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with persons of any other rsce or color. II 9
yotc Of two thirds OF each Honso can be had
In favor Of negro suffrage in tha rebel States,
20 enact II not, give them representation on
their White population alone, TIL they them.
selves shall respectively extend tho right OF
voting to the negroes.
70 provide additional guaranties against
their repeating or modifying these provisions,
hi IL power; enact that these shall neyer
thereafter bc repealed or modified
without the consent Of Congress,
thus clothing them With the irtspealabls
rebel States to call conventions and ernbody
these cnactments in their respective constita-
lions, In the literal text furnished by Con-
gress. that they may indulge in no ambiguity
Of language. And provide, further, that IN
case oil these amendments to and modifca-
tioua Of their constitutions and laws shall
have been approved By Q minority Of their
fhcuticatcd, that then their Senators and
Representatives (hey having never served
the Rebel Government in any civil or military
otiicc) shall be admitted to seats in Congress,
A provision should likewise be inserted In
their State constitutions making it unlawful
Tor any State, county, city, town or corpora
tion to pay any part OF the rebel debt and
their Leg1slatures should be required to roto
IN laydf OF Whatever aluenumeuLs 10 TUG
United States Constitution may have pre-
yiously been approved by Congress, as one Of
tie conditions precedent to restoration Of
their abandoned and forfeited rights.
Let Congress adopt some such positive pol
Icy, looking to the reasonably carly adjust
ment Of these difficult questions BY stringent
legislation, md the Presidents power for
mischief will be greatly. curtailed. On the
contrary, let Congress depend wholly or main
y on the hoedfor ar amendments !, to , the Con- a.
losing nearly al1 the just and Legitimate fruits
of the success of our arms.
: In the meantime, push forward the amend
mcnts to the Constitution, but don't wait for
them, No TR1s1NER.
, 1866-03-28
THE FRENCH ACADEMY,

The installation Of Mr.. Provost Pa1adol,
one of the most faithful champions Of regen-
Grated America, as a member Of the French
Academy, the most celebrated seat Of learn
Ing In The Old World, deserves more than
Passing notice. We have but recently al
Iuded 10 tho TACT that France Il ruled by
.taind-more, perhaps, than any Other country
and that whatever may be the effect Of the
temporary sway Of despotism, 1t is sure to be
sooner or LATER overthrowu by the omnlpo~
tent influence Of the noblest and greatest
minds Of the country upon the other classes
Of the French people.
Tic French Academy, although Graded In
dark err of prlest-czaft and onc-1nan power.
and gravitating like other 1earned corpora
tious rather toward the past than the future,
vet rises in the present c1igencies Of mankind
to full comprehension Of the adverse indu-
cncc Of the one.man power upon the progress
of the race, and misses no opportunity to dis
play lis opposition to the manufacturer Of
French and Mexican coup d'<tdts. To be
member Of this body is quite an honor In
France ind Europe generally, as ii must be in
America to be member Of the Cabinet, and
the death of one Of its members Is the signal Of
tue greatest commotion MS to the election OF
his successor. The election Of II. Provost
Parndol was not only a remarkable
event, considering that his purely literary
clains were inferior to some Of his rivals,
but also By the circumstance that he Is still q
rather young man, while those who have
heretofore been admitted to the consccrated
ground of the Academy have been generally
men Of more advanced age, probably upon
the exploded theory that mere age Is really,
as It ought to be, o pledge Of wisdom. Mr..
Provost Paradol was admitted because he L
one Of the foremost minds Of France, and the
fact Of his being Journalist and publicist
presented To that rejuvenated academy only
additional guarantees for the universality o.
his influence.
It is proper to mention, that Mr. DIgelow,
our Minister In France, another journalist, bs
the way was one OF the first to congratulate
Mr. paradol on that foccasion, thus Officially
acknowledging the eminent services whIct
lis powerful pen had rendered during the wa
10 the cause Of the Union. Indeed Mr.. Par
! adol, and many other Of the most enlightened
| men Of France arc among tile most irequcn
| visitors ef the American Legation. On tn
occasion Of the installation Of Mr.. Prcyos
PnradoJ, he a11udes In the most eloquent man
ncr to the United States, so that the glories o
cur new era find again cougenlal echo II
that llustrious body Of learned men. many o
| whose predecessors were the personal an,
warm friends Of. lafayette, Jeleraou an
| franklin.
, 1866-03-28
Il Boat with Seven Persons Frozen into
an Ice Fleld-E1posure mud Narrow
Escape FROM Death.

an Ice Fleld-Exposure nnd Narrow
Escape FROM Death.
From the Sandusky Register, e5th.1
Mr.. Wm. Perry, formerly. mail carrier be-
tween this city and Johnsou's 1slaad,) about
Z O'Clock yesterday morning discovereda q boat
load Of persons fast In the ice, about three
fourths Of mile from the city he immedi.
Osborn Il Dill, at the foot Of Co
lu1nbus ayenue, and ut once proceeded to the
place Of suffering. On arriving within hatItnG
Distance and learning who the parties
were and how sitnated, Mr. Perry discovered
that he could render them no assistance at MI
rope, which he did without delay, and was
soop followed bV two other gentlemen. Wm.
Wilbur and Dewitt Fenton, In another boat.
They succeeded, by throwing one end ar the
rope across to the boat which contained the
sufferers, IN drawing them up on to the sound
Ice, when young Perry, by making three diff:
ferent trips, safely landed the whole party ut
the foot Of the avenue
NThe parties thus rescued from threatened
cold bath in the middle of the bay, were MI
co1ored persons-laborers on Johuson's Island
and left that place as early as elk O'Clock
coming to this city 70 spend the Sabbath with
their families Their names are Massus
Brown, Dick West, William Frost, Elijah
Brown, Lee Kelley, Major Christian and Ell.
liot W1lson-eeven in number and I'LL resi-.
dents of this city. The Intense cold had froz-
en- their boat inst In the treacherous ice, and
the heavy wind had cut of their retreat to the
Island By rnaking open water for q mile OF
more, while the storm Threatened to break uI
the Ice about them and leave them ne succor
Much credit Is due to Mr.. Perry for tht
timely assistance rendered He laborsd iol
| four hours in spite Of the cold, storm snt
danger until be effected the rescue. Sncf
courage and endurance should be rewarded.
Afler It was known who the endangered
party were their co1oFed friends gathered a
the end Of the pier in an excited crowd. ant
much rain fell from sable eyes; and when tn
luekless mariners landed, the rejoicing wa
y11hou1sle5
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island Of Java Is free from cpidemfcs OF any
Kind The city .waa gay with tho presence Of
the Governor General during the cool seasou,
and In the enjoyment Of fine opera troupe.
ARRIVAL OF 4 CEITED STATES VESSEL,
Tho United statns steamer Hartford, Rear
Admiral Bells fag ship, arrived at Batavia
about the lst Of January. She has gone north
to Hong Kong aud the China Seas. It ls to be
hoped TINT some one Of otr naval steamers
will chance to visit Bangkok, where an Ameri.
can man Of var has mt been seen for stx
years. AL,
, 1866-03-28
THE SPRING hook SALES.

The rreat "Tsade sale'' Of books, stcreo-
type plates, ctc., commences In New York On
Tuesday mornlng April Sd, md will continue
until Monday morning April 9Th. The attcn-
dnnce promises to he very large and the pub
fishers will piace npon the market great
variety OF books 10 bc sold without reserve.
The sale opens with an invoice from Apple
ton q Co., who offer spcl standard works rs
Bcnton's Thirty Years, Buckles History OF
Civilization, Calboun'a Works, Gulzot's
Civilization, Macnulay's md Carlyle's
Essays, Modem British Essayists, Merivale's
History OF the Romans, q long seriea Of school
books, Bryant's poetical Works, and their
cabinct edition OF the Brltish Poets. On the
same day, J. E. Tilton & Co., Of Boston, offer
Enpch Arden, uans Andersen, Tennyson, etc
james Miller, OF New York, Mrs. Browning,
Festus, Shelley, etc; Walker Fuller & Co.,
Of Boston, lot OF religious works; 7. o. H.
P. Burnham, of Boston, Russel's Diary and
sydncy's works.
TfcEnor d. Fields open Wednesdays sale
with choice list, embracing the works OF L.
Maria Child, De Quincy, Emerson, law
thorne, Gail Hamilton, Longfelfow, Teuny-
son, Agassiz, Miss Austin, Robert Browning,
GGthe, Holmes. HRS. jameson, Owen Mere
dith, Richter, Robertson. Walter Scott, Mrs.
Stowe, etc Leypoldt g. Hoat4 CHS Broadway,
offer valuable works Of musical character,
Dore's illustrated editions, French and Ger
man text books and works Little, Brown &
Co., Of Boston, offer Bancroft, Dictionary Of
Quotations, British Poets, Whites Shaks-
neare, John DEight's Speeches, etc. Middle
| ton, Of New York, oilers complete editions Of
, 1866-03-28

urday or1e of the Guiddochi females took one
thousand dollars, which she has doubtless
| showed ere thls-
| The money was placed In the possession Of
| Capt. Gilmore md the prisoners are now IN
the First-atreet st ation- Last uisht they wcEr
enjoying themselves, the woman singing in
Italian, and her lover replying in soft and
I rrfn
, 1866-03-28
Instructive Tornado In Endiana.-Losa
OF I1fH.'

fFrom the C1awfonsEil1e JonFna1, Is
4 destructive tornado passed through our
county on Tuesday evening last, between
seven and eight O'Clock, sweeping everything
before It, It struck Montgomery county west
of ParkersburE, passing Just north Of that
pass td3nF b sornesstssR r e. Ra2oed about out
one and Q half miles north Of Ladoga. It
vas The most destructive storm that ever ",
passed through our county. The
wife of Mr. Henry A., Foster,
who resides near >Parkersburg, tWo q his
children, Nhe third escaping), and Ms:
nj Mr. Fos{erss, were instantly Killed. Tht
esidcnco Of William Myers, one mile west Q
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1S7ss::X ....r.,,,.,z-v.z,-,

a.!dewak % The south s,ds Of Wight ,,,-et ,vo,.
Rai..ed H stssst @ TO ~ SsHossIy ;a t street. ~~
wicker, IsKe5 N1nsz.h: sssra4n. aiKnns Ksnnsa. et We
Wooiasd, Taeots, Holden, Bisby, 6aad, us.ineT
Franxen, shackfofd, wooduan, ciuk-A AS''e'8'
Aid. Woodazd, Of sane committee, to whom h,t
tcen refer ed Tho n nonst1anc. Of Timothy Wnrht
against sfde~ slk % Elizabeth >ssre, from Madisoa
granting the psayer Of Tho remonsuant -
Report acrepLed and caueutted n.
RKruKT or sZLrcr coHNfrzk
AID. Shacktor1. OF eelact COMMITTEES On petition
on CO, submitted rrport adverse to granting lhs
prayer pf petitioner.
ENYNnuKD BCsExEss.
AID. Moore uaoved to chaoge tho plsce u holding
sas, corner of maxwell nd Hal.ted streets 10 ths
house OF jacob AamueI, on Onion street. oppo.its
Geo. T.. foung's cooper snop. EAH1ra:
holding election IN the ii district, Sd Ward. iron
cl:Ik s'see.. to ths Fright oaieo of the caicaso
Aid B1ey css!=1 Up tson, sse table lie vpess Of
COMMITTEE On stteets and Alleys, West Division
O. S9shs K ssfsse bee 9 +, Ys. Water ' 'd md
The mo ion prevailed .@0
A c!ns moved to seeonsiaes tho vote last
Aid. Taicoit moved to concur In The repo,t and
pxss the ordnance.
aid. Holden demanded the ayes md noas. The
motion was lost By tho following vote:
msiia: wsi!xorf, Aadtsxy, Fusbee, sGe5, bona,
IYot-A1d. Gage, Wicker, Nclsoy, Sheridan<
Ram, listen, 9hetWfn, 3[oorc. Wootfard, T1leott,
Holder, Hott}nser, L.wson, Clask-1L.
AID. Wicker caiied up the fepoIt Of tho Commit
tee on Licences On The osd1nance Axuz The p,ice OF
bu,ehets' lecnses anl providing ior tho appoint
nent Of Eccst tnspeesoss-
AID. Wicker u,osea that .ha ordnance be taken
up and acted upon by sections.
Carried. ........ ..-..
Aid Wicker moved to amend eectlon BY n31ng
The price or Licences at SO instead OF $40. ~ pro-
ssded for N the ozd1nanec Submitted.
Aid: Barrett moved TO amend oy Eaak1nS the
pr1ce s.
Ad. Wieker moved to table AID, BaHetts amcnt-
Aid. Barrett demanded the apes md noes. Tho
motion TO- table was lost by tho following yote:
.Aye-Ala. Gage. Shimp, Wicker. ,ShtrHiu.
Moore, F1tsbee, Woodatd. Fzauzen, HottraseE,
ShackioEdI1n n-..
icy, W1m1fth, she1iaans hSnn, "allw2rk, aatG1.
RadestJ, 1aicott. Holden. 6Hey, Hond. aastaetd.
LAWSON, Wooounn- Cla1k-ls.
n BHA DFYfn
, 1866-03-28
Apml,sloS or COLOR ADo.

We believe that Congress would perform On
important political duty to the people Of Col
oraao, aud to the loyal people of the entire
country, by admitting that State into the
Union under iis present organization. Its
rrovtb and prosDer.ty under the most adverse
circumstances have been almost unprecedent-
cd In the history Of American territories. II
needs an efficient State government With
regularly organized militia to defend its pop
ulation against the Indians, nnd protect them
while engaged In exploring, prospecting and
developing the magnificent mineral resources
Of TINT region. Whatever success they
should thus achieve in defending their
own frontiers would relieve the Fed
eral Government Of an expensive task
which It performs very 1ndtilercntiS' Ihe
Pnriac Railroad is now reaching oat toward
Colorado at the rate Of hal mltc Gay.
Within s11 months cafs Will be running 10
Fort kca1ncy, and In one year thereafter 10
Colorado. As the routes by "h'ch Tue itr.
riiory cau NC reached are lhus improved ana
chcaEcncd, II Is absolutely iueEftaole TINT
great population will pour in, many os"hom
wifi possess the vigor, Intelligence and char
actcr which combine 10 create good govern
mcnis, nnd others Of whom will possess the
1cclleesncss and vices which need good gov
crnmcut for their control. II Colorado were
rome Gillette community like Florida,
Which sltcr being a statc Of the Onion
Tor twcnty-one years would still only have
, 1866-03-28

s17sSSs1:E SS5fsSssaz2s1

service, The excited congregation learned
afSer while that the minister was On hle. u
seems that he carried In his pocket !os Of
loose lucifer matches, and they ignited aud
ister was put out. Tho whole thing was f1di-
crous in the extreme, mud though the service
was continued, the so1cmnity OF the audience
was not as marked as on some other occa-
rto
, 1866-03-28
Melancholy Cn*ualtr at Keokuk-Two
Men Killed.


About four O'Clock yesterday afternoon our
city was the scene of anotler Of the terrible
steam boiler explosions Which have, through
out all the country, become SO a1armingly
frequent OF late. From some cause not as
boiler IN the Congress Mills on Maln and
Twelfth streets exploded, instantly killing
boy, whose name We did not learn. The
boiler Was rent into fragments, which, with
broken timbers and bricks aud mortar, cover
ed the ground about the mill.
Reuben Dolloray, city express boy. was
sitting In lis wagon near by, at the time OF
the explosion, when part OF the boiler or
timber struck the wagon, tearing AWAY the
nnasF TT ra aad aune ehramS n M sSy violently
The mcu Killed were horribly mutilated.
Mr.. Smith vas married man, and to hli
family and friends this shocking death ts pe-
culiaIly atNic1ing.
, 1866-03-28
CHICAGO DRY GOODS 11ARKET.

VCI3DAY EtEN1SG. NAlE0 31%
Our ,otbers arc unanimous IN the ststcment that
the Dr5 Goods rnnrktt Is characterized By Erea1er
activity than has been 1t any time snco the be
ginning Of the season. Tho city Is fnn ofouoftoWn
buyers, who arc purchasing freely on the heet that
pticca h4ve touched the bottom for some time to
comc. The steadtness OF ths market for Domrs'lcss
md TIT upward suzn IN gold give confidence to shte
belief, and thcy s.s Acting On 1t accordlnslJ- Tho
stock Of prtutss much reduced. and the aaEket u
vtty nzm with ailEht Improvement 40 soma htanda.
abeetsuKs ere steaay and nrm, with \ good demand
for the upper qualities. which in limited supply
DenIns zro somewhat 1ove1. B!eached Euoaa are IN
active demand and ntm at previous quotatio1s. Dc
l9tuea ere ceiling very freely 1t our quotations. In
Dress Goods our iobbers we'll snppile3. both Of
foftigu and domestic manufacture. Large inea OF
Aohal1s A1apacas. and other foreign goods, om tho
Ncw York auctions. are beinE opened ont. sad sell
readily 1t prices low baIo1e the war. We quote
c1usnc pIfCe3 AS fQlloNf:
, 1866-03-28

New York Correspondence Boston 1oulna.I
In one OF our Presbyter!an churches, a. sthn; ne
other Sunday m9E99gE, g,a,n m5nsd md @ds soennity %
h.i1g a. VILE ance ~ he began to cut up queer an
ts tics a. and pI shortly disappeared from public
H;am 1iess TO, to the 10 eman establishment Of his
s1sM; snas;ore ~ Tie pulpit being close one,
hored m on nj sides and the door shut,
lie % people could not tell what was going
on. smoke arising from the pnipl'
md the stencil h1liug the house, setting every
one, one sneeziug and coughing, indicated tha,
fhere vas more birthstone about the pulpit
than was necessary to conduct an ordinary
, 1866-03-28

The Feto of The Civil Rights bill has been
expected from the day thnt President John
son. tn the compauy Of Salisbury, Cox, yoor-
lecs md N1rx,s LAWYERS. gave In his adhesion
10 the PRINCIPLES of the Southern Confedcracy.
I. tnkes no one 1,y surnrise, and none will bc
disanpointed bv IL, Il constitutes another
e,cp backward toward the old slarchold1ng
cra or rather, It marks step which had al
ready becn taken. II eetves as another
lcaco,, light to keep oil loyal, lberty-loving
Americans of the rocks upon which the Union
struck In 1861. 1t enables US to sec more
clearly where We stand, and where Andrew
johnson stands. It exposes more wildly the
gulf which still yawns between the loyal and
disloyal States-betwecn those who held that
the States were supreme aud those who held
that the Onion was suprcme-bctween those
who fought under Grnnt md those who
fou:ht under Lee-bctween those who over
threw slavery and those who are
seeking to rccstabllsh 1t. Since It
has Leen decrecd, under Inc providence OF
God. Tint the apostle OF Liberty should be
assassinatcd, and That we must night asa1n
lest Liberty Itself be assassinatcd, we may at
least bc thankful Thai VIC know thus carly
who leads tile ene1ny's column. We are
not advised at the present writing what are
the frcs'dcaf's aleecd oplcctions 70 lhe Dill
which he has Just vetoed. Ine Dill 1tselt Is
simple enactment 10 carry 1nto cuect
TIC Constitutional Amendment ABOLISH
1rg slavery apd was Justly character.
1ztd h5 senator lrumhul' rs tne mosL
important measure that Lad bcen cons1dercu
by Congress since tile adoption OF Inc amend
mcnt. The spirit Vi the bill Is fully expressed
IN It's htlc-n bill TO secure the civil rights ot
ncu, who. heretofore Icing slaves, had no
civil rights which anybody was bound to
respect. It proposed to confer no political
rights. 1t gave to the freedman that which
the laws Of all civilized nations give 10 every
MANTLE right to. make and enforce con-
tracts, TO sue, be parties and give evidence. to
tchcrit, purchase, leasc sell, hold, and convey
real and personal property, and full and equal
benefit Of ali laws and proceedings for the
security Of person and property. The
machinery of the bill was opera
tive only IN States where these
natural aud fnalienable rights were
denied by the rebcllious majority Of the
whites, as for instance In the State Of Mis-
sisaippi, one Of whose statutes provides that
If any person Of African descent residing In
thai Sintc travels from one county to another
without having pass or certificate OF lis
freedom, he is liable to be committed to jail
and 10 lie dealt with as a person who Is In the
State without authority. Other provisions
OF the statute prohibit amy negro or u1ulatt1
from Anying firearms :; and one provision o
the statute declares TINT for "exercislus
the functions Of minister of the Gospe
frJnn 1,n{eroAs and fDn1Affaas m y.Seffnn
, 1866-03-28
Important to FarmerE-Tle Next YdRr-
vest.
Roc61onD, H. March 26.

Ed1t6f8 Cn1EAEU IIIUuuEs
As seed time Is now on hand, perhaps the
following results derived from actual expert.
ments may interest the farmiusS community,
as well as those located in parts Of the
Northwest where the crop of spring wheat
JAILED last harvest: From sample Of mixed
wheat-Rio Grande club and Zyfc--weighine
Sc pounds per bushel, scarcely one.half germl-
uated, OF two samples Hio Granae wheat ,
only opc-fou1th sprouted. These expert
mcnts are IN accordance With those made by
othern, and show conclusively that In North
ern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin 1t is ne
cessary to SOW from two to four times the or
dfnary anomat Of seed per acre, or else to I'm
port sound wheat from those districts not In
jurcd By the rains Of last August. In oil the
WIS decidedly above the average Of last years
crop in this section. Il. BARTLETT.
, 1866-03-28

strAhan & Co., London and New York, which
Is the largest Invoice OF English books ever
sent to this country, containing from twenty
to TWO hundred copies Of their different pub
1tcatfons.
, 1866-03-28

by adverse votes or the Fres1dent's veto, at
least uine Important measures all framed in
behn1f Of equal Justice, and designed to re-
construct the Union on broad principles of
true democracy. These are:
l. The amendment TO the constitution np-
portioning representatives according to the
plumber Of voters, instead OF the population,
and designed to promote IN extension Of tho
elective fapcAi=e to the freedmen, indirectly
by State action for fear Of losing portion Of
the present representatives Of the Southern
9. The Frecdmcn's Bureau Bill designed to
afford that temporary protection to Perssn
md property Of the freedmen, which Ks pe-
ccseary by reason Of the fact that they
arc deprived of the ballot, Of the right
to sit on juries, to hold Office, to bear
arms, and of all those rights whereby
white men arc enabled To protect themselves.
Vetoed by the President
8. The Civil Rights Bill, deptiv1ng any
State Of the power to pass laws whereby
co1ored persons shall have any less or fewer
rights Of person or property, or he subject to
anY other or seyerer penalties for otlcnscs
than white persons. Vetoed.
States In Congrcss.
4. Senator Yates Bill 10 extend The Suffrage
by means of Il National Uniform Suffrage Law
TO be passed by Congress. No action taken
upon it. ....-
S. Senator Hcnderson's Amendment to the
Constitution Of the United Ststcs, making
suffrage. uniform, irrespective orcolor, and uni
yersal. No action taken upon It,
6. Senator Stewart's Resolution prescribing
Universal Suffrage as condition precedent to
the re-admission Of The seeded states, and
rendering them Universal Amnesty on COM
| pliancc with this condition. No action taken
upon II.
Z. Senator Wilson'S Joint resolution offering
| to rc~admtt the seeded states so soon as their
legislatures shall extend the right OF suffrage
to such Of tho Freedmen as have born arms
! or can read. No action taken.
S. The report OF tie Minority Committee,
Mcssrs. Boutwell, and Washburne. on Ten.
uessQe admitting the representatives OF that
state 50 soon as II shall extend the suffrage to
the freedmen In some form. No action taken
8. The bill TO extend the suffrage to the
freedmen in the District Of Columbia Passed
IN the House but no action taken By tht
Senate.
All these bills taken together fairly express
the views Of all the Republican members O.
Congress relative to reconstruction. They
are before the country. They reflect thu
Judgment Of the entire Republican party a.
expressed in their State Conventions, Tht
Republican party in every Northern State
have repudiatcd the President 8 reconstruction
policy BY their platforms, and indorsed that
OF Congress.
And now We are told that Congress hesl
LuA .fA Ii ItN-4A .,a1
, 1866-03-28

It's announced from Washington that Minis
Ter Bsrelow's communication In regard 10 8
Fishery Congress to bc held ut Arcanchon has
],cen referred 10 the Committee on fofe'ssn
Aflpi5s. No doubt this Congress Will be