The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-01-30
BY STATE TELEGRAPH.


! From the Virginia Enterprise Of yesterday.
| New ORLEANS, January 21.-The steamer
| Emerald, hence for Cincinnati, sunk on Sa.
turday evening at Tunica Bend. The cargo
and boat are total loss. Three lives were
lost.
JACKSON, Miss, January pa squad OF
freedmen who have been stealing hogs neal
Jasper, on Saturday waylaid party Of con-
| stables who were in search Of them with war
rants. Two Of the latter were killed and SIX
wounded
WASHINGTON, January 21.-The case o
Elgee against the United States was decided
in favor of the Government in the Supreme
Court to-day. The case involved half mil
lion of dollars, the proceeds of sale of cap
tured and abandoned property.
CHICAGO, January ga FIRE occurred
here late tonight which has destroyed all the
buildings from Nos. 6 to % and 81 to Il Lake
street. The buildings were principally occu-
pied by wholesale dealers, some Of whom had
heavy stocks. The loss on the various stocks
is estimated at million and half and quart
ers of million. The fire was the work of
an incendiary. The fire was not subdued be-
fore midnight, too late for the insurance to be
ascertained.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. January 2S.-The debate
in the Senate on the Reconstruction bill was
continued yesterday by Wilson and Reverdy
johnson. The former was very bitter on
Doolittle, characterizing his speech of Thurs
day as the most unpatriotic harangue he ever
listened to.
The bill removing the political disabilities
of Governor Patten of Alabama passed.
WASHINGTON, January 2S.-Several bills
we're introduced and referred.
The consideration of the Reconstruction
bill was resumed and debated at length.
The President has sent into the Senate the
nomination of J. Ross Browne as Minister to
China and Luther E. Webb as Superintend- |
N. of Indian Affairs in New Mexico.
The Committee on the Freedmen's Bureau
nave reported bill continuing the Bureau
me year from July.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs have
decided to recommend the ratification Of the
Sandwich Island treaty.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, January %. - Pomeroy,
rom fine Committee On Currency, reported a
ill taxing the shares of National Banks in
UGH Il manner as the State Legislatures d.
ect, which was passed; also, declaring for
cited certain lands granted in aid Of conStruc
ion of certain Southern railroads.
A lengthy discussion followed, when the
louise adjourned
HAVANA, January 21.-The famous Impe-
ial General Marquese has arrived. He es-
aped from Mexico i'll disguise some weeks
ince.
Dispatches from Mexico state that Romero
as accepted the appointment OF Secretary OF
le Treasury.
1t is reported that the Captain General has
ssured Juarez that Santa Anna shall not be
ermitte6 to undertake any hllibustering eX-
edition.
HAVANA, January est is reported that
lie Captain General has ordered Santa Anna (
, leave the island.
BY CABLE
LONDON, january 2S.-The Martello Tow
+ at Duncannon was attacked last night by {
le Fen ians. The assailants retired. .
The Fenian, Shaw, has turned Queens /
ridence. He identifies Barrett, who was re-
red the fuse at Clerkenwell.
Dispatches frem Abyssinia state that the
eA4.r expedition is again in motion.