The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-07-10
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WAsHIsoroN, July 6--Attorncy"G General
Speed has directed the District Attorney to
enter nolle prosequi in the case against
Isaac Fowler, the defaulting postmaster of
this city. Under this, Fowler will he per-
mitted to return to the United States from
Mexico, where no has beon during some
years. ., ,al 20
The statue of Gen. Washington, which
was taken from the Virginia Military Insti-
'tutc by Gen. Hunter, in his raid up the VAL
ley, two years ago, was sent back yester-
day, by the National Express Company, TO
Lexington, Va.
PHILApELrutA, July 6.-The convention
of railroad presidents, in this city, have
memoralized Congress against
tho duty imposed on iron and steel by the
new tariff rates.
The steamboat Baltimore was burned by
the fire which destroyed the depot mt New
Haven. The steamboat pier was totally
destroyed; loss exceeds $500,000 -. .
In Laurencoberg, Indiana, twenty-one
buildings were consumed by fire yesterday
involving loss of 100000.
All buildings on the North side of the
street, in Cherry Valley, Now York, were
burned last night; loss from $4,000 to
$1,000 .l., n
PORTLAND, July Give car load of pro-
visions came down from Boston last night,
and are now being distributed among the
people. Largo amounts of supplies hacc
come in from various places; they werc
greatly needed, as most of the provision
scarcely anything left to be bought, and our
people were living on bread alone The
IMhenmum library was totally destroyed
The city buildings and custom house blsz-
cd up again this morning, Secretary Stan,
ton had 10, 600 Government tents sent from
Boston for the relief of the sufferers. Sen.
Gior Fessenden, among others, lost nearly
: all his property. s '
Just above il will i,c seen that he (Fes
.scnden.1 MS chairman of the Conference
Committee, has'laid a pretty heavy tax or
cotton, and may soon recover his lost pre-
perty.] s.. =" 81
New York. July 6.-Gcn. Sweeny pub
fishes an address to the Feh.ahs, in which
lie defends discourse in the recent raid On
Canada he rccommends the fe,organisa-
tion of circles and "forpation Of military
companies by the members, under their
chosen Leaders. He d&t6s the address at
st. Adams, Vermont, Jnly A. >,, COS
BALTIMORE, July 6.--Judge Bowie, Chief
Justice of the Court of Appeals, has render,
ed an important decision under The ''civil
rights bill, in the cssepf the Commonwealth,
against Toners, for Beating q negro, II
was contended by counsel that, according
to the laws of Maryland, the negro was not
competent witness against white man.
The magistrate decided that said law was
null and void, had been abrogated and SUI
persedcd by the civil rights bin, and re-
ouired bail; which Somers refused to give
and was committed! Application was made
to Judge Bowie for writ Of habsds corptls,
which be declined to grant giving written
opinion sustaining the magistrate. 'Hs' ad.
mits there are doubts as 10 the constitution
atty of the civil rights bill on other points
,gft not seeing clearly d breach of the Fede
ral Constitution on the particular point
bearing on this cnse, following the usage
and decision Of higher courts, he was
bound TO assume that Congress had not vic
lated the constitutional obligations :. and
nassed an nneo Institutional act. The, ,priso
ner was remandcd to the custody Of the Off
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