The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-12-09
The Latest News.
BY TELEGRAPH.
BY the Union Line.
ONCE, corner Of Monroe and Water streets.
From W ashington,
Secretary Mallory to be Tried
Louisiana Legislature.
Catching Freedmen WitbDogs
Late Mexican News.
The Fenian Brotherhood.
Later Foreign News.
The Fenian Brotherhood.
Later Foreign News.

Louisiana LegislAture- Items
Catching Freedman with Dogs
Mississippi Legislature.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 6.-The Louisi-
ana House Of Representatives has pass
ed the Senate resolution against the
recognition of MessrS. Hahn and CUT
ter as Senators. In the House a special
committee reported against the consti-
tuition of 1854, and presented a bill for
the calling of convention on the 4th
OF january. Governor Wells sent n
message to the Legislature that he
would be inaugurated on the Sd, but
tG1led to be there on the plea of indis-
position. His course created much in
dignation, as he fixed no other day for
the Inauguration.
To-day Randall Hunt was elected
United States Senator; the other Sena-
tor Will probably be elected on Friday,
The Matamoras Ranchero, of the
18th, congratulates the citizens of that
place on their steadfastnesS and bravery
during the last siege, and announced
the complete defeat and dispersion of
the besiegers; and also says that several
leading Liberals on the frontier had ac-
cepted Maximilian's amnesty, and that
many others would soon accept it.
The telegraph lines will soon be exc
tended from Guanogoa to Tampico and
Matamoras.
The Houston Telegraph, of the LIST.
reports the arrest, by General Gregory,
of NJ. Gilmore, lately Colonel in tie
rebel army, on a charge of using dogs
70 catch freedman and falsely impris-
oning him. Colonel Elmore's plea is,
that the dogs were used to track an un-
known thief, who proved to be negro.
A writ of habeas corpus was served on
General Gregory, who respected it,
though denying its jurisdiction, and
asked an extension to January 18th, to
receive instructions from Washington.
Elmoreawas released on heavy bail.
lhThe receipts of cotton at Shreveport
were falling off in consequence of the
scarcity of the staple and the decline in
prices.
The Gazette says that general prepare
tions are being made for planting cotton
in the Parishes of st. Johns. Louisiana
makes 1900 hogsheads of sugar this
year. The price OF lands in the int
rior OF Louisiana Is looking up.
AT Jefferson, Texas, the head of Red
river navigation, there are 1900 bales
of cotton in hand and about %, 600 more
to come in.
Mr.. Hale, n prominent lawyer, and
personally intimate with the Mexican
side of the Rio Grande, has arrived.
He is OF the opinion that the Liberal
cause is failure there. Hale was in
Matamoras during the siege.
The Mississippi Legislature has pass
ed the stay law over the Governors
veto.
The Alabama Legislature has passed
the constitutional amendment abolish
ing slavery, but entered protest against
the radical interpretations. A bill WINS
introduced into the Senate providing
that in case any court where freedmen,
free negro or mulatto is party, no OBJ.
lection shall be allowed as to the COM
potency of the witness because of color,
men, &C., shall be examined in any
case whatever, except in the stand
ing open court.
Geo. w. Hale, who offered 800, 900 for
the assassination of Mr.. Lincoln, has
given bond at Montgomery to appear
when called for.