The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-12-26

aosa Tl Deesmser z2.-fae military s9.a
MISSION. iii t!le glse 81 nf Watson Il 89zNoFidee,
vas dissolved this morning by orier q ffsslaen.
Johnson and the prisoner discharged Inc ORDER was
made upon the Supreme Court decision
NEW ORLEANS December 22-The congressional /
Investigation committee have decided 20 carry oi l'e
Investigation at the st. Louis Hotel. They commenced
yor, il IN carly hour this morning. Sabpenas have
already been issued some twenty Witnesses among
tbose examined today are Judges Yarmouth and
Howell prominent louisiana Radicals. All connected
with The commission are sworn to secrecy
PHILADELPHIA December a2--IHe store q Y.
G. Cochrane in Walnut street, broken into last
,It rbn fra-nroof safe broken into and railroad aAd
Government securities carried of, amounting 10 over
two hundred thousand dollars.
WAsHlayroy. December p In consequence Of the
Kingdom Of Hanover, the Electorate O Hesse .he
Duchv of Nassau and the city Of Frankfort haflhs
been united 20 Prussia consequent the late war oe
tween Prussia and Austria the King Of Prussia has re-
ouegted the President Of the United States % FeFoe
t,e exconaturs before issued to tosc who had been
acting as Consuls for tie above first four mentioned
and lately absorbed governments. The RreSlqeht hds
/ issued his proclamation accordingly.
i The pardon Of c. G. Nemmnger, first Secretary oil
the Confederate Treasury il recommended by me toI-
4 loa.ipc persons: VIM H. Seward. Henry Stausberry
David Dudley Field Bleget Maj Cen, Ex Cows FAR
+! ker Broom, and Alden, of New Jersey, ana other
4 prominent individuals
Representative Pike, of tie committee 70 lnEesti,
gate the circumstances connected with the alleged
murder Of Union prisoners in South Carolina, ana the
subsequent release o those connected herewith leaves
for Charleston on Monday
Tie Attorney General for the State Of Virginia, has
fIed b III tie United States Supreme Court against
Hi cafe If WI III Virginia, to determine whether il
has Jurisdiction the counties Of Berkey ana -
rars0n Tie bin IS made retumabie on the 20ta Ee0-
ruarv next Tbos. R. BoSden, Attorney General, and
II b q. Curtis appear for the State of virginia.
The supervising architect Of the Treasury depart
ment leaves here to-day for Chicago to select sue
for the new marine hospital to be built there
MEupHIs.-The Memphis papers represent that city
T as cnoving unusual prosperity. New houses are 60
I'LL up Oh every street. Tie river trade i increasing
The existing railroads are doing heavy business
and projects for new lines rife and promising.
is predicted that in 1--WE years the city will have on
+ hupdred ana fifty thousand inhabitants.
Ex-AIderman Burke, Of Memphis, who recent
slapped Mayor Park at public dinner, shot and kille'
Dan Moran at Fenian ball few nights Since wbic
was caused BY bid whisky. Burke sin jdl.
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Elections on THE sane DAy.-A Washington ii.
patch says the Committee Gu Elections have agreed t
report bill providing that hereafter Congressiona
elections shall BE held the same day in all tn
States, viz: on the Tuesday after the first Monday i
November 1858, and in every second year thereafter
This is the dly on which the majority Of the Norther
States now hold elections, Provisions will be mud
in another bill for those States which have not chose
members for the fortieth Congress.
CO.
n PETITIONS FOR IuPEAcH4ESr or TIE PEsslDEN
r.
/ present time four separate petitions for the impeac!
+ mcnt Of the President have baen presented. The
are all from the West and have aggregate Of abos
/ two hundred ana fifty names.
! CoMiSG THIS WAY-A large number Of negro
passed terough Atlanta, Georgia, on the 10Th inst
: on their way from South Carolina to Arkansas
/, work next year for $50 and food, clothing, Sc
q An ENGAGEMENT wIru THE TiGsR.-Hon. Jol
Morrssey has received severe scratch from the tge
? according to the New York Herald, which SAYS Oh
8 Ben Wood, State Senator, night recently, faro
the former-out Of $4,000
is COMMISSIONERS TO THE PARss ExHIBruoN.-Go
it Wells has appointed ". S. Pike, Of the welknor
: firm Of PHO, Lapezre 4 Brother, bankers, of y,
i Orleans a. a Commissioner to represent the State
Louisiana at the Paris Exhibition, in 1867.
! The rlmor Of The death Of John StdeI has be
e dne current at the North. Il is entirely wi,ho
u foundation. Ir-Siides friends in this city have j
, tiers from him, as late rs the 23l November when
was in exceiIcns health New Orleans ilmes-
b FHEscu Tnoors LEAVING Mazco.-A Wasllagt
.e dispatch Of lie 6th, u The New Orleans papers ga
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