The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-01-06

Gen. Grant left here at noon to -day 70,
for Philadelphia. He will not return, pro
badly fora week or ten days.
| SAVANNAH, Dec. 3O.-The sheriff of The
| county and two assistants went to Hay
wo0us plantation on the Ogechee River
eleven miles from the city, ton Tuesday, tc
arrest seventeen negroes, charged with
shooting watchmen ON the plantations ant
carrying off the crops of tho Planters
they made five arrests at Station No. /, or
the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, hen they
were surrounded By about one hundred
armed negroes who rescued the prisoners
and disanned and robbed the sheriff and
his party. destroyed the warrants and
tthreatcned to kill the officers if they eve,
served process again in that vicinity
me negroes then separated into squads
aud marched back to tho Plantations
ayowing chat they would have tho hearts
blood OF every manon theOgechee. saying
| the war has commenced. One Negro
Watchman is supposed to, be murdered
Two white men are badly hurt All white
men had to flee to the city to save theil
iives. Women and children are in the
hands ofthe mob, and have been carried
into the woods. There is great excitement
| IN this community. A sheriff s posse OF
between 300 and 500 citizens will leave at
| and children. The military decline to iE.
terfere until civil means for preserving or
der are exhausted.
New York, Dec 31.-Quite heavy
| speculative turn for Southern investment
is manifesting ITSELF One statement puts
the amount going South for this purpose
at three hundred thousand dollars per day.
Another and more accurate estimate puts
the dfain'at about million per week.
Land is the favorite investment, and it
is thought in Wall street circles ,thatI the
prices asked two years since are hardly
over fourth of present values.
Southern railroads are. also receiving
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Money is very tight, caused partly by
pressure on banks for. stock speculations,
but much more largely by the drain South.
Business is rather quiet. =
Coltax is here. Grant in Philadelphia.
Menard was deported, from Jamaica in
1865, and not 1855, and for incendiary
conduct during the Morant Bay massacres
and negro uprising there during the admin
lstration of Gov. Eyre. i
The general political continent is appre-
hensive of renewed agitation on the re-as-
sembiing of Congress.
LONDON, Dec. 3i.-The conference which
was to meet, Saturday, at Paris, has been
postponed. Its meeting is now quite uu-
certain. .>,Ss s. 3 a .e,N5t yE&->4.9.
News from New Zealand states that fif-'
ty European families have been murdered
by the natives
PARIS, Dec. .3l.--Dispatches from Con-
stantinople state that the Greek volunteers
in Crete have surrendered to the Turks.
A decree, signed by NJ. Rouher, assigns to
the new Government organ the title of
" Journal Official del Empire"
MADRID, Dec. 3l.--Gen. dc Roda having
restored quiet. in Seville, has returned to
Curdova and the National Guard at Sc
vile has been disarmed. n = trs1j
The threatened disturbance at Seville has
aud the country is entirely tran
quill.
CoNsTANrIEoPLE, Dec. 3l.-The Cretan
insurgents have submitted to Turkish au-
thority, and a provisional government has
been established. !
SAVANNAH, Dec. 31:-The Ogechec trou-
bles still continue. Middletons house was
burned last night. All the whites have
come to the city, except one man, who has
not been seen since the trouble commenc-
ed. The Sheriff and a posse went out this
without making arrests.
The negroes are fully armed and in large
force. They seem determined to resist the
Scouts sent out this inter-
noon were stopped six miles from the city.
Six roads leading to the city are picketed
by the negroes. A public meeting was
held at the Courthouse to-day, at which
The affair was discus but without de-
what course to pursue. Tie
meeting adjourned over to noon to-mor-
row,