Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-04-09
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Foreign and Domestic.

Foreign and Domestic.
| R1onMoND, April f.. George W. Ran
dolph, formerly Confederate Secretary OF
War, died yesterday.
| COLUMBUS, OAio,' April 4.-The House
passed The Seuave manhood suffrage bill,
with an amendment DISTINGUISHING rebels
and desertets.
WASHINGTON, Aplil 4.-The Cameron
Stevens fepd is deepening. Cameron favors
the conf mation of Democrats in prefer
ence TO Stevens lends. S.eI ems ls repre-
seated as furious.
English's majority in Conn"cticut 979.
1t is stated uhat The Attorney General
has ad the President ttat Gen. Sheri-
| dan exceeded his bowers IA removing the
Louisiana provisional officers. The Ea6i-
| Gals claim Cilau the second aud sixth Sec
tons OF the law confer the Questioned
power. Gen. She dan writes that faith
| i'll enforcement of the law will peeessitate
| fnrvher removals.
| Internal revenpe receipts to day 1856, 272.
Cl'ef just CO Chase has prepared and
VIII soon issue circular declaring The
| quail ications for registers in bankruptcy.
| Geo. EuuLe, field mas issued orders in
com pliance with Instructions f. ON Wash
inguon, whereby disabled soldiers, suited
for duty ~ The vecerau reserve CORPS, can
be enlistcd 81 any recruiting station n the
United STATES.
WASH ,S6ToN, A nri1 SIN the Supreme
Court Co-d day Judge Sdarkey gave noUice of
a mot;oa FOR a preliminary injunction
against Andrew job nson, pres;d eng, and
| Gen. Ord. commander of ihe military dis
trict comprising Mississippi, and stated
| that the motion was founded GU bill of
| nj tph ~, ha IN Ia
| uy tie State of Mississippi, complai ant,
| against The parties named, 60 e1ioin them
| rom executing the acts Of Congress e.
| cenlly passed, calico tbe military bill and
| The supplemental bill.
Attorney General Stansberry suggested
Chp,, as IL was y case involving oue osig nal
lu"isG cGion OF The conry, tue moc.on ia the
first place should De for leave to file he
Mill. Judge Sbarkey acou:escec, and said
that the counsel for the Safe of Nj sissi ooi
wonlG row make The motion 70" leave
to file the bill, and were now ready 70
argue Is.
The Attorney General said he contested
the OIL, 10 so "a. as IL pulno ed to make
the Resident a party deiennant; is in effect
sui against The United States. He
wonld, therefore,, object to leave being
given by tie Court TO file the bill, and he
into argument on chat motion.
The Chief Justice, after consultation,
stated that the motion for leave to file the
bin might be made and nut on the motion
docket, out, IN conformity with the rules
Of the CoprL would not be heard until the
next regular motion day. This motion
will, therefore, come up on Friday next.
No action regarding the Louisiana re-
movals has transpired. L. is denied that
the matter has been olhc ally d ought before
the President.
Sumner iut oduced resolu ,ioa to eEpel
Salisbury, charging him with appearing
upon the floor of the Senate in a ste Le OF IN
toScation. Us consideration. was post
poned, and the Senate went into executive
session.
There are ninetv-six applications f. ON
S-FedeIal navel odicets on file for pardon.
The receipts of customs for the week
ending Goth ult.. ON ounted to Dearly three
millions.
The Senate confirmed Lowell H. Rous-
seau TO succeed Brig. Gen. Rosecrans.
The Virginia revenue receipts to-day
were nearly half a million.
short Cabinet session was held, occu-
pied with routine business.
The Republican gain in the Rhode Island
election is 5000.
There are twelve prominent applicants
for the Commissionership of Agriculture.
New YORK, April 5th.-The Herald's
Mexican a3viees (of which it says '.Impor-
tant if true,") state that EscobeGo has
been completely routed by Mejia, aud that
Corona was defeated by Mejla while at
tempting to join Escobedo.
The siege of the city of Mexico, Vera
Cruz and Puebla progress favorably for
the Liberals.
Santa Anna demands the generalissimo-
ship of his armies if Macmillan accepts
his services.
Vera Cruz dates of the Esd, two days
later, have boon received, per steamer
Alabama. The city is in a state Of siege.
There are 1900 men and five pieces of ar
tillery inside. Provisions are high but
there is no blockade from the sea side.
The besieging army is $500 strong, with
four small Napoleon guns. They expect
more men and guns Immediately.
Macmillan is in Queretero with 10, 900
men, but without money or provisions,
and besieged by the Liberals.
DUBLIN, April 5.-The desperate rebel
recently captured in fight near this city
under tho name of Mcclure, proves 10 be
Col. McIvor, prominent Fen;an agitatoy,
and formerly an officer ill the United STA ties
service.