Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-05-09
TELEGRA "A. Z H T G.
Foreign and Domestic.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-The State Depart
ment here has information ofthe discovery
in Peru OF remarkable silk plant, q shrub
three to four feet high, producing silk OF
the finest texture, in pods.
New YORK, May 5-Counterfeit plates
of ones and fives on the Peoples National
Bank Of Michigan, and legal tender
ones, have been discovered by detectives.
| Deaths last week 400. Portions of Coney
and Barren Islands have been selected as
| quarantine boarding and landing stations.
Matamoras advices of the Gath, at New
York, state that Juarez has issued decree
withdrawing privileges from European
citizens who recognize the empire, and
abolshing treaty stipulations with such
| powers.
Rio dispatches dated 9Th April, state
that the Emperor has issued q decree de-
clurng slaves free, mandate to take effect
within twenty years. Children of slaves
| born hereafter to be free.
LOUISVILLE, May Congressional cleo
ton pas sed off quietly. Growers majority
| in Fifth District 1000. Buck in the sew
en,h, and Knott, in The Fourth. all Dem
ocrats) elected. Compared with the vote
cast last year, there has been an increase
| in the Democratic maJorities.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-Mr. stanberry
! closed the argument in the Georgia and
| Mississippi injunction cases. He spoke as
TO the general principles denying the Juris-
| diction of the court, saying there was in
| the cases no basis of property on which
relief could be given. Only two of the
ten States affected were here; it was not
known but that eight were content.
The Attorney General argued that the
Supreme Court was in he hands of Con-
gress, which might so act as to destroy the
efficiency of the court by impeaching its
judges on false accusations, or by denying
salaries requisite to their support. 1t rested
with the people to secure the honesty Of
the legislature, and to this basis we must
look for the preservation Of rights of citi
zenship and integrity of the States. The
court adjourned Immediately on the close
of Stan berry's argument
WASHINGTON, May Cen. Rousseau is
ordered to the command of the Northwest
ern Military District, embracing Oregon,
w ashington and Montana Territories.
Department advices indicate that the
present will be the finest wheat crop for
many years.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 6.-Arizona advices
say war of extermlnation has been COM
menced against the Indians in that Terri
tory.
WASHINGTON May 6.-The Democrats
carried Lancaster, Pa, by $40 majority
gain Of 1000 since last year.
LONDON, May 4.-The Derby Govern
ment accepts the amendmentto the reform
bill. Government concluded to prevent
the reform demonstration in Hyde Park.
PARIS, May 3.-The Secretary of Foreign
Affairs stated in the Corp Legislatif that
the basis of negotiations agreed upon as
sures peace in Europe
BERLIN, May 4.-Bismarck announced
to the Prussan Diet that the Government
accepts the proposition for the nentraliza-
ton Of Luxembourg.
LIVERPOOL, May 7, Ills, A. Motion
market que and steady; middling up
lands ll1a@llAd. Middling Orleans II u.
New YORK, ll:45, P. Gold l37%.
Cotton market dull; uplands 271a@27.
g- The Police Jury was convened
on Wednesday last, at the request Of
Lieut. DeGray, of the Freedmen's
Bureau He desired to ascertain from
them whether there were any person,
or persons, 10 the Parish, who were
suffering for the want of alimentary
aid. 1n the absence of any action
thereon, he was prepared to furnish
such ratioDs to parties who needed
them, as they might recommend.
The jury, however, had wisely and
thoughtfulIy prepared for this, and
every one needing such assistance,
had been provided for until the first
Of the coming onth.-East Felici.
ana Democrat, Clinton, 4M inst.
ANOTHER CREvAssE-AIgiers and
Gretna IN Danger Another large
and dangerous crevasse occurred dur
ing the storm of Sunday night, at the
plantation of Waggaman & Sons,
right bank Of the river, thirteen miles
above the city.
The levee had been considered dan.
gerous for some time, and the engi-
neers have been at work upon it. !
This break jeopardizes the safety
of AIgiers, Gretna and the Opelousas
Railroad.-Nea0 Orleans Times, TIL.
THE SToRM-One of the most dis.
astrous wind storms that has visited
this parish for number Of years, was
experienced or Tuesday evening last
From every portion Of the parish, in
the track Of the storm, we hear of
gin house being blown down, fences
carries swsy, trees uprooted, and
general obstruction in its path. We
have 70 doubt that the injury sus-
tanned throughout the parish, will ex-
coed any similar occurrence for many
years past. In town the damage was
visible everywhere Trees down,
fences down, end in several instances,
carriage houses and other out build
ings were swept away.-Feliciana
Democrat, ( ClintonJ 4th inst.
KiHed.-We are panied to record
the death of our estimable young friend
VIM. Doughty, which was caused by
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