, 1868-12-25


THE CUBAN INsURREcrIoN --
Havana, Dec l6-Parties here friendly
to the revolution, declare that the insurgents
are receiving arms aud ammunition from the
United States. 1t is believed an expedition
in aid of the insurrectiou is organizing at
Nassau. The Government has taken steps
TO prevent its reaching Cuba.
ARKANSAS MATTERS ''-'
Memphis, Dec 1.-THE Aralanche's
Little Rock special says there was fierce
debate in the House to>day on a resolution
indorsing the Governors Procla nation de-
claring martial law in Conway county. II
was finally adopted-4O to 10. The Cover,
nor's Message to- the House states the force
OF militia in the southwest at 569 General
Patterson is in command. He thinks mar
tial law can be dispensed with. Arrange
ments have been made to have Federal
troops occupy the counties on the withdrawal
of the militia
THE MILITARY REUNION.
Chicago, Dec. 1.-The Soldiers ReunioB
closed with grand banquet. The Chamber
OF Commerce ball was magni6cently decorat-
ed, and was a scene of great enthusiasm and
enjoyment. Speeches were made by Gener-
ais Scho6eld,. Thomas, Slocum, Pope, Logan,
Terry, Ogesby and several others. The
next reunion will be held some time next
year at Indianapolis.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Memphis. Dec 1.-THE Ledger has a
report of fight between a squad of citizens
aud thirty militia men near Augusta, Arkan.
sas, yesterday, in which four militia men
were killed.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Washington, Dec l6-In the Senate,
Sherman, from the Finance Committee, res
ported back the House bill fixing the duties
on copper, aud also a resolution concerning
the payment of the public debt, declaring
that neither public policy nor good faith in
the nation, will allow the redemption of the
fve-twenty bonds I'LL the Government shall
perform the primary duty of paying its notes
iu coin or making them equivalent thereto
that measures for the resumption Of specie
payment should be adopted as early as prac-
ticable. This resolution was laid on the
table to be called up at an early day.
Sherman also reported back, without
amendment, resolution introduced by Eds
munds, November II, 1868, pledging the
faith of the nation to the payment of the
public debt in coin
Williams offered resolution, instructing
the Judiciary Committee to inquire into the
practcabilitv and expediency of some i'm
mediate lie yisation to prevent the discharge
Of persons convicted of crime by the extra.
ordinary decision of the District Judge for
Virginia. After discussion, the word Eek,
traordinary was struck out as perhaps a
reflection on Judge Underwood The reso-
luton was then adopted.
COnness moved 10 take up the bill provid-
ing that there shall be no reduction Of the
pay OF the Government workmen on account
of the reduction Of the hours of labor The
motion was lost by % to IS.
Morton took the floor and made an elabor
ate speech in defense of his bill for the re-
sumption of specie payments.
Paine, from the Committee on Reconstruc.
tion, reported a bill to repeal the act prohib
itins the organization OF militia in the rebel
States, so far as it applied to North Carolina,
South Carolina, Alabama, Florida and Loui-
siana. Eldridge inquired why Georgia was
left out. Paine replied that there was an
enquiry going on before Congress relative to
the condition of that State. 1t was ques.
tionable whether this bill should extend to
Georgia or not The bill passed.
The bill also passed extending the time
fixed in the Internal Revenue law to Febru>
airy l5th 1869, after which all manufactur-
ed stuff, shall be deemed as having been
manufactured after the passage Of this bill.
SOUTHERN STATES.
Columbia, s C., Dec ia resolution
was introduced in the Legislature authoriz-
ing the government to arm 1000 men as a
reserve force to send to any locality where
act, of lawlessDess are committed, the ex-
pense to b. paid by such county.
Memphis, Dec. 1.-THE APpears DuvaPs
Bluffs, Arkansas, special says this evening
as the Star left Augusta, some firing on the
pickets Immediately occurred. One of the
pickets was instantly killed and another
wounded. The citizens of Jacksonport have
gone to stop outsiders from attacking Apham,
who has prisoners in the Hough Block, with
powder underneath, and threatens to blow it
up if attacked. Col. Cross arrived here to
day, having been compelled to leave his
home in Cross county, the militia threatens
ing to hang him if captured.
St. Louis, Dec. 1.-THE National Land
Association completed the sale to day of
5000 acres of the Kansas Pacific Railroad
Company land to colony of Swedes from
northern Illinois, These lands lie in one
body in Lincoln county, and will be occu-
pied in the spring by two hundred families.
FROM CUBA.