New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-11
NEW ORLEANS SATURDAY, DECEMBER H. 1875

and several cars were wrecked. A number
of passengers were bruised, two severely
No names are ascertalned.
The BabcOck Court of Inquiry.
CHICAGO, December 10.-The Babcock
court OF inquiry will meet and adjourn from
day to day without business until instructed
from Washipgt wha. course to pursue
under Babcock's changed circumstances.
The Babcock court of inquiry met at
noon. Genera Hancock read the following:
sense of duty to the laws of the military serv'
ice, and to the accused, compel me TO ask a con.
currenca in the postponement of this inquiry for
the present. We are all bond 20 believe the en-
tire innocence of Colonel Babcock, and the pre-
dence 1t is due to him to suppose that this court
Of inquiry was asked IN good raith tor the reasdn
given. What were those Ieaason'i lu the course
OF legal trial in 81. Louis: Colonel Bahcock was
alleged 10 be guilty of high criminal otiense. He
aeked hearing III tue same court but was i'll
had closed. Those ciIcums tances led him to de-
mand court of inquiry as the only means of win.
d!eation left. Since then he has been formally
full and fair trial before impalt al Jury which
the laws of the country guaianten to all lite cit-
zene. The supposed necessity for conveni a
military court for the determination of his guilt
innocence no longer exists 1t is believed our &C
Ton as military TRIBUNAL an not onst the juris-
tietlon of the court while the Indictment is pend
ing. The President has aid through the Attorney
General that such not the intention. Then
the trial st Louie and this inqulrv must go on
at the same time unless await the result 4 the
inquiry ther~. The dlttcuires formidable.
The accused mnst be present at the trial of
the case behind his back, or shall we
yeX him with two trials at once! The injustice
of this is manifest. | presume from the nature of
the case that the evidence is very volumnous,
consisting e of records papers, and orsl testimony
Can we compel the production of :hese while they
are wanted tor the purposes OF the tr'a at ST.
Louis! Certainly not If the military be, the
constitution declares, subordinate to the civil
author les, shall we proceed without evidence
That can not be the wish OF anybody
I take II for granted the trial at st. Louis
cordng to the truth and Justice of the cause. 1t
will without question be binding and conclusive
upon US, upon the government. upon the accused
and npon al the world II he sho i'd be convicted
10 decision Of ours could rescue him out of the
hands OF the law. II acquitted, our belief IN his
Innocence will be # no consequence. If we an
tlcipate rne trai III the civil court our Judgment
whe ther for the accused or against him, will have
and ought to have no etf-ct upon the Jurors. II
can not even be made known TO them and any at
tempt TO influence them bv it would Justly be re-
garded as an obstruction OF pubic Justice on
the other hand. his conviction there would be con.
elusive evidence OF his guilt and bis scQuitta will
relieve hiD from The necessity of showing any.
postpone indefinitely, but simply to adjourn
from day to day until evidence upon the
elusive shape which will be impressed upon it by
verdict o! the jury, oi until our action, having
been referred TO the War Department with our
opini that our proceedirg gs should be STAYED dur
ing the pr ceedtngs of the court cf law, shall
have been confirmed. lu case of acquittal BY
the civil court, the functions of this court
will not necessarily have terminated The
accused NAV be pronounced Innocent of
crime against statutes and yet be guilty of some
from the army. In case OF acquttal. we may in.
sst upon his showing to US that he has done moth
and gentleman, as the article of war runs but the
great and important question is, guilty not IN
the manner and form as he stands indicted and
this can be legally answered enly by Jury of his
countrvmen
Tue Judge advocate then said, in substance, that
the court had been fully organized. He received
a communication from Mr.. Babcock which he
submitted TO the court, This communication re-
quested the court to adjourn for the present, in
order 10 admit of his appearing IN ST. LOu- 10 an
sWer there the charges made against him
by the st. Louis grand iury. In view OF
the present, and that the cou,t Communicate TO
Presit ent Grant the state of the case with view
that the cout might diourn to meet again at the
call OF the President. The courtroom Gle sred
for consultation. On reopening the doors it was
anr oInced that the court would adj urn from ds Y
10 day, until it's action had been communicated to
the War Department, and an adjournment then
TOOK place TO to'morrow noon.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT, }
Office Chief Signal officer, )
Washington, December 10, 1875, 1870 P. NJ. }
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States falling
barometer. southeast TO south west winds. warmer
patty cloudy and clear weather, followed in the
Western Gulf States by northeT
River and Marine Newr.
SOUTHWEST Pass, December 10, 6 P. M-Barometel
1920. Wind southwest, light Weather cloudy
Arrived-Spanish steamship Porto Rico, at 34t
P, NJ, Oan lido de Y2aguerre master nine days from
May agutz, Porto Ric to- Bryson \ Co. Sailed
steamer Andean. barks Tolmes and Anna, and
schooner Roy aiist. The ship Forest Eagle is al
anchor outside, await ting fair wind to sail
NlCKsBCRG, December lO,-Paseet dOwQ-May
Lowry at a. Nj; J. W. Garrett and 1w at A. NJ.
R. T. Lee at p, N. up-lllinois and City of Alton
at u n. Arrived-ouachita Belle and o. G. Wsg.
ner. River stationary.
MnxpHIs, December lo.-The river has fallen
Augusta and Ruth from White river. Departed
Julia and Nellie Peck for Vieksbarg Oakland and
Louis, the latter last night.
CINCINNATI. December lO.--RiveI twenty-five
feet eight inches and rising. Weather cloudy;
PiTTsBrRG, December lO.-River eleven feet and
rising slowly. Weather clondy and cold,
nine feet in the canal. Weather cool and cloudy,
EVANSVILLE December lO.--River seventeen feet
and one inch and stationary Weather cloudy
CAIRO, December lo.-Arrved-Mary Houston,
from New Orleans, ct A. Yaeger, from ST.
ST Louis, at FIVE Departed-houston, for Cincin.
natl at A. NJ; Yaeger, for New Orleans, at P.
NJ. River eighteen feet seven inches and rising.
Weather fair; mercury 40.
New YORK December lo-The following is the
comparative statement OF cotton for the week
ending to day:
Net receipts at all United States ports.... III 356
Same time last year ll9O5B
Total receipts since September l.....,.,l, ,16l 620
Exports FOR the week 81 i02
Same time last vear.......... ........,,,, 94.24
Total exports since September l.....,,... 9S5 $50
Same time last year. 800 72
Stock at all United States ports........ Got, 243