New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-04
BY EGR A P H
WASHINGTON.
Mexican Claims.

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States and Mexican commission, nave soiu
their claims at d large discount, one gentle-
man submitting to deduction OF apou.
| one-third of the entire amount Ccuncli
! who have business before the commission
| saw the sum awarded to Mexicah citiAfns
| vii, he Drub,bly g.. OOC 900, and to citizens
| Of the United States between $3,u0o ooo anu
| Sc. .000, 900.
| According to the terms of the treaty the
| United States VIII give credit 20 the Max
| can government for the amount whlch VIII
| finally be awarded TO its cltlzens, 10 pe
paid to them by Mexico, and the sum que
| by Mexico to citizens ot the United otateS
| win ba Maid to this government in annual
| installmouts Of $500, 600 in gold or lfs equiv
alent, unit. the whole shall have been paid
These are easy terms for Mexico, instead OF
| requiring TIE whole sum TO be pald "italh
| twelve nor the: but this will not delay tie
payment to citizens OF the Onlted otales ny
absolutely final and conclusive III eseh
| claim.
| Government Finances.
| The debt statement for December shows
an increase of 81 Ola, ,062 compared WIN
an increase during December, 1874, oi
$3,659, ,967 50.
rency in the treasury, ST.! III ,344 80; special
deposits Of legal tenders for redemption OF
cer;it;cates Of fenosit, $35 10000; coin Ger
tiicates S3l 1913 300; outstanding legal ten
ders, $37l ,S-7 go.
Supreme Court.
In the Supreme Court there were no de-
cisions to-day.
The Case Against the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad.
| The written opinion uf the court IN the
case of A. L. Richards and Others Against
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Com.
pany, which was argued before the United
| States CIRCUIT Court for the Eastern DIS
trict Of Virginia, IN the twenty first OF De-
cember lasr, Chief Justice Waite, OF the
United States Supreme Court, sitting with
Circuit Judge Bond, was delivered this
morning by Jodge Bond at Alexandria,
Virgins, Chief Justice Waite, though abb
sent, coucurring in the opinion.
There were present, Hon. William NJ.
, | Eyarts. ex Judge ShipDan, and Mr.. StOrrs,
of Nsw York; Judge Robertson and Judge
Crump, of Virginia, representing the CON-
| papy and TIE creditors under various mort
"a ges, and Colonel Gordon, Messrs. Steeger,
Smooth, Jones and Smith, of Virginia, rep
resenting several oondholdcrs reslstlng
the application Of the company. II
r will be remembered that upon the ex
!. parte statement of Richards, who orig
= inally brought the suit, Henry Tyson
n of Baltimore. was appointed receiver OF
> the road in November last by Judge Bond
=, of the United States Circuit Court. sub
sequently the trustees. under the Six pei
! State courts of Virginia and West Virginia
: for the appointment Of q receiver to wine
. | M the affairs of the company, and unde
A this appIication General William C. Wick
}. ham, vice president of the road, was ap
> pointed receiver. The questions before tn
:, United States Court to-day were:
First-A motion to dismiss the suit from
Il | tho TTpi.o1 Stafaa COOrt for want of iuris
a diction, both the plaintiff present and indis
pensabe defendant being citizens OF tn
same State.
Secoad-A motion of the plaintiffs them
selves to be allowed to enter the common
r. order of discontinuance, that they nigh
j, be able to proceed in the State courts
whose jurisdiction was unquestiOned.
st Judge Bond, after a full review Of tn
G. | case and the action of his court he eretOfOr
h taken in the matter, announced that q
~ order would be issued directing the rt
1e ceiver appointed by him (TysoDl to settl
as his accounts en- or before day to b
n fixed, whereupon he viii be discharged
and the parties allowed to proceed in th
no State courts, according to the desire of
OF large majority of the creditors Of each clas
NO The effect of this decision will be to plaC
as the affairs Of the road in the hands OF Gal
eral Wickham, the receiver appointed b
no the State courts. After the opinion IA
cS | Cc6u T6du, CNdktS lHNuhCu WAiU uh
;+b would be fixed for the receiver to settle b
accounts Judge Bond replied that tn
OF could be agreed upon by counsel, an
vas after conference between them, Il
twentieth instant was fixed upon as Il
time by which the receiver mu
Sie settle, and an order directing him to do
has will be made immediately. AsssaOn as Il
ear road passes INTO tne hanos o. Uener
I'll, Wickham, those most interested in it W
'fa. proceed 10 foreclosure of the mOrtgag
to and the sale of the property. and it will
at | purchased in the interest of all classes
,er. creditors ard reorganized upon plan &c
,-as orally satisfactory; The Chesapeake al
Was SA'' ths ssd 'asT va: h'sh"s' CO.
structed at an If about 81, 600, ,O(
1t is rsgaa J oil of the best co
struoted rot Nef. A country. 1t
of stated thato snrths of all Il
he creditors CREDITORS. OF e msoe are favorable to Il
ng ment of affairs by the State conrts
Or accordance with the decision of tba ~; ;,
oe States court to-day. "i''
of Sale OF Government Property.
The internal revenue agent srnar;n+
OF ing the government sales Of LANDS - = a1
ap- Carolina for non payment Of a.
nd taxes reports TO the depar.,n,ss
,-a that the town property in Beaufort, Snn
wa Carolina, belonging to the government Ou ~
lch sold on December 30 for $1,000, wh;,chh "
for considered fair price under all the clrcn
x,o stances. The sales at Hilton Head a,
''o other sea islands for the same cause was
OF be commenced immediately and it was an
nd cipated that good prices would be realize
Tvs Consuis Recognized.
cir The President has recognized Jose P
rignat. as vice consul Of Spain at n
re- York; FREDERICK Grandos, as vice consul
lile Spain tor Savannah, and H. r. Baldw
er- vice consul of Uruguay. at Richmond,
ginis, or for any port in the State.
The Indians Slandered.
TIE commissioner of Indian affairs
received q telegram from Indian Ag,
of Haworth, at KiOwa and Comanche ageu
prOnouncing mistake the report recen
'Ds telegraphed from Texas that several hi
10 dred C0manches were on the war path.
asst says they are all at the agency, and
roe peaceable.
md NEW YORK.
son
du- Princeton and Harvard.
New YORK January 3-The report L
Princeton had challenged Harvard is
y. true.
VIZ Half n Million.
site Beckwith, the embeZzier, has been &C
A is | United without bail 1t is expected his
.,a hezz!rments and fOrgeries will re,