New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-28
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From Washington.
! WASHINGTON, April 27.-Court continued
! Mr.. Stevens read twenty minutes, when
/ he broke down,
Mr.. Butler read the balance of Mr..
| Steyens's speech, which is very yindictiye.
He narrated the position of Senators on the
tenure of office bill at length. Senators
| could not excuse its violation
Manager Williams succeeded, and will oc.
cupy part of tomorrow.
After court the Senate received several
Executive messages, and adjourned.
| H0use.-A bill was introduced to admit
the state OF Arkansas into the Union. Re.
ferred to the Reconstruction COMMITTEES.
| Adjourned.
General Candy telegraphs General Grant
| from North Carolina that as far as heard
from there is 724O majority for the Constitu.
internal revenue receipts to-day S7l5. 600
The Presidents message regarding he
| department of the Atlantic simply states
that he established it in accordance with
! the usage of government.
A message from the President to the Sem
ate communicates message from Mr.. Ban
croft relating to provisions of the recent
treaty. continuous residence of five years
| and no more was all that was required. to
date from the day the emigrant crossed the
| American line. Continuity of residence to
| be interpreted in a legal not corporeal sense.
The naturalized citizen on his return to his
original country is liable only for breaches
| OF law committed before emigration. Of
| lenses connected with the act of emigra,
tion itself, are excluded from the class of
punishable Otfenses. Therefore the return.
ing emlgrant is not punishable for with.
| draWal from military service. This inter.
| probation accepted, Germans naturalized in
America and returning to Germany occupy
the same position as a foreigner emigrating
/ tn tNnrnlnnu Y md 50 l., IL -
tary duty as attaches to foreigners natural
lied in Germany.
The bill admitting Arkansas provides sim.
liar to that reported last March from the
Committee on Reconstruction. The pre.
amble asserts that Arkansas has formed and
adopted State government, republican in
form, and is therefore entitled to representa-.
ton as soon as the Legislature ratifes the
| fourteenth article, and on condition that
the Constitution shall never be changed to
! deprive any citizen or class of citizens of the
United States of the right to vote now enti-
tied to do so by the Constitution herein rec
ognlZed, nor SO amended as to allow any
person 70 vote who is excluded from office
| Dy the tnlrd section of the proposed four
teenth article until the disability imposed
is removed in the manner therein provided
MT. stevens, alludirg to Mr. Groesbeck
concluded: 1.-THE gentleman on Saturday
| lmplored the sympathy of this Senate with
all the eloquence and pathos of Reman
Senator pleading for virtue, and It is Ia he
feared that his grace and elegance turned
the attention of the Senate upon the orator
rather than upon the accused. Had he beer
pleading for innocence, his great power
would have been well exercised. Had he
been arguing with equal eloquence before a
Roman Senate, and Cato the censor had
Deen one OF the judges, his client would soon
nave found himself placed in the middle of
the forum instead of receiving the sympathy
OF virtuous and patriotic audience
Thls evenings Star says: Impeachment
stock from some undefnahle cause seems
to have slightly downward tendency to.
day. There are rumors of break in the line
OF Republican Senators, and four are named
as certain to go against impeachment. On
close examination, however, it can not be
ascertalned that any one of the four named
has made any declaration, or given any in
dication to warrant such conclusion.
Still the belief that the Presidents chances
are improving is certainly afoat in the air.
From Europe.
LONDON, April 27.-Still later adviees
were received from Sidney today. Farrell,
who attempted to assassinate Prince Alfred,
was indicted, tried, found guilty, and SEN
fenced to death.
IN the u iai Of Inc Fenian prisoners this
forenoon the attorney general, who did not
finish yesterday, continued his argument.
He sifted the evidence designed to prove an
alibi in the case of the prisoner Barrett
and asserted that all the witnesses who had
sworn to his presence in Glasgow on the
18th of December were either avowed
members of the Fenian organization o.
sympathizers with it.
The judge in charging the jury sifted the
evidence. The jury were given both sides
which was commented on in part. Burke
and Morphy Werein the seat, He cautioned
the jury in regard to the evidence Of wit
nesses OF prosecution, Mullany and
Sloughar, and on the other hand said he was
compelled to admit that proof Of alibi, in
the case of Barrett, was open to grave
doubts. If there had been no doubt why
was not evidence to that effect ayerred in
the first examination. The justice charged
rather favorably in case Of Timothy Des-
mond.
The very latest reports from Magdala rep
resent that Il, 900 native troops iaid down
their arms. The interior OF me fortress
of Magdsla presented an extraordinary and
splendid sight, the place flowing almost
with barbarous splende,. Ihe British
found four royal crows made of solid gold,
| and S2o. GOO in sil.sf, thousands Of silver
plates, and lots ofGery rich jewels.
pom RIeAmoRd.
R1eE,ton1 April 27.-General Schofeld
| today ansJinted new councilmen and city
offSey ffScers 15r Norfolk and Staunton. Charles
| n Hfalam mayor of Fredericksburg, and
| n 3kes mayor of Norfolk.
General Schofeld has prepared no an
sswer to the charges of Governor Pierpont
against him about obstructing the Union
cause il the State, as he thinks it too idle
forreply.
Miscellaneous Telegrams.
CINCINNATI, April 27.-The Heating and
Hollywood light occurred to-day. Heating
broke his wrist in the third round, thereby
losing the fight.
BALTIMORE, April 27.-Samuel H. Wentz,
who confessed to embezzling funds from the
National Mechanics Bank, has been par
doned by the President.
CHEYENNE, April 27.--The cavalry stables
here were burned to-day with sixty.hYe
horses.
JACKSON, April 27-Fhe Convention was
occupied to-day in the discussion Of bills Of
a local nature.
PHILADELPHIA, April 27,-The boiler Of the
PennsylYania Treaty Rolling Mills exploded
to-day, killing three persons and Wounding
four seriously and seven slightly.
River IntelAzenee.
YIeKsBuRe, April 27.-Passsd up: Pasgoud
Passed down: Republic At sRM. River
stationary.
LoU1syILLE, ApFi1 27.-River falling, with !
fest in the canal. Weather clear and |