The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-05-01
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! 40 APRIL 30.

Drtroit .las the steamer Windsor
was unloa eight at the Detroit and /
Milwaukee a. Z 100 clio k this evening,
"a barrel q D txploded on board, set
ting botn ia me- and depot on fire.
Some forty. IsSas were on board the boat,
ten. OF WHOM %fe known to be drowned. The
steamer hoated down the stream and was to
tally consumA.% The & destroyed both the
passenger an freight depots, Il loaded train |
and all the offices of the Company. The loss
is estimated at half million dollars. 1t is
feared many lives have been lost.
NdShUtILe, April 26.-Ctve johnson made
an elaborate speech to-day, arguing his right
to be admitted to n seat in the State Senate,
his participation in the rebellion to the con-
trary notwiths anding after which the Sen
ate adopted resolution by ayes II, noes 7,
excluding him on account of treason.
New York, April 27.-The Times special
dispatch says tie meeting of the New York
Cong essional del CATION, held on Wednes-
day evening, 25th, consider the question
of reconstruction, has been the subject of
much comment and has created considerable
surprise among the extreme men who count
ed on a majority of that delegation for uni
versal suffrage.
The substance of plan which, though not
formally adopted, was received with the
greatest favor by the meeting, is as follows
First, constitutional amendment basing
representation upon population, and provid-
ing that where any state denies suffrage to
any class OF citizens except Participating in
the rebellion, such disfranchised class shall
be excluded from the basis Of representation.
Second, tne constitutional amendment pro-
hbiting the payment of rebellion debt or
compensation for saves, Third, that when
ever. these amendments shall be fully ratified
and incorporated in the Federal &c Institution
each Of the lately rebellous States shall be
entitled to the admission of its representa-
tives on their taking tn" oath prescribed
Fourth, the following classes to be forever
debaIred from holding office, namely the
President, Vice-Presideut Cabinet, Senator's
Members of Congress, Judges, foreign agents,
etc., of the Contederacy, all persons who left
positions under the United States to join the
rebellion, all officers of the army above the
rank of colonel, and officers of the navy
above the rank of masters, and all persons
guilty of treating prisoners of war inhuman-
ly. The above plan will be submitted to the
Reconstruction Committee The question of
negro suffrage Immediate or remote was re-
ceived with very little favor
Washington, April 27.-The District of Co.
lumba suffrage bill will be taken up in the
Senate next week.
1t is being asserted that if the Colorado
bill passes the House, the President will
veto it. Ht +tat t'5 .aN.
Among the nominations made to the SEN
ate yesterday, were D. L. Gregg, receiver of
public money at Carson City, Nevada, John
A. Clark Surveyor General of Nevada, and
the following receivers OF land Offices, viz !:
Royal Buck, Nebraska City Chas. X. Dor
sey, Brownsville, Nebraska and VIM. T.
Sweeney, Omaha.
New York, April 27.-At the board of Al
dermen yesterday resolution was adopted
instructng the committee to report the most
expeditions method of removing the Wash.
ihgton market. The board of health will
occupy battery barracks Immediately. There
have been three deaths from cholera, but no
more new cases since the last report
The Fepian war has been resumed, in this
city by the returning veterans, who handy
epithets more freely thansever, and charge
each other with the failure of it. 1t having
been an O'Mahoney expedition, there is a
new bolt from the old headquarters, and the
Roberts faction enjoy the fresh trouble of
Union square. Gillian keeps quiet so far,
but his Lieutenant, In command, is very
bitter on O'Mahoney, and tell Fenians to
stop sending money to the imbecile chief
1t appears that when the Fenans were en-
route for home, some of the belligerent ones
drew pistols and ordered the captain to re-
turn to the seat of war They were put
ashore on an island on the coast of Maine.
Washihgton, April 27.-In the House, Mr..
Kasson, of Iowa, offered resolution which
was adopted, requesting the President to
cause to be furnished to the House collec-
tion of the provisions relating to freedmen
Constitutions and laws of the Southern
States. The House then resumed the con-
sideration of the Northern Pacific Railroad