Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-11-02
La, THURSDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 2, 1865,
GENERAL NEWS.

The new Lord Mayor Of London il
q Jew, azealous adherent of tho faith
Of Israel, In kingdom In which the
Christian Church 10 part Of the CON.
stitution. Religion, like philosphy,
ID rapidly becoming eclectic, and tRe
indications multiply all over the world.
a Matameras paper says seven req.
'ments Of negro troops were mustered
out Of service and disbanded In
Brownsville on the I'd inst. Most Of
these were Northern negroes, aud will
be furnished transportation TO their
former States without delay. @
Gen. Changaruier's health, which
has been reported to be seriously fail
ing, is, according TO last accounts, ex.
cellent. The gallant General 10 now
10 bis seventysecohd year. Since bis
banishnent from France in 1861, he
has chiefly, resided at Brussels.
A circular has been prepared at the
Treasury Department., addressed to
collectors Of customs at the various
ports throughout the United States.
notifying them that hereafter the tax
on cotton can be paid at the place 30
which the cotton is delivered instead
Of at the place from which il is ship.
ped.
General John y. Hood 10 soon 10
marry charming daughter Of Gen.
WIN. Preston, of Kentucky. He will
afterwards live in Texas.
John Chinaman is abont as ready
as anybody else to follow a bad OK.
ample. The news OF the defalcations
lof Jenkins and Kotcbum had hardly
more than tine 10 reach San Fran.
cisco when the easbier of Chinese
bank in that city vamosed with $4,000
of the bank funds.
The Natohitoches Times says there
will be no mail facilities between
Texas and the mouth of the Red Riy.
or. Nobody is willing to take The
contract at the prices offered by The
Government.
Gottschalk was (Sept. 15) compos.
ing piece for thirty pianos, with or.
chestra accompaniment. His idea
was to give, rs 6nal, farewell TO Gal.
ifornia, u grand festival, with all the
combined musical force Of San Francis.
co under bis leadership. iJ FIRE
| Lewis B. Smith, Portland, Maine
official, recent received one.four.h of
fifty thousand dollars--the inform
ants share---iu the matter of m in.
voice OF cigars, condemned and sold 40
smuggled.
The Vieksburg Herald learns from
the telegraph operators in that city
that communication Is now had with
Monroe and Shreveport, La, Hous.
ton and other plnces in Texas, aud
chat the lines are working in good
order
Inc King OF Wurtemburg lately Or
dered all the people" who sat in the
boxes which are yis.a-vas with the
royal box in the theatre Of Stuttgart
out ofthem, declaring that g be would
have none but mobiles opposite to him"
The Chinese giant ia England put
clause in bis contract That IL he died
he should be sent free of expense TO
China. Flo carries bis oofin with
him. ..... .....
The King Of Hanover, it ia rumored,
has composed an Italian opera, which
will be produced at bis capital city.
Pic Mono has signifed his displeas-
ure ut the masonic honors which
Louis Napoleon permitted to be paid
on the occasion Of the late Marshal
Magnan, master Of the French lodge.
The sculptor, Foley, has executed
fine statue of Stonewall Jacksoa, but
it is matter Of decided embarrass-
ment whore to put il.
The sum OF about three millions in
gold has recently been invested in
Colorado mining lands by English cap.
italists. .#... .--.....
A general movement has been COM
menced by tho oficers of the u. 8.
navy to petition Congress for an in
crease of pay.