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WAsuISGToS, Feb. 2.

In the House, the Reconstruction Com
mittee's Till was taken up. Stevens had
not made up bis mind b-ycnd desiring n
vote rs early as possible, hut would not
agree to postpone vote till Monday
LeBload said the bil struck down ci,i.
Government in the South, igao,ed State
lines and broke down the jndicisry.-
Raymond proposed. in view OF It's impor
tance, 10 allow twenty minutes. and finally
agreed to hold nigh, session for discus
sion
Stevens and Brandegee made char,c
teristc speeches in favor of the bill. The
latter SAWS the bill commence where
Grant left of two years ago. lie saw
promise that the sword Of the republic
wss about to hs again uushsa,hed.-
LeBIond and Finch opposed and Pike
favored. Fsrns~orth followed on the
same side. Rogers spoke ~ hour 10
opposition. saving rather than see military
government established in this country,
he. for one, would use all tbe power the
Almighty gave him in resisting the insa,
sion Of his Liberties. Thayer interrup pied
Rogers about its costing his neck Rogers
continued: II the South had the blood
OF Washington, Jefferson and Madison.
sagss aud heroes Of tho Revolution. they
would protest, as their fathers had pro
tested, by their blood, agains, the de,po.
,ism Of King George. lie hoped the
President Of tho United Stat.s would re
sist, would use the powers the Cons,i,u
ton gave him, and compel traitors to
obey the laws. u Andrew Johnson, ad.
dsd Rogers. would sutni, to sec The
country destroyed, his name would 90
down With ignominy to pos,etity a. a
| coward and n traitor.
Bingham spoke very briefly. placing
himsslf squarelv in opposition to the
measure when the House took recess
till o'clock.
In the Senate, the Clerk read a dis
patch from Nashville, announcing auiver
sal suffrage in Tennessee.
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WAsuINoroS, Feb. 8,

The House refused to second the pre-
vious question in Stevens bill. Which
kills it dead.
The Recons'ruc,ion Committee bill
came up AMI WAS discussed. with grea,
bitterness. Raymond made a strong op
posing speech.
Banks begged Stevens for delay, hop
ing the discussion would lead 10 some
plan which would harmonic Congress
the Executive and country.
Stevens persisted in its defence. There
wsts fifty appeals Tor delav from all part,
OF the hruss The previou. question fs,Ied
OF being ssconded-6l to 90, A half
dozen amendments. substitutes. DC. were
Immediately presented and ordered to 5s
printed, and the House adjourned ill TO
morrow.
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KNOW THY DESTINY.

HApixs 4. y. rnonsrox. the great EarIi.s
Astro'egst. fkir,pyapt aud Psychomstrci IN.
who has sstonished the scientific cisssss a. ths
Old World, has nov located herself at Hudsoa,
N. y. Madame Thornten possesses such won.
derful powers Of second sight. - 10 enable her
TO inpNt kno~tsdgs of The rrssse. impsr.
tanee TO the sing,eer married OF either ssi.s-
While In . state Of trance. she deInsstes the
very features Of the person you are TO marry.
and by the aid OF an instrument of intssss
power. koo~s as the Psyehon.otrops, xusrsa.
tees TO produce iife-like picture oi the future
husband or wife ef the sppllcaps. together With
date Of marriage. position 10 life, Ieading sr,its
OF character. &c. This is no humbag. IS tkSu.
sands Of testimonials csn assert. She Mn ssad
when desired certified eer,i6cste. Or vsstsn
guarantees, hat the picture Is What u psrpsrts 10
be. ny enclosing . swali loch q hsirs sa1
stating place Of birth sgs. dispsssfion and esja.
plsIieo. End enclosing 6fty cents ssd stamped
envelope sddres.ed 20 yoarseh. yea WI receive
the yicsare and desired infosmAsfsH ey fstern
sai. An commynlestionS s4cresly conhesn-
tiaI. Address M eonddenes. hsAaahe 3. y.
rhsrp,sn, r. o. 10. sss, Hudson, v. Y.
Februar. 90, 1897. T
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Perry Dayir Pain Killer

IL iss frsi pleasure to usro speak hvsr
ably Of this article, known almost univer
'sliy TO be good and safe remedy f.l
burns and other pains Of The body. u 1.
'alnsble not only for colds IN the winter
but fer VICIOUS sumner e..P!sint., and
should be 10 every family. The casualty
which demands u may Gene unawsrss.-
CHRrsTIAs ADVOCATE.
rais Killer, taken internally. should be
sdulternsd with milk or wster. asd sweet
sned With sugar IL desired. or made into q
syrup with moiassss' For ongh and
Bronchitis, . few drops en- sugar, ~atsn,
~ili -bs moro effective thasNsnything sise. -
For Ssse Thrps,, gorgls The throat with a
mixture OF Pa!a Killer and ~s,sr. and the
rsIief is ismsdlats ana eurs positive. IN
Fer sale By the Village hsrehsau. Feb
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Reconstruction-the New Plan.

We publish elsewhere the latest scheme
for South ern reconstruction, originated, we
are told, and prof ected by leading men Of
the South; including Governor Sharkey, Of
Mississippi, Governor Marvin, Of ofFlorids,
Governor Patton, of Alabama, the conn.,
missioners from the State OF North Carroll
ma, and Governor Orr, OF this State -
The plan was concoc,ed in Washington,
Is said to have the hearty approval OF
President johnson, and will soon be laid
before the Legislatures Of the Southern
States. North Carolina will first act upon
it, and special session Of the Legislature
of this State, at an early day, is talked
Of.
The plan, ii will 10 seen, is in the shape
OF a proposed amendment to the Consti'
tuition Of Tho United States, and also an
amendment to the Constitution Of the
several States. The terms are far less
Questionable than tho FORWARD Amend
ment, and would, no doubt, be readily
accepted by the Southern people. But i:
the plan available, and can we have re
stora,ion upon this basis? 1t does NO,
appear to be proposition from the party
in power, or from Congress, to the South
ern States; but proposition from he
Southern States 20 the conquorers.-
Congress has already declined to give as.
surances that the adoption OF the Howard
Amendment will secure Southern repre-
sentation, and it would seem to he folly
10 expect them to approve less radical
measure. The gentlemen, however, who
devised tire s,heme doubtless knew wha,
they were doing, and we trust that some
thing good will resul, from their action
But 1t is significant fact, that while this
new plan Of restoration was being herald
ed through the press TO the Southern
people, Congress was earnestly pressing
to its passage bill for the establishment,
o: military governments at the South.
While we are not at all apprehensive
that our condition can, or will, be made
any worse than it is at present, we are not
sapguine Of An early restoration Of all our
political rights in the Union. The South
must exercise patience-study economy,
practice industry, and leave politics to the
Radicals. We have no voice 10 any mat
ter Of public policy, and however humili
ating the reflection may be, must be con.
tent to wait and see What terms our n ag
unanimous conquorers will vouchsaIe to
send us.
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Of Representatives Of the United States
OF America Ia Congress Assembled, That
the so called States shall be divided into
military districts, and made subject to
the military authority of the United
States, as hereinafter prescribed and.
for tina, purpose. Virginia shall constitute 9
the lM district; Nnnh Carolina and
Sou,b Carolina the I'd district; Georgia,
Alabama and Florida the Sd district /;
Mississippi and Arkansas tho 4,h district,
and Louisiana and Texas the 5,h district.
SECrIoN 2. And he It further enscted
That i, shall be the duty Of the General
Of the army to assign TO the command
OF each Of the said districts an officer OF
the regular army, not below the raLk Of
Brigadier General; and to detail \ suff
cie,,t military force TO euable Such officer
to perform his duties and enforce his au.
thority within the district 10 which he is
assigned.
SECTION 3. And he It further enacted
That it shall be the duty Of each officer
assigned rs Aforesaid 10 protect all per
sons in their ights OF person and proper.
ty, &c suppress insurrecrion, disorder aud
violence, aud 10 punish, or cause to be
punished. all ds,ufLe,s of the public
peace and criminals; and to this end he
may allow civil tribunals to take jurisdic.
tion Of aud to try offenders, or when in
bis judg gment it NAV be neressaIy tor the
trial Of offenders, he shaIl have power to
organize military commissions or rihub ais
Tor that pnrpose. anything in the consti
tu,ions and laws Of the so called State.
10 the contrary notwithstanding and all
legislative or Judicial proceedings or pro.
cesses TO prevent or contest the proceed
irgs Of said military tribunals, and all
interference ~ said pretended State gov.
ernmen,s with the exercise Of military
authority under this act, shall be void
and Of no effect.
SEcrIoN 4. And be it further enacted,
That Courts and jndici.; ofiicefs Of the
United States shalt not issue wri,s of
habeas corpus in behalf Of persons in
military custody unless some commits
sioaed officer on duty in the district
wherein the person is detained shall en-
dorse upon said petition n statement GER
tifying upon honor that he has kno ~ledp pe
or information as to the cause and circum
stances of the alleged detention. and that
he believes the same to he wrongful: and
fnrther, that he believes ,ha, the endorsed
petition is preferred in good faith and in
furtherancs Of Justice, and not to hinder
or delay the punishment Of crime. All
persons put under military arrest by vir.
tue OF this act shall be tried without un
necessary delay, and no cruel OF unusual
punishment shall be inflicted.
SEcrloN 5. And he it further enacted
That no sentence Of any mlitMv com
mission or tribunal hereby authorized af
feeling the lie or liberty Of any person
shall be executed until il is approved hy
the superior officer in command Of tn.
district, and tie laws and regulations fo
the government Of the army shall not ,,
affected hy this act, except in 80 far a
they conflict with its PROVISIONS
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WONDERFUL BUT TRUE.

MADAME REMINGTON. the world .renovn.
cd As,roiogist aud Son,nambu,is,ic Clairveysn,,
while ~ cisiTvoysnt state, dslinsstss shs very
fsiturss Of tbs person you are TO marry. and by
the sid OF an mstrusasst Of intense pswsr.
known as the Psychomotrops, kuaran:ses 70
produce fhe perfect and ifs.Nke picture Of shs
future husband or vile ot the spplicant, with
dste Of marriage. oecupstien. lea iiGg tssiss 6f
Character. &c, This is ne impositoo. as tessi.
rsonials eth Jat number can .s..,t. nv ;..,ia.
place Of bssth. age. disposition, color at eyes
and hair, and enclosing hfty cents, and stamped
envelopes addressed 70 yourself, you siil rsesivs
tho picture by return mail, together wi,h dssir.
sd information.
~ Address N confidence, Madame Ger
trade Remipstsn, r. o. Box asI. West Frey,
n. ]. Feb. 30, ~.
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The Columbus Sun says that neg, 90,
in considerable Dumben were coming
back, on foot, from Mississippi to their
former homes. 1t was mentioned tn a,
l60 were seen in one tot, and that vari
Gus parties we're observed along the roads.
Tbs West did not prove the "Promised
Land Of Canaan" Wolfe We would dis
like TO see Mississippians lose anything
We hope these reports are true. The
number OF negroes in this section has
been greatly decreased within the last fs "
months. We have not heard Of y single
large farmer who has sufficient laborers
The current flowing to tue West has been
formidable.
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sourHEss DEprs.-Ths .shr,ssntb rs.
por, Of the Boston Board ofTrads IN ak -s
sllusion to the South srn debts. In the
opinion Of the Board. statutes elimination
to suits on contracts are rsconciisbls with
iuAics. on the suppoai,i"n ,ha, tho credi.
tor. have had an "Ppor,uni,y to recover
Of the dsbt"s through tho usual courts Of
law; andsihst inasmuch ss during tie
late civil var Il wm impossible to take
any measures to collect the debt. 10 aues
ton. j'.s,ics requires lhs passage Of = Law
exsm mpt'ne suitors from the operstions OF
the s'statss Of limitation ~ the sis,es OF
the Sosph or period sufIicisa4 90 snsbls
loyal creditor. to ,nforcs the psg msnt oi
their demands
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The advertisement in to day. paper OF
Mcssrs. Psuld,nr. Bank. d Co "Ths
Road TO Fortune" will attract snmewbai
"f curious interest. He proposes to
ssnd oil application n hhy cent. sample
free. to any person. We do no, general.
ly give ,rsdi, to such .n,erprz-s. but this
seems too fair To bs cheat hesides th-r
arc lsrss dealers anl IN .nofacturers of
Ladies Linens Collars, Cutf,, 6:, 500
Broadway. N. Y.
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the office Of Vice.Presdeu, and the elec
torsl coiiege.
The bankrupt bill was taken up, and
Sumner urged his test oath amendment.
heading 10 discussion Of the affairs Of the
South.
doward learned from a gentleman 5ust
from Texas ths, fifteen murders had been
committed, for which there were no con
vic,ions.
'Dooli,tle defended the. South.
/ ChaLdler gave notice OF bill repeating @
The tariff and establishing a Uniform tariff
Of fifty per cent. ad raioren, on all i,upor
tstionss
The bankrupt bill ps.sed-2O to 10.
wilson introduced Till to pay for
qnarter,nastsr s'ores taken from loral
people. A committee WAS appointed for
ssch State, to whom sll claims should be
referred.
10 tine House. Ellot's bill was resum. ed
and was amended bv striking out the
provision for one representative in Con
grs's. A long coIloquv ensued-,he
Democrats asking time Tor debate
Stevens Intellectually asked hs poMpone
meut, for the consideration Of hi, bn,.-
The motion was rejected.
Elliot read iettsr from Juliao Neville
OF Nav Orleans. grand son OF Revolution
sry Neville, appealing Tor Ioval Gov
ernment for Louisiana. Also, resolutions
Of the Southern Loyalists' Association.
endorsipg' the bill The House pa"ed
the bill-ll3 to IS Tho Republican,
voting nay were Baker, Bingham. Kuy
kendall, StillweIl. Thsyer and Whaley.
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WLsnINGroN. Feb. IL.

In the Senate. PomeroY presented n
petition Of the Arkansas loysiists. xsking
an amendment TO E'liots bill 40 "A To IN
clude Arkansas Wade moved to take
up EIliot's House bill, hoping the Senator.
would be brief in arguments. Lane asked
10 proceed with the regular business
Wade ssif If the bill was not acted on
Immediately, it could not become n law
this session Wade read u Dispatch f,om
the Colorado mass meeting, requesting
admission.
In the dIouse, Stevens hill came up
lie moved the previous question. which
wss negatived. Stevens then prnpos Ell
An amend nent, which. on objection, he
withdrew, saving he had tried vainlv to
satisfy gentlemen around him Boutwell,
argued tha, the Supreme Court might
decide that States were s,ill States, and
entitled 10 representation, which would
cause a hazardous co"nict; but. IL the bill
passed, the Supreme Court would have no
Government to re organize; Congress
would keep in its own hands the political
re- organization Of their STATES hv passing
il. Stevens till as passed, r-ads: "The
80 called Confederate Ststes.' instead oi
so called States"
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-. r. ". nii Az.
January sl, 1867.

One OF our generous, public spirited
ei,issns promP'Iy respond. TO the sppe.l
i'om the South in b-hslf Of the destitute
and starving people there. by q subs Grip
ton Of one ,Ansdred dollars We have no
doubt his example will be numerou,ly
followed. 1t ha case demanding lmms
diate succor, as whole communities in the
Caroiinss are without food ot ,ke moan.
Of procuring any New Yotk has bsld .
mss,ing TO devise mssns Of relief for our
Southern coonnymen. and We hope .
similar step Will bs taken 10 this city
We direct attsn,icn to The correspond dencs
upon the sut feet pubiisbsd 10 asother
columu.-- Bosfoa Poss.
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The petitions against the impeachment
o! !be President have ommenced to ar
rive.. In the House, on the 31st ultimo,
Messrs. Raymond and Darling. Of New
York, presented numsrously signed me
MORALS, protesting against the fmpssch.
ment project, and begging Congress to
adopt measures to strengthen the public
confidence. ailay the excitement, revive
the intsre's Of labor and capital. and
promote the peace aud prosperity Of the
country.
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Miller q Black.
w. NJ. CoSsoRs. Sec'y.

BY reference to our advertising eolum no,
it will be aeon ,ha, these gentlemen have
formed a CO partnership for conducting
in tho City Of Charlotte a Grocery and
Comm''sion business. One Of the firm,
Mr. Miller, is a gentleman we'll Known to
our readers "a n straight forward bushes
han. and in every resPs., worthy Of bis
prescott calling. w, wish ,hsm success.
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The Clarendon Banner,

Thi. paper ha; resumed putIica'ion.-
The fra, number Of the new .sri-s affords
ample evidence Of editorial snd business
rlso. lu typographical appearance is
Excellent, The p.op'e Of Clarendon
should warmly support a psp.r so veil
deserving of their patronage.
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STARTLING TESTIMONY OF DETECTIVE
BAksR-Ths Tribune's Washington let.
ter, OF Thursday, says:
General Lsfsve vetto G. Baker, formerly
Detective OF the War Department. is now
in the city. and to-day testified before the
Judiciary Committee on the subject Of
impeachment. il is stated on high au
shorty ths, he testified that he once had
in his possession letter written by An
drew Johnson, viii Military Grrerner oi
Tennessee, addressed to Jefferson Davis,
offering to identify himself and Tennessee
with the Southern Confederacy on Ger, ,ain
terms that being doubtful OF the genu
ineness Of the signature TO the letter, he
showed The sicnaturs &c HE P.esiden,'s q
Private Secretary, who positively identifi
ed the hand writing.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Free to Everybody.

A Large 6 PIP. Gircutar. giving information
Of the greatest importance. to the young Of
bof', seIes.
IL teaches how the hon,ely NAV becom. beau.
tifnl. the despised respected aud the tors,kss
loved.
No young lady or gentleman should fell 10
send their Address. aud receive a copy pod.
paid. by return mail Adde'S, =. -. drawer,
81, Troy. y. Y. feb. ao, GIN.
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1Comn, anieakdl
Fer Town Council

The following named gsa,lemen are
respectfully suggested As candidates Tor
ln,sndsnt and Wsrdsns Of The Villsge
Of Lancaster
Intendaa,-B ]. Witherspoon. E.q.
W.rdens-Dr. w. J. White, Rev. J.
N. Craig, J J Grahsm. DR.. A. u.ies.
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LOCAL N ATT 4 K =

EE Penoos Wishing to purchase the
hes, and cheapest Sewing Machine; .
fine Piano (ths best made in ,h. u. 81
direct nom The Factory, under manuiae
turer's prices the ben, Washing and
Ringing Machines. would consult their
in,erest by apply ing at this uflics.
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A SOUTHERN APPEAL.
LANGAsYEHyILLz, So. {
TO the Mayor efhe City Of Bs,toa:

oo. Sts
TO the Mayor efhe Ciiy Of Bs,ton:
DEAR Sra: The "A,hers" Of America
viii no,, sm confident. turn a deaf ssr
TO the appeals of suffering humanity.
A great number Of bu,osu bsin q ,nu.,
perish for tho want of provisions. unie.s
Immediate reliefis afforded. IN this section
Of our common country. Even = smal
contribution will be gratefully ,seeiv.d
Direct to the 'Presidsni Of the Char
lot,e aud South Carolina Rsiltoad," Char
lotts, North Caro- ina.
Yours. &c.
j. =. G. NirrAG.
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WAsBISoros. Feb. l2,

Ia ths, Senate, the Judiciary Committee
vas directed to report as to the srpsdi
ency OF the constitutional amendment,
extending the presidential term to six
years, forbidding reelection, abolishing
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BosroS. January 81. 1sG7

EDroR Bosros Posr; I observe an
appeal in your paper. from some on. in
South Carolina. for the starving people OF
that section. 1t seems to lie rather .n
informal or irregular call, but it is al ad.
dnional indication Of suffering among
those who certainly have teen our fellow
countrymen. IL such now. have tbev no,
still claim on US rs neighbors; and IL
aliens, have thsy not a. good a title to our
symps,hy As the. Cretxnsi Whatever
side Of politics we take them, as Chris.isa.
let hs help them-let soms organized
movemspt be msds! Ia New York th.re
has been public meeting. and ,n,nius.s
have been formed TO proeuts relief kar the
sufferers at ihsSouth rs we'll ss il Greece
CsnnOt Boston do as muchi IL .i.f.ul,
Of any general movement. I beg vou viii
npen a subscri ption At the offic. of IL.
Post and pu, IN. down for one hundrsd
dollars.
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Yours, very truly. d.

Annexed is the appeal which We ,.
publish. IL 10 addressed to th. Mayor OF
tins city, but We learn that his Honor -
rot received copy. and had no knosl
edge OF such = communication until il
appeared in. tho Posi, TO which paper i,
WAS duly addressed fer publication. I'm
der these circumstances fhe Mavor does
not feel authorized TO receive donations,
more particularly ss the appeal directs 10
whom remit,snces should be made. Bat
il any arrangement should lie made for
the collection Of monev 10 this city. We
have the Mavor's assurance that lie would
allow his office to he designated 70 one Of
the places for such . purpose.
Corcernine tho suggestion of our cor
respondent. ]. s. T.. We should be glad
to rscsiSe end for~srd anv .ums sub.
scribsd to ahi the famine stricken people
ia, the disttici iadicstsd by Ms. Miu.g.-
Ed. Posr.