The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-12
WASHINGTON.

| " ASHTNGToN, March ll.-Oen Sheldon yes
terday received the appointment as assistant
counsel fer the United States before the
Court OF Commissioners of Alabama Claims,
and will at once proceed to New Orleans to
take charge Of the business in that part Of the
country.
| WASHINGTON, March 1l.-There appears to
be qaite complication oFer the postmaster
| ship at Macon, Ga. 1t appears that some
time ago MI Belcher was sent from Augusta
Ga, to be postmaster at Macon, as repre-
sentative colored man. In the opinion of the
department and many of the patrons Of the
Macon office, he was not good postmaster,
and the Postmaster General removed him aud
appointed Mr.. Henry S. Glover, who it APP
pears does not live at Macon, but twenty or
thirty miles away. Parties are now trying to
induce the Senate not to confirm Glover be-
cause he does not live within the delivery and
for other reasons.
One OF the reasons given for the retention
of Belcher is that he is colcred man. There
is no prospect OF his retention, but it may lie
that unless the Republicans of Macon come
to the support of Mr.. Glover, the President
may be compelled to withdraw his name and
substitute theref some of the other candi-
dates, among whom are Mckinney and Bond
the latter OF whom was turned out without
cause to give Belcher the place on account of
his being q colored man.
The same questions are likely to come up
with regard to Other Ulcers Of tie Soath.
There appears to be two parties in this
fight and the Postmaster General desires to
70 get the best officers, and is opposed in
some places by parties in the interest of Re
pubhcans, because individuals whom he thinks
would make the best officers they claim are
not always The best Republicans. as there has |
been great deal of cutting of tickets down
there. These gentlemen keep away from the
Postmaster General and are apparently try
ing to induce the President to listen to these |
political claims.
The call for bonds for the sinking fund was
made to-day by Secretary Bristow 1t con-
templates coupon bonds of the fourth series
S2i ,003, 80, registered bonds 50 936, $50.
The following is the call in detail: Coupon
bonds $50. No l0,00l to No. u 400; SiO0,
81 50l to 10, 900; $500, Ii Col to 20, 600 S1G0n,
80 0Ol to S. 900. Registered bonds $50, 2OOl
to 2l25; $780, 15,55l to 16. 743; $500 1851
to 1854; $1,000, 30, 701 to IS 073; $1,000,
l. Col to r. 800; $4,000, i, sol to 1891.
The call natures three months from today,
when interest will cease. The bonds Will be
paid ON presentation at any time previous to
the maturity of the call
Senator Gordon, OF Georgia and Rcpresen-
ative lamar OF Mississippi, have returned
from New HAMPSHIRE.
Tae Boston UaGd independent Republi-
'anl says they could do much to convince oar
people that the time had come to secure local
government to the South, and that we are pre-
Barring cbalce that Will surely sooner or
ater be pressed to our own lips.
The question is local to rs as well as to the
south. We can not sustain free institutions
II one section while trampling thcm down in !
mother. We must maintain liberty for all {
n, II,
lights alike to all {
Attorney General Williams decides that du- {
les accrue on the Sth of February, the day {
N which the Tariff bill vas signed.
The Senate caucus resolved To make no
hlnge II the Senate employees.
Combinations Conant, Marshal Of the \
<orthern District Of FIori,ia Woodworth {
Sargcon at the Marine Hospital; ,
Steals, Sixth Auditor; Bragg, Appraiser of /
lerchandise, Charleston, 5. c., Manning
collector Of Castoms, Memphis: Belvin, Pen
ion Agent, Rileighs \. 6. 40 Southern /
ominatlonS. {
Iaymaster Baggs is dead.
General Augur has been ordered 20 New
orleans to succeed General Emory; q H. Ord
. san Antonio Texas, to succeed Gen. Au-
ur Gen Crook to the Department If the {
'lAttes to succeed Gen. ord Gen. kau'Z L
axes command In Arizona. 81, Gen. Crooks |
lcresSor
WASHINGTON, March 1l..-Co'. James Lewis e
nd Hon Henry Burch are here. They pro- t
eed to New York to watch the proceedings a
t the arbitrator. Lieut.. Gov. Antoine and a
le superintendent OF + ucation, Mr. Brown,
re en- route from New Orleans for the same
urpOse. @
The Judiciary Committee of the Senate =
ave not had a meeting since the re-nomlna- :,
on Of Pardee.
Gen. Emory is ordered to Washington It
hen relieved by Anger.