The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-25
Saturday Morning, AIlil 25, 1853.
WASHINGTON.
AN ENVOY FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.

AN ENVOY FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
NEW YORK, April PA Washington .spe-
cial says: Dr. A G. Mackay, Collee or OF the
port of Charleston, and one OF the prospective
Senators from South Carolina under the new
Constitution will arrive here on Monday in
charge of the engrossed copy of the Constitu-
ton. He intends to wait and see If Ben Wade
Is to be installed at ilie White House before
proceeding with the document to the Execu-
tive.
NELSON'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Nelson's speech was q great impassioned
appeal TO defend the President, without strict
regard to time and place, the rules of logic or
the nicer distinctions in grammar and pbioo-
gY. 1t was the speech Of lifetime friend Of
the President, and if it were not as oourty.
as scholarly and as unmpassioned as it might
nave been, it bad the merit of being the sim
cere expression of the speakers mind.
THIRTY EIGHT SENATORS IN FAVOR OF coNvIc-
TIoN.
Thad. Stevens stated yesterday that thirty
eight Senators were known TO De IN FAVOR OF
conviction. This will be two more than the
requisite two-thrds necessary to success.
MIR. sTANBERY's HEALTH.
Mr. Stanbery's health is improving fast, and
it is thought he will be we'll enough to close
the argument for the defence. Mr. Stanbery's
argument is being printed, and makes seventy
pages.
Western lawyer is endeavoring to obtain
an appointment from President johnson as the
successor of Mr.. Stanbery.
MR.. JoHNsoN's scAPEGoAT
Another dispatch says Mr.. johnson is much
depressed. 1t is authoritatively asserted that
he was influenced in his action in removing
Secretary Stanton by one of his household, and
the gentleman who thus influenced his Excel
lency is severely denounced by the families of
the more prominent Office holders, who are
fearful of losing their places.
ALABAMA.
A committee of Republicans from Alabama,
TO attend TO the interests of that State with
view OF having it admitted into the Union, has
arrived at Washington. Its members are hos
tile TO Governor Patten OF Alabama, who they
charge has acted uniformly and in direct oppo-
sition to The wishes of the loyal people OF the
State.
FRAUDS IN THE LOUISIANA ELECTIONS.
A private dispatch from New Orleans, dated
last evening, says: Enormous frauds were per-
petrated in New ORLEANS and Baton Rouge
which will secure the election OF at least one
Democratic member of Congress.
A movement for an early adjournment of
Congress is much favored by leading Republi-
cans
THE SENATE DISGUISED.
Another dispatch says Mr.. Nelson, yester-
day, soon completely diSgusted the Senate
and galleries by his rambling egotism, his inn
pertinent irrelevahcy, his bad grammar and
his worse pronunciation, that the audience
commenced to thin out and before the Senate
adjourned three-fourths of the galleries were
empty, and not half of the Senators listened
to the wild harrangue He will continue it to-
day II Mr.. Evarts, who evidently is disguised
with his conduct, does not succeed in repress-
ing him entirely.
GEN. sCHoFIELD NOMINATED FOR SECRETARY
OF WAR.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-The President to-
day withdrew the nomination of Thomas e u
ing, DR., as Secretary of War, by sending to
the Senate the following communication:
To the Senate Of the United States Il have
nominated John NJ. Sehofeld to be Secretary
of the Department of War, in place of Edwin
NJ. Strnton removed.
FEVER ON THE COAST OF AFRICA.
Our Consul at Port Mahon under date of
March S1st, reports information has been re
ceived there that typhus fever has appeared on
the coast of Africa in addition to the famine.
SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTION.
The following was received at Gen. Grants
headquarters from Gen. Candy:
Charleston, s c., ApriI 24.-The total vote in
South Carolina so far as reported is So S43;
majority for the Constitution 43161 Three
districts not beard from; six incomplete Moth
ing from North Carolina.
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS.
The receipts from customs from April 18th |
to the 18th, inclusive, were So, 141 1888.
THE TRIAL OF sURRATT
The second trial of John Surratt is fixed for |
Tuesday, May 18th 1t is understood that |
Judge Black, Mr. Merrick and Mr.. Bradley, |
Jr., will appear for the defence