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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-03-24
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RIVER NEWS.

PITIsBURG, March "a River falling,
o fec. in channel, Weather CLEAR and
cold.
CIEcIESATI, March 23.-River % feet
and rising. -Arrived-R w Skilliger,
tittsburgi Il Il Hudson, Wheeling.
VIcKsBUEo, March 23,- Up Nick
Longworth. Down - Toile, Sherlock;
Paragond, Maude. River AZ fec, inches
above low water mark,and is ring slowly
Weather cool and raing.
MEMPHIS, March 23.--River fell 2
inches; weather clear and cool. Arrived
--Dugan and Belle Texas, Arkansas river;
Departcd-Alleghany Belle and Oak land
nd hargca New Orleans; Scudder aud
Belle Memphis, 81. Louis; Helena, Vicks.
burg.
NASHVILLE, March a. River still
rising. SO feet large on the shoals.
Weather clearing oil and pleasant Ar
rivcd-Messeng9r, Pittsburg; Lawrence,
Cincinnati; Burksville, Psducah; Ada,
Upper Cumb land. Depar!ed-Burks-
vile, Paducs
EviNsvrr March 23-Cloudy till
noon; since then clear; mercury 81
to AZ. River risen inches; 93l feet b,
gauge. Demonstrating Green, Bod mann
Ben Franklin, Idlewild Arkansas Belle
Thompson Dean, Florence Lee, Fayet.e
Roberts, Silvcrthorn, Morning Star, Der
muda. Generally goo@ trips. Bushes
| active.
LOUISVILLE, March !3.-River rlsin.
gradually with 10 feet " inches in canal
8 foot in chute. Heavy drift passiu,
down all day, it is supposed to DO out 0
the Kentucky river. The weather
clear and cool. Businessvery dull. Tn
Robt Mitchell is loading for New Orlean
to leave Wednesday. Arrived Charmel
Evansville; Little Condor and barge,
Pomeroy. -Depsrted-Charmer, Cincin
natl; Little Condor tnd barges, Cairo.
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Columbus. u.

COLUMBUS, March 23.--The temper
ance mass meeting at the city hall to-
night was as largo ss usual, illng the
hall to the very dors. The evening was
occupied with music and short and spiri-
ted speeches, calculated to encourage tho
crusaders. A meeting of young men was
held this evening, to consider the pro-
priety o! organizing a temperance league,
About one hundred and fifty persons
were present
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-03-24

TIE action Of Governor Kemper of
Virginia In vetoing the bill passed for the
benefit Of the city Of Petersburg--to take
the municipal government out of the
hands Of its elected officers and vest It in
those ofs board Of commissioners crea-
ted BY and responsible to the legislature
has brought down upon his head rain
Of condemnation from q portion of the
press and the people of Virginia. He i,
made the subject Of the fercest invective
from hot headed and unthinking peopl
who imagine the climax of disgrace ha
been reached when colored man is in
vested with official power either 10 an i'm
portaat or IN unimportant position. 1t il
probably true that the city government o
Petersburg 10 in the control of ignorant
incompetent, and very likely dishonel
psrsons, and It 10 certainly true that sue
Estate OF Affairs prevents a largo msjo
ity Of the people of Petersburg and vi
ginis from seeing that Governor Kempe
in vstoing the bill designed to release Ii
city from such control, did only what
conscientious and conservative man in hi
position could do. In addition to thi
abuse hsapsd upon him for daring to &C
according to his convictions, the people o
Petersburg, to convince him of thei
displsasurs with him, have burne
him in sfigy. People who have neve
lived on the sacred soil of Virginia, who
without passion or prejudice. calml
contemplate Governor Kemper's action
can by DO means enter into the fierce an
ger, which seems to grow instead of di
ninish, in the breasts OF tue "con.erva
sivss" Of Virginia toward him. 1. is {,
the arss, and not 70 the last, Governo
ksmpsr may look for the commendAtio-
vhiah his Arm performance of duty De
sssvss.
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pr0l,a,,,,iti, 4.

WAsHiVGToN, Aiarch 30 -- For north
west and Lakes and thence to Missouri,
Kentucky snd tho Western regions, very
high or rising barometer, low temporal
ture, hight nortAwesterly to nrrthoaatcrly
winds and generally clear or partly cloudy
weather.
winds, falling temperature, rising barom-
eter, cloudy weather and rain on the
western Gulf coast.
For Middle and New England states,
fresh northwestorly winds, cloudy wealth
or, rising Barometer, temperature below
freezing ard probably occasional snow in
tho latter section.
The rivers will probably fall at Pitts
burg, Memphis and vicksburg and risc
slightly ut Louisville aud Cincinnati.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-03-24

5000 pages year, the subscription price
(Ss) IL low; or still better, for $40, any one
of the American 81 magazines is sent
with The Living Age for q year. LIT
TILL g. GAY, Publishers, Boston.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-03-24

The Missouri legislature has passed Q
resolution instructing the senate and rep.
rsssntatives in Congress from
that state 10 obtain from the
postal department daily mail be-
tween Cairo and Poplar Bluff
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-03-24

WINNIE REAM wants the commission
from Congress for statue of Admiral
Farragut, and the st. Louis Republican
SAYS give IL TO her, because she cant make
any worse q scarecrow Of it than many
others 10 Washington deaominated by
courtesy statues of departed great men.
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Memphis.
LRyEEs BROKEN.

MEMPHIS, March 23.-Latest adyices
from below in regard to levees state that
another break had occurred in the leveo
near Bolivar, but ne yet no serious dam
age had resulted. Persons who left tho
Sunaower river Friday, state that no seri-
Gus damage had been done to that rich
section but plantations were preparing
for planting.
FRENCH GARDEN BURNED.
French garden, u well-known summer
resort south of Fort Pickering, owned by
Madame Etchvans, was burned last night.
The place had an unenvisblc reputation
from II number of murders committed
there, The loss WAS $1,000 insured in tho
Queens for $1,000.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-03-24

JUICE LEWIS DENT, brother Of Mrs.
Grant, died in Washington City on Sun
day morning. The deceased was bora in
b. Louis, whore he studied law, and &C.
quired his title of Judge in California
where he served as one of the judges OF
she circuit court Of San Francisco. His
family consists Of vito and three child.
rem.
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TEhEGRAPHIG,
Reported Expressly for the Bulletin.
MISCELLANEOUS.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS SUN
MARY.
NJ ARkE EFT AND RIVER RE
PORTS.
POnghkeepsle, n. Y.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, March 23.-Nan Rem
selsr mansion, near New Hamburg was
destroyed by ire this morning. IT was
owned by James II. Ingersoil, Of tho Tam
many ring. Loss 100000. Partially In
cured
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-03-24

TIE malady now affecting the horses
Of New York city is called "pink eye.
Il h not fatal, and run, Its course in from
thfee 70 Eve days.
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Washingtnn.

WARRINGTON, March %. The bill re.
ported by Sherman to-day from the sen.
ate finance committee, and which no will
oifcr as substitute for the.bill new pend
ing, iixos the maximum circulation oil u.
y. treasury notes at S2,OO0,00O, but pro-
vides that FOR every million dollars in cir
culstlng notes Issued TO national banking
associations, tho secretary of tho treasury
shall retire 40 per cent. Of u. 8. legal ten
doris out standing until they be reduced TO
100000, 900.
MT Foreman, from tie committee on
territories, reported without amendment
the passage OF the bill providing for tho
formation OF Pembina territory.
MIR. Conkling presented resolution
from the New York cotton exchange
which no said was signed by every mem
Der thereof, protesting against the inlls.
,ion oil the currency, and asking the legis-
ieture Tor speedy return to specie pay
Inent. Mr.. Conkling spoke in favor OF
Immediate action on tho financial ques-
ton.
Mr.. Logan presented n memorial from
the business men of New York city ask
ing congress to take immediate action on
the financial question, to increase the legal
tenders to 100000, 600, and provide iol
FREQ banking
The senate then resumed the considera.
lion of the bill 10 equaiike the dnLtibu
tion Of currency.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March ga bill max.
ing appropriations for the removal of Lh,
hickapoos and other Indians from the
border Of Texas ami New Mexico to tht
Indian territory, passed to-day.
Mr. Sherwood presented n petition oil
the officers and soldiers OF north
western Ohio infayor of the equalization
of soldiers bountics. House Adjourned.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-03-24
MONEY MARKET.

New York, March 23.-Money easy 1t
3(g1 per cent. Customs receipts $4,000!
Sterling steady s4l at 60 days, a s74 at
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IMPROVEMENTS IN
DE N IT'S TRY

DIR. q. T.. DOUGLAS, being determined ts
excel in every Dental operation, has re-
.ted and refurnished his Dental Parors, No.
7, Eighth street. and is now receiving, from
:. :, White n johnson. of Philadelphia,
scmi-weekly. the largest and finest assort-
mcnt of Dental Goods ever offered in this
city, and n, good ~ can be found in the
larneat cities.
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ChiIdren'S Teeth.

special attention given to the treatment OF
,'hidrcn's Teeth. Parents by having their
Chilrons Teeth examined occasionally,
would save them much suffering and de-
formity in after years.
DR.. Douglas also gives Particular attention
10 Mechanical Dcntisdry, ha,inE secured ,I the
AND RIIBBER COMBINATION PLATE,
which has been thoroughly tested and ap.
nroyed by the best Dentists in the East, and
bcyond a doubt, the best and imest artfl-
cal plate now In use,
Teeth extracted without pain-by the use
of Nitrous Oxide Gas, which is perfectly safe
where iudrciousiy administered,
l10-tf u l., DOUGLAS,
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BEAUTIFUL GOLD FILINGS

Made speciality not amy of the soft, misera-
tlc, spungy work that drops out, leaving
teeth cut, fled, discolored, and often de-
siroyod,
Perfect Golden Ge,ns--put IN ~ solid and
durable rs tie smelted metal itself.
The Grange advance., 1874-09-09

@. Then there was no way In
which the State could have . lien On the
logs-a lawful lien?
A. No way in which they could have q
lawful lien think; they could not distin-
guish them.
Q. How long was Mr.. Butler Comstock
acting between Mr.. Mcllrath and the lum-
bermen.
a. could not tell you exactly-eome
could not say, long enough to make oonsid-
erable money out Of it guess. suppose I
paid him eight or ten thousand dollars my
self for other parties in all.
G.. You mean to say that this eight or
ten thousand dollars was money that was
not to go to the State?
A. That is the way understand it yes,
sir.
G. Who were those parties that you paid
this eight or ten thousand dollars for?
A. leould not tell without reference to
my books. | have part Of the names there
now. paid some for Mr. Mower, before that
Underwood and old man Pennineton. John
O'Brien and Charles Godfrey.
G. Was it not generally understood by
the lumbermen that they could go on and
cut stumpage on the School or University
lands, and settle with Mr.. Co,nstock without
any trouble. A. Well, that was the general
understanding with parties that l had any,
thing to do with
Q. And parties, if they wanted to cut
any logs or timber, considered that all they
had to do was to go on and cut with impu-
nifty upon the State lands. A. Yes. :,
@. Do you, in all your experience and
acquaintance in these matters know Of any
case where party was prosecuted for tres
PASS, for thus cutting timber upon State,
School or University lands. A. No, sir, I
do not know Of any. 1never heard Of any.
q. State whether you know Of any oth-
ef transactions OF operations of parties cut
ting timber on the School or University
lands and settling for it with Mr.. Comstock,
or any other person, in the same manner as
you settled with him. A. Well, heard Mr..
Comstock say that he had settled with all of
them alike in the same way.
@. Settled with all Of the lumbermen? :?
A. Yes sir.
@. Were there not some other transac-
tons Of the same character that came to
your notice that you can now give the par.
ticulars Of, other than those you have stat
ed. A. There may be some on my books
that I cannot call to mind at present.
The Grange advance., 1874-09-09
Amount not paid over
A,l8l 10

A comparison Of the tables embraced
in exhibit t'E. with the account of pav.
ments made by Mr.. McIlrath to the
State Treasurer, contained in the books
Of the State Auditor and State Treas
urcr, land which are the only book &C.
counts relative to stumpage which are
in existence) full con;es
of which, several accounts
are contained in exhibit "F :" hereto an
nexed, will disclose the fact that we
have in our computation given Mr.. he,
alrath credit for every dollar. that he
has ever paid into the State Treasury.
as the proceeds of.stumpage upon any:
and Ill lands. The books of
The Grange advance., 1874-09-09


lulnbermen about that time and since to 20
on and cut timber OF Of State lands without
. permit, and with the understanding that
they could settle in the manner that you SET
tied with Mr.. Comstock2
A. Well, think that was the general
understanding think, as general thing,
an the parties that were looking up lands in
that way was expecting to make money out
Of It. w..
@. Have you or any other persons con-
nected with you, cut timber on the State
lands without permits within the last year
A. No, sir, have not. v.. .,.,:
9: Ny question is, cor any person con,
:nected With you I" A. No, have not cut
any within the last two years.
9: Was there ever anything said by Mr..
Mcllrath to you parties when settling for
those logs, or before Il about your not dis
posing of, them and doing with them as YOU
pleased until they were paid forP "A.
Well, 10, all that ever Mac said to me. some
times when buy lot of logs of some ont.
side parties on State lands, he, would write
me letter or come over himself and saw he
would hold me responsible, that ia about all
that was said }eA Tth5 ~ - ~ :.
@. understood you to say that none Of
these logs settled for were ever recorded In
the Surveyor 0enerslb ohice A. I did
not think there was-there might have been
q. Logs are not recorded in The Surveyor
Generals office unless they are measured
there. are theyH A. No, SIR. ..s.s s.s5
The Grange advance., 1874-09-09

0SOShy CACvCn A0uOAO OU dAAu AlIy UOlldIS
($ll5o), as '''hush money" being eight
thousand two hundred and eighty
eight dollars and seventy-ive cents
($8288.75) less than was due
the State, or settle for
twelve hundred dollars worth Of logs by
paying five hundred dollars <'hush
money" and two hundred and seventy
three dollars to the State; it is not to
be wondered at that the system of
wholesale plunder which is proven to
have existed has prevailed. How much
the school or other funds Of the State
has been deprived Of by these fraudu-
lent practices it is absolutely impossible
to ever ascertain definitely. Enough has
been discovered TO satisfy you: commit
tee that these practices have been COM
mon and that the State has thereby
been detrauded out of an amount enor-
mouslJ large. Even if we
could have found all the
parties who had trespassed upon the
school and other State lands, the fact
that in nearly all such cases the num-
Der Of feet cut was ''estimated'' instead
OF being actually scaled, and las some
Of the witnesses state) the Estimate
being considered 'sibera" and s.favor-
able enough to them,'' renders it i'm
possible to ascertain the amount the
State has lost. aTe - ..'s..s=..' e.
srArkEExr OF WHAT CAN BIB 1ouxD osr.
AZ to the precise amount Of timber
cut hy permit, the books and records:
The Grange advance., 1874-09-09


have been unable to find a single in
stance where the State has suffered loss
by reason Of the non.payment Of stump
age sold by Mr.. Mc1lrath. The case Of
MIR. David Cover is cited in the tcsti
mony of Mr.. MSIlrath as an instance
where the State failed to receive all
that was due. Mr.. Cover denies in his
testimony the statement Of MIR. Nell
rath in that regard. We are,therefore,
justified in the belief that the
only stumpage sold by McIlratll that is
unpaid is represented by the notes and
claims mentioned in former part Of
this report, and which are noV in the
hands Of the Attorney General for col
lection. -,
Your committee, in the course of the
investigation, developed the fact that
on the 18th day of September, 1868,
the firm or copartnership of Taylor,
Warren & Co. was organized, and that
the aforementioned Butler Comstock
was bookkeeper of the firm, and that he
represented two-ninths interest in said
copartnership, one Of said two.ninths
being las proved by the testimony Of
Mr.. Gustave Munich, and admitted by
Mr.. Mcllrath) held by Mr. Comstock in
secret trust for MIR. McIlrath. 49,
BY the same testin::,ny and the book
accounts of Taylor, Warren & Co. pro-
duced before the committee, it is made
to appear in confederation that
the dividends were paid to Mr..
Mcllrath directly !; also that
on the 7th day Of November, A. d.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-24
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, September 23.-FlOur-
Steady and in moderate demand. Wheat
Active; No. ! spring 81 O2Cfl %; No.
2 81 OOI pot; 99lc seller September;
g4sc. scllcr October; No. 3 9Om9ll &c. r..
jected sGta sGIc. Corn--AHtiye and un-
settled; No. 2 mixed cold nj sjlc spot;
SIlc seller September; size seller Octo-
her; closing at Sc cash; high MIXED 50,
SIC. Oats-Dull and lower; No. z J2ic
cash; So seller September; 43tG seller
October; white SIC; rejected jOlc Rye
Steady aud in moderate demand; No. !
Ole. Barley-Dull; No. 2$I - c eh or
seller September; Sslc seller October;
No. 3 So. PorX-Dcmand fair and
market firm for long operations at
Sls 80 seller year. Lard-Steady and in
moderate demand at IL Ic spot; ! l ic seller
year. Bulk Meats-Quict and unchsng-
cI in every re.pect; no sale.. Whisky
Steady aud in moderate demand at
~ O3. On the opening Of the board IN
the afternoon Breadstuifs were unsettled
and lower. Wheai--9SIc seller Septern-
Der; 94c seller October. COrn-Firm nj
~ slIjeller.Sept"mbcr; 79lc seller Octo-
ber. Oats-Stcady and in moderate de-
mand at lic spot; 47i@474c seller Oc-
tober. Pork-Quiet and unchanged in
every respect.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-24
New York Market.

y EW ORk, september ZO.--''tt'll-
Quiet; middling uplands l6ic. Flour
Receipts l4,0O3 barrels; in moderate re-
quest; super6ne western and state 81 40
as 90; common to good extra do 50 90
Ga5 As; good to choice do IS SOC
) S5; white wheat western extra 81 ~
GiG 40; extra Ohio - lOGo IS; ST. Loui,
$j 36Ca 800; closing quiet. Rye Flour
Unchanged and in fair demand at
81 3O(oj 80. Corn Mcal-Firm; western
- 25Cd47 -. Whcat-Rcceipts 2I5, 723
bushels; heavy and Ia 2c lower on spring;
winter more active aud decidedly iirIner
at 81 0S for No. 3 spring; 81 l0Gfl IL
for No. 2 Chicago; 81 II for No. = North
western sprng; 81 l2CGl l4ior new No. 2
Milwaukee; 81 l3Grl 10 for old do; II ~
for old No. Minnesota; ~ l0(Gl 25 for
ungradcd Iowa and Minnesota spring;
81 2lml 2s for No. spring; 81 1901 "a
for new winter red western; 81 2lN1 rs
for new amber do; 81 28 for new amber
Indiana; 81 33 for new white do; 81 2j(d
! 40 for white western. Rye-Quict at
gjCr CSC. Barley-Firm, with fair in
quiry at 81 80. Malt-Quiet and steady.
Corn-Receipts l24.OO0 bushels; opened
heavy at about lc lower and clos
sd rather more steady with u
little better inquiry at 97Ca 9Sc
for western mixed, chiefly &c; clos
ing, buyers &C. sellers 974c; 96(997c for
western mixed in store; IL % for white
western. Oats-Receipts 81, ,S7j bushels;
shade frmer and fairly active at 63Cr
G5Ic for mixed western; 64Ca &c for whit"
do. Hay-Steady Mt 60taGjc for ship
ping. Hops-Unchanged. Cofice-Ac-
tive and firm; Rio l5l@l91c gold. Sugar
Quiet and scarcely so firm at slmsic
for refining. Molasses-Quiet and un-
changed. Ricc-Quiet and without de-
cided change. Petroleum-DulI and
easier; crude at sc; refined l2c. Rosin
Firm at 81 3Ota2 35 for strained. Tur-
pentine-DuIl at 86c for spirits. Eggs
Firm at 25Ca2Gc for western. Pork
Unchanged. Beef-Quiet; beef hams
unchanged; tiorce beef quiet. Cut
Meats-In fair demand; city picked
shoulders in bulk slc; middles dull and
unchanged. Lard-Firm er ut lilc for
prime steam. Butter-Frm; western
25(a35c Cheese-Firm at Hole for
common TO prime. Whisky-LOger at
81 O7B6,l 08. Metals Manufactured
Without decided change; Ingot
Lake steady at 2lc. Pig Iron-ScDtch
scarce and firm at S35 OOtg40 90; Amer
lean dull and heavy at S24 O0GsSl 90.
Shcct-Quo.ed at s15 OOGl5 80 gold for
Russia. Nails-Unchanged.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-24
National Bank irregularities.

WAsAINGToS, September 2S.-Ihe
Comptroller of Currency, having recent
" ascertained through the reports OF the
examiners of National banks, that GER
tain National banks are in the habit OF
drawing drafts on their correspondents
in New York at sixty or ninety days
date, acceptance waived, has advised
these institutions that such issues are IN
violation of section 23d of the National
bank act, which prohibits the issue OF
post notes. Such transactions subject a
National bank to the forfeiture OF It's
charter under section SO of the National
bank act, and it is the intention OF the
Comptroller to commence proceedings,
if necessary, to prevent such practice;
Other National banks are in the habit OF
furnishing their depOSitors with checks
drawn one day after date instead OF on
demand, for the purpose of evadlng the
internal revenue law, requiring two
cent stamp to be affixed to such checks.
The Comptroller will ask for an amend
ment to the act which will prevent such
abuses. Sksn
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-24
RADICAL yINDICrIyENESs.

Among the many evil features Of the
RuIiral party. and not the least evil
either j. it, viudictivcncss. To such an
,.>l.u, does it carry this, that il i, i'm
possible tu accredit it with one single
i,.rlmg Of generosity. Takr. for instance,
,hrra,. of Louisiana. What was it the
Radicals that this State was held bound
hand and foot by the administration, 50
That a .rt of thieviSh adventures could
prey upon the people, and grind them
down by oppression and robbery. The
mute appeal for sympathy made by
IN" patient bearing of all these wrongs,
Ta> either passed entirely unh"ed-
ID 10y the party in power, or greeted with
smile Of cxultation, that thus it
Wa able to crafty its fcmdish
hate. For two years the people were
allowed thus Ia suffer under an
nSHrping government, and no effort made
hy those who had the power, t. alleviat"
"ur ~ugl" particle of their distress. But
when, at last, these pcopl" could bear 1t
nu longer; when they rose i'll their
might. and at the first man ly blow saw
their enemies hiding, cringing and whin-