New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-11

Purchnne of Stamina Rav.

This is a special to the St. Louis Repatb
Hcan:
New York, December 7.-According to
the World the San Domingo question is
| about to be presented to the public in new
form. 1t says since the adverse action OF
| Congress, a scheme has been quietly pushed
| among prominent business men of the large
Eastern ciUies, who have sent per last
steamer money to buy SANTANA bay and the
tract of adjacent territory. A reporter
sought Mr.. G.. K. Garrison, one of the mer-
| chants interested. TIE following cOlloquy
| occurred:
Reporter-Is it really true that the Tybee
| has gone out with important lading con
nActed with the new enterprise of the MeT-
| G tRtile Association that proposed to follow
up the San Domingo prcj1ct2
| Mr. Garrison-Yes. A number of us mer-
| chants and others have concluded that we
will accept the bargain the government
! has refused. This is apart from all political
consideration, and is a mere matter Of bust
| ness.
Reporter-What shape has your action
| taken
| Mr. Gar1ison-We have raised the money
| demanded and scnti ont in the Tybee, and
will thus gain control Of the port Of SANTANA,
! the finest in the West Indies and capable of
| holding the nayies Of the world.
| RepOrter-Y0u will have special rights
and privileges; l suppose be sort Of West
| ern Indian company
| Mr. GaIrison-Well. we are paying out a
| great deal of money, and Of course we are
not giving it for nothing but expect ample
return
Keportel--WiII not this frat outlay need
| to he followed by other large expen ditures
| for warehouses. etc?
Mr.. Garrison ~ We don't know much
about what will come after. We shall
move cautiously, and be governed by cir
cumstances
Reporter-Are only New York capitalists
in the enterprise
Mr.. Garrison-N0; there are capitalists
Of Boston, Philadelphia and other towns in
the movement.
leporter-l suppose that many Of You
have long had mercantile dealings with
those regions!
Mr. Garrison-Yes; for one have been
running steamers to those islands, and as
far down as Brazil | have no connection
with the administration and it is a matter
OF business with us all
Reporter-What is the condition of the
island! Is there much industrial activity
there?
Mr.. Garrison-There is q large export
trade OF coffee and other tropical products,
but the point of the greatest Importance
will be the possession hy Americans of snch
a hne port IN the West Indies.
Passage 6ftEe Revenue assessors Bill.
A special 10 the Cincinnati Go-cue reads
thus:
WAsHINGEoE. December Accommodations
er Douglass bill. revising aud reducing the
internal revenue establishment passed the
House by a substantially unanimous vote
this afternoon, making the second impor-
tant measure which the House has dis
patched during the first week of the ses-
sion. All ot the amendments from the com
mittee, and one by Mr. Bingham. were
agreed to- The important notifications of
the bill are those which reduce the number
OF special revenue agents from fifty to TWEEN
tytiYe, and requires the Commissioner to ef
feet the proposed consolidation by the first of
j liy next ut theiatest limit. The one-haIf Of
one per cent is allowed collectors to $500
annually in the aggregate, and collectors
are required to give new bonds on assuming
their new duties. Most of these changes
are made with the approval of the Com
nssioncS and other prominent revenue
officials now IN town. II is expected that the |
Senate Finance Committee will take prompt |
action on the bill aud that it viii become a !
law IN ample time to prevent all difficulty |
under the present law. Mr.. Dawes. in the |
course OF his remark Ks on the bill this after |
mirtee of Ways and Means expected duro |
ng the SesSlon to report a bill abohshiag !
all remaining internal revenue taxeso *. |
sept those ON whisky and tobacco.
4 Washington eyecia2 80 the ST. S.osis
G'o0. says:
Fifteen 1unG:e&; officers will Sc dispensed
with and Sl,]r3,"g1 saved in salaries and
ONCE expenses. Tie appropriations for
!his bureau for che current fiscal wear az.
9regaf" sf,f02,oC0. Ghe estimate this year
IS $8,oS-,H@Eo an apparent increase OF S912,-
~ zoe total increase as $5I2, S27, but
here are numerous officers to be paid By
he government heretofore paid by distil.
ers and warehouse men, The amount .
tsked Tor salaries. etc, OF supervisors. sur.
'eyors, gaugprs and storekot pers. the last
hre0 classes being additional, is S.. 000, O0g
ha reduction oi assessors, etc, will nearly
4 allie tho 'wo years as to appropriations,
y!Dio sho additional tax OF i've cents per
...lon On whisky Will pay til. addissoBai
...'16.o
If man vii! only star: with ixe3 ana
purpose in life, and strictly and
attempt to carry it out to the
est OF his ability, undismayed by failure
E delay, the time may be long in coming,
Ut come it w!io when tha5 purpose vii be
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