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NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN. ffiUME I. SINGLE COPIES, TEN CENTS, NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY. JUNE 4, 1867. NUMB 57 ST.

CHARLES STREET. DOLLARS PER ANNUM, Republican Journal of the United States. Iportant Military Orders. ML OF COWELLS. US .1.

Dl'RANT HIS SUCCESSOR. Telegraphic Correspondence Gen. Sheridan and the War Department. HORT. lidans SHARP.

AND DECISIVE." Levee Ortler Reseimled. iHEADQ'TEits Fifth Miditakv District, Now Orleans, Juno i Order. Bio. fitt. I I His tlie governor of I.ouisiI (liFon Wells, having made himself Bipediment to the faithful execution of of Congress of March 2, hy jttlj and indirectly Impeding the general liand in the faithful execution of the hereby removed from the office of Imor of Louisiana, and Mr.Thorna- J.

hnt appointed thereto. I. Durant will be obeyed and respected dingly. command of Major General P. H.

ttdan. GEO. L. IIAHTSUFF, Assistant Adjutant Genera), Twister in ir. Washingjo.

E. M. Stanton, D. -I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your telegram of this late in Teace to the levee commissioners in this The following were my reasons for ag the two lower boards, although id that my order -hould be explanatory: evious to the adjournment of the legiec last winter it passed an act the old levee board in office, bo that four millions of dollars in bouds Suited by the legislature might be by a board of rebellious After its adjournment the goverof the State appointed a board of his in violation of this act, and made the rwledgment to me in person that object was to disburse the money interest of his own party by log for it the vote of the employes at eof electiou. The board continued by the legislature refused to turn to the governor's board, each side Home to sustain it, which I would The question must them have gone which, according to the judgment when he was appealing to be sustained, would require one year iiion.

Meantime, the State was overi, tbe levee boards tied up by political and nothing done to relieve the people now fed by the charity of the nt and charitable associations of North. obviate this trouble and to secure the owed districts of the State the imwe; relief which the honest disbursement four millions ($4,000,000) would my order dissolving both boards was now, unequivocally, that GovWells is a political trickster and "eet man. I have seen him when I first came to this command, oat all the Union men who had supthe government, and put in their rebel soldiers, some of whom had not 1 their gray uniform. I have seen during the July riot of I860, away where I could not tiud him to him a guard, instead coming out as a 7 representative of the State and joining who were preserving the peace. I have him since, and his conduct has sinuous as the mark left in the dust -movement of a snake.

again that he is dishonest, and more than must be expected of P. H. SHERIDAN, Major General U. B. A.

atTSR9 Firm Military District, I Orleans, Juue 3, 1867. 0rde "Ko. (Ext root.) following telegram having been these headquarters, the duties of levee commissioners ap- In paragraph 3 of special order No. arc hereby suspended farther Instructions, in accordance border of the secretary of war: U. 8.

Military Tiliurapii. telegram was received at June 3, 1867, from war Washington, 12 dated June P- H. Sheridan, New Orleans ion having been made to the lhe United States by the and others for revocation removing the board of levee that the Ktate authorito proceed in the execution kws, the president directs that all further proceedings be suspended until further instnictions. You will please report the facts in relation to your order with i the reasons for making it. EDWIN M.

STANTON. Secretary of war. By command of Major General P. II. Sheridan.

GEORGE S. HARTSUFF, Assistant Adjutant General. HA MIA OMHTIOX OF THE (ITT i Military District, I.a., June 3, 1807. Special Orders No. 39.

Extract. 6. Many complaints having been made by every class of society in this city, of the danger anticipated from yellow fever and cholera on account of the uncleanly condition of the streets, The major general commanding in company with the medical director of this military district made a thorough inspection of the streets on the 29th ultimo, with the following results The main streets of the city were, found in a fair condition of cleanliness, but the back thickly settled portion of the found with an atmosphere poisonous and appalling from neglect on part of the street commissioner to perform his duty, and efforts having been made heretofore by communications from these headquarters to the city officials to remedy this evil without avail, the present street commissioner, A. Belanger, is hereby removed from office and Mr. William Baker appointed in his place.

His honor the mayor is hereby directed to compel the people to keep their and premises in a cleanly condition by tlie enforcement of the city ordinance through the instrumentality of the public. By command of Major General H. Sheridan. GEO. S.

HARTSUFF, Assistant Adjutant General. Wllllom IIalley, lutervt-aor. Attorney (ienoral Lynch. Honorable Ftorre SSand ilonorahle Amirew Heruri i the Christian L. H.

'U rrey for the I Lacey .1 Murks. Sullivan, BillingM A liuKhes the arrival the federal licet in Orleans in April. 1862, the Louhiaup, Stat" bank which had been for years fore the depositary of the funds of the State showed by ts books a balance due by it to the State amounting to $162,000 round nnmbers. Military Governor George F. Shopley made a demand on the bank for that amount, and directed it to be turned over to State treasurer T.

C. A. Dexter. There no money with which to pay this except Confederate money, of course. General Shopley refused to ccpt.

The bank urged that if compelled to pay that amount in current money it would ruined. The bank proposed, through its officers, to the military authorities to send that sum, with other Confederate money, in all amounting to $1,000,000, inside the Con federate lines to invest it in cotton, bring the cotton when purchased back to this city, sell it, and pay the State iu good money the aforesaid sum due the latter. Permission was grauted by General Butler and by General Shepley. An agent was dispatched by the bank, with the $1,000,000, to effect its investment in cotton. Safe duct was given by the commandiuggeueral to Stevenson, tin; ageut of the Bank, who had charge of the money.

The money put up in a sealed packet. The permission to take It inside the Confederate lines was indorsed on the outside, and the command ing officers of the Federal military post were directed to facilitate the removal of the cotton after its purchase, to a point within the Union lines. Btevenson pur based some eleven thousand bales. A portion of this was burned, aud a portion captured by the Confederates. About seven thousand bales, however, reached Orleans some time about Juue, 1865 The cotton was on uixty-seven steamers.

Governor Wells got information that the cotton was on its way to New Orleans, lie directed B. L. Lynch, the attorney general, to take prompt steps to eeqm-ster the cotton on its arrival at New Orleaus. The attorney geueral accordingly si questered it, aud simultaneously hied hi suit for the amount afore-aid, due to th State. The cotton was in the hands of the sheriff for several days, but it was released by an order from General Cauby, the bank giving If allowed to sell the cotton, the bauk agreed to hold tbe proceeds subject to the disposition made of it by lhe courts.

The cotton was sold by the bauk, and realized abolit $572,000, utter the payment to Stevenson, the agent of his commission, amounting to $143,000. Governor Wells, before the trial, employed Mr. Soule to uct iu the matter, with the attorney general as counsel. Mr. Herron having superseded Mr.

Lyrich, became ox officio leading counsel iu the case. Mi Lyuch having been thoroughly couversau with the facts of the case, was retaine specially by Governor Wells, to prosecut tue case to its termination, iu connection with M. asrs. Herron and Soule-. These three gentlemen acted in the matter until after the trial of the case in the Fourth district court some time in March list.

Mr. Herron huviug been super seded by Mr. Lyuch, and having studied the case thoioughly, retained as special counsel to act with the present attorney general and Mr. Soule. Mr.

Bailey came in as intervener, aud claimed the cotton as his own. The bank plead a rcccmventional demand agaiusl the State of $1,075,000 for bonds which the bank iurchascd from the State, and which were ssued to on the war against th United States. The trial occupied severs weeks. The testimony is very voiumiuous Judgment was rendered in favor of the bank for the sum of $612,000, thereby giving the bank credit for the amouut of the bonds: but made less by the sum of $462,000 aforesaid, credited to the Mate From theludgmeut of tbe Fourth district the State and have appealed court, both the intervener It was on trial yesterday in the Louisiana supreme court. The attoruey geueral opened the case for tbe State.

The court was asked two hours time for each lawyer engaged iu the suit; but was uuwillitig to graut over one hour and a half, there being six attorneys engaged. It required the most of this tune for Mr. Lyucn to lay the facts of the case before the court, a svnopsis of which we have above given. Ttic case will be argued at length to-day by the other gentleman named above. Relief for tiie Destituti.

Mr. Zarhnrie one of the New Orleans chants, has received live thous tud dollars for the relief of the sufferers by the flood in Louisiana, from the secretary of the board of relief of the State of Maryland, and duly devoted it to the purpose identified. banquet in houor of M. Jules Favre, on the occasion of his election to the French academy. FROM If'KSll HG, lie Wife.

itnd on i he Part of i li ivy Kalnn-Convletlon er-A Home Thief mmenilable Activity 9 CJIvll Aut Progress, of lli-g Utrui hy Military oaimlHlon, etc 'Corroppondetice cf the Republican. Vicksburg, May 1867. Let the dearth of news hereabouts excuse the shortcomings of this communication. Heavy rains have fallen here to the crops in some in others. John O'Hard, charged with killing his wife in this city about two years ago.

was tried in the Warren county criminal court on Saturday last and convicted of murder in the first degree. This is the first instance mauy years of the conviction of a white man in Mississippi for capital murder. I now of no case in which a white man was executed by the civil authorities for homicide committed iu this State. One Fooneyhough, charged with horse tealing, and a young man by the name of jster, indicted for draft on Duff reen's bank, were convicted; they have not yet been sentenced. If the civil authorities throughout the State manifested the ame desire to arrest and bring to justice lose who violate the law that we fiud exhibited in the high- courts of this couuty would be no necessity for military commissions.

1 have reason to believe, however, that these military commissions will be contiuts a part of tlie governmental machinrv of Mississippi until those who areclothith civil authority show a willingness xercise it for the prevention of outand lawlessness. some localities in the interior, the ipathy manifested by the citizens in assistug these officers of' the law. is, iu a great the cause of the prevailing bad r-tate of Registration of voters for Warren county began on the 27th mst. The result of the first two days'labor shows the following: Whites registered, 316; colored C87; total, 1003. When the registration is completed here is elsewhere the colored voters will, uuluestionably, be in the majority.

That they are at present united in political sentiment do not believe. The spirit of faction among them, encouraged by colored men of knowledged intelligence aud ability, is to be seen thus early in the coming election. Their existing differences of political opinion, properly aud fairly discussed. ought to result in a unity of feeling and determination to act together for their common good. Private Thomas Leonard, Company II, 'wenty-fourth United States infantry, harged with tin-killing of Private Samuel MeCrudden.

of the same company, at Nat, was brought to this city yesterday for trial before military cominiss I I urlli FIZO.U NATCHEZ. I.l»t of BcRntrurt-SuucrMii of the 1 Kepnbllcun Prep for Celebrailutr the Coming I'd of July, etc. of the Republican. Natcuez, May 28, 18 Herewith please find a list of registrars for Mississippi, in addition to those furnished in my letter of the 21st instant, under an order from general order No. 44, dated May 22: Aniile W.

Hartley, George Peaker, and E. G. Baker. Lafayette A. Duncan, Alexander Hull, and A.

P. 11 uckins. Adams Sellers, T. P. Sears, James Dickson, whose name was previously published through error" as James Dixon.

This change secures to us an ex-officer of the United States army aud a Uniou Republican. Uur organization of the Union Republican club of Adams county has proved a complete success. We issue to each member a ticket of membership like the inclosed; our first thousand has been exhausted. and now wo are on the second thousand on the last issue of tickets wc have indorsed the sentiments for which we arc indebted to the Hon. William D.

Kelley. They were uttered iu his speech at upon sentiments rest the doctrines and creed of the great Republican party of our country. Already arrangements nave been made by our club for the celebration of the ninety first auniveisary of our national independence, in which, I think, all Union men wl ljoiu. This great natal day is very dear tons and all men throughout the United States. But what shall 1 say of it, in comI arisou with those of our less favored and new born citizens, who by the yoke of bondage have been debarred this great privilege of rejoicing over the birth-day of freedom to this nation.

Now for the first time not in this State.they can unite with us iu its festivities. What a pleasiug thought that all the people of this laud without regard to race or color can take up this welcome song of liberty and independence. Tlie registrars of this county open their books at Pine Ridge early next week. Tin: military hill, Analysis Thereof'. Editor Republican: Occupying the high standpoint you do in the greatest city iu the South, it is natural the whole loyal South should turn to you and your paper for a solution of the mauy new, intricate, aud doubtful questions, now vitally affecting the whole people.

Already your paper has silenced the three rebel guns in this city on the subject of the duty of registrars, as affected by the at tor-, uey general's opinion. The political attitude of the rebel States has no parallel in history. The military bill" is an anomaly, but is unquestionably justifiable, and in truth is the mildest, the most lenient, and the most bunlgnant remedy ever a great nation administered on a rebellious people, whose smothered hostility is too palpable to be blinked. Yet mild as this military bill is, and lenient as the same is, to the verge of permitting liberty to pluck Justice by the nose," still It has been execrated and denounced by the opposition press of this city as the unconstitutional bastard offspring of a rump Conress." A clear analysis of that Ihw shows that it is too lenient, and in reality was a compromise of many widely variant plans. The preamble first asserts a fact notorious to all people, that No legal Mate governments, or adequate protection for life or property, now exist in the rebel Mates." Such being the case, it became and was the duty of Congress to speedily apply an ample remedy.

Let us sec if they have done so. First section declares "that said rebel Htate shall be divided into military districts aud made subject to the miHtOry authority of the United States." To stop there, would give unlimited military power over all matters. But the law does not stop there. On the contrary, it defines the district com mauder's duties very considerably. Sec.

3. It shall be the duty of each officer assigned as aforesaid to protect all persons in their rights of persou aud property." Secondly. "To suppress insurrections, disorders, and violence." "TopuuWhor cause, to bo pun ished all disturbers of the public peace and criminals." This sweeps in many things. But wait a little. Let us see how tha officer is to perform all this work so rigorously pointed out Does he have the full sweep of the whole circle of his discretion Very far from it.

He has a prescribed orbit fixed and dimly seen, Section three declares that he nmy allow local civil tribunals to have jurisdiction and try offenses. Not a about actions or suits at law. Again the law wlieu in judgmentit may be in cissary tor the trial of offenders he shall have power to organize military commissions or tribunals for that purpose." For what purpose arc military commissions to bo organized' try offenders; not to attend to civil suits at law. When to be organized' At the discretion of the officer. The whole gist of authority limited to offenses and offenders.

This, of course, includes offenses to rights of property well as to right- of person; against rights of property, as in theft, arson, robbery, trespass, etc. Not collection of debts. Section 3. last clause, declares there shall be no interference undercolor of State which implies that for purposes tlie de facto Stale governments may ontinue many of their functions under straint, so that the wheels of entire civil machinery need not bo brought to a standstill. Whether all three of the co-ordinate branches of the government, legislative, executive, ami judicial, can continue their functions de facto, springs new and delicate questions, especially as to the legislative branch.

One thing is dear, these States lingering in a quasi war attitude now to the military authority of the United States, which authority in turn is subject, in this behalf, to the paramount authority of Congress. Thh latter cuts off much paramount military authority supposed to exist lift he hands of the district military commander, and we thus see he must look to Congress and laws thereof for authority and guidance in this matter of rebel State rest nation, and not look to tlie president or ral Grant. The president can perhaps remove and reappoint. But we take it he cannot instruct, lor the law nohcrc says so, and his duties also are dened by law. This latter position is callable of a demonstration akin to mathematical precision, aud yet doubtless it will astound the entire opposition.

We admit t' i resident and General Grant may counsel, advise, and suggest. For a future analysis we reserve the delicate legal questions: How far district commanders are limited by law; what is the orbit of their discretion: when they may legally remove civil officers; whether and when they can remove State governors; when remove judicial or ministerial officers; when suspend or annul a judicial decision or civil writ: and what, if any of those things they can do, unless to prevent interference under color of State autho rity," in which case no diversity of opinion can exist. 'POLLOCK. FROM TEXAS, The First Mom Meeting In the County, and Ford A Nad Remi-mhrancer-The Freed, nifn'i Hureau; Head and Work I it etc, of the Republican. Tyler, Texas, May 15, 1867.

As yet but little lias been done in Texas toward reconstruction under the recent acts of Congress. Throughout this section of the State the people seem generally disposed to "get in from the wet" as quickly as possible. Now and then, some man, whose fury has not abated since Lee's surrender, talks as though he would like to get into another fight, but this kind of talkers are few, and becoming daily more "far between." A short time since there was a very large meeting iu Tyler, composed mainly of freedmen who were anxious to take a hand in shaping future affairs. Mr. J.

Easley, Hopkins county, presided over the meeting. Hon. M. L. Armstrong, of Lamar county, Amos Morrill, of Travis, and Hon.

E. B. Turner, United States district attorney, to. gother with Willis Ingram, William Taylor, William Baxter, Luke Goff, Lewis Thomp. son, Logan Lucas, Esau Johnson, George Nichols, and other freednien spoke.

There was much enthusiasm at this meeting, aud those who were instrumental iu getting it up were highly gratified at its temper and spirit. They regarded it as a success. United States (Western) district court has been in session and terminated Us labors, Judge T. II. Duval, of Austin, presiding, A.

p. Blocker acting as United States marshal, and E. B. Turner as district attorney, all staunch and reliable Union men. Comparatively little business was transacted.

An indictment was found against the deputy postmaster at Marshall for taking a $20 bill out of a registered letter. case was continued aua the party released on bail. Smith coumy has heretofore been ranked foremost iu eastern Texas. The supreme and federal courts hold their sessions at Tyler. Tyler is quite a pretty place of about eighteen hundred inhabitants.

Every business house and ever? dwelling in the place is occupied. The settlers of town and county were principally from Alabama and Georgia. Very few are from the North or from beyond the waters. The people before the war were rich, but like Jeshunm of old they "waxed fat and kicked." They could not stand prosperity; audit goes mighty hard with them to endure adversity. You can judge pretty well of the character of the population when I tell you tliat in the entire county but fifty votes were cast at the election of February 23, 1861, against secession.

The people went it with a rush, and they stood manfully up to the question bv making pretty much of a clean sweep of it in going into the Confederate service. Four miles from Tyler is a place of which history will ever tell for barbarities there manifested during the terrible days of the rebellion. I allude to Camp Ford, where thousands of-the boys iu blue." when captured, were kept in durance vile. No one who was there will ever forget tue spot. I stopped there and spent a couple of hours looking about the old stockade, and could not but think of the heart-rending scenes that had occurred there.

1 went to the inclosure, the last res.ing place of mauy a gallant soldier of the republic, and with sorrowful heart walked amid tho tombs of the departed. A t. mouths ago, Major Hutchins, of the Sixth cavalry, with a sound of men, came down from the post at Sherman and speut several days here fixing up the inclosure and making the graves of the brave boys who fell in the cause of civil liberty. Hide by hMc will be seen the inscriptions of names from Maine, from Michigan, from Ohio, from Illinois, from Massachusetts, aud almost every othor loyal State. They sleep their sleep, they have fought their last battle.

No sound awake them to glory again! But ages hence citizens of those States will make it an object to visit this spot and pay homage to their rental us. Hence they will go animated with a more determined spirit to maintain the integrity of Uniou and to perpetuate our republican government. Smith county was one of the largest slaveholding counties in the State, and the freednien have from first had their in terests looked after by the federal authorities. Professor Lignaski was for a in charge of the bureau here, but at this lime Colonel D. L.

Montgomery, of tho army, is iu command. His district comprises the counties of Smith, Wood, Van Zaudt, Hen derson, and the north half of Cherokee. He is an accomplished aa officer true to his flag and devoted to the cause. He will com maud respect, if ho does not acquire popularity. Aa far as 1 have observed in traveling along the public roads, the farms are well tilled, aud the promise for the coming crop is fair.

The freednien generally are doing well, but there is a great scarcity of hai My next will be from the iu tenor. HECOHHEK EL'H CUI 1IT This court yesterday was crowded to suf- I focation by curious spectators. The rumor that there were two or three cases of smallpox there in the incipient stages may keep them away hereafter. If it does not, law- I yers, policemen, reporters, and recorder will unite in requesting them to lounge aud gratify their curiosity elsewhere. One of the new colored policemen, who arrested a white man, was iu court, but his testimony was not required.

The first case called was that of a colored man, arrested on Saturday by an indiscreet policeman. He stated that he came from Algiers that day and his little dog followed him. Some one told him the showed signs of being mad. lie asked the officer to shoot the dog. The officer said he had no pistol, and directed the prisoner to catch the and shoot him, but the prisoner was afraid to handle a mad and declined to do this.

Borne sharp words ensued, anil the owner of tlie dog was arrested and locked up. He as discharged. A white man, drunk and disturbing the peace, charged $5, which, the recorder said, might prevent him from making a noise on the street under similar circumstances. Two colored men were arraigned whom the on the witness' stand said some one (who did not appear in court) accused of robbing him of $5. on home: can't prosecute the case," said the recorder.

A glib-tongued white woman, for abusing another white woman whose son she wnt with to liis mother's door, was told, the tirnony being mixed, "Goon: if you want this woman's -on, don't take him that way A white man, arrested for being drunkon the street, the officer not appearing, was told to "goon." lie went. A German, arrested for having a gun in his possession, but no sporliug permit, that he bought the gun at auction, and did not know he was violating any regulation. He was discharged, but directed to leave liis gun until he obtained the permit required to A white man for being drunk, the first offense, was told, "go on." A colored man. for threatening a colored woman husband he had been, wafined fifteen dollars, with the alternative of ton days. An inebriated colored for An inebriated colored man.

for assaulting a German by knocking his pipe out of Lis mouth, while another colored man was lea ing him along the street, got off with ten dollars or ten days. He had two witnesses, one of whom said he was druuk the other that he was half-tight. A colored boy, with no mixture in his blood, for assault aud battery on another colored individual, had the option of ten dollars or ten days. He explained that his adversary theatened him first with a sledge hammer or shooting. A colored man, for being drunk and dis turbing the peace, and endeavoring to incite a riot ou Saturday night, was remanded fur affidavit.

A colored boy got sixty days in the workhouse for stealing nine dollars from a woman sixty years old in the market Sunday, who "like to have fainted" from the loss of her finances. Two colored women who the officer tostitified he saw quarreling on the street, Sunday, explained that they were only playlug, and that when he arrested them a dinner plate, the gift of her godmother to one of them, was broken. Five dollars or five days workhouse. A white man, for lying drunk, had a moderate sentence, but couldn't pay the bill in cash. A white woman, for being drunk on the street, got fifteen days in the workhouse.

I was tight yesterday, but the officer arrested me out of my own house while I was setting in the door." Another white woman, with an Irish accent, who had only lately come out of the workhouse, was seat there again for sixty days. She went among the prisoners murmuring that she hoped the next sentence wouldn't be so severe." A white man. who refused to pay for liquors which explained were drank at a bar by somebody else, the bar keeper differing on that point, paid teu dollars iu city currency aua went his way complaining. He was arrested by a colored policeman, who was in court. A white woman who admitted that she was tight last night," tapered off her inebriation by thirty days in the workhouse.

A white man, evidently a German, swore that another white man robbed him of a coat, shirt, and $15 six weeks ago. He afterwards modified his testimony into an admission that he lent the clothing and the money to the man for that day so that he could make a respectable appearance while he went after some money which he had deposited somewhere. He was discharged, but a colored man having an alii davit to make against him, he was immediately re-arrested. A colored man, drunk and usiug profane language, was fined $10 or ten days, and then is admonished "When you get drunk again, don't use such language in the street." A colored woman, drunk ou the street, fifteen days iu the workhouse. Two small colored buys, about ten years old, fighting and disturbing peace, said the officer made a mistake as they were only playing.

For playing the clothes off their hacks," the recorder gave them two days iu that reformatory institution, the parish prison. A colored man. who the officer on duty at the Globe ball room said was a little uu der the influence of liquor, and called him rough names, had the option of twenty-four hours parish prison or $2 50 fine. A white man. who spoke only Italian, up for being drunk and disturbing the a and crying "watch" when he wanted pocket-book, was d.

It appeared from his statement, through an interpr -ter, that a young man made a bargain with colored woman for fifty cents, which tht young man could not pay. The prisoner took out his pocket-book to pay it for the youth, when the colored woman grabbed it and ran, and he cried watch!" i'he watch came, but his pocket-book has gone up. Let him is enough punished. It is his own fault." A colored woman, who keeps a lodging in an obscure street, was arrested for deling a colored man of the sum of two dollars, which she received in payment lor rent for one of her rooms. She was disharged.

A colored man and woman were also discharged for a similar alleged fraud. white boys, one of whom said he lives on Calliope street, were found on Canal street yesterday morning at three o'clock, lodging iu a primitive style. Ninety days workhouse, or a voucher that they are not (grants. A white man, f- obtaining ten false pretenses, was remanded to prison in default of bail. I I I General Grant and tub Pi The Lowell (Mass.) Cour.er s.iy that tho Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial in giving an account of movements alleged to bo in progress respecting the next presidency, gives the following as the result of an effort to sound General Grant by an adverse party.

It seems to us to be quite an original invention:" General Grant, after 6 minute's deliberation, that he really did not feel desirous of becoming president of the Unit'd States; that he hail been honored him! trusted iu a degree that wan a surprise to If; and yet he felt that if the peonle called upon him to become a candidate for the presidency of the party that had been the war for of the Union, he could not feel ihat he was at liberty to decline, and that, aa a matter coarse, could have nothing whatever to iu such a case, as to the second person ou the ti' k- that, as also the tirat place ou the ti. ket a matter for tho wisdom people to and he certainly could have no objection to Hun. B. F. Wade, of Ohio.

BY TELEGRAPH. THE PRESIDENTIAL EXCURSION PARTY. THEIR ARRIVAL AT RALEIGH. N. 0.

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MAXIMILIAN AND H1B ABKY PRISONERS. PROBABLE LIBERATION OF THE EMPEROR. LIST OF THE GENERAL OFFICERS CAPTURED. patches to From Kaleluh. Xurlh Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina, June president was met by the followin State officers: State Treasurer Battle, Secretary of State Best, Controller Burgcn, United States Marshal Goodloe, and also by si committee of the city council.

Mu. Battle, the president, said: Mk. President: Iu behalf the people North Carolina it is my grateful province to welcome you to our state. Born and raised to manhood ou our soil, you forty years ago left our borders to battle with the difficulties and strive for the rewards of the great West. After being crowned with the most distinguished honors by Tennessee, the daughter of North Carolina.

you have, by the aid of the people of the United States, reached the highest point to which humau ambition can attain. We believe you have, with singular intrepidity, used the powers of your great office with the sincere desire to heal the wounds and advance the prosperity of our common country Ou this, your return to revisit the scenes of your early we extend to you a cordial greeting as our president, our fellow-citizen, our friend. The president replied I have no language adequate to express my feelings and emotions on this occasion. I shall not now recur to the scenes of my early life, for it has not been my intention or desire to make any general remarks on this tour, but simply to acknowledge aud express my sincere thanks for the manifesta tions of the respect ot my fellow citizens. I acknowledge to yon sir, and to those whom you represent, gratitude lor the wel come which you have thus given tome.

I must leave you and others to infer what I ought to have I had ventured upon a full reply to the remarks which you have made. Again, gentlemen. I sincerely and heartily tnank you. Mr. Battle then said: Mr.

Secretary of Statu and Mr. Postmaster I am likewise eoiumis sioned to offer you cordial welcome to our State. We earnestly hope that in your prog rc-ss you will pass your time agreeably, and ou your return will retain pleasant irnprei sious of our people and State. Secretary Seward can certainly say for myself, for I do not undertake to sneak for Mr. Postmaster General Randall, that here at the threshold of North'Carolina I tin 1 myself under a peculiar embarrassment: I find the secretary of state of the United States overshadowed by secretary of state of North Carolina.

produced laughter in tho crowd, owing to the marked contrast in the weight and stature of the two secretaries, the North Carolina secretary being six feet four and a half inches nigh and heavy in Seward resumed: I hope my aud esteemed associate will not ft with similar embarrassment while through this State. I come here with the president with pride and satisfac tion on this to his native State, pride and satisfaction because he has honored n. with hisconfidence in the administration, and satisfied because I can bear testimony before the people among whom he was born, as I always cheerfully do before tho people of my own native State, and the people of our common country. aud tlie world, that his only objects are the restoration of peace, harmony, and prosperity throughout the Union. Satisfied still I believe his conduct of public affairs has been in all respects net only patriotic, but wise and benevolent.

1 thank you for this cordial welcome in the name of North Carolina: all the world knows that we of the national adrninhtration hold all the federal States closely within tie proper constitutional On the other hand it becomes us to show, as I trust we shall while we remain here, respect for all proper rights of North Carolina with loyalty and submission to tiie constitutional authorities of this ancient and houorecd omrnou wealth. Postmaster General Randall remarked: I also return my thanks. The only reason. I suppose, that 1 am not overshadowed is, because there is but one postmaster general. Like my friend, the secretary of state.

I also have much pride in visiting North Carolina; proud because I come to visit the birth place ot the honored President of this great nation: proud the office of president of United Mates is higher than anyplace occupied by an potentate ot the old world, and because all may see the most prominent man who represents tlie power and institutions of people; and because he. after the tribulations through which we have passed, has an earnest hope that prosperity may, iu all its fullness, follow the peace which now prevails throughout the land, and that we may, in all respects, be a united people, speaking with one for the g'orv and prospeiity of the nation. I know this is feeling which animates tinpresident, as well as the great mass of the American people, their hope and prayer being that we may have one body, and that a sound one, one faith, and that a strong oue, f. the glory of the republic. The ceremonies having: closed, tho resumed their journey.

At the several stop plug places oil the way to Raleigh, many persons, white and black, approached the cars to shake hands with the president, and converse with him. Among tho incidents, an old negro woman rushing through the crowd at Warren depot, seizing tbe liresidetil'a hand, exclaimed: ss Lord, been prayin' night and day for dis day to come round dat I might see de president. gennine black man came up and introduced himself as Cusar Johnson, saving: Dal's a name." The president pleasanily 'n-ptUl: Vie. I so. It will not 'race if you do not disgrace it." Tfi" party arriv'd in Raleigh at half-past 4 M.

crowd was in waiting. The president whs cheered on landing. Generals Burns, and Miles, were at di Repeat' cheers were given iu houor the president. Mavor Haywood tha res dent as follows: Allow me, sir, in la half of the city council amt citizens in general to tender to you a cordial welcome to tlie hoapitallties of the city of Raleigh. I trust, sir, the visit you now m.k to your native State aud city after an absence of many years, may agreeable to yourself and friends who accompany you, as I know it will be pleasing to onr people.

Many of the friends and associates of your youthful days have i.way, but there are still aome remaining who will be delighted to honor one who has by his own exertions ascended the ladder of fame st- by step to topmost proud and honorable position of president of the United of America. The president replied by remarking that it would be affectation in him were he to say he was indifferent or insensible to this munifVstatiou. He could not prove false to mail ll0 Such a welcome as Simi ffi. 0sew 10 lmd known him first tv wKbhT his return to his native cm, was highly appreciated. further to say than to tender the major and those whom he renre3e mu ed 'J 1 thanks for this cordial welcome.

The procession was formed, the president being accompanied by a military escort. He was cheered as he parsed through the principal streets. On reaching the Vardi.orougli hotel he proceeded to the portico, and was there introduced to tbe crowd by Governor Worth, who addressed him as follows: Gentlemen anii Ladies- I have to introduce to you His Excellency Andrew Johnson, president of the United States. He visits the city of his nativity ou the invitation of its citizens to be present at the erection of a monument to commemorate the worth of his father. As the representative of North Carolina, I offer him a cordial welcome, from our whole people, I deem it inappropriate to the occasion to allude to any of the political questions which nowdevide the public opinion.

propose only to tender our respect to the president, iu which every true hearted North Carolinian ought to join. We all the restoration of constitutional Uuion nearly as on its old and therefore wo all honor our illustrious guest, as posterity will honor liiui for his intelligent, constant and manly support of constitutional liberty. then, a hearty welcome to North. arojina son who has rendered himself -us by he nest, earnest unflinching adherance to the constitution, and Union. The President was greeted with applause and responded as follows: me through you to tender to those hem present and to the people of the State oi'N 1 for the we siou of my return confess that under the iu view of tne demonstrations which have been made since I reached Raleigh, as well as on the way, I am inspired with emotions which language is wholly inadequate to express.

In the language of another, and it is worth while attempting to Improve upon the city of Raleigh is where my me on the oecanativo town. I ircumstances, and here is everything to bind man to his fellow, aud associate him with surrounding objects: here is where the tendrils of the heart have taken a firm hold upon everything to which it is attached. In making my entrance into this city to-day, my mind involuntarily wanders hack to the time when I left her streets a penniless and inexperienced bov, to make my way in the lines are crowded that it is impossible to get the balance through in time. From Galveston, June letter from Queretaro (date not given), says Maximilian and his principal generals gave up their swords to Escobedo himself. The entire army of Maximilian, with its artillery, ammunition, and wagons, was surrendered to the republicans.

Tlie following chiefs are prisoners with Maximilian Miramou, captured in streets of the city shortly after the surrender, Mejia, Castillo, Casanana, Gayon, Moreno, Alvcra, and Maximo Campos. Mendez alone is missing. There are also over 200 subaltern officers prisoners. Maximo Campos is reported by private letters as having been shot ou the'lOth. Maximilian had a very strong of dysentery on the evening of the 15th.

The physician of Escobedo had been sent to him. Private correspondence from San Louis says he has recovered, and that he was expected in that city. It is not impossible that lie will soon be there and crossed over to the United States on his return to Austria. A rumor is rife that General Lopez sold Fort La Cruz to the Liberals for $5000. The Liberals deny the statement.

The official report of Escobedo announces the death of Colonel Lewis Carilla, of Tabuca, and Colonel Miguel, of PalccpalacloB. Galveston, May Registration need here to-day. About twenty-five registered, so far, principally negroes. Ordem are expected from General 'Griffin to-morrow, to regulate the system. Cotton dull.

No since Friday. Gold 135. From Southwest Pats. Southwest Pass, June 3. P.

calm. Barometer 29.70. Went up in tow, bark C. E. McNeil, Morgan.

Steamer is sight ten miles from the bar at 6.10 P. M. River iDtrlllgrace. Vicksburg, June down. Great Republican at 2 A.

M. Up. St. Charles at 8 31., Ruth at 11 A. 31.

Itiver falling. FROM ST. FR iK( MVILLF l.nrc<* and Republican Mm Five Hundred Hlucks and etc etc. lUcrrespondeoce of the Republican. 1 St.

Francisyillk, May 29, 1867. A grand mass meeting of the Republican party was called at the courthouse, yesterday, the twenty-eighth instant, for the purpose of hearing 3Ir. C. H. Hughes, of New Orleans, upon the present and future dutioa of the colored man to his party and principles.

The meeting was unusually large and orderly, and for one hour and a half Mr. Hughes was listened to with the utmost respect and attention. The meeting organized by calling Mr. Robert Taylor, president, to the chair, when Messrs. Charles Williams, Lett Jones, Robert Enly, and Robert Williams, as vice-presidents, and Augustus Piper, secretary.

Tho meeting was opened by a prayer from Reverend Dr. Harris. There is no doubt but the of the speaker will prove fruitful of reward. He counseled industry upon the part of the enfranchised, advised them to be quiet, dignified, and polite to all whether black or white, impressed upon them the necessity of supporting their Republican friends, reviewed to a slight degree the past sufferings of the race, and the bright future before them, if they were only true to themselves, their friends, aud the country. He was listened to with breathless attention, quite a number of the new disfranchised were present, and though it must have been wormwood to them, they manifested no outward objection.

Everything passed off peaceably, which must be a source of congratulation to all true lovers of the couutry as it is the advent of a new era in our parish. Let os hope that this state of passive acceptance of the reconstruction policy may be continued in the future by tne enemies of the bilL There is no doubt but this parish will go bv a strong majority for the Republican ticket. The Republicans are organizing in earnest. Registration iu West Feliciana tip to date, 1287 black and 133 white. CAYUGA.

The Tammany society has begun the erection of its new hall on the ground formerly occupied by the New York college of physicians and surgeons in street, between Irving Place and Third avenue. The building, besides having largest public hall in the country, will also have a spacious concert room, club-room, librarv, committee rooms, etc. will three'stories high, 116 feet front, and 1X1 feet deep. The cost will be nearly but it is expected that the rentals from the basement, the concert hall, and the hall will pay a handsome interest cost. A proposition to raise the legal rate of interest to seven per cent, is being considered by the Connecticut legislature.

The Cairo Democrat says the Mobile and Ohio railroad is to be completed from Columbus. to a terminus opposite Cairo..