Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-08-11
TELEGRAPHIC.

ry Harlan has resigned The Sen
ate passed a bill admitting Nebras-
ka; also Joint Resolution modify
ing the test oath so rs to permit
Patterson TO take his seat, but the
House refused TO concur.
Senate passed an amendment to
the appropriation bill, appropriat-
ing one and half million, for repair
ing the Mississippi leevics.
The proposition to increase the
salaries of congressman from three
to five thousand dollars, was voted
down.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-Both
Houses remained in session all
night.
Senate.-O. II. Browning was
confirmed as Secretary of the lnte-
rior, vice Harlan resigned.
Patterson was admitted to his
seat, having taken the prescribed
oath. The House refused TO modi-
fy the oath for the admission Of
Patterson.
Stevens made speech on the
bill lately introduced by him for the
restoration of the South to proper
relations in the Union. He reiter-
ated his former principles Of equal
rights and declared to favor giving
the negroes the same privilege rs
whites.
The bill for the admission of Ne
braska passed.
New York, July 2s, Noon,--Cot.
ton steady. Gold fifty and a half
(504.)
NEW YORK, July 29.-The Great
Eastern reached Hearts Content
Yesterday.
The cable is laid, and is working
perfectly and continually to lrc-
land.
There have been riots in London.
=, The government having forbidden
reform meeting in Hyde Park.
The London Times of the 9th
says the telegraph is the great work
and glory of the age and nations.
A treaty of peace has been signed
between Austria and Prussia.
A previous telegram said five
days armistice commenced ut noon
on the 23d. There was more fight
ing on the 22d, the Austrians claim
ing the victory, also a naval engage
ment on the twentieth, the Aus
trians run down one and sunk three
other Italian iron clads.
| Associated Texas Press Dispatches
JACKSON, (Evening,) July 30.
HALIFAX, July 30.-The steamer
China, from Queenstown the 22d,
brings the following news:
The news of an armistice is an
ticipated by the cable. The an.
nouncement that Austria accepted
the proposal for suspension OF
hostilities caused great buoyancy
in the market.
The prevailing opinion among the
Germans is that peace is almost GER
tain to be concluded, and conse-
quently there will be no resumption
Of hostilities.
The Paris bourse was excited.
The Observer states that Parlia-
ment will be required at the last
moment of the session to give its
concurrence to the confederation OF
the North American provinces.
JACKSON, July 81.
No regular reports of the New
Orleans riot received. Number OF
killed estimated at sixty (60,) all
negroes. DR.. Dostie mortally
wounded, John Henderson, Jr., dan
gerously wounded, Micheal Hahn
wounded and arrested-convention
scattered. fas -f'
Richard, only child Of DR. Ccvas,
was accidently killed while passing
out from college.
WASHINGTON, July 30.-Messages
have passed between the Queen OF
England and the President of the
United States, on the completion Of
the cable.
| r% INV York, July 3O.--Cotton one
cent higher, sales two thousand
bales, Middling Orleans, thirty-nine,
Gold, forty-seven three quarters.
Deaths for the week, seven hun&'ed
and fifty. Deaths from Cholera at
New York and Brooklyn, Saturday
and Sunday, nineteen.
NEw:ORLEANs, July 30.-Cotton
advanced, two cents (2). Sales tif-
teen hundred (150O) bales. Re.
ceipts for two days, seven hundred
(70O) bales. Low Mlddling, thirty
four (34) to thirty-six (36) cents.
Gen. Baird has issued orders pro-
claiming martial law in the city.
Gen. Kautz is Military Governor.
All civil functioneries will report at
once to him and be instructed as to
duty they may be hereafter requir-
ed to perform. The city is now
quiet and every citizen at home.
LONDON, July %, (Evening) =
The latest reports from the seat OF
war state that the preliminaries be-
tween the contending forces are
progressing, but no details have
been received.
JACKSON, July 81, (Noon(:
New ORLEANS, July 31.-The
Convention prisoners arrested yes
terday, were released last night by
Gen. Baird. ..
The casualties sum up 80 negroes
killed several white persons were
dangerously wounned. DIR. DostiC
received three sho.s in the head, ono
in The back, and was stabbed three
times. He is dead. The city j:
still under martial law and quiet
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