New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-26
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WASHINGTON.
pradxe succee ded by Lobdell.

NIadgo Succeeded by L0bdeu.
WASHINGTON, June $50. D. Madge,
special treasury agent, has retired. u. w.
Lobdell succeeds him.
On Visit.
The President is paying week vIslO W
the Virginia mountains. He IL at nlte
Sulphur Springs tonight, where ne Will re'
main two days.
CONCENTRATIONS.
Conrratulatory messages passed over the
cable today between the Emperor OF bra1n
and President Grant. The following ls the
Presidents reply:
To Emperor of Brazil, Rio Janeiro:
congratulate you upon the telegraphic
connection just established between Drazli
and the United States. May 1t prove as
close a link in national friendship as IN
cnmmunication. U. s. GRANT.
Declined.
Tx. Bass declines the assistant secre-
| tarvship of the Treasury.
| Omitted by n Blunder.
| L. is stated the appropriation Tor the
| Gulf coast and Florida peninsula water
| routes was omitted from the river aud
harbor bill by blunder. -.7 -
Hale Accepts Creswell Goes to Austria.
| Eugene Hale accepts the Postmaster
| Generalship, vice Creswell, whom, on DIT,
| goes as minister to Austria.
Newly Appointed Mississippi Oalcials.
Captain NJ. Shaughnessy, the newly ap..
| pointed collector of internal revenue, ana
+. e. Lake. Jr., United States marshal,
leave for their homes in Mississippi to-
| morrow. ... .r
Professor Forshey,s Interview with the
British Minister.
Professor Forshey's account of his inter-
view with Sir Edward Thornton is as follows:
By previous appointment Professor For.
shey called yesterday upon Sir Edward
| Thornton, at the British embassy. The
| purpose of this visit was under instruction
from the New Orleans Chamber OF Com
merce, to lay before his excellencey come
views and statistics relating to the trade
, and commerce between the Mississippi val
lev, especially as q bread producing area,
and the bread consuming people OF Great
Britain and Western Europe.
The professor was armed with views and
| facts presented BY the Chamber to the
Transportation Committee of the Senate IN
a published pamphlet, that among. othe,
things gave abundant demonstration o
+ | the good condition of corn cargoes passing
r from St. Louis and the West through New
Orleans and the tropics and sold in Liver
pool and other European ports he pre-
sented also the cheering prospect OF deeI
|, | navigation outward from the valley by
a | means of a canal near Fort st. Philip, ant
= the great reduction Of the cost of freight
and insurance on cargOes OF breadstutf
8 and return commerce as a consequence o
Y this improved navigation.
q The professor also added the prospect il
the early future of a ship canal across tn
peninsula of Florida, presenting the abl
papers that have from time to time az
peared in the Now Orleans Price Cu,ren
J. All these views and considerations wer
received with much respect and gratitics
tion by this enlightened statesman, VIII
expressed himself on behalf OF the Britis
Is commerce and interests as welcoming wit
much pleasure the prospect Of improve
'3 navigation at the rivers outlet.
He expressed his doubt Of any permaner
improvement of the mouths proper, bu
gave his favorable impression OF canal MAJ
igation, as to which he made special IL
80 quiries OF the professor. The interview wa
a agreeable and courteous as might be e!
% pected from his excellency, and the agel
Of the Chamber of Commerce was impresse
with the broad views and enlightened r
W marks of her British majesty's envoy.