The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-01-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
IspIAsApoI1s, Jan 2o-senatoral balIoting unsuc-
cessful. "A compromise resulting in Hendricks reelec-
ton is possible.
New YoRK JAM 2l-Sub- Treasury balance $751;.
$50 900.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 2I-Peabody Southern Educa-
ona Board full except Chas MeAllister, absent, and
VIM. G. Rives, dead Session to-day private. Gen.
Grant declined military escort rendered him by Gov.
Bowie.
SAN FRAscIsco. Jan. 2l.-Late Mexican advices in
dicate anything but harmony Formidable revolution
brewing in Oaxaca.
PHlLADELrHIA, Jan. 2l.-Grand League Of Knights
Of Pyhias ia session here In Pennsylvania the order
numbers forty thousand. Supreme Lodge Of the or
der meets at Richmond in March.
San Francisco, Jan. 22.-Malignant sickness at
Tucson Arzonia. Nearly all attacked and many died.
PHILADELrHIA Jan. 22.-Mrs. T8ichel not guilty.
ATLANTA Ga, January 22.-House bill depriring
the Of this State Of jurisdiction to enforce
tracts made prior to June lst 1868, except in suits
or implied, against trustees and when vendee is npos
session of property and except in case of mino-s in
suits against corporations and in suits for wages &c.
was defeated. Resolution that colored persons are
entitled, and Of right should be permitted to serve
juries whenever such persons are upright, intelligent
and that no distinction be made against persons or
| account of color voted down. Bill intro
daced to submit eligibility of negroes to the Supreme
Court of this State requiring decision in two DAYS af-
ter passage of the BILL
| TALLAHASSEE Jan. 22.-No action on the Senatorial
eetion question to-day Senate working eligibility Of
lately elected members. House passed bill repeang
act authorsing the Governor to appoint detective
police force throughout the State,
New YORK, JAN 22.-In the case of Blaisdell
Reckel and MeLearn, who have been on trial in the
US. Court charges Of defraudng internal revenue,
rendered verdict Of guilty, and the prisoners were
remanded for sentence.
ATLANTA, GA, jan 23-Since the introduction of a
resolution by Bethune, Radical into the Georgia Leg
islature submitting negro eligibility to Office to the
coults the following telegram has been received
Savannah, Jan. 22.-To Hon. R. +, Lester, Senator
Rule under ono warranto ssned aganst White colored
clerk Of Chatham Superior Court. Signed, Julian
Harridge." This is the case suggested in the reso-
luton.
MONTGOMERY, ALA Jan. 23--In recent press dis.
patch from this city it stated upon the authority
of the Colnmbiana Guide that Circuit Judge Pelham
had decided that the Alabama Legislature was not
/ legal body, and that VIM. Fl. Smith was not legal
Governor The dispatch correctly represented the
statement Of the paper referred to- but the facts in the
case are these: vacancy in the office of Probate
Judge of Shelby county reported to the Governor
who required by the constitution to issue COM
mission to fill the vacancy. Afterward question
arose as to whether there was really vacancy In
determining this question Judge Pelham decided that
if nacancy had not occurred in tire manner pre-
scribed by law, the Governors commission designating
another man for the Office was null and void. The
decision related in way to the validity of either the
Legislature or the Governors Office
0BsEoI.IEs OF THE LATE KING OF STAN Curious
Rites and Ceremonies-A letter from Bangkok gives
the following curious details to the rites and cere-
monies observed the death of the King of Siam !:
We are full of preparations here for the obseauies
of his late Majesty. The monarch died on the lst Of
the month"; but the final resting place of mortas in
/ a, ,o1I Bn;
the month Of March will be us before the last act
in the funeral ceremony shall he completed His body
bathed the day after his DEATH dressed out in royal
robes and fixed in sitting posture in the certacle
for containing its ashes and thus escorted in state to
the palace of the Pra Maha Prasat where it lodged
in of the angles, there to remain until all things
ready for its cremation The vessel in which there
mains thus confined is richly ornameEted with pre-
eious stones and supported in pagoda shaped pyra-
mid surrounded by dozen artificial trees in silver
and god the whole structure rising to height of from
twelve to fifteen feet.
The sign of mourning ordained throughout the king
dom is the shaving of the tnft from the heads of all
subjects with the solitary exception of suchprinees as
being older than the deceased potentae, permitted
to enjoy the privilege Of involate topknot Satur
day last was great day for BARRIERS it having been
named for carrying out this piece OF etiquette under
penalty of severe hogging. ] was standing in the
vicinity of the royal residence and calculated that
stream of eighty bald heads passed in every minute
which would give II, 900 visitors in three hours the
length of time this leyee lasted. On the same occa-
sion the oath of allegiance to the rulers which
only required Of those il the service and
their dependents, was taken.
Letters of later dates than the preceding report that
the day after the King Of Sims death the assembly
of high mandarias proclaimed his son, and reGstab
fishing the throne Of the second monarch called the
dignity the eldest Of the former occupant of that
position. The first Minister has been named tutorsto
fhn v;ti,
the utmost tranquility.
{ WAAsnBuRSE FoUSD 0ur.-W We COPY as follows from
Washington dispatch of the stt:
am reminded that Mr.. Ehu B. Washburne Ito
whom have been obliged to refer frequently of late
in consequence Of his prominent and equivoea posi-
tion is not without hestan Of treason Gen Grant.
He has taken great credit to himself (which, however
Senator Yates dsputes for having originally brought
Grant forward military / have Just been
put in possession Of the most positive proof that Ito
use popular phrase) he went back upon his pro-
teqe on i very memorable occasion. When Gen. Grant
was nearly ''bottlcd up" before Yicksburg Mr. Lin.
coin was exposulated with vehemently by members of
both Houses among whom Mr. Washburne, for
keeping him in the arms at all. They urged among
other charges that he went "eary and often to the
whisky Jug 1t was then that the President made the
reply often quoted, that he only regretted that his
other generals did not drink the sort Of beverage
Mr. Washburne not only Joined in these charges but
insisted upon change, and verbally withdrew all his
recommendations. These facts be substantated to
the satisfaction of the President elect if his friends
see proper to make the demand through the public
prints.
3 GRANTS 0pISIoN OF BUTLER.-A correspondent of
the New York Worldhas had conversation with Gen.
Grant, and represents him IS SAYING :: @ 49,
Butler is not SO bad man his enemies imagine
him to be. have no i'll viii toward him, and am sat
isied that there never would have been any difference
between If it had not been for the nlisrppresenta
tons of third parties There is truth in the report
is nothing in common between Mr. Wilkes and me-
except our fondness for horses and the turf. Mr.
Wilkes could advise me on no other sahjects than
these General Butler is mar of very great force Of
character. He would be leader in any country in
which he lived and any cause which he espoused. The
Republican party could better afford to lose almost any
other of its captains No one deprecates more than
do the attempt to take from him tie confidence of tile
party. He has won that confidence BY manly, fear
less persistent and powerful advocacy its pria-
cipes, and the vote BY which he reelected shows
the weakness of his assaants. was exceedingly
gratifed at the result of that election.
WOMAN suffrage IN DAKoTA-The Chicago Re-
publican says:
The House of Representatives of Dakota has passed
bill by majority of five, giving womenthe right to
vote and hold office. Before the bill becomes lw it
mnst be approved Of by the council Public opinion
k1.n.