American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-03-11
CURRENT TOPICS.

CURRENT TOPICS.
THERE is no longer any doubt tina
the war in Spain is virtually over, Dor
Carlos, with mere handful of trust,
adherents, having crossed over int
France, while the remains of his late
army are mostly disbanded and dis
armed by the victorious Don Alfonso
The London Times Paris correspondent
telegraphs that as soon as Don Carlo:
entered France a French General, il
accordance with orders of Gen. Cissey
Minister of War; waited on him and
informed him that the officers of his
staff might retain their swords
and horses, but that he and his
officers would have to submit them.
selves to orders of internement which
were communicated to them by civil
authorities Don Carlos appeared de-
pressed, and was quite disposed to con-
form with orders. He begged to have
his thanks conveyed to the French Gov
eminent for its courtesy. The French
Government fastened to officially in
form the Spanish Government of the
surrender, and to congratulate it on the
happy conclusion of the war.
THE Louisiana House, on the 2Sth,
adopted by vote of 81 yeas to 45 nays
the majority report of the committee APP
pointed to investigate the charges against
Governor Kellogg, with resolution ac-
companying the report recommending
that articles of impeachment be prepar-
ed against him for high crimes and mis-
demeanors. The resolution was for
mally presented to the Senate by COM
mittee appointed for that purpose, and
the Senate at once organized as Court
of impeachment, Chief-Justice Ludeling
presiding, and adopted an order requir-
ing the House to present their charges
and testimony at p. M, but when the
intimation reached the House, that body
had adjourned until Wednesday. At
O'Clock in the evening the Senate again
assembled, when the attorneys of the
Governor presented to the Court
series of preambles setting forth the
illegalities in the manner in which the
impeachment was brought and sug-
gested an order of the Court dismissing
the Impeachment, the same to have the
effect of judgment of acquittal. A
vote was called for an adoption of this
preamble and order. As the vote was
being taken the committee of five APP
pointed by the Speaker of
the House appeared and pre-
scented an authorization from the
Speaker to act as managers. The
point was raised and sustained, after an
excited protest from Mr.. Wilt, that the
Speaker had not the right to appoint
managers after the adjournment of the
House. The order of acquittal was
finally adopted by the following vote:
Yeas, 25; nays, 9.
The Connecticut Republican State
Convention, held at Hartford on the
29th, nominated the following ticket:
For Governor, Henry C. Robinson !;
Lieut.-Governor, Frederick J. Kings
land; Secretary of Stale, Francis A.
Walker; Treasurer, Jeremiah Olney
Comptroller, Eli Curtis. The platform
favors speedy return to specie pay
ments and approves the Resumption
act of the last Congress; eulogizes
Secretaries Bristow and Jewell for their
efficiency and fidelity, and compliments
President Grant, but declares against a
third term. A resolution was offered
presenting to the Republican National
Convention fha 1f III
Jewell as candidate for President;
but after discussion, in which it was
held best to leave the question of pre-
senting any name from Connecticut for
either place on the National ticket to
the delegates elected, the resolution was
tabled.
Mr.. JAMES E. LYON, of Racine, Wis,
one of the original owners of the property
subsequently known as the Emma Mine,
has testified at great length before the
Congressional Committee concerning
the means by which the stock of that
company was put upon the London
market. According to his statement
Albert Grant, the notorious English
stock manipulation, framed the pros
pectus of the company in Lon
don, and received 100000 for
his assistance in working up the
scheme, for which he secured the pow
erful influence of the London Times and
other influential journals. Ex-senator
Stewart of Nevada and Trehor w. Park
were the American representatives of
the mine in England, and their repre-
sensations as to the value of the prop
erty were backed by report from Prof
Silliman, who had made a personal ex-
animation of the mine, and who stated
that ore to the amount of 50, 500, 900 had
already been removed therefrom and thai
much more remained. The banking
house of jay Cooke. McCulloch & Co.
was paid f25,OOO for the use of its
name, and Gen. Schenck, American
Minister to England, was presented
with 500 shares of stock at Ego share
for the use of his name as Director
Prof. Silliman received about $4,000
for his report.
The startling intelligence was tele-
graphed from Washington, on the I'd,
that the House Committee on Expendi-
lures in the War Department had Sc
cured indisputable evidence of the most
gross corruption in the administration