New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-17
PRAYERS FOR CESSATION OF WAR
WASHINGTON.

Death of Ex-President TyIer's Daugbter-
General sheridan at the White House
Reverdy johnson Urges The Ratifica-
ton of the Treaty-Treafy with Eng
land for observation-disclosures Yes
terday-Arraignment of Tribune Cor
respondents Before the Senate-A
Texan Found Dead in Bed-Immediate
Close of Direct Tax Commissioners
Accounts-Reducing Pay of Enlisted
Men-Weather synopsis and Pr0babili-
ties-Nothing Definite from Paris.
WASHINGTON, May 16.-Mrs. Julia Tyler
| Spencer, daughter of President John Tyler,
| is dead.
General Sheridan interviewed the Execu-
| tive to-day, previous to resuming command
| of the department OF Missouri, headquar-
| ters at Chicago.
| 1t is stated that Reverdy Johnson urges
| the ratification of the treaty.
1t is stated that Secretary Fish is negOtia-
| ting treaty with England for extradition
for all crimes except petit larceny.
| The Senate was in executive session all
| day.
| The following named nominations have
| been made Nicholas Fish, of New York
| assistant secretary of legation at Berlin;
George A. Gordon, assessor first Texas dis
trict; James Shepard, collector, st. Marys,
| Florida; Robert Boiling, assessor second
Virginia district.
Nothing has been elected by the com
mittee regarding the premature publication
of the treaty.
Revenue Commissioner Pleasonton has is
sued y circular instructing assessors and col
lectOrs to act in accordance with the Attor-
ney Generals decision in regard to income
and dividend taxes for the five months end
ing December 81, 1870.
The Senate in secret session, passed reso-
lutiens directing Messrs. White ami Rams
dale, correspondents of the New York Trib
une. to be arrested and brought to the bar of
the Senate to answer for a contempt in refus-
ing to answer from whom they obtained,
and whether they paid for copy of the
treaty of Washington which they procured
and caused to be published last Thursday,
in that paper.
These gentlemen, in their testimony be-
fore a select committee on the subject last
night, explicitly declared that they did not
obtain copy either from a Senator or any
officer of that body.
Judge Robert Rose, of Texas was found
dead in bed. 1t is supposed he died of
heart disease.
The accounting officers of the treasury
have issued orders to Immediately close up
the accounts of the direct tax commits
sioners lately in insurrection There are
some $3,00O,000 unaccOunted for, and some
hundred persons directly interested, not in
Guiding bOndsmen.
The pay of enlisted men in the army will,
in accordance with an act of Congress. be
reduced three dollars per month after June
80 next. This will save a million and
half annually.
1t is considered the Presidents proclama-
ton covers all the necessary action at
present under the Ku-Klux bill. Further
action will follow emergencies.
1t is expected the order remodeling the
military districts will not be issued till fall.
Weather RepOrt-Synopsis for the past
twenty-fOur hours-The weather remains
unchanged on the Pacific coast The
barometer is stationary on the South Allan
tic, but has generally fallen from Louisiana
to West Virginia, and nOrthward. Clear
weather has prevailed in the interior of the
country, followed this evening by threaten
ing weather in the Ohio valley and lower
lakes. Local thunder storms have passed
from Iowa to Lake Erie. The temperature
has increased from the lower lakes to the
Atlantic.
No material change is indicated for
Wednesday. Increased cloudiness will
probably prevail east of the Mississippi,
and rain is probable for tonight in Western
Pennsylvania and New York.
Up to the last hour nething definite has
been received from Paris