New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-27
NEW YORK.

The Hedge Defalcation-ArreSt Of Co.
Conspirators -Arrivals - Government.
Dull and Steady London Press on
Transfer Of Government Agency.
New YORK, September 26.-Eugene L.
jackson and James A. Palhemus have been
arrested charged with conspiring with Pay
master Hodge to defraud the United States
government, and have been bailed in twenty.
tive thousand dollars each.
Arrived: Steamships South Carolina, 70
diac, Volunteer, Montgomery and San Sal
vador.
Money is decidedly easier, closing at 203
per cent. Sterling steady. Gold ll4Ss a
1l4la. Governments are dull and steady.
State bonds were neglected.
The London papers generally comment
favOrably upon the transfer of the govern
Clewes, Habicht & Co. They recognize
Henry Clewes & Co., which assisted very
materially in marketing the loans of the
government during the rebellion.
Skies Of 1881 J1Sis; five-twenties Of 1862,
115la; 64s ll5la; 65s 1855, new ll4h; 67s
ll4ls; 68s 1l45s: ten-forties lllls.
State bonds: Tennessees I'm, new II y;
Virginias 81 ", new 6S; Louisianas IS, new
GO; levee skies II, eights 50; Alabama
eights 100, fives 81; Georgia skies 81, sevens
XNOIJu NdIOllU6S u ~ u0W ZCs 0OuLu
CarOlinas IS. new 5413.
The Treasury today disbursed $780,, 1886
legal tenders in payment for bonds pur-
chased yesterday. During the greater part
Of to-day call loans were steady at to on
governments and 6 to on stocks, but at
the close there was asudden and remarka-
BILE break in the rates of interest, and
money freely offered at 203. Gold opened
at ll4aa, and closed at Dl4as.
DR.. John Swinburne, formerly health
officer at this port, and more recently at
the head OF the American ambulance corps
in the French army, returned from Europe
on the steamer Italy.
The divorce case of Sarah B. Hunt
against William II. Hunt, in which the
former, while seeking to set aside the di-
vOrce obtained by the latter in Louisiana,
on the ground Of it's illegality, and to OBJ
tain divorce herself from the defendant,
also sought to have an injunction which
had been temporarily granted restraining
the defendant from selling certain property
in Columbia county in this State, has been
continued, in order to give his security for
alimony in the case Of her success in the
suit. Judge Barnard has dissolved the in
junction, thus substantially deciding the
Louisiana divorce was legally obtained.
WORCESTER, Mass, September 26-An
trains arriving in this city to-day brought
crowds OF delegates for the Republican
State convention. The crowds of citizens
and strangers on the streets this evening are
larger than was ever known before on such
an occasion.
LOring, Rice and Butler are present in
person, while the interests of Washburne
are in the hands of prominent friends who
have been very active, taking almost entire
charge Of his part of the performance. A
committee of conference Of the friends of
Washburne. Loring and Rice has been ap-
pointed, to bring about union of delegates
against Butler.
Washburnes friends feel confident their
candidate will be finally agreed upon, and
will defeat Butler in the convention, while
there is considerable talk outside of final
union upon some man not now reckOned in
the list Of candidates. Dawes is being
prominently mentioned.