The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-04-25

admissible, but the Senate overruled the de.
%cision, by 20 against 90.
Secretary Wells and his son, Edgar. who
is in the Navy Department, were among the
witnesses to-day examined.
Postmaster General Randall testified that
Foster Blodgct, Postmaster at Augusta, Ga.
was removed IN consequence Of complaints
OF official misconduct, and produced the pa.
pers which caused bis removal. Most Of the
session was consumed in arguments relative
to the admissibillity Of evidence.
Eyarts stated that the continued illness of
Mr.. S~tanberry prevented the counsel from
saying positively, but as far rs they knew
their evidence was all in. The court then
adjourned.
CHICAGO, April 19.-The Republican's spe.
cial expresses the opinion that all the areu.
ments will be concluded on Friday, and that
the Senate will retire for the final verdict in
the impeachment case by Saturday.
RICHMOND, April 18.-The Convention ad.
journed at midnight, subject to the call of
the Committee. 1t refused 10 recind the test
oath, as recommended by General Schofeld,
the Democrats voting with the colored mem.
bers to retain the oath for the purpose Of de.
feating the Constitution. Only the Presi.
dent and Secretary signed tho Constitution,
a resolution having been adopted dispensing
with the signatures Of the members. TT il
understood that the Conservatives would have
refused to sign 1t.
Ngw YoEK, April 18.-The Tribune,s New
Orleans special says the election has passed
off quietly, Notwithstanding the violent in
Limitations on the part Of the rebels. The
Board Of Registration and Commissioner Of
Elections were nearly ell rebels. They 70.
sorted to every subtcrfuge to prevent negroes
voting. The State will nevertheless give
20, 900 majority for the Constitution.
The Repubkican this morning reports the
assassination Of several prominent Rcpubli.
cans in different parts Of the State, others
!, having been hunted and driven into the
! woods. A colored candidate for the Leg.
~islature in Outachia Parish has been killed.
I A Dispatch from Hays City says that Med.
icine Wolf, Il noted chief Of the Cbeyennes,
has come with u party Of men and expresses
friendship for tho whites. He says the
J Cheyennes viii not go TO war this summer.
J The mail from Fort Reno was attacked by
Indians on the 10th inst.
An Omaha dispatch says the latest accounts
from Fort Laramie state that the Commits.
I sioners have been successful thus far.
WAsHlSGToS. April lit is understood
that ut a Cabinet meeting important matters
q connected with the impeachment trial were
! discussed. The counsel for the President
were at the White House all the morning.
When the House fully resumes business
the Committee on Foreign Affairs will re.
9 port a bill making the necessary appropria-
: ton for the payment Of Alaska Territory.
The Secretary Of the Navy has sold the
. iron.cIad Catawba for $3.50 1000, and the
y Oncon;a for 1915 900, both to Alexander
G Swift Il Co.. Of Cincinnati. The purchase
money has been paid into the Treasury.
J CHARLESTON, April lT.-Scattering re-
turns indicate the success Of the Republican
Ticket and the ratification Of the c~onssitu.
ton by a large majority. In this city the
majority Of the constitution is ! 800.
NEw ORLEANS, April 1.-THE election Is
mously voting. Many negroes openly vote
the Democratic ticket.
q JACKSON. Miss, April l7.-Threc section,
of French's bill passed the Convention to
day. The seventh section provides for ST,
days voting at the next election. Twelve
members resigned their seats in the Conyen
ID ton. The press reporters will be excluded
e after to-day.
. NEw YoRK. April 1.-THE wounded o
the late Erie Railroad disaster are all doin.
t well except two, who ii is found will die
This will make the total dumber Of deaths
n twenty. seven.
New YoRK, April 1.-THE New Jerse,
Legislature adjourned to-day.
= CHICAGO, April lit has been decides
"a to hold a meeting to effect n grand combine,
union officers society of the armies Of Ten
nessce, Cumberland, Ohio and Georgia, il
y this city on the 18th and 10th of Decembc
next. The arrangement are not yet com
pletcd. but their union is quite positiyel,
ie decided on.
RICHMOND, April 17.-General Schofiel'
Is visited the Convention to-day and made
I, speech 10 the members. He said the iron
! clad oath in the Constitution was extremel.
Objectionable he had administered recon
q s~truction laws in Virginia for over o year
and gave il rs the result of his experience
that it would be impossible 10 carry oil
State government on such n basis. In hi
y opinion the oath would be fatal to the Con
stitution.
Memberships 20.-In.the Senate
&c Court opened at III A. n. In response TO al
inquiry, Chief Justice Curtis stated that tn
re counsel for the President considered thei
r evidence closed.
l. Bingham said the Managers might desir
10 place on the stand some witnesses who ha'
t. been suppnnaed early in the trial, but ha,
s. not appeared hitherto.
$. Butler offered i'm evidence portions Of tn
journals Of Congress relative to drafting o
O. commission for General Washington a
8, General in. Chief, and its form as issued
lg also, a letter from the Secretary of tn
Treasury, relating to the practice of tina
"a department in making ad interim appoint
m ments.
st Postmaster General Randall was ~recalle'
ID and produced n copy of tho indictmen
le against Blodgett. Butler offered Blodgett'
10 answer to his notice Of his removal. Evart
Mt objected, saying that Blodgett was not Oh
trial.
The Managers offered to show that his in
dictment was procured by desperate enemie
of Blodgett.
I'd Evarts maintained that it was not relevant
but if they wished to put Blodgett on tn
~ stand, he was prepared to prove that tn
charges were true. The Senate without di
s, vision refused the evidence.
d. Butler offered the order placing Genera
e Sherman in command of the Department Q
Atlanta.
tn Evarts objected as it was not in rebutta
t. of any evidence which had been introduced
c. The Senate by q vote of IA to IS refused
receive it.
4. Butler then announced the case for tn
Managers closed, and the Court adjourne
- till Wednesday.
a The Senate then went into executive ses
sion.
IL PoLITIcAL PREAcHERs.-Dr. AdaI
10 Clark, than whom nobody isbetter know
IN to the Christian world, had a very poe