The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-07-05
The N eW S.

MONDAY, July "a letter from Col.
Forney to the President is Published in
the Times this morning simultaneously
with its publication at Washington. In it
Col Forney Processes his great admiration
Of the President both as man and
statesman. lie closes with request for
the nomination Of Hon. Henry c. Steb-
bins as collector of New York city
In the Senate on Saturday the freed
mems bureau bill was called up, when Mr.
Wilson moved that the Senate insist on it,
amendments, and agree TO the comnitte.
on conference called for by the house.
which was SO ordered The InGian apprO-
priaticn bill was also taken up and. after
some discussion. its further consideration
was postponed until Tuesday la the
house 4 number of bills were reported and
appropriately referred, after which the
consideration of the tariff bin was resumed
and seven pages disposed of. The Senate
amendments to the Paris exposition bill
were agreed to.
Advices from South America State chat
a desperate battle was fought on the ID
Of May between the P@rasuayans and the
allies, in which the right wing Of the az
my of the latter was completely annihila-
ted. The Paragraphs were finally repul-
sed with heavy loss in Killed ana wounded
but were not at all demoralzei. Another
battle was daily anticipated, which it WAS
thought would decide the fate Of Fort HUI
mancia. aud even Of Ascension.
TUESDAY, July 3-Fhe armies in Eu-
rope are all approaching each other. The
Italians crossed the Mincio on the Odd I'm
opposed. The Prussians lave advanced
into Bohemia and the Austriaus into SHE'S
ia where slight collision had already
occurred 1t is expected that Austria
will concentrate her chief forces and make
her best efforts against the Prussians, ac-
ting merely on the defensive against the
Italians. The enthusiasm of the latter is
intense for national unity, to be realized
in the freedom Of Eenetia from Austrian
rule.
Very little was done in the senate yes
teriav. The bill to prevent the exclusion
of negroes from suffrage in the territories
was discussed In the house Il resolution
offered by iic Clark, of Ohio, to recog-
nize the Fenians rs beligerents, was laid
on the table without discussion. A report
on the Rousseau-tirinnell case was made,
bnt ~ action was taken The report re-
commends the expulsion of Rousseau and
censures Grinnell. \ minority report
was presented by M Raymond lr posing
only public reprimand Of Rousseau.
Gov Stone, 81 Iowa announces that he
will not cali IN extra session Of the lcgis~
nature. at least at present. and that the
governors Of Illinois aud Wisconsin will
10 rs lie does
The frceimens bureau bill has been
agreed upon by he committee Of confer>
ence Of both houses. and has been sent to
the President Cor the signature. lie will
probably veto the measure.
The commissioner Of patents will issue.
for the week ending July 10. POP new
patents.
\ treaty has just been concluded at
Fort Laramie with the Sioux and Cheycn-
ne Indians.
It is SAID that Two of the New York city
judges have unoilicialy stated that
The new excise laws is constitutional
Gen Jordan, chief editor of the Mem
phis Appeal Oh Saturday challenged NJ.
y Galloway. Of the Avalanche to mortal
combat. The challenge was accepted, and
the two gentlemen repaired to fernando,
Miss, to settle the matter, where they
were both arrested Immediately upon their
arrival, and placed under bonds. They
will probably visit Arkansas and head
their wounded honor. Two printers. in
the same city. will to>day adjust little
difficulty between themselves with the aid
of pistols. \ lady is said to be the cause