The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-02-01
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has resolved to postpone the election Of U.
s. Senator and extend the present session.
The House has rejected the Constitutional
amendment and declared the action already
taken by the Legislature final
The Paris correspondent of the Iadsrcn-
aencc Beige, writing on the2Glh nit, says
that in attache of the French Minister of
Foreign Affairs has accompanied NJ. HidaE
go, bcaring to Maximlian, of Mexico. n
project for the evacuation of that country {;
and it was no secret in official circles that
the Emperor Napoleon wished to recall his
troops rs soon rs possible The action of
the Snigc& States Congsess, the correspon-
dent further says. may hasten n solution of
the Franco. Mexican matter.
\ despatch from Washington states that
Governor Aiken, now in that city, says the
negroes are doing nothing, and new crops
are likely to be a failure unless something
is done TO compel the negroes to work lie
has been appointed to lay the matter before
the President and General Grant, and see
ifsomc means cannot be devised to remedy
the difficulty
Lust night, Gen. n. p. Banks addressed
the soldiers and sailors Union League Con.
vcntion. The only feature of his address
was the expression of conviction that the
States lately in rebellion were still States
and should not be treated as territories
Senator Wilson was called, and also spoke
briefly. After paying appropriate compli-
ments 10 the soldiers of the Union, aud
suggesting their present duties ns oitizc ms,
he advised forgiveness Of the wrongs done
BY the rebels, even though thc;a acts could
not be forgotten.
The House Committee on Frccdman's AZ
fairs or a portion ct the members will short
| ly visit some Of the Southern States. The
Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company
has rendered TO them the use of special
train from Washington to Lynchburg Rep.
rcsentativc Kelly, in reply to the President
of the road, thanks him for his kindness,
and says the committee will name an early
day for the proposed tour of observation.
a North Carolina editorof Il weekly pa
per gctsoif the following salutatory In
assuming the control of the Bunner | bring
very little into it: and expect to take very
little out of it. But shaltetry to make n
substantial, readable and reliable paper.
Ex-GoUernor Joseph L. Brown has be.
come resident of AtlaUa, has retired from
politics, and. will confne sis lnGs,Ss. 20 tho
profession of law.
\ resolution will soon be offered in the
United Stat ~ House of Representatives di.
rec,ing the Secretary of the Navy to furnish
man -of-war to convey American contrib
tions to tho Paris Exposition.
The bridal gifts of the Duchess of Mum
chy, lately married in Paris, were very mag
nfocnt. Her .jcw,lry box contained pre-
cious stones valued at $500, 900 francs. In
the ducal crown belonging to tho Munchy
family is jewel worth 100000 francs.
Some weeks since q large box was receiv-
ed at Rome, Georgia, directed to .Bill Arp,
from his admirers in Saint Louis, Mo"
The box contained guile large and rich
assortment of dry goods and groceries for
family use, and luxuries. Mr. Arpis to be
congratulated on his rapidly increasing re-
putnton
resolution waa introduced in the Ken
tucky Legislature on the 23d inst, request
ing Green Clay Smith to resign his place in
the United States Congress. The reasons
for this move arehis Radical Republicanism
and the extreme measures he has advocated
in putting down the Democratic and Con-
servative parties at'the Presidential and
other elections.
4 letter was received few tays ago. by a
gentleman in Petersburg, from Mexico, an
nollncing the arrival in that country OF
General Early. He rode on horse back in
disguise from Lynchburg to- Galveston,
Texas, and thence took ship to Havana, was
wrecked. finally reached that city, and after
short stay sailed for Mexico.
Major-General Terry, commanding tho
Department of Virginia, has issued at
Richmond n general order forbiddinp civil