New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-22
BY TIE LE G RAPH.
LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS
SUCCESS Of CARNIVAL At WASHING TON
PROBAB OF A STORM
PROVISION STEAMSHIP WRECKED
SUSPENSION OF BUSINESS IN NEW YORK
SETTLEMENT OF WAR TROUBLES
RECOGNITION OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT
PROBABILITIES OF A STORM
PROVISION STEAMSHIP WRECKED
SUSPENSION OF BUSINESS IN NEW YORK
SETTLEMENT OF WAR TROUBLES
RECOGNITION OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT
Question of a Future King
WASHINGTON.

Weather Observation-Disclosures Of Storm
Rising i'm the Northwest to Move
SOuth-District Of Columbia n Territory
Tho Carnival Wonderful Success
Southern Pacific NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to
the Interior Deparfment-Transpo
tion Of Goods to Mobile and Pitts.
burg-Wreck Of a Steamer with Provi.
si0ns for France-Expenses Of Trans.
persation from lS49 to 1S64-Gulf
Steamship Bill on the Speakers Table.
WASHINGTON, February 81, 4:S P. NJ
The high barometer still continues north of,
and over the lakes. as reported this morning.
The pressure has diminished on the gulf and
south Atlantic coast. There is no decided
upper current OF winds over the Eastern
States, but a northwest current prevails in
the far West, where a rapid diminutiOn OF
pressure is reported, and slight increase
of temperature and high sOutherly winds.
On the upper lakes are brisk easterly winds.
1t is probable that storm is rising in the
northwest and will move south and east.
Fresh sOutherly winds are indicated for to-
morrow on the guilt, brisk easterly winds
on the lake. and fair weather on the Allan
tic coast
Tho President signed the bill territorial
iziny the District Of Columbia.
There were neither nomipations nor con-
firmatiOns to-day.
The carnival was wonderful success
to-day.
House-By suspension of the rules, ap-
preparations hereafter will take precedence
over all business at two o'clock each day.
The Committee on Pacific Railroads re-
ported the Southern bill with certain
amendments, but only two were adopted.
viz: changin. the name Of the road to
Southern Pacific; another making the ca
pital $50 ,0OO, 900 instead of 500, 100000.
A motion to postpone was defeated by
vote of l43 to so.
Another amendment, which provides for a
single trunk from Marshall to San Diego.
was adopted.
Another. excluding from consolidation
other roads which may hereafter be char
tered passed by a vote OF "a to 81.
The bill finally passed by IA vote OF l34
to 20.
The House then adjourned.
Senate.-Mr. Corbett, from the Commit
tee on Commerce. reported bill to pro
mote the construction Of the Cincinnati and
Southern railroad, with immaterial amend
ments.
The bill for a new judicial district in Ar
kansas was defeated.
bill providing for IL solicitor to the In
terror Department passed.
Approximation bill resumed. Motions
were made to include Pittsburg and Mobile
AS places to which goods may. be trans
ported. Adopted; when legislative, judi
ciarv and executive appropriations passed
Tie State Department has advices OF the
wreck of the British steamer Zoe, from
Boston to France, with provisions con-
tributed by American citizens. The vessel
and cargo are total loss.
On motion Of Mr.. Sheldon, the House Or
dered the Senate bill providing subsidy for
a gulf steamship line printed, without re-
ferrin. to the committee. This action leaves
the bill upon the Speakers table, where it
can be reached at any time by majority
vote.
The President has sent a communication
to the Senate i'll reply to a resolution in
which he enclOses a statement OF the ex-
penses of the government for cOmmunica-
ton, transportation, ETC., from l849 to 1864.
when the act for the construction of the
Pacific railroad was passed from the Mis-
souri, river to California, embracing the fol-
lowing Territories: Kansas, Nebraska, Ne
vada, California, Utah, and Colorado. For
the Indian Office $8. 923,S67.
The Secretary OF War says the entire
cost to the military service OF guarding the
overland route from the Missouri river to
the Pacific Ocean was about SlOO 900 900.
This sum is rather below than above the
cost of the service.
The Postmaster General says the cost OF
the transportation OF the mails to the Pa
citic coast and intermediate points west Of
the Missouri river, were not less than
Sl4. 1888, making a total of $l23, 1907 ,852
or an average Of over s., 100000 per annum