Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-27
ITEMS OF NEWS.

Capital punishment in Austria has been abolished.
Georgia will elect U. s. Senators February 10th,
Washington contains $4,000 negroes.
The receipts of the city railways in Chicago last
year CSC OOO1 number of passengers 10 100000.
The new census of Illinois shows a total popula-
ton of l26 000 increase of 4l4 900 in five years
Albert l.. Starkweather is trial in Hartford,
Conn.,, for the murder of his mother and sister.
There are twenty-cght candidates now presented
at Washington for the New York collectorship.
The Strong divorce case is to he revived. A new
trial is asked for.
1t is said the claims of Hon. John NJ Bolts, for
wood taken by the Union armies, will not be paid.
President Jlarcz has officially proclaimed FL PasO
del Nord the capital Of the Mexican Republic.
Snow storms have made all the roads in Oregon
impossible.
The Committee on Freedmen intend to introduce
bill establishing universal suffrage throughout the
United States.
The House Committee on Banking is considering the
Dropositon to increase National Bank capital 10
S400,000 600, but has come to no conclusion.
4 resolution has been introduced into the Kentucky
Legislature, requesting Green Clay Smith to resign
his seat in Congress.
The vote in Texas for delegates to the State Con-
ventiOn was quite small. Most OF the delegates
chosen are conservatives.
farm near Montgomery Ala, and will reside there
permanently.
Dr. Mcdowell, of st. Louis, has regained posses
sion of his college building, which has been used up
to this time a military prison.
The grand Jury of Mercer county, New Jersey has
presented the students of PriDcet College for
their awless conduct.
The ST. Lawrence being frozen over, stringent
orders have been issued to prevent smuggling from
Canada.
A proposal is to be made to Congress to incorpo.
rate telegraph company to connect Florida and
Cuba.
A convention of all the admals in the service as
sembled in the Navy Department Tuesday for
some purpose that has not yet TRANSFERRED
Brigham Young proposes to purchase two of the
Sandwich Islands and emgrae ththGr with his
flock.
In the Southern States there are G3l schools for
colored children. The numbcr,of teachers Is DO,
and of scholars 65000.
1t has been decided by the Court ofiQueen's Bench,
in Dublin, that clergyman OF the Church OF Eng
land can legally marry himself.
The Governor of Nebraska, in his message favOrs
the organization of a State Government and viSor-
Gus prosecution of the Indian war.
The report that John o'Mahoney is going abroad
on Fenian business is confirmed. lie Is TO go TO
Paris to confer with John Mitchell. ...
During 1865 125, 100000 letters passed through
the New York Post.oflice' The office Melted 10 the
Government sl,5O3 ia % profit over the expenses
petition for the speedy trial of Jefferson DAVIS
has been sent to Washington, signed by twenty
thousand citizens of Indiana headed by the Governor
and State officers.
Hon. G.. W. Julian, of Indiana, received at Wash
ington during the past week, incosed in a threa-
tenng letter, large piece of negro scalp with the
hair attached.
The State Senate of Delaware, by 4 strict party
vote has defeated resolution thanking the soldiers
and sailors of that State for their efforts in suppress
ing the Rebellion.
The Reconstruction Committee has decided TO report
another amendment, giving Congress full control
over the political rights of citizens of all the states
The committee is still examining witnesses on the
condition of the South