The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-26
General News.
ETC.. ETC., Etc.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

| WASHINGTON, March 25-Ex-Attorney Genera
Williams and Controller Broadhead were exam
ined in regard to money squandered in the al
legged Ku. Klux raids.
| The Committee on Appropriations have gone
| to Norfolk to inspect the Sailors and Soldiers
National Asylum there.
kilograms under the usual protest were fur
nished the Committee on Real Estate Pool BY
Office Office. "1''' A'~1 - '19 '''' ''''
Gen. Fitzpatrick, who achieved bad emlnence in
Southwestern Georgia during the war, succeeds
| in Guiding the Sergeant-at.Arms OF the House.
In the Committee on Expenditures in the War
Department Gen. McCook was recalled; he asked
that his testimony be corrected so far as he said
that Gen. Reynolds had acknowledged to him
that he had been presented with house. Wit
ness said, on this point: He told me that he had
told Gen. Sheridan, at q visit that he made to
Fan Antonio, that it was a present to him. in
ferred that the citizens Of San Antonio presented
it to him, until I afterwards ascertained that ii
had been presented to him by army Contractors.
Witness also said that he had spoken to Gen
Ekin, the Quartermaster at San Antonio, with
respect to the general bad reputation of his
clerk, Cheny. Witness also stated that since he
had been in Washington he had never made any
statements concerning this business, until one
day, on the floor Of the House, Gov. Thockmcr-
ton asked where the report witness made in 1871
could be found.
Witness replied in the War Department.
Q.-Do you know why Gen. Reynolds moved
his headquarters from Austin to San Antonio.
A.-Only from what heard-tnat the citizens
Of San Antonio had meeting and it was said
$25 900 would bring the headquarters over there.
The secret service division OF the Treasury De-
partment is informed that new counterfeit S.
note on the Merchants National Bank Of New
Bedford, Mass, made its appearance q day or
two ago in Philadelphia. The note is as good, if
not better, than the celebrated Traders Of Chi
cago. A point which may be of interest to per-
sons liable to be imposed on is, that the National
bank notes now are printed on fibre papsr, and
the use Of pin will demonstrate if what looks
like fibre is imitation OF the genuine.
This note is said to be printed in Texas and to
be the work of the notorious Pete Mccartney,
who was last heard from as a member of one Of
the gangs OF border ruffians who stole stock and
ran them into Mexico.
The severe storm prevented full meeting of
the Spencer Investigating Committee, and the
committee adjourned until 10 O'Clock.
Mr.. Moulton having been discharged by Gen.
Morgan was resummoned by Mr.. Spencer.
MIR. NJ. 8. Foot having been discharged was re-
summoned by Gen. Morgan.
The Cotton Tax Committee are moving very
cautiously and judiciously. The proper kind of
information is beng accumulated. No develop
ments will be made at present. The course it Is
taking seems to favor q return to the producer.
The rivers have risen l foot at Cairo and
inches at Vicksburg, feet at Nashville, feet at
Cincinnati, and % inches at Augusta and Shreve-
port. The Mississippi has reached the danger
line at Helena. 1t is feet 10 inches above it at
Cairo, inches below it at Vicksburg and II
inches below it at Memphis.
No action has yet been taken by the authori-
ties here regarding the request Of the Mexican
government for the purchase of arms from this
government. Persons officially connected with
the Mar Department, as we'll as others who have
gwen this subject some attention, do not think
tina. this government has the material to spare