The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-07-07

of the Cuban expedition are to be arrested
It is stated that Col. Roger A Pryor will
be indicted for attempting to violate the
neutrality laws.
Gen. Goicouria has been held in $4,000
to answer, and to keep the peace.
Some say the expedition has actually
gone to sea on the Quaker City, while the
United States officers assert positively that
it is under surveillance, within 200 miles of
New York.
MEMPHIS, July Judge B. G. Totten.
a distinguished jurist of Arkansas, is dead.
JACKSON, July L. The Radical Rerubli-
cans met to-day. A. Burwell, of Vicks.
Copiah, Secretary. A committee Oh reso-
Iutions and platform was appointed
Nothing definite yet done.
Senator Robinson of South Carolina.
was present Gen. Ames, Commanding
the Fourth Military District, VS. on the
floor. and assured the Convention of his
hearty approval and uncondltiona! support.
SAVANNAH, July 1.--Thermometer 80 in
the shade at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
WILMINGTON. DEL, July IAN expIo-
sion occurred at Dup nt's power mills to-
day, killing two.
CAIRO, July 1.-The Robt e. Lee passed
up at 6 A. M. yesterday, three days and
eleven hours out from New Orleans, inclu-
ding forty-six landings. She had 1875
passengers to Cairo.
SAN Francisco, July 1.-Sacramento
City received Seward with salute of fifty
guns, and flags flying. Both parties par.
ticipated in the reception.
in N,,u 80,
lutions denouncing the 18th amendment.
crowd in attendance to-day. The ceremo-
MES proceeded according to the programme
WASHINGTON, July 1.-Speaking of the
aid says, "They now abandon the last hope
of assistance from the United States, and
say their only hope is to invite England to
establish a prOtectorate over the island
with extraordinary commercial privileges,
to obtain her recognition, and transfer
their field of operations to her cities and
arsenals
The Cubans here are not respondent,
and disbelieve in the total failure of the
expedition. They say one expedition got
off safely.
Notwithstanding the reports of the
monthly reduction in the public debt, tie
official figures show that the reduction in
the debt for the entire fiscal gear ending
yesterday is but trife over sixteen mil
lions.
In speech tonight johnson referred
to slave property in the South, valued at
three thousand millions. which was pro-
ductive, selfsustaining, and added to the
commerce of the world. AS this property
disappeared as slaves were made free,
these three thousand millions appeared at
the other end of the country in bonds
Where is this property now Locked up
in safes and vaults nOn-productive and
burden upon the people.
New YORK, July 1.---Sickles sailed for
Europe to-day.
The revenue cutter MahOning yesterday
afternoon captured lie lest tilibuster tug
boat Chase, rs men aboard; also the
schooners Fancy and Union, with rifles
sabres, field pieces aud ammunition. Ill
the vessels are now at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard
Among the Cubans overhauled and cap
tured are parties bailed to keep the peace
in bonds aggregating $4,000. Col.
Ryan and a large number are still missing
The papers convey the impression that
the entire expedition has failed.
Among the American officers captured
were Coils. Byron and Keats, Majors
| OLeary and Courtney, and Capts. Il. F..
O'Neil. WIN. L. Lindsey, Murtha, McCne,
Simonson, Keans, Gibbons, Tom Masterston
Dixon, Hoar, Harris and several others, all
of whom had acquired regulations as brave
officers in our late war.
! WASHINGTON, July l. Among the
Cubans captured from the expedition are
| Isnacio +. Alfaro, member of the Cuban
Republican Junta; DR.. Boasara, Secretary
to the Junta; the sons of Aguilera, Score
tary of War, aud of Eduardo Agromonto,
Minister of the Interior; Major Gen
| Eduardo Del Christie, who was ordered to
execution by Gen. Concha, in 1851, for his
connection with the Lopez expedition, but
reprieved while his head was actually in
the garrote C@ser Pinto, whose father,
| Ramon Pinto, was garroted by the Span'
| iards Ricardo Pene de Leon, whose father
was Lieutenant General in the Spanish
service, and who himself had served four
wears honorably on the Federal side in the
late war.
These are but few of the prominent
Cubans who accompanied the expedition,
MANY of whom were miliionaires in their
own country, but whose names are with.
held for prudential reasons, their friends
and families living within the Spanish
lines. The Cubans, to the number Of
about one hundred, were all on board the
Hiram NJ Cool
New York, July 3.-George Pea
body has given another million 81
bonds for Southern educatiOn. Among
the bonds are $4,000 Louisiana skies,
$4,000 New Orleans city skies; $35.
900 Mobile city FIVE per. cent, $4,000
Alabama fves, 500, 600 Louisiana con-
solidated bank fives. All securities
first class, and dividends certain to be
paid. In addition, he gives Florids
six per cent. boIds which, with over
due coupons, amount to abont 1884,.
900. These last, like the Mississippi
bonds, will require many years fol
payment.
| WASHINGTON, July 3.-state De
partment has official advices tlia
among articles admitted duty free il
Great Britain, are wheat, barley, oats
rye, -four, biscuit and bread, -four o
peas, beans, potatoes, Indian corn abt
thin meals of Hours.
4 Revenue to-day over ], 25O, 900.
! Solomon Poole, assessor 4th Nortl
Carolina district, resigned.
Il Bismarck refuses to recognize Eme
dorchester; at Chicago, appointed Con
sui to Bremen.
Boutwell, asks Hoar whether revenu
Supervisors are entitled to informer
moieties.
, Cubans here have official accounts o
recent attempts. to relieve, Los Tnnis
The train guarded by 1900 TO $500, at
, tackled by squadron OF Marmols cav