The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-03-02
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Boston journal declares that all
New England is solid for Grant.
The Ohio Republican State Conven-
ton meets on the 27th Of March
Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, is
delivering campaign speeche. in New
Hampshire this week.
Elliott, the negro Congressman from
South Carolina, has been appoiated Major
General IN the state militia.
Prominent Grant men is Mississippi |
claim the whole republican party Of ,h, |
state as unit for Grant,
The Boston Post thinks q carpet-bag-
ger is like Il church bell, because the latter
'reals from the steeple" and the former
doesn't.
"A Western liberal republican paper
says there Is TO amendment to tho consli-
tuition providing for the reelection o.,
General Grant.
A Western paper thinks that II good
way Tor the government to" stop the little
Leaks" would be to stop the practices OF
the bigger Leets.
"A large number Of assistant assessor,
arc being appointed by the COMMISSIONS.
: Of internal revenue Tor thirty and sixty
>" days, to assist in the assessment of taxes
Bishop Stevens, of Pennsylvania, wa
~ present ut thanksgiving services, ST. Paul
cathedral, London, Tuesday and was n
d ccivcd with special honors by the churc
!, brethcrcn.
IN --Europcan powers now having CONNER
! cial treaties with France will shortly sen
to the government ut Versailles q protes
against the imposition Of tax upon RI,
~ materials.
T, Tie Shcrifof Franklin county, Mo
B.; has seized for taxes shops and other pro
r. perty ut Pacific City of the Missouri
Pacific Railroad Co.., and also persona
g property Of tie Atlantic and Pacific Rail
foad Co.
IA correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette. WRITING from Rninbridge, Tndnn"
believes that Schuyler Colfax would re.
ceive tie hearty support of the entire re,
t publican party If he should be made il,
It nominee for president.
h Hon. Jas. f. Wilson, of Iowa, is il
Washington. lie is understood TO b
training for presidential candidacy an,
&c to have the support OF the great ruil
- rood interests from Chicago, westward T.
tho Pacific.
"A Cincinnati paper (the Times re
marks; Il il a sad commentary upon
the changed spirit Of Horace Greeley tina
T. the democratic state committee OF New
: Hampshire are circulating the New YorA
: TriL"He rs a campaign document.
-Tcnnes.c, Supreme Court yesterdn,
i decided adversely to the claims Of War,
!, X Briggs, former lessees of the Tennesse
y penitenti,ry, against the State. TIL
e amount involved WAS one hundre,
n thousand d,,lars.
II Yesterday thu L. $. Supreme Court, ~
:. body. attended the funeral Of the lat,
n Gowen Clark, colored, door.keeper of I'll,
e judges cloak roam, and who had charge
u of the department since 1888. lie va,
u aged -,
: Tie Executive National Sunday
il school Committee met yesterday in Pits.
) burgh t. complete arrangements for III,
d National Convention ut indianapolis
e April lGtl to l9th. Delegates are to send
= their addresses TO Edward Field, Indian.
= apolis, stating what bodies they represent,
Il II they would secure entertainment.
"A family !eud between the Webb and
, Aid fn'i,ie', the other day. caused
George WoLb to be shot and killed and
George AID and VIM. Iamiltree TO De
wounded in AN alfray near Salem Church,
i've miles from Independence Mo. The
parties had mct To settle the quarrel ami
cably, when few indiscreet words start
81 the shooting.