The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-08

depreciation Of the cight-hour law. now on
the statute-books, by deciding that only
clght hours pay can he cxactcd under il
fpr elght1ieurs' work. The case was that
OF the employees at the Granite Works in
Richmond, Va. This decision will prevent
the passage by Congress of the contcmplat.
ed joint resolution declaring that this pre-
cnt law should be construed 10 mean that
ten hours pay should be given for eight
hours work. Representatives Of laboring
men in the Navy Yards have been here for
some months advocating the passage Of such
u resolution. The only relief that can be
obtained by these workmen now is to secure
the passage OF an entirely new law, which
is hardly possible at the present season.
PACKARD PROVIDED FOR.
The President has given Packard an Of
flee AT last. Packard has bored him early
and late for several months, and Mr.. Hayes
has wisely determined to get him out of the
country if possible and where he will not
he heard from again during the term of the
present administration. He nominated Pack
ard to-day as Consul to Liverpool, fat Office
Of $4,000 year, now filled by Ex-Governor
Fairchild, Of Wisconsin who is nominated
Consul to Paris in place of Torlcrt. Pack
ard regards himself as deserving a much
more important office than this one; but he
will probably accept it, as he is not likely
to obtain anything better The Senate will
make no objection, and it is probable that
his name will soon pass out OF the public
mind
LOUISIANA HASGERs-ON.
There is sti | a little squabblc going on
over one Louisiana office, that of United
States District Attorney, the place now held
by George 5. Lacy, who was appointed by
Grant just before he went out. Exon
gresham Sheldon is here and wants the
Office badly, but Hayes is understood to de-
sire 10 appoint williamson nominated Min.
lister to Central America. and who was lately
defeated for the New Orleans Collectorship.
THE FLORIDA INVESTIGATION.
The movement for an ivestigation of the
Florida and Louisiana fraWls did not get
started to-day. 1t is expected that it will
be launched tomorrow. Something will
depend on Senator Barnum, of Connecticut,
and Others who have been in New York to-
day, in consultation with Mr.. Tilden. They
will arrive here in the morning. Those
who are pushing the investigation express
the greatest confidence that Hayes can be
shown TO have known of the existence Of
fraud before he became President.
Secretary Sherman left the Treasury De-
partmcnt to-day, and told his subordinatcs
he would not be back until Saturday. He
has gone 10 Cleveland to attend the Sher.
man-Cameron wedding.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-Thc house com
mittec on education and labor agreed to-
day upon bill making it meisdcmeanor
for the master of vessel To take more
than fifteen Chinese passengers. male or f.
male. to the United States after January
1879. The committee also agreed upon 4
bill authorizing the distribution to publ,
libraries OF one copy of every document TO
/ distribution by congress.
NOMINATIONS.
The President nominated Stephen b
Packard, of louisiana United States consu
at Liverpool; Lucius Fairchild, of Wiscon
sin. consul general at Paris; Horace +
James, of Indiana, consul AT Turks Island
John Virgin, postmaster at Fairbury, Ill.
GUARDING THE FRONTIERS.
General Mcdowell has been instructed
TO institute yigiant watchfulncss along the
southern border OF Arizona and Southern
California to prevent violation of the neu
trality laws by Lerdo rcvolutionists. and Il
arrest any and all persons who are suspect
ed OF congrcgating on the border for thai
purpose. General Ord has notified tn,
War Department that he has made sucl
distribution of the force under his comman,
as will in his Judgment. with the co-opera
ton Of other Federal officials and State of
ticials, prevent any serious violation of tn,
neutrality laws. He has directed tn,
prompt arrest of all suspected parties VIII,
may attempt to cross from the tnitet
States into Mexico. His action has becr
approved at headquarters in this city.