New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-04
From Southwest Pass.


hshed on Friday, will be unusually unfavor-
able. The treasury holds but $4,000 600 of
coin against $l0S,500,0 900 on the LIST ultimo.
Carl Schurz has no connection whatever
with the government.
General Sherman leaves tonight, going
westward.
The ways and means committee had a
long conference to-day with the tobacco
delegation, and it was understood that the
committee favors a stamp duty ON tobacco
of all forms.
The president has nominated Colonel
Wisewall as commissioner of internal reve-
nue., vice Rollins,
Private letters frosl Chicago represent
Mrs. Lincoln as unqIestionably insane.
Internal revenue receipts to-day 81, ,484,-
600.
The bill authorizing the states to tax
national bank shares hSs passed both houses.
Congregational Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, February 3-The following
among others were introduced under the
regular Mondays CALI
To provide for the settlement Of con
tracts payable in gold-courts are direct
ed to enforce coin payments; to establish q
department Of Justice; to build postal
railroad between Washington and New
York; to dredge the Potomac with convict
labor; to repeal the fifth section of the act
regarding registry and recording of vessels;
to issue $l50,000000 of legal tenders for
the purpose of replacing those withdrawn;
to remove the national capital to st. Lonis;
to tax United States notes, treasury notes,
and fractional currency fer state and mu-
nicipal purposes. Also several regarding
naturalization and finances.
The secretary of war was called on for
the correspondence between himself, the
president, and General Grant, and copies
Of all orders issued by district commanders
are demanded
The case of John Young Brown was re-
sumed and postponed to the llth instant.
The bill for the protection of American
citizens abroad was discussed till adjourn
Inent.
Sendte-Nr. Cameron presented memo
rial fer recalling Charles Francis Adams.
The bill taxing national bank shares for
stated purposes passed.
Reconstruction was resumed aAd dis
cussed till adjournment.
Georgia Convention.
ATLANTA, February 3.-The convention
discussed relief measures without coming
to a. vote.
General Meade has issued an order
modifying General POpe's order No. 40 as
follows:
First-All papers, exeeptsne as threaten
appointed officers with violence or future
prosecution, are to be allowed to receive
advertisements under state or municipal
laws or ordinances.
Seeond-When there is but one paper in
county, it may receive such advertise
ments, irrespective Of its politics.
Third-All military aRd civil officers,
registrars, and persons in military employ
in the third military district are to see this
order enforced.
Opposition to reconstruction, when con-
Quoted in legitimate manner, is not to be
considered an oftense.
G. G. Richardson, one of the extreme
Radical delegates in the convention, was
shot and dangerously wounded by Radi-
cal politician Of this city.
South Carolina Convention.
CHARLESTON, February 3.--In the con-
Vention Mr.. Trancy (eolored) offered res
elution declaring to the people of Carolina
and the world that the convention has nc
lands at its disposal; that no confscation
aim is being proposed by congress, and in
the belief OF the convention never will be,
and that the only manner for the landlsss
to obtain land is by purchase.
A white delegate offered resolution
that an investment Of funds of estates of in-
tants and moneyed women in confederate
or state securities by administrators, eEecu-
tors, and agents be null and void, and that
such investment shall not bar recovery in
lawful money. Referred.
A bitter discussion followed on an srdi-
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slaves.
The tone of the convention is growing
more conservative.
Mississippi Convention.
JACKSON, Miss, February 3.-The print
ing committee submitted a new report of
compensation to be allowed the official
printer. One clause reads. For adver-
Using and publishing official proceedings in
the Sldte Journal, Vieksburg Repub3icaa,
and Mississippi Chronicle, segenty-iiRe cents |
per square for the first insertion, and twenty |
five cents per square for each subsequent
Insertion Report ordered to be printed.
The committee on education submitted
report providing for pnhlic school fund,
a general superintendent OF education, aud
superintendent for each county. Ordered
to be printed,
vention tax collectors 70 take convention
script in payment Of the special tax.
A resolution was offered providing if the
convention remains in session over forty
i've days, that per diem should stop after
that time.
Pending which the convention adjourned.
From Europe.
LONDON, February 3.-The captain and
two men of the schooner Moses Waring,
lost at sea, were picked up and brought TO
Gibraltar. They had been seven DAYS
without food save human flesh.
The French press depl0re the result of
The debate on the new press law as causing
the extinction of their liberties.
The ports Of Hiago and Osaka, Japan,
have beea thrown open to foreigners.
Prince Aonsielt has been appointed
president OF the upper house Of Relchrath
and OF the supreme court Of Austria.
The gale on Saturday was very destrnet-
i've to lie and property here and in Liver
pool. Houses were unrooted, many per-
sons injured, and some were killed out
right.