Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-01-16
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lif"h lhe leAAs Atf"sIalti itts' nispatchts.l
New ORLEANS, Jan. A dis.
patch from Jefferson, Texas, reports
that Capt. William Perry, nm old
aud prominent citizen, was shot and
killed last night; it was supposed
TO have been done by soldiers
through mistake.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Wadc has
received all Of the electoral votes by
mail, though but half the messen-
gers have arrived. Messengers fail
ing to deliver votes by the first
Wednesday in January will be liza
bic TO fine Ofonc thousand dollars.
A special dispatch to the New
York Times says that private let
ters received here from Cuba, do
not confirm the recent reports from
that country, relative to the revcrs-
cs Of tho rovolutionists. 1t is stat.
ed that to-day the insurgents out
number the Spanish garrison in the
Island, and that there is every pros
poet that they will be successful. 1t
is thought that if they can hold
their own until March, their indie
pendence is certain. They contem-
plate the total abolition Of slavery
and will not have annexation to the
United States unless as final re-
sort.
SAVANNAH, Jan. 4.-The trouble
on Ogeecheo was quoted on the
military taking charge. Fourteen
insurgents surrendered themselves
to the authorities last night; others
implicated are expected to come in
tonight.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 4.--The militia Of
Marion county, Arkansas, drum
head court martialed five citizens
and shot them. Among the victims
were DR.. McKinzic and John Thorpe,
we'll known citizens.
NEwBERN, N. G., Jan. AFTER
an exciting canvass between two re-
publican candidates for the mayor
ality, Perry, n native, was elected.
NO disturbance.
ATLANTA, Jan. At is generally
understood that when tho Legisla-
turo of Ga. meets in this city, on
the 18th inst, it will pass resolutions
declaring that in its former action
it WAS governed by an unbiased
construction Of the reconstruction
acts of Congress and the new con-
stitution Of this State, and that it
was not its purpose to deprive the
negro of any political right he had
Justly acquired by either, and de-
claring further, IA willingness to
abide by tho decisions of the Su-
premc Court of the State or of the
United States upon the point at
issue.
LONDON, Jan. An view Of
Johnson's amnesty proclamation,
Jefferson Davis, John SlideIl, James
NJ. Mason, A. Dudley Mann and
other Confederates are preparing to
return home.
New YORK, Jan. "A premature
explosion of the wrecked steamer
off Sandy Hook, Capt, VIM. L..
Churchill, late of tho navy, and
three others were blown to atoms
and several injured.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The Su
preme Court reassembled to-day.
Members of Congress are arriving
rapidly; there will BIO quorum to-
morrow.
1t is stated that the Freedmen 5
Bureau furnished the negro Menard,
who claims seat in Congress as
the successor of Col. Mann, trans
portation to his home in Louisiana.
The militia bill was signed to-day
by Wade and Colfax.
There was a fall Cabinet meeting
to- day, except Evarts, who was in
the supreme Court.
SENATE.-The Secretary Of War
reported that, including a thousand
volunteers, twenty-six thousand
troops were engaged in defending
the frontiers, guarding the Pacific
railroads and fighting Indians.
The Secretary OF the Interior re-
commends the Surveyor General
for Louisiana 10000 copies Of Com
missioner Welles' Revenue Report to
have printed.
The University Of Virginia has
petitioncd for remission Of the duty
on certain imported apparatus, and
also a petition from the citizens Of
Georgia, setting forth the condition
Of affairs and asking Congressional
interference.
Morton introduced bill forbid
ding the landing Of submarine ca
bles without the consent Of Con-
ercss. Referred to the judiciary
Committee.
A resolution referring the amnes-
" proclamation 70 the Judiciary
Committee Was adopted
Stewart introduced a bill recon-
sfrncfinr Georgia. repcaling the Aei
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