The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-03-07
Reported Expressly for the Bulletin.
YESTERDAYS RECORD.
A HIGH OLD TIME IN THE
LOUISIANA LEGISLATURES.
INVESTIGATION INTO DIS
TRICT OF COLUMBIA
AFFAIRS.
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMITS.
SION IN SESSION.
THE FAMINE IN INDIA-RE-
LIEF OR STARVATION.
CABINET MEETING.


WASHINGTON, ID. g., March G.-All the
members of the Csbino. were present to-
day excepting the Secretary of the Navy.
No important business was considered.
TO BE LIBELED.
It is probable that the Secretary Of the
Navy will order u libel of tho steamer
General Sherman fora violation of the
neutrality act in having been employed
in waging war against a friendly power.
INVESTIGATIONS.
The Joint Senate and House committee
on tho investigation of tho District Of
Columbia affairs held n long session to.
day, at which they continued the exam
ination Of the comptroller of tho District,
and also examined Gov. Shepherd and the
isc seholol s'Hf FL issSSai;a qhSb sRt "aSs
present condition of the school fund. Tho
governor testified that there bad been
about $50, 900 paid out Of the district treas
ury for school purposes in excess Of the
school taxes collected. The testimony of
Of three officers corrobersted with this
statement and also the statement made
by the comptroller Yesterday,
that the school fund had
been over dtRsn for Legitimate school pur-
poses one hundred and seventy three
thousand dollars. The acting chairman,
Senator Thurman, informed the Memoir
alists that they must present some specific
charges for the committee to act upon 10y
next Tuesday or Wednesday.
The committee then adjourned until
Tuesday morning.
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
has agreed to report the following, bill 10
tho House with favorable recommends
tions; THAT no officer Of the United
States shall directly or indirectly receive
or loo paid to or for his own use or benefit
any money or property whatever Of thu
United States, except salary to DO iSeC
by law and that no public property shall
bs used by officials, or by any persons fol
private purposes, and that this act shsl
not be so construed as 10 prevent the pay
ment from the treasury all actual an'
necessary travelling expenses of United
States officials when performing legiti
msto and necessary duties belonging 4
their oiiices." 49,
CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND March CD. II. Gates, al
advertising agent and dealer in printer
supplies, loft here week ago for Nov
York, and has not since been heard from
His friends entertain fears for his safety
IN SESSION.
NRw YORK, March G.-The commit
tee appointed by congress- to inquire int
the alleged yiolStions of the eight hou
= law, in the work on the rev post otiic
: building, begun its session to-day.
I LOUISVILLE.
. LOUISVILLE, March G.--Great difficult
) 10 experienced in getting n jury in II
Q trial of Miller Afford, for tho murderer G
l. DIR. Afford, in Washington county. 1t
}, hoped full jury will DO empAnnslled t.
y morrow and the case proceeded wit
y DR.. Affords three brothers, Who NJ u
n first trial endeavored to obtain Nh indie
<, rnent sgsinst tho wife of the murder,
" man, arc now zealons in her defense.
LOUISIANA LEGIsTuRE
ls NEW ORLEANS, March G.--The Tim
az has the following regarding the last hou
NJ Of tho legislature
W. "The closing scenes Of the session VIC
re marked by tumultnous excitement wbic
his opening out in vigorous strength carly
NJ the evening, grew in force rs the hour
RS, adjournment drew near and culminat
20. in u final Of such uproar and osnfusi
nst that Bedlsm broke loose or n multitude
An bowling wild beasts could not, Ny tho
nv hottest possibility, have offered the slig
nd est npprorch TO tho bewilderins effect p
duced by these Solons Of the lnh centu
In the house, from the hoW Of open
tho evening session at 7 O'Clock, the w
Pail was lively and pandemonnm stood
bu. vealed on oarth. There were no less Il
wd. twenty members ipsakiug at once, 4
u,ss by the same rulo 40, more than one
40 twenty pretended to MAINTAIN any fan
a of iarity with his set but in a promiscu
n la jumbo all handsroRmed through spi
,ho at times shouting Ike mad to gain tho
rao tention of the speaer, at others rising
:, q, point of order, tmAke n motion,
tho do hundred othe things which no
s,aS but n Louisiana lepsh,or would think
PAN LOOK OUT OR A STRIKE.
his The New 0rlens associated pross
d OF day passed q resolution to reduce tho p,
tho Of composition frn sixty-fve 70 q
nine cents per thousan, oms from and d
not March 2sd.