Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-01-31
TIE T. e G. r A p III I @.
Foreign and Domestic.

LoNDoN, Jan. 26-Noon.-The Times Of
this morning contains long letter from
WASHINGTON, in which the writer reports q
con versation held with President ] Johnson.
The latter spoke very strongly justify
ing himself in the position he had taken
on the subject of reconstruction, violently
assaulting Congress for, as he expressed 1t,
usurping executive and judicial power.
Pans, Jan. 26.-Gen 4 Dix, the Amerl-
can Minister, has urged the French gov
eminent to abolish the odious system Of
searching the baggage of strangers ar
irving in France.
1t is understood the Government gives
favorable reply TO the application by
Gen. Dix, in view of the coming inter-
national exposition.
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 26 -Evenipg.- The cot
ton market il tirmer end somewhat more
active. The sales exceed the noon esti-
mate by 1000 bales. Middling uplands
l4&d. ..- a
Nsw York, Jen. 2s-lp M.-Gold 1s41155
Cotton dull at sS1s@34c. for middling
uplands.
A Chicago dispatch to the Tribune
shows Mr.. Crosby made six hundred and
fifty THOUSAND dollars premium by the
lottery.
The Herald's Washington special says
the New Orleans Riot Commission will
report this week. The report is not very
favorable for Louisiana.
1t is said no instigation has been found
for the hostile and disloyal character re-
Gently attributed to that section.
The Times special say $ the extrmeists
have piled up the rates il the tariff bill 40
high that there is possibility the bill will
tail altogether.
There is small prospect Of the House
gold bill now in the Senate, II he committee
having reported as soon as it appears that
the Government is obliged to give no,ice
OF sales, it will be at the mercy of specula-
tors. 1t looks as though the effort to re
duce the tax on whisky will be Intellectual
Mr.. McGinnis. whose nomination as
Mininister to Stock holm was, rejected on
Saturday, sailed week ago, thinking his
nomination certain. #rr
The Collectors and Assessors rejected on
Saturday hold till the fourth OF March.
The President nominates and the Senate
confirms the other nominations.
Baron Stocked is on his way from Russia
to resume his duties at w ashipgton.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27.-The Mexican
consul has received letter from Juarez
dated Jan. IL, reporting the capture of
arez would leave for Zacatecas on the 14'h.
States have proposed o military union
with the Northern.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 27.-Advices from
Behring's Straits, state that the American
portion of the telegraph has been COM
pleted to the Straits. The Straits were
surveyed for the purpose of finding place
for submarine cable. The Russian por-
ton of this great enterprise is expected 10
be finished in autumn.
CoNsTANTlNoPLE, Jan. GA United
States man-ofwar has left the Bosphorus
TO take Cretan fngitives on board to trans
port them to Greece. @ astA5#>
WHEELING, Jan 29.-The Democrats
have elected all the municipal officers ex
cept Treasurer.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 2a.-The bill for the
constitutional convention excludes preach
ers as delegates.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.--Ashby is moot
ing the question whether the acts of Mr..
johnson before becoming Presidentrender
him liable to imp parchment.
A letter from Guthrie expresses his utter
hopelessness of his physical ability to re-
sumo his seat.
Grant WASH consultation with the Mill
tarv Committee Yesterday.
The Senate took no action whatevor on
the Colorado veto.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-W. L. Sharkey,
Of Mississippi, has been admitted to prac-
tice in the United States Supreme Court.
The Reconst' uction Committee is hope
lessly inharmonious.
New YORK, Jan. ga meeting Of the |
Executive Committee of the Southern Re-
lief Com mission at the Mnrchants, Rank |
W. N. Vermillye, acting as temporary
chairman, the commission was organized |
by the election of Archibald Russell as |
permanent chairman, and proceeded to |
transact the necessary business of the COM
mission.
New YORK, Jan. 20, P. Motion |
dull and frmer at &c., for Middling Up
lands
Gold 134%.