Smyrna times., 1866-03-07
THE N e w S.

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met yesterday, and nominated Hon. IIeister
Ciymer, Of BcrkS county. on the third ballot +
lie Is Il lawyer and Il citizen Of excellent repu- r
tation, and has fer several years represented :
Bcrks county in the State Senate The Con :
vention adopted resolutions, endorsing the Z
President aud declaring for an equalization of +
bounties {
Efforts are being made for the ro-establish- ,
ment OF the Government works at Harper'S .
Ferry
Every Republican paper in Wisconsin, Iowa
and Minnesota, and in Illinois, except the Chi
cago Journal opposes the President veto and
suStalnS Congress.
Augustus F.. Stevens, Republican, was yes.
terday elected Mayor of Portland Ne, by SS7 |
majOrity-a Republican gain of 81 since last
year.
The PostmaSturG Gcneral has ordered potro-
leum to be used instead Of Gas, in the Post of
flee at Washington. 1t is thought that several
hundred dollars will be saved monthly by the
change.
The Virginia Legislature has appointed Com
miSsloncrS to proceed to West Virginia to ne
gotiate for the re union of the two States.
Governor BrownlOw, of Tennessee, has order. !
cd an election for twenty Representatives to
the State Legislature, to I'LL vacancies caused
by designations
1t is stated that General Scott endorses the
Presidents 5 speech OF February 22d.
Kenneth Raynor, of North Carolina, is in
Washington. lie advocates the President
policy.
Gen. Joseph f. Johnston is in Washington
to testify before the Reconstruction Commit
tee.
Captain Raphael Semmc<, late of the She
ndHttodh has been released by order of the
President.
General Scott was injured, but not seriously,
by falling from his berth, ON the trip from Key
West to New Orleans
As an index of the dSloyalty so highly
stimulated and encouraged in Washington of
late, the portrait of President Lincoln was hiss
ed at the tablcauX exhibition at Odd Fellows
Hall, given in aid of the poor of the city. An
other portrait that Of Gen. Mcclellan, was
chcered.
Hon. James johnson, late Provisional Gov
ernor of Georgia, who Is now in Washington
says the condition of affairs in that State is
very tIr from being as satisfactory is when the
civil government Wa, first restored He speaks
OF the Freedmen Bureau an absolute ne
ccssity, both for the Union men and the blacks,
and that it i, very important that more troops
be sent into the State at once.
Mis-, Clara Burton, Of Washington. has me
moralizcd Congress for aid in her efforts tt
find the missing soldiers Of the army On the
first Of last May she published Il roll of lttcef
hundred names 10000 copies Of which wcr,
circulated. The printing was done ut the Gov
ernmcnt clfce. by the express order of tho
President. and Senator Wilson sent them ont
for her under his frank She has expended
$7.j33-the entire labor Of correspondence
registry, preparation and publication Of the
rolls having been borne By herself She think.
the work should be continued by Government
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one else.
The Fenians made great demonstration
Sunday at Jones Wood, New York, nutwith
standing the protest of the Archbishop Of New
York against the holding Of the meeting OF
Sunday. lntamniatory speeches were made
and the brethren called upon to contribute tn,
needed funds to supply the munitions Of war t
the army of 800, O0D men, which, it was assert
ed, is already organized in ireland. England
it was declared, had, by the suspension Of the
writ of habeaS corpus. acknowledged ireland t.
be in state of war, and our own Government
was called upon to recognize the Irish Repub
lie Is entitled to the rights Of hcllicrrcuts with
out delay. Six weeks was the time indicated
within which an expedition should start from
this country for the emancipation Of IrelanC
by the overthrow OF British tyranny in tha
country.
Col. ". \. Browning late Private Secreta
ry to the President, died on Thursday last a
Washington. Col. Browning was Il native o
Washington, and after spending several year
in the West he returned as Secretary to Nr
johnson when the latter was 4 Senator from
Tennessee lie also held position upon Mr.
Johnson taft when the latter was Nltar,
Governor of Tennessee, accompanied him wher
he came t. Washington a. Nict-P President, anC
on his accession to the Presidency was appoint
ed his Private Secretary. which position h,
~" continent a. Secretary Of lie
f,t. n. te@..,.
The Washington correspondent Of the Phila
f.I~l III .',traphs: There is mos
H float this p NJ. tO the elfee
tDa, lAlI,lcu. has buried the hatchet, and il
future will work more in harmony with til
President His first act Of repentance was +
forward 10 the President letter soliciting tn
appointment of Postmaster in Pennsylvania 70
friend, whom he lSteyenS) indOr>ed in full
and which the President received in his usua
grac'us manner, granting the favor asked fo
within an hour aterWard
Secretary Seward, in conversation with
Pennsylvania Congressman on Monday boas
cd that he was the father Of the President
last enumerated policy.
The New York HeraM has nominated Ge,
Erant as an independent candidate of the arm
and the people for the next Presidency.
Jesse r. Grant, father of General T.
Grant, has been appointed Postmaster at Co
jngton. Kcptncky Mr.. Grant is said to be q
posed to negro suffrage
u .. I'9Us Of Aug. 10th, 1864. and June Is
and July 18th Of 1865. bought and sold at best ma
ket rates by John McI.ear & sos, No. GOT Mark
st., Wilmington, Del. also the interes, paid on
Goysrnment Loans now due ~,
Ladies can buy nice dress at tho Nou n
Goods Store of Baggs & Cotton. without ii
fear of getting their cloths soed bv grease
4alasscs as theydonot deal in in Groceries.
BIB, Allen has reduced the prices Of
kinds OF Cotton Goods. Call and examine the
Temple & Cats, at Clayton, are sailing
their stock Of Ready, Made Clothing st cost.