New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-16
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prize cases in the Northern district of |
| Florida; also relative to coast defense; also |
for the further security of life on steam |
propelled vessels.
The national currency bill was resumed
add discussed all day.
Adjourned.
House-Under the regular Monday call
among others the following named bills
| were intrOduced:
10 amend the homestead law.
Dividing Texas and providing for the ad.
| mission of fractions.
Authorizing and recurring the Secretary
| OF War to deliver certain arms to the South |
ern State militia Immediately upon the dis.
continuance of military governments there |
in passed n to 62.
The tax bill was reeommitted and the
committee was ordered to report as early as
possible special bill revising the tax on
whisky ard tobacco.
The Senate bill amending the charter Of
Washington city, by which soldier votes are
ignored and the city government placed
under Radical control, passed.
The House refused to entertain Mr..
Logan's resolution looking to the removal
the of capital.
An order passed giving the bill revising
the whisky and tobacco tax when reported
uninterrupted possession Of the House-re-
ports OF committee on enrolled bills eX-
cepted.
A motion to include mineral oils in the
special bill was defeated.
Adjourned.
Surratts counsel announced themselves
ready, but the prosecution asked postpone.
ment.
The Court fixed the trial for next Mon
, day, when if the prosecution are not ready
Surratt will be admitted to bail. His long
Imprisonment was disgrace to court of
: justice.
Mr.. A. R. Lamar, of Columbus, Georgia,
| Of ba
D now imprisoned by the military authorities
3 | Tor alleged implication in the murder of Mr..
e AshOurn. circumstances connected with
: their arrest have been published here, and
e | excite astonishment and indignation. Mr..
4 | Lamar represents that these proceedings
g meets with disapproval here without regard
l to party, and it is understood that motions
e will be made in Congress on the subject to-
h morrow by the Republicans.
e The Democrats of Oregon have eleven
q majority on joint ballot.
d Heenan's brother, recently cut in Phila-
, delphia, is dead.
Q Rio Janeiro and Buenos Ayres CORE
# spondence, dated April 27 and May 8, state
/, that General Lopez was strongly fortified
n upon the river TebiCua with about TO- 600
n men. Humaita still remained in his posses.
!; sion, although the Brazilian fleet is anchored
i above and below.
i The sickly season had set in and the men
d OF the allied army were making impatient
It demonstrations over the delays. 1t was re.
c. ported that the government had instructed
Marquis CoXlas to assault at any cost.
Rumor is gaining credence in Buenoi
ii Ayres that the United States intended to in
"a terfere.
II The general assembly of Brazil is awaiting
20 quorum to be regularly organized by the
al Emperor.
President AIitre, of the Argentine Confed
Grafton, will probably be impeached imme
$ diately on the assembling of Congress.
a. Mr. PomerOy will introduce q bill in the
y Senate forfeiting the Nashville and Decatur
railroad land grant.
le Mr. Schenck is disgusted at the failure o.
~ his tax bill, and Mr.. Logan is in a similal
q fix about moving the capital. His pream
10 BILE claimed that the rebel element il
Washington cramped legislation.
r It is stated that the twenty per cen
s. addition to salaries will distribute 81 600,
~ 600 in this city if employees pay their debts
u No signs of veto.
"a Adjournment early in July is expected.
=; =; From Richmond.
, RICHMOND, June 15.-The case of John H
10 Anderson, collector Of the fourth district
r. and others, charged with conspring to de
d fraud the government, was concluded be
r. fore Judge Chase to day. After argumen
a. Judge Chase delivered a lengthy charg
N saying; The parties are set forth as engaging
40 together for the purpose of arranging plal
1t by which dealers shall be permitted to shil
ld whisky without paying the tax, mater o
a. small Importance. What were the rates o
payment for this socalled privilege of de
,e frauding the government that was in tn
ne first instance $500, the amounts thus II
al ceived making $4,000, which year afteIwar
III was raised to $22 600 to the collector an
n. subsequently to $4,000? The amounts thu
ds received were not to be considered by tn
N, iury. 1t was important that the revenue
of the government shall be faithfully co
lected, and no less important that no cit
II, zen accused of misdemeanor shall be COZ
= yicted except upon sufficient evidence.
ge The case was then submitted to the jur
I'll. who found verdict OF guilty against Joh
,t. H. Anderson, collector, Robert W. Elson
= inspector, Alfred j. Gouldman, assistau
Gu inspector, and J. H. Patterson, first inspet
tor.
nd The Judge then pronounced sentence q
; follows: Anderson, $1,000 fine and tw
lat years in the penitentiary; Patterson, $500
, fine and two years in the penitentiRr,
be Elsom, $1,000 fine and two years in the pen
Id. tentiary; Gouldman, $1,000 fine and OIL
m. year in the penitentiary.
oh The parties were carried to the Libb
pts prison where they Will remain until II
uf- determined what penitentary they shall
be confined in.
In. Anderson is a nephew of the Hon. job
eat M Bolts, and he and Gouldman were bot
ing formerly officers in the Virginia penite
ret tiary.
New YORK, June l5.-The steamer Mo-
raj tana brings $3.50, 900 in Mexican coin fro
ian Reports prevailed of schemes for til
is secession OF the Northern Mexican State
da- Foreigners give q glowing account Of Il
1ed condition Of that country.
to The vote of Oregon was %, 900; Democra
irs. ic majority 1900.
Ter. VIcKsBURa, June l5.-General order n
the %, issued to-dsy by General Mcdowell,
ere moves Benjamin q. Humphreys, Governc
-ith and @. E. Hsoker, Attorney General, al
We appoints General Adelbert Ames tempoi
pm | rily provisional Governor, and Captain ],
per Myers, Attorney General.
FoRTREss MONROE, June l5.-The Britt
On. bark Istria, from New Orleans for Liverpo
mr.. which got ashore off Cape Hatterss, went
md all perished except three.
ais. The steamer Nevada has also gone
il pieces.
RALEIGH, June I5-William II. Hold
oor Governor elect of North Carolina, issues
ord proclamation tomorrow conveDing
tre' general assembly of the State on Wedh'
emf. day, the first day of July next.
bs 1t is understood that the State officers "
oor be installed as soon as their disabilities ma
been removed, except such as are area
qualihed, who 1t is presumed Will coml
ash. with the law of Congress just passed.
tied Erem aaa1hSgest P@sa.
one SOUTHWEST Pass, JuRe is, six +. A.-l
b rometer 1880. Wind east, light.
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