The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-15
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
Capital Notes.
MISSISSIPPI IMPROVEMENT ELL.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.-Friends of the
Mississippi improvement bill had meeting
to-day and determined to reduce the
amount asked for from $6,6OO,OOO to So.
100000. Representative Gibson, who has
charge of the bill, will move to suspend the
rules next Monday and fix day for con-
slderatiOn of the bill
sIxEs OF 1880.
Secretary Sherman said yesterday that he
had great encouragement in gathering six
per cent. bonds of 1880. Some $13,00O0O0
of them were due on the last of this month,
and he says the surplus revenues are com
ing in fast enough to pay them off. He ex-
pressed some surprise and considerable graf
itude that they are coming In very rapidly
now, and says there will be very few to
redeem when they are all due He says
he will not buy any of the lower-rate bonds
till after he gets rid of this batch of skies.
This is statement of interest to all finan-
cial and commercial centres.
INTERNAL REVENUE APPOINTMENTS.
WAsHGNGToN, Dec. 3.--Internal revenue
appointments to-day; Z. NJ. Rose, store
keeper and gauger Eighth district of Ken
lucky; John r. Brown, storekeeper Fifth
district of Illinois; VIM. r. Fleming and J.
E. McDermot gaugers, Seventh Kentucky
and Fifth Illinois districts respectfully.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
The president nominated this afternoon
Edgar Stanton of Illinois counsel-general
at St. Petersburg; Wolfgang Schoenle of
Ohio consul at Barmon; John Hall of Penn
sylvania U. S. marshal for the western dis
trict of Pennsylvania.
Pos.mastcrs; Lewis d, Phleger, Pied
mont, w. Va; Mrs. Cora w. Horwl, Butler,
Mo-; Davis j. Pattee, Perry, TO-, Augustus
Beadlc, Cresco, To-; Robrrt McClenahan,
Sigourney, To-; David w. Reed, Waukon,
To-; Robert II. Mingo, Sidney, o.; George
W. Curtis, Urbana, H.; Samuel D, Nc
Kahn, Menomonee, Wis; George II. Shook,
Mt. Clemens, Mich; Orson II. Woodwork,
Columbia City, Ind; Thomas ]. Lucas,
Lawrenceburg, Ind; Nimrod Headington,
Portland, Ind; John NJ. Kinsey, Waterloo,
Ind.
THE poNCAs.
1t having been charged that a petition
recently received from the Poncas asking
permission for their head men to come to
Washington to relinquish all claims to the
Dakota lands, and to arrange for indemnity
and their permanent settlement in the
Indian territory had been obtained by lille
gitimate influences, Secretary Schurz sent
out an inspector to investigate whether the
petition was free expression Of their will,
and he has to-day received the following
telegram;
PARKER AGENCY, December, II.
To Hon. CARL ScHURz, Secretary Interior;
The Poncas in council to-day reaifirmed
the petition of Oct. 25. They are anxious to
settle matters and remain here.
Signed HAwoRTn, Inspector.
The senate confirmed the following nom
nations of postmasters; VIM. Belts, Iron.
ton, o.; Chris. Thle, Pomeroy o.; Mrs.
Mary j. Ikirt, Kent, o.; L. j. Philips,
Oberin, o., Henry II. Mason,
Miles O.; Philip w. Slaughter,
Canton, ILL.,; Paul selby, Springfield, Ill.,;
VIM. Toman, Independence, TO-, John r.
Rider, Wilton Junction, To-; Martin L.
Torpry, Morris, MINI; Ole Selvig, viii
marth, MIMI; Henry ]. Northrop, Saginaw,
Mich; Frank B. Hightman, Yuma, Arizona.
SILVER cERTIrIcATEs.
The treasury department to-day issued
100000 in silver certificates upon deposits
Of gold margin at Nav York.