Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-05-28

COMMITTEES which was offered By
che Chairmau.
The NoFthern Pacific Railroad
bin was reported back without
the amendments.
The amendments we're offered 10
protect the rights and interests OF
actual settlers, and 70 exclude the
conclusion Of guarantee Of bonds
Of the Company BY the United
States. Aher q general discussion
the main question was ordered.
Yeas l07, nays 66.
Several amendments were voted
on and rejected without dispOsiBg
Of the amendments the House I'D.
IOurned.
The Senate Conference Commit
tee report on the Fifteenth Amend
ment bill as being adopted by q
party vote, IS to IL.
The Appropriation bill was re-
sumed, aud brakes amendment
regulating rules Of evidence as to
the loyalty Of a claimant In Court
Of Claims, was debated. Il pro-
hibits the admission ola pardon or
amnesty, as evidence In the Court
| Of Claims to establish the loyalty OF
a claimant, and requires proof Of
loyalty specified in former acts OF
Congress to be adhered to irrespec.
tive ofsuch pardon or amnesty, aud
directs all Judgments heretofore
rendered in favor Of claimants upon
any other proof, to be reversed by
the Supreme Court and pending
suits based upon such pardons, to
be dismissed.
A telegram reciting the particu.
lars Of the murder OF State Senator
Stevens, Of North Carolina, was
read.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-HOUsE.
To-day virtually postponed action
on postal telegraph uutil.next ses-
sion.
ROCHESTER, May 25.-TO.day sew.
eral car loads Of Feni:ns, licked fol
Malone, passed through here from
the West. One company of thirty
men, under command Of Captain
O'Neal, left this city last night
More leave to-day.
All is excitement in Fenian cir
! cles.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, May 25.-Thir
ty Fenians under Capt. O'Neal de
parted to-day. More leave to-day
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, May 2j.-Thu
British steamer NOrswan departed
this morning, fearing seizure.
NEW YoRK, May 25.-The even
Ing papers have specials tina
O'Neal crossed at St. Adams, say
ing be would never re-cross tn
lines unless victorious or dead.
+, The troops move In two columnt
one upon 81. Johns, aud one in I'll
direction of Richmond.
The utmost constitution prevaill
in Canada owing to the utter lac
Of preparations for resistance.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, May 25.-ThFe
hundred left to-day, three hundre
left last midnight. Two hundred /
squads departed previously.
ALBANY, May % "A report la
been received here dated st. A
bans at 4 p. NJ, that heavy fightin
was going on near Franklin sine
noon, between the forces unde
General O'Neal and the Canad
militia.
BUFFALo, May 25-Gen. STAR
with one hundred men, arrive
here from Cincinnati for the from.
LEwIsTowN, Me-, May 25.-
About 60 lrishmen, holding ticket
for Island Pond, passed up Gran
Trunk this morning, took pOssel
sion Of the car, allowing no other
to enter.
BOsrON, May 2j.-Fenian head
quarters have advices from thei
advance guard, which crossed tn
border this afternoon and too.
possession of Pigeon Hill TIL
Goth Rifles withdrew without fit
ing a gun. A raid was made o
the Grand Trunk Railroad an,
thirty rails torn up.
The Herald has a special fror
Portland to the effect that the rigl
wing Of the Fenian forces on III
Canada border numbers sixty mel
mostly officers from Rhode lslanC
under command OF Col. McNamari
accompanied by Col. s. Drisco
and Sennott OF General O'Neal
staff, who arrived at Portland las
night en- route for island POM
Several volunteers Joined them an
Col Driscoll for Island Pond, wit
!. seventy.five men from the Yves
II Is thought ST. Adams will u
the base Of operations. Clothing
equipments Of these bands hav
preceded them.
MEMPHIS, May 25.-ConferenC
adopted the report Of the Commit
tee on Episcopacy In reference
the veto power of Bishops.
PHILADELPHIA, May 4.-Jame
Gibbons, President Executiv
Council Fenisn Brotherhood, say
the present movement agains
Canada is an enterprise of irrespOu
sible parties.
|, LOUISVILLE, May 2j.-The A,
sembly had an interesting discus
sion upon allowing Lay ExhorlerI
Revs. Wilson, Of Augusta, Ga
. Lafevre, OF Baltimore, Hopkins, {
| Greensboro, Rice, of Franklin
Tenn, were nominated to tn
Chair Pastoral Theology, Colum
bia, s. c., Theological Seminary.
ST. LOUIS, May 25.-Repubiica
Office burned. Loss $4,000. TIL
Republican issued a small sheet to
day, but will hereafter issue til
usual broad sheet.
New ORLEANS, May 9th
Governor issued a prOClamatiO
. Quarantining vessels from Havau