The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-01-21
TELEGRAPHIC.
Especial to the Ouachita Telegraph
WASHINGTON.

| WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-{ionSc-A
bill WAS introduced incorporating the
Shreveport and upper Rcd River Nav
| igation Company.
Tho Committee ON Military Affairs
Was ordered to investigate the West
| Point affair.
The Committee on Appropriations
| repealed the order publishing laws in
newspapers.
| .St,,ute---A memorial from one thou
sand ladies, headed by Mrs. Gen. Sher-
man, against female suffrage, was pre-
Scntcl.
a commission to investigate claims
for the Indian dcprcdations in Kansas
and Nebraska, V:s authorized.
y bill relieving nleNbess OF Congress
from the importantly of Office holders,
was discussed to adjournment.
| The nomination of Silas A. Strick-
| land, of Nebraska, us Governor of Utah
Territory, was confirmed.
Bishop Simpson declines the Domi-
nican Commissioncrship.
! Alexander II. Conner was confirmed
Governor of Idaho.
| WAsIIINGToN, Jan. 15.-Thc Senate
is considering the pension and post
office laws.
! U0use-Thc credentials of the Georgia
|
motion We're referred; went over until
after morning hour.
| The Judiciary Committee considered
McGarrahan's claims.
Fred Douglas, jr., colorcd, goes as AS
| sistant Secretary to the Dominican
Commissioners.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.--ROWan has
! been confirmed Nicc-Admiral, Jenkins
Rcar-Admiral, and all the promotions
incident upon Farragut's death.
The Dominican expedition sails We'd
ncsday, and will return in the middle
of March.
| Young, Price, Bcthunc, and Long,
the last coloretl, claiming seats from
| Georgia, were sworn in.
| The Ocean telegraph bill passed. 1t
provides certain conditions upon which
amy company complying Herewith may
lay cables. 1t grants no subsidies or
special privileges. Adjourned.
MISCELLANEOUS.
| New York, Jan. IA convict in
the Auburn pcnitcntiary has confessed
the Rogers murder. Rogers was killed
and robbed while sweeping the pave
mcnt in front of his house.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 16.- The steamer
McGill, from st. Louis to New Orleans,
burned at Shoo-Fly bar. Weather in
tenscly cold, and many escaping drown
ing were frozen. There was certainly
IS lost, including the Captain, first
Clerk, two children and thrcc women.
No southeastern names among the lost
or saved.
| NEW ORLEA NS, Jan. .1G.--Suit has been
entered against Myra Clark Gains, for
lawyers fees, etc. .,amounting to 1877 900.
The decision of the Supreme Court of
tho State quicts the title of the heirs of
| r.. ID. Sheperd; estate $2,OOO,O0O.
BOSTON, Jan. 16.-Ienry Wilson is
rcnominated by tho Republicans.
The labor rcformcrs and Republicans
! opposed toWilson ncgativcd the motion
to nominate Wendell Phillips, and adj
journed till tomorrow.
New York, Jan. 16.-Arrivcd-City
of Brooklyn, under sail.
CHICAGO, Jan. II. - Twcnty-four
| inches of snow fell in the last 1S hours.
! Railroads not much obstructcd.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
| LONDON, Jan. ia collicry OK
plodcd near Sheffield; twcnty-siX lives
werc lost.
Balloon adricc~s from Paris to the
18th inst, have been received. Many
slight engagements have been reported
near Milmazon and Rcvillc; also on
| VIC ilIlc u tnc lstTlS anu IotF;iSDtlTS ftll-
way, in all of which the Germans were
rcpulscu with considerable loss.
Thousands of balls from the German
guns, fell during the night in the out
skirts OF Paris, creating havoc in all di-
rcctions, and killing women and chill
tircn, striking museums, schoolhOuse=S,
&c. The population is more than ever
rCsolutc in their intention to resist to
tho last.
New YORK, Jan. 1l.---A special to
tho Herald, dated London 18th, says
A special Vienna official of the 10Th,
says Austria will initiate peace, and
that peace proposals in the Conference
arc welcomed by Bcrnstaff. The pre-
liminariC.s are, that Franco shall sur
render one fort, twenty war ships, one
hundred million thaleIs and II strip of
land four miles wide on the left bank
OF tho Rhine, and that Prussia is to
guarantee two million rations to Paris
daily.
BERLIN, Jan. I3.-3OO, 300 reinforce
ments arc in motion for France.
VERSAILLES, Jan. 12.-Thcrc was
fighting near Lcmans on Wednesday.
Tho Germans captured tho suburbs of
Champagne and Chateau with seven
pieces of artillery.
The previous day tho Germans took
5000 prisoners.
LoSDoN, Jan. 13, 2:3O ~. M.-Thc
army under ChanScy was completely
defeated near Lcmans, by Frederick
Charles and Duke of fMccklcnburg. The
Germans occupied Lcmans, capturing
large quantities of supplies and war