The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1869-01-22
T E L E G. r A H1C


New Orleans, Jan. 13.-The ,,.,,
wheel steamer Glide, hence for H.
River, ran aground and exploded :,
midnight last night about ffty nil.
above this city. Wreck burned
Boat and cargo total loss. Fir. :,
six killed or died of scalds, and ,bo NJ
twenty Ave injured, several Of th.n
fatally scalded. Tie steamers ] q
Blaekford and Thomas Powell r,ch
cd the scene in about twen,v.s,.
minutes After the accident, asd r.,
cucd the survivors, who we're brouvh,
to this city BY the Gov. Allen.
The Gov. Allen also brought In.
officers and crew of the steruxb..i
steamer Ydahoc, sunk in tho Ou.cbi.
Ia river on Sunday. Boat and caro-
total loss, bu, no lives lost on X.
latter. Lost by the idahoe go oOO
and by the Glide e25 900 on n.
boat alone.
New Orleans, Jan. l3.---Dep,r,sd
for Red River--Lirzie Tate ,ad
Richmond.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OYvlcs)
Washington, d c., Dec. &c, IS
SRI enclose for your consider,.
ton copy of the proclamation Of
general amnesty by the President Of
the United States, undor date Of De.
cembcr 25th. You will observe ia,
BY the terms Of this proclams,ios
,herelis extended, Internationally and
without reserve, to all and every Der.
son who directly or indirectly parti.
cipatod in the late instruction or re.
bellion, full pardon and amncst,
for the ofense Of treason against ID.
United Statcs or adhering 10
their enemies during the lats civil
war. The object Of my present coz.
M unication is 70 authouiss and ia.
struct you, in furthersncs Of the par.
pose aad eject Of this general sna>s.
~ and pardon, to make an examine.
ton Of the indistussa pending
in your district against asy psrsos
or persons whomsocver for the Of
fensc of treason against the United
States or adhsriug to their .scuiss
during the late civil war, ia order
thst ~ early y you shall have proper
opportunity you may satsr = solk
prossqui for the Gsvssansnt spon
such indictments. II upon such .x.
aminatisa yos should And any e.s
where, from the tsnsr Of the indic.,
mont or the nature Of the cass, y
known 10 you, il shosld DO doubtful
whether II fahs within the embrace
of this general amnesty and pardon,
you will be so good as to report the
same, without delay, to me, with
such statement Of the indictmen.
and Of tho case as may enable me to
give you instructions concerning the
same. Very respectfully, your ODE
dent servant,
VA NJ EyAuTs
A,,orncv Gons,,,
d T. G.. Corrington Tin;,.d s,,,..
District Attorney
Wnsh;nc,on Jsn ,a-The Viz.
ginia committee had a long interview
with the Senate Judiciary Commit
tee when free discuaaion epausd
The Senate comm;,,e. ds.;,.d m
V;.yin;a committee ~ r.1r,. ,h.,
views IN wr;,;n, for ,hs Jua;e;,,
Committees sc.;on', ths,.on
Reooustruction Comm;,tss snv.,.
on the Mi.sis,ipni ,6.;rs M.;o,i,
.eem to favor 70 submi,,;on Of II
constitution, with additional t;ct,
for or against notification Of restrit
tons of the constitution beyond III
requirements of the rsoonstructio
acts, Gen. Gillcm testifies to.uol
row. r.
Sherman teiegraphs the capture {
an Indian village Of 60 lodges.
Uepu,stion of citi.sns Of Mar,
land visited the President with pt
'iilon for the pardon Of DR.. Nude
confined at Dry Tortugas. The Pres
'dent referred them TO Evarts.
New Orleans, Jan. l5.-The cleri
pilot and mate OF the steamer Gid
have died of injuries by the expo
SION Several other deaths anon
the wounded taken to tho hospitals
New Orleans, Jan. ID. bill can
up IN the House yesterday on fr'
reading, totally abolishing tho pre-
sent city government and creating
new or provisional one, the odicers 0
winch are to DO appointed BY th
Governor. Two bills are also il
progress Tor abolishing the prssen
schoo' government, aud providinl
Tor the appointment BY the Govsrno
OF school director.
New Orleans, Jan. l5.-Oepsrtst
Tor He'd Kivsr-Goldsn Era ant
Leo.
! Gen. Grant wrote the following
"Gen. Grant authorizes The state
ment that articles written bv an &C.
casional correspondent OF ire Nsu
York World. and purporti.r 10 70