New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-15
NEW YORK..


New YORK. August IL, Midnight.-The
Arndt's passengers-ninety-f four cabin and
three hundred and nine steerage-are ell
well. So, r..-...-,4., r..,r r.T.rr..f q. &
The Mixed Commission at NeWpsSs.
OF the four hundred and ninety y-seven
cases presented for arbitration to the Mixed
Commission, ] sitting at Newport, only
eighty-seven remain unsettled, and the
commissioners hope to finish these within
the stipulssed time. Il - cs.s! $3.50 Fl
. The greatest part Of the work and ex-
pense. too. ls in the printing, on which work
two printing Offices in Newport, one in
Boston. one II New York and two in Wash
ington devote all their spare time, the bulk
OF the printing being done in the last
named city, divided between American aud
English houses. ..4-
Ii one case, not yet finished, six Thousand
printed pages have been furnished and the
briefs have not yet been put into type.
4. The expenses Of the commission are ad-
vanced by the United: States governments,
the share of the British government being
amount awarded upon claims will be taxed
five par cent for expenses. When the cases
/ are all decided the gross sum which Is to be
paid will be stated. The duplicate journals
and accounts will be delivered TO the two
governments and the labors OF the copw's-
si0a flushed.
-. = The Cssee.aHsuse suit. 9T ff
Plat & Borja, glass importers, sgsihst
whom . suit has been commenced to re-
cover 81, 100000 for alleged undervaluation
of imports. deny any intention to detrsud
the government. i 1".., -,a F.. -l-:5 2-lt
funeral Of George n. Saaadessss
The funeral of the late George N. Saun-
ders took place this morning at St. Anna
Episcopal Church, and was we'll attended,
notwithstanding the storm A number of
distinguished citizens from different parts
of the country were present. The remains
were taken to Greenwood for interment.
Action Of the Police .CsnmissieneHs.
: The police commissioners to-day adopted
resolutions allowing the Legion OF St.
Patrick to parade with arms, % we'll as the
Knights Templar, and will furnish police
escort T.
b The New fsrk CustemAsass. % -
Altheu gh the Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury was in close consultation with
Collector Arthur for several hours to-day,
the latter denies receiving any instructions
from the Secretary of the Treasury to per-
emptorily y discharge large number of GUS
toms inspectors. An officer Of the customs,
however. Is reported as stating that the
report had some. foundation, IS o recent
lATpt TtNGuuc case ESu AAUklCdIcO = uULA U01
Of clerks in dishonest practices.
the GuIbeas Alaska. 5--.
The gunboat Alaska 10 almost ready for
sea, and her officers and crew 60 on board
tomorrow.
Sailors Rewarded. -a-t2-
The money for O. 9. Nichols, the mate, ,.
and for the other officers of the snip Gen
eraf Mcclellan, from the British govern.
ment for the rescue Of the crew of the
British bark Crusader, has been distrib.
uted ky Collector Arthur.
Bids for Gold. 49, - -
. There were nihe bids for government gold
to-day: aggregating s7S5,5oo, at from ll4H
to lI5 7-l00. >
A Steamer 10 Rough weather. 'le
The steamer City Point, which arrived
this morning from the Delaware river, with
. cargo Of peaches, had q rough passage.
She left the Delaware at fve' O'clock on
Wednesday evening, and encountered .
storm when about twenty-five or thirty
miles below Long Branch.
The winds was blowing directly of the
shore. She had come 100 miles of her distance
and had much the shortest part to make
go that it was not practicable to turn back;
besides, 1T she had done 30 the wind would
have been Just the same With her - coming
as it was OFT her beam. The seas swept the
fore part of her forecastle deck and ran so
high that IN order to insure the safety OF
all en- board il was found necessary to
throw overheard between 500 and 1000
crates OF peaches. o. IA L--. is1
.E.l:J5'.15 Marine. t-G .I=
Arrived-Hammonia, Hamburg and Sem
mole. Arrived out-Ismailia.
Police War Against Lotteries In iSrookiya.
The president of the police commissioners
Of Brooklyn hes informed all the police
captains Of that city that they will be held
responsible for the existence Of policy Shops
sad faro banks in their precincts. l-
adj Death Of q journalist. - a.
Colonel James F. Meline, who served in
the Mexican war, and we'll known Jour
nalist and author, died this morning in
Malls Arrived.
All the delayed mails arrived at the post
office before nine O'Clock tonight. The
Southern mail reached here at a quarter to
nine o'clock.