The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-01-07

| W III SSCtlIt tltS S!SCllOIl VI 'SIl. w.
West as United States Senator to sue
cced Harris.
Steamer Travis Wright burned; loss
$1,000.
Magnolia (Miss.) Seminary burned;
| loss $4,000.
| MEMPHIS, Jan. s. Five negroes
We're killed and II white man fatally
hurt by an accident at Noncannah
bridge.
Two cars We're burned; caused by the
breaking OF an axle on the first passen-
ger train.
New YORK, Jan. 3.-There Was a
full bench of the Supreme Court Judges
to-day.
Cartlozo, decided that the United
States bonds could not be included in
local and State taxation.
| ALBANY, Jan. 3.-'The Legislature
organized, and the assembly elected
Democratic officers.
| Governor Hoffman's message recon-
mends all the militia to be armed with.
] Ibreech-loaderS.
He supports guardetlly some plan for
an elevated railroad in New York.
| He disapprovess of the administra-
ton of Federal finance, and gives some
advice to Secretary Boutwell,. He says
the Federal Government has assumed
to interfere directly, by its officers and
State, and he arraigns the President on
| this account and protests formally
| against these Outragcs.
| ST. JOHNS, Jan. 3.-Stcamcr Robert
NJ. Lowe leaves to-day to watch for fa-
vorable weather to grapple the cable.
HARRIsBURG, Penn, Jan. 3.-The
House organized. Jas. IL. Webb, Re-
publican, elected Speaker. Senate Or
ganized and elected VIM. A. Wallace,
Democrat, Speaker. All the Democratic
| caucus candidates are elected.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
LONDON, Dee. 3O.-A dispatch from
Belfort, reports successful sOrtie by
the troops in the garrison, i'll which the
Prussians were badly punished.
From private sources ut Tours, the
number of French troops in the field
is estimated Mt 100000 men.
Bourballi's command is charged cs-
pecially with the duty of rcvictualing
Paris, and has alreadyo on hand Il vast
amount of live stock and provisions for
that purpose. At the proper moment
| this army will make Il desperate effort
to join Chansey's forces and rcllnitc
l
then, with great energy, push on for
Paris.
| Gen. Pullidinc'S reverse is now
charged to meddling politicians who
persuaded Gambetta to interfere with
his military operations.
Earl Granville has received an official
| dispatch from the French government
at BordeauX, in which they declare
| their determination not to send a dele
gate to the Peace Conference which is
to be held in London.
The rulers of the Prussian govern
ment shall first recognize the Republic.
A dispatch of 4 similar tone was sent
to each of the Powers.
| Dispatches from Stuttgardt and Darm-
stadt announce the ratification of the
federal treaties by Chambers of Wur-
tcmbcrg and Hcssc.
| BORDEAUX, Dec. .3O.-All accounts re-
ccivcd here show that both the Prussian
and French troops are suffering terribly
| from cold. Strong reinfOrcementS have
been sent forward to all points to re-
place the French troops thus disabled.
Vast quantities of material calculated
to increase the comfort of the troops has
also been sent to the front
| ROME, Dec. 3O.-An overflow of the
Tibcr flooded half the city and occa-
stoned great damage to property.
| LONDON, Dec. 3O.-Thc conference
on the Eastern question is in
definitely postponed, France having
refused to take any part. Her absence
renders the ncating useless.
| LILLE, Dec. 3O.-Bourbaki and Chan
scy have resumed the offensive.
The Uhlans are securing the country
between Donai, Cambria and Arras.
| LONDON, Dec 31.-Thc weather is in
tcnscly cold, and causes n fearful NOR
taIity among the German wounded
| Nearly all the occupants of the SO carri-
ages of wounded ut Belfort, on the 2lst,
were frozen dead before the train reach
cd ChalcnOuich.
a dispatch from BeSancOn reports an
other unsuccessful assault upon BelfOrt
the bcsicgcrs losing 400 killed and
wounded.
A dispatch from Havrc says the Ger.
mans captured another English collier
at Roucn and sunk the vessel in the
Seine.
MADRID, Dec. 3o.-Gcn. Prim diet
= of his wounds last night. His dcatf
, produced profound sensation; gric
: and Indignation everywhere prevails.
| LONDON, Dec. 3l.-i'ariS corrcspOn
j, dcncc of the Doth, states that shells
have been thrown into the northern
D part of the city.
$ The German authorities at Versailles
: accuse the French government of pay
| ing scvcn hundred and fifteen francs t.
) every French officer escaping from
/ captivity and breaking his parole.
: Dispatches from Arras brings the re
o port, that the German soldiers on thei
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