, 1864-03-26

to British Provinces, from further privileges
of citizenship, unless they Immediately give
themselves up for military duty.
New York, March 16.-The Posts spe-
cial says: The President has taken meas
ures to enforce the enrolment law in Ken
lucky.
Washington, March 16.-House resumed
the consideration of the gold bill An
amendment was adopted that the obligation
to create a sinking fund by the act of Febru-
airy Oath, 1868, shall not be impaired there
by. Highly of California, opposed the gov
ernment going into market with gold in hands
and huckstering to buy its own paper at less
than its face After some debate the bill,
with the Senate amendment, passed by 80
majority. The Senate afterward concurred
in the House amendment, and the bill now
awaits the signature of the Pesident to become
law.
The enemy still occupy Yazoo and Liver
pool, and are fortifying the latter point
Orders relieving Gen. Meade and appoint
ing his successor are soon to be issued.
1t is now stated that Beauregard is in Flori-
da
San Francisco, March 17.-Rev. H. w.
Bellows, President of the U. S. Sanitary
Commission, will leave New York on the I'd
day of April, to accept the call of the pas
torship of the late Thomas Star Kings
Church.
More o. less rain has fallen in various
portions of the State within the last two
days, producing decline in the grain mar
ket.
News OF March 18th.
Washington, March lin the House
bill to enable Nebraska to form a new Con-
stitution and State Government and admit
ting her into the Union was passed without
debate.
In the Senate, the Colorado bill came up.
Mallory proposed to strike out the clause pro-
hibiting slavery in the proposed State. The
question was decided negatively, there being
only 16 votes in the affirmative. Bill then
passed.
New York, March 17.-At Norfolk a
General Assembly has issued an address to
the people of Virginia, stating that submis-
sion to the enemy who have exhausted every
infamy is not to be endured, even though
urged by their renewed efforts to victory
The story of Kilpatrck's raid is told well as
an incentive to exertion One more resolute
effort and it says the day is ours.
New York, March ia terrific explo-
sion of the Lees Company Cartridge Manu-
factory, Springfield, Mass, took place yester.
day afternoon. Forty persons, mostly females
were employed in the factory, seven of whom
are so much injured that they cannot recov
er.
Washington, March 1.-THE President
has signed the Gold Bill
Nashville, March 17.-Gen Grant issued
General Order No. l to day assuming com
mand Of the armies of the United States. He
says: My headquarters will be in the field
and until further orders with the Army oi
the Potomac. There will bean Office of head
quarters at Washington, to which all official
communications will be sent except those
from the army at whose headquarters I an
at the date of his address.
Naw York March 19.-The enabling bills
passed by the House yesterday for Nevada
Colorado and Nebraska, require their elec
tiOn of delegates to a Convention which shall
submit Constitution agreed upon to the
people for ratification at an election to be
held on the I'd Tuesday in October. The
Constitutions shall be of republican form
not repugnant to the Constitution of the
United Stotes and the principles of the Dec
laration of Independence Slavery shall be
prohibited therein by ordinance, forever ir
revokably, without the consent of Congress
Whenever the Constitution is ratified by the
people the President is to declare by proca.
nation the admission of those States on an
equal footing with the original States Each
State shall be entitled to one member of the
House until next apportionment, and two
| Senators.
After the passage of bill for the tempo
rary Government of Montana Territory, the
| House went into committee of the whole on
bill appropriating S240,0O0 for public build
ings.
We hear it stated that company is about
| forming for the pupose of bringing Boise