Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-12-03
T ELEGR a PHO
Foreign and Domestic.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-The House met
TO-DAY, only fifty members present. Ad-
journed till 1880 Monday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-The Cabinet is
in extra session, considering the message.
| WAsH1NGToN, Nov. 3O.-Gen. Rousseau
has assumed command of the Departmen ut
of Columbia.
Judge Sorr, Of Cincinnati, has decided
that legal tender notes, known as green
backs, are not taxable, according to an ex-
planatory section of an act of Congress
providing a loan bill.
MONTGOMERY, Nov. 2O.-The Recon-
struction Convention passed an ordinance
| to organize the volunteer militia of Ala
bama. 1t authorizes one company to every
1000 voters-all officers to be appointed by
the Governor, and to be Of known loyalty
great many offices with heavy emoln-
| ments are provided. One Major General.
| three Brigadiers, an Adjutant, Quarmaster,
| Inspector, Paymaster and Surgeon Gener-
ais, ETC., the whole to be under the com
mand of the Governor.
The Conservatives declare that this
measure places .he State under military
dynasty similar to Brownlow's. Its ex-
penses will necessarily greatly increase the
rates of taxation.
An ordinance was passed declaring the
the war debt of the State and liabilities
created directly or indirectly in aid of the
war null and void.
An ordinance, reported by a select COM
mittee, was dis cussed until the hour for
adjournment, providing for the extinguish-
ing, between citizens of this State, of all
debts existing July Goth, 1865.
The Convention will continue in session
through part of next week.
BERLIN, Nov. 20.-Thele has been a
large meeting held here for the purpose If
discussing American politics and finances.
F. S. Hoy severely denounced Stevens as
demagogue and repudator, and deemed
that his views were not those of the Ameri-
people.
FLORENCE, Nov. 9o.-Dispatches from
Naples state that Vesuvius continues in
grand eruption.
LIVERPOOL. Nov. 30.-The steamer
Bourbonia exploded when raising steam to
go to Greece. She was loaded with arms
and munitions Of war. There were sew
ehty-three persons aboard Of the steamer
aG the time, and it is thought that forty
were killed. The steamer was blown in |
two. She was built for frazer, Tren holm
d Co., to run the blockade, and was then
called the Col. Lamb.
The Cunard steamers got eighty thou |
sand dollars weekly for mail service to |
New Ork.
LONDON, Nov. 30.-Warren Halpin and |
Costello have been brought from Dublin
to Penntonville. They were ironed and
heavily guarded.
The income tax bill is support the Abys-
slnian expedition has passed to its second
reading.
LONDON, Dec. l !, 2 A. M.-There is con-
excitement on account of the Fe-
mans. An outbreak is apprehended at
Manchester, where arms bave been seized
by the police. Only one arrest has been
made.
Dispatches from Cork received late to-
night report serious apprehensions there.
CORK, Nov. 20.-The Fenians entered
the armory last night and captured l25 re-
volvers and 10 Snyder rifles,
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 80, 4P.M.-Cotton de-
elined lie. Sales, 5000 bales.
Middling uplands ~; middling Or
leans, ~. Lard 49s. Cd. Bacon 34s.
New YORK, Nov. 50.-Stocks a shade
be tier. Money easy, per cent. Sterling
1925. Gold 1852. 5-2O's of '62, coupons,
lOSB.