Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-02-18


tsueh hsFsef AZ Ia iayal, (which means inc igSh o
Alexandria, they have chosen as Senator LOT SiA
wears a man who, FIVE yesrS ago. could mol nave
been elected constable il any county III Tue STATE
IL Ia an nonsense TO talk OF civil Governor iol
Louisiana when his edicts' cannot be plolnni Sateu
live miles beyond the city limits OF New orleans
and even within that Arcnmscribed limit he must
lac !, wheel within a whcel-subordinate III evory
RESPECT Ia " homSocYcr the military authorities may
choose ia select ~ MilItar' Governor.
There are IA the prisoners camp IN Elntia> New
York AT the present time, gil fehtl PflSonera
who make procession OF religion. Ihey nave come
from twelve different StateS-Nrgnla ana Moth
Carolina furnishing the largest nunOer o4z nS
Mcihndists, al BaptistS, 10 Pfesbyterians, 242
Catholics aud the remainder are Distributed among
the less prominent religious DENOMINATIONS
Between the Isl and 10Th OF January fires occur
red In The Northe IN States destroying property TO
the computed value OF three millions at dollars
Among the buildingS burned have been two OF the
largest hotel, IN the United States, several eTten-
sivc mills, factories, dry goods houses a CHURCH,
aud he Smithsonian Institute.
A hundred black walnut collins recently arrived
at San Francisco. They had been shipped nom
Boston AZ first 10 the Isle OF France, and there be-
ING no sale there for them they were sent to Mel
bourne and from there they We're brought.to Gan
tOrnia.
.t,dg. Emo who was the successful Wing candi
Is now in the Sacramento. County Hospital. lie has
become Incorporate and veS poor, and OF late has
,ubsi,ted by hrggins..
Hon. John A. Clifford has declined To deliver The
eulogy upon Edward Everett, upon invitation OF the
Legislative Committee Judge Clifford was chosen
~ the substitute OF Charles Sumner, on the decii
nation o the latler
A Mrs. Van Al,t, Of Brooklyn, New York, went
To siecp last Christmas night aud woke up January
- She IS fort, -niue years OF age, and the facts OF
IA, r long sleep are well known.
Illinois is getting to be cosmopolitan State. The
Governor message ~ To lie printed fot distribution
as follaws: English, $4,000 copies; GerHahI w.
OO0i Swedish 900 Norwegian, 1000; Danish,
500 ; French, 800.
Anew Journal eut(led the Esicaa Republic, aud
devoted especially 10 the interests and advocacy OF
the liberal party in Mexico is 10 be started next
week ia New York.
AT The caucus OF Democtatic members of the New
York Legislature, prior to the ratification OF the
Constitutional Amendment" Mr.. Feeder, OF
Kings, said
He would maintain at all hazards the ancient doc.
trine Oi State Rights. it was the o0rner-stohS OF
Democratic faith. II we were Democrats, we could
not ignore the plain teachings Of the founders OF the
party. Should this amendment be adopted, we
throw new obstacles in the way of peace and IN hls
Judgment forever shut the door TO a reunion of the
States lie cared nothing for slavery, but he was
opposed TO the interference with the domestic con
Germs the right TO manage which, was guaranteed
to the several States in their sovereign capacity
He was IN favor of taking party grounds on the
question at once.
Other speakers expressed similar views while
some were more temporizing and undecided. The
caucus adjourned sithout definite action.