New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-26

or the State of Tennessee, Orwere military naval
officers Of the so-caled Confederate States, above
the rank of captain in the army, or lieutenant IN
the navy who left their seats in the United states
Congress, or seats in the Legislature OF the Sh!e
of Tennessee, or who resigned their COMMISSIONS III
the army or navy of the United States ana AFTER
wards gave voluntary aid to the Contederates; OF
| who absented themselves from the stare OF leu /
nessee to give such aid or who hetd Ounces ulue5
the States in insurrection against tne oH tf
1 States: or who ever held office IN the otate Oh
Tennessee in legislative, Judicial OF executive
character under oath to support the oonsttu, |
tion of the State of Tennessee, and VINO violated
said oath and gave voluntary ald or c9Qntenace
4. tn the ConfedeTates shall each and all be en-
cluded from all Office State, county or mumclpai.
That any qualified voter shall not pc excluded
4 from Office by the provisions OF this bill as
The bill was Immediately transmitted to the
4 House. where the Senate amendment will doubt
less be coneurred in, The bill is kind of supple
ment to the late franchise law.
| HOUSE PRocEEDIN6s-THE FORT GOODWIN MASSACRE
/ STORY A CANARD- Observation-Disclosures BUREAU
AGENT PLACED IN ARREsf-GovERNMENT FUNDS
WITHDRAWN FRoMNATIaNAL BANKs-PRoMoTED-
AGENTS OF THE FREEBNEN'S BUREAU IN NORTH
CAROLINA TO BE TRIED BY COURT MASTIAL-IN
TERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
WASHINGTON, May l9-The House resumed its
Saturday session to-day for debate, though none of
4 the speeches attracted much attention. There
/ were not more than twenty members present, and
1 the galleries were exceedingly slim of spectators
No attacks were made on the President
| The opinion expressed by the Arizonians in
| Washington, that the Fort Goodwin massacre was
a canard, has proved to be correct. General
/ Mcdowell telegraphs to General Grant from
San Francisco, under date Of yesterday, that he
/ has information showing it to be utterly un-
/ founded.
i The President to-day pardoned Thomas G. Glenn
son, weknown agrieulturst Of South Carolina,
under the $4,000 clause Of the amnesty procla-
| nation.
The Rev, Mr.. Fitz, against whom Generals
H.,
been relieved from his post as agent Of the freed
mems bureau in North Carolina, and placed under
arrest to await his trial
4 Under orders of the Secretary of war; all govern
ment funds, to the extent of millions, were to-day
withdrawn from the national banks in this city and
placed in the treasury it did not disturb the
diton Of the banks. The same proceeding will be
instituted in every city where disbursing officers
employed by the war department have deposits in
national banks.
Maj Long, the Presidents assistant secretary,
has been breyeted colonel, for meritorous service
during the war.
The statement made in some of the newspapers,
yesterday, that the President had ordered the
rest of all officers of the freedmen's bureau, en-
c gagged in oultivating lands in the South, goes a
S little too far. The President has directed Maj.
+ Gen. Howard to cause the arrest of every officer
f of the bureau in North Carolina, who is engaged
or peculiarly interested in the cultivation of plan
tatons, and Brig. Gen. e. W. Strong has been dis
T patched to execute the order Judge Advocate
General Holt has been instructed by the President
{ to make out charges and specifications against
these officers, with view to their trial before
n court martial.
e The internal revenue receipts for the week end
d ing to-day are S., 100000.
( COTTON OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CONVENTION
RECEIPTS FROM REyENUE-THE FREEDMEN-LoT-
TERIEs.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-Tt is understood that the
government will lose heavily by the operations OF
spectators in cotton, at Memphis, Tenn, last
summer. 100000 in government funds were
/. placed in the hands Of man named Carleton.
which was used in the purchase of cotton. The
cotton was sent north for sale, and, before the
government realized anything at all from the tran
/ saction, the coasignees failed and the government
lostthe whole amount, principal as well as pros
peetEe profits. Considerable interest is manifested
to ascertain by whose direction the government
/ funds were invested in the transaction.
. The Episcopal convention in session at Alexan-
dria, Va, yesterday by large vote, decided tc
return to the Episcopal organization of the United
Z States
The receipts from customs from the four princi
pal ports Of the United States for the week ending
the 10th inst, were follows New York, IS, 4l9
e ass 60; Philadelphia, sl97, 243 49, Baltimore
: $9S 496 81; Boston, $477 ,339 06.
!, Reports received by Gen. Howard from all part
s. ofthe South represent that notwithstanding tint
: many impediments in the road OF freedmen, they
( are getting along well, and are conducting them
selves in a manner to meet the approval Of ever
d their btterest enemies.
It The Committee of Ways and Means having
, uEuhtu up ll6 HluuVpUlJ III lIe lOtJtiy Uu5ILesS
propose to impose tax OF at least 10 per cent. OF
this traffic The treasury department, in order tt
q examine into the frauds alleged to have beer
practced IN the Kentucky lotteries, have sent al
Eagent to New I ork to make thorough 1nVestiga
, ton of them.
! The GRANT HOUSE DESTROYED BY FGRE-THREI
LIVES L0sT-BoD1Es RECOVERED.
q FFANKLIN, Pa. May 18-The Grant House, ii
tRs Guy, was . 9estroyea ~ re aDoaG ooocE
. tis HoIu " tle ii'ea y u Ia
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/ N ~ nv ~ 49, ~ t VI o2 ai 9 slv'
II 49, + !; - f S.ii 4 III ~ y i v ei Stti9 IL ms
ha II rs ie9teu ey Iaye peprseu; ~ s 10 sup
o poseu " SS9 NJ MY ~ 20 to o6a
@ u 81 eso IN H99o
$ hnrned
e LArER-The charred remains of one missing
girl has been found in the ruins of the Grant house
y Another, known to be burned is beneath the
e ruins, but has not yet been reached Their name
!. are Jane Dawson and Bridget Kelly. The one re
t, covered is too much charred to be recognized.
Fpo,r ,grxrro- .pR1y Al, on 1Oo0 or THE FoRrrc,
e ~ iii' A. OS 80 w ne ,
7, sEIzED ny THE LIBERALS.
= NJ, va. 1To,,1o W. have voro crr, !
e io NJ ~ NJ tr,l Ii 6 va
n Cp S W. ao C W ~
I tsilg of VIa.,ica - VIZ ~ -
had arrived from foulon. n is reported that 800
. French troops are to leave during the presen
mOAth.