The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-15

LONDON, Jan. A-Evening. -Consols steady q,
| o21G92h for money and account U. s. b-2o's,
nv. Illinois Central, SIX. Fries, Asx.
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LvxnrooL, Jan. l4-Evenins .-Ootton closed
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The advices from Manchester arc favorable,
and the market for goods and yarns 10 arm. Pro-
visions and produce unchanged. Corn steady at
ass. Sd.
Asrwrnr, January l4-Evenins.-Petroleum
heavy and decliningj standard white closed 81
t4I 2bc.
LrvxRrooL, Jan. IA Evening. - The ship
Northern Belle, Capt. Clarke, which sailed from
this port on November 10 for Boston, foundcred
At sea on the LIST Of January. All on board were
saved
VIENNA, Jan. 1.-The Qovernmsnt 10 making
preparations to reduce the numbers and expenses
Of tho standing army. The position Of com
mnnder-in-chief has been abolished, and the en-
pioyment Of pension onicers has been disoon-
tinued.
ST. PETERsBuRo, Jan. 1.-THE JosrnaI de ST.
Pefersburg oflcially denies that Lord Stanley has
sent a note to the Cabinet Of the Czar, protest.
Ing against the alleged intrigues OF tho Russian
agent In Roumania.
FLoREsos, Jan. N--senor scorasso, the new
Consul General at Beiguade, has been appointed
Minister Of Italy to the Republic Of Mexico, and
Will leave at an early day for the Mexican
capital.
vienna, Jan. N.-The Vienna Debate, semi.
ofdcial, asserts that negotiations between France
and Italy for new treaty to replace the septem.
Der convention, have been rapidly progressing,
and are now nearly concluded.
PARis, Jan. N-Evening.-In the Corps Lesis-
atif to-day the bill for the reorganization Of the
0nally nA hv .nto af n 81 an
la Lfberfe says France and Austria have sent .
Joint note to Servia, censuring that Government
for Its warlike policy and for the extraord mary
military preparations in that country.
Lord Stanley, on the part Of Great Britain, has
Also addressed communication OF similar ma
ture to the servian Government.
From Atlanta-AnAars in 0eorefs.
ATLANTA, Jan. 1.-THE army on1cers detailed
BY Gen. Meade to act as Governor and Treasurer
ofGeorgia left this morning for Milledgeville.
1t IL reliably stated that there are no funds In
the State treasury. all having been removed in
view OF the probability of such . seizure ~ the
present.
An order dated the lotil instant appears from
Gov. jenkins suspendins the collection Of all
State taxes up to the LIST Of May next. The old
law authorized such ausr 'ension, and the conven.
ton, by resolution adopted In December last,
The effect OF such suspe nsion will be to forbid
any collection Of the tax imposed by the oonven-
tion for the payment oft expenses.
In the convention to-day resolutions were Intro
duced to draw too 900 from the State treasury for
per diem and to recommend Congress to donate
the public lands to the negroes, and thus give
them an opportu nifty to demonstrate any capacity
for self government they may have.
A resolution commendatory Of Gen. Hancock
was indefinitely postponed BY svote OF l2s to 10.
The following was adopted after the loss Of
motion to postpone, by avote Of o. to a.
Rssoiped, That, in the opinion Of the convention,
y 10 unwise and inexpedient to directly or In
directly interfere with the legislation OF the
General assembly IN authorizing the issue Of
bonds Tor the purpose OF paying the indebted
motion to add: "And we hereby recognise
such bonds A. binding on the State" could ind
| no second, and was not acted on.
The article on franchise was reported. II gives
the negroes the rigt to hold ONCE, and disfran-
chises all disfranchised by the fourteenth amend
ment and all unable to register under the recon.
structions acts up to the LIST Of January, 1850.
The Convention at Acknowledged