New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-11-26
RIOTERS ATTEMPT TO BURN THE CITY
LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.
Interesting Miscellaneous Intelligence.
Morning Dispatches to the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON.

General ROusSenu's IL epOrt on Louisiana
Matters-He Believes IL was Unsmf II.
FIR Republicans to Vote Gold nules In
Sc LOu1s-General Grant Going to
BOStOn.
WASHINGTON, November %. Colonel
Keeler presented General Rousseau's re.
port 10 General Grant to-day. He has had
interviews with the President, Secretary of
War, and prominent members of Congress
who are here giving details from personal
observation at New Orleans. Colonel Keel.
er represents the hostility of the white
people to the present Government
of Louisiana as intense and bitter,
and that with the present force un.
der General Rousseaus command it
was impossible during the recent
troubles to preserve peace at all points,
though every measure was taken to protect
the people in their rights without regard to
party. Republicans did not vote generally,
because they we're advised by their leaders
not 10 do so, the leaders believing it would
be unsafe. In this opinion General Rous-
sean concurred, and with the means at his
command he was powerless to establish a
different order of things. General Rousseau
was in constant communication with Coy
ernor Warmoth and the other State authori.
ties during the disturbances, and his course
meets their warm approval, as it does OF all
classes.
Keeler represents that up to the date Of
General Steedman assuming charge Of the
police, that body was entirely worthless
being composed of two hundred and forty.
three negroes and one hunCred aud thirty
whites. That no riots have occurred since
the change of police, and no city is more
quiet and orderly than New Orleans since
the change.
Rousseau courts searching investigation
of his management cf affairs during the re.
cent troubles.
WASHINGTON, November 25 Secretary
McCullOch has ordered the sale OF S25, 600
gold per week in St. Louis to relieve i'm
porlers He has also issued an order direct.
ing the deposit of internal revenue and
taxes with the United States Assistant
Treasurer or designated repositories in
ciIies where they exist after December |.
But four Revenue Supervisors remain to
be appointed.
H. g. Niles succeeds Creecy as Chief of the
Appoint ent Bureau.
General Grant visits Boston this week.
and returning, spends Monday and Tuesday
in New York,
The public offices closed to-day, noon, and
remain closed till Friday.
Creecy leaves for Louisiana on Friday.
Admiral Faragut had "a prolonged inter
view with the President and Secetary Sew.
ard.
Colonel Powell, of Tennessee, has been
appointed Consul to Port Stanley, Falkland
Islands.
The Sate Department is officially advised
that Washington is fixed upon by johnson
and Stanley AS the place for the meeting of
the Alabama Claims Commissioners. The
details are not fully settled. Notwithstand-
ing contrary reports, it is known that our
Government is satisfed with the progress
OF neg citations, aud has no reason To doubt
that the arrangement for the settlement of
these claims will be satisfactory to both ma
tiOns.
General Grant will visit Governor Burn
side during his Northern trip.
Continued discharges of females from the
Treasury Department occasions great dis
tress, and some apprehensions Of suffering
during the winter.
Unofficial letters from naval officers con.
tradict the stories which have been circu.
lated, charging Lopez with various crimes
against humanity, particularly the assassi-
nation OF certain foreign Consus.