Des Arc citizen., 1866-06-02
WASHINGTON. May 2S


 the interest of Spafford, Libston S Co.,, in the Havana Steamship Company. The Brazil steamers and the Savannah and Empire lines have passed from under the control of Messrs. Garrison & Allen, of this city.
 The Derby was won by Lord Lyons broth CT, St. Albans.
 On the 24th it was stated at providence, Rhode Island, that the rates of printing cloth was 345, ,000 pieces, at an advance of 2 and 8 cents per yard,
 Nothing was done in the Senate to-day.
 In the House resolution was adopted di- recting the Secretary of the Treasury to re- port the amount of gold that had been sold since the lst, and at what rates, and what agents had been employed therefor.
 MT. Williams submitted preamble to the resolution requesting information of the Pres ident as to whether any employee of the Gov ernment in the Southern States had offered public honors to dead or living Confederates.
 MT. Nicholson objected to the resolution, and it was laid over.
 Thad Stevens introduced resolution to the effect that the States lately in rebellion, had perfected their rights under the Constitu- tion, and can be reinstated in the same only through the action of Congress. It further provides that they may form solid Govern ments, the present ones being constituted for municipal purposes, until they shall be duly attested, and their Executive and Legislative governments recognized. Their Constitutions are to be formed by Conventions and submit ted to the people, a majority being necessary for ratification. All male persons above twenty-one are to be allowed to vote. No Constitution is to be presented for Congress- ional sanction which denies civil rights to any person. The bill was submitted to the com mittee of the whole, on the state of the Union
 Mr. Stevens offered another resolution, in structing the Committee on Pensions to doub- le the pensions of Federal soldiers in the late civil war.
 Mr. Stillwell offered resolution, instruct ing the Committee on Pensions to report on the expediency of extending the provisions of the pension laws to provost and deputy mar shals, and enrolling officers, killed or disa- bled. He declined to modify it so as to make it one ofinquiry, and it was adopted-ayes 65 nays 55.
 Mir Whaley offered resolution, directing the Committee on Printing to report bill, limiting the hours of labor of the employees of the Government Printing Office to eight hours per day, which was rejected.
 
 ing and Currency, reported adversely to ex- empting the currency of the State banks, out standing on the first of July, from the tax of temper cent. imposed by the law The report was laid on the table.
 In the debate on Saturday, Thad Stevens referred to a recreate and apostate Senator, who iti understood was Selator Doolittle, of Wisconsin.
 A general court martial of which General Augur is President, was convened to-day, for the purpose of trying Lieutenant-Colonel Haulding for depositing Government funds in the Merchants National Bank.
 l6 is stated that Mr. Davis counsel will de- mand an immediate trial, or if the Govern ment asks for postponement, which is pos sible, they win demand his release on bail, they being ready to give the amount of Sl0,- O00000
 Late advices from San Francisco to the Mexican Consul, state that an official dis patch, of May IS, from Mazatlan, says that the Liberals attacked the garrison at Hermi sllo on the 7th, and after a,bloody struggle captured and pilaged the town. Imperial endorsements subsequently, arrived ard killed two hundred of them, and drove away the remainder.
 MT. Amisa, 8 Grecian citizen, and R. Deco zales, who refused to give the Liberals S40,- 600, were cruelty murdered.
 The Imperials had defeated Canara at Sin glara, killing one hundred and fifty.
 Several wealthy families had arrived at Mazatlan fleeing from the Liberal rule
 Published accounts declare that at the at tack on Hermisillo the Liberals murdered thirty-fve foreigners and fifty citizens, who assisted in defending the town. Letters cor roborate the statements of forced contnbu- tions by the Liberals The town was pillaged and the women violated. The population of Sonora was rising to ayenge the wrongs per petrated by the Liberals.
 The Senatorial caucus on Reconstruction reports to-day, but the proceedings are se- cret. They will not consent to the section disfranchising the South until 1870, Tins IS believed to be the occasion of Thad Stevens introducing another Reconstruction bill III the House to-day.
 NEW YORK, May 28.
 A sharp decline in Erie stocks is reported based on an apprehentcd meeting of the di- rectors tomorrow. The stock was quoted at G25 at the second board Rumors of trouble and over issues are darkly hinted There is an increased activity in petroleum and min ing stocks to-day, with general advance ln prices. oo
 FORTRESS MONROE, May 2S.
 Charles O'Connor and George Shea, counsel for Mir. Davis, left for New York this evening. They were in consultation with him most oi the day. yesterday. They say they found him in better health than they anticipated. and, although worn from long confinement, still ln possession of all his strong mental faculties and alive to the important issues involved III his trial. They said they only obtained per mission to visit him after many futile attempts during the past year oo
 PHILADELPHIA, May 70
 A terrific tornado at Hensdale, Pennsylva- nia swept over that borough last night The great bridge spanning the Lockawana at Sixth street. was lifted from it's foundation and fell into the river, mass ofruins, large number of barns. out-houses, etc., were demolished Trees and sticks of timber filled the air flying like shingles. The course of the tornado was from the West towards the East thence South' and finally towards the Northeast. No lives were lost. ', no ST Louts, May 2S. Y The steamer Lendora. bound to Fort Benton was burned below Yancton City, on the Uppel Missouri, four days since. Loss $29, ,00o Insurance $l5,000 The cargo was valuable and insured, T
 The appeal and complaint of Robert J