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

Foreign and Domestic.
WASHINGTON, March S.-HousE.-A john
resolution appropriating $4,000 for the
Paris Exposition passed.
On motion, the members were author.
lied to draw the stationery allowed for O
J short term.
A resolution appointing q committee to
hear the claims Of Northern creditors
against 1919 900 serzed from the Citizens
Rank of New Orleans, and divide the same
proportionately, passed.
The above resolution was introduced by
Butler.
The Secretary Of the Treasurer was Or
dered to furnish information relative to
| property seized in Louisiana.
The House ordered the appointments of
the Committee on Foreign Relations, to
take into immediate consideration the
Canadian consolidation and resolu-
ton Of sympathy with Ireland.
WAsHINeToN, March 9.-The Senate
Judiciary Committee has ageed to report
bill supplemental to the reconstruction
bill. The House Judiciary Committee &C.
| cepts it with come amendments which
have not transpred. 1t directs that the
| General of each district shall cause reg
istration Of voters before September, 1867.
He shall then cause an election for dele
gates to convention, appointing the cleo
ton of officers, etc. Section six provides
that the commanding General may delegate
these powers to the acting Governor on
his taking an oath faithfully to conform
TO the law.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-SENATK.-Mr.
Trumbull introduced joint resolution to
appropriate a million and half for the
relief of destitute Southerners, regardless
OF politics. He stated Gen. Howard had
appeared before the committee TO say that
unless an appropriation of this kind was
made great suffering would ensue, as the
present appropriations were all for freed
men and loval refugees. The resolution
was voted down.
LONDON, March S.-Dubln kilograms
give the following account Of fight on
Tuesday miles south OF Dublin, between
the armed police and the Fenians: One
Fenian killed five wounded and two hun
dred captured. The Fenians retreated to
the hills north of Dublin. The troops
were in pursuit.
The Police Station at Kilmarnock, nine
teen miles fouth of Simarick, in Munster
county, was attacked. The Fenians were
repulsed with q loss of three killed and
fourteen captured.
The police barracks III Dromore county
were burned. The manager of the Union
Bank and a mounted police messenger
were shot in Dromore.
The Irish correspondence of the London
Times says, Ireland is full of Irish Amer
leans and urges that severe punishment
in their cases is imper atively necessary,
but it is difficult to apprehend them as the
people, though giving them no assista nee.
refuse to betray them to the authorities.
49,
idly dispatched to Ireland from all avail
able points. Artemus Ward died at South
ampton yesterday.
DUBLIN, March 9.-The Fenians are in
force at Devil Bit Mountain. Troops with
artillery have gone to dislodge them. Up
to this time two Fenian leaders have been
captured. The Fenians hold the police
barracks at Killstin, Kildare county.
LONDON, March 9, Noon 1t is reported
from Ireland that tranquility has been re-
stored throughout the province of Lem
ster. No recent disturbance in county
Kerry since the abortive outbreak of last
month.
LONDON, March 9, Evening .-Dispatche
from Dublin state that small bands of Fe-
mans are patrolling counties Waterford,
Cork, Tipperary and Limerick, pressing
people into their ranks and comm tting
robberies everywhere. The mountains are
swarming which Fenians, and an attack on
Tipperary is apprehended.
LONDON, March 9.-The taverns in the
city Of Cork are to be closed every evening
at dusk.
james Stephens is reported to be still in
Paris. -.....
The funeral of Charles F. Browne CAR
temus Ward) took place to-day. His re-
mains were buried in Kensal Green. and
were followed to the grave by a great
Der OF literary gentlemen and friends,
including many Americans. The United
States Legation was represented by Mr..
Moran, Secretary to Minister Adams.
LONDON, March 9: 2. M.-An official dis
patch from Ireland says that large quanti-
ties of arms have been discovered and
seized by the military. This fact seem to
confirm the report that the rising of the
Irish has been foiled.
LONDON, March 9.-Field has contracted |
for a submarine cable from Placentla,
New Foundland, to Sidney, Cape Breton.
The leading European powers have uni
ted upon vote urging the Porte to en-
force its treaties upon and grant liberal
to its Christian subjects
LIVERPOOL, March 9.-The market for |
Cotton continues dull; Middling Uplands
3d., Middleing Orleans 1874. Sales to-
day 1000 bales. E
Dg- The river, at this point,
seems to be nearly at a stand. We
notice that it has made considerable
incursions upon the new dirt wharf
at the foot Of Main street. The dam
age is principally owing to the
waves which are precipitated against
It by the force of the wind and mo-
ion Of the steamers.
70 The Governor of Massachu-
'etts has appointed a negro Justice