The Cairo bulletin., 1873-10-11
FELEGRAPHIG,
Reported Expressly for the Bulletin.
FROM NEW YORK.
SUBSCRIPTIONS.

P"'' "'iehnhu resiuinS In New
York acknowledge s3,5o5 suhscriptio,
during the past two days for yellow feve
sufferers in that city Total amount o
subscriptions received by the committee
5000
PRESS MATCH
In the press match at Freidnore. yester
day, there were 23 entries General Hsw
ley won the first prize by An aggregate
score Of So; w. II. Clark, Daily News
second prize, by 81 L. c. Gomez, of Turf,
Field and Field, third, by 81; Thomas
Lloyd, Harpers Weekly, fourth, by 20 ;
G. Shanks, Tribune, fifth, %; j. X. Nc.
lntyre, Brooklyn Eagle, sixth by IA.
TEMPERANCE UNION.
The national convention Of the Catho-
lie Union elected the following officers
President, Very Reverend John Byrne,
OF Trenton, N. j.; Vice Presidents, Very
Reverend John Ireland, Mimi, and Rev.
Mr.. McMichsel, New Brunswick. The
next convention will be held at Chicago
October 7th, 1874. The president has
summoned . meeting of the executive
council at Trenton, N. j., to arrange the
years work.
THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNION TRUST CO.
yesterday appointed a committee to con-
sider the question of the speedy re.ump-
ton OF currency payment.
The fifth anniversary of Cuban inde-
pendence was celebrated here to-day.
THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE
Association Hall was filed last nigh,
with very large and enthusiastic crowd
OF Germans After singing Lu,her's
choral, DR.. Schaaf opened the proceed
ings In short but elaborate address. He
welcomed the opportunity offered by the
presence of delegates from Germany to
dispel the wrong notions held by the
Christian world Of Germany in regard TO
the Protestant church of America, and
social and political institutions Of this
country Everything tending to preju.
dice the German people against this coun.
try was sent over the waters of the ocean
by interested parties, and spread broad
cast over the land but the delegate. will
return home and give struthful picture of
this country, and will bear witness to the
Christian and benevolent character Of
the great American people. The speaker
deplored the fact that many Of the most
prominent theologians of Germany had
not been able to attend the convention, |
and that more than one had been sudden.
~ called to his everlasting home while |
proposing to cross the ocean and labor in |
the vineyard Of the Lord. He Or. Schaafl |
had had an audience with the emperor of
Germany, and his majesty desired him to
convey to the Evangelical Alliance his
best wishes, and TO assure the delegstes
OF the Protestant world of his deep fel,
sympathy with the cause Of the Protest
ant church.
A large audience assembled in Madison
square church this afternoon to listen 10
addresses upon the missionary work by
various missionaries in attendance upon
'he alliance. Rev. DR.. Anderson, of Bos-
ton, presided. Addresses we're made by
Revs. Joshua Housing, of Tyre; Gibson,
OF China Tslmadge, OF China; Edgkins,
Of Japan.
MR.. CAMP,
president Of the clearing house associa-
ton, stated to-day that financial matters
we're becoming brighter, and the banks
are gaining rapidly in green nbacks, and
confidence is being speedily restored. The
banks, he says, have paid out and are paw
Ing more currency than ever before, and
Oil demands for legitimate business Dur.
poses are being supplied Loan certia.
Gates outstanding amount TO about twenty
millions, and are being cancelled as rap
IDLY az the general welfare will admit Of
MI Camp is of the opinion that a speedy
cancelling Of the loan certificates would ,
DC disastrous. He hoped they would all
DC retired at the latest by November LIST,
me date originally agreed upon, but at the
expiration Of that time If tho association
'Ahks concluded that tho public welfare
demanded continuance Of the loan Ger. ,
'hcs'es the present policy would DO sd- ! &