New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-04
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WASHINGTON.
The Mint at New Orleans.

w ASE1INGTON
The Mint at New Orleans.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-Dr. NJ. F. Bonzan
has been appointed superintendent of the
United States Mint at New Orleans.
Failed to Pass.
The bill to make an appropriation to pay
the mail contractors South for services per-
formed prior to the thirty-frst of May, 1861,
failed to become law, but will come up
again at the next session.
The District Commissioners.
General Ketcham, who arrived here this
morning, called on the President at noon
and formally accepted the appointment of
one of the District of Columbia commits
siOners.
The Secretary of War selected, after the
President had consultation with Dennison
and Blow, the other commissioners, who
said the appointment would be very agree
able to them.
They will take the oath of office to-day,
and expect to organize tor business by Mon
day. Much anxiety is felt among a large
class of citizens for that event, as they will
have the disbursement of about a million of
dollars among the unpaid employees under
the late District government.
Personal.
The President has gone to Long Branch.
Secretary Fish leaves this evening.
Secretary BristOw has gone to Kentucky
to attend the funeral of member of his
family.
Avery has assumed the functions of chief
clerk Of the treasury.
Postmaster General Jewell.
Marshall Jewell, of Connecticut, has ac-
cepted the Postmaster Generalship. The
first assistant will act until Jewell arrives
from Europe.
Appointments to West Point.
Among the West Point appointments are
Samuel Scott Wells, from the fourth dis.
| trict of Louisiana, Reuben s. Smith, OF
| Florida, and Paul L. GoodlOe, sixth Ala
bama district.
The Postma ster Generalship.
When on Wednesday Representative
| Hale withdrew his acceptance of the Post
master Generalship. the President rendered
| the appointment to Minister Jewell, but it
was not until late this afternoon that a
cable telegram was received from him signl-
| flying his acceptance.
The President, on the resignation Of Mr..
| C1eswell, expressed to q friend that he in
tended the appointee should be from New
England.
| While the appointment is generally re-
| ceived with favor, surprise is expressed
| that he should recall q minister who has
not been long at his post to discharge the
duties of an executive office at home.
Although Mr.. Jewell is popular at st.
Petersburg and finds his position agreeable.
| it has been known that he preferred office
| in his own country to diplomatic position
| abroad.
The settling of his affairs in Russia, and
the time required for his return, will deter
him from entering on his duties before the
first Of August.
l oil will aA
interim.
Who Goes to St. Petersburg.
| The question that now agitates this sec
ton ia. who will be JEWELS successor at st.
Petersburg!
There is considerable speculation in the
premises, but nothing definite is likely to
be known for q time.
The Survey of the River Mouth-War De-
| partmeut Orders, Naming she Commits
sion.
Adutant Generals Office, 7
Washington, D. c., July Q, 1874.
| General Orders No. al
Lieutenant Colonel H. G.. Wright, Lie
tenant Colonel B. s. Alexander and MAJ
C. B. ComstOck, of the corps of engine
United States army; Professor Henry -
cheli, United States coast survey; u L
Sickles. w. Miner Roberts, and H. ID
Whitcomb, are by the President hereh& ~
pointed a board of engineers undot ~
nrOyision of section three Of the act+NH
nrOved June 90, 1874, entitled ssln -
making appropriations for the repa115H1<
seryation and completion of certain publ
works on rivers and harDors, and for fpfAe
2 purposes" for the purpose Of makiyE
survey of the mouth OF the Misslenpl
river, with view to determine the Be-
Z method of obtaining and maintaining
: depth of water sufficient for the pufpose
!; | of commerce, either by canal from sal
Y river to the waters of the Gulf, or by deeI
u ening one or more of the natural outlets
s the said river" They are hereby directe
. to assemble at New York city, New Yorl
9 on the twentieth instant, or as soon thef(
i after;as practicable, for the purpose OF 9,
Z ganizing and entering upon the perforn
;, ance of their duties Lieutenant Colont
q Wright is designated as president of th
e board, II. D. Whitcomb is designated t
7. disburse under the direction of the boart
!, the money appropriated to defray the cos
of the survey. The following is the sectiO
of the act of Congress above referred t
e SEC. 3 That board of engineers, to
IL composed of three from the army, one frol
7, be appointed by the President. whit
said board shall make survey
u the mouth of the Mississippi river with
"a view to determine the best method {
10 obtaining and maintaining depth
o. a. water sufficient for the purposes Of col
II merce, either by canal from said river
the water of the Gulf or by deepening OF
or more of the natural outlets of said rive
and said board shall make a full al
ye detailed estimate and statement of the &C
I'd of each of said plans, and shall report Il
90 same together with their opinion thereO
In showing which Of all Of said plans tn
is deem preferable, giving their reaso
le therefor to the Secretary of WI
g, to be presented at the commencement
t. the second session of the FOrty-thi
Ia Congress; and that the sum Of $25,OOO,
" 80 much thereof as may be necessary,
or hereby appropriated out of any funds
On the treasury not otherwise appropriated
m defray the cost of said survey.
81, Approved June 23, 1874.
10 BY order of the Secretary of War.
a. THOMAS N. VINCENT,
IL Assistant Adjutant General
70 The Levee Survey.
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