The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-04-14
LATEST NEWS.
CONGRESSIONAL.

resolution prohibiting the sale of spirituous
liquor in the public building, was passed
The House bill in relation to Aa6eas corpus,
was taken up. -. - u f..{E: = -
| The House passed the bill to reimburse the
State of Missouri for expenses incurred in
I calling;out the militia to repel invasion du-
+ ring the late war. ,,.-.-... :: .
I 791lheq House passed bill extending the
! provisions Of an act granting lands to the
Il several States and Territories, to aid in the
establishment of agricultural and mechani-
/ cal colleges. A clause of the bill excepting
the States unrepresented in Congr from
! the benefits of the bill, provoked a long de-
BATE The bill was finally passed with the
clapseremaining. Yeas 96-nays So. D
- FIRE DEPARTMENTAL TOAST TO JEEFER-
spN DAVIsy.A!y54 t ...
l.. MOBILE, Tuesday, April 10.-A grand an
Eniversay celebration of Mobile occurred yes
| terdaY, and passed off, splendidly. The en-
thqsiasm WIS Gipbeundetl. After the ovation,
1.-THE members of the Fire Department. the
.bGitw authorities and few invited guests par
tookef collation.. :. A11iong the,toasts was
the 1lowingy RAJ
~ III President Of the United States-The
! fearless patriot; the friend of those who
'suPport his policy the enemy of those: who
] opp6se it.
! u, This was responded to by Major Withers,
/, who paid a lofty and eloquent tribute to the
patriotism and craftsmanship of the peoples
| President, Andrew johnson. He thanked
i GOD that such man occupied the position
| Maj. WathuH being called on for a senti-
ment: said "a. 80 -, -. .'...
+ Il RISE, Mn CHAPMAN, to, propose 4 senti-
! nlent, whiCh,nI think should not. be omitted
on any occasion of this kind. l mean no
treason, nor do L mean to revive any memo
-4ies Of the past, which. ought to be dead and
buried. II simply. offer the health of u dis
tinllgsliisheei gentleman. give you, therefore,
/ Sir..: Jefferson Davis, soldier, statesman,
/ patriot prisoner. Our tongues may be mute,
/ but our hearts are with him" ..s,..:-
SO -,dl ,EUEoPEhN WAR IMMINENT
! The London Times of the Both says there
! is too much rt:ison to fear that the peace of
f Europe,is to be broken by one Of the least
/ just and :least necessary wars of modern
times The Times heartily trusts England
may keep aloof. ..--,;. - $50
T. The language. Of the Prussian press, by
evident diotation OF the government, is war
| throughout the Kingdom. The Austrian
Government was also taking measures IN an
tiepation of the coming struggle.
- Austria, it is. said has determined to put
| an end to the provisional states of affairs in
/: the ,ducllies, and, if necessary, will propose
1 that the question be referred to a European
! Congress. GO: t.s
| Pfie Independent Beige of the a9th ultimo
/ has news that the King of Prussia consents
to certain military arrangements, which,
though only preliminary, indicates that war
| is almost inevitable.
! TRIAL OF DAVIS.
=. Mr. Raymond has introduced resolution
into the House of Representatives requiring
tab sa:o no al
OF JEFF. Davis for treason in the civil courts
| having Jurisdiction of the case. 1t was re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee. This
resolution is urged in view of the efforts
likely to be made by Davis friends for his
release The Richmond Examiner and Dis
| patch of to-day strongly urge application for
| a writ Of habens c0rpsss in his behalf.
| Trustworthy advices from Texas, Louisiana,
Arkansas Georgia and Alabama, report that
planters are putting in cotton to the full ex-
tent of their ability, and that IN some sec
tions the amount of land that has been as
signed to cotton culture Is greater than ever
before known. The fears of a scarcity of
seed have proved grounaless asseed is found
to be plenty; though much of it is risky from
being teo old. :
At a 1eFy 1trge sale of North Carolina leaf
tobacco in this city Yesterday, forty lone lots
were disposed of at an average price of
$76 66 per 100 pounds, probably the highest
price eyer obtained in Virginia for such a
large aaantityof tobacco. As mentioned in
the Eapress of-this day, the highest price for
any one lot was $40 per 100 pounds
RichhiOzad Corr Pct. Express. -.
HON. a. H. STEPHENS BEFORE THE RECON
sTRUCTIoN lcoMMITTEE-EFFECTso OF THE
CIVIL RIGHTS BILI-NEGRoEs IN TIE Sen
WAsfnSGToN, April 11.-Hon Alexander
II. Stephens appeared to-day as a witness
before the Reconstruction Committee, and
will conclude his testimony tomorrow as to
the condition and disposition of the people
of the2South 1t is:said that he was very
Deliberate IN dlcareful in his replies to the
questi9ns ,aske and that his testimony is of
an intaTeaing character. Mr.. Stephens will.
this week return to Georgia. .-.5: -. !:
if.1Heretoforc seats were designated for col
ored persons ine*the Senate Galleries, but
since the passag e:of the Civil Rightszbill the
tloorkeepers allow them to select seats where
they choose. -:
t. CASE ogEcHoLERA IN RICHMOND.
The Riclnlond Wing of Tuesday says:
: " Night before last, about nine o'clock, a
Miss RalnlaE, occupying rooms at the house
of ezsMataT@ Saunders, was taken suddenly
i'll. M9 inofice: was given to any of Sir.
Saunders family until about three o clock IN
the mer1itA:ss,4hen Mr.. and Mrs Saunders
went into Her room and saw that she was
'dangeFetst .:Dr. Coleman WAS :inlmedi-
ately scntfof.5and was soon on the spot but
WAS unahle TODD any good. Anime o'clock
she died.es The doctor that attended her
pronounced the disease as cholera"
-. The Secretary of the Navy has received an
official despatch stating that there were ca
SEES Of cholera on Board the steamship Eng
,land which, arrived at that port to-day >.