Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-20
From Washington,
WASHINGTON, D. c., Junc19.
HTNANRTAT

Subscriptions to them loan to-day, S104 000
II is expected at the treasury department that
the tax due from the New York Central, under
the recent decision of Commissioner Plcasanton,
will be paid without unnecessary delay.
TURKEY.
The new tariff of sanitary dues went into
effect throughout the Turkish empire on the
18th inst, by which all vessels, from whatever
country, arriving at an Ottoman port, are re-
quired to pay duty of twenty-five paraslpeT
ton for the first five hundred tons burthen, and
twelve paras for each ton in excess OF five hun
dred. Vessels of war, fishing vessels, and those
in distress are exempt from the sanitary dues.
LOUISIANA.
An official letter at the treasury department,
from Monroe, Louisiana, dated June 18th, says:
Excessive rains have fallen throughout north
ern Louisiana since the 14th of April and large
portions of the parish bordering on the Missis-
sippi, Onachita, Red and Black rivers are under
water. Bridges and ferry boats have been car
ried away, and mail routes abandoned, or, if
mail bags are carried through, they are first
opened and relieved of all official packages, and
these left in some stables or clubhouse to rot.
Advices from Shreveport state that nothing has
been received from this office since May 18th,
The prospect for the cotton crop is exceedingly
discouraging. Planters in the swamps have
been compelled to replant many times.
In many cases, the last planting having failed,
they have abandoned the enterprise. In more
favorable localities, the stem is so indifferent
that not more than half crop can be had. The
prospect for corn is equally unfavorable. The
condition of the ground prevented the planters
from working; weeds and grass having become
deeply rooted, and threaten the little corn stand
ing. The general prospect is gloomy. Political
agitation continues. A bitter feeling is enter
tanned by the largest portions Of the whites to-
ward the blacks, and in the officers of the state
government has become intensified in this imme-
diate vicinity by the result of the recent local
elections
AT any time within the last ten days, conflict
seemed unavoidable Both parties are well sup
piled with arms, and appear eager for Il conflict.
Bands of armed men are reported to be ready
and only waiting for summons TO begin the
work of bloOdshed Lawyers, doctors, mer-
chants, planters and officials attend their bust
ness with reyOlverS lying within easy reach.
trust the crisis is passed, but should not be sur
prised if the difficulty eliminated in bloodshed
any time.
THE INVESTIGATION.
General James Z. Clanton, of Alabama, was
examined by the congressional kukluX com
mittee to-day for five lhours. He testified that
he had lived in that state thirty-seven years
and in Montgomery twenty-One years of that
time. He was Union whig before the late war
and Bell presidential elector in 1860. He
raised sixty-four companies for the confederate
army; has been only chairman of the demo-
cratic executive committee of that state since
the war; did not believe any regular kukluX
organization ever existed in Alabama; had
heard of outrages in few localities by disguised
men; Alabama was as peaceable and quiet as
before the war; no more violations of law had
occurred there since the war than in any of the
northern states; the greater part of the crimes
in Alabama have been committed by members
| of the radical party; the democratic party Of
that state Me in favor of the education of the
negro; he advocated it five years ago, in speech
| in reply to Mr.. Wilson, of Massachusetts, anC
cd IN lfNynr nj
| the 18th of July next at the state educationa
| convention, in favor of the education of the col
| 0red race; the only intimidation he knew o
| at the last election was by radical coloreC
voters against those of their own color who
wanted to vote the democratic ticket; the cause
| of all the troubles is not the brave men who
| fought one another in the late war, but the poll
| tcians, suffers and horse holders who followed
| the two armies; the true men of each army re
| spect one another, and are willing to meet
| forgive and forget; the leaders of the radica
| party in Alabama with but few exceptions, ar
| destitute of moral character, mere sportsmen
| Most of the negroes had behaved well; gener
| GUS policy on the part of the government viii
| best subserye the interests of both races in tn
| south, and the soonest restore the fraterna
| feeling and affection which once existed for tn
| Union; the south loves our form of govern
ment, but abhors its mal-administration; hat
| always counseed submission to law and order
| and believed they could and would be preserves
in his state without any outside interference.
| HENRY BOWMAN,
A clerk in the internal revenue office, will be APP
| pointed chief supervisor and detective, in plac
of Col. Clifford Thompson, resigned.
GEN. SHERMAN
Telegraphs to-day from Fort Leavenworth
Gen. Mckenzie reached Fort Sill June 4th, anC
| will take back Indian prisoners. By sending
three more companies of the tenth cavalry t.
Fort Sill, Gen. Grierson will keep a picket o
three companies at old Camp Rodseimein
ski and two at THE mouth of the Cache ST
| that raids into Texas from the reservations viii
| be prevented. believe the Kiowas will give W
| forty-one mules, and henceforth be more careful
in their raids into Texas.
| PLEASANT ANNOUNCEMENT.
| 1t is denied at the Interior department thai
orders have been given by the president for re
| opening the McGarrahan case.