New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-04
BY TELEGR APH.
WASHINGTON.
RESIGNATION Of Judge Durell.

Resignation Of Judge Durell.
WASHINGTON, December 3.-Judge Du
rell, district judge of Louisiana, has re-
signed. His resignation is not yet accepted.
No one doubts the President will accept the
resignation of District Judge Durell. OF
Louisiana, Just rendered. Durells course
terminates the proposed impeachment pend.
ing in the House Committee on Judiciary.
Big Tree.
A communication from General Sheridan
says that, after thorough examination. 1t
is found that Big Tree has not violated his
parole. and, therefore, he remains nn
molested in the Indian country.
The Vir2inius Indemnify.
II il known iu Diplomatic circles that
Spain has paid to Great Britain only part
of the indemnity on account OF the Viz
ginius affair. The remainder and other
gu stlons are to be hereafter adjusted.
Quartermaster General N1eigs' Report.
The report of Quartermaster General
Meigs says at the close of the war there
was sold on credit to various railroad com.
panies, principally in the South, railroad
material to the appraised value of II .556,'
03i There remained due and unpaid from
certain of these railroads on June 30, 1873,
$4,65S,92i. During the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1874, interest has accrued upon
this Indebtedness, and expenses have been
incurred to the amount of $9S, ,479.
Payments in cash on transportation and
postal earnings have been made to the
amount of $1l6,79l.
Thirty.four railroads have paid their
debts, with interest and expenses, in full.
Sixn en- vet remain in debt to the United
States. Some provision Of law for the col
lection of the money due and settlement of
the debt is desirable. Suits are in progress
against several railroads on account of
these sales.
The actual decrease of the debt during
the year, including payment OF accrued III
terest, but excluding the reduction by com
promise under the law, is 328,3ll. The
Alabama and Chattanooga railroad settled
it's accounts during the year by payment in
cash and by transportation and postal ser
vice to the amount of balance due. $4673.
The Alexandria. London and Hampshire,
and Mobile and Ohio, and the southwest
branch Of the Pacific railroad of Missouri,
now part Of the Atlantic and Pacific rail.
road. reduced their indebtedness respec.
lively, $23s7, $3l ,6O3 and $14lS2. in
addition to pay yment on account of interest
$5O,039, making the total payments, exclu.
sive of interest, about $53,782. The debt of
the Edgefeld and Kentucky, the AcMinn.
Vile and Manchester, Memphis, Clarksville
and Louisville, Memphis and Little Rock,
Nashville and Northwestern and the Selma,
Rome and Dalton Railroad Companies has
increased $50, 263 The total collections on
account of the sale of railroad material on
credit to these Southern and Southwestern
railroads up to June 30, last, was s.. .2i0, ,423.
On the first of July last there remained
An indel dness 20 be collected BY the quar-
termas ers department of 81 1897 ,397, not
including the sum of $43,764 due from the
Mis- siseipp, Gainesville and Tuscal00sa
Railroad Com pany, which is bankrupt, MOI
the amount from the East Tennessee and
Virginia. and East Tennessee and Georgia
the Nashville and Chattanooga, and the
Nashville and Decatur railroads, which il
g. 500, ,470, and which are compromised
under the act OF March 3, 1871, for the sum
of $l,265 900 and made payable by the
assistant treasurer at New York
Dead.
Colonel Turn5ull, who was on General
Sheridau's staff during his ride through the
Shenandoah valley, is dead.
Tho Nlessnge.
The Presidents message ia completed
ManifOldlnS for the presS will commence
on Sunday night.
Internal Revenue StoPekeepers.
Storekeepers appointed-B. P. Ireland
fifth North Carolina district; Custer. fifth
Virginia district.
Under AdvisemeRe.
Macarthur asks time to consider whether
he will accept the supervising architect
ship. which has been rendered him.
Report of the Gecsetary OF War.
The Secretary Of War, in his report. sug
ges,s measures to relieve the various States
from Indebtedness for arms charged to
them during the rebellion. The present
reduction of the army is discouraged. An
appropriation for q permanent military
prison is recommended.
Cobb Resigned.
Supervisor Cobb rendered his resigna
ton, to take effect February 1. He was in.
formed an immediate resignation was de
sired.
Publishing the Reports.
Several reports have been stolen for pre-
mature publication. These thefts have in
duced the officials to make their reports
prematurely public: some seven have been
given out to-day. A hasty reading shOwa
nothing that was not expected: nothing
worth wire or typo.
The Brooks Party Arrived.
Several members Of the Brooks party ir
the Arkansas controversy arrived here to
night. for the purpose OF presenting theiI
case to Congress. and urging decision a.
to the validity Of the new constitution.