Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-06-21
"A = HIC-

WASHINGTON, June l7.-The general i'm
preston is that both Houses will fix Mon
| day. July 10th, as the day for terminating
| the present session. There is no doubt
that all the regular legislative business
can be finished by that time, and the
| memb ers will hardly be willing to remain
| longer to watch the President or make
| buncombe speeches.
| Though the House Committee will not
report in favor of suspension of the neu-
| trality laws, or perhaps, even consider the
| subject, it is nevertheless understood that
| it will offer resolutions in which the Ad-
| minstration will be criticised, If not cen
sured, for the interference which resulted
in the breaking up of the Fenian move
ment.
President Roberts is here, and the Re-
publicans are assiduous in their attentions
to him.
New York, June 1.-THE imports of
the past week exceeded $7,OO0,O00, OF
which there was $4,000,OO0 of sugar, tea
and coffee.
The excitement;n the gold room has
been intense for ssaeral days past. Four
or five of the heaviest stock speculat
have lost fortunes in that time by throw
ing their money and influence against
the rise.
A London letter to banking firm here
says the specie arrivals are an immense
thing for American credits. The amount
sent from America is everywhere admitted
to have saved general bankruptcy in Eng
land. The letters to other banking houses
10 this city are very much to the same
effect.
HALIFAX, June 49, Per China Duke
De Grammont went from Paris to Vienna
to make last effort for Cancellation.
Mendorsoff is said to have positively main
tanned the Austrian reply to the invitation
Of conference.
Court Bismarck has issued an important
dispatch to the Prussian representatives
abroad, i9Nbitter terms towards Austria.
A Vienna dispatch says the diplomatic re-
lations between Austria and Prussia cease
the moment the Prnssian representative at
the Diet leaves Frankfort.
The Austrian Government has tele-
praphed Gen. Coblenz to avoid an armed
conflict in Hostein. 1t is stated if @ COLI
sion should occur the Austrian army of
the north will advance against Prussia.
France has urged the middle German
States to maintain complete neutrality.
The Austriars are reported evacuating
Kiel and concentrating at Altoona, where
General Won Coblenz and staff had arrived
on the 9Th. The Prussian troops had ar
rived at Reddsburg and occupied the town.
They were peacefully met by the Austrian
garrison who withdrew from the town the
same day, parting quite friendly.
WAsHiNGoN, June 8.-The President sent
q message to the House to-day in response
to q resolution concerning the provisions
of the laws and ordinances of the Southern
States on the subject of the Con federate
debt The facts collected show that every
State excepting South Carolina has de-
clared such debt null and void, or forbid
| the assumption of it.
The Senate has confirmed John A. He'd
rick, Collector of Customs at Beauford, N.
| c., George S. Rutter, do, at Fernandina,
and Gen. P, J. Osterhaus,, Consul at Ly-
| ons, France.
The President has issued an order offiei-
alIy announcing the death of Gen. Cass,
and directing suitable honors to be paid to
the memory of the deceased.
The State Department is officially ad-
vised by the Consul at Havana, that Ler-
sundi, the new captain general of Cuba,
has expressed himself determined to SUP
| press the traffic in slaves. He has notified
| the subordinate Lieutenant Govern rs
| that he will hold them to strict accounta-
| biliLy for any violation Of his orders in this
repect. which are from the Queen.
The Senate Financial Committee has re-
ported a tax bill reducing the tax on cotton
10 two cents per pound.
| In addition to the several millions of
Louisiana State bonds captured by Gen.
Sheridan at Shreveport and subsequently
surrendered by the Treasury Department
to the banks in New Orleans, it has now
been decided to deliver up the balance of
the amount, 81 800, 900, to the State Au-
ditor. Proper Identification was made.
New YORK. June 18.--A plot of the ne
gro soldiers on the U. S. receiving ship
Vermont, moored off Brooklyn Navy
Yard, was discovered yesterday, and six
Of the ringleaders were arrested and
placed in irons. The object of the con-
spiracy was to murder the officers and
make their escape with arms i; when being
Joined by negro allies, they were to make
a raid on public and private houses. On
some Of the negroes, of whom there are
200 on board the ship, were found badges
of silver stars, and other insignia, which
were to be used by the captains aud subor-
dinates in the conspiracy.
New YORK, June IS, l P. M.-Cotton
market dull Middling Uplands 40c.
Gold rules at 16424. Sterling exchange
109T.
--o+--~--.e."-~------