Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-07-25
Trial of Miss Harris.
TROUBLE In SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE NEW Y0RK MARKETS.
Gold, lls S-s-CGttOn, "A.
from the N. o. Picayune ofsaturday Afternoon. ]

New YoRK. July 10 Cotton quoted Mt
A, -four at so, whisky lOR, corn 83B,
pork 303. Sterling exchange dull at 100.
Gold heavy at l43s.
New YORK, July l9.--News from Savan-
nah states that Gen. Steadman assumed
command Of the Department Of Georgia.
Mr. Trenholm, the rebel Secretary of the
Treasury, who had been permitted to visit
Hilton Head and Charleston, under parole,
| has been remanded to Fort Pulaski.
Savanush is reported to be in very
healthy condition. 1t is ascribed to mill
tary sanitary measures The city is in
fected by desperadoes released from the
Penitentiary to go in the rebel army.
Receipts OF cotton at Savannah is re-
ported to be $4,000 bales. Three or five
Thousand bales are expected from the in
terror in two weeks. .t.. {fs~,
G. W. Field writes that the Great East.
ern would probably leave Valencia on the
10Th, press representative included; but
the journal of the trip and its results win
be forwarded to the Associated Press on
the Great Eastern's arrival Mt Hearts
Content. n
WASHINGTON, July 19.-Danl. W. Voor-
HES spoke about three hours to day in de-
fence Of Miss Harris. He was frequently
interrupted by applause Of the audience.
1t is generally believed that Miss Harris
will be acquitted. Public sympathy is
strongly in her favor.
The trains on the Richmond and Dam
vile road are now running regularly.
Gov. Perry and Orr. of South Carolina,
had an interview with the President to- day,
on the subject Of reconstruction. II is
said good deal Of trouble has arisen in
South Carolina
Dispatches state that President johnson
expressed his determination thar the laws
that were passed by the Tennessee Legis-
lature shall be obeyed, and illegal votes
excluded from the polls. ..E....
Eastern news entirely unimportant.
Miscellaneous Dispatches. 9
NEW YORK, July l0.--The Times says
the leading Masons of Massachusetts are
about to invite their most infuen tial breth-
rem ct the South to visit them and partake
of their inequalities, that the remem-
brances of past strifes may be blotted out
individuals.
The Posts Washington special had
protraeted interview with the President
upon the Southern postal facilities, which
will be rapidly extended.
The TTbune's Washington Special says:
One of the prominent counsels engaged on
the late conspiracy asserts positively that
the spiritual attendants were denied ad-
mission to Mrs. Surratt's cell on the day
Of the execution, until Secretary Stanton
had received from them promise that
they would not on the scaffold proclaim
their belief in her innocence
Major Gen. Sickles has returned to Wash.
ington from his South American mission.
The rumora that he was sent to negotiate
for the colonization ofemaDci pated negroes
are set ut rest by his official report. W hen
the time comes for the practical enforce
ment of the Monroe Doctrine, the SUCCESS
fui results OF this important mission will i
be known.
The President has recognized Robert |
Barth as Consul Of the Duchy OF SAKE CO.
burg; Gotha at st. Louis, and NJ S. Loen-
son as vice Consul of Sweden aud Norway
at New Orleaas.
New YoRK, July 12-By the steamer
Eagle from Havana, we leaan that Breck-
lnluRo, "SSou' paulSu Oy HdI. ". u. HeIHI
COME derate sgent vt Havana, left Oh the
18th Of July il the English mail steamer
for st. Thomas and Europe.
New YORK, Julyis.-A street rumor ex-
presses the intention of Secretary McCul-
Tough to orde~ the sale Of q large amount
Of the surplus gold in the Treasury De-
partment.
WASHINGTON, July 1s.-Doctor Mudd,
OLauphliu. Arnold and EpanOler vera to-
day sent to the Dry Tortugas, instead OF
the Albany penitentiary, as originally sen-
fenced. The Presidents health is fully
restored.
Encouraging accounts have been receiy-
ed of prospects Of Restoration in North Caro-
lima, and that the majority of her planters
arc pursuing humane and judicions course
towarns their late slaves.
CLEVELAND, OHIo, July l8-Gov. Brough,
of this State, is seriously i'll.
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.