The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-30
INTERESTING ITEMS.

The Pfopose' Imptachment-ItI has been
stated that the Hon. John A. Bingham, of ONO
IN several speeches made during the campaign,
pledged himself TO move the impeachment OF
the PRECEDENT at the approaching session olCOn-
gress. This, says the Cincinnati Gazette, is not
correct. What Mr.. Bingham dId say was, that
while the President, in his opinion, deserved
impeachment, he would only make the motion
Tor impeachment il Mr. JOhnson should oil
Cially assert wGat be had unoifcially pro-
claimed, that Congress was an Illegal body, un-
lawfully assuming the functions of legislation.
General Benjamin f. Butler, however, seems to
draw no such dis iuctlon as this, as indicated
by his speech IN Brooklyn, New York, on Satur-
day night Butler will probably find in the end
that he has little influence in the matter. The
passion of such men Will not be supported by
more rational mon.
Tenneaee.-A bill to define the qualifications
of jurors has passed both branches Of the Ten
nessee legislature, taking effect from and after
its passage. 1t provides that in all trials, civil
or criminal, in any courts of Tennessee, it shall
be good ground OF challenge for cause as to
competency OF any juror, that such person is
not qualified voter Of this State The bill
also provides that persons guilty of rape, as
now defined by Tennessee statutes, shall suffer
death by hanging but the jury may commute
the punishment to imprls Jnment tor not less
than ten years or more than twenty years.
Fitty-seven radical senators aud representatives
call state Republican Union Convention to
meet at Nashville on the 22d of February next,
TO nominate candidate for Governor to repre-
sent the Union men OF Tennessee.
COngr s,ionaL-The Cincinnati Gazette calls
upon Congress to pass law, cOnvenIng tne
FOrtietb Congress upon the 9th of March, the
day after 1t ceases TO exist ITSELF 1t believes
that the public welfare demands that Congress
shall be in session between that date and the
following December and it finds its authority
for the action 1t advises in the following prOviso
OF the COnstitution:-''The Congress shall as
sembe at least once in every year, and such
meeting shall be on the first Monday IN De-
cember, unless they shall by law appoint diff
terent day.
Monument to McPherson-The Fremont (0hio)
eJOU71Oi invites attention to the Mcpherson
monument enterprise, and says the family of
General Mcpherson have finally decided that
the body shalt remain at Clyde. All talk of a
removal of the TemaiDs to West Point is at an
end. The Monument Association will put can
vassino agents in the held at once, and will push
the work Of raising subscriptions with all pos
sible Yigor.
Wisconsin Majorities The Republican ma
Jorities on COneressmen in Wisconsin are "a 1S6.
Paine in the First District, has 1880 majority;
Hopkins, in the Second, 5296; Cobb, in the
Third 5403; Eldridge, Democrat, in the Fourth,
1862; Sawyer, IN the Fifth, 5000; and Washburn,
in the SIXTH 6Gl9. Fl4ty-fve out of ifty-eIght
counties gave 1000 majority against the pro-
posed Constitutional Convention.
Great Fire in Mobile "A fire in Mobile Novem-
ber 2b burned two squares, between Lawrence
and Francis streets, on st. Francis street, COM
prising thirty to forty buildings. The probable
loss is one hundred thousand dollars; Is par
tally covered by insurance.
A Cable Despatch from The Government The
longest despatch transmitted over the Atlantic
Telegraph Gable was sent recently by Govern.
ment officer OF the United States to one of the
American ministers in Europe. 1t contained
over hve thousand words.