New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-06
WASHINGTON.
The New Treasurer.

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| WASHINGTON, April John G.. New is te
be Treasurer of the United States, vice
| Spinner. resigned to day. New takes pos
session June 30
An Interview With the President-Hfs
Views ON tho Mexican Question
Changes in the Departments etc.
President Grant today, in conversation
with the writer hereof. remarked, in reply
to question, that he was somewh hat amused
lately at newspaper statements of what he
would do in relation to the recent outrages
by bands OF Mexicans invading the Texas
frontier. Such statements were mere inyen-
tiOns, as he had not, since those events, ex-
pressed his views to any person, not even
to the Secretary of State, who, like himself,
| had been absent from the city.
1t was already known to the public that
| orders had been issued to the military for
the protection OF our citizens on the from
tier, but in addition to this nothing had
been done. The government was not vet
fully advised of the extent of the Outrages,
although it had been officially informed of
the arrest OF mail carrier and the burn
ing of postotfice by the invaders.
The Mexican government had been re-
peatedly reminded Of Outrages heretofore
committed by Mexicans on citizens of the
United States, both in Mexico and on United
States soil, and would bear from this gov
ernment in short time concerning those
more recently committed through the De-
partment of State. There would be a
consultation with the Secretary of State
on this subject and probably it will
be brought to the attention of the
Cabinet. But in the meantime all
newspaper statements as to the action of
the government would be mere speculation.
We must, he remarked, determine here
after what a IN ho Ao,,o ;v,< <bo
ises. He could see no reason for apprehen.
sion OF war between the two countries, but,
OF course, no one could tell what might
take place in the future. Nothing, how
ever, would be done by this government to
provoke such result
The President on being asked whether
there was any truth in the rumor about the
resignation or removal of Commissioner
Douglas, said he had no such knowledge,
and. therefore, the rumor was untrue.
The President was also questioned in re-
gard to other rumOred removals, when he
said Mr.. johnson, the commissioner of GUS
toms, would be retained; so with First
Controller Taylor, of whose honesty and
uprightness he was fully assured, and also
OF Second Controller BrOdhead. The Presi-
dent said there was a vacancy in the Office
OF minister to Peru, occasioned by the
resignation of Mr.. Francis Thomas, of
Maryland, but he had not yet selected his
successor.
Mortality In the District.
The vital statistics of the board of health
for the District OF Columbia for last week
show total of ninety nine deaths, while
the rate OF mortality of the white population
was twenty-tbree and sixteen hundredtbs
per thousand per annum. The mortality OF
the colored population was sixty.five per
thousand for the same period.
" NNnI~
of Collector Wicker.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The followin was
received here too day:
KEY WEST, April 5, 1875.
Surgeon General James Beale
Weather changed. Much cooler. No |
new cases of yellow fever since the last tele- |
gram. The present indications are encour.
aging. r. j. PERRY,
Acting Assistant Surgeon.
KEY WEST, April 4, 1875.
70 the Secretary of the Treasury. Washington;
From newspapers received here today l |
earn that imputations are cast upon me,
Indirectly, for failing to inform the depart |
neut Of the existence of the so called yellow |
ever epidemic at this port. l now confirm |
ny dispatch of yesterday, after consultation |
With the health officer, and state positively |
hat no case of yellow fever exists in this
'lty, IN me vicinity, or on shlpbOard. The |
ascs referred to in my dispatch of yellow
ever at all, which is strongly doubted by
many who have had the disease, were
imply sporadic. The city is perfectly
lealthy. with no symptoms of disease, and
10 cause for quarantining steamers touching
It this port
F. N. WICKER,
Collector of Customs.
Cotton Case in the Court Of Claims.
Judge Richardson, in the Court of Claims.
o-day delivered the opinion in the case of
Alphonse Desmare against the United
'tates, it being a claim for cotton. The
OnclusiOn reached is: l. The claimants
omicile found to be in the city of Nazr
orleans before the war, and not proved to
ave been changed, is presumed to have
ontinued and been in that city when the
Of cotton were made by him
within the rebel lines. 2. The claimants
omicile being in the city of New Orleans,
o is presumed to have been there per-
onally until he ls proved to be else
there, and the claimant not show
az that he was absent from the
lace Of his domicile when that citv was
sptured, April 81, 1862, it is presumed
hat he was there at that time and subse.
uently crossed the federal lines sbout the
me he is proved to be in the parish of 81.
,sndry. 3. The purchases Of cotton bv the
laimant under the circumstances act forth
/ the finding, to avoid "a against the law
nd public policy Of the United States, and