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From the Camden Journal.
The Hidden Treasure.

Tho following letter, containing some
further Information in relation to the
",nemcranlum Of n diving Federal soldier
Of some "vaIualIe hidden treasure" Some
where on Lyncles or lIsnyine Rock
Ctesk." has hren handed us br puhiita-
ton. We che-rfuIly give it a place, in
the hope that it may. IL there bs any
truth in tho soldiers sts'enent, aid the
owner in III" recovery Of h's property
u s. BRAScH Misr. N. a..
Charlotte. Sept, 1s. 1866
w. E J"hns"n. E-q. Camden, s e.:
D-sr Sir: have j,,t received sorne
information with regard to the s-cr-tei
treasure. which I did no, know before -
You will ohIigs NO to communicate il to
vour J,urnal:
In going through = burial ground, in
the neivhhorhooh "f The places mentioned.
The sollier no'ic-d some newly male
graves. A suspicious curiosity induced
him to thrust b." ram r"'l into one Of
them. which he iouni quite -h~llow. and
'ryirg the ground ,h"rnugh;v. became
impressed with tha opinion il did not CO,
TAN c"tfin. ii, secretly vis'te.l tn. place
ut nj .kt, aud dug mp box secre,e,l there.
which cont tainei n valuable assortment of
plate and j.~es. the value of WHICH h-
.stimat-d vt $50 900 or 100000. lie
emptie,l the b"I. carried the Contents to n
diff-'en, place. re packed them in the
sane box. anil 70 buried them in n posi.
ion OF which my correspondent has ~
exact description. The soldier Vas occu
pir.I all night
This in y much rnnre definite dsscrip
ton than ~as pre'en'-d h~fore, aud Won
NAV know ~liA' grave var,ls nre near to
Hanging R".k: AMI il Any rsr-ors are
known :" have hsr ii"psry buried there.
Snd ~ill Offer y description of the ron,.n's,
the "~ns'ship "Sv be d-ci'l-d. Rnt 'hs
per.nn who hnrisd i, Insv oiso be dead,
Iika the s"ldi-r " he k-p, his .-, ret
vail. no "her NAV re c"gnis mt "f these
facts; AMI shall urge the g-"ile.n.n tn
bring on his memorandum. aud let search
he mad. in tho presence "f respectable
people. 90 IN ~ ',n- .l'strihu:iun nsv hs
'nsds TO relative. ~h" nav bs al.la e.
'-roy"z. il. II nsy p"s.i'Lv prove =
heak of fancy j" some diving s"ldie,. or
h~p".i, bv -"'ns rn"s~-v j-~-ll-r. or ~ar,
The rhsrsc'eris,i' "f trnih a'tolsther; al,
~" r-ason 3" doubt il" The ,r.>.ure o ,lv
b.'"nys. -vi.-n'lv. TO so'n. person Who
concealed j. IN = grave ward.
Very r-spa.'f' " vnn-..
II GlRBOy.
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The Trade Of New York with tho South.

The New York Herald SAWS: New
lok Is now IN he Insight IL the fall
hu-ins.s with III. Soul h-rn States. Sow
eral thousand nerch,n,s from the larger
cities =. .vth NJ. here. aud our d, tels nrs
crowded /" "rerH,winy with them The
sight Of 30 m.nv hone-pu" suits and
sI"uch hats an Bro,d~sv r-mrnds the
prSc,ic-.i New York eve "f the prosperous
ante 6eiium era. Tho line. OF steamers
and ss,iny packets running Sou b Rrs
r'o~ded with goods. They are g-ne's!l,
filed up with freight ~rh,n twenty fur
hours sher ihev cnp,nencs insdIng -
The Charl-sion. M"hI-. Wilmington,
New Orleans and G.lvrs'on lin-s fnd
themselves run dawn with lmsinrss.
Since the rrsump,i"n 81 peaceful inter.
course with IA. 8 m'h. nerch ANS fr6 IN
thS, se",i"n have found li'le difficulty IN
procuring tine on thor paynen,s lndi
sidu.ls coming here iasr YEAR. rxhibi'iny
f-ir isc,I for int-v'i Y nni bu.iue..
capacity, anil Offering 4" paw up ss f.r as
in their power on th-ir Oh liabilities. were
met in the most lih.rsI spirit i.y New
York merchants. .nd were given cr-.iit
IN Ill the g"o'is they required. With
fsw sxc~p'i"ns they have me, their paw
men's p'"mmly. The nsnsl tim. given
ha. Ice" xhoh' :our months. This f,.l,
ho~ever. and within the p"t ten days.
circumstances hsve sris-n Which have
occasi"nei great Snxi-,v to lsrg- 'nsr
cha"ts. and ~"'ch NAV hs~s the effect al
s-ri"nslv c"r'aiiiny credits. Tho shili'v
of tho Southern merchant 10 meet III,
NOES for 'n"",hs hence depends greatly
rpon the co"lui"n of the coming ca ton
erop. al'o"t which there is nov 90 mucl.
doubt.
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Business.

Notwithstanding the hard times Ne
hear so much talk Of nova dave. We are
pleased TO note re an;ma,i,,r iu bu.in-ss
matter. in our quiet little Villase. The
rumor ths, met such universal favor some
time ago, that our town WA cornple..a,
.een to have been ba,.d upon a SANDY
foundation. All aroun, us ,he .nnnd of
the hammer and saw 10 heard as i, .end.
the clinching nail to its home and split.
up the lumber fur the builders Use. Mr..
j NJ. Pennington, the contractor for re-.
building our District Jail, ia pushing the
work ahead with hi. usual energy, aud
promises TO hars it completed in a {. ~
days.
We also learn. that it Is tho intention
Of Mr.. Sinclair to establish = merchan,
flour mill at this place-,he m machinery 10,
which is already at hand. We wish him
success.
Our merchants ara all business jus,
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More Collision Between Civilians and
Unoivfliaus.

Il appears tha: notwithstanding R'l the
CONCESSIONS Of tho Legislature to the no
g,o, his el.va,i,n 10 civil righ hts and AN
equality with the white man before ,le
law. the Federal authorities are nst vet
satisfied mn! demand something more -
Tho circumstances in proof of this state.
memt brought To oar attention are rs hl
lows: Three negroes had been arrested
ior horse stealing, and n true bill Sound
nvainsI them 10y the G.snd Jury I" Rich
Ia"d Ds rict. Gen. Sirkl-s ther-upon
issued "n order Yesterday. requiring Shsr
1T Dent TO deliver tEstn in,O the hands OF
the military author ties. The Sheriff &c,
msnd-d tim. TO take counsel, ~nd by the
direction Of l1,s Honor. Judge A drch.
Who wisely avoided further c0nti,ci lie
tween jus'ics AMI havon-is. tho n-cr.-s
were delivered TO the United Stat-s ~r,ny,
Snd n receipt taken rheref"'. Mr.. Stan
ton very evidently has not heard how
cheerfullv Sou D Carolina yi,-s, and gives.
in response to the powers that he, and
being especially uns~ are Of her late gen
-rous concurrence in so much II the Civil
Rights Bill ~ refers to the l-ysl equs,i,y
Of the freedmen. he pr"bsl,lv ha. no,
transmitted The necessary orders which
this scti"n shnnld induce, to the General
in command Of this department.
That's whats the mater!
Columbia Cdrolinidn.
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Greeley on tho ConNitutlonal Amend.
nant-His Answer to Democratic
Obi.ctions

l. They -s..r thst The Republicans
have not pr","-s.! il in good faith. IT,
their view scores a. such men - William
Pu F-s.e"l.n. Henry wrsnn, John
sherman. Lvmxn T'u'nhui'. Tim",hv o
Howe. &r ara uirk.'srs and cheats. ~ho
spent m"nths in de,isinz an amendm-n,
10 tho Constitution wi,irh The S.,uih would
not scc-p'. vet which the North would
co"sid-r f.r. 30 a (in their Phrsse) to
'prrpeinste disnnion."
We do not deem this deserving an
ans~-r. They who really suppose ih.t
en- nen' s,.,esnsn .rs simp'v siarpers al
= low g'ad- will c,n.inu~ in this fai b.
~hsiev-r NAV b. said q" the cnn,rsrv.-
Thev ara not to l,- convinced hat pi,ied.
But those Who mi,lexd them know bet
ter.
?. Thsv assert that the States !a'sly in
revolt have no assurance that their 70
pressntatives vii bs admitted 10 SEATS IL
Congress IL thsy should - ify the amend
mont
IN = certain sense that is tue. We
can imagins = fashion of ratification that
would not in.nrs instant admission 10
Congress. A S,a's migh, ratify with
ps'psbls intent not to have the amend
meat engra!ted on the Cnnsti,utin, hut
in order tn acquire power to defeat il -
But II sIy Sta's shalt, in good faith, ra.ifv
u. accepting il Ne n settlement "f the chief
mstiers in dispnte. and doing i's hest to
have il centrally ratified AID scqnrscs'i
in. then va presume that State ~iIl he
treated sxacIly ~ Ten"ss.es has slrssdy
heen. S,s ratified il, aud vas fully 70
presented in 10th hon.es Of Congress
within The ensuing week
Nets York Tribune.
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PnAcrIcAL MiscEorSIsr Nv. Pa'ten,
E.q.. oi T.~sndo. P~., in = letter p"b
li.hei in Yesterday. Phiinde'pii. Sun
day Tonseript. addressed to the lion
T"~dd~us Stevens. Gays:
You have been your.sf (,nesning Ste
vens) = practical miscs,sni,,, ~nh visible
frnis d she praciic.l OPERATION of you,
j"cirIns; aud, not "n 20, but have CON
pounded the iegitins,- cisi'rs of y ssi,l-
rival To the Object of voas ind rencs -
The naturally sccmn,s for your over
~hslm'"g zeal 10 your sdvocsey ofnssro
suffrage.
The pith d'his is. that Stevons is liv.
ing ~'th the co'o'ed. wIfs ofx co'med
barber. aud that h hiss black. and tan
responsibilities iu c"r.squ-nre.
Wdshin9ses Mirror.
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The Court Of Appeals.

Has published ITS orders ~ reference 10
the Quar- erIy Sessions Of the Dis,rics
Courts. For this d Sris', the Sessions
will commence on the four'h Monday in
Jtnusry, April. July aud 0c,ober. Each
District Judge is required TO procure q
Jury lie. aud Jury cox, and TO hold .
special Conr, TOR the drssing of juries ;
bot the frs. session FOR The ord.n@ry tran
saclion Of business will no, be held until
tie day appointed which follows next sf-
ter the frat day Of January oeIt.
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execution Of The laws in all proceedings
affecting the numerous and hitherto ds
pendent class oi psrs"ns recsR;v cl",hed
With civil rights, aud made slbsnabls TO
the obligations III ci,ix-ns.
Nv command of
Major General ID f SlCKLES.
j. w CLous.
lat 1T 9th u. s. | BIT CAPT U. s. A..
Act'"g Assistant Aijut~n: General.
O6ieia'i-
J. w. CLous. 1S L.. eth u. g. L.,
Bv,. C~pt. U. >. A, Act. A. A. G.
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Legal Tender

Tie forkvi'ls Enquire, reports . case
OF much importance winch cana b-i..re
the Court nj Y"rkvilla last week "This
wss y case Of NJ r. Nichols, 'or snorhev,
rs w. Bo;svn and r Whi,-siIe.. invol.
wing the question "f Currency AS = legal
tender. A rule ~ss asued against the
Sheriff in this case. f"r refusing to accept
the United States Legal tender notes in
discharge. Of an execution against the de
PENDANTS. Mr. J B,lton S,ni,h appeared
for The rule-Mr. George w. WilIisms,
contra.
"Ihs case vas elshorstely argued by
counsel on each side. lie Honor. d-ci
drd u"hrssa,ingly. that tie U s. Trs~.
nry notes purporling to be y legal tender
in payment OF debts, are not = legal ten.
der for debts, Of any description. Arising
upon contracts made either prs,inus to,
or s'ncs The passage OF the currency nc,
by Congress. lie conceived tha, the Con.
sutu,ion Of the Uni'sd Stsies, ss veil a.
The laws Of this State. forbade sny .nch
conclusion. Motto. Of appeal WIS given.
and this impor,an, decision will go he.
fore the C"nrt Of Appeals q, i,s next si,
ting tor a final hearing
Judge Aldrich presided in York, III
ness in the family o, Judge Ds~kins pre-
venting his attendance.
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A souInsws Cosvxsrox --Th. M.u

n sorTHk.s CosvESrIos The Mem
phs Appeal P'"po>rs y c,nven,i"a Of the
people o' tbs South. bv dolly slrcisa dele.
gste., TO ine-t nj si'ms central i.o'nt. snd
qpslt-'i by an immed,a,e c,mu.isann
f'",D the poop 9 Z" exprrss their seni',nsn,s
and v'ndica,s their pd'ey and purposes
fr'm the fo.i sspsr-io"s hssped upon
them by the trsvei'"g .dvrn,sr~v h.iiiov
from this ssc',op. and nov "n pilgrimage
through the Northern States. awakening
hy their slsnd.rs and fsIsehood the mos,
inteass sni'nosity against us
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The --latest by Mali.
Psnnsylvania Elections.
lHILADELPnIA, Ocl. o.

IHILADkLPnIA, Ucl. o, p. m.
Returns in licats The election Of Randall.
Democrat. in the fist district !; Onsiii,
Republican in the second; Mvers. Repub.
hcAn. in the dirty; K.lly. Republican, in
the fourth; TAvl". R-p,tl'cau. in the
Rah; Coke, Republican, ia the ,en,h.-
The last two need confirmation.
Returns from fourteen wards, about
halt Of the city. show. a Democratic gain
Of nine hundred os Thousand. Scatter.
ing re,"r"s up'o this hour, show both
Republican AMI Democratic gains, aud 20
ust estimate can bs given.
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~ Our patrons VIII .

are in arrears for subscription, and to whom we
have kindly extended every indulgence until
now, are respectfully requested to call and set
tie their small Indebtedness. Persons who owe
us for advertising and job work are reminded
of the fact that we need the money, aud VIC
trust this notice will be regarded personally ad-
dressed to all such.
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Tur Corros Cnop A Li,hly intel

TIE CorroS CRoP "A highly ;ntsli
gent gentleman, ~ririay to the Phonix.
from Z ,te'pri-e. Mississippi. saws:
Some fri-Id sent me your paper. and
! zee vou have inserted !" IL the sspost of
the Missi-sippi Cotton Gr"wing Associa
tion. which leave, the impres.ios tbs,
there will he something like 100000
bales OF cotton rsise6 this vear. Since
the Associations male that report. sher.
hns besn a'great falling of Of the cotton
crop.
We had six weeks dry ~ssthsr here
in the "es, which csns-d the cofon
n csa of fuliv on--hsIf Of ns crop. In
the Mississippi vsIIsv anil snjss-nt sec
ti"o. the rot. The boil and Sberm IN worms,
hsvs ~H-c'-a ,ha ",op seriously. We viii
not exceed goo. 900 bales.
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Death on Cotton.

1t seems tha. The Government 10 hent
npon breaking down the cotton in'ere.,
Of the country. Beside it's onerons Ok
actions in Shipment. we learn of = recent
order requiring planters to pay fihv cent.
per bale. to the assessor. for marking. DC.
We presnme this new feature sm'na,ed
from the Treasury (recu'a'inp) depart.
men'. ." We are not acquainted with anv
snch provision i" the lss. Act of Com
gr.s. on the sn' j.c'. This is an aid ,ion
al YAK. aud ono which onr f.rmsr. Rad
not calculated npon. To show the IN
ressonahlsna's of this unnecessary a!di
ton To the already hur 'ersone taxation
Of the country. surpnse. fr ina'~ncs. Ian.
caster Dis'r;:' had m rle ,h;. vasr = full
crop OF o 900 bales of cotton, the ~
ssssor would have rsceived !or his a.rvi.
cos Tor branding. d., the snng little kr
tune Of 81 500 T',;s ia not onlv un,ss.
sonahle, TN, rx'ortion in tho arciss' sense
of the word. Trough the Gnv-rnm.n.
saw. it is right. and We yield without .
pa,iion to its mercy!
Lav On, Ms~dntf !;
And d,m'd be him that 6rst cries, Hold, 6.
ough.
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Tho Rural Sautharner.

Is the title Of very hsndsoms and
useful paper, published At Colamais. &.
G. tho fret number Of which has just
rsached rs II m conducted nv - corp.
Of able writer's and prac,icsl fsr,nsrs."--
We commend IL 20 The ps,ronsgs OF the
public. Terms si so for six months one
year $500.
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The Huntsvills Iairpesdsnf says -
"Ths papers in Soath AIsIxms are dis
cn.s'ng various pInns to prevent ,hs sscr;
dee cf properly ~ forced Isgsl sales, ~ l.
no~ being dsas all over the S.uthern
States. We zee n" remedy and no relief
.se~p. 10 = bankrpp. Nv by the Con
gress"
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Bosts 'nsJs sps-el, The o hard il
New Jsssev, 10 which he said he thovehs
thenegsoss we're mo- prepared fsy SkfIss1a
and, Via ~evs given them. that the = ouId
vote Tor 'Bob lee ios Pfesidsnls IN pre-.
ference 10 either Grsst o. Johnsopl lie
gave it ~ hie Deliberate opinion thH Ssv.
ard had losf Me mind. and thst ot Gree.
ley ~ssso the habit of @goisg bslG
cocksd.n
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holders Of money freely parted with both, we'll
knowing that no future Law could impair the ob.
legation of contracts. Money, IN . few years,
became plentiful"
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Thasksgtviug.

The Presid.nt has set apart the 29,h
day Of November as day Of Timnksaiv
Ing TO Almighty God fof the many bless
ings bestowed upon our country.
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WAsHtSo1os, October 9.

Special disps,rh.. report tha, Berk's
county has given 5000 D.,nocr .iic MAJ
] rity, and Allegheny 1000 Republicans.
Both r"por,s ns-d arthsn,icit
A special to 'h- Chronicls. says Pen.
dleron wss beaten f"r Congress 10 CiIci.
nns,i, OHIO. hy large majority.
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No 40 Of the Field and FTreside fail.
ed to reach rs. will the publishers please
supply this deficiency in our file.
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cB- Ma. J. +. CoRcoR.S is our authorized
Agent for the City Of Charleston. to solicit AL.
vertiSements aud subscriptions. Receipts given
by him Tor advertising will be recognized at
this Office. He can be found at the firm Of
Riscy & Creighton, 10 Fast Bay.
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M. Davis neutrality-suspicious. Of
his Council with Jid 70 Underwood.

RrcHAoSD. Tuesday. Oi,. ., 1906.
The counsel Of Mr.. Davis, now in At.
tendance ~ Richmond. deem Il ,h.ir du.
~ to lay before the public the following
brief statements Of f.c's.
WM.B REED
RANDOLPH TucKxR,
EoBEnr OULD.
o. Tne.dav, June s b. there was for.
NAL srssion Of the Circuit Court of the
United S,sies y, Rchm md. Jiite Un
'I-r~ood prrsiding. Grand Jnryns,,I Wei a
.~or" and "h-r jn licia! form ali ~
served. NJ. Davis counsel wers pIS}
r-sdv aud snxions to proc-si TO u
o" morton 81 thu District Alto, neg; 7li65
Court. vas regularly ali 'urn..i to tie ,2,{|
of O.:iohsr. the presiding Judge usi68
this isnvnSx.:
"Ths Chief Justice Who 10 expecyedto
pr-si~ at this trial, has na,ns.i tho lir.t.
Tuesday Of O,,ohsr As the tim. that viii
he m"si convenient TO him. Whsn THE
Court adj ms II will adj urn. not until
Tho next term. which 10 in N"ve,ni.er. bus
until the first Tue.dsv in Oct .bsr ness.
The motion Of the District ATTORNEY is
'hsres'rs granted. This Court ~iii sd.
i"nrn. not mill November. i:ut uatii the
first Tuss'lav in October. which !. praf~rr,s
ed hv the Chi-f Jistic. aud Arornsv
General The case will then, IL not be.
fore disp"s.d of, he tnk-n up"
In arco'dance wi:h this order Of the
Court the undersigned are In atieoj.nes
here. Th.v Rrd TO Couri. and, except
from tie information elected in the FOL.
lowing Geographic eorresp.,ndence. have
~" in'ima,ion Of the intentions Of the
Judge:
RIcHAoSp, Sept 20, 1865.
To Hon John C. Underwood, Aiesan.
drid
A. eonnsei Tor Mr. DAVIS, We are very
anx;ons tn know IL you will lie in Rich.
'nond o" Tu-s lay next. to which dsv. a.
v"" rse"lisc', the Circuit Court of the
U'rsd S's'es VI. adjourned. We are
in s'isndsrcs here. aud are J-.i,ous "A
ha spp'iaed of the views of the Couyt--
An early answer will nuch o'.I,gs u..
WILLIAM b RxEp,
J. Il. TuoxsR,
ALsxASpaIl. Sept. 20, 1855.
To Msssrs. Reed ard Taeker.
There will be no United States Cours
IN Richmond next week.
J. G. UxorswooD.
RIcnnoxo. Sept. 20. 1866.
Your 'e'~ersm Ia received. Fe,rsis %
Z" re"e- the inqaisy wb-ib%,,on Taesdsv.
va" will he at Richmond Norfolk o, All.
exsndriai Your .nswsr will much OBJ.
ligs us.
VIZ d. Rxsp,
J.R. TUcxxs.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 30. 1865
] gill be in AIexsrdvis on Tuesday.
J. G. UspxRwoop.
-- - OG.-----
bosis TnsJe spe-ei,, th. o her sdav, II
New Js'sev, in which he said he thovehs
II N 90 r. ~
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RIcnMoxp. sep,. 2e. 1896.

Your 'e'~grsm Ia received. rev,sis 90
:" re"e- the inqaisy ~b-ib-v.cn Taesdsy,
va" will he at Richmond Norfolk o, Al.
exsndriai Your ans~sr will much Oh.
ligs us.
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VIZ b REsp,
J. r. TUcxxs.s

ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 90. 1865
Sill be 10 AIezsrdris nm Tuesday.
]. c. UspxRwoop.
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RICHMOND. Tuesday. Oc,. 9, 1906.
The cou"sel Of Mr.. Davis, now in at
tendance ~ Richmond. deem It THAR du.
~ to lay before the public the following
brief statements Of f.c's.
WM.B RrEp
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-05-04
NV YORK. NAV

Steamship Scotia from Liverpool April
q, VIA Queens town 22d, has arrived with
four days later than that received by the
Hermann and two later than by the Hiber-
MIA at Farther Point.
Nothing had been heard Of the City OF
Washington, three weeks out. Heavy pre-
mIums were demanded upon her.
The House Of Commons continued 10 de-
bate the Reform bill. division was not
likely to take place for several days.
Head Centre Stephens had been Toasted by
the Marquis de BOIssy IN Paris.
LIVERPOOL, April 2lst, p. NJ. Mr.. Pea
body is among the passengers by the Siota.
tie was warmly cheered on embarking at
Liverpool.
PARIs, April 2l.-A telegram from Vienna
confirms the news that Austria in replying
to the Prussian note OF the 18th has submit
ted propositions for future disarmament. The
proposals are as follows:
Austria and Prussia shall each restore
their military establishment to the status
quo, which existed prior 10 the late dcien-
sIye measures that the 25th OF April be
the date for mutual disarmament. Austria
consents TO dIsarm on that day, and is even
willing Prussia should disaIIn carly ON the
Goth.
The Austrian proposition Is said to have
been communicated to Paris and London
where it has been cordially approved.
VIENNA, April 2l-At the next sitting CT
the Federal Diet u Communication will, it l.
said, be made. announcing that the question
Of dIsarming Is IN lair way Tor settlement. |
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-05-04
NEw YORK, April 81

The Times Washington dispatch saws the
Ny. Cong. Delegation has had before it q
reconstruction proposition. Its principal
points are, lst, a Constitutional amendment
oaslng representation on population, and
when the State denies suffrage to any class
except for participation in the rebellion, the
! disfranchised portion to be deducted from
the basis Of representation ID. prohibition
of payment of the rebel debt. and providing
that they never shall be compensated for
emancipated slaves. Sd. When these
amendments are ratified by a sufficient num-
/ beI Of States then then the rebellious States
may be admitted to representation in Con-
gress on taking the oath of Office. 4th.
Prohibiting IRON forever holding Office, j.
ing civil and military officers Of the Confed-
crate States.
The proposition was ordered TO be pre-
scented TO the Reconstruction Committee as
one generally acceptable to the n Y. Dele
cation. 1t Is said Senator Harris and Rep
resentatiyes Conklin and Boutwell, will urge
its adoption.
This afternoon, Judge Ballard of the
United States District Court, issued an or
der for the arrest of Gen. j. Q. DAVIS foI
interfering with the course of public justice
III NieODtl ing tuG VIII VI uhDtos corpus IN
the case of Henderson.
Marshal Merriwether was resisted by Gen.
Devils while attempting to enforce the order
An GhGs attachment was awarded against
Davis, returnable in May. Marshal Merri-
wether has notified the President Of the po-
sition of affairs
Mr.. Henderson was taken TO Nashville
last night by order VI Gen. Davis, notwith-
standing the writ signed by Judge Ballard /.
for his prosecution before the L. S Court /