The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-27


said Though You are opposed to me as trustee
OF the Union Company, which bought one half Of
Judgment against the estate OF my father, which
was fraudulent, you see am sincere in my con-
era tuations, since thus call on you IN
tho face OF that state or facfs." To
which the Judge repiied:-"That appointment
10 merely nominal nave no interest whatever
in 1t, and therefore can sit In your case" When
Judge Durell went to New Orleans afterwards he
carried ont the mandate In the Henning case, re-
sultng in the sale OF two lots, which showed that
he was disinterested. lew months afterwards
Mrs. Gaines wrote to her agent Mr.. Stone, asking
to be permitted TO have q receiver appointed to
collect the rents OF her estate, to be deposited IN
Judge Durell's Court for safe keeping. General
Hood, late OF the Confederate army, was recon-
mended and had the requisite and very large sure
ties ready to come forward, but Judge Durell re-
fused to appoint him. To her letter Mr.. Stone re
Piled shortly Judge Dure cannot sit In your CASE
as he Is interested against y0u." This greatly sur
prised Mrs. Gaines, who, on her return to New
Orleans shortly alter, saw her lawyer, Mr.. Stone in
his ONCE with whom the following converse
ton ensued -"Dont you think, Mr.. Stone.
that Judge Durell's conduct Is most
extraordinary and INCONSISTENT He told me in
New York he had no interest whatever and now,
though occupying the same position he turns
round and says he IL interested against me-"
Stone repted:-'H will sit upon your cases and
decide in your favor upon certain conditions,
which are -Sherir Parker retains in his hands
s21 200 Tor making streetsin the property ltigated
for by the Union Company the heirs OF Cavalier and
Davenport and Mrs. Games. DureI can arrange
it if you will give him $4,000. Nine thousand dol
lars you can have. The remainder Is to be given
to the above named heirs, and every other lot in
two squares designated 10 also 10 be given to Du-
rel.n "That would be bribing the Court,v re-
joined Mrs. Gaines, and Stone said, "What OF
thatr' TO which she replied. "That is crime -
when the earnest attorney asserted that If it was
no one would know It; that she could 40 nothing,
as she was without dollar; that she
did not know when she would have Circuit Judge
IN New Orleans as Judge Wayne was sick and no
other appointment could be made while he lived.
and hence she would be compelled to do it.n To
this she responded, ''She would starve before she
would" The following day Mrs. Gaines returned
the visit Of Mrs. Norton. wife OF the assignee in
bankruptcy. who is charged with being the bench
man of Durell, and while there Judge Durell walked
into the parlor. to whom Mrs. Gaines said,
Judge, why can't you sit in my casess Your posi-
ton Is unchanged, and wish yol would try
them" To this the Judge replied, n refer you
to Mr.. Norton" In going into the parlor Of the
st. Charles Hotel, Immediately after this, she met
MIR. Norton and repeated her conversation with
Judge Durel, stating that he had referred her to
him. Norton answered that II she would
consent to the proposition made to her by
MIR. Stone the day before Judge Dureii
would sit in her cases. TO this she said, ''Under
no circumstances, sir, will consent to that and
abruptly left the room. The committee regard
this az the connecting link required in the testi-
mony to prove the completely of Durell with Norton
in the corrupt schemes Of plumber which, with In
creasing force are being brought home to those
who snow system OF gigantic spoliation and off,
cial depravity rarely excelled, If equalled, in the
country.
Provisions OF the Completed Indian APP
preparation BlI-Correction of Gross
Abuses.
The House Committee on Appropriations have
refused to modify the Indian Appropriation bill to
suit the views Of the Secretary Of the Interior and
the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, as expressed
before the committee yesterday. The principal
point complained Of was the granting OF absolute
power to the Board OF Indian Commissioners in
matters Of contracts. This remains intact, as
already stated IN these dispatches. The COM
mttee are unanimous In the opinion that some
check, independent OF the Jurisdiction OF the de-
partment, should be placed on the Commissioner
Of Indian A1airs and 1t Is conceded that the ap-
peal OF disputed matters to the Secretary OF the
Interior does not fully meet the necessities Of the
case. The bill also possesses new and important
feature, regulating the appropriations on
account of Indian agencies. Hitherto 1t has
been customary to appropriate In gross
for these purposes, and 1t has been
found that the larger share Of the sums In
each case has been devoted to salaries OF useless
employees. For instance, at Fort Berthold, Dakotah
nov nm oIln uoA for uh
penses of that agency, out Of which 800 were
expended for white employees. The Indians con-
sequently were short and deficiency bill has been
sent IN to make up the amount The committee have
fixed the maximum to be expended on salaries at
this agency at SO, OOO which increases the amount
available for the Indians $l4,500. At another
agency as high as 1fty-three white employees were
paid by the agent ont OF the moneys which be-
ionged to the Indians. These abuses have been
corrected in the Appropriation bill for the next
fiscal year and constitute large portion OF the
million and half reduction, the rule is applied
to every agency. The committee have also cut
down the contingent fund Of the Indian once from
$50, 600 to $40, 900.
The New Ten Cent Fractional Currency
Note.
The new ten cent fractional currency note,
series OF 1874 is tre larger than that OF the last
ScreS the size De1ng tnree ana quarter lnCneS IN
length and two inches in width, and instead Of the
larger red seal across its face has the small
seal Of the Treasury Department, encir-
cled with lathe work in green, on the
lower portion Of the note The portrait,
engraved in vignette form, OF William NJ. Meredith,
Secretary Of the Treasury during the administra-
ton OF President Taylor appears on the left end Of
the note At the lett OF the portrait, enclosed in
panel, is the white face Roman capital lettering,
fractional Currency" At the lower and upper
ends of this panel is the monogram, "U. ST." and
in the corners forming the borders Of the note
are the figures, 49," "X.," 'Ten," deliberately
ornamented with scroll. On the right Of the
portrait is q large counter of geometrical lathe
work. on the face of which Is the figure "X" with
the word scents" engraved in black letters across
its face. over the counter is the title "United
States ruled face, curved. The note also contains
the signatures OF the Treasurer Of the United
States and the Register OF the Treasury which are
at the bottom, nearer to the right side. The re-
verse Of this note mas the usual legend engraved