New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-24
GOSSIP ON THE EASTERN QUESTION
Business Frustrated in Calcutta
sHARPSHo01eRS S0nTlE FROM PARIS
Foreigners Forbidden to Leave Paris
GERMAN FORCES CONCENTRATING
GREAT BATTLE IMMINENT
WASHINGTON.

Mexico Claims to be Rejectcd--Tr0ops
Ordered to Georgia--The Southern
Forts--Report Of the Secretary Of the
Interior--Railroad Litigation--Butler's
speech Mt Bost0n.-Work of the Rcpub-
lican Party Accomplished.
WASHINGTON, Nusember 23-General
Sherman has gone to- Cleveland He re-
turns on Saturday.
All claims to be adjudicated by the Mexi.
can commission which were not filed prior
to February ], 1869, will be rejected by the
commission. Under this rule, two leases
have already been rejected.
A number of troops have been ordered to
Georgia to aid in enforcing the execution OF
the Congressional election law in that State
at the approaching election. Atlanta will
be the point Of distribution.
The report of the Secretary of the In
terror has the following regarding the
Southern forts: Fort MOultrie, Charleston.
appropriation required, $5O,OO0; estimated
cost Of notifications, $75,0OO; Fort Sumter,
Charleston, $50, 900; estimated cost. for COM
pletion, $87 900; Fort johnson, Charleston,
$4,000; Castle Pinkney, Charleston, $1,000;
Fort jackson, Savannah river, Georgia,
Clinch, Amelia Island, Florida, $4,000;
estimated amount required for COM
pletion, 100000; Fort. Jefferson, Tortugas,
florida, $85,OO0; Fort Morgan, Mobile
Bay, Alabama. 700; Fort Gaines, Mobile
Bay, Alabama, $1,000; Fort Pike, RigOlettes
Pass, Louisiana. $4,000: Fort Macomb,
Chef Menteur Pass, Louisiana, 81, 900;
Fort Jackson, Louisiana, 500 OOO;estimated
Of the cost Of the works. sa & sls Fort St.
the works, $l0S,00G; Fort Livingston,
Louisiana, $3S,eOO. Also, the following re-
garding Pacific railroads in which the South
is interested: At the close Of the last fiscal
year. the amount Of the subscription to the
stock of the Southern Pacific Railroad was
81 SOC, 600; actually paid in, $2S0,OO0.
1t has contracted for the purchase of the
San Francisco and San Jose Railroad for the
sum of $2,770,000 in gold, payment to be
made, and possession to be taken by the
thirty-first of December next.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company,
Southern branch, now the Missouri, Kansas
and NeoashO Valley Railroad Company. and
the LeavenwOrth, Lawrence and Port Gibson
Railroad Company, were fully heard in the
right Of their respective companies to con-
struct railroads, from the Southern boun
Diary Of Kansas, through the Indian Ter
ntOry.
l also considered the objections of the
representatives of certain Indian tribes,
through whose lands the projected lines OF
roads would pass. After a most careful ex-
animation, l reached the conclusion that
the existing laws and treaties authorized
the construction of one railroad on certain
conditions, which neither company had
then performed. On subsequent hearing
it was shown that the first named company
had completed its road to q designed point
ON that boundary. and l hold that it was
entitled to extend its line through the said
territory.
Butler, in his speech at Boston, says:
"The work of the Republican party being
accomplished, the party will split on side
issues" He claims that the Democratic
party is equally divided. England should
be brought to immediate account, but it
would be cOwardly to press her when in
volved in war. He blames the Democratic
party for defeating valuable West India
acquisitions, Notwithstanding it's time
hOnored desire for the acquisition of Cuba.
He suggests nOn-intercOurse with Great
Britain as the best means for bringing her
to terms.
The reparatiOn which England should
make to ls was her naval stations at ia
maica and Nassau and Bermuda, We
did not ask Canada would be willing to
let the people settle their destinies by a
vote. Mr.. Butler spoke Of the temptation
to make war on England. 1t would unite
the entire country. 1t would be war upon
the ocean. 1t would give us Canada; and
as Republican and partisan, he would say
that war would perpetuate the Republican
party for more than three generations.