The Van Buren press., 1869-01-19

10 escape arrest, and that he will diyulgc
everything he knows bearing in any way
upon parties concerned in the ASSESSING
ton OF President Lincoln. Surratt isnot
now in this country.
LOUISIANA.
New ORLEANS, Jm.9.
Gen, Rousseau died at eleven o'clock.
Friday night ...
Gen, Bnehanan assumed command, bY
VIRUS Of seniority. His order, assuming
command, simply announces that fact
Cotton irregular, advanced one cent
this morning and declined one fourth
cent this afternoon; middlings 2G3@ q,
sales COCO bales. -.,
The funeral of General Rousseau this
afternoon was largely attended, notwith-
standing the unpleasantness of the wealth
err. The services were conducted at
Chrlsts church by the bishop Of Louis
lana. The pall bearers, Generals OF the
regular army, Hatch, Mower, Beckwith,
Babcock, Porter, Tompkins,and Mcclure.
Generals Of volunteers, Steadman, Her
ron, Lee, Mcmillan, Bussey, and Query,
and an equal number of the masonic fra
| ternity The funeral escort were the first
infantry battery, company X, FIRST artil-
lery, company G., sixth cavalry. The ma
sonic fraternity, City council, State oflic-
crs and the Legislature and large con
course Of citizens on foot and in car,
riages
Resolutions Of sympathy and regret,
were adopted by the Legislature, City
Council, and messages of similar char
ter were transmitted by the Government
and Mayor to the Legislature and the
City council The courts adjourned. An
public offices and nearly all the business
houses were closed along the line OF
march of the cortege.
The Texas Convention passed an ordi-
nance, giving the right of way to the in
tcmational Pacific Railroad from the Eas-
TEN to the Western border of that State
and reservation of twenty miles on each
side of the road, the road to be complct
ed within six years. This road is one Of
the connecting links of the international
line from the Cairo and San Bias on the
Pacific Ocean. The Convention is dc.
hating the question of dividing the State
Trains on the Central Pacific Railroad
are running on schedule time to Corten,
ia the Northeast corner of Nevada, six
hundred miles distant from San Francisco
MISSOURI
Sr, LOUIS Jan. 9.
General Sherman has received informa-
ton that representatives Of four hundred
lodges of Comanchc Indians had arrived
at Fort Bascomb New Mexico, and offer
cd to surrender. They were notified that
no surrender would be received except al
Fort Cobb, the object being to have the
Tribes on the plains within watching dis
lance Of Sheridan.
TENNESSEE.
MENrHIs, Jan O.
a bill vas introduccdin the Legislature
to day to cnfranchisc all who are disfran-
chiscd. After y lengthy discussion it was
indefinitely postponed, a majority of the
House being against it.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.
John Minor Bolts died at home, in Cul-
pepper county, Virginia, on Friday.
NEW YORK, Jan Q,
Cold l3j cotton %,
MEMrus, Dec. .,
Cotton excited and Grmer st 2Si@ %
gold S5h mae -t
LIVERPOOL, Jan, S.--M.
Cotton closed active, sales 20, 600 bales,
upands lll@ll4; Orleans lls@ lll.
EE-A variety Of cotton, called lace
cotton, is being introduced in some parts
of Texas, and is likely to be extensively
raised. 1t is said to be superior to any
other variety for poor soil oruplands,
having strong healthy growth, and yield
ing heavily. Its strength is equal to q
strain Of seven and a halfpounds to each
thread, while similar thread Of the best
American cotton will lit only five ponds.
Those who have examined il say that il
resembles Egyptian cotton, which is
worth in England a quarter moro than
American. Good results are anticipated
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