The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-30
Miscellaneous.

State to insure Hayes maj ority of $500. The Demo-
Gratis still keep up talk about contesting the State
ticket the ground that several thousand illegal
gro votes were cast.
WASHINGTON, October l9-Col. Wood, Chief of the
Secret Service Division in the Treasury Department.
has had all his detectives at work since the dscov
the counterfeit seventhrty notes. 1t is definitely as
ceraned that 1000 have been put upon the market
and that the plates not made in Europe, but in
this country 1t further stated that Philadelphia has
been the headquarters for printing them. A clue to
the whole proceeding said to be in possession of the
secret service officers according to the
of of their gang The counterfeiter had been so
successful with his seventhirty plates that he forgot
his discretion and commenced putting into circulation
los and eos, bank notes, and upon the latter charge
was captured, when he proved to be one of the very
men of whom Col. Wood was in pursuit. He was
identified as having passed number of seven hirties
on a Brooklyn banker His name is Cooper. He is
known as one Of the gang, and is now in prison, await
ing the action of Solicitor Jordan and Col Wood, who
are both in New York
WASHINGTON, October 20.-The restoration of the
picture by the PostOfice Department has led to tn e
ventilation of facts regarding the disposition of the
booty gathered by Sherman's army during its 'march
to the sea-" Military orders sent prohibiting its
transmission by express. 1t placed in the mail
which, overburthened dropped it in the Dead Letter
Office, from whence it was transferred to the Freed
mems Bureau and sold at auction Only the one pic
ure, on account of its rare beauty return ed The
articles filed over dozen large boxes, and the nven-
tory covered over hundred pages foolscap. This
inventory embraces description Of articles, whence
sent, name of SENDER and person to whom addressed
ihe "i "ele OIL nearly thTee
years ago.
The Chronicle says, in connection with alleged chan
ses IN wilson's views regarding Impeachment, that
Wilson has written letter stating he has expressed no
opinion outside of committee room. He has not been
IN committee since the close of the session. when
1t was understood he averse to impeachment
The report recently teegraphed that Col Gilbert had
been tried and reduced in rank for participating in
the destruction OF Arkansas newspaper office is
unfounded. Major Pierce is the nalne OF the officer
tried His sentence has been approved at Headquarters
WASHINGTON, October 21.-Advices received here
from Richmond represent that riot is apprebended
there Tomorrow (22d) when the elections commence
This apprehension is based the great political
element which has prevailed in Richmond during the
progress OF party canvassng The ncendiary speeches
OF the Radical leaders, and the revolutionary sgges
lions of Hunnlcutts paper have infIamed popGlar
passions that conservative citizens are fearful of
bloody outbreak | am informed that Gen Grant
when these representations were communicated to him
promptly issued orders that special arrangements
should be made by the military authorities in Richmond
to prevent any disturbance, quel it, should au out
break occur.
1t is believed that the people of Virginia will vote
against holding convention under the Reconstruction
laws.
Since the late elections, and in view of the nrobahle
result OF those which will take place in November. the
Democratic leaders at the North have been seriously
considering the relations of the party to the President
and his Administration. Their deliberations hannen
TO know Lave led them to advise their constituents
against shoudering the unpopularity of the present
Administration They believe that the recent elections
show not only condemnation of the more fragrant sins
OF the Radicals, but also point cepsurs of the short
eomings Of the Administration