New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-12
MISCELLANEoUS.
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In the United States Circuit Court at
Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, April 1l.-In the United
States Circuit Court yesterday Judge
Giles sustained the demurrer in all of the
election cases under the enforcement act :,
and ordered the acquittal of those in
| dicted.
The demurrer was on the ground that the
enforcement act was neither appropriate
nor constitutional legislation under the
constitution and its amendments.
Judge Giles sustained tho demurrer in
pursuance of decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States in the recently
decided cases of Hiram Reese and Matthew
FOuchee.
Fixty-six persons were indicted by the
grand jury in the United States Circuit
Court, Tor violation of the enforcement act
at the State election in November last, and
all were acquitted.
Babcock to Be Tried Again.
ST. LOUIS, April 11.-Dyer says if the
point raised in the Mckee case is sustained
he will commence proceedings against Bab-
cock ON original Indictment.
An Ex-omcial Of Rlorfda Arrested.
Max Blumenthal, formerly deputy col
lecror of internal revenue at St. Marks.
Florida, was arrested here, charged with
stealing money belonging to the United
States collectors Office at that point, and
left for Florida last night.
How Steamboat Captain was swiudIed.
The Times publishes an interview with
Captain Joseph Labarge, an old and well
known steambOstman, in which Labarge
freight on the upper Missouri river for the
government, the bill for which amounted
to $l4OO. The account was approved by
Colonel Easton, quartermaster, and sent to
" ashingt0n with Labarge's receipt in full
attached. Shortly sfterward Labarge re-
ceived letter from General Meigs in
forming him his account was dissllowed.
Subsequently General John Mcdonald
called on Labarge and asked him what he
would give to have the account collected.
and offered to collect it for half its amount.
Labarges agreed to this. and in few days
Mcdonald called again and paid him 500.
On another occasion Labarge sent An ac.
count to Washington for $3.50, and received
word in reply to take half or nothing. La
barge wrote to Senator Bogy about the mat.
ter, asking him to look into it for him.
Bogy replied advising him to take what hs
could get,
Happy People.
Usage. Mo-, April 1.-The people are
wild over the supreme Court decision
which secures in their homes 5000 families.
Bells are ringing and bonfires blazing.
The Engine on the Centennial Grounds
PHILADELPHIA, April l0.-At machinery
hail. on the centennial grounds, tonight.
the immense Corliss engine, which is to fur
nish power to all machines in the structure
during the exposition, was given Q trial and
found to be in perfect working order, al.
though the parts were never put together
before, they having been made at the Cor
liss works and brought here separately. The
operation was watched to night BY q num-
Der OF prominent engineers, who express
great satisfaction at the result.
Warehouse Burned.
j. 81. Read & Co.'s warehouse, on Water
900.
Harvard Will Send q Centeunial Grew.
BosroN, April 1l.-Harvard will send a
crew to contend with the
oarsmen from Cambridge and Oxford.
England, at the eight-0ared centennial race'
Moro Whisky scandal,
SAN FRANCISCO, April H.-Colonei A.C.
Dawes had An interview with Charles B.
ex-c0llectOr of internal revenne
Tor the western district OF Wisconsin. ar.
rested for embezzlement of stamps and
conspiracy to defraud the government,
Slner bettinger has pleaded guilty. Viii
kinson ls convinced conspiracy to defraud
the government extended throughout
Northern and Western Missouri. He
learned from fugitives, distillers in Mel
bourne, that Joyce levied the money for
party purposes, and remittsd to Babcock
IN Washington. He says he has informa.
ton that eleven United States Senator's
signed q petition for Bettinger's pardon
Harvey and Ingalls,, of Kansas
Cockrell, OF Missouri; Morton, of Indiana
Spencer, of Alabama, and Hitchcock and
Paddock, of Nebraska. Wilkinson goes
East Thursday in custody.
Murdered for a Chow of Tobacco.
MEMPHIS, April 1.-THE Ledger ssys
last Saturday, between Popes and Court
land, on the Mississippi and Tennessee rail-
road, an old man named Wash Howard
was found murdered near the bridre-
Howard was on his way to Texas to l,ia
and being without money VA
making the journey ON foot. A Worthiees
man named Frank Taylor was arrested on
suspicion of being the murderer and ad-
mitted having killed the old man with a
club. becausshe refused to give him a chew
IF tobacco.
Tho Fleed.
Fears of serious damage by the flood ara
'apldly being dispelled, though planters be-
0w are still working like beavers to keep
he levees intact
\ Very had Story Told Of Cougressma.
Blaine.
CINCINNATI, April 1.-THE Indiauspolia
looHruunD on 1oU1II PAeai