New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-17

Insernsal Revenue Receipts Of she Day
and Month arE avnl from Hong K kopg
Illicit Stiils Destroyed Sn Tennessee
Important Military Changes ts nal
nessofthe Internal Eevenue bureau
howard Corruption Commlttee-Ap-
propsfation for River rnd Enr bor Inn
p~ovrmenls-Three Hundred Thou
san Il for the N outh of the MissIsslPpi.
WASHINGTON, April 16.--Internal revenue
receipts to-day, 1892 600, and OF the month,
81 800. 900.
The Banking and Currency Committee
considered the bin increasing the currency
$50, 600 GOO, without arriving at any result.
The Iroquois arrived at Fortress Monroe,
1877 days from Hong Kong. All we'll.
Senator Cole declines compromising his
complaints against Secretary Gorham, and
threatens to veDtilate the matter in the open
Senate should the caucus fail to meet his
views.
Since June 80, 1869, seventy-two stills,
elk hundred and eighty-seven mash tubs
and one hundred and fifty gallons of whisky
| have been destroyed in Tennessee as illicit.
The following has been issued from army
| head dquarters: The Department of Alaska
| has been added to the Department of
Columbia; Virginia to the Department of the
East; the Department of the Cumberland
| Headquarters Atlanta, Georgia. This depart
ment, General Terry commanding. now in
| cludes Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia,
| the post of Jeffersonville, Indiana, North
and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and
Alabama. General Schofeld commands the
Department of the Pacific; General Pope
commands the Department of Missouri;
| General Cooke commands the Department
of the Lakes; General CANDY commands
| the Department of Columbia. These
changes will occur as soon as possible.
The report Of the Superintendent of the
Internal Revenue Bureau gives the follow
| ing for the quarter commencing January first
and ending March thirty-drst, 1870:
Written opinions by Solicitor. .139
| Compromised cases disposed of. ..l53
| Abatement claims disposed Of. "a 453
| RefundiDg clatms disposed of L ,535
| Requisitions for stamps filled. ....:... 2 447
Value of same ...... s2l ,ls5, 766 %
Total number of letters written. .1S, ,529
| Total number of forms and accounts
entered ,u5
| The committee to investigate the charges
against Howard had before them J. W.
Rumsey, who WAS subjected to lengthy
| cross-exsmination on his testimony of yes
terday. He was further examined in re.
| ference to the expenditure of $4,000 to put
! iron columns in the Howard University to
| relieve the weight of the floors from the
patent brick walls and the expenditure of
| Sl3 coo to repair the damage by the falling
| of portion of the buildings of the Univer
sity. H. r. Searle, the architect, was ex-
amined, and testified that the original
owners of the patent building brick COM
pany were Generals o. o. Howard and
Charles H. Howard, c. n. Whittlesey, J.
| w. Alvord, d. L. Eaton and George W. Bal
loch. 81.
The committee adjourned until Tuesday,
| Ketcham, General Howard's attorney, being
called to New York. The evidence yester-
day shows in regard to certain bonds Of the
Church having been cashed at their face
value by General Balloch, upon the order. of
General Howard, and that the amount of
twenty four thousand dollars had been de-
posted in the Freedmen's Saving Bank,
eighteen thousand dollars to his (Howard's)
credit, as the special treasurer of the
Church fund, and six thousand dollars to
his individual credit, which amount he
secured to the Church by the deposit of a
Howard, on piece Of property, which the
latter had previously sold to the former.
1t was also stated that General Howard
had requested the contractors and others
that in making purchases, they should OBJ
tain whatever hardware, ETC., needed, of j.
T. Elvans, as it would be to his (HoWard's)
pecuniary advantage, and that when the
bills were presented they were taken
to General Balloch, who did rot pay
the money to Mr.. Elvans, but upon
the bill being receipted. the amount
was applied to the payment Of certain pro-
tested notes of Mr. Elvan, on the back OF
which was General Howaad's name iDdorsed.
These notes are understood to have been
given in connection with the purchase of
the Barry farm.
The House SUBJ Committee on Commerce,
composed of W. A. Dixon, Sawyer, Sheldon
Conger, Finklinberg and Patterson, have
prepared bill making appropriation for
the improvement Of rivers and harbors.
Among the sums agreed upon, are, for Des
Moines rapids. 100000; Louisville canal
S250,000 for removing obstructions and
snags from the Mississippi river and tribu-
taries, Sl50,000; for the Ohio river, so, ,000
and for the mouth of the Mississippi river
$500, 900; for He'll Gate, New York, harbor
$3.50, 900, besides other sums, covering i'm
provements in all parts of the country.