Wilmington journal., 1876-02-18

Judge Billings opens the district
court at New Orleans on the third
Monday in February.
The Pres dent has requested Sent
tor Bruce to call on him to-day. He
desires consultation about the rup-
ture between himself and Senator
Bruce, which eliminated in the speech
in the secret session Of tie S.nate
yesterday.
1t is stated that Bruce declines the
| Presidential invitation for consulta-
ton with the President There is
much excitement over these matters.
1t is stated that Bruce undoubtedly de-
nouUced Grant and the carpet baggers
bitterly in yesterdays executive
session.
Gen. Burke. Col. J. J. McLemone,
Judge J. V. McDuffee, VIM. Smith,
colored. of the opposition Rapub lean
com mittee of Alabama, are here. Some
of the committee had an interview
to-day with Senators Morton and
tonkling concerning Alabama affairs,
the result of which is nos known.
/ Gen. John L. Morgan, appointed ~
Gov. Houston. under joint resolution
of the Alabama Legi i~lature to prose
| cute the case against Spencer, arrived
I to-day and presented credei tials to the
| Senate committee on privileges and
| elections. The committee Will decide
| on Tuesday upon course of action
The committee failed to secure an in.
terview with the President yesterday.
Collector Webster of Chicago, Is
| here, consulting over further whisky
| prosecutions.
Gen. Ord had an informal interview
with Congressman SliecheE, Phrock
morton, Hancock, Judge Parchal and
other prom nent men from the South
west, and Will testify before the Texas
railroad committee to morrow.
The Southern Claims Commission
will commence on Monday to investi-
gate the charges of subornation, pur-
jury, aud of colusion with attorneys,
&c, whi,e ptc.al commissioners to
he conrt. winch charges are made by
Cbas. Z. Benz amin, c.erk to the COM
mission
Tie Secretary of the interior asks
an appropriation of S35, 900 for the ex~
peusss OF the Red Cloud aud Back
Hills commissions. The department
id not know when the comm issinns
were organized. They were in VIOLA
ton of law.
The President said, i'll Cabinet meet
ing to-day, that he had received the
| InterrOgntCrIes upon which his evi-
dence Is required in the babcOck trial.
His deposition will be mAde before
Chief Just+ca Waite tomorrow. Mr.
Eaton, OF the counsel for the govern
ment, who brought hither the ques-
ti"ns. called at the Department of JUS
ii se to-day to pay his respects to the
Attorney General. The session of the
Cabinet lasted over two hours to-day,
but there was no business under con-
sideration of unusual importanco.
TheDempartmento of Justice building
has tlIGs at halfmast i'll respect to the
late Reverdy Johnson.
1t has at length transpired that the
President and Senator Bruce are mu-
tu,ily aud equally indIfl,.rcu about
seeing each other. Bruce Will repeat
his speech in open s. ssion.
DR.. j. Hamilton has resigned the
clerkship of the ways and means com
mittee.
WAsHNGroN. Feb. i2-The Texas
/ Pacific railroad committee of the
House is discussing the report of it's
sub committee in favor of the Atkius
bill
The Senators appointed on the
Democratic Congressional Executive
Commit ee ale: Stevenson. Wallace,
Wnyte, Gordon, Davis ana Eaton.
The Virginia Midland railroad has
perfected an arrangement with the
Baltimore Il Potomac railroad for
running it's trains uubrOken through
Washington to ;.iI>; from Baltimore.
BY this arrange nent the Baltimore and
New Orleans slnepers leave Washing
to-, AS we'll as Baltimore dlily and run
through to then destination without
change, thus making the only uubroken
all rail liue from the nations capital to
the Gulf OF Mexico and the Crescent
City.
The Presidents evidence in the
Babcock case, taken before Judge
Waite i'll the Executive Mansion, was
sent to st. Louis by special messen-
ger.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
furioughcd al hands i'll the bureau OF
printing and engraving on accOun5 Of
having no money.
La the Texas Pacific railroad com
mlttec Luttrell. from the sub-com-
mittee, opposed the report III written
speech. He WAS III favor Of allowing
any one to build the road, who would
DO Ii without subsidy. Garfield, also
Of the subcommittee. opposed the
subsidy on ti,lancial grounds. A mum
ber Of committee THINK the vote will
be close, especially on the feature en-
dorsing the bon DIS OF the branch roads.
The committee, without action, ad-
Journed to Wednesday.
Col. 6. w. Alexander, of the Sun
day Gazette, has been offered one
Thousand dollars for the original letter
of Mr.. Davis to Lyons.
Gen. Ord, cOmmauler of the mill
ary depai tine 1t of Texas, "is ex-
ami ed 10 day rs witness before the
sci ect committee of the Rouse on the
Texas frontier troubles, aud gave to
the committee very full and Intel!I-
gent account of tue cattle raids to
which the raGchers on the American
side of tue Rio Grandc, for 800 miles
along the river aud for 100 miles back
from it, are subjected, as well as of
the remedy which he would recon-
mend for them. According to the Gen
erals statement the country Which IS
the scene Of these border fOrays is
separated from the river by a very ex-
tensive belt of untergrowth forest
chapparel which form d screen and
shelter for the cattle thieves who live
by plumber AID which renders it next
10 lnIossibl" for military patrols or
military posts to interfere with them.
Tnerc are two classes of Mexicans hv-
| ing on the Texas eide, one consisting
of intelligent, honest ranoheros who
are as much opposed to these raids as
| the American portion of th population
an,, the other, consisting of worthless
| fellows, many of tnem outlaws or
/ G., -t,,,
work occasionally on the ranches and
who act as spies and informers for their
cousins or companions on the other
side when they cross the river on their
cattle stealing expe Etion. 1t is the
intelligence which they receive from
these fellows which enables them to
avoid the routes by which they might
be intercepted on their return with
their booty. On their own side of the
river these bands, which sometimes
number from 100 to 80 men, are in