The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-02-05
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washington.
WASHINGTON, Feb. SIN the Honso -
lowing among other bills, were introdnos .a' ''l'
A bill to provide for settlement Of "SN
payable in gold. Courts are directed ~ On',ac''
coin payments.l ~ W enforce
bill to establish department Of ;n,.,.
build postal Railroad between wash;na, .,'e 10
New-York. 80 and
bill to repeal the eighth section of =.
relating to registry and recording of yesso'' ac'
bill to issue one hundred and hf,v MIN.
legal tenders, replacing those withdraw ''''O''
A bill to remove the National CapitO, =, =
Louis. VT
A bill to tax United States notes, Tro.,.
notes and fractional currency for State ana
nicipal purposes.
Also several regarding naturalization 49,,
nances.
The Secretary of War has been called ., :,
the correspondence between himself tho D.,
dent and Gen. Grant. >'r
Copies OF all orders issued by District COM
manders, have been demanded
| In the Senate Mr.. Cameron nr.sontos
nal recalling Charles Fmncis Adams.
Inc Dill taxing National Bank shares for s,,..
purposes, passed. ''
Deot statement will be published on Friday
IL is unusually unfavorable The Treasury holds
but eighty million coin against one hundred ana
eight and half million first ultimo.
Gen. Sherman leaves westward to.nirb.
The ways and means committee had lor,.
conference with the tobacco delegation. nj,
understood that the committee fayors n Siam
duty on tobacco of all forms.
Inc President has nominated COL Wiswau
commissioner of Internal Revenue yice Rollins
Private letters from Chicago represent Mrs
Lincoln as unquestionably insane
Revenue to-day 1,4a4,0O
From Charleston.
CHARLESTON, Feb 3.-In the Convention, Mr.
Ramsay, delegate, offered a resolution decar
ing to the people of South Carolina and the
world that the Convention has no lands at Il.
disposal and that no confseation act has been
passed by Congress, and iu belief of the Con
vention never will be, and that the only manner
for the landless to obtain land is by purchase
white delegate offered q resolution that an
investment of the funds of estates of infants and
married women in Confederate or State securities
by administrators, executors, guardians, and
agents be null and void, and that snch invest.
ments shall not be recoverable in lawful money.
bitter discussion followed an ordinance in
validating contracts based on slaves.
From Richmond.
RICHMOND, Feb. 3.-The Convention adopted
three sections of the ordinance on the Exerut,v,
department The Governor is to serve four years
and not to be eligible for the succeeding term
He shall be thirty years Of age, u citizen of the
United States twenty years, and a citizen of Viz
ginia five years.
Thomas R. Bell committed suicdc last nigh
by taking strychnine.
From Atlanta.
ATLANTA, Feb. 3.-The Convention discussd
relief without coming TO vote.
Gen. Meade has issued an order modfyin.
Gen. Pope's order 40 as follows: First, all "a
pers, except such as threaten appointed Offices
with violence or future prosecution, are to h.
allowed to receive advertisements under Stat,
or municipal laws or ordinances. Second, when
there is but ono paper in county it may recer
such advertisements irrespective of its poTtics
Third, all military and civil officers, registrar
and all persons in military employ in the thin
military district are to see that this order is eI
forced. Opposition to reconstruction when COL
Quoted in legitimate manner is not to be col
n n
ardson, one Of the Republican delegates in III
Convention, was shot and dangerously wounde
tonight by o Republican politician of this CITY
From New York.
New YORK, Feb. 3.-The steamer "Chapma
Tucker" has arrived.
1t is rumored that Charles Francis Adams
about to withdraw from England.
. e5 i From Chicago.
CHIoAGo.-Feb. IA kerosene lamp explode
burning palace car named the 'City OF Chic
CO." The passengers escaped.
From St. Louis.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 3.-Eighteen prisoners na':
escaped Jail at st. Joseph, Mo- Horace Fill'
brother of the Sheriff, was killed, and Irisc
| ner severely wounded
| From Savannah.
| SAVANNAH, Feb 3-The military commisSic
have arrived to investigate the charges againstu
Mayor. The examination of witnesses CONNIE
ced day with closed doors. Nothing know
outside.
From Jackson.
JACKSON, Feb. Sin the Convention Il
printing committee submitted new report
compensation to be allowed the official prinlt
One clause reads for advertising and PUBLISH
the official proceedings in the Stale JoarTs
Vicksburg Republican, and Meridian Chronicle
cents per square for first Insertion and 25c J
square for each subsequent insertion. Thef
port was ordered to be printed.
The committee on education submitted a.
port providing for public school fund gene
superintendent of education, and asupern'cl
ent for each County. Ordered to be printed
A resolution was adopted requiring Conn
ton tax collectors to take Convention scrip
payment OF special tax.
A resolution was offered providing If the 70
vention remains in session forty-iive days,
per diem should stop after that time, pehu'
, which the Convention adjourned.
Markets.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Old bonds llH'
AK. Cotton firm at 1911@19%. TurpenD
571k@5S1f. Rosin unchanged.
LONDON, Feb. S.-Consuls 9SA@9SH. Bot
73H@72A.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 3.-Cotton easier. MiddD
uplands on spot ~
WILMINGTON, Feb S.-spirts Turpentir'
clined lie. Rosin steady. Strained 2l5. C"',
firm. Middling 1714. Tar firm at2lO.
CHARLESTON, Feb. 3.-Cotton active anaY
proved u. Sales $50 bales, middling Is.
! SAVANNAH, Feb. 3.--Cotton dull. MIDI
, 17a<@18. Sales 407 bales
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