The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-29
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.

CAPITAL NOTES EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, May 29,-The president
nominated Albert B. Bib of Idaho, agent
for the Indians of Malheur agency IN
Oregon; Benjamin F. Thacker of Audi
bon, supervisor of census, Third district
Colorado Assistant Paynlaster Frank
Plunkett, to post assistant paymaster Tn
tied States navy.
MISSOURI CLAIMS.
The house committee on military affairs
recommends that claims for military service
by officers or privates of Missouri in sup.
pressing the rebellion be referred to the
committee on war claims.
THE PACIFIC RAILROADS.
The house committee on Pacific railroads,
with two dissenting votes, decided to rec
ommend passage Of the "Newbury bill"
granting extension Of six years to the
Northern Pacific railroad. The committee
is still in session on the Texas Pacific bill.
CLEOPATRA's NEEDLE.
The secretary OF state received teleg-
raphic dispatch from Farman, coasul-gen-
eral at Cairo stating that the obelisk and
pedestal have been placed on board
steamer which will sal in a fortnight for
me Initial Stotcs
THE UNFINISHED MONITORS.
The secretary of the navy to-day sent the
president of the senate a communication in
relation to the necessity and proprety of
completing four unfinished double turreted
monitors, the Monadnock, Puritan, Terror
and Amphytrite.
SILVER PURCHASED.
The treasury department to-day pur-
chased $4,000 ounces Of fine silver for de-
livery at the Philadelphia, San Francisco
and Carson minis.
DEPARTMENTS To BE CLOSED on SATURDAY.
The following note was to-day sent to the
heads Of all departments, the government
printer and chief Of the agricultural
bureau:
DEAR SrR-I am directed by the presi-
dent to say that the several departments of
the government will be closed Oh Saturday,
the Goth inst, in remembrance of those |
who fell in defence of the nation aud to en-.
able employees to participate in commemor-
ative ceremonies Of the day. Very respect,
fully, your obedient servant.
Signed W. K. ROGERS,
Private Secretary.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The senate executive session confirmed
Benz. I. Thacker census supervisor Third
district Of Iowa; Leonard Love, agent Tor
the Indians at Cheyenne agency Dakota;
Low, r.. :, Rex register Of land office, Bis
Brule agency, Dakota; B, f Chambers
Nebraska. register land office, Niobrara D.
NJ. Key, Tennessee, United States district
iudce Cor Eastern and Middle districts OF
Tennessee; A. J. Evans, Waco, Texas, at
torpey United States, western district OF
Texas; N. Goff, Jr., Clarksburg, W.. Var to
be attorney United States tor district OF
West Virginia. Postmasters Jas H.
Haytord, Laramie City, Wyoming; A. A.
Bailey, Evanston, Wyoming
REJECTED.
The senate rejected the nominations OF
6. Newton of Pettis, Pa, to be associate
Justice Of the supreme court OF the terri
tory of New Mexico, and B. NJ. Skinner OF
pomeroy, o., to be postmaster at Pomeroy'
THE TARIFF.
WASHINGTON, May 97.-The Eaton COM
mission bill will come up in the senate to-
morrow, and it seems now as though the
protectionists had entirely captured the
revenue reformers, and that the bill will be
passed. It has not so many friends in the
house, however, and its opponents are 50
hostile to it that they threaten to tllibuster
against it If they have to stay here all sum
| mer.