The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-14
NATIONAL NOTES.
THE REFORM CRUSADE IN THE
CIVIL SERVICE

MOVEMENT TO SECURE SUPERVISING ARCHI-
TECT BILL 5 REMOVAL NEW BIDs FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE MEMPHIS CUSTOM
HOtsE -- THE PROPOSED TRANSFER OF
GOLD COIN By MAIL.
WASHINGTON, August l2.-When the
work on the Memphis custom-house began +,
Schneider of st. Louis had the contract for
furnishing the stone. Congress at It's late
session changed the character Of the stone
TO Tennessee marble. The treasury depart
ment reet the contract to Schneider, as he
had begun on the first contract. When
Casey Young, member Of congress from
Memphis, returned to his home from the
session Of congress, he got up a meeting and
sent "A protest 10 the treasury department
against the fulfllment Of Schncider's con-
tract, alleging that Tennessee men should
have a chance at furnishing the marble.
Sherman ordered suspension Of the work.
advertised for proposals and to-day they
were opened. They are all less than the
contract made with Schneider. As that was
! known to the public. Schneider protested
and bid without waving his protest While
! the Of the on"n;--' Of the bids will not be
I declared until Secretary Sherman and su.
peryising Architect Hill returns. it is known
that brother-n-law of Casey Young is one
q the lowest bidders.
THE REFORM CRUSADE.
The removal Of Burliug, superintendent
of the Chicago custom-house, was but tn,
beginning of the reform crusade. of which
Willinm Henry Smith, collector OF customs
at Chicago, is the leading crusader. Tn,
/ fight has now set in 10 have Supervising
| Architect Hill removed and emissare
/ from Chicago are here on that business. They
were busy today trying to gather certain
evidence showing Hills completely in cor
rupt transactions in several cities where pub
lie buildings are being erected. Hill Is a
| present in San Francisco. Hills friends
say the fight on him has becom,
"a personal matter with William Henr,
Smith and one Of political advantage witt
eX- Congressman c. Il, Farwel of Chicago
who, while not much Of a retormer, la
been working with Smith in this case
Buriag, the superintendent who was TT
moved, was not friendly to Farwell's desig
of being returned to congress, while Nc
Donald, the new superintendent, had i
Farwel his principal supporter for tn
place. William Henry Smith, when h
originally made the charges against tn
work ON the building, charged Hill wit
being implicated. Assistant Secreta:
French examined the charges and reptile
quite sharply to Mr. Smith on this score &
did Mr.. Hill, and the lattcr's friends 81
that this is the cause for the present el
deaycr 10 secure Hills removal.
GOLD BY MAIL.
The treasury department proposes to tr
the experiment Of shipping coin by mail
, order to save the C Ist Of transportation, an
, will send seven millions in "old from Sa
Francisco to New York III fJur pound pGal
ages, which is the heaviest package that ca
: be carried by mail. This will make abou
one thousand dollars to the package. Tn
whole quantity will weigh about fourtec
tons and require two cars to transport it.
THE PRESIDENT GOING TO MINNESOTA.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l2,-President HayC
, accepted the invitation of the Minncsot
State Fair association and will attend tn
Twentieth annual fair to be held at s
Paul from the 2nd to the It'll OF Scptcmbe
1t is the intention OF the president to Wis
: his home in Fremont Ohio the last of tn
, month, and he will 90 to st. Paul by way
Chicago the evening of the 3d Of Scptcmbe
1 II agreeable to the guests there will he q
excursion to the Red river OF the North an
,, across the great plains Of Dakota.
= THE CHINESE EMBASSY.
The reception of the Chinese embass
+. here next September will not be exception
9 ally elaborate. The Chinese ambassad,
will be received by the president and cab
T net in the same manner that other t,oreig
: ambassadors are received The prcsidel
. does not anticipate any trouble in bein
+ able to convince the embassy to take Il
. same view he maintains on the subject
: Chinese immigration, and it is though
4 China is not opposed to limitation of EN-
grafton ef her people to this country. Mi
}. istcr Seward will be here at the time of Il
o cmbassys visit and will facilitate the tran
!. action of business between the represent,
tives Of the United States and China.
a THE NAVAL REGISTER.
/. The Naval Register, just issued, shov
the total number of officers in all branch
) Of the navy and marine corps active an
9 retired, 10 be 2,0G7.
y WEBB HAYES.
' Wphh q unvps will Ia marshal onrlv