The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-05-24
NEWS SUMMARY.
AT HOME.

An amendment TO the Constitution l
proposed, providing that no Senator o
Representative in Congress, shall during
the time for which he was elected, be che
sen President or Vice-President; nor shal
any Judge of any court of the Unite'
States be chosen President or Vice Presi
dent within two years after the termination
of his judicial office.
Niblo's Theatre, New York, has been de
stroyed by fire.
The Methodist General Conference a
New York refused to appoint a committed
for the investigating the charges made by
DIR. Lanahan against the Methodist BoOl
Concern management.
The Supreme court of Ohio has decided
that the organization of separate school:
| for colored children is not in conflict with
the provisions of the Fourteenth Amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States.
In a suit of Mrs. Juliet Remmick, Of
New York, against her husband for di
vorce on the ground of adultery, the latter
| plead insanity at the time of the commits
sion of the act.
The House Military Committee have
bounty of slaves who enlisted in the army.
The Arizona Apaches are still on the
war path, robbing, scalping, and murder
ing at will.
At the anniversary meeting Of the Amer
lean Temperance Society, held in New
York, an address to the country was adopt
ed, in which State Legislatures were urged
to take action in favor oftOtalabstinence; and
recommending the appointment of no man to
office who is not a temperate man. ResO-
lutions were adopted advising clergymen
to substitute water for wine in the com /, u
MON service, and to extend :he right hand
of fellowship only to total abstinence men
and women.
The Democratic National Convention
has been called to meet in Baltimore July
9th, for the nomination of candidates for
President and Vice-President.
The eight hour law is to be enforced on
all the Government works.
Pennsylvania Labor Reformers have
nominated Jas H. Hopkins and j. W.
Cake for Congressman at large, and Schell
of Bedford, for Governor.
Twenty-one Norman Missionaries sail. d
in the Minnesota for Europe, under the
care of the Apostle Albert Darlington.
The Tennessee Democratic Convention,
held in Nashville on the 9th, declared in
favor of Greeley and Brown, and resolved
that it would unwise, unnecessary, and ex-
ceedingly dangerous to the welfare of the
people at large for the Democracy to make
separate nominations.
A locomotive ON the Erie Railroad re-
Gently ran eighty one miles in eighty two
minutes.
The Senate committee on the sale of
arms to the French report that there has
been no violation of neutrality laws and
no misapprOpriation of funds.
Small pox is on the increase in New
York
Brigham Young and his Elders are hold
ing Convention at Provo.
Two ounce nuggets are said 10 abound
in Brigham Canon, Utah.
It. Buchanan Read, the poet and artist,
died in New York Saturday ght.
The Equal Rights Convention of New
York has nominated Victoria G. WOodhull
for the Presidency. and she accepted.
General Sheridan is to receive the order
Of the White Eagle from the Car, in ac-
acknowledgement of the kindness shown to
TIE Grand Duke.
In the Canadian Parliament Mr.. Gait
said Il at peace with the United State wa'
a necessity TO England. Every conces-
sion to the United States was step to-
ward annexation.
The President has asked and received
the resignation OF his brother-in-law, Casey,
as Collector OF the port OF New Orleans. =
Jem Mace and o O'Baldwin are to fight in
Virginia, July l6, for 81, 600 aside and the
championship OF the world.
An important special cabinet meeting
was convenei by the President Saturday
night at the White Hoese 10 consider an
important dispatch fir, m Minister Schenck,
in which he stated that negot alto could
be resumed 10 save the Treaty of Washins
ton provided that this Government would
agree to cover the disputed clam for indi-
rect damages. and to provide that neither
Great Britain or The United States should
be liable as a neutral for consequential
damages arising out of acts done by either
as a neutral when the other became belli-
gerent Rather than let the treaty fail, the
President and Cabinet agreed to this
The English Ministry acquiesced, and Cen
eral Schenck has already commenced ar
rangements 10 suspend the Washington
Treaty for the present, or till Great Bri-
tain and the Senate of the United States
can ratify the new treaty. Granville and
Schenek will enter upon the work at once,
and it is ,elieyed that the Supplemental
Treaty will he here before the Senate ad
journs it is not, the President will con-
vene the Senate in extra session. 1t is
agreed that the Geneva conference shall
only meet and adjourn on June l5.
ABROAD
Advices from Bombay tring intelligence
of most disastrous floods IN the southern
part of British India The town of Velloire
in the Presidency of Madras. has suffered
terribly. Many of the inhabitants were
drowned. The number was at from one
thousand TO fifteen hundred. Tbe inhabi-
tants of the town lost everything they pos
sessed, the water having washed away the
houses and lett them perfectly destitute.
The authorities of Copenhagen prohibi-
led contemplated international demon
.tration, and arrested the President and
treasurer Ol the DOclety. HIS dCtlOu gave
rise to much excitement and IiOtous de-
monstrations were made, which were final
ly suppressed by the police.
Bismarck is again indisposed and his
physicians insist on absolute rest, or the
consequences may be serious. lie has re-
tired to his estates and will abstain from
active participation in affairs for severa'
months.
The new fertilization at Strasburg are
to cost seven million sterling
The Emperor William has gone TO Ems
The English papers generally in their ar
ticles upon the American Presidential
question assert that the reelection of
Grant is doubtful if he persists in keeping
the claims for indirect damages before the
Geneva tribunal.
The Municipal Council of Paris has re-
Gently resolved to rebuild the Hotel de
Vile, which was destroyed by the Commu-
mist The new structure will cost G, 750, 600
francs
Marshal Bazine has surrendered to the |
authorities to await his trial by court-mar-
tial.
A resolution was introduced in the Bri-
fish House of Commons, providing that the |
Scriptures shall form part of the instruc-
tons in schools, and was carried against |
the Government by vote of ZIG to 209.