New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-15
WASHINGTON.

Temporary Appointment for New Or.
leans COllectOrshIp Can be Made ut
Once-Sixteen AppiIeantA-Tax ReTu-
IatiOns = Shooting Affair and Excite
ment at Washington.
WASHINGTON, August l4.-Tt is understood
that Secretary Browning said in connection
with the McGarrahan and New Idria de-
Cision that he could understand why Sen
ator Conness should be active in the matter,
as the decision affected his State and con-
stltuents. but he was at loss for the mo-
tive which made Senators Stewart and Nye
so Jealous.
Secretaries Welles, schofeld, and Randall
were absent from the Cabinet meeting to-
day. -.r.
General Rosecrans leaves next week.
Attorney General Evarts decides that tenn
porary appointments for the New Orleans
Collectorship and Alaska offices can be
made at once. There are sixteen applicants
for the New Orleans Collectorship.
Secretary Stewards trip has improved his
health.
It is stated that Mr.. Rollins, at the earnest
solicitation of prominent Republicans, has
determined to retain the Revenue Commis-
sionership until after the election.
Internal revenue receipts today S415.00O.
Rev. Mr.. Gurley formerly Chaplain Of the
Senate, is seriously i'll at Clifton Springs.
The regulations concerning the tax on
tobacco, snuff ana cigars, issued to-day,
cover torty-two pamphlet pages. Tobacco
bonded before July 20 may be withdrawn
for consumption upon payment of the new
tax, aud without being repacked. 1t may
be removed for export without payment of
the tax or repacklng, as under regulations
heretofore in force, upon an order from the
collector in charge of exports at the port of
shipment.
Until stamps are prepared, tobacco and
ifa nrn6I1ntc 90 L..
by tobacco Inspector, under the regua-
tions heretofore prevailing, before being re-
moved for consumption or sale.
A company of Buffers Zouayes marching
to relieve the guard over Mr.. Stevens, fred
a volley down Twenty First street in re-
sphnse to stone hurled at them. col,
orad waiter standing in the door of O resi-.
dence was shot through the thigh. The
Express says when they reached the Capt
tol some disagreement arose between them
selves, and they had regular free fight.
The Star speaking of the firing and its re-
suits says q large crowd Immediately
gathered and for time there was every
prospect Of serious disturbance, but the
police on duty, rs well as the reserves ap.
pearing IN force promptly, by surrounding
the zouayes checked further proceedings,
and when order was restored allowed them
to proceed.
The President has recognized Frederick
Wilhelm Hanewickle Consul OF the North
German Confederation at Richmond; Chas.
Otto Willie, do, at Charleston; Johannes
kruttschnitt, do, at New Orleans; Enrique
Aiuz Spanish Consul at Key West, and
Manuel de Rovera y Albert YiceC Consul OF
Spain at Savannah, Georgia.
WASHINGTON, August 4 Stevens remains,
with three passenger car loads of escort left
for Lancaster at ten O'Clock this morning.
The Secretary Of the Interior has decided
favorably to McGarrahan and adversely to
the New Idria Quicksilver Company.
This is Il hard Dlow on Senators Stewart,
Conness, and Nye, who had been active in
the New Idria interest.
The local land officers of California have
been instructed to hold the McGarrahan
lands cut of the market until the further ac-
tion Of Congress.