The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-13
GENERAL news TrEns.

Rev. Charles Elliott. d. D., one Of the oldss.
Metbodists in Iowa, died recently. III
Little Rock dispatch of the 9Th saws: Great
surprise and indignation are felt at Porter's re-
port to Grant. He was here only one dav. and
could have no opportunity Of obtaining Informs
ton as to the bad conduct of the militia in various
portions of the State. ~
The proprietor of the American Theater in
Philadelphia gave 2000 loaves of bread to the
poor on Wednesday morning.
The latest sdvices from Bedford. Tenn, state.
thet II is not known that any one was hurt IN the
ARRAY at shelbyvlle, between Ku.Klux and ne
groes.. cap and pistol. left behind by one OF
The Khan, are in possession Of the representative
from Bedford. The negroes fought with spirit.
and saved their school-house. the burning OF Wnicn
appeared to be the object of the raid. Old citi-
zeDs generally declare that these outrages of the
Khan shall be stopped.
A woman named Williams residing in Hampton
village, Canada, in O. fit of insanity drowned her
two children in a barrel OF water, and was dis
covered In the act of ending her own life by get
ting into the barrel head first.
A New Mexican, from San Miguel county, states
that a party of armed men, supposed to have been
Mexicans, entered the town of Esteritos, in that
county taking gil the men prisoners, carried them
off about fifteen miles, hung one. shot two others,
and succeeded In making their escape. IL Is be.
lieved this was done in revenge for the murder OF
two Texans, killed near Apache Springs, six
week ago, for their clothes and few head Of
stock. This neighborhood in New Mexico is in
tested with powerful gang of Mexican half
-,
the civil law is unable TO suppress.
Arizona advces state that Shorum, the chief OF
the Huolopan Indiana, escaped from guard while
en- route to San Francisco for confinement. Con.
Rice had organized expedition against the
eavages and surprised and destroyed two villages,
killing eleven and capturing twenty Indians and
large quantity of supplies.
vile, on the 7th when near Brownsville, was dis
covered TO be on fire. The train was stopped, but
before the fire could be extingnished the car and
a greater part Of its contents, including portion
of the mail were destroyed.
The municipal election in Memphis was
quiet affair, but little interest being mani
tested. Five Democrats and five Republicans
were elected.
The New York Commercial says the causes Of
Senator Wilson's bill proposing to prohibit the
certificates of checks and payment OF interest on
deposits has produced q strong feeling among ma
tonal banks. One bank is now asking consent OF
the stockholders to reorganize under the State
laws. A private capitalist is also said to be TAX
ing measures for the organization OF Estate bank
should Congress sanction the clause prohibiting
the payment of the interest on deposits. There
can be little doubt that we should witness the or.
ganizatOn of new State banks and the conversion
OF national into State institutions.
The New York Chamber OF Commerce has
adopted memorial declaring Congress TO be the
only power having jurisdiction to grant franchises
to the Atlantic Cable Company.
The New York Times of January says Daring
the past ten days failures 10 the extent OF about
1Ouf mlUOn OF QOlhrs nave OCOuTfou tuis WY
among jobbing and commission houses 10 the dry
goods trade. Business In this line has been very
dull for nearly two years il has not paid. The
recent failure of one OF the largest dry goods
houses was due to heavy losses through customers
in the Northwestern States. There are appres
tensions that few other houses may be forced to
succump, but the leading dealers hope by rigid
reirenchment to overcome present difficulties.
A letter from the Eastern Shore OF Virginia to
tie Richmond Dispatch contains the following:
cat Eastville at public auction on the I'D ult.,
Gen. Robert E. Lee sold the island called Smiths
Island together with all the cattle and sheep left
after six years depredatons. The purchasers, at
mere nominal price, were two of the generals
person and was the principal purchaser. l I'M
destand the sale was mainly for the purpose OF
getting a new and perhaps better title than could
be had without q sale."
The reconstruction committee have addressed
letter to Secretary McCulloch, requesting infor-
nation in the report that Mr.. Pollard prominent
| ex-rebel editor, was employed In the New York
| custom house. Mr.. McCullOch has written Col.
lector Smythe on the subject.
As an Offset to the operations Of the Virginia
| committee in Washington. the State Grant and
| Cofax Association have adopted q memorial ask.
ing Congress, In view OF the receptions pracuced
moved that no further steps be taken in that direc
| ton until the applicants have proved in the COM
ing election that they favor reconstruction by vot-
| ing for it. committee is tc be sent to washing
| ton to oppose the amnesty movements.
Brevet Brgadier General Burbank has been re-
leved from duty as assistant commissioner OF the
| needmen's bureau in Kentucky, aud Brevet COL
| B. B. Runkle, major of the forty-ffth infantry,
| veteran reserves, ordered to that duty.