The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-11-08
THE REPORT TO BE READY FEB
RUARY FIRST.
A VALUABLE AND COMPREuEN-
SIVE DOCUMENT.
CUBAN SYMPATHIZERS DOWN IN
THE MOUTH.
INCREASED ESTIMATES.


excess of tue current yesr, b,ing e56, $40,
OUO, sgain.t Si6,UUO,000. The Indian bu-
reau estimates are $4,000 TOR the next
fiscal year, against IS, oOO,O0 for the pres
ent one.
THE SPECIAL SENATE COMMITTEE Of
TRANSPORTATION ROUTES
to the seaboard are to meet here on the
18th instant, and will then proceed south
to investigate the claims and hesr vIdenct
on the proposed canal route from Savan-
nah to the Coosa river. The committee
do not expect to present their report be.
fore the last of January or early in Feb
ruary. TIE national board OF trade. al
thier recent Chicago session, directed tn,
executive committee to meet in Baltimore
January is, anticipating that the report
would he before the public by that time
The committee have been too busy in
travelling, taking evidence, etc, TO find
the time necessary to consider what rec.
ommendation it will make, and will not
be able to do so until the testimony and
docu nen,s are all laid before the commit
tee, so that each member may DO able to
digest them. The preparation of the re-
port will probably no. be entered upon
until the holidays.
| VALUE OF THE REPORT.
| Conversations with different persons,
who are cogniz,nt of the committees
operations, Indicate pretty clearly that the
report If the appendix thereto VIII be
chiefly valuable for the thoroughly care.
full and comprehensive manner IN which
the facts bearing upon existing or pro-
Jected water Routes, natural AID artificial
| their cost, Improvement, benefits to sec
| tional, local and national commerce, are
stated also the ample ex hibit that will be
| made Of tarlif rates and cost Of gram trans
| portation by rail, canal, river ard lakes,
the facilities for storage transbipped, ex-
! poration charges, etc, the railroads by
which nearly or quite all the grain Of the
| interior is transported.
AIDING THE COMMITTEE.
The New Eng land sesboard, as well as
New York, are engaged at Tue present
time IN preparing Tor the coumItlee',
use tabulat.d statements Oi all the grain
Shipped over their respective roads for
several years past. The committee have
fouui railroad officials, in Common with
other transportation Interests, not only
willing, but anxious to furnish intorma.
ZION, aud apparently deslrous OF aiding
the objects OF the inquiry. The several
of Illinois or tho Patron. of Hu-b,ndry
Ia their various state oranges, are also
aiding the cause, having prepared
statements relative TO the cost OF
proluction. The price ct gram ut
leading points OF shipment, and the
cost of transportation to market, with such
testimony rs their knowledge OF the
frrig hit, elevator, com mission merchant,
grain-d"aler and spscn n.or rings enable
them to afford. In these ways u very Wall
liable mas of facts will be gathered, which
the committee hope to present in clear
and useful form, so that il no other pres
ent result follows their lhbors than the
awakening and instruction OF congress
and the public to the facts and needs they
indicate, the work will be worth the cost.
I, is hardly probable that the committee
will feel itself warraSted in presenting
any elaborate plan or plans in relation to
interests so complex and comprehensive
In a great measure their work is prepara-
tory and suggestive.
PROBABLE RECOMMENDATIONS,
1t is believed that among the measures
recon mended viii DO the completion by
the government of the Kanawha and
| Virginia canal, the Pressing forward OF n
comprehensive eystem OF improvement
for tho Mississippi river, the affirmation
Of An un mistakable manner OF the right
| OF congress to regulate and supervise
| inter commerce 10y rail or other
wise, and the organization preparatory
| thereto Of competent com mission or
committee to make thorough examina-
ton into the railroad system Of econo-
| mics, good and abusive. so AS to fit con-
| gress to legislate in qualified manner on
the subject.
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
Postmaster General Creswell seems
| quite confident OF the adoption Of his pos
tai savings bank pr CT. In presenliug
the scheme, he will give IT designation
different from the British system, ss hi.
plan will in some important particulars,
be essentially different. In all prubabil-
Ivy the name suggested will be that of ma
tional savings depositors.
| CUBAN sYMPATHlzERs DowSHEARTED.
In Cuban circles here there is great feel.
ing ut the loss Of the steamer Virginia. II
is stated that among the passengers are u
number of young men, cadets OF proml-
nent Cuban families, who we're without
doubt expecting to land with
the view to bring parties to q forward
movement known to have been deter
mined upon. The Cubans appear to have
about abandoned any idea Of aid from
this government through any form of rec
IGNITION, moral or political, and have de-
termined so far MS their moneyed Interests
are concerned, on one more vigorous eff
tort to extend aid to their associates in
| Cuba, rs we'll AS to increase the small adj
vantages they can derive from the recog
milton given by the Spanish American
countries. Little doubt 10 felt here among
diplomatic or other circles having the
means of judging, that all Of the captured
men will be gsrroted
NEW MINISTER.
Senior Figuerros, the new Spanish min
lister, will arrive about the 10Th inst.
CUBAN EMANCIPATION.
The visit OF the Spanish minister Of
colonies is for the special purpose of m
endeavor to arrange common basis for
emancipation with leading colonial slave
holders and Spanish officials.
ADMIRAL POLO
will return to Spain on Senior Figuerros'
arrival, and expects naval command ut
once.
WASHINGTON, Nov. THE senate
Transportation committee will meet here
on the l7lh inst, and then visit Georgia.
The receipts from customs at the
treasury Tor the week ending October 81,
New York 81, O6i ,5S2; Baltimore s9Is73
j Meredith, ut present consul general