Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-01-11
Dallas 4icrald.
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termino for itself Had Congress
been able to control this subject,
both Negro and Chinese suffrage
would probably have been forced
upon the people Of California against
the will Of the majority, Ignorance
Of the effects Of such legislation
would have inflicted upon us evils
actually intolerablc, 80 far rs Cali
fornia is concerned, the people of
This state have expressed their OPP
position both to Negro and Chinese
suffrage,
General Meade left here this
morning for Atlanta to assume COM
mand of tho 3rd military district,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Thc Greek
legation have nc counts of battle
on the 25th and Goth near the vii
lagc Of Lake, Crete. Tho Turks
were defeated with severe loss.
The 0ccption of King George and
Queen Olga in Athens was enthusi-
astic beyond description. The cry
"down with The barbarous Turks"
is universal.
The government of San Domingo
has issued decree regarding the
tariff. Goods imported direct from
Europe or the United States pay 10
per cent less than when coming
thro,"h the West India islands; or,
sh, Hte vessel by fortuitous cir
cumstau touch any island, GER
tificatc ii : m the republics CONNER.
cial agent that she made no opera
tons there. is required, IL" do.
cree went into effect on the first
November last
Minister Dickinson, minister to
Nicaragua, transmits an elaborate
accounted the recent volcanic action,
which continued 10 days, making
itcclf conc 200 feet high, with
crater on top 200 feet in diameter
Sand covers the country from the
volcano to tho Pacific, so miles, Mr..
Dickinson thinks the volcano was
smothered by its own discharges.
Howard has not issued the order /
'dismissing officers from the Freed.
mems Bureau for engaging inpoltics,
but he has established the policy Of
dealing with each case as it comes
up. Thus farm several cases brou, ght
to his notice he has established the
rule that acceptance of nomination
for an office must be considered in
compatible with the duties required
of officers of the bureau. Such Off
GERS or agents of the bureau have
been relieved.
A case of this kind is that Of Mr..
Billsbury. of South Carolina, a civil
ian agent Of the bureau, was elected
to the Convention, and notified that
he could not hold both positions.
Governor Chamberlain, Of Maine,
WIS inaugurated. He favors fair
and square payment Of the national
debt but not in one day or in one
generation.
Full Cabinet to day.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 3.-Para-
graph eight of Special Orders No. 2.
headquarters, fifth district, dated
January I'd, 1868, is as follows:
His Excellency B. II. Flanders,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
having resigned that office, Mr.
Joshua Baker is hereby appointed
to the vacancy occasiohed thereby.
Tho same order assigns Brevet
Major General r. G Buchanan to
duty as commander Of the district
of Louisiana and Assistant Com
missioner of the Frcedmcns Blu
reau.
The Times, speaking of the new
governor, says he is n native Of
Kentucky but an old citizen of
Louisiana, and was member OF the
Philadelphia conservative Conven
tion of sixty six, is fully qualified
under the reconstruction act and can
take the test oath.
The Convention to-day resumed
the discussion Of the Equality ques- !
ton after several amendments to
Wickliff's resolutions and substi- ,
tute was offered and was voted ,
down. The following was then of
fered by Pinchback and adopted as
the thirteenth article Of the Consti-
tuition.
"All persons shall enjoy equal :
rights and privileges while travelling |
in this state in any conveyance of II
public character, and all business J
places or otherwise carried on by !
charter, or for which license is re
quired from either state, parish or .
municipal authority, shall be deem
ed places of public character and =
shall be open to the accommodation :
and patronage of all persons, with i
out distinction or discrimination on =
account of race or color" i
In reply to communication from {
Governor Flanders, charging the
police Jury of the parish in New :
Orleans, right bank, with official ,
corruption and recommending their !
removal, General Hancock says !;
these charges present a proper case :
for judicial Investigation and deter
animation, and as it is evident to him
that the Courts of Justice can afford
adequate relief for the wrongs com ,
plaincd of, if proven, he has con- I
cludea it is not advisable to resort to
the measure suggested.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Thc New ,
Hampshire Radical State Conven- {
ton passed the following: {
Resolved, That in behalf of the {
loyal people of New Hampshire we
do here by proclaim as our and
their first choice for next president {
of the United States, General o. S. {
Grant who led our armies to victory
and our country to peace. Reticcnt
and .sagacious in council, self-pos-
sessed and daring in battle, modest
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