New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-13
TEAmB0ATMEN'S CONVENTION
WASHINGTON.

Pardon of War OGender-AurfferOu fIes
tai in Virginia-InternaI Revenue Re.
ceipts-GenerRI sheridan Here-The
Meade Obsequies-SpeciaF Treasury
Agent at New Orleans-MoiI. Service
Ordered.
WASHINGTON, November l2.-The Presi-
dent has pardoned Appleton A. NJ Smith,
who was taken to Fort Warren in 1861, it
being alleged that, as ship agent in New
York, he had aided in fitting out vessels en-
gagged in the slave trade. From the fort he
was transferred to the Boston JAIL and.
while legal proceeding were pending,
escaped, and ever since has been fugitive
About year ago paper was signed by
large number of gentleman, asking the
President to pardon him, accompanied by
documents tending to show his innocence Of
the charge
The presence of aurlferous metal in Vir-
ginia, in the neighborhood of the Potomac,
Rappahannock and other streams, as well as
the foot hills of the Blue Ridge, has long
been known, but the location Of a proni-
nent quartz mine and reef has not been
thoroughly demonstrated until lately. For
year past, parties OF experience have been
engaged in developing mine near kel-
ley's Ford, five miles from RaDDahannock
station, in the neighborhOOd of the we'll
known placer deposits. They have found a
series OF gold bearing veins, located ON a
mound three quarters of a mile from the
river.
The surface of the rock of decomposed
quartz bears a strict res emblance to one
taken out in the richest districts of Cali
fOrnia A shaft, eighty feet deep, cuts
three veins at the depth of fifteen, forty
five and seventy-tive feet, yielding rock
worth from $50 to $I00 per ton. The
deposit seems to be a basin of veins, show
ing free gold with carbOnates, and not |
sulphates. Three tunnels are now being
worked through rich rock, and everything !
gives evidence of pernanency.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue |
estimates the receipts of the bureau for the |
present fiscal year at $IO5, 100000, or $30,- |
100000 less than last year, with a natural |
increase annually of three per cent. The |
receipts of the first qnarter were larger |
than those subsequently collected, being !
aCcumuIatlOns on account OF past indebted |
ness and other causes. So far as the bureau |
Is aware, both the tobacco and the spirits |
interests are satisfied with the law of Con
gress, and therefore there is no reason to |
believe that any modification of it will be |
recommended, unless in the manner of ad- |
ministration and reorganization of the dis
trlcts in order to render the system more
compact and to reduce expenses, nor is it !
probable the tariff act will undergo any
material changes.
General Sheridan is here. The Meade
Obsequians have returned.
The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
after a consultation with the New York
thinks there will be no panic or
interference Of the business of the
country by the Boston fire
General kryzowski. who as supervisor of
internal revenue Of Georgia fell into trou-
bic, has been appointed special treasury
agent, with headquarters at New Orleans
Mail service has been ordered on the
North and South railroad, between Colum-
nus an6 Hamilton Gnnrnia