Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-12-09
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Louisiana and Alabama LegIsIa-
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Louisiana and Alabama LeRIsIa.
tures-NIexIcan and Texas Items
--G. w. Gale.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 6-The Louisiana
House of Representatives have passed the
Senate resolution against the recognition of
Hahn and Cutter as Senators. In the
House special committee reported
against the Constitutional 1864, and pre-
sented bill for the calling OF Convention
on the 4th of January. Gov. Wells sent a
message to the Legislature that he would
be inaugurated at three o'clock, but faild to
be there, on the plea of indisposition. His
course created much Indignation, as he
fixed no other day for the Inauguration.
To-day Randall Hunt was elected United
States Senator. The other Senator will
probably be elected Friday.
The Matamoras Ranchero of the 10Th,
congratulates the citizens of that place on
their steadfastness and bravery during the
last siege, and announces the complete de-
feat and dispersion of the besiegers. It
also says that several leading Liberals on
the frontier have accepted MaXimilian's am
nesty, and many others would soon accept
it. The telegraph lines will soon be ex-
tended from Guiana Goa to Tampico and
Matamoras. ....
The Houston Telegraph of the 1st reports
the arrest by Gen. Gregory, of Mr.. ElmOre,
lately Colonel in the G. s. A., on the
charge of using dogs to catch freedman
and falsely imprisoning him. Col. Elmore's
plea is, the dogs were used to track an un-
known thief, and who proved to be negro.
writ of habeds corpus was served on Gen,
Gregory, who respected 1t, though denying
its jurisdiction, and asked an extension to
January 18th, to receive instructions from
Washington. ElmOre was released on
heavy bail.
The receipts ofcotton at Shreveport were
falling of, in consequence of the scarcity of
the staple and decline in prices. The Ga
zette says, general preparations are being
made for planting cotton III the parish Of
Louisiana makes 1,2O0 hogsheads of sugar
this year.
Thepr of lands in the interior of Lou
isiana is looking up.
At Jefferson, Texas, the head of Red
river navigation, there are twelve thousand
bales of cotton on hand, and about twenty
thousand more to come in.
Mr.. Hale, a prominent lawyer, and per-
sonally intimate with the Mexican side of
the Rio Grande, has arrived. He is of the
opinion that the Liberal cause is failure
there. MIR. Hale was In Matam0raS during
the siege.
The steamer Mississippi, from New
York, has arrived.
Passengers who lett New York on the
30th ult, arrived here this morning via
Mobile.
The Mississippi Legislature has passed
the stay law over the Governors veto.
The Alabama Legislature has passed the
constitutional amendment abOl. .shing slave
ry, but entered a protest against radical in
depreciation. ---
A bill was introduced into the Senate
providing that, in any case in court where a
| freedman, free negro, or mulatto is 8
party, no objection shall be allowed as to
the competency of the witness on account
of colOr;' provided, that no freedmen or free
women, &c, shall be examined in any case
whatever except upon the stand, in open
court.
George w. Gale, who offered one hundred
thousand dollars for the assassination of Mr.
Lincoln, has given bond at Montgomery tC
appear when called for.