The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-10

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Cuban demonstration tomorrow
night.
The following is the text Of the
bill reported by the Judiciary
Committee of the Senate, with
Recommendation that it be pass
ed. Tt covers Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress: That
when any person who is not rem.
dered ineligible to Office by the
provisions of the 14th amendment
TO Che Constitution shall be elect
ed Or appointed to any Office of
honor or trust under the Govern
ment of the United States, and
shall not be able on account Ofhis
participation in the late rebellion
to take the oath prescribed in the
act of Congress, approved July 2,
1852, said person shall in lieu of
said oath, before entering upon
the duties of said Office, take and
subscribe the oath prescribed IN
the act of Congress entitled an
act prescribing an oath of Office to
be taken by persons from whom
legal disabilities shall have been
removed, approved July II, 1868.
Alabama Senators, especially
Spencer, were very active in Sc.
curing Longstreet's confirmation.
| Washington, April Sit is
stated another ironclad is ordered
to Cuban waters. A regiment
ordered westward has been halted.
Partisans say Grant is wild over
Cuba. Recent letters from San
Juan de los Remedies, Cuba, give
particulars of the massacre of Sem
ora Arrelando and several of her
children, whose husband had join
ed the insurgents. She was en-
ticed within the Spanish lines
with her family, under pEetence of
meeting her husband, when the
whole party were butchered. Vol
unteers and several pretended
agents of Cubans, supposed to be
Spanish emissaries, eDdeavoriBg
to enlist various individuals with
out authority or sanction, either
from provisional government in
Cuba or its representatives here.
1t appears. FROM authentic infor-
nation from the vicinity of San
tiago de Cuba the insurrection is
steadily progressing. Well in
formed Cubans in Washington
believe the insurgents have by
this time, or will in a few days,
have secured q seaport.
Several meetings, quite full, for
organization for participation in
Cuban demonstration dispersed
without organizing, at the request
Of Cuban instruction representa-
tive. He could not respond TO
the serenade in the present con-
tdition of affairs. III
VIM. Miller confirmed collector
Of customs for Mobile.
Election Committee met. Heard
Nice i-anie and Ryan tonight,
holding certificates from War
moth. Committee refused to enter
into question beyond ineligibility
ofparties under congressional oath.
Joubert was not confirmed today.
Washington, April 6.-House--
Bill for taking the census passed.
Itincludes divorces statistics. ElecI
ton committee reporter! McCranie
and st. Martin, pending War
moths certificate, from Louisiana,
ineligible. Indian appropriations
considered to recess.
Election Committee voted st.
Martin and McCranie ineligible.
Reconstruction Committee order
ed to report resolution postponing
Texas election till further Con-
gressiORal action. Banking Com
mittee agreed to report Senate
Dill Tor equalization OF currency
among States, with amendments,
not however, affecting the main
objection to the bill. Senate
confirmed WILDER postmaster at
Columbia, s. G. First negro con-
firmed by the Senate. The Pres.
ident withdrew his nomination Of
Napoleon Underwood, for asses
sor of the Second Louisiana Dis
trict.
Washington, April 2.-Lieut.
Gov. Dunn, of. Louisiana, had a
Capitalization with the President
to-day, but nobody knows what it
was all about.
q The new collector of New
York has had $4,000 applications
for Ofice-so that one-fourth of
the ''trooly loil" patriots who
voted for Grant in that city want
to have their reward in the way