The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-08-30
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The contract for carrying the mails be.
tween Cairo and New Orleans has been
awarded to the Atlantic aud Mississippi
Steamship Company:
TIE Government has ordered the resto
ration Of seized property now held by the
Freedmens Bureau to persons pardoned, on
collection by the blacks Of compensation
for labor on standing crops
The military investigation into the con.
duct Of Gen. Hatch is progressing at
Charleston. Gen. Gilmore says the military
will retain control of the State of South
Carolina until civil government is fully or
ganized.
JACKSON, August 22.-The Convention,
at its evening session, passed the ordinance
declaring the ordinance of secession null
and void 1t repeals all ordinances of the
Convention of 1861, except the revenue
ordinance, which is left fol, such action as
the Legislature may hereafter see proper to
take, having 10 view the honor and prosper
9 ity of the State. Nothing else of conse-
,quence was done, FyI l1{0(I
After the adjournment Of the Convention
90 informal meeting of delegates in their
individual capacity was held.
Gen. Martin, of Adams, presented me.
mortal expressed in eloquent terms, petition
ing President johnson to extend pardon to
Mr., Davis and Governor Clarke, which was
unanimously and spontaneously acquiesced
10 by all present.
NV York, Aug. 23.--The steamer Per-
sia, from Liverpool on the 18th, has arrived
at this port.
Nothing has been heard Of the Great
Eastern or her consorts. The Times sug
gests that the machinery Of the Great Eas
tern may have been damaged, and thinks,
in that case, her consorts would lay by her.
Lord Lyons succeeds Bdlwer as Ambas-
sador to Constantinople.
The Times editofially advocates the ne
cessity Of free trade policy with the United
States.
Napoleon has gone to Camp Chal. rs.
Il 1t is ramored Napoleon consemplates The
annexation of Belgium to France, after
Leopods deatb--giying the Duke of Bra.
baut Mexico instead of Belgium also Civ
lug Venetia to Italy, the Danubian PriDci-
palities to Austria, and territory m North
'ern Germany to Russia.
The Bank of France lost seven million
francs during the week.
The Roman army is to be Increased 5000.
The cholera continues its ravages.
The negotiations between Spain and
Rome are satisfactorily concluded onaccount
of the recognition Of Italy. Spain promi.
ses to protect the Pope.
New York, Aug. 25.-The Heralds
special says Judge Lochrane and other
Georgians report the work of reconstruc-
tioh as progressing satisfactorily, They are
confident the people will accede to all the
conditions, and settle the principle Of the
negroes right to vote, subject to proper res.
srictioDs.
The Southerners In Washington coincide
inIthe belief that the Transition from slave
to free labor will produce but little trouble.
Lieut., Col. Birney. Paymaster as Rich
mond, is said by the Herald s correspondent
TO have been ordered to Washington to be
examined. on the charge of paying off the
men withs7-3cs, sharing with the banks the
discount thereon, #.
The correspondent ofibe Tribune at Con.
stantinople writing on the I'd, says official
reports anhouncc that the cholera is now
epidemic there, the deaths summing up $50
"a day, but it isthoaght that eco daily Is
the true average.
WASHINGTON, Aug 25.-The names Of
Gen. Lee aud James A. Seldom, ex-rebel
Secretary of War, were taken from the
specifications and The charges against Wertz.
at the earnest solicitation of'Gen. Grant,
the President concurring.
q NAsRvrfEs, Aug. 25.-The passenger
train which left here for Huntsville this
morning, ran of the treste near Reynolds
station. The entire train was thrown off.
About twenty persons were injured Messrs
Moselyand Hazlett, express messengers, and
ten others, were killed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-The friends of
Alex. Fl. Stephens are making strenuous
efforts to obtain his pardon.
A Cabinet meeting was held this morn
ing, OF which all were present except Mr.,
Stanton, the Secretary Of War.
SAN FRANcIsco.-The General Pike was
bonded by The Shenandoah for $45 900 and
Two hundred and seventy-one officers aud
men Of destroyed wbalers which were put
on board for San Francisco.
1t is believed the Shenandoah will destroy
fifty more vessels.
In q conversation with Capt. Smith, Of
theship William Thompson, the pirate asked
the news. Capt. Smith replied that Presi.
dent Lincoln had been assassiDated. The
pirate replied exultingly, II was prepared
to hear that" The pirate would not be-
lieve in Lees surrender.
An Englishman on her appeared to be
prospecting fox five vessels for the line be-.
tween Australia and New Zealanl, and
probably would purchase some Of the cap
tured.
The officers of the Shenandoah talked OF
arming two whalers to go and destroy Others,
aud added that in some cases tley had sue
ceeded in enlisting captured crews al
An English vessel, coal laden, was report.
ed bound for the Shenandot b. .
The AndersOnVilie Prisoners.