The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-12-31

est Oh the revenue service, and the result
IN ST Louis, Chicago and Milwaukee
iuiiy lustiues your action In the matter"
u That y the kind Of man Tuition is,
1t is.well for honesty and Justice that he
WASN'T sent to 81. Louis to corral whisky
thieves. Had Tuition read as much of The
Avery trial as the average American
citizens, he would never have 0eIve him.
self away" in that style. The president
did suspend the order that day or that
night, for the day had closed when Tut
ton lett. aud on the morning following
Danglass telegraphed Joyce:
WAsHiNGrON, Feb. 3, 1875.
Col. John A. Joyce, Revenue, agent,
st. Louis: The order directing YOU TO-
report to Supervisor Mcdonald at Phila-
dolphin OIL the fifteenth is suspended.
j. w. DOUGLASS, Commissioner.
And the same morning the following
went over the wire:
WASHINGTON, Feb. $, 1876.
Gen. John Mcdonald, st. Louis Order
anu Bristow mad. Hold things lcycl.
kARNEY.
And Tuition, dancing about to hide
Babcock, Mum, Logan, Mcdonald and
all the rest behind him. shouts to the
country. III did it," as IL everybody
could see at a glance that the obsequious
Quaker had only been pulling the rings
chestnuts out Of BristOw's lire. Within
half a dozen hours Tuition settled the
whole business and the order OF transfer
was issued January %, aud Douglass, in
his testimony. says:
~ great pressure was at once brought
to bear on The president aud he finally
| ordered that the order of transfer bc re-
voked. had conversation with Bah
cock in regard TO the withdrawal of this
order. This conversation with BabcOck
was had between the date ut
which the order was issued aud the
date at which IL was revoked .LJnst Mr.
dents room at the White House, whittier
had either been summoned or had gone
ON business. He told me that lac thought
the order making the transfer was a
great mistake. 1t would bring great
pressure to bear upon the president by
parties desiring to secure its annulmcnt
lie also told me 1t would be quite re-
| flection on me il it were aunullcd, as all
| failures OF official schemes act thus on
those proposing them. During the two
! exciting days when tho fate of the order
was uncertain many persons called on
I'VE and could not remember them all
know that Mum, supervisor of Illinois
called on me ami subsequently, brought
Gen. John Logan to influence me. II
soon became generally understood that
was liked IN my purpose and they let me
alone. going, presumed, to the White
House to effect their purposes"
During these 1.-TWO exciting days" Mr..
Douglass speaks OF, "when the fate Of
the order was uncertain" Joyce telo.
graphed from st. Louis rs follows:
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 3, 1875.
Gen: D. +. BabcOck, Executive Man.
sion, Washington We have official In
formation that the enemy weakens. Push
things. SWIM.
And yet Mr.. Tuition writes. III am
quite confident that General Babcock
would not have influenced you in rcyok.
ing the order"
MRS JOYCE orr FOR WASHINGTON.
Mrs. Colonel John a. Joyce arrived
yesterday from Jefferson City. where she
passed Christmas with her husband She
was accompanied by Clarence Mcdonald.
son Of General Mcdonald, who acted as
her escort. Mrs. Joyce is at the Planters
and VIII remain there several DAYS. She
has In contemplation visit to Washing
ton IN the interest of her husband, In
whom she has u strong faith and for
whom she hopes 10 obtain pardon.