Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23
Associated Pres Report.

MF HoujlMeuun.
mR asia. eet =. ~
-sfani sad was putting into
al ~HaFous and determined policy
~ 8earg and Law easness ~ Green
sFnouHtim Of Alabama, aud bringing
oGaaden 20 Justice.
waaHTE0T0N, ABri' is-The contest Il
aaegFetsing over the deheit ncy Of pust Uaice
buildinp in New York and Boston, - rc-
ported IRON the COMMITTEES
senate-The caucus has adjourned refer
ing the difficulties between senator Cole
and SECRETARY Garham, and expressing the
hope that the committee gould secure re-
co~nciliatiOn between the parties.
The senate removed the disabilities from
several Texans whose name NeTe accidently
omitted iron the last bill
cameron introduced a Jill authorizing the
CITY Of Washington TO subscribe a half mil.
lion dollars 10 the Potomac and Baltimore
Railroad.
umner introduced a bill abOlishing the
ranking privilege, and a1lng the postage
az one
Abill was introduced excepting census
Marshal. from taking the iron clad oath.
senate adjourned all Monday.
WARRINGTON, April i6.-Postage 70 Eng.
land will be 10 cents after ist Of Nay.
Internal revenue to date Is sls.3J0,00 In
excess OF same tint last year.
increased revenue in New York this year
over last On tobacco and spirits Is = million
and q half.
DelanO has lssucd an order prescribing a
new coupe b0oK Tor whole ale liquor deal.
ers ant reetihers on and Al r lst OF May. Il
i under stood the form preserved Is that OF
kish Coupon Book.
A court marital Tor the triAlo fC0mmander
UpshATe Tor Alledgei igTegulaTi'y IN "a.
det'h Pc. commences here on the 2l,t The
Court consists OF RIA Admiral GOld,boro.
Commodore Ptnnoek, Capts. ParrJt, Rey.
n0lds. Davenport; Commanders simpson,
and Temple. Juhge Advocate JOnn W. Bel,
Evidence In the Howard corruption case
show that hundred and fourteen thousand
dollars were paid fdg Howard University
lands by warrants on the United states
Treasury. The contractor for the BUILDING
received one hundred Thousand dollars from
the SAINT source. One hundred ami eighty
thousand was drawn iFUm the United States
Treasury m behalf Of the Bureau fund for
the Congregational Church, for which the
bonds 0ttht church was taken The deeds
" the land upon which How ard University
and Gen Howard's house stand. were maze
10 Gen % o. Toward. The e. idence, however,
Is IL tTAnsplTes Is not worthy o, absolute
ere
The President nominated Ira Camp, Col.
leetor OF the first district OF Texas
Judge Humphries, Of Huntsville, Ala.
will succeed Fisher. should the senate c IN
fTn Fisher As District Attorney.
WAsHIS0TOE, April i5.-Senate-Sherman
presented 4 memorial from the citizens OF
Maryland, asking Tor the repeal Ofthc law
i0rbidhing computation Tor slaves unjustly
taken from them. Referred b the Commit
tee on 81 sims
The Georgia bill was resumed. eroy
adv1cA ed his amendment, making Georgia
q military distTic, and directing an election
next iail. the present Assembly 70 cease De,
cembcr 3th, 1870.
Hamilton. OF Texas. made an argument
in favor Of tho enforcement OF MOrtOn's
views. He said war was still going on in
the South. only persons who had been dis.
armed the dominion OF tho robe lion were.
victims Of rebel animOsity. The adoption
OF bingham's amendment. he held would be
q death knell to the Republican party in
every southern state, because uniess prudent
y cuEtaiied the rebel influence would pFac-
tically nullilV the new state Constitutions,
and set AZ naught che lene1cient measures
o. ne Congressional legislation. lie favored
the amendment o1erred by Mr. Drake, 70
require Military intervention for suppTeA.
sl0n OF secret organizations aud denounced
the d ganiLei system Of ittAgp, arson and
murier now prevalent N the late r, belli0us
states. This s'ate Of thing. showed the la
ttiity OF attempting T. restore c wi gov eFn.
ment there II h.l been argued HIRE that
this organ Zed rcsistet &C is from tho strln-
! hHhtf " AhN tNf uuhNNUGAlOn MEASURES. MS
ACE weT VA like the powers that had been
Delegated 90 the Commanders OF all Military
Department., and thought TO the contrary
an that the condition Of the south was
wholly exceptional.
The sOnat IT m Massachusetts, wilson, |
had est mated the number OF men murdered
there since Lees surrender eX oeiod the
mortality list IN any engagement curing the
war. This estimate was a very mode, ate
one. His " bel Ct waS not less lhan 10000
loyal persons 10 the south have ceased 70
live. simply because they were lOyai 70 the
country. The trivial number OF arrests n
comparison with this aggregate Of crime
W0ul show the license Tor these 0utTages In
q vicious n dislOyAi public sentiment. The
pfaet cal Oper ton Of no Bingham amend.
ment Wou q secure 70 the rebel element re.
modelling Of = ate COusIitu ions, aud the | ttG
rebel Sta:es would, In ls72; again be found
rallyIng a'Ound the National democratic
Councils; but the Republican party would
never Outliv0 tn Odium oil the total
abandOn .nent OF the coiOrcd race in
the soutt, and ls was TOO late 70 reverse its
record In behalf Of tn t people II not sup.
porte by the national arm Colored loyAlist
In the south would surely 1 lite the dust. He
(ubmlltOnl for ne, u the principle OF Bling.
hams amendment prevailed, would not
dare return TO his own community. lie did
not believe any active Republican would
dare live there. lie knew the people the c:
he was born and raised amOng them had
lived all his life among them, and they were
the most blOOd.thisty act Of cut.throAts
God had ev,r permitted to live on his foot
stool
Gov Blu lock. Of Georgia, and Gen. Clarke,
OF Texas, shLok hands with Hamilton on
conclusion.
BO,Cman Md Poll spoke against the prin.
ciples OF the amendment. Poll favored mil
itary intervention in the South.
Vote 10 adjourn was lost by a tie vote.
EtNUlig AZ Vrna uuFnnh IN tain tina Anal gAta
on Tuesday At 9 o'clock. Adjourned.
The House adopted Conference report on
dohc .enCy bill.
District Of columbia matters ware aG.e or.
wards considered, and several bills Vi local
interest passed.
HOus,-AdJOurnsd till Monday
several appropriation bills yet 70 be con.
sidered, and several members deplOred the
adjournment.
WASHINGTON, April IS Senator Harris
wa before the Judiciary Committee Of the
Senate reRar ing the division OF Louisiana
into two Judicial district. Harris has ~.
suTAnces that the Committee will report In
favor o. the division.
The President has recognized II. Burn,
q Consul Of Franco. at Charleston; Xavier
Wesseubach, as Consul OF the Swiss LOnfed.
erdtion for Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee,
Arkansas and Mississippi, 70 reside at New
0rlean,.
WAsHIHGTON April l5-The second ratih.
cation OF the 18th amendme I was resisted.
The President replied: 1 could not say
anything TO those here assembled this even
Ing to convince them any further than (
have done Of my earnest Q fires 10 see the
18th amendment become n part o. The Ton.
stitu ion, will only add, that I hope those
rnIranchlsel by It Will prove themselves
wort y OF the benefits 10 them and those who
have ihe franchise, without Il and all may
ba mutually ben lit d by IL. I feel conf.
dont this will 10 the result; II mad not
thOuE hi so would not have been 50 anxious
for It's ratification.
INV Y"tK, April IS The tug William
Wells exploded boiler Five persons were
aboard, Tour OF whom were killed. All were
asleep, the engineer forgetting to turn over
steam.
The schooner Emily Boston; for Matanzas,
lost four overheard. High sea prevented
rescue.
NEW YORK, April l5.--GOOd Friday ismore
generally observed to-day than ever before.
Produce, exchange, stocks, and gold
boards, and several mercantile and banking
houses clOsedI courts adjourned yesterday
I'LL Monday; all Eplsc0palian and Catholic
churches were opened, and services were
we'll attended.
0'NeilPs majority for Mayor Of new con.