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WASHINGTON Feb. Yl5.--In the House the
Kentucky contested case is finally settled by
excluding both Brown and Smith, and notify.
ing the Governor Of that State the seat is va
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!. The Grant Hancock correspondence has
been sent to the House. Hancock displaced
the nine New Orleans COuncimen-twO whites
and seven negroes. land Grant ordered him To
restore them to office. Hancock appealed,
and the Council, as he, reorganized it remains.
Hancock asked to be relieved.
| In the Senate, Sherman introduced a bill to
stop furtherabrevet military appointments it
10 thought to prevent action on the ,breyet np-
pointment of his brother, Lieut. Gen. Sherman,
to the Gehefalship-to rank with Grant.
lt Is reported Congress will favor Increasing
the currency S50,0OO,O00 4~ioTq .8H Ha9f
Il In Virginia, Judge Underwood, to-day, re-
manded Churchill Combs to the custody of the
military, and decided that Congress, winch is
the war-making power. has not yet declared
peace, and, the country being in state of ar
mlstlce, the civil courts have no right to take
prisoners out of military custody, unless the
case goes to the Supreme Court 1'"a s''D'
% General Schctield has issued several orders
ton at Richmond, March I'd i; another pro.
vides that where voters have changed their
residence they may register in the district
where they reside n third is for the guidance
of the registration boards, and directs that
where person held United States office and
then voted voluntarily for secession, he s.dis-
qualified .'.."r isff',* 5# a'ef" 's'"
The st. Louis Common Council. held a meet
ing to urge the Missouri Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress to favor the removal
OF the national capital to st. Louis also ask.
ing the State Legislature to take action in the
same direction y fsa s-.sf.agaj faHess
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 15.-The Democratic
mass meeting, held in the st. Charles Theatre
tonight, was densely filed. Resolutions were
adopted endorsing President johnson, and af.
hliating with Northern Democracy. Ex-Gover-
nor Weller, Of California, was one Of the
SPEAKERS
NEW York, Feb. l6-The Tennessee Con-
seryative CONVENTION at Nashville have declar-
ed for Andrew Johnson for President. - ~
The South Carolina Convention are busy
over measure to ask a loan of $lO, ,00O. 900 10
buy lands for the fandless h 1.-f s"
The Florida Convention il still in trouble.
The minority is weakening. a,. a-a.,
Adyices from China rcpert the continued
snecess Of the fmperiaIists. Btirlingame is on
his way to- the United States with suite of
thirty--nmopg them two high Chinese officials.
lie has great powers entrusted to him. t+-s
An earthquake in formosa caused loss of
SO. 600 lives p atra'zfaf'' "j s.@fe3-..''fs'@ 4
VIM. NJ. Swayne. founder Of the Philadel.
phia Ledger newspaper. died Yesterday. q,
The young Mikada of Japan has been seized
By the three chiefPrinces, and internal discord
was raging. @ Hszt .lH1 H4aa9 Hsft.+1 20
+ Admiral Ball. U. s. Navy. was drowned in
crossing the Osaka river bay, Jan. 18th.
The British Consul of the new ports died
Jan. 2lst - 9"s"s h#..' IS
state that the revolution in the southern part
of the Island has become general. General
Solomon is proclaimed President in place of
SaInave. All the principal towns are in arms
against Sainavc.
b. LONDON, Feb. l5.-Earl Derby has been
very, ILL. but rumor prevalent this snorning
that he died during the night proves to be un.
founded. Sir G. Shea, one of the members of
the Court Of Queens Bench, has also been very
I'D. Both are, however, recovering. Faa4
+ 1t Is generally believed that Stanley will
soon succeed Derby as head of the British Min
istry. ~t
Adviccs from Abyssiuia say the British army,
&c, 900 strong. had landed ut Soula, and the ad-
vance was within two days march Of Antale.
half way to Magdala, where King Theodore is
encainped. Much disaffection by the native
chiefs towards Theodore, is reported The
Egyptian treeps, with many Turks, are near
Magdala. marching recklessy. The troops
suffer from heat :