The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04
The Body Found in the Barrel
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Letter of the Governor Of Georgia
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Foreign and Domestic Markets.
Interesting General News.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 3.-The Secretary of the
Treasury will mail his report to Collectors of
Customs, to whom editors will apply for early
copies
it is said the message will not be ready
until Tuesday noon. 1t will contain about
49, 900 words. President Grants messages
heretofore have been about 10000 words. The
sketch was read in the Cabinet to-day and ap-
proved.
rival at La Pas, Mexico, October 49, twenty
four days from Honolulu would sail Novem-
Der 10 for Mazatlan. The health of the Off.
GERS and crews of the Pensacola was good.
The Chief of the Bureau of Steam En-
gineering, regarding the eight hour law, says:
:. This has had the effect of increasing the
expenditures for labor practically one fourth
for the same amount OF work, and hence 1T
has become cheaper to procure much OF the
work formerly executed at the yards from
private establishments.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.-The report of the
chief of the secret service of the Treasury
Department show that from October, 1874,
there we're 214 arrests for counterfeiting, vio-
lations of the revenue and postal laws, etc. !;
SO sent to the penitentlary, Is waiting action
of grand juries, and acquitted. The bal
ance were turned over to State authorities,
released on bail or mol. prosecuted. Thirty
counterfeit plates were captured. Amount OF
fines imposed $40, $50.
The respective friends of Messrs. Kerr and
Randall have the same confidence. Neither
side ventures heavily on bets, though there
are heavy men in that line here from Phila-
delphia and New York. There are some fifty
members who remain non-commlttal. Ran
dali is more sanguine. His friends claim his
election on the first ballot, and he will almost
certainly lead the field on that vote, and on it
will exhaust his strength, when after few
ballots, should neither be able to carry the
caucus, Saylor, of Ohio, will come to the sur
face.
He is popular as a third choice. The
friends of Mr. Cox are warm and earnest, and
will give him good adherence, but when they
leave him. as they ultimately must they will
doubtless be the balance of power, and will
really control the organization. This is about
all they hope to do. They give no sign as to
their second choice.
Major Banks is still the favorite among the
prophets for clerk, but encounters determined
opposition. He will p robably poll his full
strength on the first ballot. Adams, of Ken
lucky, and Dubose, of Georgia, come next,
with Wedderburn close up.
The other candidates have persistent sup
port. Col Tyler, of Alabama, is not without
support outside of his own State, which is
solid for him. The other positions are not
SO closely canvassed. Col. j. NJ. Cavanaugh
is making the race for Postmaster lively; The
first pool tonight was Randall Z, the field TO-.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3-The Cabinet was IN
session four hours to-day, principally occu-
pied with the consideration OF the Presi-
dents message, which is now complete with
the exception OF a few closing paragraphs.
They also considered the request of Gen.
Babcock for court of inquiry to examine the
charge of United States Attorney Henderson
at st. Louis, that Gen. Babcock was con-
nected with the whisky frauds. Those who
know the result decline at present to make it
public, but there is reason to believe the
request will be granted and the detail Of Off
GERS appointed by the Secretary of War.
WAsHIsGToN, Dec. 3.-Gen. George A.
Sheridan, Mr.. Roberts, of the New Orleans
Times, Congressman Morey and Darrell are
here, Gov Wells left for home.