Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-01-31
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Minister Campbell has been instructed 4
stay in New Orlssns for the present. 4 1t !
said that iMsximilian will leave lMexic
with the French troops, or soon after. = .
| "A Washington special says that tber.
isa dead lock in the Maryland Legislature
| which will be likely to defeat the plans o
Gov. Swami to secure an election TO the u
s.. Senate. 's',irs
/ "A Washington special to the N. Y
Tribune says that prominent Southern
editor, formerly rebel officer, recently made
tho remark to some Congressman that he il
convinced that influential mon in his State
intend soon To make movement to have
Congress declare Southern States terrific
ries, allowing them delegates to Congress
thereby getting hearing, thus hasten.
ing recons.ruction.
"A delegation of negroes recently called
on Mr.. johnson, when he said to them -
30 You have decided to cast your lot with
the Radicals and make Sumner ycur God.
IL you had placed more confidence in me /
should have been able to help you but nov
can do nothing for you"
in the municipal election in Cleveland,
East Tennessee, the ether day, the Radicals
elected their ticket BY handsome msjority.
The town was noted heretofore for going
the other way. ..b, .,''.,, :
1T is understood that L. d. Townsend
has been appointed Adjutaut General, vice
Gen. Lorenzo Thomas, placed on the retired
| list. ,. 80
The reelection of Senator Pomeroy,
from Kansas, is said to be now generally
conceded.
Hon. S. III. Pomeroy was on last
Thursday reelected United States Senator
from Kansas, for the long term, and Mai.
E. q. Ross, for the short term.
We find the following paragraph in a
recent number of the Cleveland Herald: b.
Rush Cowen, Of Ohio, is sid to be candi.
date for Clerk of the Fortieth Congress,
much to the displcasure of the Pittsburgh
Commercial, which says that "Ohio now
has the Postmaster and Chaplain of the
House, and if Colfax were out Of the way,
would have half dozen candidates for the
.Speakership." .asrs.l
The difficulty in South Carolina be-
tween the United States authorities and the
Freedmen has been settled to the satisfac-
ten Of the latter.
The military Committee Of the House
OF Representatives has agreed to report q
bill transferring the Indian Bureau from the
Interior to the Var Department.
Hon. Timothy o. Howe, was on last
Thursday reelected United States Senator
from Wisconsin.
Mr.. BoutwelPs bill finally passed the
House by q vote of 100 TO 42-Mr. B.
closing the debate in favor OF the bill The
bill under discussion was substitute fer the
House Test Oath bill. Its principal features
are, that no person shall practice in United
States Courts who has been guilty of trea-
son, bribery, or any felony, or who has been
engaged in rebellion:
Resolutions ihstructing Senator Doolit.
tie to resign passed the Wisconsin Legis.
lature last week.
Frederick T. Frelnghuysen was on last
Thursday elected U. S. Senator from New
Jersey, for the unexpired tenn OF VIM.
Wright, deceased.
"A Washington correspondent, likely to
be we'll Informed, ,--oertainly friendly to the
President,--says that My. johnson has
spoken. Of his desire to appoint Mr.. David
Dudley Field as minister TO England; and
that--this ID the significant point in the
matter-he first indicated this purpose to
MIR. Fields brother, one eft the Judges of
the Supreme Court. What Mr.. Johnsou's
object was in this suggestion, the illustra.
tion of his political course leaves us little
room to doubt; whether judges OF the Su.
prsme Court can be bought up so cheaply
as this, We should hope there would be no
room to doubt. The statement of the affair
places Mr. Justice Field in certainly avery
embarrassing position, which can only be
relieved by the rest Of his family keeping
out Of office during the balance of MIR. John
sons term.
The New York Herald's Washington
special says there is no probability of re-:
duction OF the whisky tax, the Commission
er OF the Revenue and the Secretary Of the
Treasury both being opposed to it.
The President has signed the bill pro-
vlding for the meeting of Congress on the
4th Of March, and the bill appropriating
chase of portion Of the City Park, New
"A bill is pending before the Judiciary
Committee in Congress, which declares valid
oil the Presidents proclamations and orders
concerning courts martial:and military com.
missions, for the trial Of civilians, prior to
March lst, 1855.
John Bigler was rejected by the Senate
as Assessor Of Internal Revenue in Cali.
fornia. aH
1t is understood that the constitution.
ality of the Now York Excise or Liquor
Law will be tested in the United States Su-
preme Court. ~
There seems 10 be quite scramble for
the position of Commissioner Of Agricul-
ture, now held by Isaac Newton. II is said
that Mr.. Kennedy, formerly Supsrintsn. |
dent of tho Census Bureau, is the most
prominent applicant. 1t is also rumored
that o. II. Kelly, of Minnesota, aud Lewis
Bslman, of Ohio. the latter for seme time
employed under Newton, are endeayoring
to obtain the appointment.
The Nevada Lesislsture is to investi
gate tho charges Of corruption inthe recent
election Of United States Ssnator,vA
The reported refinement Of Adnaat
General Thomas, and the appointment of
General Townsend in his place, is now said
to be premature. 4 II