New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-24
WHOLE NUMBER 276l.

Elections Committee, today, was eubetan :
TALLY reafirmative Of that given before the
State commissioners.
Ex-senator Stewart received $3.50, 900 for
his services IN the Emma mine business
$lO0, 900 of which was present to his wife.
committee admitted testimony to show the
fact that two members Of the Alabama
Courthouse Legislature exhibited money in
their possession, one showing 3l25, and the
other three one hundred dollar bills, but
excluded the declarations of these members,
showing that it came from Spencer. Gov
ernor Pennington, Of Dakota, and Colone
Bette, Of Utah, have been summoned by
Spencer.
The grand jury indicted Hallett Kill
bourne for contempt Of the House commit
tee. Penalty $1,000 fine and one years con-
finement.
Pierrepont's evidence before the crooked
whisky committee develops nothing new.
General Babcock admitted to him giving
publicity to the letter, and defending him.
self on the ground that they were trying to
grown him and destroy him, and that he
had the right to defend himself.
A Better Report in Relation to Bowers
Estate.
E. G. Leonard, of Cincinnati, testified
that he was in the hardware business with
tuo Aatc ur' OO~cEs. Inc 0eCauo OF the DC
ceased was valued at from $2S, 900 to $50 900.
including life insurance policy of $l5,O00.
The money that he, as surviving partner
owed to Mrs. Bowers, was paid to George
H. Pendleton, mutual friend of both par
ties, and who was acting as attorney for
Mrs. Bowers. The witness never heard
what investment was made of the money.
He knew C. p. Marsh, who at that time
was in Cincinnati, but had no connection
~ hA
glad that the widow came out so nicely in
her business.
Tariff Amendments.
The only changes made to-day in tho
Morrison tariff by the Committee on Ways
and Means were as follows: On tobacco
forty cents Q pound, the duty now being
thirty-fivo cents, and on cigars 50 so per
pound, the present duty being % so per
pound, with an ad valOrem of TWENTY-FIVE
per cent. Cigarettes are to pay $2 per
pound.
A Soft Conscience in Texas.
Twenty-Five dollars conscience money
was received to-day at the Treasury De-
partment from Houston, Texas.
The Troubles on the Border.
The special committee appointed to in
vestigate the alleged outrages on the Mexi-
can border held full meeting, and adopted
the report previously prepared by it's chair
man, Mr.. Schleicher. The committee else
voted unanimously to report . Joint resolu-
ton authorizing and directing the President
to eend at once to the Rio Grande frontier in
addition to the infantry doing garrison duty
there two full regiments of the best cavalry,
each regiment to consist of twelve compa-
MES, and each company of 100 men. In or
| der to fill these regiments up, as they now
have only about 400 men each, the President
| is authorized to recruit q sufficient number.
The second section directs the President
to order the commander of the United
States troops on the border to CROSS the
Rio Grande whenever it is necessary tor
the purpose of Furnishing cattle thieves and
murderers and recovering stolen property.
This joint resolution will be reported to the
House in few days, ae the committee, by
the resolution creating it, was authorized to
report at any time.