Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-08-22
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Foreign and Domestic.

Especial by Telegraph to the New Orleans Times
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2o.-The order re-
lieviDg Gen. Sheridan, and substituting
Gen. Thomas in the Fifth Military Dis
| trict, is a Presidential order; therefore,
Grant has thus far refused to give it to thu
public.
The order has been issued, nevertheless,
| and its purport is substantially as indi-
Gated in my last communication.
1t is rumored on the streets and gem
orally believed that all the members of the
Cabinet have rendered their resignation,
and that the President has them under
Amusement.
Upon the best authority | can say that if
such is the fact, Mr.. Johnson has not heard
of it up to this moment.
Gen Rousseau left here last night for
New York whence he sails Immediately
for San Francisco, en- route for Sitka.
Giro.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 19-Evening. Cotton
closed with downward tendency, though
quotations unchanged; middling uplands
loTd.; middling Orleans 1l1gd.; sales
10000 bales
The Duke ofMontroso expressed hope
in the House of Lords, that q daily mail
communication would shortly be estab
lished with the United States.
LONDON, August 20, Q P. M.-Consols
941s; bonds heavy 1879.
NEW YORK, August 20. Stocks dull and
heavy. Money 4@5. Gold 14l11. ster.
ling, time, 10914@lo95s.
Cotton quiet; middlng uplands 2S14c.
u The Iberville South of the
l7th instant, contains the following
local items Of that Parish
District Court.-On account of the
increase of sickness in certain por-
tons Of the country, Judge Posey ad-
journed Court here Oh the 18th inst,
to the fourth Monday in September.
Should, for some cause, the court be
unable to meet on that day, the Sher-
if OF the Parish, is authorized to ad-
journ it "sine die" The regular term
is fixed by law for the first Monday
in January.
At the proceeding term of the
Court, Isaac Tucker (colored) had
been tried, and found guilty of the
willful murder Of George Bently, a
citizen OF the parish of East Baton |
Rnuge The case had been brought
to lbervilJe on an application for a
change Of venue. The sentence was
then, death by hanging. On mo-
ton for appeal, the case went to the
Supreme Court but was returned to
The District Court, we hear, on account
of some error of proceeding. Having
revised the case, Judge Posey affirmed |
his former decision, and pronounced |
anew the sentence of death. On the
motion of the Attorney of the pris-
oner, the Judge, however, granted a
suspensive appeal returnable to the |
Supreme Court on the fourth Monday |
OF January 1868.
Hea7th.-We regret that we can.
not announce any amelioration of the |
health of our Parish, and that we
have to report rather an increase of
sickness. Fevers which are of NAL
ignant char acter, and especially severe
on chIdren, having proved fatal in
quite a number of cases already, are
prevailing in several sections of the
parish We learn that the people in
the districts which have been over.
flowed are subjected to much sickness.
No authenticated case of yellow fever
in our community, has as yet been
reported to us. and We fervently pray
that Providence will spare our people
from this terrible scourge. Our own
exertions may contribute much in
keeping it away; cleanliness, regu
lantv onI prnd~n"e in diet, and the
removal Of All filth, weeds and other
nuisanne5 from the wards and lots.
and The cleaning out of drains and
bitches, will 60 a great way in keep
my away disease, or if it makes its
appearance, in lessening its malig
nancy.
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