New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-10
GENRRAL NEWs.

The Apaches killed ten whitee in 8en0FitA
valley, Southeastern Arizona, on the fourth.
The Governor has applied for authority to
use volunteers.
The case of the United States vs.. General
Belkuap was dismissed on motion of the
district attorney, by direction Of the Attor-
ney General. for the reason that the evil
dence would not sustain the prosecution.
Rear Admiral Charles Wilkes, of the
navy, died this week aged seventy-six. he
had been fifty years in the service.
He was famous a. having commanded
national exploring expedition in the south
Pacific from 1893 TO 1912. which opened up
much valuable information to the scientific
world. He will be longer remembered in
New Orleans, however, for having, while in
command of the San JacintO in 1861, cap
tured Messrs. Slidell and Mason while on
board of the British steamer Trent, on their
way to Europe as Confederate ambassadors
Secretary Morrill, is dangerously ill with
typhoid pneumonia, at Washington, and
fears are entertained Of fatal issue of the
disease.
Messrs. c. G. Forshey and J. ]. Williams,
photographic and civil engineers, have for
wRrded to the president of the Barataria
Canal Company, at Memphis, certificate,
az follows:
We have just made survey of Captain
John COwdon's route to the sea, and have
found more depth and width Ofchannel and
harbOr than he has represented in his pub
location. The route for ship canal for YES
sells of the largest dimensions is not only
feasible and practicable, but it can be easily
and cheaply constructed.
Hon. j. F. H. Claiborne is engaged upon
history of Mississippi. He asks all who
have any data relating to the subject, that
may be useful to him, to communicate with
him at No. Sc Carondelet street, in this
city. The work he has laid out embraces
epochs, as follows:
FIrst-0f the colonization and occupa-
ton by the French and Spaniards, with
some account of the Natchez, Chickasaw
and Creek Indians.
Second-TerritOrial period, embracing
the administrations of Governor Sergeant,
Governor Claiborne, with biographical
ske tches of prominent characters.
Tbird-The State from its admission into
the Union to its secession therefrOm.
FOurth-The adoption OF the ordinance
of secession to the election of U. y. Grant
to the presidency of the United States.
Mrs. Jeanette Hardeman Walworth is
. visit to her friends in Tensas parish, and
the st. Joseph Journal learns that her
fluent pen has not been idle since her mar
riage, and she has enriched the literature
Of the South with many contributions.
A wicked cashier of the First National
Bank of Franklin, Indiana, has mysterious
ly disappeared, leaving an unexplained
deficit of about el40 900.
Internal Revenue Commissioners Raum
Directs that the operation of all offers of
peouniary reward hitherto made for the de-
lection and punishment of persons en-
ployed in the illicit distillstiOn of spirits is
hereby suspended until further notice. SO
far As regards the States of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, and the second
district Of Alabama. Other and more eff
fective methods for the suspension of illicit
distillation in those localities are now being
put in operation.
1t lie reported that jay Gould has disoov-
cred that his former confidential brokers,
S. NJ. Mills g. Co, knowing he was short on
Western Union stock, formed 8 pool and
forced Gould to cover. Gould is about to
bring suit for conspiracy and to recover
100000.
Colonel John O'Mah1ny, the Fenian
leader, died in New York last Tuesday
night. His remains will be taken to Ire
land for interment.
Mr.. Vance, Democrat, of Ohio, notwith-
standing his defeat for reelection, still
keeps up bis vicious warfare on the Union
printers. It was on his motion that the de.
tieiency printing appropriation bill was
Durdened In the House with prOviso that
after the close OF the present Congress no
greater price shall be paid by the govern
meBG printer than is paid in the cities of
New York, Philadelpbis and Baltimore.
Mr., Conger, Republican, of Michigan,
thought the proposition was impracticable,
and that IL aimed blow at the most faith
full employees Of the government. The
amendment was adOpted-yeas ll8, nays
los.
When tho bill got to the Senate, on mo-
ton of Senator Window the amendment
was stricken out, SO Mr.. Vance had his
labor for nothing. Mr.. Vance IL chairman
of the House Committee on Printing, and
his narrOw-minded hostility to printers led
the craft to take unusual pains to prevent
his return to Congress, last tall, and sue
eeeded.
The President recognized M. Don Cour-
THAI as consul of France ct New Orleans:
Louis n. AvendanO Is consul ad interim
of Mexico at New Orleans.
Miss Remmelsburgs dancer Of the
Black Crook combination was robbed of q
gold watch and chain and . sum of money
In Galveston. She had placed the valua-
bles in one Of her shoes in the dressing
room, and while on the stage shoe and CON
tents disappeared. No clue to tho thief.
Apropos Of New Orleans extras, an
IrishmAn to whom some wonderful story
was told on the authority Of penny paper,
declined to believe it, saying be distrusted
all he saw in the "cheap pEintsp tWhy
shouldn't you believe the cheap papers" he
was aak0d, "as soon 80 any otherp "Be-
cause,' was his ready answer, III don't
think they can afford TO speak the truth for