New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-13

illicit distilling. The petitions in behalf 9
John Henderson, OF New Olleane. were nj
merous. PardCne were refused in all cases
The only clemency shown is in the case
Edward Febrenbsch whose sentence is CON
muted from thirteen months in the peniten
tiary to two months in the county jail. Hi
fine Of $1,000 holds against him.
Tho River and Harbor Appropriation Bill
The river and harbor bill, as amended b.
the Senate, shows the following strlckel
ont: Twenty-fOur hundred dollars to-
Ocognon river, Virginia; $1,000 fOI Acqui'
Creek, Virginia; $1,000 for Nemcni Creek
Virginia; $4,000 for Acotruk Creek. Virginia
$4,000 for French Broad; $25. GOO for PIN
leo river, North Carolina; Sl2, 600 for Clinct
river, Tennessee; $4,000 for Hiawassee
Tennessee; $4,000 for Powell river, Nir
ginia and Tennessee: $4,000 for Cypress
bayou; 100000 for Sabine Pass, river anC
bay; $4,000 for Trinity river, Teas dSo sao,
600 for MatagOrda Bay; $4,000 for ap
proaches to Rockport and CorDusC Christi har
Dor; $4,000 for Tombigbee river, Alabama
$4,000 for McKees ferry, North Carolina
$4,000 for Pascsgoula bay, Mississippi
$1,000 for PerquimOns river; North Care,
lima; $1,000 for Ocmulga river, Georgia; $3oOC
for Port of Darien. Georgia; $25, 900 Tor New
River, Virginia: SIC, 0oOfo MattOpony river
Virginia: $4,000 for Pamumkey river, Vlr-
and Alabama rivers; $4,000 for the Chatta-
hoochie river; $1,000 for Apalachicola, Flor
ida: $1,000 for the pass OF BrazOs Santiago:
SIS 900 for French Broad, Tennessee; S25, 600
for Big Sandy. West Virginia.
The amendments increase the following
appropriations: James river, Virginia, from
$4,000 20 $4,000; Ouachita river, Arkan
sas and Louisiana, from $4,000 to $4,000;
Mississippi river. from $4,000 to $4,000;
mouth of the Mississippi river, from 100000
to $l50,0C0.
The Whisky Committee.
The whisky committee examined Yaryan.
Nothing new developed. They also ex-
anined Grand Juryman Fox, of st. Louis
His conversation with the President was
mostly confined to the attitude taken by
Henderson and Dyer toward the President.
Dyer was as bad as Henderson,; the Presi-
dent did not say much; he was more in the
attitude of listener; witness did most of
the talking; he concealed nothing from the
President. The witness was very cautious,
ana seldom answered questions directly.
Pacific Railroad.
The bill reported by the Senate Judiciary
Committee regarding the Pacific railroads,
provides that their net earnings shall be
ascertained by Geducti-g actual operating
expenses from gross receipts, without any
allowance for interest payments. The
other provisions require that the companies
shall pay into the United States treasury,
to create sinking fund, such sums respect
lively as will aggregate, in connection with
the five per cent payment, and the amounts
earned for government transportation,
twenty i've per centum of their net receipts,
as above defined; and if this shall leave
them unable to pay interest on prior mort.
gagee, the Secretary OF the Treasury may
ohQfQ fhoafwonfv- We Dpr cent rouOirpmanf
sufficiently to allow the paramount claims
to be satisfied. The amount of these annual
payments are estimated by the bill at
81, SOC, 900 each from the Union and Central
Pacific companies, and OF $780, frcm the
Kansas Pacific.