The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-29
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| WASHINGTON, July 2S.-The Board of Eng
,under an act Of Congress, passed at its last
| session, to devise a plan for retaining the
overlooked lands of the Mississippi River, met
at Newport, r. J., on the 2ist inst.
Present, Gen. G. X. Warren, United States
Engineers; Capt. w. H. Benyard, United
States Engineers: Gen. II. L. Abbott, United
States Engineers: ex-Gov. 2. Q. Hebert, OF
Louisiana; Col. J. E. Sckles, of Arkansas
The Board was i'll session several days de-
| hberatlng on the various proposed plans of
reclamation. 1t distributed the duties of its
members as follows:
To ex-Goy Hebert was assigned the
district of Louisiana; to Capt, Benyard, the
district of Mississippi, and to Col j. E.
Sickes the district of Arkansas and Missouri.
To Gen. Il. L. Abbott was assigned the
duty of investigator, the course and effect OF
the flood of 1871 as compared with previous
foods.
To Gen. Warren was assigned the duty of
collecting all information now in the Depart
ment bearing on the question.
The Board adjourned subject to the call of
the President, which will he made SO soon as
the reports come in from the various States.
1t will be prep red to make its recommends
tons at an early day in the next session OF
Congress.
/ Generals Warren, Abbott and Hebert are
probably more familiar with the levee question,
III al IFS phases, than any other three men in
the country, except, probably, the distin-
guished Chief Of Engineers, Gen Humphrey.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Judge LochrAne, of
Georgia, and ex-senator Doolttle are here.
Secretaries Bristow and Robson are at their
posts.
A circular just issued by the Secretary OF
| the Treasury makes important changes in the
organization of the force OF special agents.
The apportionment OF districts will be discon-
tinued after August lst and special agents will
act under the immediate direction OF the Col
lie ;tor of Customs. making report to him at
| the end of each calendar month Of all SER
vices performed.
duties OF agents, defining them with great ex-
actness.
The negotiations for the alance of the 5 per
cent. funded loan, were concluded by the
Secretary of the Treasury to-day, with Messrs.
August Belmont Il Co., on behalf of N. NJ
Rothschilds Il Son. Of London, and their asso-
ciates, and J. & W. Seigman d Co., on behalf
OF themselves and their associates
These parties made an absolute subscrip-
ton for $40, 900, 900, coupled with the option
of taking the remainder of the loan at any
time within six months. The loan is taken
at par, to be paid for in coin, or 500 bonds,
the parties to receive one-quarter of one per
cent commission, and to detray all tho ex-
penses Of the transaction, including the de-
livery of the bonds. From the well-known
reputation of these bankers, no doubt exists at
the Treasury Department as to their ability
to place the entire loan.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Gen. Meigs Quar-
termaster General, forwards to the Secretary
OF War extracts from the annual reports OF
Capt. A. q. Robinson, Acting Quartermaster
at Fort Sill, giving description OF the coun-
try south aud west OF Fort Sill. and of i, march
OF 400 miles, by seven companies of cavalry.
In speaking of the Indians the report says ::
The Indians, Kiowas and Comanches have
not reformed improved whatever on the
statements OF t2elr agents, but, on the con-
trary, We're never more daring or predatory
than during the past year; they have con
SANITY raldol in Texas, MURDER the inhslb-
iants aud driving off stock, and :wice re-
Gently, once within IA month have, run off the
stocks from their agency, on the military
reservation close to the post
OIe night III june they made a dash for the
Coral gates opened to receive the night police
wagon, but receiving volley IL, they APP
preached from the guard without and hadn9
another guard within the Coral thus placing
them between two fires; they beat IL has Y
treat and have not since paid the respects.
Lole Wolf recently crossed the INDIAN Res
ervatloA with the horses OF Company OF the
9th Cavalry, wlich he succeeded III stamped
ing near Fort Griffin, Texts. Since this, per-
IN ssion hts been gwen to plrsue the r.llug
plriles on the Reservation, which will have u
tendency to check such exploits hereafter.
MARlNE DIsAs rER-CALlFuHAIA NEWS.
SAN Francisco, July Is. The steam ship
Altol.s hIlnss YoAoLln d .tes TO July 4. t1e
Jap ste.i.ner Tai O.nerI WI, lost Oh the
l51l of Junc, Oh the We | coast, tweuty-,evaA
l.ves We're los.
News from FOrmosl to the effect that the
Jap nese aro dr.vlAo the aborlsinei iron the
coast.
il taaese Wiz vessels were still on coast of
Forn1,t. Tue anniversary Of Aner.c Al Ill1-
pc ldeuee was properly observes III YoAnh tnl.
A gftlI bill vas g.vel III An;rlcLL CJI,d-
Lite.
L he co net b I'd heen observed from Japl IN,
ani @.Is loJiel upJl by tla Ii Ltive5 rs Il ltvor-
abe o-ntI III coma 4ctlo1 witl tns wlr ID For
III }, wnere TIE trtDes have cone to terms
VITA J .p:I AL accepted tns hL5 Of that
cJllirs.
\ uteek church his been opened by the
Rlssis.i III. 'siolir e' ut II Tx I'd sdi.
THE FIVE PER CENT LOAN.
Nsw Yo32, July 23 --rls Con,snprcial says:
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