The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-10
PRICE-FIVE CENTS.
BY TELEGRAPH.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-The President leaves
to-day for Massachusetts,
Paymaster w. e. johnson, relieves Major
Geo. l.. Febrique, as chief paymaster Depart
ment of the Gulf.
Major C. Irving Wilson. recently appointed,
has been ordered to the Department Of Texas.
Major f. Nj. Coke. has also been ordered to
Texas. Major G. 8. Comstock, of the engi-
neer corps, has been detailed to report upon
the depth Of water and width of the channel,
secured and maintained from time to time in
improving South Pass to Mississippi River
under the Eads jetties. Lieut.. Davis, engi-
neer corps, will assist Comstock in this work.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The argument in
the great Elgee cotton case was opened to-day
by Solicitor General Philips, who will be fol-
lowed by Mr.. Grow. OF New Orleans, and Gen.
Butler for the claimants. The argument will
be closed by the Attorney General. The case
will occupy the court until Wednesday. The
amount involved is 1851, 900, and accrues from
the cap ture of the cotton raised by Elgee on
his plantation in Mississippi, in July, 1868.
E!gee sold this cotton to c. S Lobdell, and in
March, 1864, I.obdeil contracted to sell it to
c. V. Woodruff Il TO-, OF New Orleans. C.
V. Woodruff & Co., recorded judgment for
the proceeds in the Court of Claims in 1872,
upon an agreement by Woodruff X Co., that
the proceeds should be equitably distributed
between the succession OF John X. E.gee, q.
S. Lobdell and themselves. The United
States appealed to the Supreme Court. The
case has been in litigation since 1868.
Attorney Ger eral Williams, in his opinion
to Secretary Bristow, regarding the refunding
of duties, says The Secretary Of the Treas
ury has no power to refund duties collected
in accordance with any decision, ruling OR
direction prior to the passage of the bill un-
less modified or overruled as specified in the
bill Money collected since cannot be re-
funded except as provided for in the bill.
Title of bill: For Restricting Refunding Of
Duties-March 3, 1875.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The following ad-
ditional information concerning the arrest
and escape OF tho notorious counterfeit ter,
Mccartney, in Texas, comes from an official
source. Mccartney was captured by a United
States Deputy Marshal, but upon represen-
ta:ions being made to the Attorney General
that it was necessary to take him to St. Louis for
trial, the Attorney General gave directions to
Marshal Purcell to turn him over to the secret
service detectives of the Treasury, who made
that request.
The following telegram, received at the De-
partment OF Justice, refers to the escape of
Mccartney, with other circumstances
Waco, Texas, April Z, 1875.
Hon. Geo. II. Williams, Attorney General, Wash
ingtOn, ID. G.
The following dispatch just received from
Bremond, railroad town, forty-tive miles
distant Mccartney escaped from Duck
worth. 1 have men ont in all directions in
search of him. M. OCALLAHAN, Deputy"
O'C.llahan is one of my most reliable de-
puties, and tho prisoner never could have es-
capped if he had been permitted to control
him. THcs. F. PURNELI,
o. S. Marshal