New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-14

sorney-NepOrt In Favor of the Postal
VeIegraph-T6e Howard Corruption
Cemmitee-Ohio Governor and Legis-
ia.ure Goinv to WHshingtOn-KepEb-
ncans who Voted to Gust Sheldon
sheldon Sustained bysa Largo Ma
torIty.
WASHINGTON, April l3.-Mr. A. B. Long
has been confirmed as United States District
Attorney for Louisiana.
The select committee of the House on the
postal telegraph, this morning instructed
The chairman to report the bill heretofore
introduced, purchasing and placing the tele.
graph lines under Government control, and
connecting it with the post'oftice depart
ment.
Supervisor Fulton, having concluded the
| special California duties, resumes his old
position over Maryland and the District OF
Columbia.
There were no Southern nomi nations to-
day.
The Howard Corruption Committee will
commence their Investigation as soon as the
Senate passes and the President approves
the bill which passed the House, appropria-
ting money therefor.
The Governor and Legislature OF Ohio
are coming tow ashington on visit.
The Senatorial caucus to-day on the Sec
retaryship Of the Senate, adjourned until
Friday.
The conference Committee on usury in
the district, agreed upon Dill similar ii all
respects to that OF Illinois.
The Republicans who voted with the
Democrats TO day, in favor OF oustlng Mr..
Sheldon, anu referring the election back to
the people, were, Messrs. Bingham, Pollard,
Cook, Giillard and wilkinson.
So frequent OF late have been the irregu-
| larities and failures OF the great mails be
tween New YorlAnd New Orleans, both by
| a. yUae 70 vi t,nn
| and the Southwestern route, via Knoxville,
| that the Postoffice Department has COM
meuced inquiries as to the practlcablllty OF
procuring better service by diverting the
| mails from the Western route at Corinth,
Mississippi, and carrying them over the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad as far IS Meridian,
| Mississippi. aud thence via Jackson, Mssis-
sippi. or by diverting them from the South
western road at Cleveland, Tennessee,
carrying them thence via Atlanta,
Kingston and Rome, Georgia, S1lma.
| Alabama, and Meridian and Jackson, Mis-
| sisslppi, or by dispensing with the south
western route south OF Washington, ID. G.,
and running thence by Richmond, Virginia,
Welden and Wilmington, North Carolina,
Kingsville, South Carolina, Augusta, Allan
| ia, Kingston and Rome, Georgia, and Merid-
ian and Jackson, Mississippi. If it shall be
found that the great through mails Can be
conveyed with greater regularity by either
of these routes, the change will be immedi
| ately ordered by the department.
Senate-A resolution for joint special
committee on Indian affairs was adopted.
| The Judiciary Committee have made an
affirmative report upon the validity of the
election of Abijah Gilbert, as Senator
| from Florida.
The Georgia bill was discussed as to the
expediency and legality of continuing the
present legislature ior two years longer, as
proposed by Williams and Ferry. Norton,
| of Minnesota, favored Bingham's amend.
ment, to require an election next November,
| and Abbott and Williams the reverse. The
| former urging the suppression by military
| force of the extensive organizations II the
South to resist the laws and keep alive rebel
! sentiment.
| House.-No action was taken on the coin
| age weights and measures bill.
| The Hunt vs.. Sheldon case was resumed.
! 1t was voted that Sheldon was and Hunt
| was not entitled to the seat by III to 46.
| A Pennsylvania election case was dis-
cussed at some length, when the tariff bill
| was resumed.
| Several paragraphs were passed over
| without any material amendment.
| MIR. Butler made another failure on his
| San Domingo resolution.
| 1t is confidently asserted that General
| Schohed will succeed the late General
| Thomas in command of the Pacific Di-
vision.
The colored people of the District of CO.
| lumbia to-day celebrated the ratification OF
the fifteenth amendment of the constitution
Of the United States and the anniversary OF
emancipation in the District OF Columbia.
The procession WAS very long, comprising
eOlored military companies, civic societies
and cars tastefully canOpied, containing
colored girls displaying miniature flags.
The new postage stamps are now ready fol
use. The one cent stamps have a profile
bust of Franklin, the color is blue; the two
cent stamps have profile bust OF Jackson
color brown; the three cents, Washing
toms profile bust, color green; six cents
Lincoln's profile bust, color cochineal; ter
cents, Jeffersons profile bust, color choco-
late; twelve cents, Clay's profile bust, colol
neutral tint purple; fifteen cents, Webster
profile bust, color orange; tTenty'fouI
cents. Scott's profile bust, color pure purple
{. thirty-three cents, Hamilton's pronie oust
color black; ninety cents, Commodore o. II
| Perry'5 profile bust, color carmlne.
The Chief Engineer of the army N ? iettel
to General Logan, says that the chlel mate
rial now used in the construction OF loltln
cations is earth, and that the amount tnu
far appropriated for this purpose, with ina
asked for in the estimates OF the presen
fiscal year, is S34 OO0,000
The Supreme Court has decided that th'
number of counsel to be heard next Monda
, | in the legal tender cases shall be four, Q
two for each case.
! bill WAS introduced in the Senate b
Mr.. Cragin, of New Hampshire, allowin
, the widows, children or parents OF the OFF
, | GERS and men lost on the Onelda tWe!S
months extra nav.
NEW YORK,