New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-09
BY TELEG R A P H
WASHINGTON.

Short of Ratfons.
WARRINGTON, January 8-Rations are
short at he'd Cloud Agency, ON account. IL
Is said, Of the exhaustion of the appr0prla-
ton. The Indian Commissioner hopes to
avoid trouble, by issuing ratiOns as usual,
until Congress makes special appr0prla-
tion to bridge over between now and the
end of the fiscal year.
The Fight Over Downing's Place.
F. Freund has been elected restauranteur
to the House. It required forty seven bal
lots in committee to settle it.
Petition of Mormon Women.
A petition signed by 23,36O Mormon
women. prays Congress to give Utah state
government and annul Poland's anti
polygamy law. They fear their relatives
warning.
Judgment against an Insurance Company.
Mrs. Catherine G. Sheppard recovered
$98OS from the New York Mutual Life In
surance Company, in the United States
Court, at Baltimore. Mrs. Sheppard was
Southern policy holder. and at the close OF
war rendered the full amount due, which
the company refused.
A Naval Rendezvous.
The concentration of vessels at Port
ROyal, South Carolina, is in pursuance OF
general plan of the Secretary OF the Navy
to make that port the headquarters OF the
North Atlantic stations. Among its advan-
ia ges are healthful climate, and harbor
capacity for naval drills. The secretary in
tends to have the homo squadron larger
than those abroad, because he believes in be-
ing prepared for any emergency which may
arise from the present difficulties in Cuba.
While there is no official announcement of
the condition of Affairs between this coun-
try and Spain, it is believed in we'll in
formed circles that the uncertain tenure
cause her to become involved with
the United States when she sees
she can not longer held the island and thus
part with it as q matter of necessity. An
other reason given for ordering vessels from
Northern rivers and harbors to Port Royal,
il to free them from ice during the winter.
In case of an emergency it would mot 90 TO
have them frozen up The ShaWmut, Die
tator and Pawnee are now at Port Royal,
Other vessels will be ordered to Port Royal
from Northern ports and abroad. The
Marian. now at Portsmouth, and the Van
dalia, at Boston. will make Port Royal the
initial point for their West Indian cruise.
Free OF Duty.
The collector Of customs at New Orleans
is ordered to admit, duty free. manikin
for Acorn University jackson, Mississippi.
Billiards.
Albert GARNER and William Sexton played
an exhibition three ball French car0m game
of billiards tonight in Willard's Hall,
which was won by GARNER. scoring 500
points agains, Sections 267. Garnier's best
runs were %, 81 AZ and AZ; Sections best
were 81 and 40. The exhibition closed with
q display of fancy shots by GARNER.
Instructions to Collectors of Customs.
The Secretary of the Treasury has ad-
| dressed the following letter to the collec-
| tor loffcustoms at New York: Your letter
| of the ninth ultlmo is received, further re-
| lating to the classification OF certain 60
called striped and fancy Italians which, by
| department decisions of ugust %, 1874 and
| August 18, 1875, were held to be liable to
duty at the rate of fifty cents per
pound, and thirty five per cent ad valo-
rem, as manufactures of worsted not
| otherwise provided for. The question hav-
! ing been lately again raised by certain i'm.
porters, that the goods although striped
and fancy were dutiable under the provi
sions for real or imitation Italian cloth at
the square yard rates, the department sub
mitted the certificates from manufacturers
of the goods with samples, so that the ap-
praiser might give an opinion on the new
evidence. The report of the appraiser is fa-
vorahls to the views of the importers and
| mannfacturers"