New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-04
Late Teregraphle News.
FROM WASHINGTON.

; the pardon of an eminent merchant of Louisiana,
says the financial writer's need candidiy admit that
the strngency Of the blockade, for, which the
navy is now receiving merlted credit, kept cotton
in this country to the magnificent amount of
$500 900 600 in gTeenbaGks or $500 900 900 in gold
which, since the closing of the rebellion, has come
the relief of the national currency and the tax.
payers from one end of the Union to the other,
The garrison OF Washington was by order.
abolished to-day. All OF the remaining forts have
been dismantled.
A national cemetery is to be established at Win
chester, Va. for the remains of Federal soldiers
who fell in the Shenandoah valley. The remains of
four hundred have already been gathered.
| REPORT ON UNCONSTITUTIONAL. JoHNsoNs VIEW
/ OF IT.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-Ihe report of the Re.
construction Committee will be reported to both
| Houses OF Congress tomorrow. It is intended to
press it at an early day, though reasonable
amount of debate will be allowed. Should it be
passed by the requisite two-third vote, resolu-
ton Will be presented requesting the Governors
to convene the State legislatures in extra session
for the purpose of ratfying the amendment. A
| Democratic member of the committee Yesterday
submitted the plan as agreed on to the President
| Mr. johnson thought it was a practical abandon
| ment of the negro suffrage issue, while, on the
other hand, it virtually assumed the unconstitu-
tionaity of the civil rights bill, by proposing to
incorporate in the Constitution.
TEN YEARS TO SETTLE NEW BoUNTIEs.
calculation has just been concluded at the
i
ten years to settle the accounts of soldiers should
Congress pass bill equalizing the bounties.
EQUALIZATION OF CURRENCY.
The Senate Finance Committee takes up to-mor-
row the bill to equalize the national currency
among the several States. The proposition to in
crease the national banking capital is noticed with
favor.
BoUNTIEs TO MEMPHIS oAproRs.
! Orders have been received at the treasury to pay
the bounty recently awarded to the officers and
men OF the United States steamers Benton Cairo,
4 Gafondelet, ST Louis, Louisville, Monarch and
Queen of the West for the destruction Of the rebel
fleet on the Mississippi on the 7th of June 1862
and which resulted in the capture Of the city of
Memphis. The above named vessels were under
the command of Rear Admiral Charles H. Davis
| United States navy, whose advent to the squadron
was brilliantly signalized by the short but decisive
victory. Payment of the above will commence in
about three weeks.
TREASURY WEEKLY DISBURSEMENTS AND RECEIPTS.
The disbursements of the treasury on account of
the following departments, for the week ending
! yesterday, We're as follows war department,
$756272; navy department 81 ,223922; interior
department Sl43,89O. Total, 50 ,l2l, 0s4.
4 Yesterday the receipts from all sources of inter
nal revenue were SS73 ,965 making a total for the
week ending to-day Of 81, 945 493 Go.
CONVENTION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH JAPAN.
ENGLAND, FRANCE AND HOLLAND.
WASHINGTON, April 28-The President has
| officially proclaimed the convention between the
Empire of Japan and the governments of the
! United States, Great Britain France and Holland
providing for the payment to these governments of
| the sum OF three million dollars for indemnties
| and expenses. The convention was made in view
OF the hostile actions of Mort Dazen, Prince of
Nagato and Smos, which were assuming such for.
midable proportions as to make it difficult for the
tycoon faithfully to observe the treaties the gov
ernments named having been obliged to send their
combined forces to the Straits of Simonski in
order to destroy the batteries erected by that
prince for the destruction Of foreign vessels and
the stoppage Of trade, and the govern
ment of the Tycoon, whom devolyed
The duty of ehastsing this rebellious prince
being held responsible for any damage result
ing to the interests of the treaty mowers
as well as the expenses occasoned by the expe-
dltlon. The governments of the United States
Great Britain, France and Holland declare in this
convention that inasmuch as the receipt of money
has never been the object of the said powers hut
the establishment of better relations with Japan. |
ana desire to place these on a more satisfactory
and auYantag eous footing, is still the leading object
IN view. Therefore, if his majesty the tycoon
Wlshes IN lieu OF the payment of the sum claimed |
ard as material compensation for losses sustained
the opening OF Simonsk or other ports in the |
inland sea, it shall be at the option of said govern
nent 10 accept the same or insist on the payment
OF indemnity in money under the conditions above
stipulated. |
CHOLERA AT QUARANTIEE-CHAsE CoNDrr1oNAILY
INSTRUMENTATION OF NEW YORK CoLLEC. /
TOR RECOMMENDED.
New YORK, April 2s.-Dr Swinburpe. health
ohoer, published letter stating that the sick were
rom tne virginia IN the same manner
t H. .J ey peell tLahsie erred under quaran-
evidence ~ +be 4 10 ~ u d century that as
far NET tbe 5isao .I VII HhIch ne mas thus
since b SD ii S W lAoL IdllVy on me virginia
great as that which oceTred at H TeIs yan nan as
passengers OF the FnSland 'l''4A "a "AAous ehe
A dispatch has been received here from tro1ie,r-
were left there are now wall and Az lan ~ WIG
death has occnrred ~ ~ Gnu t TIt NOV one
have determined fo senS tbas ttiiiaA
gers to this city Cabin nassanoers Raa9e,
allowed In e ~ ~ ~ aite VIII VII prooapiy ne
no disease among them. '''' ''oH' 1nel0 nas oeen
The Battery ha1raoIa are baino NM :, or5ou r..
the use of the board Of health INT II i 49, III
thew viii not he reSniraJ fa pu ~ rs HIT
steamer Enpire civ has bnan r,rsn+a5 ~ ne
ment for quarantine nse. o''1'o' ~ s0FelA
Since the last report nv the health of7cor +Ioro
have been thirteen new Gases Of cboera od4ta
to the hospital shin and FIVE deaths iao, it
six cases in hospital The cases arnonr 16e adniys
are of a mild cbarac4 Iii S t It'ionB tne aauits
children are severe, and viii nTobabIy gro Sge
fatal. P-0'o
Chief Justice Chase and other 1nadirr ro,7;,oI
will be content II the consftntionai
bv Mn Wis.,, ',,alo'I anieHunehI
lent can be accented nv liz ~ eqatya-
mittee. 0''A''i ''0h ooLl-
The POSTS special saws the nonn,i+too If oo,,
nerca of tho cor,to Il, Z, -: g VI CoLl-