New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-28
BY TELEG r A PHI
WASHINGTON.
The BRAZILIAN Exhibition.

WASHINGTON, December 2-Advices
have been received from Rio Janeiro that
the Brazilian exhibition was opened in that
city on the second Of December, which
time was the tiftieth birthday Of the EN-
perOr. and on the same day his grandson
was baptized by the name of Pedro. There
were great demonstrations OF rejoicing at
these events. As usual on birthday occa-
sions, gifts were given 10 the poor, and
many slaves liberated apart from the law
OF gradual emancipation. The choicest
products exposed in Brazil will be sent to
this country for the centennial display.
The entire sum appropriated by Brazil for
tion is Sl50.000.
The Bogus Bureau OF Mexican Emigration.
There is no foundation for the rumor in
s.. Louis that Mr.. Mariscal, the Mexican
minister, has made contract with Generals
Shelby and Bacon Montgomery for emigra-
ton to Mexico. Mr.. Mariscal says he has
no instructions to enter into such agree
ments, and there is no official agency for
emigration to Mexico established in this
country.
Matters in Liberia.
Information has been received that sew
eral native tribes, encouraged by the sue
cess OF the Greco tribe, near Cape Palmas,
made an attack recently on the settlers in
another part of Liberia, but were vigor-
ously repulsed A private letter says that
the peace OF the republic is somewhat dis
turbed on the question of color. President
Roberts is much embarrassed on this ac-
count, the fact of his not being of pure
African blood being Objectionable to many
West Indies is the principal agitating
spirit: The more orderly of the Liberians
would rejoice il they could be relieved of
the leader in this piece of mischief.
Information Wanted.
The controller Of the currency calls for
the condition of the national banks on the
close of business, Friday, December IL.
The Holidays.
The executive office will be closed to
Visitors until January 3. The War and
Navy Departments will close at noon dur
ing this week,
The President has recognized Frederick
Granadas vice consul of Spain at Savannah.
An Assigned Claim.
Demoud Hubbard, of San Francisco, as.
signed in 1870 his claim for goods by the
Alabama 70 Osgood & Stetson to secure
loan OF $500. Hubbard claims the assign
ment was collateral to secure the loan.
Osgo0d Il Stetson claim it was o bona tide
purchase, which view the Alabama Claims
Commission sustain, and, ignoring Hubbard,
award Osgood 81 Stetson $4,000. Hubbard's
attorneys have fled bill for an ieiunc-
tion to prevent the payment of the award to
Osgood Il Stetson,
Indian Territory Wants n Federal Court.
The two Adirs and the two Rosses are
here as delegation from the Indian Terri
tory, seeking to have federal court esta5-
iished there for the trial Of otfenses. By
the treaty of 1866 the Indians agreed that
such tribunal may be provided by Con
gress. At pre- sent the otfenses in the Terri
tory are tried at Fort Smith, Arkansas, and
IN stances are known where alleged Grim
inals and witnesses have been obliged to go
$50 miles TO Fort Smith, some of them on
horseback. At the present term of the
court there were 700 witnesses, and on the
first of December 125 persons, Indians,
whites and negroes, were in Jail awaiting
trial. Fifteen or twenty criminals had at
that date been tried and sent to the peni-
tentiary. The delegation urge that much
money would be saved TO the general gov
ernment by establishing a court in the In
dian country, and long, expensive journeys
and loss of time avoided.