Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-09-20
TELEGRA p Ell 70.
Domestic Intelligence.

WASHINGTON, Sept 17.-At o'clock this
afternoon the heads Of the bureau of the
Treasury Department called in body
| upon the President, to tender him their
respects and their congratulations upon
his safe return from his Western tour.
Seward is easier, but not entirely out of
danger. HIS disease was genuine cholera,
and is believed to have been contracted in
St. Louis. el<T ,z z.
The Secretary of the Treasury anticipates
there will be $75000000 of gold in the
Treasury the fist of October, exclusive of
certificates.
WASHINGTON, Sept 1e.-senor Romero,
the Mexican Minister, has dispatches with
news that the Liberals have occupied San
Luis.
The city of Tehutlan, in the State Of
Vera Cruz, was also captured by them
with three hundred Austrians. 1t is re-
ported the Liberals have captured Guada
lajara, but this needs con frmation. The
Liberals attacked Vera Cruz on the night
of the 28th of August, and carried off
eleven French soldiers. Macmillan has
issued decree to collect fifteen per cent.
on the value of the value of the national
church property. Great dissatisfaction ex-
lists thereat.
New YORK, Sept. 1.-THE Herald's
Mexico correspondence, dated August goth,
says that Macmillan is taking into his
confidence conservatives whom he refused
to recognize in the early days of his Mexi
can cupation. 1t is rumored that Mar
shall Bazine will leave in October, and
Macmillan will accompany him for
another quarter. There are advices that
Americans arriving and entering the Lib
eral ranks. Every effort is being made
with much success to promptly pay for
shipments in coin or merchandise. Large
orders have been forwarded to the agent
of the republic III the United States, m ostly
for heavy artillery and ammunition for
both the Gulf and the Pacific coast. The
Liberals will Immediately fortify all the
important seaports.
New YoRK, Sept. lot is said there
are to be important movements of the
Stephens Fenian faction IN d short time.
Henry Ward Beecher preached to-day
to an immense crowd, but he disappointed
them by making no allusion to political
topics.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 16.-There are large
arrivals of officers and soldiers to attend
the cor invention. Tents for three to four
thousand are being put up in Monument
square.
Major General Wool will probably be
the temporary chairman and General
Steadman the permanent.
New YORK., Sept. 17.-John c. Bayne,
the Confederate who headed the party that
seized the Chesapeake during the war, has
been arrested here, charged with the muir
der Of the engineer.
At the time of his arrest documents
we're found on him showing he had
founded secret organization in New Or
leans last month called the knights of
Arabia.
The Ristori excitement has reached
high point. The sale of tickets commenced
this morning, and spectators are already
getting SIS to $40 premium on the tickets.
NEWBERN, n. C., Sept. l6.-A fire broke
out on the corner Of Broad and Middle
streets this morning at II O'Clock, and de-
stroyed nearly two squares, located be-
tween Broad and Pollock streets, from
Middle street, burning about forty build
ines The Times estimates the total loss
at 5000 900. The Commercial thinks it
will reach $500 900, with less than SIS 900
of insurance. Much suffering is caused by
the disaster, and public meeting to de-
wise means for the relief Of the sufferers
will be held to- morrow. The fire was the
work of an incendiary, for whose appre-
henson large reward has been offered
by the city authorities.
New YORK, Sept. 17.-Gold closed at
144B@l45. Coupons of 1872, lllA of "a,
1881 Cotton closed steady with sales Of
1000 bales.