Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-26

| Treasury Returns--The Shenandoah
| 1.-The Mexican Minister has an inter-
| view with Gen. Grant--Colfax to be
! Reelected Speaker--Rebei Gold Secre
| ted by Rebel OfHcers--Pactic Railroad
CommtssiOners--Sou Carolina Dele
| CATION has an Interview with the
President.
New YORK, 25.-The Times Washington
special says The Hon. Ed. Mcpherson, Clerk
of the House has arrived, and is devoting him.
self to arranging the prelmnaries for the ses-
sion under his direction. The Hall of Repre-
sentatives is being handsomely fitted up.
There are few, if any, calls upon the Presi-
| ship.
| The Secretary Of the Treasury requests the
heads of the Departments to include the I'M
expended balances in their estimates, in order
that he may apprise Congress as nearly pos
sible ofthe amount necessary for the use of the
| Government for the ensuing year.
| The State Department received adviees yes
terday morning from our Consul at Liverpool,
in reference to the surrender ofthe Shenandoah
| The Attorney General has not yet received
| the rebel pirates application for pardon.
| Imaton Romeo, Mexican Minister, had a
| heightened interview with General Grant yes
| terday.
New YORK, Nov. 25.-The Worlds Wash
ington dispatch says There seems to be no
| opposition to Schuyler Colfax's reelection to
| the Speakership.. Yesterday mornings Repub-
lican says he has received letters from Henry
j. Raymond and Gen. Banks, announcing that
they will not be candidates.
The small pox is prevailing to great extent
among the freedmen of Alabama, Georgia and
Virginia.
MAJ. Bonnerheim, OF St. Louis, has been sen-
fenced by court martial here to be dismissed
the service for unotficerlike conduct
Gov. Morton leaves Washington tomorrow
for Europe.
The Tribunes Washington special says A
new paper, to be called the Reconstructionist.
edited by Mrs. Jane Swissholm, is soon to be
commenced here.
The Times specia! says that Col Morgan,
Superintendent OF the New Y ork Soldiers
Agency, has been in Washington for several
days, and is concentrating arrangements with
the military authorities for the care OF disabled
New York soldiers. 1t is contemplated to fit
up at once the Harris Hospital, at Albany, for
temporary use as soldiers home.
Maj. w. II. Gibbon and f. Taylor a rebel
Quartermaster, and Robert Heath, late a pri-
of Ieo'.s s.rlry S>ero il. isichn,ond,
about Al, 600 in gold belonging to the rebel
government in their possession. After leaving
Richmond, Heath, under an order from Gib-
bon and Taylor, buried about $50, 900 of the
amount near Dan river, in North Carolina,
which they subsequently, dug up and spent freely
in and about Richmond. The facts becoming
known to the Government Heath and Taylor
were arrested in Richmond and taken to " ash
ington and placed in the Old Capitol. it is
supposed that most of the money has been
spent by them, but the Government has sue
ceeded in securing about S4. 600 of it. The
PRISONERS are still held to await further devel-
| opements.
| The Herald special says one Of the late ac-
| QUESTIONS to the House OF Representatives is q
carpet, imported from England, which cost
the round sum of 1000. II is very elegant
in pattern and of the finest quality, but the
| opinion is not wanting among the crowds of
| people that daily visit the Capitol and examine
the splendid apartments of the Representatives
chamber, that the fabric in question could,
with greater propriety, have been had from an
American loom, instead of being imported.
NEW YORK, Nov 25.-At the serenade of
Gov. Fenton, Fifth Avenue Hotel, last even
ing, large number was present The Cover
nor appeared on the balcony and made Il brief
speech, which was listened to with great at
| tention. -..
Marshall @. Roberts was nominated for May
or last evening by the Republican City Con-
vention, and Murray Hoffman for Corporation
Counsel.
The Trbunes dispatch says Gen. s. Z.
Curtis, of Iowa, Vim. Prescott Smith, OF the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and Col. J. H.
Simpson, U. S. Engineer, have been appoint
ed Commissioners on the Kansas branch of the
Pacific Railroad. --..- ='-ss--
The Tribune special says Mexican affairs
occupied q good share Of the Cabinet session
on Friday.
A Columbus, Ohio, dispatch states that Cox's
Official majority oyer Morgan, is 1888.
The Herald's special says Mr.. Conway
late freedmens agent in Louisiana, has been or
dered to report to Gen. Fisk.
items stating that Sinaoa is still occupied by
tie Liberals. Several Imperial successes are re
ported. The Liberals are again reported ad
vancng on Matamoras
4 special to the World, dateG Washington
the oath, says: Mr.. Prescott, of South Car
DINA, and Gov. Perry, delegates to look afte
affairs o: that State, had an interview with the
President to-day, and start for home at once
Gen. Butler, who arrived here to-day, ha
been closeted with the radical members of Con
gress who are now here.
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LOUISVILLE.