The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-13

THE NEW LOAN STILL on THE MARKET
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS NOT MEM
BERoF CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, July l2.-The report that
the new loan has been withdrawn from the
market is not credited either by Acting
Secretary Harvey, or by the chief clerk OF
the treasury department. II may be re-
membered that Jay Cooke & Co, some
time ago offered to take what there re-
NAMED of tho per cent. bonds-about
two hundred and fifty millions-but their
oiier was rejected. 1t has been conjectured
mere that another offer of this kind has
been received. But there can be found no
good authority for such surmises.
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS NOT MEMBER
OF CONGRESS
1t was decided by Assistant Attorney
Gen. Walter Il. smith on Monday last
that delegate TO congress from terrific
ry is no. q member of congress, and the
election Of q candidate as q delegate does
not debar him from continuing rs an &C.
tive member of any business firm he NAV
be connected with. This decision, it Is
understood, was rendered in the cas- o Of Hon.
n. p. Chapman, delegate TO congress from
this district.
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
The civil service commission adjourned
yesterday until the 18th OF October.
Mr.. Curtis has been designated TO call
upon the president at Long Branch and
place in his hands u communication TO the
attorney general, submitting questions on
which his opinion is asked. Curtis and
Medill were appointed to draw up an Of
fcial statement for the board 70 be given
to the press.
Curtis will visit the president at Long
Branch on Thursday or Friday, and ad-
wise fully with him upon the future course
of the commission.
Secretary Boutwell, isexpectcd to return
to Washington tonight, and resume his
duties in the treasury department to-mo:
row.
KU-kLUN INVESTIGATION.
+. M. Dox, member of congress from
Alabama, while before the ku-klux COM
mittee, testified that in 1868, during the
election which was held that year, the ne
grocs became unruly and boisterous to
such an extent rs to alarm peaceable citi-
zcns. They by some means
SECURED ARMS
and would frequently march in squads
through the streets and roads in cities and
villages,
FIRING OFF THEIR GUNS
in careless manner, and much to the
alarm Of women and children, and that
LIVES HAD BEEN LOST
by the imprudence of the colorcd people.
They were expostulated with and request
ed to refrain therefron, but 10 no purpose
Accordingly, with view to self protec-
tion, the citizens thus annoyed banded
together as kind of local pa
trol--such as existed before the war in Ala
bama, in order to work on the superst-
tion of the negro, and with view only to
soaring them, and by such means endeavor
to subserve the obj ct for which the organ
ization was formed
This may have been the prime reason
which led to the belief by many that there
was n systematic organization, with cho-
sen officers, called ku-klux. But from 5
own knowledge he testified that the local
patrol had accomplished the object of pre-
serving order and quiet in short
time after; but no military organization
was in existence there called ku-klux.
$1,000, 900 TO A RAILROAD.
A private telegram frcm Mobile says
that city has granted one million dollars
sterling bonds in aid of a railway termi-
mating at Helena, Arkansas.