Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-01-13
rho Latest Dispatches.

Importance.
WAshiSaroS, Dec ls.-ES-doy' Corwin
isinu dying condition:
A proposition has been introduced In
Congress 10 abolish the Washington city
charter In order to avoid the negro suffrage
question.
Inc privateer, Shenandoah had already
sailed for New York, but was compelled TO
put back on the 9th, on account Of heavy
COLES blowing.
The Fenians found guilty have been sem
fenced to twenty years penal seryimdo,
LIVERPOOL, Dec. s-The Brokers' Circu-
lar reports the sales In the Liverpool cotton
market the week just endedat $4,000 bales,
The market opened quiet and closed quiet
at an advance of ldr to I'd, Middling "r-
loans I'D.
Tho French Minister is nowi in New York,
much displeased with the action OF Con-
rress on the Mexican question, and will
not return unless some explanations are
given him.
A correspondent in the Herald, says tho
steamer City OF Boston, which arrived here
last week, from Liverpool, was boarded ut
sea by n British cruiser, and oyerhaulcd for
Euppo, el concealed Fenians.
81 GALVESTON, Dec. 23d, 1865.
The steamship Teazer has arrived with
New orleans papers of the 2lst inst. They
contain no dispatches.
Horace Greeley has written pacific fra
lernal letter to the National Intelligcnccr.
T.. C.. Trenholm has been among the late
visitors at the Presidential Mansion.
The President has teegraphed Provision
al Governor Johnson, that the Inauguration
of Governor Jenkins, will not interfere
with him as Provisional Governor.
There are rumors not very probable, of q
foreign loan TO our Government.
Mr.. Davis, of Kentucky, has offered II
resolution in the House for the restoration
Of Habeas Corpus in all the States.
The receipts of gold yesterday, fully 500.
600 dollars, rather depressed the Market
The sale ranged from 14G2 a. 149S.
The Cotton market was sluggish and in
animate, the day through, while very little
regularity attended prices. The sales were
only 1000 bales at declining prices.-say
as and Al cents for good ordinary. Low
middling at 46 cents IA decline) middling
IS O. 40 cents. Though good staple at 4S
cents.
GALVESTON, p. NJ Dec. Oath, 1865.
The Tonawanda has arrived, with New
Orleans papers to the ODD.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The recognition
Of Alabama by the President has astonish-
cl the Radicals, who see that they must al
so recognize that State, or assume an atti-
tudo directly antagonistic TO that of the Ex-
ccutiyc
Lively times are at hand.
Speaker Colfax presented the credentials
the Alabama delegation in the House
u Will h tiIr cd vi
debate to the Committee on Reconstruction.
The President has sent o message to Con-
grcas enclosing report Of Gen. Grant on
the Southern States, which completely
overthrows the stories circulated about dis
organization and mis-rule there.
The Executive has given good reasons for
reconstruction, and Congress will now find
n difficult to oppose them.
The Secretary of the Interior has decided
that the Freedmen's Bureau cannot hold,
and the Government cannot set aside nom
occupied Government lands in Florida
or other States for the use of freedmen.
Last evening the Republican had infor-
nation that the Mexican Imperial troops
were approaching Vera Cruz with view
to embark for France. No detailed facts
seem to support this.
NEW York, Dec. 21.--The Tribun els
Washington dispatch says smuggling is
still carried on to considerable extent
along the Canadian boundary owing to the
insufficlency of the force of revenue off
GERS In many cases officers have been per-
senally assisted by bands of smugglers
along the st. Lawrence. Canadian mer-
chants are engaged in swindling the Gov
eminent by false invoices.
A Washington special says Secretary
Stanton has again rendered his resignation
and insists upon its acceptance.
MOBILE, Dec 20-The Advertisers Mont
gomery special Of he 10Th, says Gov. Par
SONG has been relieved by President john
son; as Provisional Governor of Alabama,
and Gov. Patton will assume the duties of
the Office ina few days. ~ .}l,.a'<
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-The House passed
Q resolution 10 cooperate with the Secretary
of the Treasury to contract the currency to
az nearly specie basis as the interests of
the country will admit. The Senate joint
resolution passed proposing an amendment
to the Constitution, forbidding the pay
ment of the rebel debt, by 40 against II.
Vera Cruz letters say general draft has
been ordered The United States Consul at
Vera Cruz has been recognized by the I'm
perial authorities.
New YORK, Dec. 20.-The Washington
special says that while he was preparing
his Message, the French Minister emphati-
cally stated that the Emperor would greatly
regret any impressionin the message which
would makeit impossible torecede from his
Mexican scheme without humiliation. He
also assured Mr.. Seward that the French
troops would soon be Withdrawn from Mex
ico and asked for patience on the part of
our Government.
Il is reported that Gen. Logan is satisfied
there will be no difficulty, and that the
Mexican Republic will be soon peacefully
reinstated. ,.r.
AsHrSaroy, 21-Gen. Grants report of
his observations in the South is highly fa-
vorable. Expressing great confidence IN
the good faith Of the Southern people to
their full privileges of citizenship. 1t
speaks despondingly of the prospective
condition Of the negro.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-The President in
responding to the resolution calling for in
formation as TO the condition of the States
lately in rebellion, snys the people in North
and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Ten
nessee, have reconstructed their respective
state Governments, and are yielding obedi
ence 20 the laws Of the Government Of the
United States, with more willingness and
greater promptiiude than could have rea-
s,nably been anticipated. Accompanying
the message were the reports Of Gen. Grant
and Carl Schurz.