Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-05-10
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Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.

The Bank Naturalization Appointed by the Treas
wy-AnObter Suspension Needed Notifications
| Of tie National Bank Laoo-TAe Colorado Bill to
| be Vet0ed-The C0naqtnee Constitutional Amend
me,a Goes Ore,'-Nen Presidency.
| The Treasury Department has appointed re-
| ceiver to take charge of the affairs of the Mer-
chants National Bank. We may expect from him
an early report of the result of his investigation
into the concerns of the association. The firm of
| Maury IL Co., bankers, suspended on account OF
| the collapse of the Merchants Bank There was
disposition on the part of the banks of this Dis
trict to sustain this bank, provided it should be
found to possess any business vitality, but it would
appear that assets could not be found to the amount
| that would Justify an effort to that end. thor
ough investigation of the affairs of this bank will
suggest some necessary notifications of the law
creating the national bank system, both for the
protection of the government and Of private citi-
| zens.
| The President will undoubtedly veto the Colo
RADIO State bill. The policy of Congress is to dis
franchise eleven States enfranchise certain bO
gus Territories, and thus to perpetuate their two
| thirds power. If they can get number of radi-
cal Senators by dividing Tennessee and admitting
several more Territories, they will probably do it.
AS the internal revenue bill will occupy the
| House this week, the report of the committee OF
| fifteen proposing constitutional amendment Will
not be taken up very soon, If at all 1t will pro
baby be recOmmitted, with instructions to the eff
feet that, before they proceed to tinker the con-
stitution again, they should be required to read
that instrument. The third section of their pro
posed amendment, prohibiting persons who had
participated in the rebellion from voting for pre-
sidential electors till 1870 shows that the commit
tee ignorant of the fact that electors may be
chosen by State legislatures.
| Mr. Stevens, of Pennsy lvania, nominated Gen.
| Grant for the next presidency III his speech on
| Friday. He says that the contest for the presi-
| dency is fast narrowing down to a choice between
| Grant and Lee. .. -.
Proceedings ofthe Methodist General Conference
1t Adjourns Sine Die.
Special dispatch to the Chicago Times
| New ORLEANS, La, May 3.-The pastorate was
extended to four years.
There were $4,000 appropriated for the sup
| port of Bishops. ..
| The Missouri and St. Louis Conferences were
| granted the privilege to divide ...-.
The revision of the Disc ipline has been very ex-
tensve.
! The report of the Committee on Education de-
clined to accept the phonetic system, and recon-
mends that an institute for the education of young
ministers be established, and also the establish
ment of biblical schools in connection with col
| leges already in working order No one shall be
| admitted into Conference without a certificate
from the examining mmittee.
The next General Conference will be held at
| Memphis, Tennessee, on the first Wednesday in
| May, 1870.
The Conference al journed sine die.
| From Fortress Monroe-Nfrs. Davis Taking up
Her Resi- dence i'm Casemate.
| FORTRESS MONROE, May 6.-The revenue cutter
Northerner, with Secretary McCr1loch and family,
and to Norfolk. They returned to Washington
| this afternoon
It is confidently stated here that the visit of
Mrs. Jefferson Davis to this place promises to be
| of long duration. During yesterday Major Gen.
Miles, acting under in structions from Washington,
directed Lieut. McElratty, the post quartermaster,
| to turn over for he's accommodation one of the
classmates of the fortress. It is understood that
Mrs. Davis applied for room in Carroll Hall,
where her husban is confined, but was refused
by General Miles The conditions of the visit of
Mrs. Davis, which we're made known shortly after
she arrived here: permit her to have free inter
course with her husband during all hours OF the
day, and strictly enjoins upon her to Illegal
measures in attempting either his rescue or re-
lease.
Later From Europe.
FARTHER Point, May 6.-The steamship Peru
| Wan, from Liverpool on the Doth, oia Lo ndOn
derry, arrived off the point this morning.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The New York correspondent of the London
Times asserts, the highest authority, that the
American Government will do what is rig bit as
soon as the Fenians give sufficient cause TO IN
| terfere.
The local authorities at various English ports
have received Government instructions to take
precautions against cholera.
Political Interest centres in the fate of the ftf
form bill a division is expected on the mo rning
of the 2Sth. Owing to the detection from the
liberal ranks, or the unseatng of several liberals
owing their election to bribery, the estimates OF
the ministerial majority have dwindled into units,
while the opposition journals assert that there
will be an actual majority against the bill.
The Oaet says, in the case of an absolute
defeat of the ministry will Immediately resign:
If they have only small majority, some Of
their ministry will retire, while others will as
sist in forming coalition ministry in coniunc-
ton with Lord Stanley, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Henley
and others. In.
| The London Star calls for a dissolution of Par
lament and al appeal to the country in case the
ministry are defeated.
LONDON, April 27.-The latest advices received
from Germany state that Prussia objects to the
disarming of her forces while Austria continues