Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-30
TELEGRAPHIC.
CINCINNATI, July 2

CINCINNATI, July "a.
The Democrats of Cincinnati held a
monster ratification meeting and
opened the campaign tonight. About
10000 persons were present and great
enthusiasm prevailed. Hon. George
Fl. P~endleton, George E. Pugh and
others were the speakers. Mr.. PEN
dletOn spOkeat length on his financial
theory, stating that Seymour and
Blair are pledged to it. He endorsed
Seymour in very strong language.
Mr.. Pugh said the Demo-
cratic party demanded that
the national banks be abolished
and the public debt be paid in green
backs, and declared that there could
be no peace in the country until Rad
ical rule was O~verthTOwn.
CHARLESTON, S. c., July "a.
General Candy has issued an order
committing to the civil authorities un-
der the Constitutions approved by
Congress, all the authority conferred
upon and heretofore exercised by him
in the States of North and South Car
DINA.
WASHINGTON, July %.
SENATE-The bill giving lands to
the Denver Pacific Railway, was de-
bated over an hour and passed. Sew
eral minor bills were referred.
MI. Howard called up the bill ex-
tending the provisions of the act for
the issue of Agricultural College scrip
to the recently rebelliOus States. Pas
Fsed.
The bill providing that the railroad
lands be sold only to actual settlers,
was passed.
The President has decided to recOg-
niZe Southern State officers elect until
the supreme court can decide upon the
cOnstitutiOnality of the RecOnstruc.
ton acts of Congress, the plan for do
ing which MI. Evarts is now said to
be preparing.
Mr.. Jeffries, for Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, is being opposed
bitterly by most of the Radical Sena-
tors, especially those from the South,
and he will probably be rejected.
ST. LOUIS, July %.
The new postal law passed by both
houses of Congress yesterday is an
important measure. The provisions
of most interest in the West are as
follows: The return of all letters on
which the name of the sender is en-
dorsed, if not called for in thirty days;
reduces the fees on money orders
doubles the compensation of pOstmas-
tiers for the payment of money orders !;
allows weekly newspapers sent to reg
ular subscribers in the county where
published, to be delivered free of pos
tage from the post office nearest the
place of publication; authorizes the
issue of duplicate money orders for
such as have been lost makes it a
felony to counterfeit money orders /;
makes it a felony of high order to use
postage stamps the second time know
ingly; declares it shall be unlawful to
deposit in the post office any letters or
circulars concerning lotteries or gift
enterprises of any kind, on any pre-
text whatever; empowers the Post
master General to negotiate and con-
clude an international money order
arrangement; provides that sureties
on bonds of d~efaulting pOstmasters
shall not be liable unless the Govern
ment institutes suit within three
years after the final settlement of ac-
counts; allows certified copies of post
masters returns to be used as evidence
in courts of criminal prosecutions.
BALTIMORE, July 25.
The losses by flood yesterday will
foot up several millions dollars.
The morning of the oath a light rain
began to fall which changed to almost
a deluge before noon, and afternoon
the river began to rise at the rate of
two inches an hour.
At ElIicOtt City the destruction of
life and property is great. Thirty
houses were swept away, some con-
tanning whole families, were carried
with the current and drowned. Sew
eral bodies have been recovered to-day
at or e the Relay House, about
eight miles below.
Several days must eIapse before an
accurate estimate of the loss can be
made. The loss of life in BALTIC City
is not positively known.
WASHINGTON, July 26.
The President has signed the fol-
lowing bill which is of great impor-
lance to National Banks:
Be it enacted, &C.: That for the
sole purpose of reducing and retiring
the remainder of the compound inter-
est notes outstanding, the Secretary
of the Treasury is authorized and di-
rected to issue an additional amount
VI BCIlBOAdly AOcLA vi NAlCobDCog AOb CA
ceeding $3.50, 600, 900 said certificates
to bear interest at the rate of three
per cent. per annum, principal and in
terest payable in lawful money on de-
mand, and to be similar in all respects
to certificates authorized by an act
entitled can act to provide ways and
for the payment of the COM
pound interest notes. approved
March End, 1867; and said certificates
may constitute and be held in any
National Bank owing or holding the
as part of a reserve in accord
ance with the provisions of the above
mentioned act of March I'd, 1867.
BALTIMORE, July 26.
The number of persons missing and
drowned from ElIicOtt City, as receiv-
ed tO-nighty reaches 81; number mis-
sing and drowned in Baltimore 6.
On the fiat boats below the Riley
eight dead bodies were received
and nine yesterday. Most Of