Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-12-27
TEL E. r A P H 10
Foreign and Domestic.

that Russia and Austria are at variance
upon any subject, and asserts rs strongly
thaJ Dheir relations are in all respects OF a
most friendly character.
BRUSSELS, Dec. 23.-The old differences
concerning the Scheldt dues have been re-
newed, and the Governments of Belgium
and Holland are at open issue upon the
subject. An attempt is, however, being
made TO settle the question Of difference,
with what result is yet photographed.
BERLIN, Dec. 23.-1he upper House OF
the Prussian Diet he's agreed 10 the budget
as amended by the Lower House.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 23.--fn consequence Of
the recurrence o. the Christmas holidays
there will be no com mercial TRANSACTIONS
in this city and Manchester, until Wednes-
day next.
LONDON, Dee. 23.-The stock exchange
ia closed until Wednesday on account Of
the holidays.
New YoRK, Dec. %. Rio Janeiro letters
| to Sovem Der 26th, state no further collis-
ions mad occurred between the Paraguay
ans and Btazilians. In the fight OF October
30th, at Terjutte, after lepulsing the Par
! aguayans the Bfazilians sailed out from
She tort, but were surrounded and cut up
badly, losing some six hundred men in
| Killed and wounded, besides numerous
| prisoners.
The gunboat PaTanaha was badly dam
| eyed by The ParaguayaDs on October Goth
and was compelled 10 run ashore TO pre-
vent her sinking. III is stated three more
| iron cads nave Joined the Brazilian feet.
I The Emperor OF Brazil has emancipated
all his slaves.
The United States gunboat Shamokin
had reached Gunner with Minister Wash
| buFne and suite on board. They landed
aud were provided wich an escort to the
capital OF Paraguay.
The mediation proposed by Chill and
Bolivia bias been refused by the Argentine
Government.
New ORR, Dec. 23.-Mail advices from
Gambia give details Of the disaster to the
Turks at the convent Of Arcade. The
Convent contained five hundred and forty
souls, including three hundred and forty
| women and children, leaving one hundred
and ninety seven men to defend it against
MusJapha Pasha's army of 10 900 men.
| The Cietans refused tn surrender and the
| Turks bombarded the Convent two days
end Two nights After preaching, the
| Turks poured into the court Of The Con-
vent, but the Christians continued 20 de-
fend themselves from the cells, and finally
q monk fired the magazine, hnrling the
| Christians and Turks into the air. Two
| thousand Turks were killed, and large
numbers were wounded, and only thirty
nine men and sixty women and children
Of the garrison were left alive Over one
thousand wounded Turks had arrived at
the hospitals from this explosion. The
Turks had burned seventeen villages in
revenge, for which the Cretans have
burned twenty-seven Turkish villages.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. a. 1t is stated on
most excellent authority that seven of
| the nine composing the Committee on
| Banks and Currency are utterly opposed
20 expansion, and will heartily support the
proposed plans of McCulloch.
1t has Cranspired that Judge Oldham,
the Confederate Senator from Texas, who
on the collapse went to Mexico, passed
here recently ncognito on his wav home
GALVESTON, Dec. 24.-The Tallapoosa
brought the news Of Escobsdo's murder by
Canales. A general insurrection Of all
partes occurred at MaJamoros on the cap
ture Of Escobedo, aud Carales, az the only
representative of Orega. had Fscobedo
put TO death on the morning of the
2lst, and then assumed command himself
Preparations for a general fight was
making, and chaos ruled the hour in
Matamoros.
The TalIapoosa brought the Brownsville
which was the escape of OrJega to the In
terror. Just as The Tallapoosa was about
to leave, on Friday, telegram announced
the hanging of Escobedo. The report was
believed by the commander at Brazos.
BALTIMORE Dec. 24.-Four negroes were
sold at Annapolis on Saturday by order of
the Court, Judge Magruder presiding. The
negroes preferred being sold to gong to
the PenltenJiary. After the sale Judge
Magruder was arrested on a warrant issued
by United States Com m issioner Brooks, on
an affidavit of Capt. Vpnderslip, of the
Freedmens Bureau, for violation Of civil
rights. The case will be heard to-day.
VICRsBURe, Dec. GA terrific fire broke
out IN Morris's block, corner Of Clay street
and Front Levee, at o'clock last night.
destroying the entire block Of thirty
houses. The flames communicated thence
to the block bounded by Levee, Clay, Mul-
berry and Crawford streets, destroying the |
entire block Of thirty three houses.
Thence the FIRE spread east Of Mulberry, |
between Crawford and Clay streets, TO |
W ashington street. In this district, thir- |
teen houses were burned. The fire com
municated here TO tho cornef OF Washing |
ton and Crawford street, destroying four |
three-story brick stores and spreading to |
the Mulberry and Crawford street, con- |
sumed len houses, besides shanties. ETC. |
in all, about one hundred buildings, of |
which thirty eight were large brick stores
Two white children and four negroes
persisted in the flames, and six negroes
were killed by accident. One hundred
families are rendered houseless.
The origin of the fire was the result of
carelessness in Meyers bar room building.
The streets are crowded with goods and
the debris of the ruin. The great est credit
is due Gems. Wood and Dudley FOL their
superhuman efforts to subdue the flames
and prevent pillage.
Five or six buildings were blown mp to
arrest the progress of the flames.
The Theatre buildings, the City Bank
and the telegraph Office escaped-the for
mer badly damaged. The heavens were
illuminated for miles by the light of the
tremendous confiagration.
The total loss is estimated at 81 900 900,
about one quarter of which is insured.
The following is partial list Of the suf-
ferers:
F. C. Waidsworth, stoves and hollow
ware; Jacques LavaninItte, fruit dealer;
F. M. Bradley, watch maker; &. G. Kress
q Co., clothing store; Mahlove 81 Hobart,
dry goods and commission honse. Daniel