Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-04-29
IDAHO CITY BOISE TERRITORY WEDNESDAY APRIL g. 1868

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Bishop Hawks, Of the. Episcopal church
j The Virginia Convention adjourned at mid
night, subject to the call Of the Committee
They refused to rescind the test oath, as re-
commended by Gen. Schofeld. The Demo
Gratis are voting with the colored members to
retain the oath for the purpose Of defeating
the Constitution. Only the President and Sec.
retary signed it. A resolution had been adopt.
ed, dispensing with the signatures of the mem.
bers, but if it had been otherwise, it is under
stood that the Conservatives would have re.
fused to sign. .a.l} 81
! The Tribune's Orleans special says the elec.
tion has passed off quietly, notwithstanding
violent intimidations on the part of the rebels.
The Board of Registration Commissioners of
the election were nearly all rebels, and resort
ed to every subterfuge to prevent negroes from
voting The State will, nevertheless, give 90
OOO majority for the Constitution The Re
publican OF this morning reports the assassina-
ton OF several prominent Republicans in diff
terent parts of the State; others have been
hunted and driven into the woods, and q col
ored candidate for the Legislature, in Onatchie
Parish, has been killed. aa la su8
The mail from Fort Reno was attacked by
Indians on the 10th.
dispatch to Omahasays the latest accounts
from Fort Laramie say the Commissioners
have been successful thus far. a 8 H.t
i dispatch from Hays city says that /" Medi-
cine Wolf" noted chief of the Cheyennes
came in with party of men to express friend.
ship for the whites; he says the Cheyennes
wont go to war this summer
A portion of Arsenal Island, below ST. Louis,
where cholera victims were buried last sum-
mer, has washed away, and about fifty cofins
swept down stream, of which half have been
recovered, and measures taken to prevent any
more from floating away
The ship Albert Galatin, loaded with 3,1OO
bales OF cotton. was struck by lightning in Mo-
bile lower bay, Yesterday, and burned Loss,
500 900; cargo mostly insured.
The British bark Thalia, with | 100 bales of
cotton, for Liverpool, was also burned in the
lower bay. 8a 9aa
The Chicago Republicans special expresses
the opinion that all the arguments will be con-
cluded on Friday, and the Senate will retire
for the final verdict on the impeachment case
by Saturday. slss 'ahH aaa
An Ottawa dispatch says Whelan has been
committed for trial for the murder of McGee
LONDON, April 2O-The trial of the Fenan
prisoners, Desmond English, O'Keefe, Barrett
anu JUSTICE. accused OF causing the Clerken-
well explosion, commenced to-day, before Chief
Justice Cockburn and Justice Bradwell. The
jury were sworn, and the trial is proceeding
The trial of Burke and his fellow prisoners
will probably commence On Friday.
The counsel for Gen. Nagle deny that he
sailed for America. has not been released
on the terms granted other prisoners.
Parliament re-assembled yesterday; pro-
ceedings unimportant f.tif 49,
Dispatches from Abyssinia, dated April 2, |
report that the movement on Magdala has been
made by the British storming party The re-
suit of the movement is unknown, owing to |
break in the army telegraph.
General Napier requests heavy remittance
of treasure for the expenses of the army to be /
sent before the rainy season begins, antcipat-
ing that communication with the coast will be
interrupted.
The installation of the Prince Of Wales as
knight of ST. Patrick, in Dublin, occurred to-
day. The procession was over two miles long.
The weather was fine vast crowds were out
The North German Parliament has adopted
a resolution instructing Bismarck to enter into
negotiations with foreign powers for the pur-
pose of establishing by treaty, absolute neutral
lty in regard to private property at sea, in
time Of war. a.9fi t'77f {fa#