The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-26
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BOUTWELL, TO PLEASANTON.
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NO MORE FURLOUGHS TO DE-
PARTMENT EMPLOYEES.
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SMUGGLING ON THE CANA
DIAN BORDER.
DEATH OF CHAS. DYKE, THE
ENGINEER.
THE STANTON MONUMENT.
THE KENTUCKY WAR CLAIMS.
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NO MORE FURLOUGHS TO DE-
PARTMENT EMPLOYEES.
SMUGGLING ON THE CANA
DIAN BORDER.
DEATH OF CHAS. DYKE, THE
ENGINEER.
THE STANTON MONUMENT.
THE KENTUCKY WAR CLAIMS.
THE KICK APOO INDIANS,
GOVERNMENT DIsBURsEMESTs.

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WAsHIsoTos, d. G., July 2S.-About
eight hundred and 6fty thousand dollars
will be required TO pay the quarterly in
tere.t on the funded loan due August lst.
This money will net be sent direct 10 the
money centre. a. heretofore. The change
made in sending the interest direct to the
bond holders, meets with favor in the
west. That section OF country has always
complained that New-Yoik has had 90 ex :
cess Of the floating capital, owing TO the
government disbursements being made
there, and therefore the rates Of exchange
were fred at a low rate in New-York,
| while in the western states il was at high
| rate.
The liberal system of
\ GRANTING yUgLoUGHs -
which has heretofore prevailed in the
treasury department. particularly among
\ the heads Of bureaus and other Offices,
| has been curtailed. The secretary issued
u general order yesterday stating that
no more than 30 days absence in his de-
| partment will be allowed in any fiscal
| year, under any circumstances whatever,
aud that no appeal from this decision will
be considered.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL,
in transmitting 10 Commissioner Pleasan-
ton the opinion Of the solicitor Of the
treasury, relative 10 the tax on
coupons said Il accept the solicitors
conclusions and have 70 request that you
will communicate this decision to the off,
GERS Of the internal revenue department,
for their guidance, calling their special
attention TO the fact that IL applies only
10 the interest on bonds paid previous 70
the decision OF May l3, 1871, and not 70
dividends upon stock.
The solicitors OF the treasury yesterday
decided that canal boats entering the
navigable waters Of the United States
must be enrolled and take out q license,
CHARLEs DYKE, ...#.
the engineer on tho Robert Fulton, the
first steamer TO Albany, died yesterday
a,ed SIS years. Mr.. Dyke also engineered
the frs, steamer down the Ohio and Miss
issippi rivers TO New Orleans.
ISCESDIARIsM.
An unsuccessful attempt was made q
few nights ago to burn an Irish protestant
church, in Williamsburg.
Cases Of attempts At '-..'.t 3
| SMUGGLING
goods along the Canadian border are be-
coming very frequent, and the regulations
are becoming more stringent and enforced
more rigedly by the treasury department.
The secretary has, recently refused, in
a large number Of cases, TO grant the ap-
plications.for the release ofgoods seized for
attempts to evsde the duties; most Of in
atances being where goods were discovered
on the persons of tho smugglers. Only
the payment Of the appraised value Of the
AN INJUNCTION.
| 7, &. .,a,a1 sayaptaap c;tizans ~ Wash-
ington who are opposed to the improve
ment bill recently passed by the district
legislature, have united in apply to the
court for an injunction to restrain the Is
sue Of the bonds. ....l .a- s.H.
THE STANTON MONUMENT.
A steamer from Philadelphia brough,
10 Georgetown, to-day, monument from
that city to be placed over the remains Of
the late Secretary Stanton. The monu
ment is on the dooric order. 1t was pro
cured by his widow and his executors, and
cost $2,bOO. 1t bears the name Of the de-
ceased and the date of his birth and death
and is made Of silver-lined granite.
d.. SECRETARY BOUTWELL,
il preparing q special opinion, which will
probably appear tomorrow, in relation Ia
the Kentucky war indemnity fund.
| LATER.
A temporary Injunction having been
granted by Judge Wylie, restraining the
board Of public works from using the ap
preparation made by legislative assembly
for improvement on streets, etc. the board
Of public works has suspended all work on
the streets, avenues and alleys in the Dis
trict of Columbia, throwing q large mum.
Der fmen out of work.
THE KIcKAPoo INDIANS.
Reports received at the Indian bureau
state that the agent who was dispatched
to Mexico in order to induce the return O
the kickapoo Indians, says these indiana
are near Santarea in Coah uils, and rneRt tion,
as a singular fact, that the Mexican com
missioner had arrived at that place bu,
one week in advance of agent and his par
ty, and had been issuing cattle and corr
to the Kickapoos. The Mexicans ar,
anxious to retain the Kickspoos. The OBJ,
iect of ouf government in desiring the re-
turn Of this nation Of Indians and theil
location on their reservation, 10 to bresl
up their depredations on the Texas from
tier, in which they are encouraged by theil
Mexican friends. ...,..
GEN. BARKER
to-day vacated his ofhce OF lndian aHairs
The clerks Of tho bureau took formal
leave of him to-day.
| WEATHER REPORT.
The low barometer which was on Mon
day west of Wisconsin has passed north
eastward and is now probably central
4 In the north and on Lake Superior tn
pressure has fallen. From the uppe
: Mississippi to Lake Ontario there is al