New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-26

turn that he was held by order of General
schoheld under authority of the reconstruc-
lion acts. The prisoner was represented BIZ
lonr prominent lawyers. all members OF the
conservative state central committee. which
oSuy brings the case up with the intention
Vi carrying 1t before the supreme court,
today. N''''' - '''e 'O'' V i''OH
From Georxia,
| ATLANTA, January 25.-The convention to-
uay y toleo each member fifty dollars out Of
the ten thousand received vesterdav the
balance to go toward dcfrayinr incidentaI
expenses. ''''
-Four additional sections of tho bill of
rights, none OF novel nature. were
| adopted.
Tie committee on finances rcported that
they had had an interview with General
Meade, and that the general has applied to
General Grant for the loan of a sufficient
amount of the funds sent by the state Of
Georgia to pay its indebtedness to the rov.
ernment on the Western and Atlantic rail
road. to defray all the expenses of I'll con
ventiOp, and that General Grant acces "a thg
proposition SO far as his power extep Is ID
Will answer definitely to day if pbssible.
should this proposition fail he VIII dlE5yt
Governor Ruger Immediately TO asUe ~ i
upon what terms the money can oSl} }ro-
cured from parties in Savannah. III
A resolution was adopted approVi& he
plans of the committee for proc ARMY I'd lev.
Three candidates for governor " 8er the
new constitution, if ratified, Lave Been an
nounCed.
From AaassIHnippf
JACKSON, January 25.-ConFenfl The
report from select commltaee rcquesting
General Gillem to suspend thu uoisectiOn Of
the poll tax of 1867 on all persans denied
representation was recommittea.
Under suspension of the rules the conven-
tion went into the election of n treasurer.
provided for by the tax ordinance. Mr.. Par
sons, one Of the Adams county delegation,
was elected.
A resolution was adopted that no delegate
recommending collector to the convention
from his county shall receive any compen-
sation for services in the convention until
sufficient amount is collected in said county
to pay sGld delegate, provided on investiga-
tton 1t be found thRt said collector is an
irresponsible person.
The convention then proceeded to appoint
collectors for such counties as were pre-
pared to nominate. OF Ofthirtytwo appoint
ments only one is known to be oelored.
Frem North Carolina.
RALEIGH January 25.-The convention
has been IN session nearly two weeks aud
no report yet on the constitution. To-day
| there was little done.
An ordinance was proposed as follows:
That this convention has the right TO de-
| clare, aud does hereby declare, that the
laws passed and acts done by previous legis-
latures and conventions of this state are
null and void, and shall remain so until the
meeting of the next general assembly, ex.
cept laws relating to marriage. Referred.
RfVer Intelligence.
tICKSBURG, Jan. 25.-Passed down Re
public at 3, Legal Tender at 0, and the Grey
Eagle at P. d. Passed up Quitman at
5 and the Laurel Hill at p. M. River
rising.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 25.-River rising 6 feet
. inches in the canal. Weather cloudy.
Thermometer 40.
PITTsBURG, Jan. 25-River "a feet in the
channel and rising. Ice running out Of the
Monongahela, Thermometer 10.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 25.-River rising I8 feet
in the channel. Weather clear. Thermom.
eter 3s.
From Europe.
! LONDON, january 25.--A rumor is current
on the continent that Prussia has secured
the use Of the United States lavy In case Of
war.
Abyssinian news is to the effect that King
Theodore is confronted by native rebels, and
that fight is imminent.
The Fenian excitement continues and the
authorities arc exceedingly wakeful
Daily arrests are made. Thomas Simon
sheriff of Island Alderney, was arrested
yesterday.
Considerable feeling has been created
here by the resolutions of the United States
house Of representatives declaring the sym
pathy OF the nation with the Fenians, and
the London journals severely criticlse this
unfriendly feeling toward England.
PARIS, January 25.-rhe imperial note to
the projects Of the departments announcing
the new army laws, says that instead OF
being war measure It Is a pledge Of
peace.
Ten of the newspapers were fined one
thousand francs each for printing illegal re
ports OF the proceedings Of the corps legis-
An Iantiministerial riot at Prague has
been suppressed.
MADRID, January 2j-The government
has adopted active measures TO meet con
templated instruction in Caledonia aud
Arragon.
Suicide OF UlerRymam.'
DELAWARE, Ohio, January 55.-ReV
George W. Bush. of tho Central Ohio con.
ference, committed suicide by hanging him
self this afternoon.