Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-23
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night sessions, in order to hasten bills
for the action of the Senate.
The charges made by Butler in the
Senate yesterday, relative to the sale
of gold and the purchase of bonds by
the Government, will be refuted by the
Treasury Department, SO far as they
relate to anything improper in the
transactions of that Department. The
sales and purchases were made to pre-
vent panic in the money market.
The State Department hasintelligence
of the death of Mrs. Morris, wife of
our Minister to Constantinoplc.
The quarterly returns of the National
Banks, made to the Controller of Cur
rency, for the quarter ending April first,
show large business transactions among
the banks in the large cities, especially
the Western cities.
1t is freely stated tonight, that
New York member will, on Monday,
move in the House to Withdraw the
articles of impeachment from the
Senate
The friends OF the President were
never so confident of his acquittal as
they express themselves to-day. They
have ground for their confidence, for
Forney himself scents defeat to the i'm
peacherS. He breathes out threateningS
-
and gives his voice for war if the Presi-
dent is acquitted.
There is a certainty that twenty Sen
ators will vote against the conviction of
the President. According to the rulings
on certain questions of evidence by the
Senate, the past few days, the probable
tiles are that others will be added to the
number of nop-contents, who were look
ed upon by the managers and their
friends as sure for conviction. The
prospect for the entire success of the
plot against the President is not the
most lovely, and, per consequence, But
Ter and his brethren in iniquity are filed
with q godly wrath, which is highly
edifying und enjoyable to benlghted
Conservatives.
CHARLESTON, April 16-The three
days election for the ratification of the
new Constitution, and for the election
of State officers, closed to-day. The
general belief is that the Constitution
has been ratified and the Republican
ticket elected by large majority.
Scattering returns from various por-
tions of the State indicate the Tatifica-
ton of the new Constitution and the
success of the Republican ticket by a
large majority. In this city the major
ity for the Constitution is 1900.
LONDON, April ia. TrolQpe, of
the British postal department, goes to
the United States to readjust the postal
treaty.
Official dispatches say that the
AbysSinian expedition was alarmed,
and his plans were uncertain. 1t is
rumored in London that the war is over,
the captives having been released.
Denmark is negotiating the sale of
Santa Cruz to France.
There is great liberal meeting at
James st. Hall, tonight; Russell, presi-
dent.
MACON, GA, April 16-The heaviest
rain storm ever known here occurred
this morning. Fields and gardens are
nearly destroyed, fences washed away.
In the city the streets were washed into
cutters, brick walls were torn down,
sewers burst and cellars all filed with
water. Many breaks occurred on the
Central and Southern roads. No trains
to-day, except from Atlanta.
ST. PETERsBURs, April 16.-The
Journal de st. Petersburg says the
empire of Russia has consented to grant
delay in the payment by the United
States of the sum stipulated by the
treaty, for the transfer of the territory
of Alaska, and the time is now assigned
for the payment on LIST of May. The
Journal feels that the American Con
gress will vote the necessary appropria-
tions.
JACKSON, April 17.-Three sections
of the franchise bill passed to-day. The
seventh section provides for six days,
voting at the next election.
Twelve members to-day resigned
their seats in the convention.
Press reporters are excluded from the
House after this date.
The total foreign trade of the United
States is larger now than it was before
the war: $4,000, 900 in 1867, against
SOS, 200, 600 in 1850.
A gentleman in Illinois owns an estate
so large that he has three hundred and
twenty miles of hedge on it. He is now
to SOW new field of ten thousand acres
for the first time, this year.
What is that2 said Sunday school
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