The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-02-06
BY STATE TELEGRAPH


| LITTLE Rock, January 3l.-The Conven-
ton has voted memorial to Congress, ask
ing an appropriation of S3,900,000 to i'm
prove the levees of the Mississippi and Ar
kansas, the land to be benefited to be taxed
So cents an acre to reimburse the Govern
ment.
| A sharp debate over the report of the conf
mittee recommending the continuance Of the
Freedmen's Bureau occurred. Several Rad
ical members asserted that the negroes got
impartial justice in their counties.
LITTLE Rock, February IA resolution
was offered in the Convention DISTINGUISHING
all who oppose reconstruction. Voting
against the ratification of the Convention is
sufficient grounds for disfranchisement.
Petitions to Congress for continuing the
Freedmen's Bureau were adopted.
New ORLEANS, January 3l.-The Con-
vention has adopted articles of the Consti-
tuition as far as ISL, but is still under the
title of 60 General Provisions"
NEW ORLEANS, February 2.-Hancock re-
turned yesterday from visit to Texas.
The Convention spent yesterday in dis
cussing proposition to pay for newspapers
furnished to members. An ordinance was
offered requiring Sheriffs, Recorders and
Clerks who receive an income over $4,000
to devote the excess of that sum to the relief
of the poor.
ATLANTA, February 1.-The Convention
adopted resolution petitioning Congress to
appropriate thirty millions in currency, to be
loaned in aid of developing the agricultural
interests of needy Southern planters.
TALLAHASSEE, February 1.-The Conven-
ton is still discussing questions of eligibil-
ity. No work for which it was assembled
has yet been done.
RALEIGH, February 1.-The Convention
was engaged all day discussing the Relief
Ordinance to be attached to the new Consti-
ution. No conclusion was reached.
NASHVILLE, February 1.-The Legisla-
ure recently passed a law allowing negroes
o hold office. A number of negro candi-
lates are already announced, Able lawyers
ay the law conflicts with the amended Con-
titution. Suits will be isued to test the
question.
LATRoBE, Penn, February p Saint |
Iavler's Seminary, near this place, was to-
ally destroyed by fire yesterday. All the /.
inmates escaped safely, saving the greater f
art of their clothing. 7
New YORK, February IA bill has been
Introduced in the New York Legislature in :
a Metropolitan Under ground v
S6,000,090. 1t is pro- i
osed to build a railroad under Broadway to
entral Park; also under other streets. 4.
new YORK, February 2.~-The ships Dex-
r and Blue Jacket are about to sail for Cal i,
orna, and take on SO Parrot guns, with n
rye quantities of powder, mortars, shell, 7
lot, and 800 tons of medical stores for the "
ospital at San Francisco, and 5000 bed p
eads. =
Caroline Longworth, sister of the late n
icho,as Longworth, died at New York yes al
rdav. v Y;
BUFFALO, February >. General John W
Neil. President of the Fenian Brother Il,
,od, was inaugurated last night. Speeches Is
ere made by O'Neil, Colonel Walch of Cal "a; "a.
,rnia and others, and a series of meetings ca
II be held throughout the country. to
New YORK, February 2.-Train writes to co
e World saying that Durant took out 3d. ma
D, 900 in gold to buy 10000 tons Of iron tn
complete the Rock Island Railroad to sn
naha. 'su