The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-01-06

claimants in all such suits are required te
prove, their loyalty to the United States
at the time of the capture. The aggregate
OF these cotton claims is 100000. The
sums, awarded range from under $1,000 to
$4,000. The court threw ont tho ,claims
for acceptances and Of sundry bills OF ex
change or drafts by John B. Floyd, Score
tary Of War. 'S'''. .'''i = ''"'' I 'si'i'l'
FUNERAL OF BISHOP DUNE.
"A Chicago dispatch Of the 9th says:
The celebration of a solemn requiem
mass over the remains Of the late DR.
Dunno, formerly Vicar General Of the 'Ro.
man Catholic Diocese or Illinois, took
place yesterday at ST. Patrickis Cathedral
1t was probably the most impressive .cere.
mony of the Kind lever witnessed an the
city. The church edifice was crowded ia
its utmost capacity, and thousands congre.
gated in front Of the, church unable to Of
tain admission. The grand mass was 81.
perbiy !rendesed. sSome forty to fifty
priests We're in attendance and took part
IN the ceremonies. and a large number OF
the slsterhood, including the Sisters of I,o-
retto, the Sisters Of Mercy, Sisters OF Char,
'ty and Sisters Of the Holy Gross. The
absence OF Bishop Dnggan IRON there SER
vices was much commented upon, and ia
many instarees brought fortl, severen cen
sure upon tho conduct OF that pfelstc.
To-day the funeral obsequies Of the de.
ceased were celebrated in an imposing man
Fner at the same pace. The crowd in the
vcinitysOf the church was Immense, being
largelyacomposed OF women and children,
who MANIFESTED in a marked manner their
sincere sorrow for the loss of their favor
lite spirited father ifhe funeral procession
moved at IL o'clock, and embraced nearly
all The Catholic societies of the city. j :.
u The hearse,. which was > magnificently
decorated, was drawn by, four elegant
black horses, and guarded by O squad OF
Irish rifles, in full dress. with, reversed ri.
files. Five bands furnished the music, and
the procession was more than mile in
length. The remains were thus escorted
to the depot, placed ia, a car specially pro-
yided, and conveyed to. Calvary Cemetery,
where they We're committed to earth, !.
= DEATH AND BURIAL OF MRS. DICKENS.
A dispatch, dated Chicago December
27tii, says :Il.E,fA II III
There seems to be.some doubt whether
the d ath Of Mrs. Augustus Dickens, the
sister-in, law Of !Chas. Dickens, resulted
from prem. ditated self destruction, or from
the indiscreet use of morphine. She had
been in the habit Of using the drug for
some time past, for neuralgia pains. A
few days before her death she had borrow
ed book Of a neighbor which treated Of
persons, and had read it carefully, So that
she must lave been pretty we'll in formed
upon the character Of the poison she was
using. Still there was no seeming reason
for committing the deed. Although poor,
she was beyond the reach of want, and had,
only the, day before, received a. remittance
OF a certificate OF deposit for one hundred
dollars from some friendly source. The
verdict of the coroner's jury was rather
1t was to the effect that the
deceased came to her death by on overdose
Of morphine, administered by herself while
in q state of mental alteration This YER
dict, ifitmeans anything, would indicate
the belief of the jury that Mrs. Dickens
committed suicide. Still her friends be-
lieye that her death, resulted from accidsn-
tai causes. .fase-Eii
Mrs. Dickens was buried to-day. Her
children will be carefully provided for. !
..,a. GRANTS CABINET. 80
The Washington correspondent of the
St. Louis Democrat, in his dispatch of tho
10th, says: lyAl"@ tia,f} = s'siss.t
All sorts of speculations are made here
as well as elsewhere, about Gen. Grants
cabinet. The only thing he has himself
said about it, in which there seems to be
any significance, was remark he made in
some general conversation about the poll
nf fha novf dpoS 81 rofs In oil
that he should be against all Jobs and lob
bers and for honesty and economy in the
public expenditures In this connection
he spoke Of the Interior Department, saw
ing that if the Indiana Bureau remained
there, he should consider it fully as impor-
tant to have good man at its head as at
the head of the Treasury Department, and
would put into it the best man he could
ind in the country, to the end that the
whole corrupt ring now sheltered there
might be unrooted. This was said in such
! way as to leave strong impression upon
hose who heard the remarks. 4
OF THE ST. THOMAS puR-
CHASE. 80 - ''''.''
We copy as follows from special w ash
rgton dispatch of the 9th
The complications connected with the
st. Thomas purchase are attracting much
attention in our own Official circles and. at
some Of the legations. It has become
known that Seward was tho first to apply
10 the Danish government to sell the land.
Denmark refused, not wishing to part with
The territory, and intimatiug that it could
not we'll be done withsa proper regard for
her own dignity. After Russia agreed to
sell Alaska this opionion changed. Mr.. |
Seward made application and Denmark
agreed to sell, if the people Of St. Thomas
desired it, and treaty was concluded
Without waiting for .rntificaton,g MFR.
Seward urged that Denmark should order |
! vote on the question. This was done
and the people agreed 80 ~ i
Now, although the Senate did not act,
It is understood Denmark held that in
treating with this government she should
only know it's executive head, and as the
whole sale has bden con Guided OF fier part |
exactly as required by the State Depart
ment, that our government tis in honor
bound to take st. Thomas. From the
formal vote Of the people Denmark does
not desire to take them back The whole
matter will come up in Congress at an
early day. 1t is understood that Mr.. Sum-
ner desires the question Of how far the
national faith has been pledged by Mr..
Stewards action in case it is to be passed
upon by the House.
ABUSE OF THE FRANKLIN pRivrfEas'
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