The Van Buren press., 1870-02-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
wAsHlscrox, FEB. ).

sissippi, took no action, hut will have Z.
special meeting on arrival Of the docu
ments. The Reconstruction COMMITTEES
heard Ames to the effect that the admis.
sion of Mississippi would probablyresult
in Ycrger's discharge. Answering the
question whether il the State was admit
ted she would remain loyal, he replied In
effect, Yes, for several years at least, ~
in addition to carrying out the military
provisions of the Reconstruction acts, no
had selected civil officers who would pro-
tcct the rights Of all people, regardless Of
race or color" Finally. with Butler in
the chair, the committee adopted the VIZ
ginia bill for Mississippi, merely chang
ing the. names when necessary, and adr
ding the clause that conscientious pe0
pie might affirm instead OF swearing. +.
The executive session of the Senate
again voted adversely to Hoar Tor the
Supreme bcnch--34 to "a. 4.
Hoar was positively rejected BY the
Senate, and the Office is now vacant
With tho present conflicting factions
North. and the steady front from the
South, it is probable this win secure ;
SoAtherncr on the Supreme Bench. '
The Mississippi bill as reported st
noon passed the House after long dis.
cussien. ,e
NEw YoRx, Feb. 4.
A special Washington dispatch says
Of the action Of the executive session Of
the Senate yesterday, on the nomination
of Hoar To Supreme Bench: AL the
Southern members except Warner, .ef
Alabama, and Gilbert, Of Florida, voted
in the negative. Williams, Of Oregon,
was the only Senator from the Pacific
coast who voted yea. No New York
Senator's voted nay. Morton vas. not
present, but would nave voted yea. Sher-
man was also absent. 1t 10 definitely,
known that Mr. Hoar's intention 10 70
remain in the Cabinet.
Nrw YoRK, Feb. s.
Prince Arthur was at the Philharmonic
rehearsal. at the Academy OF Music, yea
terday afternoon. His box was neatly
draped with English and American coll
ors. The Prince, and Vim Cullen Bry-
ant and daughter occupied the same box.
The audience was mainly ladies, but tho
distinguished visitor was cheered. The
orchestra broke away from the regular
programme and played "God saye tie
Queen" a4sl it ig3
A remarkable clerical scandal IL re-
ported in the Philadelphia papers. The
delinquent is Catholic pricst--namsd
unknown. The victim Of his will 10
Miss Louisa Dnbose, who has suddenly
and mysterieusly disappeared. q Rev..
VIM. Hartley, of the Second Reformed
Church, has received letter from Miss
Dubose, in which she states that she 10
confined in the cell OF a Catholic church.
and that che is to be sent to nunncry
in Milwaukee. The affair creates puch.
excitement in religious circles in the
Quaker City.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.
Cumback declines the Portuguese mis-
sion. 9 Ea a .3si"fs'f
The President has promulgated the
Chinese treaty. .s. .,s
Hugh Ewing viii be rccall.dfron, tho
Hague. es sar /
representative Hoag, Of Ohio, died Of
pneumonia tonight a
wAsmSoros, Feb. 9.
WHO VOTED AGAINST HoAR.
The following is the list Of Senator'S
who voted against Hoars confirmation:
Messrs. Abbott, Of North Carolina; Ba-
yard. Of Deleware; Boreman, of West
Virginia Brownlow, Of Tennessee Car
pcntcr, of Wisconsin, Casscrly. OF Cali
fornia: Chandler, Of ofMichigan Conklirg
Of New York; Corbett, of Oregon Da-
Wis. of Kentucky Edmnnds, ofVermont;
Fenton, of New York; Fowler. OF Ten
nesseei Harris, of Louisiana; Howard,
of Michigan; Johnston, Of Virginia; :
McCreery, Of Kentucky Mcdonald. OF
Arkansas Osborn, of Florida; Pool. Of
North Carolina; Rice, Of Arkansas Rob-
ertson, Of South Carolina; Ross, Of Kan.
sas; Salisbury, Of Delaware; Sawyer,
OF South Carolina; Spencer, of Alabama !;
Stewart, of Nevada; Stockton,'o OF New
Jersey; Thaycr, of Nebraska; Thurman,
of Ohio; Vickers, OF Maryland; Wiley,
of West Virginia and Yates. of Illinois.
Senator Morton has prepared an e]abo
rate speech in favor OF the Cuban insur
gents, demanding that the administration
should recognize them as bclligerehtf.
HAVANA. Feb. 5.
Yesterday morning four Americans,
Isaac Grcenwall, Henry X. Foster, Hugh
Johnson and Gardener Wells. Of Now
York, were on their way to visit pho
tagraph gallery, where they intended TO
have their pictures taken, and all wore
blue neck ties; near the Talon theatre
they were stopped by man who pointed
TO their neck ties, and addressed the men
in an excited manner in Spanish. Memo
Of the party understood the language, and
no answer was returned. The Spaniard
then took out revolver and fred on
them. killing Greenwall and wounding
Foster aud johnson, who are in preca.
rous condition. Wells was unhurt He
ran for his life, number Of people fol.
lowing, crying " stop him" but he escap-
ed The man who fired the shots disap.
pearcd Immediately, and It Is not known
whether he was volunteer or net,
Derodas declares that he will have the
pcrpe,ra,or hung two hours after his ar
rest sttt
Secretary Fish received telegram to-
day, through American official sources,
stating that yesterday one citizen OF the