New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-04

WHOLE NUMBER 2744

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and at the Navy Department from halfpsst
| ten O'Clock to noon.
Marine.
The signal service observer of Tybee
| island reports q ship on Stone Horse Shoaie,
! three miles southeast of that station. at
| seven O'Clock this morning. Further par
| ticulars soon.
Tho signal service observer at Kitty
Hawk, on the North Carolina coast, reports
| tais morning an Italian bark, name nn-
known. in ballast, bound from South Point,
in Italy, to Baltimore, came ashore twenty
| miles north of that station on the night OF
| March !,
| She went to pieces yesterday, and the
crew, consisting of thirteen men, were all
lost excepting four, who were picked up
yesterday. The life-saving crew attempted
| to board the bark and every man was
drowned. Six bodies have been recovered
| and nine are still missing.
The vessel reported ashore on Tybee
| Island is the Carrie Dove. The captain and
| crew were eaved.
! Restoration of Embargoed Estates.
The Department of State has received
| information through the consul general at
| Havana that the necessary orders nave
been given by the Governor General OF
| Cnba for the restoration of the enbargoeu
| estates of Ramon Fernando .Esldio, Joa-
| quin Delsedo, Antonio Maximo Mora and
| Ma agdalena Fares dc Mora, and also that
! a pardon has been extended to these par
| ties. This is understOod to remove any oh-
stacle in the way Of receiving possession
| of their property, and to be the result OF
| the negotiations that have recently taken
! place between the government Of the United
I States and that Of Spain.
Personal.
Charles I. Gorham, of Michigan, has heen
| appointed Assistant Secretary OF the late
| rior.
Nomiaatlcns.
John T. Mason. of Virginia. consul to
| Dresden; Henry L. FarrOw, district attor-
ney fer the Northern and Southern Dis
| tricts of Georgia
| Representative Wiltshire, CT Arkansas,
| has inhamation of the lungs and nervous
| prostraticn from oyerwork over lnvesti-
! cations.
| Searching for Sitting Bull.
A dispatch from Fort Fettermar, March
/. says the Bighorn expedition, under Gen.
j j. Reynolds, colonel third cavalry, con-
| sisting of ten companies of cavalry aud two
| Of infantry, leave to-day. The cavalry will
scout the country and strike the hostile In
| dians wherever found.
| The Cabinet Meeting.
| At the Cabinet meeting to-day it was de.
| termined to take steps to punish Belknap
| and all concerned with him in bribery and
| corruption. The Attorney General has been
ordered to take the preliminary steps.
The Cabinet met at noon to-day with all
the members and remained in session until
| after three o'clock in the afternoon. The
! sui iect that received consideration was the
] ;rs< of inn N ~
ex Secretary Belknap and those who we're
! associated with him in the practices of
bribery and corruption that have just been
| otfici Ally discovered. and the selection of a
| Few Secretary of War.
The President stated to the Cabinet that,
while he could take no steps which might
look to the persecution of any one, he had
| determined to shrink from no respon slbility
that rested upon him, and he therefore
asked the Attorney General To take imme-
diate steps to proceed with criminal charges
against Belkrap aad Meseis Marsh and
TOmlinson, and others shown by any evi.
dence that shall be adduced to have had
part in the painful transactions that were
the subject OF attention.
| Uoon the determination OF the President
there were fun and thorough expressions OF
opinion favoring such action as the Presi
dent had determined upon, without delay
| The peculiar character Of the case o.
General Belknaps ofense, differing il
many respacts as it does from an ordinary
case OF bribery, was q subject Of comment
and discussion, the result of which was the
reference of the entire matter to the At
torney General who will take the neces
cary steps to enter criminal proceeding:
Just Sc soon as the facts can be put il
shape to be sworn to. As part of the dis
cussion it was men toned that there should
be no delay in the proceedir gs because O.
the progress Of an impeachment trial. The
two trials will be entirely independent o.
each other.
Judge Pierrepont remained at the Execu
tive Mansion for short time after the
other Cabinet officers had gone to their re
spective departments, for the purpose o
getting what facts the President might bt
possessed of in accordance with the deter
lnination to commence Immediately tn pro
ceeGiugs under his charge. The discussion
relative to the appointment of o successor
to Secretary Beiknap was of considerable
length, bu6 no decision was reached, ant
there will probably be another Cabinet ses
sion about il. The assurance is given tha
the persou who will be appointed to th
otiice will be man of high character snt
known personal integrity.
Senator Hamlln's New Postal Bill.
The bill introduced to-day by Senate
Hamlln, fixing the rates of postage on thirt
class mail matter and for other purpose
proposes for all third class matter the fol
ing rates of postage graduated according t,
the distance, viz: For distances not exceed
ind 300 miles one cent for each two ounce
or fractional part thereof; for distances be
tween 800 and 800 miles. two cents; for die
tances between 800 and 1900 miles, three
cents, and for each additional 100
miles, one cent additional for each tw
ounces or fractional part. A spec;a
rate il, however. proposed for tran
sient newspapers and magazines. namely
one cent for every two ounces or fractions
part thereof, for any distance not exceeding
1909 milee, but for any greater distance
double this rate is to BE- paid. The bill
also provides that all occasional publics
tiOns, prices current, catalogues and an
nuals, and all regular publications devote'
primarily to advertising purposes, or TO
free circulation, or for circulation u
nominal subscription rates, shall here
after be considered ard charged as thr'
class mail matter. Olher provisions au
thOrize the wiring of brief focr
of presentation or Of . brief description up
on books, magazines or any other article
msiled az third class matter, and allow il
sufficiently prepaid u after to be carried
it's destin alton, IN cases where there has NO
full amount; provided, that double the def
ciency shall be collected at the other eud
Where the sender is known, however, he
to be notified and required to make fui
| prepayment.
NEW YORK.
Verdict Against Genet.
NEW YORK. March 3-The city has OF