Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-07-22
Latest News by Telegraph.
Dates to July -

i WASHINGTON, July 12.-In the Senate, the
J, bill to prevent the Southern States from voting
in the Presidential election until Congress as
sents was passed. 3e srss5.8 asaa a.- a
! VIM. Pinkney White, appointed by the Gov
ern0r of Maryland as U. S. Senator to fill Re-
verdy Johnson's unexpired term, was sworn in.
i In debate on the Funding bill, Morgan and
Cole favored paying the 5-2O's in currency. Da,
i Fessenden and Howard favored the views on
payment expressed in the Grant and C0lfax
i platform.
Ramsay moved to strike out the section le-
galizing gold contracts. Lost.
Cameron moved to postpone the whole ques-
tion until after the election.
COnness wanted to meet the Democratic
platform now. e#
The Senate went into Executive session.
In the House, the Senate bill to discontinue
the Freedmen's Bureau was amended to dis
continue it after January 1st of next year.
BOyden and Dickey, members from North
Carolina, could not take the oath, SD the House
elieved them of all disabilities aud they took
their seats.
| The House refused to suspend the rules to
let Schenck take up the Civil Service bill
Both Houses have agreed to the tax of so
cents per gallon on whiskey.
Several bills have been introduced relative
to Courts in the South.
The bill to build bridge of 500 feet span
across the river at ST. Louis was passed.
NEW YORK July 1.-THE steamship Min
nesota arrived yesterday from Liverpool with
100 steerage passengers, 500 of whom are
Mormons in charge OF Elder Perry. They
leave tomorrow for Utah Ten thousand other
believers will follow from Liverpool as soon as
they can be shipped.
Shanghae letters Of May 26th state that the
frigate Shenandoah had returned from her
search relative to the destruction of the Amer
lean schooner General Sherman. 1t appears
the Sherman was attacked on the coast of
COrea, returned the fire, and was assaulted
and captured and blown up. All aboard per-
ished
Specials say that several politicians, boilers
from the Tammany Convention, and some dis
satisfied with the nomination Of Grant, are
trying to compel Seymour to withdraw; or,
failing in this, to endeavor to enlist Chase or
some other prominent statesman as a third
candidate for President. Should Chase refuse,
John Quincy Adams is proposed for President,
and Samuel Cary, of Ohio, for Vice President
The Convention is to be held on August 9Th.
in Pittsburg or Cincinnati The leaders of
| this movement are said to be Lew. Campbell
of Ohio. General Fremont, Sam Cary, and
many participants in the old Philadelphia Con-
vcntion, two years ago.
1t is said tina. some important matters are
about to eliminate relating to the proposed
treaties with China, and the result of an inter-
view between Seward and Burlingamc.
Washington specials say that Seward has
purchased Sonora and Sinal0a from Mexico
and also negotiated with BurIingame for 4
treaty Of commerce with China.
| The President to day nominated B. +. BrHn-
| In Of fha I nj Of lia
Cal, Chas T.. Remus of Kansas, Consul to
Honolulu; II. II. Warren Chief Justice, and
Lorenzo P. WIliston Associate Judge Of the
Supreme Conrt of Montana; and Silas H. Ak
tell Assessor of Internal Revenue for the Sd
District of California.
Delano. Of Ohio, has introduced bill in the
House that all Mints and branches shall con-
tinue to refine gold and silver; no contract to
exchange crude or imported bullion for refined
bars shall be made until authorized by law.
| +. c. Camp killed Col Ashby, late Confed- |
crate, in Knoxville, Tenn, July 10th.
The Texas Convention has indefinitely post
poned the question Of the division of the State.
The miners at Pottsve, Pa, have gone on
big strike, and several mills have stopped
work.
News from Mexico to July 4th reports the
town de Valli burned and sacked Gen. Gal
vez executed, and . brother of Miramon in
prison for having revolutionary papers.
LONpoN, July 13.-The Times don't like
Democratic Platform. @8 -s
The Irish Reform bill passed the House ofI
Lords. sl< fe.~t aa +...-..... ..g.-,...f 5,a-
Gen. Napier, hero of Abyssina, is made a
Peer under title of Lord Napier of Magdala,
and pension of $4,000 yearly, was voted to
him. -e.ssa .gaa :elE,r.sr@,5 A.. .as i.
VIENNA, July 9-Minister Boust has written
sharply to the recent allocution of the Pope on
the state of religion in Austria, saying the in
termeddling of the Pope with the domestic
legislation of. Austria is a violation of the in
dependence and dignity of the Empire.
BERLIN, July lily virtue of the provi-
sions of the naturalization treaty with the
United. States, this Governments has stayed all
prosecutions against adopted citizens, and
American German citizens who have been SEN
fenced or imprisoned will be released forth
with. 'ts'a4@e a't1 ,7sse4Vt'fa ss'''' a''
WASHINGTON, July 15.--Thc President has
nominated Thomas Bowen for. Chief Justce1
of Idaho, and Sherman Day,fos Surveyor Gen
eral of California. -, -
Fifteen Radicals came before the Recon-
struction Committee, to-day, demanding the
exclusion of the vote 0f several counties in !
Mississippi which had given Democratic ma
jOrites, alleging reign of terror existed there.
S Itis believed Congress will adjourn on Mon |
|day.or Tuesday.
I. NEw YoRK, July 15-Thore were 80 sun
stroke casese twelvesof than bfatal, = to-taYS in
Z Immense, sand and most enthusiastic Democratic