The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-12-30
WASHINGTON.
European Intervention In Cuba
incompatible with the Mon.
roe Doctrine.
A Qua, ter offs Million Saved by Consol.
idating Revenue Districts-A
Union League Meeting
Countermanded.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2s.-Ex-Gov.
Newell, of New Jersey. president of the
National Council of the Union League OF
America, has cOuntermanlcd the meet
ing ordered for Philadelphia next month.
and convened the subcommittee In New
York. January @, at noon.
MONEY ORDERS on ENGLAND.
The postofllce department has received
| a cable dispatch from the British post
| mastcr-general saying "money orders
advised on lists from tho United States
largely exceed the usual amount. Please
| remit 100000 on account This I'M
usually large balance Is accounted for as
| the result of money orders sent for holt
day presents. el2,OO0 sterling had been
! remitted before receipt OF the telegram,
and the balance will be liquidatcd In the
| ordinary course OF business.
THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.
Postmastcr-GencralJ Jewell has notified
| the British postal authorities that from
and after the LIST of January his depart
ment will demand payment of the full
cost of transportating Australian mails
across tins continent, which are now
transported at an actual loss under Great
Britain's construction of the postal
unions requirements. The matter had
been the subject OF official correspond
| cnce for nearly year, and the postinas-
| tct-gcneral now makes the demand in the
hope OF bringing it toa prompt conclu-
sion.
| CONCERNING THE CURRENCY.
The secretary of the treasury has given
direction for the retirement of S6ii, $50
legal tender notes OH account of National
band circulation issued during December
This will leave outstanding legal tenders
until further reduction, S37l 1927 ,220
The amount of National bank notes is
G sued since November is 81 ,76l $50, ant
the total amount issued since the passage
OF the act of June II. 1874, is Sl2,7l5,015
:. The amount of legal tender notes dcposi
9 ted by National banks for the purpose OF
II retiring circulation. since November ], l.
81, 9S7, BOG.
TIE NEW REVENUE DISTRICTS.
The work of consolidating the intcrna
C revenue collection districts Throughout
l. the country has been completed. and tht
number reduced from 200 To lG3. The an
:. nual saving to The government by TIN
l. consolidation will be about $3.50, 600
ii nearly 500, 900 of which is in salaric
q. alone and the remainder foi Office rent
stationery, etc. The force of clerks Ia
been extensively reduced, although full,
in rs many deputy collectors will be re
70 qnircd rs when the whole number OF Iii,
=, tricts was in eXistancc.
CUBA AND TIE MONROE DOCTRINE.
II Is asserted in prominent circles TIN,
If, as reported from London, there is til
rs near advent of European intervention |
r. Cuba, our government would inform sue
ri powers az might combine tor this purpos
that their course would DC highly oilcl
~ sive TO the United States, rs 1t would in
al ply design of controlling affairs in loc'
b. lions contagious to this country, tnercb
injuriously affecting our commercial an
political interests; and for the reason
le apart from other considerations, Il
)t United States would continue to act
% the spirit of the Monroe doctrine.
~ COLONEL BANGS SUCCESSOR.
ii Theodore NJ. State, now Superintcndcl
of the Railway Mail Service. will be al
pointed to succeed, Colonel Bangs.