Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-08-10

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Tile board OF Aldermen AMI AZ
sistaht Nld0fmtn Of Now Orleans
arV hereby readjusied ne follows
viz; A. w. Bosworth, President
George Clark, James MoCloskey,.
Thos.AlclIifaht Williamson Smith,
Gerard Stith, Norman Whitney, Z.
d, White oftho Board OF Aldermen,
and Jhos s. Moore, 4, II, lliggin
bothal, r. $. Camorings, j I.
Pranguc, i, Surgcs, VIM. McCulloch,
]. b. Cunningham, j, +, Montamat
V. Prodos, John Poisloy, q. ID
Kcans, II. +, Stmckon, John +,
Kranz, II. Riser, Of the Assistant
Board of Aldermen, arc removed,
and 4, ID, Grief, Jas. Graham, Pc
ter ODonnell, John H, Clay, f., W.
Burbank. X. q. Stopleton, d, $,
Dewes, #, r, Dumas, appointed TO
the Board of Aldermen9 and John
H. Stern, $. Strought, John l.. Da-
Wis, S. Thieson +. b, Joabert, g, 5,
SeuvieiN, G. G, Sampson, E.S. Gam
Bile, Jules Lapeno, Il, Rigney, Oscar
j. Dunn, John Gauche, Edmund
Flood, +, w, Perkins, appointed TO
the Board of Assistant Aldermen in
their stead.
The reasons for removing these
persons are to be found in the dis
ordered condition to which they
have reduced the city credit, and
the efforts which they have made
and are making TO impede the law
full execution of the law Of Congress
dated March I'd, and tho acts sup
Elementary thereto.
BY command of
Major General SHERIDAN.
FEo. l.. HEARTsUFF,
Asst. Adj General.
Sberidan's order leaves one in
each Board OF the original council
of the old Board. One in the up
per and four in the lower, elected
on the Republican ticket. OF the
new appointments, two in the upper
and thrco in the lower Board are Of
mixed blood, one in the lower is a
pure niggor, and ono doubtful
None of tho colored appointccs be-.
long to the newly enfranchised, they
are FREQ citizens of the State Of
Louisiana. Upon the recommends.
ton of Governor Flanders General
sheridan appointed a Mayor and
Aldermen for the town Of Lake
Charles, Calcasieu parish.
WAsHIGToN, August LIN the
Surratt trial to day Mr.. Merrick re-
sumed, and concluded his argument
for the defence. The following were
his closing remarks : ,dr a1l
There has been blood enough shed
in this country and it was now
time the flow had ceased. No man
had greater horror Of the crime
that resulted in the murder of Abra-
ham Lincoln than himself; that four
had already been hung and others
were suffering. Three years ago
there was in this city happy house
hold, sitting beside a bright fireside,
There sat a mother, and q sister,
just budding into womanhood, be-
sido them a young man, just reach
ing manhood. lie would have the
Jury remember tho changes that
have come over that bright f1reside
The mother sleeps in nameless
felon's grave-the daughter, burden
ed and broken-h hearted, drags out a
wretched life, and the son is here
before you, on trial for his life
May the Almighty God so guide
your Judgment and enlighten your
conviction that the remembrance OF
this day and your verdict may here
after add forever a sweet and pleas
ant recollection. l.mH
q Broadbery will probably make. a
short address to the jury to morrow
A delegation of Alabamians wait
ed on the President last evening,
a,.a urset o"o rv,nV' tha ~ h;s Id
n !, ,at ;ne s. aTa;,S ~ D;str;ct
~ NJ av,o I'LL ~ na ohnoy;ons A.
60 ;So, 2 , NE s1 Tha p DO merelv
stated that he would make n note of
their grievances.
Admiral Farragut officially re-
ports to the Navy Department., ms
arrival mt Cherbourg on the l4th
ult., atlwhich date he assumed COM
rnand ofthe buropean squadron.
BosroN, August The Austrian
Admired Tegethof arrived IN the
Gh i',. : to. recover Max'mll'"n m