The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-11

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4 bonds
uoman b. Magruder, OF New Orleans
.... admitted to the Supreme Court thi!
morning. . bl'oo.
u.soriatcd Press Dispatchcs.)
81 cost OF Witnesses.
q W.suINaror, April iO.-Thc witnesses
IN the Spencer investigation cost over
u $4,000. ,,,,,,.
u Chief Justice Carter, 81 the District
Court. will hear Kilbournc's counsel to-
y morrow in favor OF a writ OF habeas
II corpus.
4 In the safe burglary investigation to-
Whitley asking Babcock's efforts In
rptting q month 8 pay due him from the
'oyelnment. To this Babcock answer
a. Before this reaches you, you and
your men will be paid" Gen. Babcock
links this important testimony in his
behalf.
Ex-Attorney General Williams tcsti-
Hfed that he stopped the prosecution
gainst Whitley and Harrington with
ol any suggestion from the President.
HanhcId's Testimony.
Ex-Solicitor Banfleld also testified.
4 He eorroborates Whitlcy's statement in
! sveral particulars.
Riddle, who acted as special counsel
l aanst Harrington and Whitley, has
] been summoned.
VlIsOn's TcstimOny
Solicitor Buford Wilson testified that
he did not send the telegram to Dyer
which Boil swore he saw i'm Dyer's
hand. Wilson was informed by officers
Of the secret service that Bell was work
nc for Babcock. About the 10th OF
February Bell called on Wilson, and
communicated statements which Bell
had repeated before this committee,
! that he had evidence that Babcock and
! Avery were guilty.
RcIIs Professions.
Bell professed that as long MS he
I thought Babcock innocent, he worked
! for him, and when he found him guilty,
gave him up. 1t appears that Avery
\ was disappointed in not being allowed
Dturn States evidence.
Post Tradcrships.
Loeb, post-trader at Fort Concha, paid
Gen. Rice $1,000, but did not, rs has been
stated, pay $1,000 to Simon Wolf.
River ana HarbOr Bill.
The river and harbor bill which passed
today gives $1,000, 900; of which $146,-
! 90 goes to North Carolina, including
$4,000 to the French Broad.
state Of the Rivers.
WASHINGTON, April 1O.-The Missis-
II ,nni hoe fo Hon Iapi1a1lu nt 81 T,pnic
! and Cairo, and continues stationary at
! Memphis, but has risen from Keokuk to
St. Paul. The Missouri and Ohio have
allen.
GOIdide silver Coins.
Tho bill introduced by Senator
Wallace to provide for the coinage Of
collide silver coins directs the Secre
/ ary Of the Treasury to have coined one
dollar, half dollar and quarter dollar
pieces, bearing the inscription of
gOldlde silver, and consisting Of 40 per
entum in value Of gold and 60 per cent
d silver; the dollar pieces to contain
$40 grains Of pure gold and 229 grains
pure silver, and the subsidiary coins
proportion.
The new coins are to be legal tenders
r all payments except customs duties
and the interest on the public debt.
4 Finally, the bill provides that William
Wheeler Hubbell, the inventor OF the
Odide silver coin metal, shall be al
owed royalty OF one-tenth Of one per
entum rs part Of the expenses Of coin
4 ge. The bill asserts that the combi-
ation will reduce the size and weight
md increase the utility and value of
be national coins.
Usage Land Case Decision.
United States Supreme Court-Leav-
enworth, Lawrence and Galveston Rail
I road vs. United States. Decision af-
irmed in favor OF the Government.
This is the Usage land case decision,
and is in favor Of the settlers. Justices
field, Swayne and Strong dissented.
demanded.
Terry ys. Commissioners OF Bank OF
Alabama, remanded with direction to
modify the decree entered, in conform
ty with the opinion Of the Court, and as
I 70 modified affirmed with costs.
Affirmed.
Harrison vs.. Myer, from Louisiana !;
Affirmed,
Emma Mine.
Gen. Schenck wants fifteen witnesses,
ana the committee have acceded to
@henck's request.
Judge Mexican, ex-judge Of the Su-
4 pfeme Court of Utah, commenced his
story with the events Of 1870. Mexican
vas indignant when Lyon intimated to
alm by third party that an interest
Iaued at 100000 was at his service IL
aegranted an injunction.
A oilas Williams, superintendent or the
4 TIlhe, testified he would not believe
Lyons under oath. Adjourned.
y Masonic.
Inc Supreme Council, thirty-third de-
Hee Scottish rite Of Masonry, will hold
Sp1plennial session here in May. Albert
fiKe will preside.
The Printing Committee
70 not consider Clapp's explanation
satisfactory. Members Of the commit
"a! "a! mat responsible persons are willing
@glve ample bonds to do the work at a
saving OF 100000 per annum.
Schencks Successor.
,re Ihere are no intimations as to who
VIII be Schenck's successor.
Tea and Coffee.
Inc Ways and Means Committee have
a noI yet reached tea and coffee; only one
ro s"se and a-half Of the bill is left for
Postal Arrangement.
oonostmaster Cochran has secured
tt;ySIai t;n, service between Selma and Mar
at nts station on New Orleans road and
''uer routes from Selma.
- Admitted to Practice.
ueman b. MarrI1der has been ad-