Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-05-02
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.


rived In this country since September.
lis understood that special pardonshave
been granted in the cases of Mayor Monroe
and Alderman Nixon of New Orleans. 1
Edwin Booth made his first appearance
for two years in Philadelphia at the Walnut
Street Theatre on Monday night He was
received with great enthusiasm. ~ aa
The Texas papers refer to the exception
made in the Presidents proclamation in the
case of that State, under the caption ''Tex-
as still the lone star.
President johnson, who is a member of
the Masonic fraternity has invited the Su-
preme Council of the Southern jurisdiction
to visit him. 10, - ttil1
-'s;The Republicans of the town of
Madison, Wisconsin. Nominated negro for
Mayor this spring and voted for him, but
fortunately he was defeated by the Democra-
cy, an aeaa
The grayecharges toattempt to procure
the assassination of Commodore Bailey, L.
s. N, which were brought against Monroe,
have been by evidence of Rear Admiral Far
ragut and Commodore Baily, it issaid, refu-
ted to the entire satisfaction of the Presi-
dent.
"A cholera panic was created in Wash
ington yesterday, in inconsequence of sudden
illness of number Of contrabands residing
In filthy locality. An investigation indi-
Gates that the illness came from eating spoil
ed fish.
"A large Democratic mass meeting was
held on Wednesday evening at the Academy
of Music, Brooklyn, at which resolutions
were passed in support of the President S
policy of reconstruction. Speeches were
made by General Rousseau, of Kentucky,
Hon. John Van Buren and Others.
THE Post-ofice Department has placed a
letter-box in each horse-car in Philadelphia,
with a wide mouth opening outward, so that
people ON the line of the road can drop let
ters in as the Car moves ON. The box is
emptied at the post-ofice.
1t is reported that Col. Eli Slifer of
Lewisburg has declared in favor of Hon.
Hester Clymer for Governor We hope it
may be true. Col. Slifer has we hope, too
much manhood to follow such disunion hum
| bugs as Stevens and Sumner.
The number of widows, orphans and
disabled soldiers now drawing annual pen
sions from the Government is about ninety
seven thousand five hundred, without inclu-
ding those granted during the present
month.
"A Washington dispatch to The Boston
Journal says the President has appointed
as postmaster at Pittsburgh, Pa, Wade
Hampton, a relative of the Confederate, re-
moving Mr.. Blenhurst, who is indorsed by
Representative Morehead of that district
Other removals are to follow.
On Tuesday night eight boys, held for
petty offences escaped from the Hudson
county Jail They broke up their iron bed
steads, and with the pieces of iron forced off
the locks from the cell doors, and then broke
open the outer door without having alarmed
the watchman.
The editor of the Lacrosse wisconsin,
Democrat, writing from Detroit, Michigan,
says: DEMOCRATIC GAINS. From pres
ent indications Michigan viii go Democratic
this fall She will elect Democrats to Con
gress from three of her six districts, at. all
events Democratic gains are the spring
styles everywhere this season.
Ar HoME.-The Legislature having ad-
journed, Mr.. WALLACE, has again returned
to his home, in Clearfeld where he will re-
main for few weeks, after which he will
return to Harrisburg and as chairman ofthe
Democratic State Central Committee, open
the GubernatOrial campaign against the en-
imies of the Union.
Three indictments have been found in
Missouri against the Reverend b. f. Ken
ny, an aged an eloquent Babtist clergyman
for preaching without taking the test oath -
On these indictments he was arrested at his
house about dark and competed to ride a
distance of ten miles to place where the
next morning he gave security to appear for
trial. He Is sixty-one years of age, and has
been preaching over forty years.
1t has stated that the President has In
structed the Attorney General of the Uni
ted States to prepare for the arraignment of
Jefferson Davis before the United States
Circuit Court of Virginia, on the charge of
high treason. This is a mistake. No such
instructions have been given, butthere have
been frequent. consultations with eminent
legal gentleman. affecting Jefferson Davis
and others implicated in crimes against the
United States in connection with the great
rebellion, and looking to their trial at some
future period, and the subject is still under
consideration.
The reconstruction committee is on the
point of breaking up the last meetings have
been iarring and inharmoniOus, and the fact
has been developed that no plan can be
agreed upon. The plans of ultra Radicals
are strenuously opposed by the more mod
crate Republicans. Even Mr.. Boutwell, of
Massachusetts, strongly opposes the whole
scheme of enforced negro suffrage. The
committee has adjourned till Saturday The
temper of the House is such that it seems
probable that the attempt to force negro suf-
frage upon the States by Congressional ac-
ton will be abandoned.
The Republican members of Congress
from the State of New York held a meet
ing last night to consider the general subject
of reconstruction, and came to the conclu-
sion that it was requisite for Congress to
speedily adopt some affirmative policy of a
liberal character with which to go before the
people 1t was agreed that that the ques-
ton Of regulating suffrage must be ignored
by Congress and left to the people of the
States to decide. A third point of policy
dncidnd 11r,c,r, the admission of the Statn