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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, April 21.-The Mayor
and members Of the City Council re-
Gently appointed by Gen. Schofeld for
Alexandra, Va, were installed there to-
day. Only a few Of the new officers are
old citizens. About thirty of the old Off
GERS who were unable to take the oath rs
required by Gen. Schofeld were re-
moved, as also some eight or ten who
could. All Of the new members are
white.
Dispatches received by Gen. Grant
from Gen. Candy, dated Charleston Goth,
give the following further particulars of
tle vote for the Constitution in South
Carolina In twenty-one districts, regis
teriDg 93, 200 voters, partial returns give
81 600 votes polled. The same districts,
with full returns at the last election, give
SO 600 votes. Partial returns from eigh-
teen districts give 81 094 for the Consti-
tuition, and IL, 224 against 1t.
These returns indicate that there viii
be q majority for the Constitution in all
except three or four districts.
Manager Boutwell, purposes delivering
his entire speech to morrow before the
Impeachment Court, Notwithstanding
its great length. 1t contains $500 words,
according to calculations made from the
proof sheets.
Mr.. Evarts will speak Thursday in be-
half OF the President.
The Comptroller of Currency will pub.
lish in a few days an important circular,
giving a detailed statement and explana-
ton of the items that may constitute the
lawful money reserved outside, which
the National Banks Of the country are
required TO keep by statutes 81 and 80 Of
the National Currency Act.
The force of the appointment office of
the Treasury Department is now engaged
in preparing for transmission to the
House the required list, in response to
the resolution adopted yesterday, asking
the Secretary of the Treasury to commu
picate the names ofall persons who have
applied for appointments since the 20th
Of last February, with the names Of those
recommending them. 1t will be sent in
ia two or three days.
A communication from the Secretary
of the Treasury shows that his Depart
ment has recovered of Confederate prop
eTty in Europe, Sl44,l 47, and has dis
bursed $4,000 for counsel and other ex-
penses,
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The banking house of Gaylord,
Lsavenworth & Co., Of St. Louis, has
suspended payment. They express 8
confident belief that they will be enabled
to resume in a few days.
The Atlanta Nea0 Era q0th) says of
Ben Wade, that he Will be President in
twenty days, and cautions the people to
be moderate-that is, vote fer the Radi-
Gals.
While we have had some tail blow
ing here, there have been furious storms
north, south and east of US, doing great
damage.
Eight hundred women sang the
=" Marseillaiss y in Marseilles the other
day. They were employed in q govern
ment cigar mandatory, and 81 the to-
bacco leaves served out to them were too
dry to work with, they chose this way
Of asking to have them dampened. The
ominous chant threatens soon to be
heard all over France.
Matthew J. Nemeche, whose second
trial for the murder OF Dennis Doyle ter
minated at 81. Louis some days ago, was
sentenced yesterday by Judge Prinm, OF
the Criminal Court, to be hanged Thurs
day, June I1th. A motion WAS filed for
8 third trial, but it was overruled.
-LeoBidas Jones Of the State at large,
is c-snvsssing Indiana as an independent
candidate for the Presidency. he spoke
at Charlestown a few nights since.
II. H. Hines and J. NJ. Hines have
retired from the editorial management
Of the Bowling Green Democrat. The
paper is now the properly OF q company,
who have chosen Jas. Brent as publisher,
and J. 4. South rs editor and business
manager.
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CONGRESSIONAL
house.

HOUSE.
WARRINGTON, April 21.-A resolution
was adopted 10 light the hall by cleo
tricity.
NiDlsck had his name recorded as vot-
ing in favOr of the bill concerning the
rights Of Americans abroad.
Mr.. Robinson offered 3 resolution with
drawing the articles of impeachment and
i~nstructing the managers to suspend fur
ther proceedings. The House, Dy a vote
of 81 TO Is, refused to consider it.
Mr.. Johnson introduced q bill amend
atOry to the tenth section of the steam
boat passenger law, which was referred
to the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. IngeFs0il introduced resolutions
instructing the POstofiee Committee to
inquire into the expediency OF extending
the ranking privilege to b members OF
the Legislative branches of such foreign
governments as extend the same to the
legislative members of this Government,
W'h!ch was adop ed.
Mr.. Pike, from the Committee on Ma
val Affairs, presented q Number Of adj
verse reports, which were tabled.
Also several unimportant Senate biils,
which passed.
Also q House bill to amend certain acts
IN retallOu 10 TIC navy 6A0 AA
CORPS. 1t limits the number of officers,
| non-commissioned officers and musicians
OF each corps, &c the number authorized
by the act of March 2, 1857, and OF pri-
Yates 10 1900 &stead OF 33GO as now. The
| commissions Of the present officers are
not to be vacated, buG no appointment Is
to be made ia any grade until the num-
Der is reduced below the number prOvi-
ded by either Of the sections Of TIE bill.
Il sboIishes the grade OF Mate and Third
Assistant Engineer ia the Navy, and re-
| peals al the acts authorizing temporary
| setting officers in the Navy.
After considerable discussion the bill
Wss passed.
The Speaker presented IN Executive
communication relative to certain efforts
of the Treasury Department for the rs
/ covery Of Confederate property in Europe.
| Referred to the Committee on Foreign
| Affairs.
The Senate bill amending the Bank
rupt law, passed with an amendment to
the first section, making it read January
/, 1869, instead Of June l, 1859.
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The Secretary of State has instructed
the United States Consul General, at
Alexandria, to furnish the General Land
Ofice with such information as may be
in his power to give, relative to the sys
tenn Of irrigation of lands ia the region Of
the Nile.
What arid desert is to be converted
into fruitful gardens?
The Cincinnati Commercial Of the
18th says: The impeachment managers
had q private cross-eXamination of Gen.
Sherman yesterday, but finding they
were not likely to get anything from
him to help their case, concluded not to
detsin him for public examination. The
General left Washington for the West
last night, and will rejoin the Indian
Peace Commissioners immediately,
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We have the We best authority Tor preQlcJ-
fnpthat within twenty days. at the farthest,
THIS gentleman viii be President OF the United
states. In consideration OF this Important TACT,
we again u gs upon cur people e spirit n eau
tlon and moderation. IL is very difficult 10 tell
what Iate may await the thougAtless opposers
~ ire government and as we love the South
and her noble sOrs and daughters we say
again, he wiss, be NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NeW IRA,
Aprll9.
Has it come to this? The predeter-
mined result made known, even before
the witnesses for the defense have been
heard! The editor Of the leading Radi-
cal paper in Georgia instructed that the
conspiracy will eliminate in less than
twenty days! 1t is no secret either!
The information is trumpeted abroad,
and no blush of shame is seen to mantle
the face of the hersld who proclaims the
tidings! And at such a time TO advise
moderation 90 And then, too, the
threatening counsel, " it is very difficult
to tell Uhat fate may osCat the thought
less ODposer8 0 the Government us it
not enough to make o shudder at its
bare contemplation? This pretended
sympathy for the " South and her noble
sons and daughters" is the hight OF i'm
pudenee in n who has struggled
throughout the whole campaign, since be
sold himselftot the Radicals, toconsign the
State where bis last sojOurn has been
made, to the custody Of the negroes and
white wretches q thoasand-fOld worse.
Even he cannot foresee the depths OF
degradation to which the elevation OF
BEN. WADE to the Presidential chair by
the usurping Congress msy.deliver them
BEN WADE, the vulgar, rude, boisterous
tyrant, who Of all men is best suited to
disgrace the place, once honored by
WASHINGTON, spd bring the whole the
DRY of Republican government into dis
repute. The stream of corruption goes
h~urrying on, gathering 3 force from
each additional current-where is it to
end? Can the people tolerate such desc
Grafton of their aItRrs?
"OI bIoodIest pie ure in the book Of time,
Sarmatis fell, unwept, without a crime
will no longer fill the ear of sympathy.
The fall Of Poland, the griefs Of Erin are
small sorrows TO that grand picture Of
desolation presented by the sudden ex-
tinguishment of freedom in the United
States, and the overthrow Of its Ono
noble government. Aud the smallest
atom-the most obscene Of the
gers, BEN WADE, to be the highest in the
land.
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Bad II

The Bulletin msnifests the difficulty OF
throwing off 3 bad habit in saying that
it had used great energy in e~ndeavoring
not to misrepresent the APPEAL. 1t re-
pested the misrepresentation neverthe-
less. 1t makes very little difference.
Those VINO read the Bulletin, now, proba-
bly, are OF the same inclining, and have
accustomed themselves to believe things
absolutely false 20 be scrictLy true.
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OTTAWA. c. w.

OTTAWA, April 21.-The evidence
against Whelon is daily becoming
stronger. Since his arrest he has made
several important admissions.
Patrick BulkIey, DOorkeeper Of the
House of Commons, has been arrested,
in consequence Of the contradictory ma
ture his evidence before the police mag
~istTates.
From the evidence laid before the
House yesterday in reference to the alb
duetion Of Alien Mcdonald, Lord Monck
VIII not acknowledge Mr.. Stewards couT-
tesy IS characteristic Of his conduct on
every occasion in which His Excellency
has had TO appeal to him, and rather
snubs the British ambassador for declin-
ing to accept MI. Stewards offer to sur
render Mcdonald.
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YATES is called the modern Stagyrite.
[ Cairo Democrat.
S~tagger-ite you mean. He stsggers
right and left. Wonder if
"The ghosts OF the slain
Unbus ied who remain
do not haunt the memory OF the whilom
Governor, who urged the thousands and
{ OF thousands OF Illinois volunteers
land conscripts) into the ranks after his
State had filled its quota, and Governors
of other States had not yet brought their
people 20 "toe the mark" They hsd
the specious but deiusiye plea Of " glory,
Union and the Constitution" to Offset
fighting q people contending for their
rights and defending their homes.
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REV YORK.

NEW York, April 2l.-The steamer
South America, fcom Rio JaneirO the
25th ult., brings official accounts Of the
voyage of the Brazilian irOn-clsds to As
sumption, whence they bad returned to
move with the land forces.
The Parsguaysns made a brilliant at
tack on the % of March TO capture the
iron-cl&ds of the Braziliaus below HU-
malta. They boarded two OF the yes
sells from boats and were repuised after a
hand to hand fight, with a loss OF 400.
The Brszilians lost thirty-two.
Ire Brazilian evolutionary corps,
10000 strong, was ready to start for AS
sumption, but had not moved.
Lopez was said not to be at Humatla,
but at Tabecuary, experimenting the de-
lenses there,
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NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS, April 2l.-No official
returns have as yet been made, but as far
as heard from, the majority against the
Constitution in this cigy is 1850, and ia
the parish Of Orleans 3S4; il East Baton
Rouge, 500; West Baton Rouge, 100.
Caddo gives 800 majority against Con
way, The Democratic candidate for
Mayor, auu a majority of the city OfH-
ceTs. The parish of Orleans elects six
Democratic Senators, and q majority Of
Democrats in both Boards of Common
Council. 4 negro Recorder was elected
in the Third District. Noun, the Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress in the First
District is ahead az far ss heard from.
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NEW ADvERTxsEM'NTS

MASONIC NOTICE The Il
M Omcers aud Memoers Of hermes- ~
ana Mithras Lodges of Perfection Nos.
/ and 2, are hereby notioed to attend a/A
REGULAR communication Of those lodges
ommandeFy.No 4, this Wednesday evening, 81
az O'Clock, Tor res ulsr business and oonierrlng
Xii member OF the A.. and A.. r s.. Rite
in good standiog are fraternally invited.
BY order OF
eco. MELLERSH, SD, Tc.P..G:M.-.
Attest;
NATHAN H-oFFHEIMER, loths Secy pro tenn
Wednesday, April ", 1885. ap2 IL
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e CAROLINA.

WILMINGTON, April 21.-The vote here
is for the COnstitution-1200 against $50.
at Weldon, 294 for it ami 81 against it.
Some negroes here voted against it.
The whites generally will vote on the
second and third days, while the negroes
vote on the first.
NEwBERN, April 21--The vote for the
Constitution to-day is 1880; sgaiust it,
200. The fall negro vote was pollsd.
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ATLANTA, April H.-It Is supposed
that $500 votes have been polled, and it
is believed that Gordon is 500 ahead.
The Fulton county Democratic Club
has Issued the following circular: 1.-THE
Democrats Of Fulton send their greeting
to the people Of Georgia, that Gordon is
carrying al before him here, and will
roll up 1000 majority il this county"
vote to-day is large, but the Radicals will
carry the county. The military are
standing ct the polls to preserve order.
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A GREAT SPEECH AND lis hEF
Col. FORSYTH, of the Mobile Reg'stef
had the qualification Of listening 10 the
sneech Of Judge CURTIS, on the Presi-
dents defense. He thus graphically de-
scribes IL. and the effect produced on
some of the arch-conspirstOrs, maDaging
the prosecution
WASHINGTON, April 10, I5oo.-I hau
the pood fortune to enjoy yesterday e
delightful intellectual treat IN Ine oPe
nc sneeeh for the defense by Judge q
lis, of Boston. Unlike BuleIi LIE St
not Rad a speech already in type, Out
smoke extemporaneOusly, using MS notes
onIv for reference TO extracts Of passages
~ law and debates which he wished 10
nresept accurately to the senate: Inc
lltvle Of his oratory is severely simple
without a single effort "a ghtter anu us
NAV Int calm, composed, dlgnlleo anu
deliberate, His sentences came rom d,
Iips in an easy flow of the most nnlsned
~ eIagaDt English, az If they nad Deer
corafnIiv constructed aud elaborated IN
the closet. and yet evidently tne un-
sfIdied vehicles OF deep thought ana per
fect mastery of his subject. YET 3 more
i,nnressiye speaker Inever listened 70,
and his large mixed auditory on the
floor and in the galleries tesunsu oy an
absorbed and sustained 10 Ine
Correctness Of my Judgment. foI thTeo
hours this gifted man poured loitn t.e
fruits Of his long intellectual 9L@lsI"s ~
a steady stream OF loglca! aha3ys9i eP'
illustration. and convincing eioquehcS'
Tha CT ~ The sneaker was signally IL
Iusfrated in keeping the idea steadily Ds-
tore tbe Senate that it Was q great State
rial that vas going on, and that ms OF
6ce uas to address the reason OF the
members of the court as judges OF lA"
and evidence, carefully excluding lhe
thousht of craftsmanship as AMEN 70 50
roISt an occasion. The fixed attention
oSSenatorz allowed how well he succeed
81 and how completely he had ABSORBED
tbsir tboughts with the legal merits OF
The cauae to which he was giving SO
Grand an exposition. Thsd. stevens SAT
Facing me. and I do not think that e&-
sgperate when l say b 8 MS eyes were
moi once taken of the face OF the speaker
for 9 whole hour. II not cOnElHCeu anu
nersuaded to fOregO the eVH useu or
which he was intent, II vas eNiueHI naO
his own clear mind was paying iTs LUZ
age to the power Q genius q tHo q
no stood confronting him 20 deIsnu tne
;,noaent and to plead for the C0nstitu-
lion Of their common country, SuuheI
leaned back in his senatorial cIaI "a
one Of his favorite attitudes, intenued 70
10 etriting-Sumner is one Of the VAIN
- 81 Senatorial coxcombs-bub cid not
iook Comfortable. Butler watched the
sneaker through his opened fingers, held
mn in %suDDort of his ugly c0unIs4aucsi
and wac decidedly idgety. logan
looked anxious, as If he bad q COnieG-
etc division of something like equal
stTe1qfb to bis own in front, and was
donbf}nI of the issue of battle and even
the Secretaries of the Senate seemed TO
ne transferred into rapt and Listening
statues. A pin could have been he2La 70
drop in that crowded chamber, WINE
powerfully and quietly, like a deep Driver,
the stream Of the orators eloquenee
flowed msjestically along.
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The Nashville Press and Tines affords
consolation to the BroWnlow candidate
for the Presidency. 1t says:
Iii no objection TO 3 candidate, with
a large army Of American sovereigns,
that he takes his bitters morning, noon
and night, with a half dozen tumOlers Of
brandy tossed in to bridge over tue inter-
walls pleasantly. On the contrary they
rather like it, and suppose thst the crook
ing OF ones elbow proves him to be a
good fellow.
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FOREIGN.

PARIS, April 2I.-Ls MoRitetT do Sdir
has later South American advlees,
stating that no attack hss yet been made
upon Assumption, Dor was o likely TO
b. made, as the alliss were acting on the
defensive.
LONDON, April 2L.-The counsel for
Gen. Nsgle deny that he has sailed for
America, SIS he has not been released on
the terms granted to the other persons.
Only two Of the crew Of the Jsckmel
packet were released.
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BOSTON.

BOSTON, April Elm Lowell yester-
day, the veteran Sixth Massachusetts
regiment celebrated the anniversary Of
their memorable march through Balti-
more by. a parade, an Grafton from Gen.
Sehraeder and a dinner. The public
schools gave q holiday, and but for the
severe rains the citizens generally would
have Joined In the celebration.
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MARRIED.

Observation-Disclosures residence OF
the brides mother. In franklin Tenn. On the
7th April, by Rev. W. L. Rosser, Mr.. MN. ID.
MORGAN, of Mississippi, TO Miss LETfrIA CALD-
WELL, formerly Of Memphis, Tenn.
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What stanton Thought Of President
johnson in 1855.


The following letter will occupy q page
in the history Of this country, and will
be read with interest even at this time.
Il was written by the late Secretary Of
War, Edwin NJ. Stanton, to President
johnson, the day before he was inaugu-
rated as Vice President of the United
States. Read Il:
WAR DEPARTMENT.
WAsHEGTOS CIrY, March 3. 1865.
His ExcelleRcy, Andrew JohnEon, Vice Prssi-
dent elect:
Sir: This Department has accepted
your resignation as Brigadier- General
and Military Governor of Tennessee.
Permit me on this occasion to tender to
Won the sincere thanks Of this Depart
mept for your patriotic and able services
during the eventful period through which
Won have exercised the highest tTustcom-
United TO your charge.
In one of the darkest hours Of the great
s~trucgle for national existence against
rebellious foes, the Government called
Won from your comparatively safe and
eeasv duties of civil life, to a place ia front
of the enemy, and in q position of per-
sonal toll and danger perhaps more hsZ-
ardous than was encountered by any
other citizen or military officer OF the
limited States. With patriotic prompt
ness you assumed the post, and main
tanned it under circumstances of unpar-
alleled trials, until recent events have
brought safety and deiiveranee to your
State and to the integrity Of the COnsti-
t%utional Union, for which you so long
and so gallantly periled all that is dear
to man on earth. That you may be
spared to enjoy the new honors, and per-
form the high duties to which you have
been called by the people of the United
States, lie the sincere wish of one who, ia
every Official and personal relation, has
found you worthy of the confidence Of
the Government and the honor and es-
TEEN Of your fellsw-citizens.
Xour oba54-- -
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In the District Court OF the United States. for
the District of West Tennessee. In the mat
ter Of Augustus j. Heath, BANKRUPT. In
bankruptcy, District of West fennessee-ss-
To whom it May concern
TIE undersigned hereby gives notice of his
appointment al assignee Of Augustus j. Heath.
OF Memphis, in the county Of Shelby and
state OF Tennessee, within said district
who has been adiudgsd q Bankrupt upon MS
own petition. by the District Court Of said dis
trict.
Memphis, Tennessee, the 10th day OF April
AID, 1888. Y. ClRODE.
ap2l 85 Assignee, &c.
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I-cUisiaua ElectIon Returns.

The votes were not al counted at the
latest dates. At four polls counVeu
whites. 1906; blacks, 6T3.
In the poll No. 2, precinct No. 10 o0o
votes.
f,i. fine third ward Radical; the fourth
Democratic. Il is, however, ~contenaed
~ some that the third has given small
Democratic majority. One poll gave o.
DsjoTifv In Inc second ward at ole
noli. there were 227 votes cast against
ne Constitution to III for 1t. AEotner
nou gave lO6 white majority.
BkToN ROUGE, ApriIlS-hundreds OF
c,lorad voters have voted sgalnst the
| Constitution. We have little doubt OF
ifs defeat in Esst Bston Rouge. The
Democratic city ticket will De elected ~
a large majoTity. w
The Picoyuae of the 18Th says: we
/ Rave strong hopes that the ubiquitous
constitutio1 of Drysdes street has been
! defeated il not, that we shSh nave an
honest old citizen Of the State, thOngh p
Republican, a8i = majority, 10 the Leg
fsIsture. of good men 10 administer II,
and hat our city viii be governed by us
own citizens; bus il this BE moi 80, what
The Times Of the same date says: All
tbirgs considered the election was q
gujet one. This result il, however, que
~ tba f~orbearance Of the Conservatives
| not to the peaceful disposition OF the car
bet-5aggers or their c0lored dupes'
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ALBANY, N. Y.

ALBANY, n. Y, April 21.-The trial
of Gen. Gale, indicted for the murder OF
L. H. HiscOek, the alleged seducer Of
his wife, commenced to-day. A portion
of the jury we're obtained and sworn in.