The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-02
ItELEGRAPHIC.
wAynlN GT0N.


San,afa re-oiutipn asking for iDfortna
zion regarding the Hamburg riot, TN
presidput transmits u letter from tov
Chaniberlaia To him, and the answer
fbereto aIsp the report ,f the AitornrN
General ~ South Carollna. ln TINS
letter OF transInittal the President says
These enclosures eiitbr,,cs all the ~
formation In my possession touenlhp
the late disgtaceful and brutal slauHnteI
Of unoffending ineu at the town OF HAM
burg. Ny letter to Gov Chauberlalb
gontsiins ull the comments 1 wisn 70
make a on the subject. An allusion Is
mall. In that letter ~ the condition o
other States. and particularly LOUISIANA
and Mississippi
/ have aided to the enclosures letters
and tpsiiaipuy In regard to the iawless
condition OF a portion OF the people oi
the latter State. In regard ~ Louis,
lana Affairs, murders and massacres ol
innocent men for opinion sake or on nc.
count OF color have been of TOO trequeb'
occurrence to require recapit'iiation
here. All are familiar with the horrible
details. the only wonder being that 80
many Justify them or apologize Tor
them. But recently q committee ot the
Senate of the United States visited the
State Of Mississippi TO take testimony
on the subject Of frauds aud violence In
elections. Their report has not yet been
made public; but j await It's forthcofl-
inu with a feeling of confidence that "
will fully sustain all that | have stated
selniing to fraud aud violence in the
State OF Mississippi.
.tsg TIE nELKNAP CASE. na
a very auaIfHed Arauitsai-why NOT
:, Gmiity."
WASHINGTON. August 1.-The Senate
at Ia o clock to-day, proceeded 70 vote
upon, the articles or impeachment
against ". W. Belknap. Upon the first
article of impeachment 35 Senators
Voted guilty. aud 10 notgul!ty, for want
.of Jurisdiction. ,..
Ihe presiiing officer announced that
two.thlrJs of the senate have not voted
guilty. aud therefore the Tesp1naeb.
was acquitted OH the charge in the first
article, -.
Nearly all those voting not guilty
maize brief statements that they did so
through want of jurisdiction.
The Senate then proceeded 20 vote
upou the second article, when 36 Sena
tors voted guilty aud % not guilty. Mr..
Maxev. who did not answer on the iirst
roll call voted upon the second article.
Those Senators who voted not guilty. re-
peaisd their reasons fo- doing SO, being
ftr want OF jurisdiction, as stated upon
the first roll call.
Mr.. West said that, believing the Sen
ale has jurisdiction of trial by iinpeach-
'yneut only In the case OF civil officer,
and not In that OF "A private citizen,
vote not guilty on that ground.
TuE CROP REPORT.
Prospects af a Reasonable negree VI
Abundance Generally.
WASHINGTON. August The statisti-
elan OF the Department OF Agriculture.
J. Il. Dodge, reports the prospect OF u
reasonable degree Of abundance In the
crops of the Centennial year. The large
area of last wear OF corn IL Increased,
aud the pros pect OF a good yield Is gen
orally favorable, though its early
growth In the Northwest was slow, In
consequences OF cold and wet weather
aud late planting. winter wheat Is
greatly improved In districts where win
ter killing was reported, resulting In
good yield and guaranteeing n surplus
Tor export nearly equal to thaG OF the
two preceding years, unless grain should
be damaged greatly after cutting. An
extraordinary crop has been gathered
In California and Kansas, and compara-
lively large ones in the Central Atlantic
States. La theOhio valley the crop Ia
not quite an average The Gulf States
have n larger area than usual, with n
lower rate og yield.
The great spring wheat States east OF
the Rocky Mountains give somewhat
Inferior promise An average crop OF
oats may he counted on. Large yields
are promised on the Pacific coast and
Kansas. Michivan and generally on the
Atlantic aud Pacific coast. Barley Is In
high condition on the Northern Allan
tic. II is not much grown South. and
on the Pacific coast Is below the aver
age In the Ohio Valley. Pastures were
In tine condition prior To the appearance
OF the drouth of July, which have
proved locally injurious. Potatoes have
u smaller acreage ia the beetle Infested
States, but there II fair promise for y
general crop for the first season. The
beetle are generally reported In New
England, and as far east as New Hamp.
shire.
Colorado prsmotcd--The Public Debt
Tilden ana uenaricks' Reform Club.
The President has issued proclama-
tion declaring Colorado is admitted as
a State into the Union. NJ
The Committee on WAYS and Means
have Instructed their chairman to re-
port joint resolution for adjournment
on Monday next.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has or
dered the payment Of interest on
District Of Columbia bonds
Nomination = Oscar Holt. Collector
Sec md district OF Louisiana.
Decrease of public debt, &1,13S. 900 !:
coin In the Treasury, $50, ,Si3, 900; cur
rency, $l2, 2,590,O00
y The National Tilden and Hendricks
Reform Club, composed Of officers and
employees OF the House, has organ zed
with the following officers Col. J. II.
Patterson, President; w. J. McCord,
Secretary; Ii. 9. Burrows. Correspond
ing Secretary, and Il. Winship,
Treasurer.
Congressional Proceedings.
SENATE.
The Presidents Hanaburg Message Rel
knap's scmi-aequittal.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The Chair laid
before the Senate message from the
President concerning the Hamburg
s.,t. a