New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-22
Cessation Of the BOmbardment
FAILURE OF ovERTUREs
B0M5AnDMeNT WITH INCREASED VIOLENCE
WASHINGTON.

Unauthorized Ann0nRccment-FreeZ Zone
Extended Forty Miles Back from the
Rio Grande-Disiillery Raid in Ten
nessee Mountains Committee TO Inves-
tigate Affairs in the SOuth-C hange In
Departure Of North German Steamers.
WASHINGTON. January .l.-The announce
ment made that stamps need not be affixed
to renewal insurance policies. was unauthor-
lied.
The Treasury Department has adv;ces to
the effect that Mexico has extended the free
zone forty miles back from the Rio Grande
Revenue officers recently raided on dis
tilleries in the mountains Of Tennessee. and
destroyed 10000 gallons Of whisky.
A committee has been appointed under
MOrton's resolution, to investigate the con-
dition Of affairs in the South, Of which SEN
ator Scott, of Pennsylvania. is chairman
They propose to 90 to work in 4 few days.
They will issue a number of subppnas to
prominent men South. who are supposed to
be cognizant of the alleged outrages re.
Gently committed there. Among them will
be Governor Holden. OF North Carolina;
Governor Scott, of South Carolina. and Gov
ernor Davis, of Texas.
1t is the intention OF the committee to
make report before the clese OF the pre-
sent session of Congress if possible. In the
messa ye documents from Governor Holden.
from Colonel Hunt, who, in July. 1870, was
assigned to the command of the District of
North Carolina. He (iunt) says. under
date Fort Adams. Rhode Island, January 2,
1871 Alludin. to the inquiry as to murders
and outrages committed by disloyal organ
izations for political purposes. that he
heard Of none such as happening while
he was in the State: OF those which occurred
previous to his assuming command, that
kal t|nv tfn
murder of Mr.. Stevens. a late Senator. lie
adds: evidence OF the existence of such
organizations in both political parties was
produced. Nearly all the cases inquired
into proved, however, that other than poiit-
ica! purposes were effected through the
facilities offered by these organizations.
whose machinery was used to punish thefts
burglarie.. insults to women, and other
Cffenses in no way connected with politics:
ia fine, their principal business seemed to
be to do the work usually performed by
regulators and vi lance committees"
These crimes were bad enough IN them
selves, but in the bitterness of party feel
ing they were greatly exaggerated and mis-.
represented. and attributed to the political
parties as such To what extent murders
ana OutrageS were committed for political
purposes am not in d position 20 state. tor
when the Legislature passed laws to pun
isl the members of secret organizations
they were, to q great extent, if not wholly.
dissolved. aud this was before ia,sr,ncd
command OF the district
According 20 information isst received at
the pos. office department. it appears that
the North German Lloyd company has di-
rected fer the present that the departure Of
their steamers as well from New York as
from Bremen shall take place but once IN
each fourteen days. The departure from
New York will be on the twenty eighth of
January. the eleventh Of February. the
twenty-1ifth of February. aud on every al
ternate Saturday thereafter until further
notice. For the present, therefore, a fort
nightly mail only will be made up to- con-
vcyance 10 Germany by the Bremen steam
era.