Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-11-02
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from official sources that Jefferson
Davis will certainly bo tried in No
vembcr, even il Chief Justice Chase
shall, for any reason, fail to preside
There is now nothing known to pro-
vent him from sitting in the case
but the determination OF both sides
is to urge trial at once, though II
should result in the farce or the
misfortune ofa hearing before that
superficial lawyer and political
mountcbank, Underwood.
| 1t will be rCcOllcctcd that Captain
Shaft not long since, murdered Mr.,
Sheppard in the arsenal NJ Mount
Vernon, Ala, under the most out
ragcous circumstances. Shall was
tried merely for assault and battery.
The proceedings of that trial have
been set aside by order of the Gov
crnmcnt, and I'm order issucd that
Shaft bo tried for murder.
New ORLEANS, oct, l9,-T h Q
Louisiana State Fair, announced ut
Baton Rouge on the 9th of Novcm-
bcr, is postponed to tho 23d Of De-
/ ccmbcr.
WASHINGTON. Oct, 20.-The res
toration ola picture by the Post Of
flee Department has led to vcntil-
alton OF facts regarding the dispoSi-
ton Of booty by the army during
their march to the sea. Military
orders preventing its transmission
by express, it was placed in the
mail, which, ovcr-burthened, drop
ped it in the dead letter office,
whence it was transferred to the
Frccdmcn's Bureau and sold ut auc-
ton. Only the one picture, on ac-
count of its rare beauty, was return
cd. The articles filed one dozen
large boxes, and the inventory COW
cred one hundred pages of foolscap
paper The inventory embraces a
description Of the articles, whence
sent, name of sender, and the per-
son to whom addressed. The artic.
les themselves were disposed ofnear-
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The Chronicle says, in connection
with the alleged change in Wilson's
views regarding impeachment, that
Wilson has written letter stating
that he has expressed no opinion
outside Of the Committee room and
that he has not been in the Commit.
tee room since the close of the scs-
sion when it was understood he was
adverse to impeachment.
The report recently telegraphcd
that Col. Gilbert had been tried, fin
ed and reduced in rank for partici-
patton in the destruction Of an Ar
kansas newspaper, S unfounded.
Mai Pierce is the name Of the officer
who was tried and his sentence has
been approved at headquarters.
New YORK, Oct, 2G,-Special ca
ole dispatches from Florence des-
cribes the Roman situation as more
serious, eight iron clads has been
ordered to the coast.
PARIS, Oct. 20.-All official jour
nails say within q hours Italy must
announce her determination to sup
port revolutionary movement o
Rome, or to execute September con-
vention, and France must decide
peace or war accordingly.
FLORENCE, Oct. 20.-A petition
signed by 1900 Romans, has been
presented to the Pope by Roman
City Council, headed by Senator
of Rome, praying his Holiness to
allow Italian troops to upy
Rome.
FLORENCE, Oct. 21,-The Italian
troops on the papal frontiers have
been reinforced and increased efforts
made to guard the whole frontier.
Italy is greatly excited at the
threatened French intervention.
ROME, Oct. 21.-There were re
ports on Friday of n fierce fight at
VeroIa, during which the Papal
troops rccaptured the town. Carl
baldians suffered a heavy loss.
WASHINGTON, Oc t. 2 Judge
Redfcld of Vermont, sails for Eng
land to consummatc the settlement
of the Trenholm g. Frazier affairs
on the basis adopted by the Govern
ment and American partners.
Grant ordered the trial of Captain
Shaft for the murder of Col. Shep-
pard near Mobile.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 21.-Spccial
Order No. 166. declares the total
vote of the State of Louisiana, at the
election, September 27 and %, 1867,
"for the purpose of establishing a
Constitution and State Government
for the State" loyal to the Union,
to be 79,174, of which 1908 were
for convention, and 4006 against
it. Eighty-five blank majority of
the whole number registered having
voted, and majority of the votes
cast being for the convention as
prescribed by acts of Congress.
Delegates elected at said election
as hereinafter named, are notified
to assemble in convention at Me
chanic's Institute Hall in the city
of New Orleans, La, on Saturday,
November %, 1866, for the purposes
stated according to the acts of Con-
gress of March I'd, and 23d, 1867.
The order then recapitulates the
names of delegates elected. Signed.
By command of
Brevet Maj. Gen. JOSEPH A. MOWER,
GEO. l.. HARTsUFF, A. A. G.
Mortuary report gives 30 inter
ments from yellow fever for the day
ending 6 o'clock this morning.
The weather has again become
oppressively warm. The epidemic
consequently not decreasing. ,
A ship load of cmigrants arrived
from Europe, they were not permit
ted to come to the city. Ship or
dered to anchor below the city until
taken on board of a steamboat and
conveyed north without landing.
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