The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-01-14

,St7,ahe-Thc House amendment to
goes to the President.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-ILOatse.-A
bill was passed Regulating the transport
tation Of cattle. 1t provides how long
they may be kept in cars, and hours for
feeding and Watering.
The Senate is discussing ocean cables.
The efforts to unite the Republicans
of Missouri, so far, is intellectual, with
little prospect. Blair's chances; are still
best; he is the foremost man in the
Democratic caucus, and the liberal Re
publican German paper published in
Jefferson City, fovors Blair.
The ice in the lower harbor of st.
Louis broken, and navigation South is
resumed to-day.
Many persons III Tennessee, includ-
ing Judges of the Supreme Court, At
torney of the United States Court and
several Magistrates, were indicted for
holding Office in violation Of the 18th
Amendment. A bill is pending i'll the
Tennessee Legislature providing for
counsel to defend them.
The Ohio Legislature defeated the
bill forbiddling the Bible in schools.
MISCELLANEOUS.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 1O.-Gen. J. r.
West was elected United States Senator
on the first ballot, by a large majority.
gINI :, s1i,,
moths friends oyer this signal victory.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1O.-EX-Postmaster
Kelly is dying of paralysis.
TRENTON, N. j., Jan. 1O.-The Leg
islature organized on a basis that indi-
Gates the election of ex-senator FIRE.
linglluysen to the United States Senate.
HARRISBURG, j an. 11.-John Covode,
member of Congress, died of heart dis
ease.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 1.-The Pontch-
atrain Railroad sued the Chattanoo-
ga Railroad for $5OO,OOO for trespas-
sing right of way, damaging property,
etc.
Negro children have been admitted
to social equality, by the public school
authorities, into schools which have
heretofore been attended only by white
children.
NEW YORK, Jan. lin the U. S.
District Court this evening, Judge
Blatchford gave Il decision in the case
of the steamer Florida, libclcd by the
United States for alleged violation of
neutrality law. The Court held that
the fact of the vessel being loaded with
war material was not violation of law,
and as there was no evidence before the
Court to show that she had been fitted
to cruise against state with which the
U. S. government was at peace, the
vessel was released.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
HAVANA, Jan. 1O.-Madame CeS-
pctles, the Presidents wife, arrived and
quartered at the Orphan Asylum. She
will probably be allowed to go to the
United States.
BORDEAUX, Jan. 9.-Details Of the
fighting on Friday, near Vendome,
have been received. About II O'Clock
in tho forenoon, the Germans attacked
the French under Gen. Curter, occupy
ing the districts of st. Cyr, Vile, Par
cher and Vile Thurec, and drove the
French back to Nouvillc. Curter then
brought up achievements and recap
turcd all the positions and rcpulsed the
enemy beyond st. Roumaine, which
the French re-cntered at night fall.
The German loss is considerable;
French loss trifling.
LONDON, Jan. "a dispatch from
Lille, says the Germans are massing
South of Bapaume.
The French sharpshOoters success
fully engaged a body of Uhlans near
Lille, to-day, and captured 43 prisoners.
The Prussians have raised the siege of
Langrcs.
La Patric says the financial is worse
than the military situation, and propo-
ses to return to assign-ratcs.
Col. Pratt, director of the Anglo
American ambulance at Orleans, has
gone to Bordeaux to exchange wounded
prisoners, of whom there are now large
numbers on both sides.
LONDON, Jan. 9.-Count Bernstaff,
Prussian Minister, received the follow
ing telegram from Bismarck:
Tersaiiies, Jan. S.-The report ofthc
German commander at Rouen, respect
ing the sinking of English Golfers, has
not arrived; but the facts are known.
Tell Lord Granville we sincerely re-