Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-05-09
News Items.

General Halleck has gone on visit to Sonora.
The internal revenue receipts for the past week
amounted TO 81, n90,8T
No disturbance occurred among the cighthour men
at Chicago or st. Louis on Saturday,
The House Judiciary Committee met on Monday
and resumed the Impeachment business.
$40 patents will be Issued for the week ending May
Commissioner Newton. Of the Agricultural Depart.
mcnt, has recovered from his Illness.
The business portion of Cambridge Ill.,, was al
most entirely burned on Sunday. Loss $780, 900.
The harbor at Buffalo is blocked with floating ice,
owing to gale which has prevailed for days.
Ths Internal Revenue receipts yesterday amounted
The Maryland State Constitutional Convention
assembled at Annapolis yesterday.
Most Of the plantations south Of Memrhls are
ovcrnowsd, and the planters In starving condition.
France and Prussia are continuing their active pre-
parations for war.
The British Government has accented the Liberal
amendment TO the Reform bill.
The two Presbyterian Assemblies of New York,
Old and New School, have agreed upon terms Of re.
union
Five colored men were empanneled on the Grand
| on Monday
Yeeterdsys internal revenue receipts were s7ss p72
The customs receipts II New York from the 2ist To
| the sOih nlt., amounted to 81. 7o2, e94.
Ex-senator Toombs, OF Georgia has written a
letter expressing his willingness 10 accept the terms
| OF the Reconstruction act.
George Sanderson, Democrat, was rec lected
Mayor OF Lancaster. Penna. on Friday. by Bill,
The puslc debt on the LIST of May was $9,sss,s7s
org The cash in the Treasury amounted to Sibs os9
| eo2, of which $i44, 49, 44 was coin.
john Leighton an operator in mining stocks, was
arrested In Boston on Friday, for alleged embezzle
ment and over-issue Of mining stock.
The new law preventing the sale of liquor in Jersey
| CITY went into effect ON Sunday, making 1t the
quietest Sunday for several months.
Gen. Sheridan has issued an order abolishing the
boards OF levec commissioners In Louisiana, and
making appointments to I'LL their places
Secretary Seward gave state dinner to the Japan
Csc Commissioners on Saturday, and after dinner
gave reception to the members of the Diplomatic
Corps.
The City Councils of Baltimore on Tuesday rel,l cd
the use OF the name OF the city to au application &
an injunction to restrain the passenger cars of thai
| city from running IN Sunday.
| The "egat hour" troubles are subsding In Chicago
a large number Of the manufacturing establishments
had resumed work, some at ten hours, and others
| eight, with " per cent. reduction Of pay.
The Cloverhill coal pits in Virginia, where the re-
cent explosion occurred, were opened on Saturday
There was twelve feet OF water In them. but nc
bodies were found
| against Sleinbach e. Brother, OF Richmond Va FOL
%s,OOl was quashed by the Court in Richmond on
\ Saturday.
In the y. s.. Supreme Court, yesterday. Attorne,
i,thnptrIJ coreu tnc argument IN inc GcufBh
and Mississippi Injunction cases. On the conclusion
| OF his speech the Court adjourned.
| The fremen killed at the fire In Rochester, N Y.
on Saturday. had public funeral on Monday, at tn,
expense Of the city The Mayor and other civil OIL
gers attended, with large number OF citizens.
John Leighton, the alleged embezzling broker wa
before the Supreme Court In Boston, yesterday, on
writ Of habeas corpus, and his bail was reduced Il
$4,000. 1t was promptly given
| In the Criminal Court at Washington, on Monday
stay Of the execution Of Sanford Conovers scntenc
until the first Of June granted AZ the request
his counsel.
A party Of Fenans boarded British schooner a
Cleveland Ohio on Monday, and tore down her CO
on Tuesday, the outrage was denounced, and those
gagged in II repudiated.
The registering officers under the Military Re
construction bill are favorably received in the south
ern counties of Virginia. The people Of that sectio
are disposed TO accept the provisions Of the bill
coed faith.
Tie last steamer brings sparkling account Of tn
marriage, at Frankfort, Germany, Of Wm. Corne
Jewett DIETER known Colorado Jewett) to Charlie
the wealthiest American residents in Frankfort
present."
\ The Tennessee Senate is in session as a conrt ,
impeachment, to try Judge Frazier, of the NaHhvil
Criminal Court, ON the charge Of having corrnpty II
leased Assemblymen who were imprisoned by ord,
| OF the House, in July last. Articles Of impeachmei
against the Judge have been read.
General Hancock has had conference with eadn
kiowa chiefs. the latter making earnest profession
VITA ot6e Indians, amer 49, ~ r,n cau,pAi:
= against the sioux and cheyennes. A train r:.s
~ on by Apsches 10 Central Arizona gu the ID q
| and three men were killed.