The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-28
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. : President
n.snt has signed the bill extending the
.,.,o n the Alabama claims Court to the
ss5 ~ July. The President has recog-
s.s.d Jose Perigual Vice Consul Of
s,.sIn At New York, and Frederics Ora
ssdss Vice Consul Of Spain ut Sa-
vsnnah.
The Treasury now holds 1894 ,i22, ,GG2
a bonds TO secure public deposits na-
.,oral bank circulation outstanding
ssIl az. III, or which amount $2,ti5 .425
.re uold notes. National bank notes
s.r~iyed for redemption to-ddv ~ ,939.
Nan. y. d. Pratt, IN q letter to the
f,reeucnstle und.D Banner, states that
hdIIy indisposition prevents him from
..k;nu upon himself the labor's or the
contest for the Indiana Goycrnorship,
sud therefore he would have to decline
,he Republican nomination II rendered
him. :.
The Controller Of Currency has called
,,on all the National banks for re-
mort showing their condition at the close
N business on Friday, December ~,
vhich Is the same day designated for a
rport from the State banks by the
Auuerintendent OF the Bank Depart
,nrnt OF the State OF New York.
This morning Mcssrs. Webb IL Yzna-
.. tiled bill for Dimon Hubbard, of
Gan Francisco, against Osgood Il Stett-
e0n.
Senator Cole, Secretary Bristow and
Controller Il. w. Taylor, sued for an in
junction to prevent the payment to or
by defendants, OF certain monies during
the war; Hubbard purchased certain
woods In Boston which were captured
by the rebel vessels Alabama and Flor
kla. HI filed claim In the Alabama
Court and In 1870 he assigned IL to Os-
Sood Il Htetson to secure a loan OF five
hundred dollars. Hubbard claimed
that the assignment was made rs col
latersl, but Osgood II Stetson claim
that II was bona dtie purchase by
them. The Alabama Court dismissed
Hubbard's claim and awarded the as
sIenecs nine thousand dollars, and Hub
bard now applies To the Equity Courts.
IN regard to the statements published
IL the Chicago Inter Oce0n OF Saturday
lest, relative to Secretary Bristow and
Gen. Babcock, the latter states that SO
isr vs. the statement relates to him IL Is
smalicious falsehood from beginning to
end; that neither by word or act has he
N: e.,s
tcle az that published in the Inter-
Ocean. Gen. Babcock called on Secretary
Bristow this morning and denied hay
Ing inspirited the Inter ocean article
and stated he was as much surprised as
my one at It's publication and pro
nounced II utterly false in every par
ticular When the article first appeared
here II was generally denounced as
ialse by both Democrats and Re
publicans.
Internal revenue receipts $Si, ,53s, ,674.
Custom receipts 335,l20.77
The predictions that Great Britain
would have to bear large and unfore-
seen annual outlay In supporting the
Uuex Canal have not been verified. The
budget OF the canal for 1876 is less than
my year since it has been opened. The
expenses do not appear to increase,
while the receipts are being constantly
augmented. About l7S,OOO,OOO francs
yearly are required to maintain the
canal, and iO,OOO, 900 francs are needed
4 Tor the payment of interest OF shares,
etc.
United States Marshal Campbell, Of
this city, f,sther-in-law OF Gen. Bah
cock, says the report that the latter
will attempt to break the force OF the
chsrges against him by bringing counter
charges against Secretary Bristow, Is
entirely unfounded. He has no charges
70 make, and Mr.. Campbell hopes the
entire istory was concocted without the
knowledge Of Glen. Babcock. The at
tempt OF the Inter Ocean to get up a di-
version against Secretary Bristow is
yariously regarded here as ridiculous.
MI. Ham. the editor Of that paper, ii is
alleged, was recently removed from an
Olice by Secretary Bristow.
Arrangements for the approaching
WHISKY trials are now completed. and
Uovernment officials claim to be well
satlsied that they can prove what they
undertake.
Inc semi-annual statement OF the
iuln0s Central RailHoad, for the six
months ending October. 1875, has just
ocen received at the Auditors Office.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-The observance
cl Christmas here yesterday was very
general The weather. however. was
very unpleasant, being moist and foggy
al day, with frequent rains, and the
streets were not quite SO crowded nor
church services so largely attended rs
would have been the case had fine
weather prevailed. The city, with its
usual hberality, provided bounteously
wt the inmates of institutions on Ran
oaal Blackwell's and Wards Islands
tne least was also kept up in usual
yb.se at all charitable institutions,
where ample tables were provided for
all The general celebration, how
ever, was not without its distuf-
esnces. The number of drunken
and dissrderly persons arrested was
nearly dnuhI, that of ordinary