New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-22
WASHINGTON.
PERSONAL.


WARRINGTON, June .!.-Seccetary Robe
| son has gone to Annapolis to distribute
| diplomas Secretary Bristow has gone to
| New York. Surgeon James Simmons has
| been relieved from and Assistant surgeon
| Ely Mcclellan has been assigned TO duty iu
! the Department Of the South.
The 6aranac Aground.
The Navy Department has advices tha.
| the United States steamer Saranac ran upon
! a sunkeI rock in Seymour Pass, johnson
| Straits, about nine o'clock Sunday morning.
| No one appears to have been lost. The
! news comes by telegraph from Victoria,
| where Lieutenant Commander Sanden had
! arrived in one Of the ships boats for the
| purpose of cbartering steamer to go to
the assistance of the shipwrecked mariners.
The Saranac sunk IN half ap hour. Bu.
| little property was saved. No lives lost.
| Orders 10 Government Depssitories.
The government repositories and Assist.
| ant Treasurer. who pay the interest on.the
| registered stock Of the United States, have
| been instructed by the Secretary Of the
| Treasury, for the convenience OF the pub
| lie, to render their accounts of the payment
of such interest at the end Of seven months
! from the time each dividend is due. instead
! of ninety days as heretofore. The reason
! tor the change is this: When interest
accounts are rendered the schedules
upon which payments are made are sent
| to the department. and all amounts due
OF said schedule are then treated as un-
claimed dividends, and can De drawn only
| on application at the Treasurer's Office.
Washington, in person or by attorney. By
increasing the time during which pay ments
OF registered interest may be made at the
different offices throughout the country, so
that the period shall cover two semi annual
dividends instead of one. Will materially
accommodate the public.
Ready to Meet the 8ordep Tfoubiss.
Gentlemen in official positions are appre.
hensive that unless prompt measures be
taken with regard to the continued raids on
the Texas bOrde. the United States and
Mexico may become involved in serious
difficulties. There is no doubt the Mexican
government. as it has repeatedly informed
our own in reply to frequent protests. is
anxious for the renova! OF all causes that
could possibly produce conflict Of arms
between the two countries. but the border
heing far from the capital, it can not exer-
else ite desired contro! over the Northern
States OF that republic.
Two years ago the Mexican government
protested against the invasion of its soil by
General Mckenzie, in pursuit Of Mexican
raiders. but our government could make no
amends. and did not censule that officer,
considering that the pursult was justified
by the circumstances. The army will now
act promptly in protecting American cti.
zens, assisted by such naval appliances as
necessity may demand. The steamer Ply.
mouth. Captain Russell, has been ordered
to the mouth of the Rio Grande. whence the
crew will proceed in armed launches to the
points where their services will De required.
The command on the border is intrusted to
General Ord. in whom the government has
entire confidence. both as to bis discretion
and efficiency.
Political Exilss in Charfeston.
The Treasury Department has been mott
fed by the collector at Charleston. South
Carolina, Of the arrival Of steamer at that
port from Montevideo. having on board q
number of exiled political prisoners. and
asking whether they shall be allowed to
land.
Treasury Decision.
The question as to whether ale, beer aud
porter in bottles are entitled to the allow
ance Of five pei centum in lieu of breakage
under q section OF the act of February s,
1875, having been submitted to the Treas
ury Department, it has been decided in the
affirmative, as it is evident that Congress
intended by inserting in such provision of
the law the words liquors as well as the
term distilled spirits, to include malt liquors
as embraced under the general provision
tOS liquors. !