The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-12-30
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information has been received that on th
tia one Of negroes, commanded by Ora
Williams, entered Levi burg yelling an
shouting, and marched to the store Q
Breeden & Casey, forced the door and Sc
it OH fire.
Howard & Wells store was also burned
During the fire they shot Mr.. Casey. Al
ter rifiing bis pockets they threw the bod
in the flames. They still occupy the towii
and 90 shouting and cirsing through TIN
streets. None are permitted to leave with
out passes. !"
Ali quiet at Augusta. 1t s said promi
meet citizens prevented an attack on tn,
militia by the outraged people, fearing mis-
representation. ,.,E.,9.,.. ~,
The people desire the interference o
Federal troops in their behalf. 53
A meeting was held in Batesville to da,
FIVE hundred of all parties participated
The resolutions declare for peace under al
circumstances, promising to support the
civil authorities to hold similar meetings
The arrest of William Meriwether, q
prominent Radical, by Uphani, for discour
aging enistments in the militia, causes q
sensation. sftss tl-'{Ht
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19-It is given out
that the Senate Judiciary Committee has
decided that there is necessity for Con-
gressional action in reference to Georgia,
aud will report bill similar to Senator
Edmund's bill on that subject.
Gems. Grant and Schofeld arrived here
tonight from Chicago.
There will not be aquorum in either
brach OF Congress on Monday next. Most
of the members have gone home, and the
Senate and House will merely meet and
then adjourn.
Commissioner Rollins will probably con-
tinue in control of the Internal Revenue
Bureau until after the Inauguration of the
President elect, Grant. He has been ur-
ged to do SO by influential Republicans.
There is possibility, howe yer, that
when the nomination Of Mr.. Cummins for
the Office Of Commissioner, now before the
Senate, shall have been disposed of, a
nominee may have been agreed upon who
will be confirmed Immediately, and thus
end Mr.. Rollins tenure of office.
The President has recalled tho nomina-
ton johnson to be Collector for the Third
District Of Louisiana in place of Tisdale.
There have been so many movements
looking to the removal or suspension Of
Tisdaie that your readers may have become
confused as to the facts. 1t is certain now,
however, that the Commissioner of Inter.
nal Revenue, Secretary Of the Treasury and
President are oil satisfied that both the |
Collector and Assessor of the Third Dis
trict should be removed, and their success
sors will certainly be nominated upon the |
reassembing of Congress. i
There are no prominent candidates vet |
named for successor to Gen. Steedman, |
Collector of Internal Revenue.
The Investigation relative to the alleged
corrupt use of funds to procure an appro-
priation to pay for Alaska, has shown, thus
far, that there were no corrupt or improper
uses made of the money. The charges
eu,inated from parties who now confess
that they did not know the truth of what
they alleged. faa
New YORK, Dec, l9.-The probabilities
ola general European war are much dis
cussed in business circles. Provisions
would go up largely, but manufactured
goods would find depressed foreign mark
ct, and the general effect, it is stat d,
wtuld produce adisastrous panic. /
Cotton men share these apprehensions,
and think cotton would fall heavy.
Monetary and business affairs here are
in critical state, and European war
would turn the scale unfavorabty.
The total population of the United !
States for 1867 is announced from the
Bureau of Statistics as thirty-six millions
seven hundred aud forfy-three thousand
one hundred and ninety-eight, of which :.
four millions six hundred and thirty-three
thousand three hundred and seventy-oneI
are negroes. Il
Considerable uneasiness is manifested in
tue Northern press generally ut the Con-
sressional tinkering of reconstruction. II
Wall street very irregular and unsettled
to-day, and tradeis SO dali, even to local
and retail branches, that complaint is gen !
eral r
New York. Dec. 2l.-The utterances of t
The city press this morning are of interest. I
Horace Greeley addresses, over his full G
signature, letter dated to-day, occupying
two and half editorial columns of the Tri- r
bune, to Senator Morton on his resumption Q
speech, and makes seven points.
l. That specie payments can be resumed h
without redeeming grecnbacks, since all the t
greenbacks are needed for business pur- !
p0seS La
2. That resumption will not lead to c
enough demands for specie to exhaust the
seventy millions of gold in the Treasury.
j. That there should be four (4) per
cent. consoi, running one hundred Q0O)
yeara, payable, principle and interest, in
gold, to absorb greenbacks and that the u
Secretary ofthe Treasury should be author u
ized to borrow coin to meet any possible
demand over the seventy millions reserve q
on three 81 six (6), nine (9) or twelve (l2) y
months, giving six JOY per cent. interest, or c
II necessary more. d
4. That if the reserve and product Of
these loans be exhausted, at least that I,
much of the debt will have been paid. q
0. That the prospective resumption, rs
proposed by Senator Morton, dooms bust g
ness to thirty months of uncertainty. 8,
6. That a greenback is not promise to u
nay on demand, but so soon as the United >,
States can.
Z. That the bonds are not TO be paid 9
in greenbacks, but greenbaeks IRE to be .
lnded into the consols mentioned. u
The Heraid's leader says the South is on ,
he high road again To wealth and influence y
md advises European immigrlnts to 90 Y
south. .r.. ..f -; . lc
The Times argues that Congress should :.
not impose any more political disabilities. "a
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-Membsrs Of - :,