The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-08

the sad news Of the death of bis son-in-law,
Hon. Herman J. Fisher, who was also re-
latve of wharfmaster Geo. Poore. The
Missouri Republican of the 9th has the
following upon the subject of his death
"Carondelet is mourning the death Of Mr..
Herman J. Fisher, who died at daybreak
yesterday after an ILLNESS of two years,
and whose remains will be inferred to-mor-
row at o'clock by the Masons, as he was
a member of Good Hope lodge, No. 2lS.
Mr. Fisher WAS successfully mem Der of
the legislature, traffic agent OF the Iron
Mountain railroad, cashier Of the Carondelet
saving bank and at the time he was taken
i'll was inspector of customs for the port OF
St. Louis. His family are all adults"
--Postmaster-Gener Howe in his an
nual report recommends that system OF
postal savings-tanks should beinaugurated.
After careful study he has arrived at the
conclusion that the telegraph and postal sys-
TENS of the country should be included UNI
der one management, and that the only pro-
lection of the public against multiplied ex-
tortions is fer the government to assume
exclusive control of the transmission OF do
nestle messages. He considers the tee-
graph "too terrible power to be welded
by any other than the representatives the
whole people" For the first time IN thir-
ty-one years the post-office has not been
burden on the public treasury. After de-
Quoting all extra expenses there was net
surplus Of receipts over expenses of $780,
050 while last year there was deficiency
of S2,446,3Ss The estimated revenue for
the fiscal year lSSS-'s4 is given at s5O,67O,-
456 and the estimated expenses at s46,74l,-
iii, which will leave a surplus revenue of
S3,929345.
The regular meeting OF the W. c. &
L. A. was well attended by both ladies
and gentlemen on Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. B. Y Gorge gave the paper for the
day on the suggestive subject-"Shall our
Household Gods be Rsgidei," In its
beautiful imagery aud full OF thoughtful
ideas, i>was poem both in finish and
strength. Al who listened must have been
impressed with desire to rise above the
worst that we meet in life, in spirit if not
able to do soin physical sense. Mrs Easter
day followed with a well written short
treatise on Housekeeping in theory and
practice and sharp discussion by ladies
and gentlemen was the result, showing that
all were or had been affected at some time
with the practi of a goodly virtue-helping
to keep the home running smoothly. Several
new members were admitted ami pleasant
afternoon closed with social talk by all
there. The ladies would be pleased to
have many more Of their friends present.
In the senate Wednesday, petitions
were presented toincrease pensions of per-
sons who have lost an arm or leg in the
service. Resolution was adopted calling
for complete list of all persons on the
pension roll. Mr ingalls, addressed the
senate on the bankruptcy bill, which was
finally laid over. In the house a resolution
for an inquiry into the political assessment
scandal was off-red. Resolution was also
offered calling on toe secretary Of war for
the names Of objects referred to in the part
Of the presidents message which discusses
rivers sad h4rbors. Resolution to embody
in the pos:ofiee bill a clause reducing
.st'er po.taZe TO two cents was adopted.
The resl.1'i1a to distribute the president,
Message aas adopted, AMI the bill to re-
fund $1,000 expended 10 the common de-
fence By the s,ats Of Geogia was passed
Majority and minority reports on revnue
reduction were presented
According to the last report of United
States Internal Revenue Collector Raum,
the total internal revenue collected during
the last fiscal year was $l3S,sS4,090 Or
this amount Illinois paid considerably more
than any other state IN the Union. Illinois
paid S2s ,25l $50; New York, $l9,414,495;
Ohio $ls ,357 075 Kentucky, $lO,529, 1874
and the remainder of states probably fell
below an average Of two millions each. The
increase for the last fiscal year over the year
preceding was Sl,1l0,253; the amount COL
lected during the fiscal year ending June
30 last from the tax on distilled liquors
was $3.50, 1878, 40s, an increase Of 81, 100, 434
over the receipts Tor the preceding year,
The tobacco tax Of the last fiscal year was
S47,39l 1888, as against $42,s54,99l the
preceding year. Fermented liquors paid a
tax during the last fiscal year of Sl6,153,