scarce an
11 nn itit. I.urd riuict anil uucbanL'od
Hulk ineatu in fair demand and advanced
shoulders C(o,0c; sides "7Ja Hogs
steady, u Wa.7 0U Tor dressed. Uotton
quiet.
New Orleans, Deo. 30. Corn quitt at
70c. Molasses in fair demand; fineoatior
3istern bottom 78c; fair COc; Al prln.a
02titc; itrlctly primo 05;; othori un
changed. Cotton In nctlvo domand; ihIci
0,700 balos; yostorduy's pricoj rapoated;
rucHlpts llJl'O halei; oxporti to Uontinont
1,837; to Great llritain 10.213; slock 213,.
017; uniold 10,200.
Sr. Louiis, December 30. Flour quiot
and unchanged. AVhent, spring, firm and
nlgber; I10 U 1 -JU(u)l 21 ; lall llrm Lut
not actlvo; No 3 rod 1 drQl 42 ; No 2
1 02(Al CC. Corn dull aud luwr, No 2
mixed odurod at 17c cash, Cia bid. Oats
firm but not actlvo; No 2 mixed 4 1(77j42c
liar ley, all below choico dull and weak,
ityoitendy; No2 82Jc. Fork quiet: 11
6001 C. Dry salt meat stilT; sales of loote
cluar rib, sailor Match, Kansas City, 7Jc;
looso shoulders on track fio. llaeon firm;
shouldnrs 7o; clenr rib cloar 8JfJ8jc
packed, Lurd in good demand ; prime
steam c: ketllo 8Jc, AVbisky iteady, lid
Hogs stlfT and higher; packers lots 4 000
C 2C ; hulk saloi li 10. ltoceipti, 2,1100.
Catllo in irood demand; cood to choico
natlvo 4 25 1-0; Texan imd Indian 3
3 CO.
Ciucaoo, December 30. Flour dull; 110
thltping duinand. AVheatdull; nu thip
ping demand, unsettled, and closing quiet
nt ia below thu best prices ot tho day ;
No 1 spring 1 lBJtOl iv Ko2 1 17 on
spot, 1 1 7 J Januaiy, 1 20J February:
No 3 1 I'd. Corn in actlvo demuud and
advancing, but unsettled at tho closo; No
2 mixed CU&3J on spot, fj.lj January ;
now No 2 mixed C0.'-2' Oats firm ut
38 on ipot, 30J February. Jtyo iteady ;
No 2 77G?)78. llurloy In fulr domnLd and
ndvancint: i No 2 fall I OOfil -10; No 3
1 1101 IL Fork fairly activo and unset
tled, ulasinu 16a lower; 11 83 output or
January; 11 75 Fobriiary. Lard steady
at 8 on spot or January, 8 February.
Hull; moats in good domnnd ; shoulders
Cl; olour rib 1 J looso, 1 higher tor
. 1 1 1 n ...1 ,.1 ,?.
paCKOU. uruon uiunts uriii , cnuuiunrs uj ,
hams s$ for 10 to 181h ovorago.
AVhlsky llrm at 03
NkwYouk, Doc. 30. Flour firm and
in moderate domnnd; Btiporfino b G00;
cemmon to good 0 CO'aO 85; gcod to
chnlro C 00Q7 60. AVhlto wheat, extra,
7 40(38. Whisky quLst nt 07Je. Wheat
scarco ar.d higher; No. 2 Chlcngo sprirg
1 CB1 CO j No 2 northwestern 1 C'J;
Iowa spring 1 C81 60. Byo and hsrloy
unchnugod, Corn wc&lorn mixed afloat
84Sji,i in storo 8318-lc. Oats unssit
tlod and Urniei; uilxod wostorn &9g,61c;
whllo 0002i. I'jfi'vo, sugar nnd rlco
quiot. Molast llrm. Fork firm; mots
1C10Jc; March 10o. Now mcsi boif
quiot and unchanged." Hams quiet at 24
25o. Cut meats qulol: ihoulduri 7c; Jan
uary 6Jp; middles higher; long clear 7J
7Je; ihort oloar 88o. Lard wsiak;
vottcan ittani 8c; Docomber and Jan
uary 8J8 13-lOc; February OJc; Michi
gan 01-
TOYS AND CONFECTIONS,
3
numi
The Toy King, having lately
received one of the 1 argot aid
most Tuned
evor brought to this city, will
sell them at greatly
Reduced Prices
In fact, sell them at
FIFTY PER CENT
Than LAST 7Z
He also lias a
Large Stocl
-OF-
French and American
which will bo sold at tho lowi
est possible price.
HP Jh. 31 1EB 3NT T
will do well tc call and inspec
1)18 .stock of
Holiday Presents
-FOB-
childre:
102 Commercial ,
-1.1.1 1.1 aqiaU IJ..I1
MU of TOYS
