Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-01
The VERY LATEST
The EeHER LATEST
II ELE CIR A PHI.
Scarcity of Laborers in Louisiana
Tennessee Congressman to be
placed on the Roll
Contested Seats in the Coming
Congress A]
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Late Advices from the Rio Grande
Escape of the Rebel Eobt. TOOmbs
Of Georgia.
TELE CIR APH.
Scarcity of Laborers in LOuisians
Late Advices from the Rio Grand.
NAVY York sn.eiaia.

New York Specials.
NEW YORK, Nov 30.--A special tc
the World, dated Washington, Nov
General Fullerton, who has just re-
turned from Louisiana, reports that the
planters are unable to obtain sufficient
| amount of labor and could employ sew
eral thousand more freedmen than there
is in the State.
The citizens of Louisiana are absorb.
ed in repairing the losses sustained du.
ring the war, and take very little inte-
rest in political or military movements.
Real estate, rents and all products are
commanding high prices, and all branch.
es of business have been resumed with
degree of energy unusual in that seq
ton. a 4Ht
1t has been strongly intimated to-day
that the Clerk of the House intended to
place the names of the Tennessee dele
CATION of Congressmen elect on the rolls
on the first day of tie session. IL is as
serted that Tennessee is in the same
category with other Southern States, and
if his intention is carried out an Ohio
member will move to strike the names
e.om the roll. Those who favor the
measure say that Tennessee is fully re-
stored TO the UnioH, and 10 therefore en-.
titled to immediate representation Near.
ly all of the Tennessee congressman
elect are here. - e
A special to the Times, under date of
Washington, 29th, says there will be
seven contested seats in the coming
Congress. There is the case of Books
and Dodge, in the Eighth New York
District, in which strong contest will
be made. Mr.. Brooks is the sitting
member. In the Sixteenth Pennsylva-
mia District there is a contest between
W. w. Koonts, Republican, and A. q.
Cofforth, Democrat The probability is
that the case will come un at once. Mr..
Koonts will be given the seat, and the
case referred to the Committee on Elec- |
tons. In the Twenty-6rst Pennsylva-
MIA District Smith Fuller, Union, con.
tests the certificate of John L. Dawson,
Democrat. In the Thirteenth Ohio Dis !
trict the seat of Columbus Delaney, |
Union, is contested by Mr.. Follett,
Democrat In the Ninth Indiana Dis |
trict ID. w. voorhees,, Democrat, is con-
tested by Col. W. D. sWash6urn, Union.
In the Fourth Missouri District the seat
OF Capt. Kelser, Union, is contested by
8. a. Boyd, Democrat. In the Fifth
Michigan District the seat of Mr.. Trow-
bridge, Union, is contested by Augustus |
G. Baldwin.
The credentials of members are very |
slow in arriving, and it is doubtful if the |
Clerk will be able to make up his roll in
time, from the credentials received.
There ia no contested seat this term |
from any of the Territories.
The certificate of Gov Goodwin, the |
Delegate elect from Arizona, has been |
received, signed by himself
OF course not more than three or |
four of the members elect from the |
Southern States have arrived. They |
evidently prefer to await the issue at
home and save expense, Among those
here is Joseph Barker, the well.known |
banker of New Orleans, who is the
member from that District.
The Herald Fort Monroe correspond. /
ent says; AL Congressman elect in
Virginia are preparing to leave for
Washington. The oath question will be |
tested by Mr.. Stewart who will make |
application to take bis seat without tax
ing the test oath. Chief Justice Chase |
had telegraphed that be would not attend |
the present term OF the Virginia District |
Court at Norfolk. A prolonged session !
is anticipated; nearly every one who |
has had land con6scated proposes to |
make effort through that channel for its |
recovery. It is thought that efforts will |
be made during the present session to |
indict JEFF. Davis for treason.
Capt. Robt Whatley Of the schooner |
Joel G. Sweet gives a statement of the I
perils aud sufferings of himself and
his companions The schooner was
wrecked near Carnaver, and the sur
vivors managed to escape the watery
death by getting on little sand island,
where they remained four days and |
nights, being three days without any I
thing to eat or drink; finally they reach /
ed the main land, but we're compelled to |
walk a considerable distance in an al |
most exhausted condition, and liable |
when they laid down to be attacked by
wolvess across the State of Florida |
through q wild, desolste region to the
little town of Enterprise. 7a4ras "a.
The Mozart Hall Democrats held
ratification meeting last night, in the
Cooper Institute, 70 rstify the nomina-
ton of John Hecker for Mayor, and |
Richard s. O'Gorman for corporation |
council Speeches were made by |
Hecker and others. ..,- .l
a gentleman arrived here to-day from |
the Rio GranGe, he was present at the
seipe of Matamoras His account of |
the behavior of the Imperial troops is
not very creditible to them. He says
they murdered about two thousand men,
and that the engagement was q erfect
farce The Liberals are gathering
strength daily and will soon force the
Imperial troops back into the interior.
He communicated me'im portant facts /
to our Government respecting the con-
dition of affairs along the Rio Grande.
No additional intelligence has been re-
ceived from Gen. Sheridan within the
last twenty-four hours. Gen. Fullerton,
who reached this citye to- day. direct
from Texas, says that affairs on the Rio
Grande excited but very little interest in
New Orleans Nobody anticipated any
serious results from the reported col
lision between our troops and the
French. IL n1
A special to the World dated Wash.
ington, Nov. 29, says:
The Virginia Legislature meets on
Monday next! It 10 believed that the
Constitutional Amendment abolishing
slavery will be passed and the rebel debt
repudiated. 30. ,s5 So