The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-02-05
From WASHINGTON.

S--.--
From Washington.
WAsnlNGroN, February The bin sen
to the President TO day authorizes the sal,
of35 of the ia iron clads
The Ways and Means Committee hay,
agreed TO the Senate amendments to til,
whisky metre bill, andit will doubtless pass
the House. 1t authorizes five commission
crs to act with President Henry and Pro
:asGor ssilgarl, 0f he SMriihsouion 1nsti
tutc.
This mornings World has the following
"WAsnINGroN, January 2l.--president
Ioh, ,son lis TO declare to Great Britinn .he
AmcriC> IAN ultima;um. The Regeneration
of Secretary Seward is of avail no more
Another ana higher authority has detcrmin-
cd upon the course which is to be pursued
in respect tn the .'laims of the United States
Government upon Great Britain.
81 AN authorized TO state, most conf
dently and decisivcly, that The Legitimate
demands. which have been too weakly urged
by the Secretary Of State upon the British
Cabnet, are to be enforced at whatcyc,
hazard
"rhc new British Minister, Mr.. Thorn.
ton, will probably be presented TO President
Johnson on rueslny. Although the ad-
dresses that arc to be e& changed between
be guarded as serene, the fact yet remains
that aspcedy and satisfactory response must
bc made by the British Govern,n cnt to the
Hltimatw'n Of the EXecuiivc Of the United
states, or else n declarations of war against
Great BTitoip B.usi inevitably ensue
J. b e."
! WAsnlEC ron, January 20.--The Govern
ment council in the McArdlc case will. on
| Friday, move for q further advancement on
the docket With view 10 its immcdiatc
dismissal.
Eighty citizens representing ten millions
of property, have pctitioned Congress 20
take entire charge OF the municipal affairs
of the District Of Columbia and in opposi
ton to the extension 8f the present. chnr
icy.
The Senate Committee on Fore,gn raia
tious reported iavoraDiy on the Snulv f,.h
Islands reciprocity treaty.
| In the Supreme Court Armstrong Eoun-
dry versus United Stotes.-argumeu con.
cludod. Gaines vs.. De In Croix ci. al Two
other cases were taken up and viii Occupy
ihc Court two or three days These ar,
ocw issues made under the will of Daniel
| Clark, father OF Mrs. Gaines, and II coutin-
uaton Of the notcd litigation known AZ the
| Gaines viii case.
! Tho sentence OF Gcu 4. Kautz, con
vlc,cd al the Nickshmg court martial was
RENTED; Kaura has been o,Itrcl to r,.
| sumo his sword and report for duty.
Joint resolution will lee Shortly intro
luced resembling! !immcdiatcllgG &c rants order
disseminating 'hc Frccdmcn's Burcpu in
ccrinin States.
Rc"cnnc to-day Sl20, 900
Nlnrgc delegation Of tobacco dealers and
manutnc C ufers are kercl8 consHlt the WAYS
and Means Committee relative to the tax
ZOO black aud fonr hundred and eirhty
white families are relieved in this cit, daily
by the Government and charitable associa-
tons.
WAsnINGToN, January &C. Robert J.
Walker has written a long letter in favor OF
the annexation yf She Danish West India Is
lands. a treaty between the United States
and the King cf tho Fcinc Islands. nor,
gaging the Islands for three years in sccu,i-
~ of money due for having eaten some
American sailors. A.a pledge, The Fcicc
King sends a whales tooth, which the Pr s.
id"ni is to keep if the treaty IS ratified
NO writings have been exchanged.
| WASHINGTON, January 81. The Bureau
Of Statistics rcports the number Of immi
grants since 1861, 100000 Inward pas
scngcrs. not Immigrants, daring The same
time, 300. OO2.
Tho OnicU Pacific Railroad is in good
running order $40 miles be, oud Omaha
800 feet above tide water
Substance Of The bill passed by the House
to-day: 1t cnacts that hereafter no money
shall be paid ont Of tho Treas ury Oh the fol-
owing class CT cases arising during the re.
ncllion, until further action of Congress:
Fhst---Qn account of seizure or imprison. i.
mont Of, or for damage or dcmurrage or
detention of any appliances OF transporta-
ton, whether By land or water, in insur.
rcctionary States.
Sccond-FOr transportation service. tolls,
privileges, &C., beyond the tariff fixed by
the Quartermaster- General during the war.
Thrd-Por use and occupation Of land in
| insurrcctiGnary States, used for fortified.
tons and other military defensive purposes
during the war. m
| WAsHINGToN, Jan. 2S--The S,l.
prcmc Court is equally divided on the
case Of j. X. Elgcc's administrator,
plaintiff in error, and affirmed thereby
the judgment Of the lower court with
costs. This case involved the virtue o
a pardon in restoring property. The
case from the District Court Of Missouri,
whore Elgeo's. administrator sued a
Treasury Agent for cotton seized in
louisiana
The President nominated j. Ross
Browne minister to China; VIM. D.
Bishop, Of Connecticut, Consul Genera
to Havana. .l
The bill regulating impeachment pro
vidcs that two-thirds Of the Senate may
suspend The accused during trial.
The Cabinet had full meeting to-day
except Stanton.
Revenue to-day. 100000.
From New Orleans. 4
New OnLEANs, Jan. 28-Tht
J stcamor Indiana of Huntsville. 70,