Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-01-11
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dress Of Mcssrs. Se,nple, Sheet anC
others protesting members agains
tho proposed Constitution, The
Huntsville Advocate, radical organ
call for re.assembIing Of the Con
vcntion to modify Objectionable fea
lures Of the proposed Constitution
namely: the clauses about schools
the franchise and registration oath
That paper says if the Constitution
is not modified, cnvironed as we are
and almost in state ofanarchy, it,
adoption can only be accepted as {
choice Of evils, not defended as right
and proper, but it is in our power
to modify the evils now, and fol
that purpose calls the Convention
together again.
Sheets, of the Tuscumbia Nortt
Alabdmlan, repudiates the nomina-
tions made by the self.constitutcd
political Convention.
The Huntsville Advertiser repudi-
ates the actions of radical meetings
in North Alabama, and says the
whole Of the Unionists are ignorant
and rejected as unsOund. The Con
scrvatives all over the State are
aroused and determined to use every
effort to defeat the Constitution in
North Alabama The whites who
went into the radical party are leav-
ing on account Of the Objectionable
features of the Constitution
ST. LOUIS, Dec ga letter from
Santa Fe, New Mexico, dated Dec
II, says, that Chief Justice Slough
was shot by Capt. Ryorson, a Nom
Der Of the Territorial Senate, last
Sunday. The affair grew out Of
some structures passed upon Judge
Slough by Capt Rcyerson during
the session Of tho Senate in which
Judge was denounced as a liar. Rey.
erson Immediately attacked Judge
Slough, shooting him, and after
Slough fell shooting him again, in
hicting mortal wound, from which
he died three days after. Judge
Slough was Col. Of the First Color
ado Cavalry during the late war,
and at ore time commanded at Al
eXandria Virginia.
MOBILE, Deo.,2S.-District Attor
ney l.. Y. B. Martin met Judge Bus
tecd OF tbo United States District
Court this morning, in front of the
custom house, and said, Judge, will
you allow that indictment against
me to take its course?" Bustecd
replied, "sir, the law must take its
course" Martin then drew revol-
yer and fired three shots. Judge
Busteed fell with a ball below the
breast bone and another in the right
leg. Martin had been indicted by
the United States Grand Jury for
revenue frauds and eXtortion. He
is now in Jail. Judge Bustced's
wounds are not considered mortal.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 28.-Tho Bos-
ton Traveller publishes Il Rio letter
of Nov. "a, stating that the English
mail steamer Goutourn went down,
400 persons aboard, only IA escaped.
Half q million of one and two dol
lar notes have been shipped to New
Orleans by the Asst Treasurer al
so $4,000 of fractional currency
notes.
Southern destitution attracts great
attention.
Gen. Howard is reported as favor
ing Government relief though he
suffering exaggerated.
New York, Dec. 2S.-Princess
SaIm Salm sailed for Europe day:
SAN Francisco, Dec. 26-Severo
storm for the last two days. Most
of the shipping in the harbor dam
aged. Disastrous accounts from the
stage and railroad commu-
nicution suspended. Mining news
encouraging.
HID QRs OF THE ARMY,
AIT. gems OFFICE,
Washington, Dec. 2S, 1867.
General Orders No 104.
By direction of the President of
the United States the following Or
ders are made: sFass
1st. Brevet Maj Gen, D., 0. G.
Ord will turn over the command of
the 4th Military District to Brew.
Maj Gen, A, c. Gillcm, and proceed
to San Francisco, California, to take
command Of the department Of Cal
ifornia E1eHVg gT
I'd. On being relieved by Brcvct
Maj Gen Ord Brevet Maj Gen. Irwin
Me- Dowell viii proceed 10 Vitks
burg, Miss, and relieve Gen Gil
lem, in command Of the Fonrth Nil
itary District
Sd. Breyct Major Gen. John Pope
is hereby relieved ofthe command of
the Third Military District, and will
report without delay, at the hoad-
quarters of the army for further or
iers, turning over his command to
the next senior officer until the ar
rival of his successor.
4th. Major Gen. Geo. G. Meade is
assigned to the command of the
Third Military District, and will
assume it without delay. The De
partmcnt of the East will be com
by the senior officer now
on duty in it until a commander is
named by the President.
5th. The officers assigned in the
orders to the command of
Districts, will exercise
any and all pewers confer
red by acts of Congress upon Dis
trict commanders, and, also, any
and all powers pertaining to Mill
tarv District commanders.
9Th. Brevet Mai Gen. Wager
Swayne. Col. 45th U. S. Infantry,
is hereby relieved from duty in the
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and
Abandoned Lands, and will proceed
to Nashville, Tenn, and assume
of his regiment. By COM