The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-04
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January 80, 1870.

WASHINGTON, January ~, 1917.
The way in which the cipher dispatches
were conveyed to the New York Tribune"
is no longer mystery, it was disclosed, CD
Tuesday, by the testimony OF second assis-
tant Postmaster General Brady, that he re-
ceived the packctofdispatche which Bullock
while messenger Of Senator Morton's COM
mittee, took from the committee room, and
that he gave them to VIM. E. Chandler,
who left some on General Buffers table,
and forwarded copies of others to Mr..
Whitelaw Reid, editor of the Tribune. Mr..
Brady's and Mr.. Chambers testimony show
that all of the $4,000 dispatches were in the
committee room of Senator Morton for sew.
eral weeks open to the inspection of almost
anyone who might call. This is practically
the end of the investigation. Mr.. Tilder
will perhaps appear and testify that he wa:
personally privy to the cipher dispatches
but, since the mystery of the abstraction
has been disclosed, and since it is known
that of the 10000 only 300 live to tell tales
the investigation will soon die out for wan
of fuel.
In the earlier part of the week
the attention of "quid nunces' was about
equally devided between the Potter cipher
committee and the senate when it was ex
pected that the great Conklidg versus
Hayes case, concerning the New York APP
pointments would be debated and settled
in open session. The general impression
now is that the secretary of the treasur,
has been completely answered by Genera
Arthur, and no reply of Secretary Sherman
to the answers of Arthur and Cornwcl has
as yet been received. Yesterday a little
after two o'clock, the senate went inro ex
ecutive session to take up and dispose OF
the New York custom house nominations
but when the doors were opened, it was
| learned that the business had been deferred
until Friday at one o'clock p. M, in order
that Secretary Sherman may have an OPP
portunity to file his reply.
The new Chinese minister has taken a
keen interest in the bill that has just passed,
REFRESHING Chinese immigration, but like a
| true diplomatist of the old school, he will
have nothing to say to the many represen-
tatives of the press who seek to interview
him. 1t is said that no foreigner is better
acquainted than his excellency Chin Ian
Pin with American politics, and that he
knows and appreciates the desire for party
ascendency on the Pacific coast that was
the secret of the success Of the bill The
Chinese minister was at the Presidents re-
ception last night, and was the object Of
much attention from members of Congress
who sought to be introduced to him.
There are indications that the attention Of
Congress will soon be directed to improving
the sanitary surroundings Of this swamp
bcleagured capital. The startling congress
sional mortality is believed to be in great
degree due to local causes, and there is no
doubt that through the persistent neglect Of
both Housesto give any attention the great
A 4. - "a. L.. La
nearly envelope the national capital, the
channels of that stream have got 50 clicked
up, and the current so scattered over wide
marshes and flats, that il a wonder the city
has escaped malarial plague. The Anacos-
tia branch Of the Potomac, east Of the CAPT.
tol, that used to be navigated oil the way
up to Bladcnsburgh, is now . swamp