The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-08-04
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WASHINGTON, July 26.-Thos. Layton
President of the Southern Bank of New
Orleans, is at New York negotiating
$500, 900 city 7's,to pay the police, anG
100000 towards liquidation of the float
ing debt.
! 1t is stated that Mr., Layton was Offered
80 4 for these bonds in New Orleans.
Hon Anthony Sambola has been here
several days, and is now at Philadelphia
in the interests of the Knights of Pythias
and S. w. M.
i To a remark of ex-Gov. Hahn, of Louis
lana, that the sugar frauds at New Orleans
we're great injury TO honest importers
and the sugar planters of his State, and
should be severely punished, but that the
the investigations would be prosecuted
and the criminals brought to Justice, on nc
count Of the high position of some of the
officials implicated, Secretary Boutwell,
said that the parties will be tried and the
evidence presented to the country. Nc
! compromise viii be accepted, even if more
is offered than is due the Government
That the suits, civil and criminal, will be
pressed witt, vigor and determination, and
the guilty parties exposed. That Mr.
Baufeld, Solicitor of the Treasury, has
been sent to New Orleans to aid in the le.
gal proceedings. and that if there is no
conviction it will be owing to the corrup
tion of the Judge or jury.
In view of a partially incorrect dispatch
telegraphed at noon to-day, Rev. Mr..
Lynch colored, desires the transmission OF
the following: .@4k'1lb&ti5
| Mr.. Lynch has arranged for an interview
with Judge Dent and Gen. Grant on Thurs
day next. Lynch declares that all further
efforts at reconstruction should be based on
universal suffrage and universal amnesty.
That the white people of Mississippi have
as thoroughly abandoned resistance to the
doctrines of the Republican party as they
did to the Government when the armies OF
Gen Lee surrendered That they do not
feel an interest 10 common with the Ma
tional Democratic party, and that when the
Southern white man comedies to the color
ed man equal political rights, there is no
be curse to both races. q 81 - -
Lynch has conferred with many of the
leading Radicals. rfgg
Delano decides that stamped signatures
of collectors on liquor stamps are nnanthor-
lied, and hereafter actual signatures will
be required
internal revenue receipts to-day nearly a
million. A. +.aRt}3 ~ lITS1iE
The Secretary of War returns to-mor-
row. Ftn53 ma
Ex-Governor Sharkey, of Mississippi,
leaves this evening for the North. He
represents the condition of affairs in his
State very hopeful. Hesays there is great
anxiety among all classes to have the State
back in the Union. The Conservative
Republican Convention ofthat State meets
in September. He thinks there is no doubt
about Judge Dent receiving the nomlna-
| ton! ALI
WASHINGTON, July 27.-Alexander II.
Stephens writing to a friend here says:
az am gratied at the result of the cleo
ton in Virginia, and earnestly hope that
Judge Dent may be elected in Mississippi y
DR.. Il. p. Culver leaves for Macon, Ga,
tomorrow for the purpose of placing the
laboratory property in possession of the
Georgia "A gricnlturalS Society. II 50
The President is expected for Friday s
Cabinet meeting. ~ 'f' ''''''
Internal revenue receipts to-day $780,
OOO H.;f
Treasurer Spinner has received coun-
terfeit three dollar coupon from Germany.
evidently manufactured there, The imita-
ton Of the engraving, signature and seals
is good, but the paper is bad. -t-+A a
Proceedings have been commenced
against Schuman, colored, formerly mes.
|senger 10 the Treasury, for uttering bogus
money. Turner, the negro Postmaster OF
Macon Ca, will be brought here as wit
uess. ,--.-..,
AUGUSTA, July PA heavy rain storm
occurred this evening.
The Constitutionalist states that dis
guised party visited the Jail at Appling
Columbia county, and took therefron, ne
gro man and woman, who were found dead
on Sunday morning. The negroes had
had difficulty with a white family.
KEY WEsr, July 27.--'rhel British
steamer Alhambr,, from New Orleans for
Liverpool, got ashore, on the 18Th inst, on
I.oggerhead Key, but got aaoat again on
the 2lst without assistance, and proceeded
u SAVANNAH, July 27.--Crop reports are
very encouraging. aeE 9.3.isJ ia
BuFFALo, July 27.-Edward Halpin. an
elderly man, fell into Niagara Falls, to-day
= distance of $50 feet, and was instantly
killed. aaslaf 90 - -4ladyE a.FaT
CnARLEsToN, July, q. "A negro riot
which at one time threatened very serious
consequences, occurred last night on the
occasion of the departure of visiting ball
cub from Savannah. The club was ac-
companied by a brass band, composed OF
colored men, who were said to be Demo
Gratis.
AS the club was leaving in procession for
the Savannah boat, they were attacked
with sticks and showers Of stones and
brickbats by negro club of several hun
dred men. Several shots were fred on
both sides Mayor PilIsbury was on, the
ground, but said he was powerless to quell
the riot, and called on Major Oglesby for
the assistance of United States troops.
The Savannah club was then escorted to
the boat between platoon of the 9th Infan-
try, followed by a large crowd of yelling
and Infatuated negroes throwing stones, and
compelling the soldiers to face about at IN
tervals and threaten to fire. Several were
wounded. mostly mefr bers fthe' coiored
band. The affair causes intense indigna-
ton among the whites
WASHINGTON, July 30 Through
Northern and Eastern mails from New
Orleans of Monday last, and through
mails from points between New Orleans
and Clarksville, Tennessee, burnt.
Governor Touch is dead.
Grant sees Secretaries privately; no
regular Cabinet; no visitors admired.
Policy of the President regarding Mis-
sissippi and Texas election will be gov
orpod Inv f,Itura ayantS t4. - a