The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-02
THE CAPITAL.
The Lottery Mail Question POSTMASTER Key
Will Take It Up to the United
States Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3l.-Judge freeman,
who was sent to Louisville to represent the
ter for OBTAINING the letters Of the lottery
company, reports to the Postmaster General
that the presiding Judge before W hom the
case was argued threw out an tntimation
that perhaps the Federal statute was intend
ed to apply to circulars and letters deposited
In the mails by lottery companies, rather
than to letters mailed to them. The lottery
counsel In their arguments laid great stress
vfsement by the court. The Postof1ice De-
partment. In the event OF a decision adverse
TO the validity OF It's recent order on the sub
iect. will appeal to the United States Su-
preme Court.
REPORT OF THE CONTROLLER OF THE CUR
REECY.
The Controller OF the Currency reports
the whole amount OF additional circulation
issued since the publication of his annual re-
port, In November, 1878, as SIS, ABS. .375. The
total average amount issued the past twelve
months has been at the rate Of about 81, ,300,-
600 per month. The increase of circulation
for the year ending November l., 1879, was
4,216, ,684. sThe total amount Issued during
October was $3,602,050, and during September
and October S7,5i4, l7o, or about one-half of
the whole amount issued during the year
Increase In legal tender notes deposited for
the purpose of retiring circulation during
the year ending November l, 1879, was $4,-
279,001, leaving net increase of national
bank circulation issued during the year s11,-
4S4, 500.
Among the matters discussed at the Cabi-
net meeting to-day was the question whether
Capt. Eads Is entitled to receive another
vides that he should receive $780, 900 per year
for maintaining at the mouth Of the M1ssis-
sppi a channel OF the required depth and
width by his jetty system: 1t appears that
for some twenty days of the last quarter
during portions of August and September)
the stipulated dimensions were not main
tanned. The question was left open to await
the reception Of more specific information as
to the practical Importance of the deficiency.
APPOINTMENT.
The President to-day appointed Louis Des-
mara1s postmaster at Opelousas, La.
OUR DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH RoUMA-
Minister kasson has been instructed to
proceed shortly to Bucharest, to formally
recognize Roumanian Independence and
establish diplomatic relations between Rou-
mania and the United States
IN MEMORY OF ZACH CHANDLER.
The following was issued by the President
this afternoon:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, November l, 1879.
The sad intelligence Of the death OF Zach
ariah Chandler, late Secretary OF the Interior, |
and Senator from the State of Michigan, has
been communicated to the government and
to the country, and In proper respect to his |
| hereby order that the several
be closed to public business, and
their flags and those of their dependencies
throughout the country be displayed at half
mast on the day Of his funeral.
r. 3. HAYES.
PROPOSAL FOR THE PURCHASE OF o. s. BONDS.
A circular was issued by the Secretary of the
Treasury, giving notice that proposals will be
{rynd fhn rF{n thfaA ,3,tn ~ Trn1
nrer OF the United States, until noon Satur-
day, the eighth instant, for the sale to the
government of ten millions Of dollars of any
II the six per eentum interest-bearing bonds |
of the United States, at which time bids will |
De opened and awards declared. The bonds |
so purchased are to be applied to the sinking
'und, as provided in section 1894 Of the Revised |
Statute of the United States.