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instant. The 10Th amendment
has been adopted. The fourteenth
amendment passed the House.
The President of the Senate has
been declared ineligible by Rey-
nolds, and qnseated. Plato and
ELAN, Conservatives from the
thirds and thirteenth districts,
unseated, and Radicals seated.
Chicago, Feb. 16.-Dispatches
from Senator Grimes indicate
that he will not survive the jour
ney from Europe to Norfolk.
New Orleans, Feb. 15.-LegislG-
ture-A bill has been introduced
appropriating a million and half
to the first railroad completed
from New Orleans to Texas-fif-
teen sections.
The election bill adopted by the
House to-day comes up tomorrow
with the unfinished business.
New Orleans, Feb. 16.-SenGte-
The three million levee bond bill
passed and goes to the Governor
for signature.
HoWse-The mixed school edu-
cational bill has passed. The
election billresumed.
Washington, Feb. 17.-Eight
thousand citizens of Maryland ask
in the name of God and liberty
the recognition of Cuba.
4 Washington, Feb. 1S.-Nebras-
ka has ratified the 10th amend
, ment. This fastens it on the coun.
try.
New Orleans, Feb. 1S.-Cotton
irregular and unsettled, 23H094c.;
receipts of the week, net, AZ 400;
, and gross 49,4S3 bales; exports OF
; the week to Liverpool 20,159,
Hamburg Alb, Havre 1915, Bre
men 2020, Cornstadt 1866, Malaga
, 625, and coastwise 1876 bales;
, stock on hand 237,177 bales; sales
of the week $4,000 bale.
New Orleans, Feb. 1.-THE
Mystic Krewe Of Comus make
their annual parade on the night
March LIST. The exhibition of this
year will far surpass anything YET
attempted by this time honored
society.
New Orleans, Feb. 19.-Legisla
tare-A joint resolution appropri
ating $4,000 for the burial of thu
Confederate dead, in response tt
a memorial from the Ladies' Be
neyolent Association OF Fredricks
burg Va, was passed
New Orleans, Feb. 21.-Legislo
| tare-The constabulary bill finally
} passed.
All the Objectionable bills were
| somewhat modified (about which
| the indignation meetings were
held), and have passed, except the
: militia bill. It's made the specia
) order for Friday.
: A joint resolution amending the
1 DISTINGUISHING clause of the con
3 stitution was passed.
: A destructive fire in Franklin
5 La. Loss, $4,000. Reinsurance
! Philadelphia, Feb. 17.-Brun
: ner's wooden mills burned-lost
9 100000. Seven hundred hands
g idle.
4 San Francisco, Feb. 1.-THE
s Japan has arrived. Extensiv,
y fires at Yeddo, including the Wa
S Department buildings.
0 The rice CROP has failed-expor
G tation forbidden.
The telegraph between Yedd
Y and Yokohoma completed.
! The winter in China has bee
d unusually moderate.
4 Memphis, Feb. 1S.-A furiou
!, snow storm yesterday.
b San Francisco, Feb. 1S.-A
: earthquake at noon yesterday
( lasting several seconds. It caus
( red an intense panic. but noiniury
IS Memphis, Feb. 16.-Calvin {
q Clark, of Bell county Texas, wa
S murdered by a desperate name
" Halsey, who followed Clark frol
5 Texas. A large reward has bee
e. offered for Halsey.
/ New York, Feb. 1S.-The Time
e has the following Washingto
Of special. While quoting it, it ma
L be fair to say that the sentimer
t. is gathered from witnesses, an
r not from members of the commi
d tee: The cadet investigation Or,
d ceeded to day, two witnesses b.
d ing examined--Mrs. Selking,
re New York, and Brooks of th
At city. Selking exhibited the orig
If nal letter said to have been wri
8, ten by Congressman Whitemor
4 of South Carolina offering to Sc
1t his West Point nomination f,