New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-16
THE POfE's CONDITION
NEW ORLEANS AND VERA CRUZ
Loza0as REBELLION ENDEE
WASHINGTON.

The Military TO Regulate nOdGc Hifnifs-
Supreme EOurt DecisiOn-TOn 0chii-
tree Appointed 1Iarshal for Texas
sndian fairs on the Eordev-Santanta
and Big Tree.
WASHINGTON, April t5.--The Cabinet
meeting to-day did NOT discuss ModUc
affairs II is tacitlr understood that the
military have them in hand.
The government has received nothing
from the M0dOc country since Sunday.
The President has appointed Lewis H.
MAYER collector of internal revenue tor the
ninth district of Alabama.
The Postoftice Department has ordered
railroad service from Allenvilles South Ca
rolina, to Augusta, Georgia.
The Supreme Court of the United States
to-day announced the following opinion in
the case of Tapjere vs. the United States
appeal from the court OF claims:
The court of claims in this case gave
Judgment against the appellant on a claim
for cotton delivered to- the agents of the
government under the act giving permis
sion 70 persons sympathizing with the re-
belion to sell their cotton. provided they
would give one fourth thereof 20 the [ nited
States.
The cotton was turned overto the govern
rnent on the twenty fifth of July. On the
twentv-fourth the President had issued a
proclamation removing the restrictions on
trade in the district where the cotton was
delivered ~the Red river district-and on
that day was filed in the State Department,
but was not promulgated through the pub
lie press until the twenty sixth.
The court of claims held that it was not
valid until published. and not published
until Dromuipated As stated. this court
reversed that iudgment. with directions to
the court of claims to enter Judgment for
the anneIlant holding that the ONLY way TO
onard against mischiefs arising from the
Uncertainty of Darole pIoOf as TO the time
of nnblication is to apply the same legal
nresumptiop TO proclamations that is ap-
nlied to statutes: that is. that they had a
TFaIid aYistencp at the bepinninl. Of the day
Of their date and in the absence of fraud
to narmi, M inouiry on the subiecr.
NJ TIsfica Suavna deIivereG ne nDiniop.
Mr. Justice Rrady dissfnted.
Ma;or Ton Orhiltrpa has i.en appoinrnd
,rnited States marshal for the eastern di,
trint af Tevaa
The Sunreme Court decides that ey.i'resf-
dent .JohnsoD'. nroclarnation of amnesty
on,Iia. 20 alipns residino Sor,b v;hn paxr
III and cnmfoIt 10 tbe ,pRelJiou
tn +be matter of tho STATE of Texax vs.
rsca;,ar of Memnbis and FL paso railroad.
+bo S,,,ro,,e (,,nrt 70 dav affirmed the de-
cision Of th.. Texas court. and thus con.
,;r,,. +b,, r,I,,t ot e;p}t million acres made
hv the State of Texas to that road.
The Commissionrr nI Indian Arairs ma.
receiyed a letter from Friend Enoch Hoag,
lnd,an AGENT of ,be central suprrintend.
ancvD dated LAWRENCE. Kansas, April ~.
IN wbicb he s,tvs that if the murder of the
srrvayors formerly reported. was done at
OF tT tba Cbavannas # was nrohabIv nv
uona of their younp men in tLe absence of
+hair cbief. and While intoxicated. This
view. he saws. i. strengthened br the
bod;es beino Luried in the sand.
whirh Is unusual amouc the indians. who
GENERALLY scalI, and leave the bodies ex-
nosed. Friend Noag saws the investigation
viii h.. prsue1. especially with the In-
Hans on -Lai- arrival ar the agency to