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NEW pEieans, La, sept. Il 1905. J
In order thai the official relations between the COM
manders Of military posts and detachments, and the
sherifs of the various parishes ard counties of the
States comprising this department, may be fully under
stood by allSconeerned the following Instructions
communicated for the government of such comman-
ders. 7- ~
The sheriff, being State officer usually appointed
for particular county or parish is restricted in the
execution Of his duties the territorial limits of such
county parish. His ri GIT to require the assistance
of the posse comitatus is supreme within such limits
He is therefore, authorized, in cases of unlawful
sstance to his authority clearly shown to exist re-
qare the assistance of any troops serving within his dis
trct In such cases the military commander will be
required to render the assistance called o provided
that in the exercise Of sound discretion, he is salts.
fed that the necessity for such service exists. But
should he not be thoroughly satisfied of this, hewill
decline to act until he can make n report to, and
ceve special Instructions from these Headquarters, in
each case.
The official relations Of smilitary commanders and
United States marshals are to be defined as follows
The marshal, being United States officer, is acting
under the authority as that which governs the
military commander himself; and bis district being
ordinarily restricted to the limits of the State his
thorty call for the assistance of troops casesarS
ing of resistance the laws OF the United States
is coextensve with the limits Of such State. He will
therefore have right to call upon any military eomnan
der within his district for such assistance the nature
of the may require but the military commander
will before Indicated exercise sound discretion in
deciding upon the necessity for the Of bis troops
II no case is it deemed proper to consider mere
riotous demonstration case calling for the nterpo
sition of the military forces which SHOULD not be dis
played until shall be absolutely necessary for them
to act "~1
- By command Of Brcv. Mai. Gen. R. G. Buchanan
- s,.es i.=s- THos* F. NEIEf,
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IMPORTANT MILITARY 0EDER.-The following highly
important order bears its explanation. @
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF LOUISIANA, !
- New Orleans La Sent / 1853.
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TIE FREEDMEN's BUREAU-ddaission to the Freed
mems Hospita5.-The following circular was issued
September lst by the Assistant Commissioner Of the
Freedmen's Bureau of Louisiana
~-s&- HEADQEARTERs, BUREAU OF REFUGEES,
FREEDMEN AND ABANDONED LANDS,
DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA, New Orleans, Sept. |, 1865.
Circular No. 49,
In view Of the fact that the Medical Department Of
the Bureau will BY act Of Congress, the 1st
January, 1869, no more disabled, superannuated Or
destitute sick freedpeople from the rural parishes will
be admitted into the New Orleans Freedmen's Hospital
The machinery Of the civil government being now in
full operation in the State they must be provided for
by the civil authorities. 49,
Agents of this Bureau will cause the tenor of this
circular be made known throughout their respective
parishes and inform the civil authorities Of the pur
port of the same.
By command Of Maj. Gen. Edward Hatch, .. $. A.
Assistant Commissioner
LUCIUs II. WARREN,
Brvt 1t Col. S. A., Capt goth Infantry, 4. A. A G.,
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tracing the attention of the press The National In
teligencer Of the 4th, contains a long letter IRON
Robert Ould in reply to that Of Gen: Meredith, In
which the latter and Gen. Grant are handled without
gloves The testimony Of Col. ould and Gen. Butler
establishes the fact that the sole influence that kept
the Federal prisoners in Confederate depos during the
year 1864, and made them the prey of 60 much suffer
ing, sickness and death, was Lieut.. Gen. Us Grant,
and upon Ills shoulders the blame and responsibility
must hereafter rest. Our friends il the North are
not slow to make use of this subject first rate
electioneering instrument up that way.
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GEN MAGRUDER on MEXICAN @AFFAlRs.-The Sara
toga correspondence the Washington Star says :
Among the notabIes here is the ex-Confedefate
General j. B. Maguder He delivered an interesting
lecture night two since in the Union hotel bali
room on Maximian, in whose service he was for six
teen months. He had large and brilliant audience
and the lecture full of interest. He declared that
it was Napoleons desire to encourage the Confederate
and to break up the Union if possible and the
and at the time gain afoothoid onttis continent
Unfamiliar, he said the contrary, favored the Union
and sympahised with the North and hoped by obtain
ing recognition Of the North to introduce American
ideas and enterprise into Mexico to de7elope its re-
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REaIsTRATiaS IN 4RKANsAS.-lfle memphis 1tstt-
lanche of the 4th, publishes letter from its Little
Rock correspondent, which says Coy. Clayton, OF
Arkansas has prepared instructions his registrars
for the registration now about TO commence. The
Governor says among the powers and duties of each
registrar, are to reject am whom the registrars
may think not entitled to register though the
applicant has already taken the oath make arrests
and call upon sherifs for sufficient number of armed
men to assist him. and If not furnished then call upon
the commanding officer of any troops OF the State
guard, which means negro militia, who's directed to
furnish promptly such aid The applicant for regisFa
ton is also required to prove his Innocence by EVIL
the registrar that he has not been
guilty of number of specified acts during a sum OF
years one of which is that he did not sympathSe with
the rebellion If he fails to establish this he cannot
register his oath to the contrary notwithstanding IN
less be voted for the presentseonsaton. Another Is
to reject any one who has taken the franchise oath, If
registrar is satisfied or thinks he ought not to be
istered and before being allowed to register, he must
subscribe to oath setting forth that he accepts the
civil and political equality Of all and agrees not
to attemptto make any changes Ten days before the
election the boards of registration tomeet neach
county with power, upon their own knowledge or IN
formation to strike from the list the names of voters
they consider disqualified by the registration law.
process to registers
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The New York bricklayers call all thoSS Ell it safs
ioin in the strike "scabs" The latter must ''s'
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From New Orleans.
Markets.

New York, Sept Il, noon,-Cotton dull at 25@
26e. Gold l43.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 14.-CoGton in fair demand.
middling 22te sales 2l70 and receipts 1854 bales;
Stering-bank nominally 56a@57 New York sight
par@5 Pct. discount Gold l43. Sugar and molas5es
steady, but unchanged. Flour weaker; superfne
s. %, Corn $l0l 10. Oats see. Bran 81 $50
so. Hay 524@26 Pork 531.s Bacon steady; shout
ders ID and clear sides l8c Lard-prme fierce 20l
@2ol and key 221c. Receipts of Western produce
toby large.
New YoRK, Sept. Il, evening Cotton heavy and
lower; sales 800 bales at 25@254c. Gold quiet at
Ia
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ATLANTA, Sept. 3.-f esterday the House passed a
resolution to hold two sessions daily during the eg
bity discussion This morning, Turner negro spoke.
He held the floor during the morning session. Main
tanned that he was entitled to his seat He did not
ask it through courtesy, and he would not ernge or
beg it. There was parallel in history for the pro-
posed action before man arTaigned before
a legislative body foran oftense committed by God
himself He did not know until the past three weeks
the imbecility of the Saxon race. This loner-
ous question could not be settled in day. but would
be handed down coming generations as long as the sur
continues, to rise and set. Who first took Up recon
strueton under Congress? 1t was the brawny black
man. This is our Legislature.
The great question is, am a MANI If so [ claim
the rights of man. Democratic principles will never
find their level till they find them in the regions Of
Pluto and Proserpne. Democratic leaders advised
the people to remain away from the polls. Blame
them for negroes holding seats on this floor Every
State was reconstructed under the that no discrim
nation be made on account of color race or previous
condition.
SIf every scaiawag earpetbagger ride into power on
the backs OF the black men, ask Congress to take away
the haot-submt the question to Congress or the Con-
vention which made til will abide their decision
The Constitution Of the United States does not recog-
Mise God-his name is not in it.
1T this measure is carried will call Convention of
my people and send for carpet. baggers, scalawags
Yankees, anybody for the Legislature except Geor-
gans., You may drive us out of this Lonse but Won
within doing ghta torch never 10 be put out You
will make US your foes and we will do all we can to
poison our race against the Democracy. This thing
means revolution. Look out carpetbacgers when
we 60 they will turn you out, mpeach Bullock aud uD--
set the Constitution. E@*~ ~
In the afternoons session several members partivi
pated Ontle vote being taken, the negroes were de-
clared ineligible by avee Of 50 %, which unseats
twenty-five negroes -Four remain, claiming to be
white men. Their cases will be investigated. Tnrper
walked outsand brushed the dust from his feet The
other negroes bowed to the Speaker and waved heir
hats n tnp white -=g-7. ; =
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LETTER FROM f. P. BbAlR.--A Radical lie nailed to
tie walI.-HTe copy as follows from the Atlanta fGa
Constitution: Col. r. a. Aston wrote to Gen Blair
enclosing copy Of the Atlanta New Era ard referred
the general to the lines The head of that paper in
which he quotes Gen. Grant as saying sLet US have
peace" and Gen. Blair saying "Letus have war ="
He received the following letter in reply which will
show the people how unbusngiy the Radical press
persist in fasehood to accomplish wicked purposes
of destroying this government:
FoRT SAUNDERS, WYoHISG TERR!ToRY,
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SECRETARY SEWARD on THE slruArroa-says the
New York Herald $
An entertaining and instructive conversation occurred
the other day quite incidentally between Mr. Seward
and Herald correspondent, which sets forth satisfo.
torlly the present views CT the Secretary ca national
politics. AS to the possibility of great excitement In
the campaign, Mr. Seward said: {" That is something
canssay nothing about He bazarded an opinonas
however that time would develop the fact, yea or
nay AS to what the future policy Of the Aiminstra
ton will be, thats something 1for him to- knoy and
Others to find OUT" and answer to the suggestion
tbata man of his experience and position would be
heard with great attention by the people he gives this
.ucla thought: i" Then The people will have to wait,
ana when say anything if have anything to say,
tney VIII haEeaa chance % Know what it is" Tiers
you have him When lie has anything to say he will
say II, and when he says il will be his saying AID
will be said Here is profound political pbi,esonsy
ana this no doubt reflects the paeyse Of the Pre-
mler's mind How instructive the fact that a man of
my years active political life and study Of parties has
at last got no other wisdom from his experience than
such as teaches him to hold his tongue 49,
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Tremendous Earthquake.

NEW oafa, sept I5.--ite steamer Guiding, Sta,
has arrived Earthquake on the 18th ult along the
coast of Peru and Ecuador, whereby thirtytwo fho,
sand lives and three hundred millions property were
lost, A rumblng sound preceded the shocks and the
sea terribly agitated. Ategrppa city, with popula
ton OF ttlrSy-fve thousand passed away. Scarcely
vestge left OF it, though Only foae hundred lives were
lost africa, city of twelve thousand inhahitants
entirely destroyednot house standing, Five hun,
dred persons persisted here. tidal wave forty feet
high carried Vesaeis further ashore than ever known
before. Aunited States store ship with one million
eight hundred thousand dollars worth of naval stores
was capszed and all hands lost. The vessel rolled
over and over and was smashed to atoms The Jn;tad
State steamer Watoree was carried half mile inland
and IS hopeessiy high and dry. One sailor drowned
The Peruvian corvette America was carried ashore
losing thirty lives. The American merchantmen Rosa
Vesia, Englishship Chancellor and French bark Ed
wards alllost The towns Iguigue, Moyuega, Locum-
ba and Pesugna all utterly lost aud DESTROYED. Over
six Kindred persisted at Igugue American MERCHANTS
lost heavily, but nearly all fully insured. Torons
ibarra San Pablo Atuntaaue and Imatua all in ruins
v here Gotaca stood is now a lake. The populations
of the above named towns almost entirely DESTROYED
Pancho Pae1ardo and Cacheiuaque also DESTROYED.
The dead are SO numerous that survivors are com
PEELED to fly from tire steFch.
WAsH1NGToN, Sept l4.-Earthouake I,acideats
at Juquois six hundred were drowned by a tidal wave
At Areqaippa the tower ST. Catalina Church is the
only edifice left nearly all the inmates of the hosni
tails apdprisons persisted The course of rivers were
changed. Mount aiistd discharged lava and mud and
rivers emit sulphurouss odor 10 one dares to %
where the city was The people are living in tents at
Pan Carpilaa- Hundreds crushed BY the falling
houses at africa. An American bark with guano was
swallowed up. At Preqain one hundred and fifty lives
we're lost mostly children returning from school The
own OF shegra was swept away. only twenty out of
i've hundred inhaaitans escaping. The nitre works
It Iquiaue were destroyed. Mr. Billinghurst, the
British Consul, was killed. The American bark Con-
Or was lost but her crew were saved The loss at
quique two millions. At Ghincha Islands there was
rst hurricane, then an earthquake and then tidal
ave. Several English vessels were damaged and
ussan bark wrecked Over three hundred thousand
ersons are without shelter or bread.
San FRAsclseo, Sept. 1.-THE Idaho has arrived
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{ - & s.,.s--s i.s- THOs. Fl. NEfLf,
Major Goth Inf, Brev. Brig, Gen, Us, a.
-. Acting Assistant Adjt. General
OFFICIAL NATHANIEL BURBANK
Second Lieut., s7th inf Brev First Lieut.. US Army,
;. Acting Assistant Adjutant General -@
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- 49, So C. sCHENcK. .
OrroWA, CANADA, Sept. 15.--Wheelan received his
verdict with composure. He asserted innocence and
denied connection with the Fenans.. He attributed
his conviction to his being Catholic. The Judge
cautioned him against hoping for mercy, and then
sentenced him to be hanged on Thursday the 10th f
-nncar 1f1ar
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August IS, 1868
Col. R. A. Aston, Atlanta, Ca h@ "-.5-
Dear s5r-Sonr note in regard to the nssrepresen-
tations OF the earpetbag editor at Atanta received
This is the business for which he is paid and by which
he makes his living. / would not advise you or any
other gentleman to notice him in any manner, except
to correct through the press any alsehood which you
may consider injurious to our cause.
l have never made any such statement as he attr
butes to me- On the contrary, l for that policy
which alone can i've peace to the country and al
though Gen Grant says let US have peace, he seeks
achieve it only by the military power and actual war
on the principles of the government.
Y ours truly FRANK p %RrxTp Vast
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LIVERPOOL, Sept. II, noon.-Cotton fat, but price
unchanged; sales 5000 bales Bombay shipments 70
week ending I5h "A, coo bales.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. IA, afternoon. Cotton declining
uplands log aud Orleans 1os.
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MEETING of "Sav1noIlr Reserves, (

P. Harris, Secretary.
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scohs.-Ten thousand bushels of the press,.
crop Of corn for sale by Tucker L Thurmor4 9es
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-12-14
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
WASHINGTON.
An Investigation Ordered.

An Anvestlgafl0nO OrQereu. .Eszs<
WAsHINGToN, Dec. H.
The Secretary of the Navy has ordered
he Supervising Inspector of steamboats, OF
he district in which the recent disaster on
The Ohio river occurred, TO make a strict
examination ofthe causes of the same.
Repeal Recommended.
1t is also understood that Mr.. McCul-
Tough has recommended to the House com
mittee on Commerce the repeal of the laws
or parts of laws authorizing the carriage
as freight of petroleum, on steamers carry
ing passengers. -
Reconstruction Committee.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is.
The committee on Reconstruction has
already large amount of business before
it. concerning the States of Georgia. Vir-
ginia, Mississippi and Texas. 1t will not
formally enter upon an investigation OF
| affairs in Georgia. until after Con gressiUn-
al recess. A delegation from Mississippi
will endeavor to have an early hearing and
| place b. fore the committee statements in
answer to the report of Gen. Gillem, aud
in support of heir claim--that excluding
the alleged frauds, &c. The State COnsfi-
tuition was ratified, and, therefore, Missis-
tsippiis entitled to representation in Con-
gress. 81, -stt.3st tf;
Roll of Honor.
l. -Quartermaster General Meigs, has pub
lisfied the 18th numbsr of the Roll. of Hon
or, prepared in the cemeterial branch of his
lepartn eBt, under the direction of Brevet
Brigadier General Perry. The list con-
tai6s 20500 names. The proportion of
names known is less than one-half, or
/ about twenty-five per cent. less than that
which generally holds good throughout
the country, which is thought TO be about
two thirds known and one-third unknown,
This volume of the roll of honor increas.
es the total number of graves now recorded
in the printed form to about 10000 of the
Il ccupants of these graves. The names OF
4 alb ,ut 100. 600 APPEAR as known. leaving %,
600 as Yet unknown. Many of these un-
lknown remains were doubtless marked by
their burial, and records OF the names io1
many others were made at the time " hen
buried, in groups or from hospitals, and
4 may have been preserved in connection
] with plans or schedules of the position Of
the graves by the intimate friends OF the
1 ldead.f 'isSae as -11gi 5ta sn.is 80
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-12-14
!, SPECIAL NOTICES.
Table T ala with q ice. m of Iudf r 90 =

Table T alk with q ice. m of Iudfges
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Reader. we will lppos you martyr to dyspep
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If you are perl Aps you ma psofu b. this para
graph.- Y u h,v, j st 4 ished your dinner.
Wills y. feel as i yen had swa owe lead in
stead of olesome food. You have sensation
of igntness round the upper part of the dia-
-phragm. If sou snake OF the constructor tribe
held you in its enbr .el an ha kn3 ted its coils
.o0er tie pit Of your stomach. You feel supremely
Eiserabre; AM such is 4 b pc sly which your
mp exscts after ersry nasal. What d. you
de TT Ease. cf cour- AK mp ion from the
inc lhu- that rsbs you o. all enjoym mt ur,ng the
day. and disturts your rest at night, Take, then.
this pe'e Of nftrmation You sufer nssdzessly.
HOSTETTEl 5 STOMACH Bit RS s,.,. ss
certainly cure ilyour agonizing .,n p omt as tie
dy On nwhiehy Z Ieas this sfticlewi be fuccsed-
ed by auo tner Pefhsps you are eincreduious ;but
you have read the testimony of the eminent eiti-
zens, in very wslk Of Ii o )th@ have tested the
preparation. and submit. ths Its of their
perie to the ie ,hfoliehD he r., you oue b
at least to have efficient faith to mate trial OF it
in your own case.s is pure vesetable . tonic and
s1terat ve-1e on Y medicine In Tic soorEd ensfrs
lyGddptsd tdcyoaea . sap aiat. If you are in the
hsbit of taking any sicoholic excitant as paili-
ative aband 2 il, and ". .blg gwA LESSONS MIDI
icATEDssaIx liant. If it doe, N no good. say so;
but you will not ih AZ. for it as yer yet failed,
in single insta nce to cure dyspepsia. biiousness.
| and t t,eir vario, s 90 4 snts. : siisf-Ts
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NEW YORK NlELANGE.
Railroad Affairs.

.st &Ell1-- AAaiAEouu AHaiFs.3 = 81 J.
New YORK, Dec. II.
It is stated that a substantial negotiation
has been, entered into between the Fri.
Railroad Company and the AtIanric e,
Great Western Railroad. wherehv . hroaI
guaye line will be CONSTRUCTED from here
clear through to Cbieago: and ir is also said
the same gnaga will nroh,hIn ha "'y,
thron1i, to tho Tiss;ss;nnp, - uS pu'
ara roorrsd ~ ha Il, s,.rnnross 80 49,
.western 70 dc in ordor - 81" ,hoI ooiei
nection comn'ate'' New -eans ,i;H.I;nn in
-eto.klB ,uilI. fnroho hly eoo,, M, ;e,no,
e,obno;s. WIN a.1se;a piopaa tho 4e ISSUE. ssaeu
Sae! npiaSlnS, q lespsetivey, 'ne ERIE, tne Az
rnaIs SS ~ ,ago into - the anu SaGn osier
-0Ns % "aS sou'o i''so w. ooi'i ioi-to eion'
Miscellaneous Items.