The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-26
THE OREsOENT's DISPATCHES.
FROM WASHINGTON.

Secretary MeCuiIosh Orders sale eraaS 600
Gold per ~ees In d. Louis-witn whs m
InsernaI Revenue and Taxes arc 10 he NE.
posited-euPervfsors-Ei to sueceed
Creesy In Appointment Bureau- General
Grants Mosenents-Pnbnc Omcers Closed
Until FrfdsS-Creecy to Leave To-mor-
roW-farrs sgut-Consul Appoint meut The
Alabama Claims missioners To Meet In
Wsship ipgfop-Continued Discharges OF Fe
males from Treasury Depsrtmeut-Coatrs-
dfction-CoI. Keller washington-H
ststemest Of Affairs ia Louisiana-Ges.
Roussesu Courts q searchipg Invessiws-
tion OF his Management.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-McCulloch has ordered
the sale OF $4,000 gold per week In st. Louis to
relieve importers He also issued an order direct.
ING the deposit Of internal revenue and taxes with
the United States assistant tre asurer or designated
repositories In cities where they exist after De.
cember LIST.
But four revenue supervisors remain to be ap-
pointed.
II. c. Niles succeeds Creecy as chief of the ap.
pointmeDt bureau.
spends Monday and Tuesday in New York
The public ofices closed to-day noon, and re-
main closed till Friday.
Creecy leaves for Louisiana on Friday. i.
Farraeut had prolonged interview with the
president and Seward.
Col. Powell, of Tennessee, has been appointed
consul to Post Stanley, Falkland Island.
The state department is officially advised that
as the place for the meeting Of the Alabama
claims commissioners. The details are not fully
settled. Notwithstanding contrary reports it is
shown that our government is satisfied with the
progress Of negotiations and has no reason to
doubt that the arrangement for the settlement of
these claims will be satisfactory to both nations.
Grant will visit General Burnside during his
northern trip. rlf
Continued discharges of females from the trea-
sury department occasion great distress aud
some apprehension Of suffering during the win
ter.
Unofficial letters from naval officers contradict
the stories which nave been circulated. charging
Lopez with various crimes against humanity, par
ticularly the dissemination Of certain foreign con-
suls.
Col Keller presented Gen. Rousseau's report
to Grant to-day. He has had interviews with the
president secretary of war and prominent mem
bers of Congress, who are here giving details from
personal observation at New Orleans.
Keeler represents the hostility OF the white peo-
pie to the preseSt government of Lousians as
intense and bitter; that with the present force
under Gen. RoussSau's command 1t was impossi-
BILE during the recent troubles to preserve peace
Al all points, though every measure was taken to
protect the people in their rights, without regard
TO party. Republicans did not vote gen
orally, because they were advised by their
leaders not TO do so, the leaders believing
that 1t would be unsafe. In this opinion
Gen. Rousseau epncurred and with the means at
bis command he was powerless to establish a
ulnerent orCer OF FnlDgs. housseau was IN con-
slant commune atom with Wsrmoth and the other
State authorities turing the disturbances, and his
course meets they warm approval, as it does of
all classes. Kee!r represents that up TO the date
of Gen. Steedmss, assuming charge of the police,
that body was entirely worthless. being COM
posed Of 243 DeR.oes and l30 whites. That no
riots have occurred since the change of police
and no city Is more quiet and orderly than New
Orleans since the change.
Rousseau courts searching investigation Of
his management of affairs during the recent
troubles.