The New-York Tribune Newspaper, December 19, 1866, Page 1

7 ASTIINGT N COMMITTERS— THE TAKIVF ON T10NAL BANES— + PHOUEEDINGS 1N CONGRESS—ACTIUN 1 THE ARMY AVPROFPRIATION BIL VOOL—¥HE RIGAT 10 TAX WY VELEGRAYH 7O THE TRIBUNR as ocoupied in the | ate, to-day, the time w » bill to admit o was taken on the bill or the ameundment; over, for nocther day's debate at Jeast ve notice that he should expect 4 voto to-morrow. ming hour there was o briel stilitics. between Messis, '1'r Davie.: Mz. Trambull having, in presenting a petition cet of - Reconstruction, on the difference aud Congressional r nll took his seat aud exy & speech made on such an extraordinary y must be intended for the Tikinois Legiclature, an election was pending for United States This, of course, drew down roue angry words from. Trambull, who was in tura asenred by Davia that no dishonorable veflcctions upon his mo- vo new [-Illl\l« elioted in the disenssion on the Nebraska bill. Wado stuted tersely his objectious to Brown’s amer ment, and Mr. Cowan ireated the Seuate to disguiition on State sovereiguly and the Pre discussion of © | had been pa extended remark Tlio yroceedings in the House to-day were very dull. The worving hour was consumed 7 the pablie Jands on embryo railvoads | caast, and resulted iu the postponement versus Leagne Island dame up in the adoption of o resclution, offered | degee of Conn., 0 ing ronsides at Lea; the ponderous leg en up in Committee of wed on the great approvriation The Congressional Globe, the total hoing over $200,- The House struck out the appropriations for ‘ongress with full sets debate agningt New-London 1o iute the bur ive appropriation | supplying mewbers ¢ tho proseut pnb! o of the debates in_future be given to the Tt is believed that at least §100,000 a aved to the Governwent by this ek { Tilinois tried £ that no money sLould be paid by the | Qovernment on decisions of the Court of Claimg, iv- volviug $3,000 or over, until they were acted npon | and Bingham made short b wery ellective speeches against the measure, and it cated by & vote of more than 4 to 1. Mouse buried the late Senator Wright of New-Jersey 3n the usual ealogies and then adjourned. The Scnate Committee on Foreign Affairs, at their ¢, had under consideration the various S0 pominations recently sent to the Senate of Fore ding that of Gen. Dix, Minigter to discussed the question as to what o taken in the matter, but, without eomiug to any conclusion, they postponed the whole | eubjeet until after Jannary next. n to Mr. Hoffman, appointed Secretary of Loga- to Pgris, he was reported favorably. The Senate Military Committee have under con- sideration the bill ‘whieh passed the tho last “session, to reduce and scitle the pay of rmy. The bill fixes the pay of each does away with the present syetem of pay The ermy oflicers, 11, but it isdoubtful whether the Senate K4 ttee will agree toit. A large number of peti- _ %ions are daily received by both increase of pay, adopted iequ Ministers, incla e mee. I ‘setion shonld b There beiiig 1o ob- ©officers of the A g W R (T I g generally, are in ‘ommittees for an and some for a restoration of the commatation ration o 50 cents, which is now The Committee on Appropriations had under con- A iation bill. It i excusad from serving and pleads sickness as | Democrat who has been on the - the enuse. This is the fourth chosen on this Committes and declined to serve. Firt | who asked to be excused on account | 11 (Tenn.), who urged the | lough (Md.), who was re- nence of important business. A Demo- n fonnd willing to serve in the per- “eame_reason; next M lieved in con: ‘erst has at last of B. M. Boyer of Penn. To-day Judge Fisher, in the Crimival Court, gave pinion on the demurrer in the case of Sauford respecting the assassina- ‘Conover, indicted for pe v overruled the . .tiou of President Lincoln. zmm-. giving his reasons in an_el . which he discussed the powers of Congress in taking _the testimony of witnesses, and .. ment to Judge Advocate-General Holt, whose charac- “iter had been assailed because of his official action in The counsel for the exception to the ruling of the Court, and prayed deneral Term, which was ted, If that Court sustain Judge Fisher, as is Conover will doubtless be brought to trial at the next ensuing term of the Criminal Court for this distriet. Conover was remanded to jail. The Gold bill, in & slightly modified form, will be | wot b rted after the recess. MecCalloch yesterday sent word to a female clerk, widow of a deceased soldier, that she sbould not e removed. The scheme to remove female clerks in the Treasury Pepartment bas bean abaudoned, at least for the present. The Commissioner of the Land Office here has goceived from an officer in Colorado, specimens of silver ore from the Angelo Norman lode, near the waters of Suake River, which was discovered Snmmer. The whole lode averages about $600 A shaft has been sunk 1% feet, and ually improved during the whole id & high comph- 0 to this case. to the Court in $u coin per tun. the ore has grad depth. Au assayer certifies that ho found the ore to eontain 70 3-10 per cent per tun of 2,000 pounds The Puymaster-Goneral has decided, the Second Qontroller conenrring, that a removal of the charge of desertion against a soldier by a- subordinate com- mander does not remove the odiam of desertion so as 1o restore bounty; but that if such removal of the | bad the written approval of tho highest au- the soldier was therehy relieved ©dium of desertion, and placed where he was before, a9 if the charge were groundless. ars from the Superintendent of Public Print. | ing. binding, lithographing | ving, ordered by the two Houses of Con- the year ending September 30, 1866, was 8,000, and for the Execntive and Judiciary De- $623,000 for the same period. The value of 1; ,000. meme Indisn Burean for he Indian tribes throughout the West with have been laid before the Secretary of the i roval. It is expected that a de- n & day or two. Extensivo contracts for I to the followin, sioner of Indian Affairs fog that the cost for p stock ob band is nea ndian goods were {o-day tlemen by the Commis- neis Bates of New-York, ts and cloths; J. V. Farwell & Co. of for dry goods; 8. C. Hunt of 8t. Louis, for Yy A d tion _of wool l":m"m?tmfl to-day Becrotary and ywers, who are bere ad a protfacted inter- i ard to this m; Commissioner Wells are to imposing auy addi- growers simply de- the Secretary that unless sometbing 'was done to aid this important interest, and protect - st tarifl, they would be nsiuess, The bill which ouse ufin: I;:“uuinu is .l'lhu: p::m- 3 lary gave hear- indieate what course be intended to to the matter. ~York paid 2,250 money or- Jast woek amounting to about $45,000. “This i and 67 new offices Punfi%()m‘n.d posit, Maryland, was en- rs aud all the letters in tho mail matter of the Southern for Lancaster and Wash- .. From 600 to 700 cer of the Post-Ofiice left the “eity to-day to investigato (e ¢ North-weekly by Brig.- | s n‘l:'fll-t, ‘wheve'e3 cel- £ the present lbll’l’doll umfl LB Who Cemglere 10 nsocrtain the disposition of the Geyernment regard- g certain proposed treaties, leave the city to-day to return to their tribo in Kensas. Thoy will amive hiome in time to confer with the Commiissioners sent by the Superintendent of Ingian Affairs to all the tilhes in Kansas, The telegram by the cable from Paris relative to holders of Confederate property, cvidently referred to a suit brought by the United States Government orainst 8. Armand, brilder of Confederate mensef- war, of Bordeanx, to recover to the use of the United Siatee the purchase meney for those vessels, which biw by the Cenfederate Goverment, the ships never baving been delivered, but their de- livery prevented hy Louis Napoleon for reasons of his own. ‘The elaim is that fos the mo wid Armand, be is accountable to the United Stat 1t is understood that the Hon, Francis Thomas has prepared a bill, gnaranteeing a republican form of government to Maryland, which he will soon intro- dace in the House. The object of reconstruction is to prevent the southern portion from exere sing o pre- ponderativg influenco over the western part of the State, Gien. Grant, who has been absent for several days, is expected to return to-morrow. On the 10th inst., a son of Robert E. Lee was chosen Professor of Mathematics for the Maryland Agricultural College at Bladensburg, recently reor- ganiged. This Leo is a graduate of West Point and an ex-officer of the Rebel Army. The importang question of the right of a State (o tax the stock of a National Bank will ha argned be- me Court some day this week. Several cminent lawyers, who are engaged in the case, have already arrived from Now-York, among whem are Charles 0'Conor, Waldo Hutchins and Richard O'Gor- | man. Samuel B, R les, one of the United States Com- missioners to th iy F ition, is here for the pur- | puse of conferring v rnment and Congress on the present condition and prospeets of that affair, He reports a very large amount of cereals, mineral products, agrienitural machinery, &ec., 83 having ar- rived at the agency in New-Yerk, aud that everything looks most faverable. Alout 40 Senalors and Representatives, during the i s, contemplate an exenrsion n States, via Richimond and Lynchburg, Va., Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Memphis, ‘Tenn., and through Mississippi, via the Jackson and M -sissippi Railiond, J. H. Mark- land, esq., General Agent Post-Office Department, will aceompany the party and Lave supervision of the throug il still in town and visited the the appointment of Deputy Col- ranklin &3 Collector of the Port of ident to-day te lector Homer J New-York, The Soutbern Ropublican Association, at their | meeting to-night, adopted a memorial and resolutions expressive of their views on the subject of reconstrue- tion, which will probably not bo prescated to Con- gress until after the holidays. The statement in this column a few days since, to the effoct that Senator Harris had gone home to leok after his Scnatorial interests, was a mistake. The gentleman is still here, and will not leave until the ljourninent for the holidays. Gov. Cartin of Penusglvania is in the city, and ap- pearcd on the floors of both Houses of Cougresd to- | day. An official docamept shows that, in addition to the common and other stores at the several Navy-Yands and depots, thers are now on board of the vessels of the Navy in commission 3,029 cannon of all calibe with earriages o ammunition for ench. In the Board of Aldermen last night™Mr introduced a joint resolution pr. peal all acts establishing the present i ernment for the District of Columbia, and asking the appontment of Commissioners and for consoli- dation of the mnnicipalitics under thew. The matter was referred to a special committee, It may here | remarked that wany of the Congressmen who re- cently voted for the Negro Suffrage bill, privately express themselves in favor of & mode of government siumilar to that suggested by Dr. Magruder. —pe e THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS—SECOND SPsSI0N. - BY TELEORAPN TO THE TRINUNE. NATE. ... WasnoToN, Dee. 18, 1866 ILLEGAL VOTING IN THE DINTRICT. Mr. EDMUNDS (R t.) introdnced a bill to prevent illegal voting in the purposes, which provid Vote in the distriet, s 1 cquipments, and 1,000 rounds of Magrader ¥ Imprison months, and if an attempt in which hois, or shall be (tempt 10 vote more (han ward or el it o nths, nnd shall be dis the District of Columbia. 1HE SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' ORPHAN HOME. Mr. WILSON (Rep., Mass.) 1 the following, which was orde b SOLDIERY AxD SAILORs Oxpuaxs Hosr, Carrror Hin ( W 1. Cor Dec. 15, 1666, 1-4 tly invested i U wuendieit to the charter, posanze of House Biil No. s4 e been passed if tin ouz kuow ied; Mes. 1. 8. apte C. V. Monzi e B v Gen. 0.0, Howarp, J. C. 14 Mre. R Mes. SAxan Woon Mre. 5. M. TRUNBULL, Davin A. Hate Mr. POMEROY (Rep., Kunsas) i and direeting 11 etary of the ‘I r ain the same proportion to | of wiieh State and Cuited Stat 1o the Com TITION AND M¥MORIAL. Mr. tY (Dem., Del) presented the petition of ecrtain restdent in the District of Col have deelared their inteutions to become it they be ed the right of sufftage in the 1 placed ou un € with the tece s, ‘The petition was referred to the Com t 1 of Colum bin. My, MORGAN (¥ Charley O'Couner, o snlaries of United Sw the Couumittee on the Judiciars AN LANSAS BENATOR. Mr. JOHNSON Miem., M) presented the credentiale of Ms John 7. March 4, Ordered to lie on the tabie . THANKS TO CYRUS W. FIELD. Mr. SUMNER (Kep., Masi) from the Committes on Fe Relatiops, reported favorahly upon the joint resolntio thanks fo Cyrus W. Field, aud said he wonld cull it up for ¢ to-morrow. EMIGRATION OF PREEDMEN—THY DISTRICT SUFFPRAGE BILL. Mr. SUMNER, from the Committcé on Foreign Relations, reported the bill published in yesterduy's procecdjuge tor punisiment of persons who induce free cilored persons to te under fuise promises, with u recommendation that it pase Mr. CRAGIN (Lep., N.IL) rose to a_question of priv seut from the Senate when the Distrct Su was passed. Had be been preséut he would have voted in the afirwative, COMMITTEE AFPOINTYENT—EECONSTEUCTION MEMORIALS, Mr. BUCKALEW (vem., ras nas o u}gdon%l_w flllmu«l' ik, vice Mr. Slrerman resigned. ¥ 7 r. SUMNEL presented the memorial of the Loval League of Norfulk, Va., for the organtzation of the State government of Virginia and the sppointment of Judge Underwood &8 Goy emor. Referred to the Committee ou Reconsiruction Mr. TRUMBULL (Rep., 1il) prescnted s memorial from white loyalists of Louisiana, setiing forth that the preseut State wermient of Louisiana is disloyal now as duriog the war, 1) ‘:! Lnu:th;‘-;u perseeuted, m..’dh npks I:,r the reorganl- PR e State goverument, i iy Gover Wella and others. . © g IS Mr. TRUMBULL, in presenting the abore, made some re- marks on the grievancos complained of. e asserted the righ of Congress W give protection to the loyal citjseus of lately bollious States under its duty to guarantes a republican (or of goverument. It was evident frow this memorial that the State government of Louisiara was not republican ip form He coutended that the whole subject of reconstruetion bel 0 Congress nnd not to the President. He added that taxes were being raised in Alubama and other States to pay salarics to Rebel officers. Mr. HOWARD (Rep.. Mich.) snid that the anthority for was in the circulnr of the Sccretary of State, fssued in Ju %, to the various Previsioual Governors of the Rebel States, directly giving opinion that the provisionsl Governors Lnd wuthority 0 levy taxes for the purpose of paying iheir own sula riex and expensi s Mr. TRUMBULL resumed the fiqgr, dwelling on the goneral subject of reconstruction, and denying the right of 1he Presi dent to reorganize ths Stato governinents destroyed by seecssion orwar, It was the dnty of Congress, he said i€ the facts al Joged in this petition be true . aside the State govern ments of the sonth aud substivate i their stead such OrgRuZ. thous as will protect logal men. Mr. DAV IS (Dem., Kyd=1 have but one word to say to the Seuntor 1 om §ij.e He bos eortalnly taken a vory extiao: disiacry ovewsion 10 \eliser s speecls i1 wxposition oF the meits O e Wtcu J ppes g e Live Bepdtes. Boudl e bas memorial of Mr in the It was referred to N.Y) presented other lawye Distries o o the Senate, Intends it to reach the wding and shortly to con 1 hve read the Hon. Senator i Lis own party o the in mnch the o all or than all of ¢ put together in ove mass. omes off, will be redlected. be seat which be is 0 voest at hus been named, and am of mnseifish | s of the competitors of tho ccession, and 1 sincere- st man and much the best m togeticr, if they all con'd to G of the Legisiaty derable debate ¢ the 2d March ‘then anvone eqnally satisfied that, althoug w1t he ean bring will not be very large, it will be immensely ming th scat can bring. ¢ e (8 Wto oue item whowing e Ageeey Mr TRUMBUL 09, Teui) sold thot this -m‘ uestions in this body 1 hope to be upon terw tion in this body Ling in my courso ky in casting any such peeeh for the purpose of Nir lie way be cast i @ awd if wy public carcer, approbation of my tho consequences of their disapproval. T 1 reference to securing the uts, further than the dis it, and the impatation of the Mr. STEVENS (Rep each House wier ity on Printing had Vill, furthes than to gatier 4, vadh pat thon into une aggregate ) the Uik nod wonld not operate co1 e wen of any party concerned. Do N ¥y sed the amendment an tondi Lo, w4 Long wnproductive of any good, £tk -0 stemn should at jeast bo cousolt oi 1 owse, amd one fox the Senate. 1 2 ARD wov & o tiike ond 1ho appropi thet it was desirable to 3, LAFLIN deciared 1 no intontion of interf up all the items for 17 Senator from Ke ve nothing more ending the motion to refer Mr. Committee on Reconstruction, the normiug bonr expired DOOLITFLE (Dew. Lull's ro marks on 1cconstiuetion, over until W IerTow. THE NELRASEA BILL. ceterday was upon Mr. t0 11,10 which s a proviso st the act sissdon of Nebraska J condition tht there sh ol other Tights 10 any otber person by say. Trumbull's petition to the o for such copics ob Weie fon s T the svmappro ¥ t to be wbsamined. He lpuq that a-propo- witioh Lad been wde ot the commeneement of this Congress to do that, but it got the go-by Deen fnv.‘nnnhl of years, and 1t wi wed. A ut some length Low the publishing i i 4 1o sowe extent with the remarks of ( that there wos contrct Wiitten at to reply 1o Mr. ‘Trin The subjeet, therelore, went whoie subjret ough PREY ARATIONY TO KECEITVE 'fll’ COMMITTEE AT REW- Jhio) ook the floer fn epposition to the | or implicd with the ressed himself as strongly in faver of the | ¢, but he did not elieve that Congress should weew wienout them, Nebreske won jiep., 401 ) mmggested that the contract; o Joint Committee on Pxinttng | ks, Mr. Wade adverted to b He would admit the thern States if they 1 they would not A'it, he would go as far v anybody when ino ihie contruct, Proper wieustres fontinet existid, to uneasth if, .3 d o apon the Coustitutional eere. in his opinion, 10 exomine thorot, Mr. WADE replicd fhat he bad no better opinion i m - proper 1t et up by Presidential teo wouldat the proper lime wake due I an iwphotement g the debates, that serring the matter (0 publication of the de- tlan. they naw cost, The "ol 4 | e | 3 breathe the bienth of life in posed 10 do this by the A COWAN (1) dend States, i it pro i« found i tra Ie teljoved that the doctrine that the o left to privete competition, 1 of wl thie mupplyiog T10) soid that 1he Judiclary Committen had L o sive of the prin n e of the Sout) treason because ¢ toceeded to state ation of the proccedi o L8G4, which provi ieturs should give tw b back sety of The Mass.) wald that he did nob believe that i e sy tory. wan ly on ar- 0 pay somethiue There was 1o re an iy o et o eenias feset & vecasionally for interes! hess shoud ot e ek, Do 10 continan thatarange. splebi of the expense nor of the imanes of peportiug or publishing, bt he believed it of the highest po fnpurtasce that the reporiens aud the publication of- should be ander the exclisive conti the Committee on Prind ) s amendment by adding. that it § ol of Congress. Hé report Jegislation prevent for the futre what had re Lo amendment ¥ . FARNSW rovis0 (0 i ftem app e Congecaaional Glvbe Who wero 1ot Segutors My, Brown's amend- went. 1t woukd be of wo ¢ xLfl.Cnnfi-r— uling Constitutional A ery right whieh the It jives the tight to ¢ on account of color. 1 il a 0 1 1t om this L 0 mewbers of -;:L rsons from the right of suffiag 10 all tho Tudians fn Nebraska the cisil itizens and voters, Heo was Mr. Doolittle then gave his fuvor of the emendment, and Mr. WALE agninst it ally the provise was inserted by a vote of 53 1o the corresponding item for the House was read, Mr. mbia and for other | After futher discussion the amendment was agreed 10, 5 HOUSE OF R L) meved to striks On motion of Mr. ORTI (1 id distrdet. Referred to the Commiltee | cts wuy demand, v i My, WASHLUENE (Rep. w would like the ge ts counected with the d | the fight. weguitieent iron ladd Mr. BRANDAGEE declined to make any state arrived from below, however, and two de | 1o wake any statemn resolntion was ndoptedl JFOFSTA KAMLKOAD LAND GIANT. The SPEAKER proceeded to call the Committees for re v, PRICE (Rep., Town), from 1 reported bk adversel WEETSDURG TRIALS=—ARRAIGNMENT OF THOMAN | By TRLRGRAPH TO THE THIBUAR. SweersstRe, Dee, 18,—The Court oy at the bar to be tr ud has very distinetive proceedings he kept Lis cyes oo il of December a medical certifieate Wos put | was too 1 o atter iviug about, and D, Brown be nstrucied to ga to ¥ of the Government, assented, provided it were 1 HENDERSON (I Cal) and BIDWELL p., Cul aud wiged immediat the motion for & | Vil to-day, increasing the legal ms | from 6 to 10 p ting $30,000 to digent Confederate soldicrs iy the State of Virginia, prosed the. postpouciaen st the prisoners tor elcet from Arkansns, for the teru ending postponement prevailed by ‘RS¥ NETORTS FROM THE (LAT i thew was the of Mre. Amolia Feaster | of Columbia, 8. MILITAEY ROAD IN OREGON, Mr. McRU ‘il; (Ttep., Cal), 1 d that (e apecial pleas 2 DERSON cxplaucd the bill, ucipal objeet of th |ln‘ = putside of 1 it of the prisoner Madilen ployed as convsel, aud the Hon. Beujuui the Hon. Geo. H. Lec of this State, as ass {@ defend the suitin Dehalf of West Virginia. hallenge was o principle ded Mr. Devin that aecord: od, 16 wan too lute after u bill allenge the array of the Graud in its orzanizatiof Zid ihe rray becanse of ille The jury, and beeanse the pro- te regulating the snmip 3 . 18,5, 146 bill weut . bl ey ok i g Tk been found ard plénd to o the completion of the improveme Wisconsin Rivers, which took 11 MEMORIAL AGAINST LAND GEAN Mich) presented the mbfoorial of the Michigan, protesting ugainst the grant- Is for raroad purposes, or any other disposition of public lauds, except for Lomestead purposes, which also took the sume refereuce. BY TELEGRAPR TO THE TR President is coutidently predicted. extending the time for My, PEREY ¢ e T thought if he Informed his Hooor that the couspo 1y was ontirely iicgal a4 void, the mere egulity would be suflicien t 1o induce the kuiltyy i onler EZECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, The SPEAK £t lnkd before the House Ex which were laid upon the table, o From the Secreta; V' of persots et ploy el ort of the Supesintendent of Public Printing t to Orduspce snd T thie Bth inat , oflersd utive doouments, id that Mz, Devlin might gd ou to show wherein the constitution of the Graud Jury was illegul, und if any ex- treme case wos made aut, he would then have 0 cousider the discretionary pewer of allowm, ‘The_practice, Vow ever, was that ufter t t was too 1ate to challenge the array of the Graud iting u statewent of Lie namies i the gxpenditure of the iy o i 15 e Cosst Survey, w cnrred at Washingtouyille, Orapge County, & stat} burgh brauch of the E: , on Saturd of which nre as follows: On the iy fo question, o Mrs. Millard entered the mill of Kobert Wnght, at that place, for the purmose of transacting someo busitiess with Ler Lushand 1 went on to show at some leng! Hengel the array, Guotis the protisions’of the Statntes with reference to the p) of the Girand Jury Mst, und sl COMMITTEE ON FORFEITED LANDS. The SPEAKER announeed the Seleet Committee o taxes and forfeited lands ordered by the House il upon which by ol act of ing -hm’f 1o the room in which her loeated, when her aud in an instant almost one of her' |eq':-- severed from hér bouds. Her husband, Thomas Millard, rushed to Ler assistance, and on endeayoring to gét her out of the reach of the machinery, got his avm caught. The limb was inste ll,v.:krl\nhtd above the elbow, anly a shred of flesh holdiug it 10 bi body. 1 that they bad ot becn couf Mr. Ruwsay said Messts. Coukling. (Rep. N. Y.), Dounelly (Rep. Minn. Scolueld (Kep. Po.), wad Harding, (Dew. Ky, PETITION FROM COLORED CITIZFNS. Mr. STOKES (Kep., Tewin) prosented a petition from colored pple of Tennessee [or the ruino; on secount of Tace or eolor. on Reconatruction. Mr, MAYNARD introdnced o bill to amend the iaws of the Distriet of Columbia. It was veferred to the District Com r to wove for its rejection. Wl that the procecttion was uot bound Lof all ‘political inequalities 19 was referred to the Committee sIUINE TERSONN wised, sald it was pot bad Suy Gl wie pade Ui suljeet of such dinugy | e MUMIML bt o o Tt 0 9oy ¢ el - AE huau-l Bl an rdingly, at 19! 'f'x":._;—yu’i ST e ¢ “‘fh’:d e doed rot 1 | : BT ol Sed ik by i e W el o “mmmrz ‘:2' pupese of comsidesing Iudgment which ¥ shall give 3 3 2 1 PAT u:.:mucmmn,n,q 3 oclock way adjourned Qi to- % A (‘AT v nwfln ) |4 rrrskvrg, C. E. Dee. 18.~Quito a panie w created here this morning wn ot o g Kl oners and i ol i ol T g T e suppowed- encmy, but finding none veturned. avd in than two haurs the by e T piemiredands L0 B SOUTHERN STATES. e LOUISIANA: - ORLEANS, Y THLEGRATH 70 THE TRIBUNE. - Wasnryerow, Dee, 18.—Ths following diepateh hag been reccised ot this Purenw from The Tribuse Burcan ot New-Osleans : FE%-ORLEAvs; Dec, 18~ The passawe of tho Yo, E. csolution instrucling 'Mmfl“flt Lgnte 1he riot at New-Ocdeans to iuse p‘h tho aliegcd frauds in the New-Oreans Custow- use, wud app onts therein to the excingion of ouse, 4ud appointme - clagton of Vniou men, is creating o deal Adaws, ex-Confedcrate «fiicer, and others, wese &t a meeting of citizeny vo—dqy,n&o make receive the Congressional Cotmittee. engaged at {he 8t Charles Hotel, and the City bo tendeicd by Mayor Munroe, . Rooms Thie mails have cly airived twico within tendaye. Wo e entirely destitute of Northern papers. NEW-OrLEASS, Dec, 18.—An before the Congessional Jny Gew. Sheridan s partly vespous| gators of the July rivty hay wpomlence n regard 1o the watter R 'lu':‘" that un the 5th of asked Gea, yen of Union wen could be secare, on the 5t of September informed Gov. Ay i i Wells was asked to Baind to continue wntier, 'Ehe G repled that o i lb:)luw‘ civil law, but that he wonll n o set. o S0 of political affairs is also venting the fssve of Iris Board of Levee Commissioners rn-lll‘ C ol . Necred before tho next fibod shall broak ove theie b WEBFL DIsSATISPACTION WITH THE ACTION OF GOV. FLETCHER. BY TEIAORAPH TO YRR TRINUNE. 81, Lovis, Dee. 18.—Petitions sre circulating in La- fayette and Jackson Counties, asking Gen. Haneock to stop the procecdings of Gov. Fleteher's militia. Dis- | putehes to the same effeet have been sent to President Johnson. The Radical organ in Kunsas City protests inst quartering troops in Jackson County as unneces- though admitting that Rebel desperadoes eanzot be ed under Conservative rule. Last week the chivalry of Calloway Connty d the furniture and contents of the frecdmen’s school-house at Fulton, but, fearing the militin, next day subseribed funds to refurnish the room con | better than hefore, An interesting family quarrel is in progress among the Radicals coneerning the office of Circuit-Attorney, the Goveror refusing to appoint the man elected -by thé jag: ple. Tt appears that subsequent to the election the power of filling the vacaney rested with the Governor and ndt with the people. natorial squabbles are mixed in River navigation is wore difficult, on a ut of the iling of the water and thickening of the ice. T'wo boats fa pacted to-night. - VIRGINIA. NORFOLK—TIHE CA3E OF JEFF. DAVIS. BY TRLKGAIPH TO THE TRIBUN Py Forikrss Moxgok, Dec. 18.~The United States Dia- Notfolk. There were 18 grand jurors present. Judge Under- | wood, in his charge to the jury, said that their labors this | term would be brief, and the only crimes that would oe- | cupy their attention would be several offenses aguinst the revenue and postal laws, aud a cose of counterfeiting. A case arising under the confiscation act, the United States versus two brothers numed Dawson, resdents of Loudon | Vi this mornivg by Judge Undorwood, eral. It'is uncertain when us Chief-Justico tions respec by or the United States Circuit Court will mee Chase hus not as yet made known bis inf ing n special session. The arrest of Surratt way ma- terially alter the ¢ on of Jefl, Daviss case, and others supposed to La cugaged in the assassination plot. It is authoritatively stated that the fu-u--ml authori- | ties in Washingtonare nwaiting the arrival of Surratt, aud upon his revelations will entirely depend the future action Major-Gen. Miles, ress, wrrived bere to-day o | to-night. PROCEEDINGS IN THE VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE. RicinosD, Va., Dee, 18.=Tho Senate passed the Usury ximum mte of interest cent. The House passed a Lill approprig- the purchase of liubs for maimed and io- WEST VIRGINIA IN THE SUPREME COURT. Attorney-tieneral Bowden of Virginia, on last Feiduy, in the Supreme Court of the United Statos, moved for leave to file a bill asking for procees iv the name of Vir- ginia against West Virginia, claiming Berkeley and Jeof- ferson Countics as belonging to Virginia, for the purpose ! of assarting the jurisdiction of Virgiuia over those coun- ties. Yirginia proposes to bying the suit, we learn, by a bill in CLAncere, Pt The Hon. Reverdy Johnson of Maryland s becn em- Stanfof f03") tant counsel, NONTE CAROLINA. XK. GEN. SICKLES'S ORDER. WILMINGTON, Dec, 18,—The recent order of Gen. Sickles, probibiting corporeal punishments was scrved on the So- icitor of thisDistrict yesterday. Its revoeation Ly the P IN ORANGE COUNTY. HORRIBLE ACCID! ¥ THLEGRAPH To TR TRRbUNR Fisugiz, N. Y., Dec. 19.—A borrible accident oc- onthe New- rticulam ie Ruilros was in the band was ) reaching the second story of the building, « rews necidentally caught in some machizers ringhor eries for help Mitlard placed s ofter hand fn his packet, and, drwing oat | his kife, opened the biade with his teeth, and then completely severed (he injored arg from the shoulder and afterward con veved his w Mome, Mix and Gooduan were imme il all fu their power to gllovinte e o SURBLC pgoke. but they apv both | ik ig o frfhier. * Drs mmoned, and ey of vie i for fown-stairs. when he conld LAVES B Liviaroor, Dee. 18~The Cotton buoyant, and udvancedyd. during the day, being quoted at 14jd Transactions were quite; of the day amount to 16,000 bales. Livearoor, Dec. 18—Evening.—The Cotton market lias been | very active all day, and pces tend wpwerd. Midding Up- | Jands closed at a further advanee of jd.over the noon rates, baving improved full oe quarter of a penny on the closing prices of yestenlay, and were lust quoted this evening af 14}l | per pound. Transactions wese Irger than was expeeted, and | the sales of the day bave reached 20,000 bales. . LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFPS MARKET. Taverrool, Dee. 18—Eveving.~The Dreadstuffs market io inactive, and shows a declining tendency, Corn closed this afternoou at 3%/ § 480 15, LOXDON MONEY MARKET. Loxvox, Dec. 1. —Consols to-day have advanced § per cent, | and are quoted at 98} for money. Losnoy, Dee. 18—Evening.—Consols closed firm at #9} for - 4 AMERICAN SECURITIFS. Losbox, Dee. 18—11 o'clock a. m—United States Five | Twenty Donds open with more firmness, and are quoted at this | hour at 71 L6@713. American Railway shares are also rathes THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT IN SESSION AT | better—sales of Illinois Central shares Teing reported at 78 hares have been done at 47 1-6@47). Loxpoy, Dee. 18—Noon.—The following are the latest eur- rent quotations of American securitle triet Const, Judge Underwood presiding, opened to-lay in | Twenties 711; llinols Central shares, 77}; Hifie Rallway United States Jive . Dec. 18—Erening.—The closing quotations of A wer- fcan securities are as follows : United States Central shares, 78; Erie Rail 205, 71§ ; Mlinvis —— § THE FRENCH TROOPS TO REMAIN NEUTRAL—EFFECT OF MAXIMILIAN'S PROCLAMATION. BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDUNY. New-Orreans, Dee. 18, pondent, who just arrived here, re 2d inst. Marshal Bazaive issued 8 manifesto in the Emperor’s detcrmiuation to remain, stating that in would remain perfeetly neutral, 1866.—Your City of ';IIM future the French trooj ot in Mexican afiairs. About Nov. 29, o Liberal force ettacked San Luis Po- , aud were defcated by Mejia, with heavy loss in killed, 20 pieces of artillery. }‘menl Tesidence of Maximilian, is being ~ oy N it He wewt North | pog heavily fortified Ou the uight of the 4th inst. Gen nto Orizaba, sud captus easily have eaptured Maximilian the A public demonstration was made e Dot o ihe tiest and rhauting WAL s o populace parading the streets, a ing ¥ to the l-‘r{-m'h"’p: Death to the Americans!” o Marshall Brzane had sent a cordial iavitation to Gen. Sherpan to visit the city of Mexico oud remain a8 his at Orizaba claim that Gen. Diaz has to Muximilinn with 8,000 men. 1 am officially iuformed that there will not be & soldier in Mexico after the 1st of April, PROCLAMATION OF MAXIMILEAN. NE"’"‘.‘W" Dec. 18.—The following proclamation s iesued by Maxiwilisn and promulgated in the City of Mexico on the 5tb: Onizaxpo, Dec. L=MEXICANS : Cirenmsianees of gréat mag- nitude relaying to the welfare of our country, and which fu- crease in strength by our domestie difficultics, have produced in our mind the couvietion thatwe ought to reconsider the power confided to us. Our Congeil of Ministers by us con- vened, has given as their opinion that the wellare of Mexico still requires our presence ot the head of v and we huve considored it our duty to concede fo. their request, qunouneing ut the same fime our intention to eor.voke & National Congress on the most smple and liberal basie, where !l politieal parties ean participate ; and this Copgress shall decide whetlier the Empire shall coutinue in future, and, in case of adsent, shall assist in framing the fu {0 consolidate the public institations of {he country, To this result, our Councillors are at present engnged jo devising (e necessary means, aud at the same time anange mAtters in siich a manuer that all parties may assist in an arrargoment on dash with 500 me a whole garrison. the Emperar had d Quest. The Imperialists given his adhesion Tu the mean time, Mexicavs, counting -ponm-u,‘-umn excludiug any political class, we shall ontinue the work ot regeneration with courage ond constancy, hayiog been ) in ebarge of your dountrymen. . Sy St NAVIGATION OF THE HUDSON RIVER: BT TELIGRAPH TO TNV TRIBTNF, Dec., ropellers A dstin and arviesl hére to-niglt from New- Vork, d deoudition. | esvezicuged from te e