The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-10-23
TBLBGRAPHIG.'
Reported Expressly for the Bulletin.
WASHINGTON.
OPPOSITION TO SENATOR
CASSEkLY.
THE POLARlS 1NvESTIGA.
TON.
CAPT. HALLS DEATH A NAT.
UKAL ONE.
EFFORTS TO QUASH SUIT
AGAINST A DLFAULTER.
CAPT. HALLS DEATH A NAT.
UKAL ONE.
EFFORTS TO QUASH SUIT
AGAINST A DkFAULTER.
INCRE ASED POSTAL ACCOM-.
NOTATION FOR hICAGU.
INTERESTING NEWS FROM
SOuTH AMERICA,
THE POLLARD,

The rOLAhIS INV
' WAsaIS0rvs, UcIuuor zz.-Ebe cram
inaiion " Tue Poluris SURVIVORS was con
clud-d To-day, and the cvid ehce taken dur
ing the investigation wall be embodied IN
. report which Secretary kobeson will
submit ~ The president In few days
The testimony taken shows, cVnclusiveiy,
shat there WAS nothing IN The sensational
rrport thsI Capt. Hall came TO his death
by means of other Than natural causes,
sud that charges sgsinst some Of the "ff.
GERS Of the vessel were without tounds.
lion.
SENATOR CAssERLY.
A letter from San Francisco says that
not over twU-thirds OF the Democratic
members Of the legislature will support
CAsetly tor reelection to the senate, and
that suine compro Mise candidate VIII
probably DO chosen.
DON'T WANT TO DO 1T.
Secretary Richardson and comptroller
Of the currency Knox are both opposed 90
carrying out the law authorizing the
withdrawal Of SIS, DOC, 900 Of nstionnl cur.
rency from the East for distribution
nm ng the western states, but will recon-
mend congress to repeal the law, and let
the circulation stay East but give the
West SIS 100000 additional.
EFFORTS FOR A DkTAULrkR.
A delegation Of the friends Of tho late
Postmaster Stewart, Of Pttsbufg, has ar
rived here 10 induce the attorney general
to order ihe suspension of oil proceed lngs
gains him upon the payment Of the
amount OF his defslcAtion. The indic~-
tinns are shat the att rney general will
comply with the request
Gil cAoo HAKBoR IMPRov EMEsr.
The following 10 On extract VI The report
of Gen. Humphrey, chief vi sng,neer.,
relative ~ the imp Vvemont uf MYERS anu
harDors. Chicago uarOor 1t IL proposed
dur"A the fiscal year ending June 80,
1873, W husn The UreAkwater sud 10 eA.
tsud tho north pier 400 feet
The construction Of the south pier
Will b. deferred until IL 10 determined
whether wharves are 10 be built on the
west eide Of the hurbor. Tho amount re-
CURED for the prosecution " this WORK,
| together with Other improvements and re-
pnirs for the fiscal year ending Jan. 70
1878, .. $l5V,UU0.
NAIL RogBtRiEs.
Statistics will accompany tho annual re-
port Of the postmaster general, showing
that during the psst year there has beeh
u lsrg. increase Of d"predations upon the
United States mails in tue nature Vt steal.
ing, robbing, etc, and that there was h
proportivnate decrease OF punishmon.s
therefor.
the couNrERrKITERs.
A letter received hero trJm Pi.nburg,
to-day, asserts that the United states die.
trict attorney 81 that place has Informs
ton which will enable him 10 arrest the
parties who have successfully counter
| Isited the fbre p,per on winch gree
| backs are printed, and who ARE also bo.
lieved to have made and uttered the
C ,unterf,it $500 United States note The
arrest, It was thought, would 10 made
immediately.
FR,h THE SOUTH ATLANTIC SEAS.
Admiral Taylor, commanding South
Atlantic station, writes from Bahia that
On arriving there hs WIS Informed that
the British ship CsIopoxl WAS ashore u
miles distant, sud no Immediately went II
her ss.lstsnce aud I, OK OF
33i PAssES0sRs
and their luggage and shout $3.50, 900 in
| 0heH'V no Nfrrot Weo sohn'Iu
got sfont. The Bri,i-h ship I b ilenge
oL Asel.nuhc expedition, va. y, B,bin bu'
left to avoid the yellow fever, one case
having occurred on board.
Transit OF vIsUs.
Prof. Thompson. Of the university Of
Edenburg, ia on boArd and will obsrrv,
the transit Of Venus, which takes place IL
1874 The Tycondcrago had called =,
l,u nos Ayres, and Capt. Badger, nc ON
panied by the United States consul
White, congratulated President San.
mentO on his escape from assassin alton
The president and members Of bis cahins,
returned the visit.
DETAINED.
A steamer called the Edward Everett.
hearing the American Gag and o~-ned B.,
American merchants, navigating Pansn,
and Paraguay rivers, hsd met with som,
detention on late voyage, the authorities
suspecting her Of taking supplies to III
rebels. The matter 10 In tho bands Of III
United States minister. The troops ha,
gene up thu river.
NEW POSTAL STATIONS IN CHIC 40.
The posmAster general has i'sued an Of
der, allowing Chicago thirteen additions
Carriers, a. $500 per year esch I; also estab
lisbinv tive postal stations 10 be known .
tho NOR west, Southwest and Sout
stock Yards stations Tho following
amount. are allowed for the intr ased OF
pen iiturss; Fitting up stti"ns, $1,000
rent of sts,i ms per wear. $500; sSlSrie
Of clerks per year, s., 200 messenger ser
vice per yesr, 81 900. The order takes Of
feet Decsmb Der frat.