The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-28

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NESS. The Senate committee allowed IN
correspondents to depart
Admiral Davis reports that tho allics re-
fused to allow q bearer of dispatches 4,
paragnayan Minister McMahon to pas
their lucs.
The President Withdrew the nomiuatio,
Of JAS. j. Townsend, Marshal of Nortl
Mississippi.
Details of tho flood ut tho North arc
terrible. AtGranby, Canada. eleven pcr
ny, N. T., was within two feet of tho flood
Of 1857. The Merrimac at Concord i.
higher than since 1882.
/ Tho Senate will doubtless remain in SO ;
sion all night unless tho adiourninu rcso
lntion is rcconsidercd. A big fight occurr
ell today over the nomination of Sanford
TO tho Spanish mission. Tho nomination,
was finally tabled by 80 %. This leaves
ti,rce nominations for first-class missions in
allegiance.
In tho Senate to-day Sprague, replying
TO Nyo, who mndo q personal explanation
and Abbot, ofNorth Carolina, who defend.
cd Gen. burnside. Governor of Rhode
Island, said lie had expected to be rilicnI.
cd, pronounced drunk and crazy, but tbere
was n multitulo hchind him caualiy
drunk and equally crazy. During his
| speech, still abiding TO Nyc. Abbot and
Anthony, Spraguc said as IlcreanytliDg
left III tio Constitution of our fathers That
remains sacred Sct, against which You do
not dare TO raise your paricidal hands,"
WASHINGTON, April 81 Senator Srracue
launched anotl,er thnDderboit today at tho
senate and tho Radical party. His attack
was more furious than his previous as
saults.~
= Tho San Juan treaty was postponed till
December next. 49, ~
| Sanford. nominated for Minister. To
SPAN, ana Jones, for Belgium, wero re-
1ectod: Tho latter is tho Presidents spe-
cial friend go 31l- r's'' "
IL. >. Walker publishes tcn-colump
letter in favor of the annexation Of Cuba.
Haie's resignation as Minister to Spain
has been received and accepted.
Seven women appeared before the Board
OF Registration of this District TODAY, and
demande'l TO DO registered as voters. They
wore refused
Havana, April 22.-Innoconcia Casanova
has boon released by order of Dulce.
Tho steamer Bnrgos, conveying tho polit-
ical prisoners to Fernando Pc, injured her
machIncry, and was compelled to make for
Porto Rico.
Tho Catalonia volunteers, accompanied
by detachment Of modified coiored
troops, have sailed for Gibara.
Advlces from NHeyitas state that Con
Lcsca had arrived there from Puerto
Prlncipe. IIe would take supplies of pro
vision and ammunition and return.
Gen Letona. appointed to the chief COM
mand Of tho Spanish forccs in tho Central
Department. has been reinforced with
1000 troops from Havana, with which he
VIII commence n vigorous campaign
against tue insurgents in that department.
One oftho principal objects Of tho chm
paIgn will be tho restoration Of railroad
communication with Nucvifas.
A steamer arrived to day with 1000 rccu-
lar troops from Spain
lSc official account Of tho surrender of
Scvcrai leaders, with six hundred follow
ers, ut CIciifncgos was premature The
agreement between tho Insurgents and Tho
Spanish Gencral is nncomrIctcd.
WtsrrNGToN, April. 22.-Immcdiatcly
after tho Senate went into executive SEES
sion to-lay,Mr. Sumner called np Tie ems,
of Mr.. Sanford as Minis or tn Spaip. 81,
Which about an hour and Il half was con.
snmed In debate, when vote WAS finally
reached, his name was laid on the table by
vote OF thitty-two to twenty.
Tho next namo taken up was that of
Jones, MIR. Washburne's friend, nominated
to tho place now held by Sanforls Mr..
Sumner explained that there was no yacan
cy, Mr. Sanford boing at present tho Min
lister to Dclgiunl. and moved that Mr..
Joncss namo be laid on tho table, which
was carried without division.
Mr.. Wadswortb. nominated as Commits
sioIcr under tho Mexican treaty, who was
iormcriya member Of Congress from Ken.
,n1. Il i,. n
dent Grant, was coutitulod, not, however.
without considerable opposition.
Thore arc about n dozen moro names
before the Senate that will cause Great
deal of discussion in Executive Session, and
it is understood that tho majority of them
will DO rejected
Mr.. Sumner gayo notice to-day that llc
would mako q vigorous effort To ret an
extension of timo for adjournment beyond
II o'clock tomorrow.
1t is very probabloithat he will fail, MS
Senators arc very anxious to got away,
and arguo that if the time DO extcudod
thDy will be kept horc until ncxt week.
MEMPHIS, April 22--Tho ex-prcsident
arrived ut Huntsville ut midnight last
night, and addressed q large crowd vt Tho
courthouse yard today for tl,rcc hours.
-. y. SPSS.n /" 40 manly - iOlpItttOn vi IuoSo
delivered hero and ut Nashville. Ho ad-
dressed himself to tho negroes for = half
hour with marked effect.
Mr.. Johnson leaves in tho morning for
Nashville, where le will remain several
days and probably have consultation
with tue conservative leaders in regard to
tho GnbcrnatOrial nomination. This, how
over, he will probably not get.
There AFRO rumors hero among tho Rali-
Gals that all the militia will DO mustered
out in q few days.
WASHINGTON, April 23-It was decided
in Cabinct meeting, to-day, to appoint
Siclics rs Minister to Spain.
Secretary Borie han animated to tho
President his intention TO resign, because
of his ill health.
WASHINGTON, April 23.--At 100 this
morning she Senate adjourned to Deccm-
Der. The nominations for Brazif, Eolgium
and Spain wcro rejected.
In open session, at midnight, Abbott an-
nonnced that he should doinand satisfac-
ton, out of tho Chamber, Of Sprague for
laying called him u puppy. Sumner call
eF Abbott to order, charging him with an
intention to fight duel. Abbott disclaim-
cd thai intention, hut intimatct that he
would thrash Sprag,lc The incident caus-
cd no little cxcitomnt.
ESs" In view of tho uDscrupulous expe
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