New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-03

Of the navy shall accompany the special
agent OF the treasury to investigate the
matter.
The banking and currency bill occupied
the balance OF the day.
WASHINGTON
mittee.
WASHINGTON. April 2-Mr. Wadleigh, of
New Hampshire, succeeds Mr.. Sumner on
the Committee on Privileges and Elections.
General Beckwith.
General Beckwith, for many years com.
missary at New Orleans, has assumed con-
troll of the second place in the Commissar y
Generals Department.
Nominations and Combinations.
NOminations-E. Hubbs, postmaster,
Newbern, North Carolina. :.
Confirmation Wilson, appraiser of mer-
chandise, Savannah; McLaws, collector of
first district Of Georgia; Snyder, second
Texas district; Hubbs, postmaster, New
bern.
Extra Cabinet Session.
Thele was an extra Cabinet session be-
cause the President wants to 60 to New
York.
Arrival Of a Counter Delegation from
South Carolina.
The Republican delegation to oppose the
prayer of South Carolina taxpayers has ar
rived, and the Judiciary Committee of the
House promise to take up the case to-mor-
row.
Agricultural.
Among the statistical investigation re-
ported in the current monthly Of the De-
partment of Agriculture are the following:
An inquiry concerning the most profita
BILE crop in each State and section of a
State, and it's relative cost and profit in
comparison with other crops; showing the
effect Of soil, climate, and other circum-
stances in pOpularizing particular branch
of a rotation, and the encouragement of
local specialties, the tendency Of agricultu-
raj improvement indicating progressive and
nOn-prOgressive localities, and illustrating
the prevalent activity Of the rural mind.
The main points in this progress relate to
the economy and efficiency Of labor, syste-
matte and rational processes for its employ
ment, and advanced skill in it's direction.
Another series of returns from about three
hundred cotton growing counties relate to
the quality of the present cotton crop,
local causes Of injury and the comparative
prominence of each, especially those due to
insect ravages, showing the rate Of progress
Of the caterpillar, areas visited, and char
acter Of injury, with other collection of
facts bearing upon the crop.
Singular Request Of Captain Eads-He
Pretends to Fear he can not get Hear
ing from the New Orleans Press.
The following note explains ITSELF
WASHINGTON, April 2, 1874.
J. H. 0glesby, L. J: Highly, G. T. Besuregard and
others, New Orleans:
GENTLEMEN-I will send Q respectful re-
ply to your communication. presented to me
by Senator West, on condition that YOU
will publish it in full in one or more of your
JOSEPH B. EADs.
Forshey's Advice.
Professor Forshey advises, by all means,
to let Captain Eads have hearing in the
New Orleans papers. We have answers for
his arguments. His paper, dense review
of the whole matter, will be printed and 20
to the New Orleans papers this day, and he
will ask that it be published when it reaches
there below Captain Eads' reply.
The New Telegraph Bill.
The bill reported from the Committee on
POstOfices and Post Roads, to provide for
the transmission of correspondence by tele-
graph, is the Hubbard postal telegraph bill,
except in minor matters of de-
tail. 1t proposes to incorporate Gardiner
L. Hubbard and his associates as the postal
telegraph company on condition that it
shall contract with the Postmaster General
for the transmission of correspondence by
at rates and in accordance with
provisions elaborately prescribed in the bill
and heretofore in all essential features fully
published.
Legislation ON Indian Affairs.
Mr.. Buckingham, from the Committee on
Indian Affairs, reported without amend |
nent bill providing for the restoration of |
Uinta Valley reservation, in Utah, to the |
public domain.
Mr.. Buckingham introduced bill to con.
er upon United States courts exclusive iu- |
Ovor Indian reservations, and for |
he punishment of crimes committed by and |
lgainst Indians. Referred to Committee |
IN Indian Affairs.
The director of the mint reports the coin
Ige at Philadelphia, San Francisco and |
larson, exclusive of minor coins and bars |
Turing the month of March. as follows:
iold, $4,2l6, 400; trade dollars, $50, 900;
ubsidiary silver coins; $l27, ,OS5; total,
'4,845. 435. OF this amount the mint ct
old and $25o,OOO in trade dollars. The
riders from Japan and China for the trade
Ollar are etill increasing, and the mints are
ept busily employed IN supplying the de.
nand.
Vice President Wilson.
Vice President Wilson is at the Capitol
ally, but is not yet well enough to resume
is duties as President Of the Senate.
The Deficiency Bill.
It was expected that the House Appro-
riations Committee would be prepared to
eport the deficiency bill to the House to-
ay. but several additional matters came
p, and the bill will not be reported before
O-morrow or next day.
New POst0flice Directory.
Postmaster General Creswell and First
Assistant Postmaster General Marshall
7ere before the committee to suggest an
EN- of $25, 900 for printing 10000 copies of
new postofice directory.