Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-07-24
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| the 9Th, passed this point early tnls morn
| ing, en- route for Boston.
Prussia and Italy have accepted the
proposed armistice, upon condition that
Prussia shall retain her present military
position, and that her troops shall be sup
ported by the counties occupied. Austria
| il not to increase her army in the field.
Italy is to occupy one fortress in quadri-
| lateral. Italy, in her reply, demanded
two fortresses.
Vienna telegraphs report good prospects
| of an armistice for six weeks.
HostiIities have not been resumed. The
| Austrians continued to retreat without
molestaton. The Prussians had advanced
further into Bohemia. There has been
severe fighting on the frontiers of Venetia
and Tyrol.
The Prussians had gained another VIC
| tory, defeating the Bavarians at Diembach.
The people of Italy and Prussia are said
to be strongly opposed to the armistice,
| desiring the terms to be dictated to Austria
| at Vienna. ass. F.
The shore end Of tho cable was success
| fully laid on the 9Th. The old cable had
been tested and found in perfect condition.
READING, Pa, July l9.-The Democrats
| held great meeting yesterday, which was
addressed by Montgomery Blair, Geo. a..
| Pendeton, and others. Blair predicted
| that should the Radicals carry the October
election there would be the establishment
| of two Presidents and two Congresses, for
| the Radicals would Immediately impeach
President johnson and turn him out,
| while on the other hand the Democratic
| members of Congress would unite with
| the regularly elected members from the
| South. He also warned his hearers that
1 At al 20 hnr ~ yuov
| The battle field would be in the North,
| while the South would remain unit.
INDIANAroL1s, July 19.-The johnson
| National Con invention of this city was very
thinly attended. The number of dele
gates amounts to 1875. Gen. Sol. Meredith
| presided. Resolutions were adopted de-
| cIaring ardent attachment 70 the Union
| under the constitution, denying the right
Of secession, declaring that all the States
were always in the Union, denying the
| power of the General Government 10 ex-
| clude States from the Union, or govern
| them as Territories, expressing undimn-
ished confidence in Johnson's policy, de-
claring that the qualifications of electors
| are reserved to the States, and that the
| Government has no right to force universal
suffrage upon any part Of the country, in
| opposition to the wishes of the citizens
| thereof, and that al loyal mem bers elected
| to Congress should be admitted with the
| least possible delay; that the national
debt was sacred obligation and should
| never be repudiated, and that no debt in
Cured to aid treason or rebellion should
ever .he paid; that the delegates to the
| Philadelphia Con vention are expected to
cooperate only with loyal men.
WASHINGTON, July 20.-It is understood
that ex Governor Holden, of Nor tn Caro-
lima, will be rejected as Minister to San
Salvador, on the ground of his participa-
ton in the rebellion.
The Senate has concurred in the report
Of the committee Of conference on the dip
lomatic appropriation bill, by which the
mission to Portugal is abolished, the
Minister james Harvey, having strongly
indorfed the President in letter to Sec
rotary Seward, which found its way into
print.
The amendatory tariff bill from the
House was reported with on amendment
suspending the collection Of the direct tax
imposed by the act of 1851, until January
1868. =......
The House passed, 125 against IL. the
joint resolution restoring Tennessee to hel
former practical relations to the Union
and declaring her again entitled TO be rep
resented by Senators and Representatives
duly elected aud qualified. upon their tax
ing the oaths of office required by the ex
isting laws. The result was received will
gaeat applause on the floor and in the gal
leries. The resolution was sent to tht
Senate for concurrence.
The House then, by q large majority
laid on the table the bill heretofore re
ported from the Committee on Reconstruc
ton, specifying the terms on which thu
Southern States may be re-admitted, ane
also tabled Stephens resolution by Al
against rs, providing for the recess Of Con
: gress till the first Saturday in December
) and giving the presiding officers Of boil
Houses authority to convene the mem Der:
at the earliest period they should thinl
necessary.
The President to-day sent to the Senat
for confirm alton the name of Henry STRAINS
bury, who has been nominated for tn
position Of Attorney General of the UniteC
States.
The President has nominated JOSEPH
Wilson for Commissioner of the Lane
Office, in place of Judge Edmunds, VIII
has been removed on account of extrem
radicalsm.
ST. LOUIS, July 20.-Col. Taylor Super
|
President Of the comm issiou which re
Gently held council with the 1ndia2s, re
ports a perfectly satisfactory treaty mad
at Fort Laramie.
NEW YORK, July 20.-The Commercial
Advocate says the facts show conclusivel.
that cholera is now raging in certain por
tons of the city beyond doubt, The fact
. relative to the number of cases on Hart
Island is deemed 50 appalling that tn
public is denied the knowledge. Surgeon
Calhoun OF that post, has died of cholera
/ and an able corps of physicians has bee
sent to that Island also to Governor
Island. Several additional cases are re
ported in the city to-day.
3 Large quantities Of tobacco were seize
here yesterday for violations ofthe revenu
laws.
New YoKK, July 21.-Specal dispatche
a say E. G.. Ross has been elected the sue
c,,sst1r 81 Senator Lane from Kansas