New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-25
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WASHINGTON.

DisbaFsements Of Silver Coin.
WASHINGTON, November N-Secret tary
Richardson Issues the following: ssFhe de-
partment instructions Of the twenty-sev-
enth ultimo, in reference to the limited dis
bursement of silver coin in lieu of cur
rency, are hereby so modified that here
after, in making disbursements, silver coin
will be paid only in the fractional parts Of
dollar"
The Convention Of Pestmasters.
The Postmaster General having received
number of inquiries from pOstmasters as
TO whether circular issued by Rhode
Island postmaster, calling for q convention
of postmasters, at Washington, on January
9, Is in accordance with hia wishes, states
out authority, and he has directed that the
project be abandoned, and the circular
Withdrawn as far as possible.
Free Banking.
The Controller of Currency is of the
opinion that any general system of tree
banking, accompanied with redemption,
must be postponed until tho resumption of
specie payments.
Important Decision i'm the United States
Supreme Court.
In the case OF the United States VS..
Lapine and others, the Supreme Court, to-
day, decided that when a party advanced
funds to q firm in New Orleans, to be used
by their agent in the interior for the pur-
chase of cotton prior to the capture OF that
city, in 1862, all the parties being then in
New Orleans, and the city being captured
by the federal forces before the cotton
was purchased with the funds 80 ad-
vanced, the agent having gone into
the interior prior to the capture, his agency
was terminated by yle hostile position OF
his principals to the government conse-
quent upon it's capture, and that as q pur-
chase of the cotton afterward was an effec-
tual aid to the enemy, and was forbidden
by the soundest principle Of public law, the
purchaser thereof obtained NO title to the
cotton and had no claim against the gov
ernment for its capture.
Mr.. Justice Hunt delivered the ooinion,
Justices Field and Miller dissenting.
Arrival Of Alexander HI. Stephens.
Hon. A. H. Stephens arrived here tonight,
| to take his seat in the House Of Represen-
| tatives.
An Important Rumor- -Serane 70 be Die
tater Of Spain.
Intimations have been resolved at the
| State Department that Serano will be made
Dictator of Spain, and the CASTELAR, govern
ment OverthrOwn, but the advices are not
pronounced trustworthy.
Arrival Of Hon. Frank MOrey.
Representative Morey has arrived in
| Washington.
Plain Talk ON Indian Ahairs-The Conan.
ches to be Brought TO Terms.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs, to-
| day sent the following telegram to j. M.
Haywo, United States Indian agent at Fort
| Sill, Indian Territory:
Issue no annuitiee to COmanches.
| The demand for five raiders and murderers
! is not remitted, and If not complied with in
| ten days after receipt of this dispatch, you
will stop their ratiOns entirely, and if they
still refuse, they will be handed over to the
military. If you are unable to act as agent,
during military operations. you can be re-
lieved temporarily, on application. Assure
| the Indians that the governmentis is in earnest
and that arrangements are already being
made to compel the Comanches to do right.
E. P. SMITH, Commissioner"
A Mining Case Settled.
The Secretary of the Interior to-day de-
cided the long contested Utah mining case
of the Eureka Mining Company VS.. the
Jenny Lind Mining Company and others,
| and held, in accordance with advice of As
sistant Attordey General Smith:
First-That in estimating the sixty days
of publication required by the act of May
10, 1872, the first day Of publication should
be excluded, and the last included. This
reverses the ruling and practice of the gen.
eral land office on q very important point
Second-The adverse claim required by
the seventh section of said act must be
made by the party, and can not be made by
an attorney.
Third-That where several persons unite
in an adverse claim, the jurat is sufficient
if made by one Of such persons.
Fourth-That the fling of an adverse
claim with the register of the local Office is q
sufficient fling under said act; and
Fifth-That the adverse claim Of the
Jenny Lind Mining Company does sufR-
GENTLY set forth the nature Of said claim.
The decision, based on the foregoing con-
illusions of law, is to the effect that the
Jenny Lind Company is entitled to posses
sion Of the very valuable land in contro-
versy as against the Eureka Company and
all other adverse claimants.
This decision is, however, subject to re.
versal by the courts, where the contest will
now be renewed.