The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-02
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The death OF BenJa-
min p. Avery, American Minister TO Cnina' -
reported. DL.- "a
ceived dispatch from District Attorney Dyer,
s.. I,ouis. stating that the next case involving
the question of the conspiracy Is set for De'
| cember Is.
The debt statement shows a decrease for the
| month of S48O,07S.
Coin in the Treasury STA, 5O00 900; currency
| S12, 100000
The report of the public printer shows
| total cost of printing, binding, lithographlng'
etc, for the year ending September oo,
81 500, 900, besides printing the Congress1onai
record, at the cost of nearly So9, IVY. Com-
positors are allowed 60 cents per lOOO ems, OF
81 per day of eight hours.
The District Commissioners have brought
anti against ex-Treasurer James A. Magruoer'
| of the Board of Public Works. and his bonds %,
men. ex.Goy. A. r. Shepherd, r. A. Shlnn
and III. NJ Sweeney for $780, 900. The amount
received by Magruder and partly dlsOurseo
by him was over S14, 500, OOO.
A r. Wilson. of Louisville, KY, has been
Amounted Chief Clerk OF the Treasury, vice
Avery.
The officials have nothing to communicate
in reference to the statement that Bufrlel had
been summoned to court to answer about the
Virginius affair. They say 1t Is nKely the
information is correct
THE State Department has advices that
Ayery. American Minister to China, died at
Pekin. on the S.h of November, but no par
ticulars received.
The steamer King Richard, leaving Balti-
more December 9th, takes the 3razl and
West India mails, via st. Thomas.
The fast mail leaves New York this evening.
and will reach st. Louis IN "a to SO hours
The present time between the two cities Is 40
hours.
A dozen Patent Office clerks were dis
missed yesterday. Others were notified OF
reduction of salaries. ..
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-The Supreme Court
argued to day the case of the Western Union
Telegraph Company versus the Western At
lantic Railroad Company, and cross appeal
from the Circuit Court for the Northern Dis
trict of Georgia. The question involved IS
whether contract made by the Telegraph
Company with the State, as owner and man
ager of the Railroad Company, in August
1874, by which the State was to have the use
of a wire along the line of the road from At
lanta to Chattanooga for the transmission,
under certain conditions, of messages on the
business of the road, was contract OF sale OF
lease. =,
Under subsequent sale OF the road by the
State the wire was included in the inventory
of the road and appurtenances, and the State
having paid the telegraph company the cost
of construction and equipment OF the wire as
provided in the contract, the railroad com
pany set up a claim to the wire, and forbid its
use by the telegraph company, and proposed
| to resist by force the severance OF the wire
| by the telegraph company from the stations
along the road. The latter company then
brought this bill, and was defeated below, the
court seeming to adopt the theory of sale
as insisted upon by the railroad company.
| Willard Hotel was the resort of large
crowd of persons tonight, number OF whom
were personally interested in the election OF
officers of the House, and the remainder
drawn thither by curiosity.
The respective friends of Randall and Kerr
represent each as ahead, though nothing posi-
tive can be ascertained on the subject al
present, as there are only about ninety mem
bers of the House in the city.
At the Imperial Hotel there was crowd te
witness the selling OF pools on the Speaker
ship. The highest price bid for pools wa
| $50. The betting was most curious. han
dali started off as the first choice, betting
even for him against the field; Kerr was Their
sold for $50, as first choice against the field
and finally the field sold for $50, with only
$40 for the first choice. The pool selling Il
to continue during the remainder of the week
and candidates for Clerk, Sergeant at Arms
and Door-keeper will also come into tn
scramble hereafter.
Representative Cox, who was left out D.
the pool. sellers, is also in the field, and has
so far as known, fifty votes to commence
with, or enough to turn the scale for either Q
the other competitors for the Speakership.
Tomorrow Messrs Randall, Kerr and Co.
will meet to select the officers of the caucus
and to make other necessary arrangement
for the meeting next Saturday.