The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-12-30

: Judlciai districts IS before the House iud
clary Committed. There ia decided obie
ton evinced by members of the committt
to create three new Offices.
New York, Dec. 2l.-The Coupre
sionai committee to investigate allepe
frauds IN the late election in this CITY In
arrived, and are TO proceed forthwith I
take evidence.
There il much more hopeful tone
wan street today concerning the pro.
poets OF peace in Europe.
New York Central has been juliciousl
doctorcd so that it went up twenty-seye
! l2D per cent to-day, much to the profit {
the ring. 49,. >---lss@i
MEMPHIS, Dec. 2l.--The BODY of a nc
gro, named John Shaw, was found thi
morning in the suburbs, with his hca
smashed Louis Given, negro, has bee
arrested as the murderer, having repeated
! ly threatened to kill Shaw.
The Avalanche,S Little Rock spccial In
night says citizens are still Reeins from
| Augusta.
Capt. Gibbons, commanding the militi
at lcwisburg, in report to the Governor
charges the citizens with burning the stor.
OF Gill Il Matthews, because they wer,
radicals, and numbering the old man Couse,
Tor money, which even the radicals dom
believe.
Gibbons says be can conquer the Ku
Klux in n short time.
| s. Gibbons was an outlaw during the war
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Additional f,cts
relative to tho operations of guaSe1s under
| the present whisky tax law have come Ia
light by which it is made apparent that
in many places, especially in large cities,
there is collision between the Collectors
of Internal Revenue, tho gaugers them
selves, and the persons having spirits to
he guaged.
In New York an instance as to the
amount OF business transacted by one qua
ger is given, where it appears the cuaeer
fncurs expenses Of clerk and office hire of
more than six thousand per annunl, whilst
the law limits the fees Of the guager to
three thousand dollars pcr annnm. This
gnager is the special favorite of the cOl!ec-
tor of has district, and there are other qua.
gers in the same district not thus favored
who arc unable to obtain o fair portion of
business. nor sufficient to pay ordinary ex-
penses, notwithstanding they make q spc-
oiai request of collectors for portion of
the gnaging to bedOne. The facts of. the
case will be submitted to Congress in Jan.
nary.
NEW YORK, Dec 22.-An article in this
evenings Commercial Advertiser, att,ibut-
ed to Thurlow Weed, implies that there
will be split between Grant and Con.
gress.
Accounts received here from the Ur tied
States army officers, reunion, at Chicago,
state that the banquet was the scene Of
debauch, and, that six officers
were arrested leaving the room with bot
Ties Of wine, and pat in charge of the
police.
Wall street is feverish over the specula-
lions in Central, which have not yet ended
Governments have been noticeab|y dull
md declining rOr some days.
The Virginia Conservative State Com,
nittec have issued an address advising
ION acceptance of negro suffrage, and saw
ng the present political deIirium cannot
asst. H,}5s- @.f#3stJ
MEMPHIS, Dec. James Calvin has
'een found guilty of murder in the first de- !
'ree, for killing policeman named Fen
on, last Christmas.
Last night two Of the pick pockets in
esting the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
we're canght robbing, and taken BY the
passengers and citizens to Carroll station
nd hung to tree.
Gems. Babcock and Porter, of Grants
taft, left for Little Rock this afternoon to
investigate the militia outrages.
The exodus OF citizens from tho invest
d continues. Business therein is paral-
zed.
WASHINGTON, Dec o. Whittier, the
oct, has prepared a poem to be read in
his city tonight at the banquet Of
Forefathers' Day." in which he Endorses
he liberal views toward the South express
d by Senator Ferry, in his speech few
avs ago. I
Lofand, nominated for Collector, vice
teedman, was formerly Mayor of Mem
his. He will probably be rejected by the
enate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-J.' Mckee, oil
Few Orleans. late U. S. Marshall, has Or
we'd here. He is said to be representing
ne interest Of the assignees 10 bankruptcy
your city, and others specially concern
i therin, who have become alarmed at the
i'll introduced by Senator Wilson, to
wise the law relating to the appointment
assignees in bankruptcy.
The Judiciary Committee, to whom the
III was referred, lis understood to regard
Re appointments in New Orleans and New
ork as illegitimate. A most thorough |
Verhauliug Of their operations in these /,
ties will probably soon take place.
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