The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-24

Treasury may Immediately demand
| from said company reimbursement
therefor, and may at once proceed, in
case of default, to seize for payment.
The Secretary of the Treasury may,
under this decision, withhold payment
for Government transportation over the
| road.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company
owes the Government nearly three mil
lion dollars, accrued interest, which,
Acl>crnlan decides, must be paid now.
| \ majority of the Financial commit
tee of both Houses oppose the repeal of
the Income tax.
HO.tse.-Under II call of the States, a
number of bills and resolutions were
introduced; among them, Il bill by Nc
kenzic for the appointment OF Il COM
mission to Investigate the claims of
Southern loy:,lists.
WAsul NGTON, Dec. l9.-The follow
ing is the estimated yield per acre and
total yield in bales Of the following
States: North Carolina, 17j lbs, 1000
bales South Carolina, 40 lbs, 22O,O
bales Georgia, 173 lbs, 400, 900 bales
Florida, 165 lbs, sc, 900 bales; Alabama,
165 lbs, $4,000 bales; Louisiana, $50
lbs, 495 900 bales; Texas, 24O lbs, 1885,
900 bales Arkansas, 245 lbs, 375,OOO
bales Tennessee, 1870 lbs, 2l5,OO bales;
other States, 40 lbs, 10000 bales. The
crop is within eighteen per cent. of that
of 1869.
| The report says the Sea Island lands
are now mainly occupied by freedmen,
who are not progressive and scarcely
industrious enough to work.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
| Providence, Dec. l6.-Burglars at
tempted to rob the bank in North King
In, tho han and TOWN rncor1lS
of 100 years.
| ALBANY, n. ", Dec. l6.-The river
is full of floating ice. Noon boats from
New York have not arrived.
NEW YORK, Dec l6.-Thc Worlds
special, London, 18th, says: I" Proofs of
the Prllssian scheme for the restoration
of the French Empire, come from every
quarter. Bismark says that this is the
only way we can do, and that the Re-
public of Franco will fight forever.
The fall of Paris can produce no effect.
The PrlCssian course is to make terms
with the Empire and go home, and let
the French fight it out among them
selvcs.''
| MEMPHIS, Dec. l7.-Three inches of
snow fell here, and four ut Little Rock.
New YORK, Dec. lit is announce
ed that the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad
declines to participate in the proposed
Railroad Convention ut Erie.
NEW YORK, Dec. l7.-'The Bank
statement shows that loans have de-
creased one and three-fOurths millions;
specie has increased nearly Il quarter
million; deposits decreased over two
millions, and legal tenders decreased
over one and Il half millions.
/ New YORK, Dec. ls.-Thc Her:,ld's
special from Raleigh, n. G., says that
the Judiciary Committee of the House
has been in continuous session since
Thursday, framing articles Ofimpeach-
ment against Holden. The articles are
still unfinished, but will be completed
Monday, when the Senate will arraign
the Governor and his official functions
will cease. The trial will not COM
mence until after Christmas. 1t is rll-
morcd that Gen. B. f.. Butler will come
down to defend Holden, who has
trouble in finding efficient home de-
| Tenders.
TROY, N. ", Dec. l7.-Erunklin Ket-
Ter and wife, two of the oldest and most
respectable citizens of Southampton,
| were murdered by 4 blind son who had
disputed with his father about II will.
DETROIT, Dec. 1S.-Primrose, who
was found guilty of cmbezzling SO, 900
from the Grand Trunk Railroad, was
sentenced to three years in State prison.
Supt. Martin, who received $4,000 of
the money, fed to Canada.
The Salt Inspector reports G2S,979
bushels; an increase over last year of
81, 900 bushels.
SANTA FE, Dec. lS.-At El Passo, B.
f.. Williams, Il lawyer, shot Senator
Fountain, seriously wOunding him.
! Williams, resisting an arrest, killed
Judge Clark. Capt. French, Ofthc State
| Police, then killed Williams.