New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-11-06
BY TELEGRAPH,
WASHINGTON.
American Claims Against Spain

American claims Against Spain.
WASHINGTON, November 5.-M. Bartholdi,
the umpire of the American and Spanish
claims commission for the settlement of
claims OF citizens of the United States
against Spain for wrongs and injuries COM
mltted against their persons and property
in the island of Cuba since the commence
ment of the present insurrection, has re-
turned the following cases, submitted to
him by the arbtrators, with his decision
and awards thereon:
Case OF Joaquin G. Deangary-The Span
ish authorities were duly notified of the
American citizenship of the claimant six
months before levylng an embargo upon
his property, and have acknowledged his
innocence of any completely in the lnsur-
rectlon. The property was taken in 1869,
and not restored to him before the years
1873 and 1874 The Spanish authorities are
liable for the unjust detention of it and for
the injury it sustained while in their DOE
session. The umpire awards the sum of
$74o, lSO, with interest from the date of the
decision until paid, at the rate of six per
cent per annum.
Case of Pedro s. Isoliere-No damages
can be awarded claimant for injuries he re-
ceived in a private quarrel. The proofs do
not show that he was guilty of any offense,
or that there was sufficient power for ar.
resting him. He was entitled to trial be-
fore q competent tribunal, and was re-
leased from imprisonment only after de
tentlon of sixteen days by the exertiOns of
the consul general of the United States in
CUBA. Three thousand dollars damages,
with six per cent interest from September
L, 1871, to the day of payment, is awarded,
the case of Francisco c. Yzgimero was
dismissed for want of Jurisdiction. The
case OF Jose NJ. de Ortega was dismissed,
as the proofs shew that the claimant, who
was of foreign birth, had not complied with
the requirements OF the naturaliz alton laws.
The Reported Whisky Ring Indictments,
The Attorney General has no advive of
the indictment of General Babcock and
Orville Grant at St. Louis General Babeock
remarked he did not care to take any no.
tice of the report unless it should be YER
fled.
The Star says General Baboock, private
secretary to the President, says, with refer.
enoe to the special dispatch from st. Louis
has been indicted by the grand jury at
st. Louis for conspring with the dis
tillers of that city to defraud the gov
eminent out of the taxes on crooked
whisky. that he does not believe that any
indictment has been found against him. for
several reasons. In the first place, the news
of his indictment appears in an opposition
paper; in the second place, he never re-
ceived any intimation from any source that
bis name was to be presented to the grand
jury, and, finally, that he knows nothing OF,
nor has he ever had any connection, di-
rectiy or indirectly, with the whisky ring
or the man Fitzroy, who, it is stated, turned
States evidence, he knows nothing, al
though he believes he did see him once, and
only once, in st. Louis.
Cotton Trade of Europe.
Ellison & Co., of Liverpool, in addition
to their usual monthly report, have issued
a review of the cotton trade of Europe for
the season of 1874 and 1875. This takes
the place of the annual circular of OFT
Truempler, of Zurich, which has been dis
continued. A comparison of the deliveries
of cotton in Great Britain and the CONT.
nent Tor the past five seasons does not show
that the consumption of the continent is
gaining ground upon that of Great Britain,
where the consumption was less last season
than in any of the previous four, and NAV be-
taken as mere passing variation, such as
the continental figures also show. Judging
from the weekly deliveries, the falling off
has been about the same in both cases
during the season Just closed. From a
number of estimates, including the natural
increase OF spindles, the effect of tho factory
act, ana the clrcums stances bearing upon
the consumption of raw material, it is
found that the requirements of Europe for
1873 and 1876 will oe three per cent greater
than last season, or 5, 752, 600 bales of 3s2 As
The report says the area sown this season
in America is about $3.50 acres. or $685.
oo0 acres, representing about 100, 900 bales,
less than the average of the previous three
seasons. The season does not promise to
differ materially from the average of 1874
and 1875. The yield is not likely, therefore,
to show any very important variation from
4,O0O,O 900 bales. Whatever the size of the
crop msy be, American spinners will re-
quire about 100000 bales. This would
leave 100000 for Europe out of a total
OF 100000 bales, or $500, out
Of a total of 100000. On the
estimate of the import into Eurone tor the
season would be 9, 2,750,0OO bales. The aver.
age import from India during the past two
seasons has fallen short of 100000 bales
and this is the highest figure we feel JUS
titled in adopting for 1875 and 1876 With
continuance of the present scale of prices
it is more likely than not that cur estimate
will not be reached. Brazil will probably
send us no more than last wear, say $50, 900
bales, but the supply from Egypt may reach
10000 bales. Smyrna and the West Indies,
etc., will probably furnish about the same
as in 1874 and 1875. Consequently they put
the total supply at 5, ,480, 600 bales, This es-
hmate is worked out by some elaborate
september 1876, the stocks in the ports will
be 5000 bales of 3S9 pounds less than in
1875; in other words that the balance of
unused cotton at the end of next season will
be about 100000 bales, exclusive of the
stocks at the mills. These calculations
based as they are on long averages and in
Innate knowledge of the trade, are accented
as foreshadowing the facts as closely as can
be expected.