New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-24
NEW YORK.

HeavV Purchases OF G0ld-AMended Loo
cal Option Bill Passed-CharIes ".
Ford for Secretary OF the Interior
3IcDOnald, the fOrger-Judge Daley's
Opinion Of the Polaris Afiair-Hc has
More Confidence in Buddington chan
he had in Ha,l-McDOnald Asks for u
Writ of Habeas Corpus - The New
Board Of Police Commissioners Re.
move Superintendent Nels0 and Eleci
George w. Nlatsei1.
New YORK, May GA letter to the
Sun says that Charles w. Ford has TN.
doubtedlv been rendered the Secretaryship
OF the Interior.
George Mcdonald. implicated in the
Bank OF England torgerles. was committed
to the custody of the United States mar.
shall, to await the action Of the proper au.
thoritieS.
There were heavy purchases Of gold made
to-day in anticipation. The purchases Of
some of the leading brokers aggregated
$S,O00,0o0.
The German bankers are buying gold.
The appropriation fox tunne!ing North
river passed.
The local liquor option bill. amended to
suit the Governors views. passed to third
reading. An etfor: TO insert the civil dam.
age clause failed.
Professor Wassemau. who was garrOted
and robbed in Brooklyn. i. dead.
Arrived-Laplauj. Arrived ou:-Berlin
and Denmark.
Judge Charles P. Daley. presiden: of the
Geographical Society, speaking Of the
death of Captain Hall. Of the Polaris Arctic
expedition, says that the letter.wrlter who
started the poisoning story. upon the OK.
preston Of a suspicion of an Esguimaux.
would not have done so had he known the
breed. He does not know what truth
means. Joe is spoken Of as well mean.
ing man. but he is man of very bad repu.
taton. and was near being hanged by DR..
HAYES on one of his expeditions, SO con.
vincing was the proof that he had been the
cause of the death of Mr. Sontag.
Judge Daley is not inclined to accept as
true the stories told Of Captain Buddington
by those rescued, and alludes to the circum.
reported as showing insubOrdlnatiOn at
Disco. Captain Hall. he says. however.
was not capable of leading such an expedi
ton, and did not care SO much that the
north pole should he reached as that he
should reach it.
He was no seaman. and an attempt to
induce him to leave the command to Lieu.
tenant Grinnell. son of his benefactor,
failed.
This Mr. Grinnell. when spoken 70 on the
subject, said that Captain Hall lacked only
one requisite for the task he undertook
ability to govern men. He was too familiar
with his crew. John Hegeman, VINO fur.
nished the expedition with portion OF the
outfit. is made to say by an interviewer
that Hall expressed himself confident
that Buddington. Chester and Merton
would sustain him in any discipline he
should attempt to enforce. and that he
Hegeman) in his daily visits to the Polaris,
when at New York. was not favorabIy i'm
pressed by Tyson. He regarded him as very
dissatisfied man and one whom it would be
difficult to manage.
A st. Louis letter to the San says there
is no longer any doubt but that Charles
w. Ford, collector of internal revenue,
has been offered the Secretaryship of the
Interior.
Money on call ranged from to 7; was a
little active at intervals Prime discounts
to 9. Exchange dull on basis of 87s 09-
Gold opened at llS0 ll8A, fell to ll77s,
then advanced to 1888 q 1874. Loans were
3 to for carrying. FreiRhts per sail
Flour % Cd; per steam 9hd.
l A writ OF habeas corpus has been granted