New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-01-05
LATER FROM THE NORTH
INTERESTING MISCELLANEOUS NEWS

Egw YORK. Dec. 23.-The casualties in Aiexan-
dria on Christmas were oyerestimsted; only one
white and one colored man WAS severely in
jured.
Secretary McCulloch denies that he wishes or
needs loan of 500 900 900, has been currently
reported.
An order was issued yesterday transferring the
Headquarters Of the Department of the Tennessee
from Knoxville to Memphis.
Gen. VIM. Strong, Inspector General of Gen.
Howard's staff returned to Washington on yester-
day from three month's tour in the Southwest.
He reports affairs in the interior of Texas in ter
rble condition.
Much distress exists among the blacks and
whites, and the blacks willing to work, but
the whites are not in a condition to employ
them.
The latter also universally complained Of bad
treatment and violence. Lawlessness prevailed
So great was the ignorance that the whites did not
know that the war had ended. The blacks thought
themselves slaves.
When President Johnson's brother was acciden-
tally wounded by the discharge of his gun, q mum.
Der of surgeons were applied to for professional
for Federal surgeon, and he died solely for want
of prompt surgical aid.
The presence of Clarence A. Seward in the city
| revives the rumor in circulation sometime since
that Congressional inquiry will probably be
made concerning the alleged fact of his being
interested in Mexican specuations under Maxi
milan, while Acting Secretary of State, and sus-
rpected to direct the influence of our government
| towards the Emperor.
Gen. Augur has directed thorough examina.
! ton of the Christmas riot at Alexandria and has
ordered the commanding officer at that place moi
| to surrender any of the offending parties to the
demand of the civil authorities, but to refer al
| such demands to the commanding officer of the
department noo 90 r,o no,,ono, ,,t.,,;
gcncer says, upon authority competent to decide
| such question: We announce that the pub
ished statements to the effect that loan of slO0,
600 900 was, upon the occasion of his recent visi
| to New York, rendered TO Mr. Secretary McCul
| loch by tile National Banks, are sheer fabfca
| tions.
The Secretary Of the Treasury is not at presen
| in any need of such a loan, and should sucl
become necessary it would not be accepted from
| the banks, but would be solicited, and doubtles
| without trouble, Immediately obtained from III
| people.
| Conservation of an Episcopal Bishop.
| BosToH, Dec. 28-The conservation of the Rev
George N. Randall, D, D., Rector Of the Church o
the Messiah, in this city, the newly elected Mis-
sonary Bishop of Colorado and parts adjacent
took place in Trinity Church, in Sumner street
The Right Rev. John Henry Hopkins Bishop o
the Diocese of Vermont, and presiding Bishop o
the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Unite
States, acted as cOnsccrat0r. The cOnsecratiO
service was exceedingly interesting aud impressive
and was attended by great congregation, tn
aisles and galleries Of the church being crowded
| Expected Opening of the CorlSed Bottle.
New YORK, Dec. 2s.--A Washington specia
/ II W
his reply to Gen. Grants c0rked bottle criticism
in speech to be delivered at Lowell before Ne1
| Years day.
| Freedmen's Affairs.
New YORK Dec. 2s.-The TribHne's Washingto
special says: The treasErer of the schools an
finances of the Freedmen's Bureau has just rs
turned from a tour through the Southern State:
having established freedmen's savings banks 6
Richmond, Wilmington, Charleston, Beaufort, ST
vannah, Mobile, New Orleans, Vicksburg. Hunt
ville Nashville, Memphis and Louisville. He state
that all classes in the States lately in rebellion ar
fast becoming reconciled to their new relations
but that it will be necessary for the government
keep strong force in these States for some tim
longer to secure justice to all.
| The Recent Gold Weather.
ST. PAUL. (Mnn.) Dec. 27.-The news is begil
, | ming to reach here OF numerous deaths occasionc
, by the recent snow storm and cold weather.
Four men were frozen to death in Freebor
| county on the 18th inst.-one u MIR. James Woo
of Rice Lake township.
A lady living near Blue Earth city, in Fairbau
county on the same day, got out OF wood, AM
placing her children in bed, started off for hi
tiather's house, about half mile distant, aero
the prairie The next morning she was found dea
within ten rods of the house.
A mir. Thompson of Blue Earth City, was in Il
same storm, and has not since been heard from.
ID supposed to have been buried in the snow.
i The destruction of stock was very great. Or
y man in Freeborn county had 40 sheep buried
the snow, nearly all of which perished Numero
cattle have pershed in different parts OF the Stat