The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-12-23

liability Is that the committee will recon-
mend that the constitution be again sub
mitted TO the citizens of Mississippi to vote
} upon its adoption or rejection.
Several gaugers in New York, appon-
ted under the late whisky tax law, have re-
. signed, and Others propose to resign npon
the ground that they are unable to make a
living by their legitimate fees. They allege
that the collectors have their f,vorites
among the CANCERS that all the eauging
to be done is sent to these avorites through
the direction of collectors who ar in col
lusion with the pet gaugers that the
favorites are thus enabled to monopolize
the entire business in their several districts,
and make thousands of dollars over the
three thousand dollars limit fixed by law.
and that the excess over the limit is diyi-
Ided among :he favored guagets and their
confederate collectors. An inquiry by Con-
eress is to be urged for the pnrpo.e Of sus-
pending and removing offending officers.
Secretary Seward, the British Minister
and many of the foreign diplomatic corps
attended the Naretzek opera performance
tonight ut the National Theatre.
! WAsHINGToN, Dec. 1.-THE Recon-
structfon Committee had under considera-
ton again to-day Georgia and Mississippi
matters, but came to no definite decision as
to the plan 10 be recommended to the
/ Hapse. The whole subject will go over to
the meeting OF January.
The Committee ON Public Expenditures
had before them this morning the Alaska
purchase in pursuance of the resolution to
investigate the alleged payments of money
to procure the appropriation to pay the
Russian Government.
1 Hon. r. j. Walker. was Axamined and
testified that SO far as lie was advised. the
| only money paid to advocate the apprepri.
alton, was twenty-six thousand dollars paid
to himself, and that after the money was
received by the Russian Minister, he, Wal.
ker- lad vised Baron Stopckl to pay Col.
Forney thee thousand dollars ia gold for
his Kindness m giving the use OF the col
umns Of the Chronicle to Mr.. Walker, for
the discussion of. the subject Colonel
Forney declined to receive the money on
the ground that he was an officer of the
Senate, and he, therefore. did not think it
proper to take the profered funds. MIR.
Walker insisted, nevertheless that the
| Chronicle publisher must have the coin
and after much persuasion by himself and
Baron Stoeckl, Mr. ID. G. FOrney, the pub
| Usher OF the paper, accepted the money.
Mr.. Walker states that no intimatiop
was given OF any intention to pay anything
to the Chronicle until after the appropria-
ton was made, and the publisher in the
first instance gave the use Of the column OF
the paper gratuitOusly.
= Mr. w. w. Warden was examined as to
the source Conformation upon which he
based his telegram, to newspapers in reIa.
ton to the Alaska purchase, etc. He tes-
tilted that Of his knowledge he did not
know of any payments of money, and from
the best information he could obtain he
did not believe any had been paid to news
paper men in Washington.
Gen. Meade was upon the floor OF the
House to-day, and left for Philadelphia
this evening. "a ~ \ ~
Attorney General Stanbery arrived here
to-day. lie comes to argue the cases in |
the Supreme Court. & /
MEMPHIS, Dec. 1.-THE Appeals Du
wallis Bluff special, this afternoon, says
when the Evening Star left Augusta last
night, there had been some firing on the
pickets, resulting in the killing of one and
the woundiDg of another. Citizens of
Jacksonport had gone to keep outsiders
from attacking Uphanl, who has prisoners
In Loush block, which is mined. He
swears he will blow them up If attacked.
One negro company is now at Helena.
Col. David Cross arrived here this after
noon, having been compelled to leave home
the negro militia swearing they would hang
him If captured. Ines -
The AvalaDche's Little Rock special Of
tis evening says Brooks offered q bill in
the House to-day requiring all persons TO /
Withdraw from the organization of the
Knights Of Camelia or Ku-Klux in thirty
days, under penalty of Imprisonment OF
from one to ten years and heavy fne--l
The bill was ordered to be printed.
1t is reported that the remainder of the
town Of Lewisbury, Conway county. was |
destroyed by fire yesterday '21 -ss
The Radical ward meeting nominated /
four ceero candidates for Aldermen. The |
Radical organ calls for another meeting to /
relieve the party of the odium of bad nomi-
nations. - -'fli
City registration commenced to-day.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-There was a
slight interruption last night in the
working of the cable. - ~ ~
This mornings Tribune sneers at the
idea of appropriating money to rebuild
the Ievccs. y 1t, also ass>r1s Senator
Morton, and calls him Mark Tapley.
The Times also assails Morton.
Tho impression is becoming very
strong here that Greeley is to have the
English mission. Last Wednesday
night he lectured in Montreal, and spe-
cial attention was paid him by the mu-
nicipal authorities, under Instructions,
it is said, from the Canadian govern
ment.
There is trouble at Princeton College
growing ont of n negro persistently
intruding himself in the Students seats
in the chapel. The withdrawal of all
the Southern and many Of the North
ein students is threatened, McCash, the
new President, being a negro equality
man. Princeton is the hast stronghold
Df educational conservatism in the
North. u s5;| if3f isF
Markets dull.
WASHINGTON, Dee. IS.-The sub
Of the house Judiciary Com
mittec have postponed further consid-
Grafton of the question as to the staus
Of Maryland until after the recess oil
Congress. n
The President sent to the Senate and
House each communications to-day,
but his secretary finding both houses
engaged in obseauics of deceased Con-