New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-22
WASHINGTON.


Expectation of Distilled Spirits I'm Bond.
WASHINGTON, May 2l.-The report of the
Senate conference committee on the bill to
facilitate the expectation of distilled spirits
in bond provides that, instead of the ex
portation bond now required by law, the
producer may give transportation bond
for the delivery of the spirits on shipboard
shall be Cancelled ON receipt of notifications
from the collector of said port that the
actual exporter has given a bond for their
delivery in foreign country, etc.
This bond shall be Cancelled upon pre-
sentation of satisfactory proof and Ger.
tifcates that the spirits have been landed
at the port mentioned in the bill of lading,
or at any other port in the United States,
or have been lost at sea, without fault OF
owner.
The export stamp tax is to be reduced
from twenty five to ten cents per package.
The House sections, making an allowance
of two per cent for leakage, and providing
general system of relief in case OF de-
structiOn of spirits while in transit, are
stricken out.
Cooperative Action for the Relief Of tho
Overlooked.
The congressional delegations from Ar
kansas, Louisiana and Mississippi had
conference to-day, with view OF obtaining
further congressional aid for the sufferers
by the overflow of the Mississippi river.
Senator West presided After much infor.
nation had been laid before the meeting,
showing the absolute necessity of further
aid, sub committee, consisting of Messrs.
Morey, of Louisiana, Hodges, Of Arkansas,
and Howe, of Mississippi, was appointed to
collect ali the information available on the
subject, as to the resources and require
ments. II is expected that $500,O00 addi-
tional will be asked from Congress.
The Wedding at the White House.
The marriage ceremony is over. The
presents aggregate fully $4,000, and are
very beautiful.
The party will cross the Atlantic on the
Baltic. The captain has decorated his
deck cabin as bOudOir tor the bride.
The only thing that marred the simple,
ctizenlike character of the wedding
ceremony, was the presence of marine
band
Southern Claims.
The following was presented by Senator
West on March and referred to the Com
mittee on Claims, who reported unfavorably
| and indefinitely postponed the matter: A
| bill to provide for the settlement of all
claims Of loyal persons against the United
| States accruing during the late rebellion,
! and for other purposes. The bill looked to
| the abolition of the Southern Claims Com
mission and giving jurisdiction to the Court
| of Claims
| River Reports.
| The signal office reports that during the
| past twenty -four hours the Mississippi has
remained stationary at ST. Paul. fallen from
Lacrosse to KeOkuk, risen one inch at War
saw, fallen from St. Louis to Vicksburg,
aud risen three inches at New Orleans.
The fall at Cairo has been nineteen inches,
and at Memphis two feet. The Missouri
has fallen slightly from Yankton to st.
Joseph, risen from Leavenworth to Kansas
| City, and fallen thence to its mouth. The
| Ohio has remained unchanged from Pitts
burg to Marietta, but has fallen at all sta
tions below that place.
The Red and Cumberland rivers have
continued falling slowly. The Allegheny
has risen one inch at Oil City, and fallen
two inches at Freeport. The Monongahela
has also risen slightly, but not enough to
affect the Ohio. The rainfall in the water
sheds, during the same period, has been as
follows: In the Mississippi, one-hundreth OF
an inch, at New Orleans. In the Missouri
eight-hundreths, at Omaha, and twO-huu
dredths. at Leavenworth. In the Ohio
twenty-two-hundreths at Pittsburg,