The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-04-13

the Mississippi prayer for the injunction against
the execution Of the Reconstruction Bills.
The investigations of the impeachment Com
mittce have bccn suspended until May. :
:, The trial of Surratt has ,bccn set aside for
the present torn Of the Court. His conviction
is improbablc,;as the Indictment is SO awkward
'ly drawn, that,it is not likely to stand.e,.s.,
Reccnt advices give the news of the Fort
Buford massacre a canardish complexion.
Five murders, six mnrderous assaults, and
twcpty-scven robbcrics have recently occurred
in the mining country around Pottsvillc. Tho
secret society known as "The Molly Mcguire"
is becoming potent for mischief throughout the
coal mining country.
The State of Georgia will, on Friday, through
Charles O'Connor, of New York, and Judge
Black, of Pennsylvania, file prayer for in
junction against the execution of the Recon-
struction Act, similar to that filed by Mis-
sippi.
1t is rumorcd that war between France and
Prussia has been declared.
The Hon. Jefferson Davis will certainly have
have an early hearing, Judge Chase being on
the Boncll at his trial.
The Right Rev. Archbishop Spaulding re-
ccvcd some fifteen hundred people, including
mnny negroes, in the Catholic Church here
yesterday
APRIL 9.-Thc Internal Revenue receipts
to-day arc over 100000.
The Russinn treaty was ratified to-day with
only two Or three dissenting votes
The President has pardoncd u. Il. Vance,
lately Governor of Nortl, Carolina, on the re-
prcsenativcs and Governors, Bramcttc,
Sharey, Parsons, Mayor Hoffman and Horace
Greeley.
Louis Schadc, who defended Wirz, has adj
dressed letter to the American people alleging
Wirzs innocence.
The Austrian Minister on the 5th instant
announced to Mr.. Seward that he was instruct
cd to ask the good Offices Of the United States
Government i'll securing tho safe treatment of
Maxmillian and his followers in case they
On the 9th Mr.. Seward replied that lie had
tclegraphcd Minister Campbell to send swift
messenger to Juarcz conveying the request
that all possible lcnicncy be extended toward
the expected prisoners, and also that lie had
placed a copy of his instructions i'll the hands
of Minister Romero, who had promised to in
form Juarcz Of the wishes of the United States
Government On the samc day Minister
Campbell tclcgraphcd that he had sent sno
messenger rs directed.
There were only two votes against the r:!i-
Gcation Of tho Russian treaty.
I APRIL 10.tThc Democrats have carried
Albany, New York, by 100 majority,
Trenton, New Brunswick, Hobolson, II Iuelaon
City, Harrison and Kearny, in New Jersey.
The Republicans hrvc carried Jersey City,
gaining GOO, and Patterson and Bayonnc, in
New Jcrsy. The issue in Jersey City WAS the
liquor prohibition, that is practically whether
Now York should empty itself iuto Jersey City
OH Sundays i'll quest of liquor.
The President is suffering from Il severe,
though not dangerous inlisposition
y considerable effort is being made by the
voters Of the two classes to outnumber each
other in the fourth ward Of this city So far
there are sos whites and $50 colorcd voters reg
istcred
Amongst the liberal donations to the South
ern Relief Association is::onc Of thousand dol
lars from the Great American Tea Company
The total receipts thus far are $50 900