The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-02
GEN. BURNSIDE AT CINCINNATI.
A BLOODY ROW AT LOUISVILLE
LATEST BY CABLE.
ETC. ETC, ETC.
WASHINGTON.

AND A CAUCASIAN DITTO 1.-THE "yYTu-
IcAL" FivE DoDGE-wILLARD wARSEr
of ALABAMA, ISDoRsED BY CoLoRKD
REPUBLicASs-Hfs BoSD or COLLECTOR
or PORT or MOBILE TltED-soLicIPoR
MMicHAEL AND HIS BUsISEss-DisA-
BLED SOLDIERS AND CIGArs.
lRepored especially ior he Ca Buetn.l
WisHISGToS, July 1.-The kuklux ex-
amining committee to-day examined sew
eral witnesses, among them Ezekiel Har-
ris young colored man, who rents and
works piece of land in Chatham county,
Ncfth Carolina. He testified that Just be-
fore last Christine band OF white men
visited his neighoorhood and ook away
b' own and o;her negroes guns a short
time aiterward party Of disst ised per-
sons, whom he believed 70 be kuklux. came
to his house at night and called on him TO
open The doors. He dressed, and at once
barricaded all meals of entrance, except
one window, which the kuklux forced omen
and began to fire through. His wife and
six children being with him inside
he retrrnti ;heir fire. The parties
shot one Of his iamily in the breax,
and another in the eye, and,
while reloadirg his rife; called out loudly
for his mythical five-shooters, where
upon the ku-klux withdrew. lie swore
he knew Of no sufficient reason Cor his at
tack, having done nothing to provoke it
unless it was 10 vote the republican
ticket. He had concluded not voto te any
more.
Capt. Daniel Bryan, conservative wit
ness, knew of these occurrences only by
hearsay but gave the parties high char
acter
wILLAED WARNER,
recently appointed collector of the port of
Mobile, received q telegram to-day, stat
ing that at meeting of colored republicans
held there they voted thanks unanimous
ly to President Grant and Secretary Bout
well for his appointment Warner to-day
filed his bond, and received his comm's-
sion. His bondsmel are General She--
man and ex-senator Cattell of New Jer-
ser.
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Chiefs of different divisions of the in
ternal revenue office sent their report for
the fiscal year, jrst ended TO the commits.
sioner to-day, showing the entire work of
the year 70 have been completed, and no
cases lying over.
SOLICITOR M'MICHAEL
has delivered opinions on about four hun
dred cases since his appointment, many of
which were on the solicitors desk when he
entered upon his present official duties.
This officer also commences the new fiscal
year with clean desk.
CIGARS AND SOLDIERS.
A request has been presented to the in
ternal revenue authorities, from the ma
tional asylum for disabled soldiers, at
Hampton, Va, asking to be allowed to
manufacture cigars without incurring tax
cs and assessments met by individuals in
the transaction of similar manufacturing
pursuits. No action, as yet, has been ta-
ken. Unoer existing laws this privilege
,Lnnot be granted.
THE WEATHER.
The barometer has varied little, and
risen at Pacific and Rocky mountain sta
tlons, A low barometer which was in the
northwest Friday evening, hos NOV
over lake Superior, and es7tward, with
fresh, south-westerly wind, and light rain
on northern lakes, Michigan and Huron.
The area high pressure has moved cast
ward and now extends from MARYLAND 10
Massachusetts,. The barometer has risen
from Missouri TO North Carolina and north
ward, excepting slight fall immediate coast
from Maine to Virginia, where it is now
probably rising. Rain fell during the
night from North Carolina to Pennsyl-
vania and threatening weather has
continued during the day and
has extended to Massachusetts,.
Rain is reported this afternoon from
Florida and Georgia, clearing up and clear
weather west Of Indiana and Michigan.
PROBABILITIES
1t is probable that low barometer will
extend to eastern states by Sunday night
that southwesterly winds will probably
continue on the lower lakes and south
/ easterly winds on the Atlantic coast from
Maine to Now Jersey. Westerly winds
and clear weather are probable for the
Ohio and Mississippi.