New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-03
WASHINGTON,
Going to the Centennial. 1.


WASHING TON, May 2-The President and
May l0-a full Cabinet with the exception
of Mr.. Pierrepont.
Spanish Consul at New Orleans.
The President recognized Severino La
Barrera as consul of Spain ct New Orleans
Postage Stamp Decorators.
Portraits of the Postmaster Generals
from Franklin to Jewell inclusive, will be
forwarded to the centennial.
I From the Rio Grande.
The latest official advices from the Rio
Grande represent all quiet. Diaz made No
forward movement. II is understood that
the Mexican government is sending heavy
forces from the interior to meet him.
The Mails.
The mails now. due from the North will
arrive at noon.
General Custer.
General Terry will command the expe-
dition which is about leaving Fort Lincoln,
instead of General Custer, who remains in
command of the post at Fort Lincoln.
This arrangement will allow Custer to re-
main here and testify before The inpeach-
ment court.
Writ Sykes, of New York, as consul to
Florence.
General Reynolds Denies McCook's State.
ment.
General Reynolds relegraphs Clymer that
upon returning from the field he saw for
the first time the testimony given by Gen
eral McCook before the committee on
March %. at is absolutely false 80 far as
itreters to my being in any measure in collu
sion with contractors, or having received
valuable presents from them"
The Freedman's Bank scandal.
William j. Murtagh, of, the Republicans
testified he had received $1,000 from the
Freedman's Bank and paid it back. He old
not know who was responsible for the ar
ticle, charging Chairman Douglass with
osiEg money appropriated tor his commit
tee to reward his constituents and jour
nalist Mr.. Douglass made the statement un
der oath. concluding that either the writer
or his informant was liar.
Emma Mine.
In the Committee Of Foreign Affairs Mr.
Schenck was shown his original letter of
resignation as director in the Emma Mine
Company; also copy of same, in Parks
handwriting, and was asked to explain.
Schenck said the letter of resignation was
his own composition without any aid from
any one. Did not know how Park came
to make copy of it, but was sure that he
did not copy the resignation from draft
made by Park. Schenck did not think
that he sent his letter Of resignation to
Park
Mr.. Park was examined and said Schenck
showed him the letter of resignation before
sending it to the company. He made some
suggestions about il but did not dictate q
single word of it.
Schenck said any statement to the effect
that the Park letter which was exhibited
here was the original draft was false.
Combinations.
The following combinations were made:
Thomas Walton, district attorney, North
ern district of Mississippi; Alex NJ. Hardy,
collector of customs, Natchez district.
A Bit of Gossip.
The New York Worlds special dispatch
Gays President Grant has to-day relieved
General Custer from his command. As is
well known, General Custer gave import
ant testimony before the investigation COM
mittees relative to the post leadership
frauds, and was subpenaed by the House
managers as witness in the impeachment
trial.
When the news came to General Sher-
man and Secretary Taft, both went to the
President and protested it would not do.
BY advice OF General Sherman and Sec
retary Taft General Custer went to call cn
the President, but was unable to gain an
audience.
Silver for Legal Tenders.
The Committee on Banking and Curren-
cy will report favorablv the bill authorizing
the Secretary of the Treasury to exchange
ten millions silver change tor ten millions
legal tenders, these legal tenders to be
again exchanged for fractional currency,
which shall be destroyed.
Noyv Thev Can Have Them Thav Don,t
Want Them.
Ia the House the motion that the com
mittee on real estate pool be directed to
summon Hallett Kilbourn and examine his
books as proposed in his letter created
great excitement It was tabled by strict
party vote.
Withholding the Decunenss.
1t was decided in the Cabinet not to