The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-13
WASHINGTON.
Photographed to the Buuetin.I

WASHINGTON, June II. - Among tls
amendments to the River and Harbor bill is
80, 900 for the ChattahoOchie and Flint
rivers. Georgia $4,000 for the Appalachi-
cola River, aud 5000 for the Chattaboochi
River, Alabama. The committee recon-
mend the striking out of the entire second
| section of the bill, which directs surveys
and examinations to he made at n large
number of specified points throughout the
country, and to strike out the appropriations
of $55, 900 made by the House for this pur-
pose.
They also struck out items of So. 900 tus
the improvement of White River aboy.
JacksonpOrt, aud $500 for the Osags
River, Mo. The item Of $4,000 tor the
Falls Of st. Anthony, is made applicable
also to the improvement of the Mississippi
River above there
Windows Committee on TRANSPORTATION
had no quorum to-day, the members being
engaged on other committees. The Louis
lana delegation was consequently unheard
on the subject Of the Fort st. Philip Canal
The Committee on Ways and Means OBJ
ject to nearly all the new features Inserted
by the Senate in the Moiety bill.
There were no Southern combinations ~
nominations to-day.
Representatives Howell and Platt to-day
called on the President, and requested that
troops be sent to Petersburg, Va, for thu
protection Of certain officials, whose lives
they allege were in danger. On hearing Of
this, the remainder of the Virginia deiega
ton, with the exception Of Mr.. Thomas
united in request to the President that he
would not order soldiers to Petersburg, AZ
they believed that under the Marshal and
District Attorney, the laws Of the country
would be enforced, and if any one has COM
mitted an offense he will be punished Or
derlng soldiers there at this time, wOnld
injure the State and do no earthly good &C.
any one. The President declined to inter.
fere in the matter. i'A EeH
re WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator Carpeu-
ter from the Committee on Elections, re-
ported to-day that while the said commit
tee considered it impossible to adopt bal
lot box, it recommended unanimously to the
States, seyerally, Marston's safety ballot
box, as an excellent prevention Of ballot
stnffng and other frauds.
WASHINGTON, June l2.-Thes President,
several members Of the Cabinet. and several
Senators and members of the House to be~
joined by party from Philadelphia, leave
tomorrow morning for an excursion to Cape
May, to return Monday morning. a.
The full Committee Of Transportation
met tonight to consider the Fort st. Philip
Canal. The Commi ttee declines. to hear
vote tonight. This is the first time Sher-
man aud COnkling have attended the Com
mittee since the. Fort ST. Philip, Canal has
been up. They are discussing amendments
The meeting is in Senator Adams parlorsy
AZ and , the result. probably win noe tFansp'rt
Many years ago. the Cherokee Nation.or
Indians coded to the. United States more
than 1O,OOO,OOO acres Of land in the State OF
Mississippi, the net 'proceeds Of which are
due the Nation, under u law Of the United;
States Senate made in 1859.
p, The House to-day, by a, stwo-tbirds vote
decided to put q section in ythe general ap
bill, providing, for the payment
Of this large outstanding debt il the hands
Of the United States. '9h ~ '-''.
'S rt The striker.' confliet.
ClNclNNATI, June IA Columbus St.h
Journal special from Jacksonville says. Al
daylight, Union Miners pickets were not
visible; but, loon AFTER, party numbering
about one hundred collected near the COY
Ored forces. Care was taken to Keep the
main body Of negroes out Of hearing. The
strikers held conversation with the
negroes, urging them to join the Union.
The guards were doubled, but three ne
grots walked mp to the guards, presentsdl
UniOnists.a Whenever the guard ,rIvlea voresi
to press back the niners, the strikers urgeGa
them more vehemently to desert.
Secretary Putnam aud Sheriff Warren at
visel puttingrhe main body at work, le1J
ing a smaller number for guards, and efforts
were male to put sixty men into the miner
At this time $40 strikers, with brass baud,
approached, aud were met by Putnam asssa
Warren and restrained from proceeding
further .1-e q aai r7}"F5 tt
Putnam expressed confidence tosoperatOrs
in his ability to control strl kers and hs~
in fear of viUlence.
In the meantime the miners committee
approached the line and one uf their NUS
Der commenced q speech. The excitement
among the negroes was Very great. They
down to the lines and a gsnesals
was imminent. Efforts were made
to restrain them, but some thirty or forty
in small squads deserted.
Several efforts were made to cheek tho de-
. rtiOns, the most successful Of which wa,
the singing, by loyal negroes, of various
ing the voices OF the speakers on the other
side. The plan OF. the strikers seems to b.
to weaken the force of negroes BY desertiOuy
and they say they VIII not nse force. The
operators cay they sre not discouraged, that
they have more fnegroes coming, and, il
will bring thousand men, Some
negroes returned to duty during the after
noon, and while . number have been at
work in mines, others are throwing up
earth works.
Orders have been sent for two hundred
more negroes, portion OF whom are sx-
pected to reach Nels0pvjlle Tomorrow. The
military at CINCINNATI aud Chillicoths have
been ordered Of duty, but with instrac-
tiohs to b. reaAy 20 issart Er.Nelsonvills II
needed ON y m0mens's notice. The miliessy
At Atheas,. npH3beripg one hundred, have
also been ordered to Mvve, If ne, ded.
COiUMBUs, June l2-Advices from Mel
sonville mp to tonight, say all is quiet. 1t
- ascertained that about one hundred ne
grOes have deserted to the strikers.
@aG DEATH % AN Oia Cisi1rn.
Is GALVESTON, JSne II. cit is expected
delegation from Houston will accompany
the Galveston delegation to Kansas City,
next week.
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