The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-16

passed bill authorizing the Governor to APP
point two commissioners, citizens OF Alabama
who. with the Governor, shall constitute 6
Board of Commissioners, to take charge and
ascertain iquidate and adjust s11bsiding lega
liabilities OF the State on bonds straight anC
Endorsed and coupons theron. in such man
ner as the interests OF the State may require
and by negotiation to provide for the pay.
ment Of such amount Of said legal liabilities
as may be arranged for under the power.
conferred by the bill, and the interest tha,
may be agreed to be paid on the principal sc
negotiated i'll such manner and at such times
as to them may seem advisable.
| To this end said commissioners shall by adj
vertlsement or otherwise at as early day
as practicable require presentation of all
claims of said character with amount claimed
and they may inquire into the consideration,
| alleged to have been paid or given to the
State therefore. or that is alleged in support
of the liability claimed against the State.
Provided, however, that no adjustment OF
said alleged liabilities or any part thereof, or
arrangement for the payment OF any sum in
discharge thereof shall be binding in the
State, unless and until approved and rati-
fed by the General Assembly. The commits
| sioners are required to report their action to
the Governor, who shall communicate the
same to the General Assembly.
The bill will probably pass the House after
the recess which takes place ON the 18th.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 14,-The annual re-
port of the Union League was read tonight
at the annual meeting OF the League. 1t
starts out by stating that the League has
taken no active part in elections since the
last annual meeting; and then, speaking of
the defeat of the Republican party in this
State, adds that the party has fallen from
causes which appear to be beyond the con-
troll Of party organizations. 1t says
Wherever the business OF country is de-
pressed, as it has been in the United States
for many months, the party in power is
always held responsible for it, no matter
what the real cause may be.
Nevertheless, the report adds, there has
been Just ground for discomfort among Re
publican voters with the character of many
of the candidates presented to them for pub
lie office, and this certainly operated to a coz
siderable extent to promote the result. The
report alludes to an effort being made through
its leaders for nnexceptionable candidates
within the Republican party to be voted for
at the February election in this city.
The report speaks of the failure of Con-
gress to make an appropriation to the Cen
tennial, and says it is to be regretted that the
mistaken economy of Congress led it to refuse
and threw upon the individual citizen task
which Of right should have been discharged
by the nation. It congratulates the public
on the fact that through the iberality of cit-
zens, mainly Of Philadelphia, the success of
the exhibition is assured. The balance of the
report treats OF membership, library and
finances Of the league number Of mem bers,
1916
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15.-The bitter contest
between old ring members of the Union
| a1Ona and the friends Of tho ovonnci%in,,
ticket, headed by John p Veree, terminated
last night in the election Of the latter ticket.
The polls remained open till after midnight,
and the result has Just been announced.
Charlie Gibbons headed the ring ticket for
President ard was on the opposition ticket
for Vice President. but he withdrew his name
at the last moment and is among the defeated
The successful party claim that had there
been different result the Union League
would have been broken mp.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 14-Detectives pre-
tend to indemnity the robbers killed as the
kinappers Of Charley Ross, but Mosher, the
burglar who was killed outright, and the
other who died in half an hour, did not know
where the child was
HoBoKEN, Dec. 1.-THE Longshoremens
Association, numbering $50 men, has dis
solved, and their funds, $1,000, were distribu-
ted among them. Each man is now privileged
to get work where he can.
MONTGOMERY, Dec. 15.-About daylight two
negroes went to the store OF Matt Strauss, on
the outskirts Of the city, walked him up and
killed him with car coupling iron.
New York. Dec. Is, Evening-Cotton-
Spot quiet; Orleans IL, Good Ordinary 10,
Low Middling 134, Mlddling IA, NIiddling
Alabama IA, Middling Orleans IA.
Futures steady; Low Middling for January
A L,1 A fnr FL, -
March IA 1850 IA, for April Is 3-l5I. for
May Is 9-l6Ml5s, for June Is 13-16CI 49,,
for July 16Cl 16 1-1G, for August 1G 3-1GCn1ci.
LONDON, Dec. Is, 80 P. M.-New SIS 1922.
Erie 24sN24a.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. Is, Noon.-Cotton steadier
Uplands 7.M7s, Orleans z.
Estimated sales to-day 10000 bales, inclu :.
ng 1000 for speculation and export. Sales on
| basis of N[iddling Uplands nothing below
Low N[iddling, shipped December and Janu-
Try, Sled; do deliverable February and
March Z ZIG.
Sales on basis Of Aiddling Orleans, moth
ng below Low Middling, shipped December
md January, 7-1Gd.
400 bales American.
Sales, on a basis of A1iddling Uplands,
lothinS below Low Middling, shipped No
ember and December, I'D; sales on basis
# Middling Orleans, nothing below Low
Kidding, shipped January and February,
I'd.
3 p. Motion on basis of Mid
ling ,Uplands. Nothing below Good Ordi-
ary shipped December and Januaty I'D.
LONDON, Dec. 1j.-Tallow 4:1s Sd.
SOUTHWEST Pass, Dee II, Noon. -Barome-
er 3G:40. Wind northeast, blowing strong
Arrived Steamship City of Merida, at 1870
i. NJ, to J. NJ. Witherspoon.
Sailed Bark Hilda.
PAss-A-L'OuTRE, Dec. Is. Noon. Wind n
y. blowing strong.
Arrived Steamship Yazoo. Barrett. mas
er, at ) this A. NJ, from Philadelphia, via
Iavana. to E. A. Yorke
Sailed: Bark Queenstown.
GALVESTON, Dec. 15.-Arrived Josephine,
rom Brashear; Hutchinson. from Indianola:
hyde, from New York; bark Wentwarth, from
liverpool.
Cleared: Steamship Royal Minstrel, for
liverpool bark Clara Pickens, for Bremen.
Sailed: Josephine. foy B.ashea. and Hutch.
lssn, for Brashear.