, 1870-01-04
The Public Debt Statement
for January.
Reduction During December
Nearly Five Millions.
The January Gold Sales and
Bond Purchases to be
Reduced.
Great Demand for the Report Of
Special Commissioner
Wells.

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WASHINGTON, D. c. jan g.
1HB xEw ORLEANS cCaroN HoCsE.
Collector Casey, OF New Orleans, to-dAy died Ia
The Treasury Depa1 tment, his scheme for the IT,
organization of tho Custom House down there
he proposes an annual reduction In expenses Of
about ninety thousand dolfarf. hut curious feat"
ure o! the matter u. that nearly all the cleSSA anu
laborcra whose removal is recommended are Rs
rubucaus, while hundreds Of avowed Democrats,
Home OF whom have belonged to the worst kind
of secret political Organizations are retained II
lucrative positions The Louisiana delegation In
Congress are nearly, Il not quite unanlmoua, In
asking Casey's dismissal, They are producing
afadAv.ts IN large numbers, showing mismanage-
neni on his part, and the existence Of otganlzs-
tons among his fayor!tes by which wrongn are
committed and harm done tho government,
JCDGE 1OlA'5 CASE.
Some people here say strong effort Till bc
made On the reagsemattug Of the SeEate 10 get
Iloar;d case up aEa:n. md tho names Of certain
Senators who opposed him before the rece28 are
now qaoted as saJsnE tnluauce was done rim
then In spite OF this, however, there does not
ecem TO bc any good reason for believing he can
he confirmed. He is expected back Tomorrow.
Marvin, Of Florida, whose Name has been men-
toned among the possible men from the South.
got here to day, to zee hos ta!ngs look. and bring
3orward such influence az he eau to get one or the
yacarciea en- the bench. TnsTe ls renewed reason
for believing thnt tle President warA uoar c0a-
frEed.
A1ss1ss1rr.
Word ID received here th11 the military com~
mapacr IN Misslssiprl Ttl call the neR Legislature
OF that State together ou Tuesday Of next week.
All tie members Will he required ty him to take
the oath In the third Section of the Fourteenth
Amendment to the Constitution before entering
Oh duff, and the body viii at once ratiy The Fla
teenth Amendment. 'Tnree.fourths Of the 1nem-
INV EonH fms nf In fHtf trt11
he to elect CIi.ed states Senators. sone per
sons believe they viii select General Amcs himself
az one, II hts consent cHn be obtained.
CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
They have contested election c.se over ID the
Alexandria District Of Virginia One OF the de-
fcatet nominees II tlJing to get Mckenzie out OF
his seat IN Congress, When the State ls admitted,
On the score OF dAloyklty In the beginning Of the
war. Esidence is taking before the Register In
Bankruptcy, in 0ccordance With the law OF last
winter. 1t brings out good many interesting
facts about the views OF local politicians during
the trst year Of the rebelllou, hut hasn't mn.e-
te1ialIy hurt Mckenzie yet
ASHLEY coAF1AINs.
Ashley writes here in complaint at hia removal
frcm the gorornorsb1p Of Montana. He denies
that he hss gone back on the negro Or negro
suffrage: dec]ates thst he didn't ea5 be wa1 for
white mans party. says be has been grossly
and ecAntaltuEy mAliEned, and adds that he cau
prove he is I'LL right II the President will gtye
him a hearing. There doesn't seem to be any
Ole here who Is Willing 10 take up bis case With
v1gor.
TIE Cou9T OF cLAIAB
feassembled to-day for the winter sesson, but
had co caaes. The tueu.hcrs OF the bAr had meet
tnF, and appointed committee TO draw mp reso-
1ut1ons on the death Of MI. Stanton, which art to
lie tep,fted 10 morrow morning. They Will SUBJ
eequen1'y be moved In court, and probably en-.