The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-11-24

allegiance till Mississippi is reconstruct
ed, when the prisoner will be remand
ed to the civil authorities. 1t is under
stood that it is the intention of the
President to pursue the same course
in relation to similar cases which
have risen in Texas.
1t is officially ascertained that no
new steps have been taken in the Ala
bama claims negotiations.
Ex-Minister Webb was again before
the Honse Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs to-day, and gave further testimo-
ny in respect to the Paraguayan diff
culties. He thought that both tho al
lied powers and Lopez had committed
outrages.
WASHINGTON, November 16. Inter
nal revenue receipts $446, 900.
A full cabinet meeting to-day, ex-
cept Boutwell,.
The Collector of the port of Charles
ton has been authorized to increase
his force, owing to the increasing trade
at that port.
The steamer Yantic has been dis
charged from quarantine. 81
|. The Tennessee House Committee on
Federal relations reported against the
ratification of the Fifteenth Amend
ment. '+ 80 ~ 49,
PARIS, Nov. 16.-At the opening of
the Suez Canal to-day Eratto will be
represented by the Empress Eugene,
who, in the steam yacht the Oriole,
will lead the way in the grand opening
procession; Austria will be represented
by the Emperor Francis Joseph; Prus-
STA by the Prince of Prussia; Italy by
the Prince Amodeus, and a host of
smaller nations and tribes will have
representatives to swell the pagnat.
The first great gathering will take
place at Port Said to-day, 10th inst.
On the 18th there will be grand ball,
and on the 18th there will be q great
gathering of tribes at Ismallia, where a
grand entertainment will be given, one
feature Of which will be revolutions on
horseback by the Arabs. On the 18th
the grand procession will start for Suez
when the Canal will be formally OPEN
ed.
On the 9th the leading feature of
the days procession will be the erec-
ton of monument to WOychien, who
first proposed the idea of establishing a
route to India, via the Isthmus of Suez
These grateful Acknowledgements Of
the services of an Englishman will show
that no i'll will is borne to England,
although she did not render any assis-
lance to Lesseps.
MOBILE, Nov. 16.-This city was
visited by a severe gale to-day, doing
considerable damage. The roof of the
building of the Mobile and Ohio rail-
road freight depot was blown off, sew
eral negroes were badly hurt, and one
white man killed.
A dispatch from Macon, Ga, dated
Tuesday, says the State fair is i'm
mense. Cen. Wade Hampton was to
deliver an annual address yesterday
evening on the destiny of Georgia and
the interests and policy of the cotton
planters.
MONTGOMERY ALA Nov. 16.-All of
the newly elected members of the Leg
islature have been admitted to seats.
The seats of Prosker and Magee, Demo
Gratis from Mobile, are contested.
In the Senate Pennington introduced
a resolution, asking Congress to re-
move all the disabilities Of the 14th
amendment.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 17.-Mayor Cole, in
his message to the City Council, yes
terday, estimates the amount of pro-
duce sent from there to points south of
Cairo, twice as large as before the war,
and Lie amount of manufactured arti-
cles tenfold as great.
NASHVILLE, Nov. IVA fierce STORM
of wind here last night, but no serious
damage done, beyond blowing down
fences and forest trees.
New York, Nov. l7.-Judge Jones,
of the Supreme Court of New York,
has ordered the arrest of Gen. B. F.
Butler, for stealing silverware and
table furniture to the amount of $780,
600 from Mrs. Rowena Florence niece
Of Gen. Twiggs in the year 1862, at
New Orleans.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17,-One portion
of the financial policy of the Admins
tratiOn is at last against any change
in the internal revenue system which
will reduce the rates of taxation.
The President, Secretary Boutwell,
and Commissioner Delano appear to
be united on this, though the two lat
ter officials will suggest some changes
in the administrative features of the
law. .----.-,-.--e..-- 1905 -,~rr-
There was some hope the Commits
sioner wonld favor q reduction of the
income tax to three per cent. While
the speculative interest desired him to
recommend that the tax on distilled
spirits should be placed at one dollar,
but in his report just completed he
ignores both, and suggests that NO
changes be made in the law.
The object alleged is to give the
present rates a fair trial for the rest of
the fiscal year.
Inquiries having been made by te1e-
graph as to the rumOrs that the SUI
preme Court would decide the legal
tender act next Monday, they may be
answered that there is no intention of
the kind among the Judges or other
Supreme Court officials
The inference that because these i'm
portant cases were argued last Janu-
airy, decision, if favorable would
have been rendered months ago, does
not hold good, for the reason that there
are dozen other cases on the calendar
on which decision has been delayed
for the same length of time.
The general belief, however, anon
the lawyers and others, is that tie de-.
cision of the Court is adverse to the
constitutionality Of the legal tender
act, but that its on;uion ID not written