Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-01-03
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Foreign and Domestic

| LONDON, Dec. 2b The friendsIof and
sympa hizers with Gordon and the Others
who were executed in Jamaica by dder Of
Gov. Eyre, have brought the mater into
the conrts, which will now judicialy de-
termine his responsibility.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 81 Noon .-Thdcotton
mar ket is firm, and to-day's sale will
probably run up to Is 600 bales. Mid
ding uplands rule at l4ssd.
! LIVERPOOL, Dec. 20. Gen. MllIr de-
nounces Head Centre Stephens, of tie Fe
MAN organization, in strong term, and
says he is a humbug and cheat.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 29.-The weather il clear
and very cold. Business was verI dull
to day.
The river is falling rapidly. Thu Ar
kansas is falling, with tour feet of wafer to
| Little Rock.
Cotton is fairly active: middling soc.,
receipts 1854, exports 242T bales.
sui erb ovation was given to Gen
Joe. F. Johnston, at Holly Springs, HISS,
on Thursday night He returned to
Selma, A Ia, yesterday
EEIE. PA Dec. 29.-In consequence of
the snow blockade, "a large quantity OF
| freight has accumulated here and at points
west, which the Express line is sending ia
Philadelphia and Eric that being the y
route open eastward. A large nun Der of
passengers are also detained.
ATLANTA, Dec. 99.-There ia enu1yh
snow on the ground to admit of GOOD
sleig
New YORK, Dec. Additional par
tieulars received of the great snow ssorm
give evidence of its violence. The s;orm
ragged with great fury at Harlem, where a
row Of six houses on Alexander Avenue
were unrooied. A number of houses on
Willis Avenue were also unroofed. and
one was blown down. Loss, 500 900.
The storm was very violent at Hudson
and every avenue was bloekaded by snow
Four passenger cars were blown from the
track, but without serious dsmxge.
On the western roads the storm wes
moro serious, and the train arrived from
that direction thi. evening.
WASHINGTON, Dec. % The President
has issued a proclamation announcing
that he has received information. through
the French Minister, that on and after
January lst, vessels Of citizens Of the
United States shall enter the ports Of
France and its dependencies with ut pay
ing higher duties or tonnage than Are OK
acted from the ships Of French citiz ems,
and he proclaims that after January lst
the French citizens shall en ter the ports Of
the United States on the same terms az
are eLacted from the vessels Of citizens of
the United States.
SwEETsgURG, CANADA, Dec. 2S.-Michael
Crowley has been sentenced to execution
on February 18Th. Gao. Crawford has
been sentenced to three m on this i'm rison
ment for receiving stolen goods. On the
Indictment against him for aiding the Fee
MANS, nollc pf"scqui was entered.
Especial by Telegraph to the N. o. Timss1
ST. LoUJN Dec. 3l.-The Legislature
will meet q Wednesday next. and will
probably eject Drake-t the author of the
new Constitution = United States Senator
Inc Governors message takes high Rad
zeal ground 10 favor of universal suffrage,
WI, amnesty on certain conditions.
j nc flnanclal exhibit is more favorable
than was generally supposed.
There was an incendisry fire to- dsv.
man setting fire to his own premises to
swlndle the insurance companies.
Inc board OF Trade organized to-day.
William Van Deventer. for thirty wear.
a resident of Missouri, and his wife, were
horribly murdered on Friday night, 1t is
that the object was robbery.
The weather is milder. Navigation is
euepehueu ne ice is very tnlck. The
ntelope and Biackfoot started on Satur-
day evening for Cairo. The Clara Dolsen
laid up below Widow Waters There are
only three boats at the wharf. gorge is
imminent. S.Yos
LONDON. Dec. 81, Noon.-Lares portion
Of Crystal Palace which was used for the
exhibition of tropical products, has been
destroyed by fire early thi. morning.
LONDON Dac- Al r.
Crystal Palace, damage e3oO GOO.