New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-27
Eulma- Mine.

WASHINGTON, April 26.-The Foreign Al
fairs Committee have received important
Emma mine documents from Europe. The
contents will be kept secret until Schenck
has opportunity to explain them.
The Reports In the spencer. Morey Case.
The Elections Committee took final action
on the Spencer contest from Louisiana this
morning. There will be three reports, the
maj ority, six, for seating Spencer; the mi
nority, three, for retaining Aorey in his
seat. and Baker. declaring She seat vac ant,
people.
Governor Ames to Testify
Ex-Governor Ames will testify before the
Mississippi committed tomorrow.
AReceiver for the Hot Springs Lands.
The Attorney General is about moving
for the appointment of . receiver for the
Hot Springs lands, confirmed to the United
States by the recentdecision of the Supreme
Court. :.
Interest Payment.
The payment OF interest due the first Of
May commences tomorrow without rebate.
Invited to the Wedding.
President Grant, Secretary Bristow and
Postmaster Genefal jewell have gone to
Baltimore to attend the wedding of amuei
Shoemaker's daughter.
Navy Matters.
The Ossippee and Manhattan left Key
West. twenty fifth instant, for Port Royal.
Commander o. F. Stanton has been de.
tached' from Norfolk navy yard to CON-
mand the Nantucket.
Men with Nlolh.Eaten Reputatious.
General Ingalls, was before Mr.. Clymer's
committee on the moth question. His
statements exculpated him from any un-
lawful connections with moth contracts.
He pronounced the statements of Don
Piatt that he was inimical to the C0wles
process, and all the insinpations he had
made, unquali6edly false. The Secretary
of War told witness tho C0wles contract
had been stopped by reason of the charges
made by Don Piatt.
Don Piatt took the stand, and said all he
knew of the good or bad character of Gen.
eral Iugalls came through his client, Mr..
Ocyles.
Bregs from March, 1872, to January, 1874,
testified there had passed through his
hands on acoount of the firm over $400, 900.
of which Don Piatt had received nearly
$4,000.
DaveAport's Vouchers.
Davenport vas before the committee this
morning. He was allowed until tomorrow
to procure his vouchers.
-NOU10ottOD0s
Samuel L. Annabfe, penslon sgent, Nor.
folk, Virginia; Alexander w. Hardy, COL.
lector Of customs, district Of Natchez, Mis-
sissippi.
The Pacific Roads.
The Pacific Railroad Committee agreed
to report fsvorably on the Senate bill OK.
tending the time for the completion of the
Northern Pacific railroad to eight years.
The amendments to be considered at the
next meeting of the House Pacific rsilroad
Committee are Mr.. Trockmorton's requirt
ing the Texas Pacific to build twenty miles
of road eastward from San Diego within
the next two years and complete the road
In 1890, and Mr.. Luttrells requiring the
company TO build thirty miles per year.
eastward from San Diego, and complete tho
road in SIX years, and failing to do this the
land granted to the Texas Pacific road
shsl be given to the Southern Pacific road
or any company that will build the road.
An Army Raid On Hot Sprinss.
There are indications that troops will be
in readiness to place the government in
possession Of the Hot Syringe lands.
Anether Pest Trader's Story.
General E. w. Rice, OF Oskaloosa, Iowa,
testified that he was appointed post trader
at Fort Richardson and let Mr.. Gregory
run it for . third Of the profits and got
t2O00; got $500 from Fort Wingate; 70
ceived $1,000 from j. 8. EvanS, Fort Sill, for
interesting himself with the Secretary of
War IN behalf Of Evaas; got $1,000 tsom
jacob Loeb, Fort Concho, TexAs, for inter.
estn9 himself In tho same W10; Got o50oO
from William b. Hicks, st Fort Griffin; y