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RICHMOND, .IND., APRIL 2, 1868.

REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET. CoLCONttAD BAKER, ol Vnndeiburg. LIBCTBNANT GOT HOB. , Ctoi. TIl.i; Cl?WBACK; ofecaliir. ? 1,1. .,. oBtTAitjr.or iaik. ..... Ir. H AXJF. A. IIOFFMAN, of Cos. AUDITOR OF 8TATB. Major J. 1. EVANS, or Hamilton. TBBABCRIR OF STATU. . . , : "t.Vn. XATIIAN KIMBAII of Martin. " : 1 c&BHx or thV. strrMta-B corir r. TlIEODOttE VT. McCOr.ot Clarke.' ' iVCLBBB OB-THB BlTOB3C0rRr. ' "' Col. JAMES B. BLACK of Marion.v- ( . . ATT0RNBT GKXBBAU , JEIANA E. WILLIAMSON, of "Putnam. BCPSBIKTEXDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 4BARN ADAS C. IIOBDS, of Wayne. . Thanks to Hon. O. P. Morton for valuable puMic documents. '- -: ,u - x -r '-" " : . r ' ' :. "'. 'Fourth District. We again republish the rclatiVe strength of the 'Republican and Democratic parties in this district. its indicated by the vote given for and fagainsrCol. Truster,-Sec'y of State: . Kcp; 323 Hancock.. Ktih ' ". . ayette. ....... Union.. , Franklin..;... . J ,n'p.f.t ,"t, ldfl ' ii07.'243 v ..4 "."' 2250 ' 7 'J ; S195 1463 1732

; ' In i862,:Tsaylhc;Bro6kvllle 'Amen

can, "trie counties comprising me prescut fourth congressional- district' gate, '- in tl:c aggregate,' a demPcratio Wftjoiity : of four hundred -arid thirty-two (432. 'j' " The same paper Institutes the" foHow''ing comparison'of the majorities in this

(Wayne) cotinty, received by Mr.'JuU-,,

" nn with other Republican candidates, in '60, '62, '04 and6? ---'-' ; -"', " '.Tulian'a majority less than Lincoln in '60, 715

Morton' V , 356 Trusler's' " 'C6. ,401 ':z-Slii GUI X'd Hancock is now in comma uu of the Atlantic, Division Headquarters jt ' ' Wash incton City.' , c c? 'ncahAouse Omalia; Nebf t li. W Davis, My old and esteemed friend: I am r40W,onrthe western bank . of the Red Miasouri,"1in this . beautiful and magie - city . pt Omaha, , where, as you ..will remembciy T I have f told . yotfl many a time I wonld be before the close

of 1868. ..This, town contains a , perma ,.; ; nent population of .about 15,000, and a transtent one or as many res. from every State-and city in the Union. .Tbere is not; less than - three to four

thousand strangers here all the timt; a perfect moving anass swaying to and . .fro, through (thc streets; some intending , to locate here, others going farther west in quest of , bomca for themselves and friends they left behind! This city can , , boust of better llotel accommodations than Richmond,, ever dreamed, of, and still not half sufficient to accommodate the demands made upon .them. There are two .Daily Newspapers published here the ; Republican," .representing . the Republican party, and the VHerald," , the Democratic party, a copy of ' each I . end 3?ou. Both ..have good oflices -r better than all the offices in your place . . - put , together.- The : Republicans, have three of Adams large Presses,, and about iuur smaller uouuers. aii.uriven ov

... . , steam, together- with ta , jbook-biadery .and electro and, , stereotyping , establish- .. ments attached. Besides these I havp.

: . noticed tlirce( other printing houses; one

,f,. where a German ; Republican., papcr 'Is , urinted once at week, and the other two"

, are4. engaged ,inbook and job.work.-T Viavf Tint, visited thpm . U'

. ! : 1 We hayc most d elightf ul wcaUicr n6 w; . wliir.li of potirae ia afimul .flnrr Kuclnaaa

of all.kinds. , Buildings are .b,eing erectori nn nil oirlna Tli orn . ova tl,.nn Railroads on the East side of the river

. , finished to this city; and j by , consdlfdation of their interests,, thev . have re

, - solved to build a .first class iron; bridge anrofsa the MisKnnri. to ronriA.f. with fhtt" Union Pacific Railroad, the main, span7

...i of which will be about .one ile . and' a o .quarter in length, andt? cos tr it is sup-' ... posed, onq million aol a Jialf of .dollars.

r : - . This was determined ; last Thursday, i at a joint meeting of tho Boards , of : Direct

c ' tors Qe 1 !eY? vinterestedirr thia enterprise. Cb& meeting was held i

u0jjn the city pt jNw York, an siaqc that .iinnouncemcnt a a contract) ; t has, j been cIosejlforjUicJnHdingf a magnificent IIoteL to bo completed by the 1st day

of November .jiext, the cost of which m.Z 20p;60O.". A,ftock' f r brick buildings for ..business houses twelve

' inn iimber-ifour stories high, arc to Ibe - erected on" Farnham 'street; "and live v ' costly residences, the. aggregate cost"" of ' , -1 which ."will bei 8117,00011 Real 0 estate ' and rents are enormous. n For example, ' J there is a vacant lot opposite my board- ' ing house,' 60 by120 feeL3 Last ' week'

tue owner toia mene asKea iu,uuu for. . Friday lie wm offered 813,000 for it, but declined 'the offer, thinking it -woBldi

1 still advance. , This is a fair samnle in

buying--h6w for 'renU'..1' There is one ?..! building on Farnliam street, Mr. Lack-1 i - ey,4 formerly . of :UUL .Wayne, pointed out to me. Herifdrtoetf-'metlfat the

jfrholctpost of. the building was. 346,000. It is four i loriesi higij including a bascment,'thc rent for said basement, occupied as a billiard saloon, 8,000; 'the second and fifth stories, occupied? by Cren. Atrgcrns a Military IleadqnaTtcrs,'' $75,000; on o store in rear, first floor, 81,500; and 26 feet front, 80 deep, mam room, $$8,000. Twenty . thousand dol

lars a year. on forty .skf thousand mighty be considered a pretty good investment. ''"!"'l&otwTtIretandin secms to botirioyant and pushing ahead 'with rapid strides, and everybody you meet and converse with seems to be confident that this place, being jiov? ; the 1 great central gate way of the continent, will," ere long, take its rank among- the t f -- - . - '" - first cities of the country. , r y This morning after I had breakfasted, I walked down street to some of the larger liotels to look at the, list of arrivals 'from the East. I seated myself "bn'the piaza of the "International .Hotel,", where I had a fine view of the mighty' Missouri, and the surrounding country in 'Nebraska avid Iowa." It ,was "the most beautiful sight I'ever beheld in 'my life.' '"Fcr" miles '."and miles, on either shorearc to bo seen the finest '.lands a kind Providence ever vouchsafed 1 to any people, and between .rolls .the, 1 mightiest ""river" that ever, ' washed itue banks or iiuy country , on eaj-tu, capauie of bearing "upon its broad, 'turbulent bQsom the produce of millions of. our hap . . Py and' Free. pcople.r In contemplating thc scene tTi us presented, those .beautiful lines from some Western bard, whose rw 1 ; j . J i . ; v i i s ' t . ? i ' i i r . . . - name I do not now recollect, irrctista-j U. l lv rmrtn tct mr mind : . 2 "Missouri, MLssmui, I riow;-thec with pride; h'-n . What cities; what temples, shall garnish thy side !, "-:,Ah'l to millions of ' millions a Home IRou'lt aflbrd, Ju When tlie Jdijdoms cf earth Shall have turned to i. A wonderful empire by thee 'is possosaed," J r .Thou strong and unparalleled son of the WestjT Xo rival or equal has dared tliee oppose, ? : ; Since earth at creation from chaos arose. " I Roll on, matchless river, thy .grandeur display -.-,-' Though we who now Tie w thee must soon jass f :m i a war,' ' '----i un:.M .:,Tby restless, bold surges shall dash on' thy shores,' .Till T the mighty Archangel shouts ,'Ti me' is j-no " But I 'must 'bring 'this 'terfer id si close.' ' Send me Palfaditim tiirfiirtlxer order edl' '" ' .''''" ( Yours Vclpcctfa'liy D! i .w, , ,;U4o ,.:i j. .-s For the Falladiam.: District Attorneyji.ii ') ; : c . Mr.- Editou.-! do hot desfrc that you shall be wearied by mnch printing 'on one subject ; neither 'am I moved to speak because the ties1 of consanguinity make it a 'duty, nor-tavo-I-the -slightest interest of. personal character in the matter; yet I do: desire to; say just a word on the much talked of matter who shall be nominated District" Attorney. Amongr the names, as candidates for . that position is that of Lieut. Wm. H. Jones.;I'am glad to see this. " I know the Lieutenant, well, and I know whereof I speak, when I'say that for over three years Lieut. Jones discharged the entire . duties of .District Attorney in" Franklin" t county--except drawing the salary, and ;haa manifested more energy and ability . in that 'position than any one that has a preceded him for years.- - : - ' 4 . : j He is a young man .of untiring ehergy; "is 'a farmer's son brought up to -habits of honesty and industry, jmd'lhis high moral worth is well known 'by all - whoare 'acquainted' with him. "' "lie 'ii iOne of those active and energetic young ment upon- whose' shoulders" 'rest the :welfare-of the Republican party in his1 county.-' One of those upon' whose labor -and counsel we Tely upon in hard fought contests against the Demoerdcy. ' , '- i r' ' i!Lieut;j Jones' s record "as a soldier en-' pities him to past considerations,0 and it seems to md that - a 'little less "lauding -aad resblvrn'g for the soldier' ;and more r-of the substantial tavors and ftKslstahnftl of our party, would be more acceptable "10 those who imperiled their lives in de- ! fense of their country .' : ' : ' ''- : Mt. Jones, although a 3011 ng man de'perideht upon his own efforts for success, -!qnit his profession', sacrificed 1 his own ppcrsonal interest1 and joined1 the " army : a a private soldier, in Co. 'A of the 86th Regiment, Ohio Vols., where he served out' the' period r of his" enlistment with ' honor to himself and credit to'hiscoun-' try. : He afterwards,' at his own expense helped recruit Co.'H of the' 13 1th Regi, Ind.T Vols.1, was elected the "1st Lieuten-' 'ant and was esteemed one1 of ' the , very best officers of his1 Regimen t and was 1 beloved by all his men. I will ''not go t into detail ns'tV hiaf service,' but cn sa from 'personnl- knowledge, -'as" afellow soldier5, that Lieut.-Jones ' was :always first in the' discharge of his duties as a I, soldier and foremost ia 'darger. t ;. - -1 v He1 has cVcrv iossible clairrt r?on the fflce.' V , . . n ' ask my fellow soldiers "and 'all true i j'i'j i -'' . 1. l-ili : say - that we will exempt ' Conventions 'from some of their so called Jove - for the ' "soldiers; i f 1 they will give the ""Boysr in 1 blue' the Intelligible '; evidence. pf : their love by nominating Lieut.. Jpnesour vfellOw .soldier, for .the position of "Qis- ' tricf Attorney; ; and we ask u the1 soldiers 'of Union, Franklin, Wane. knd Fayette . counties' to . govern-, them selves accord - ingly,'nd -reward ,a 1 true , and worthy friend.- '? , ' .We have touched elbows on the march, stood by each other under! Rebel firelet us help a fellow soldier.now.;-' CORPORAL.

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pairiuis to join in urging me ciaims oi Mr. Jones. f ; He'is in 'every way worthy

f" and well qualified; "and -T will furthler

IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.

WASUiNGTONi" March 301868. Mr. Butler's speech occupies "not less than fifteen columns ot nonparcl type, ancl It would bef impossible to give barely an outline of it in the Palladium. Ho? commonocd by stating tbat-tho high station -of the accused, -the- novelty of the proceeding, the gravity: of, the business, jand the possible momentobs results of the issues each and all must plead for him to claim "the attention of the court . for( a long,. time. ,);, This, tribunal has none of the attributes of. a Judicial Court, which he demonstrated by reference to precedents. , The question "at issue,: as set forth in the first eight arti cles, is. thia s-. has t the President under tho Constitution the more than kingly prerogative at will to. remove from office and suspend from, qliice indefinitely all Executive officers of, ;the United States, .either .-civil, military r,, naval; at any and , all Jtimes, and fill the vacancies with 'creatures of jiis own, appointment for, his L own. pur-poses .without, anj restraint whatever.; or probability, of Ire-' etraiqt, by the Senate, or ;b3r . Congress, through lawsdul enacted? The Horise of. Representatives, , in behalf, cf the people, join this issue by affirming that tho exercise f -suchfpowers . is a t high misdemeanor: in. office..' ; If the t ftlfirma tioniis imaintalned jby;.the respondent thence far as the firstteightr.articles are concerned, unless such corrapt'purposes are" "fehown ias will r of themselves make the, ; exercise of a. ; 1 cgal p o wer . 0. crime,1 heirespondeiit'-Efvust'go, andIoight to gOjj free.? i-U hr-m a-i-'A '. . Aftetf elaborate discussion of articles .based on. the Xenure-of-Office Bill, Butler took -rip 1 the - speeches made by the rresiaent i iierc.. ana. ? win! en . swinging arotmd i the circle, ; charging that 'he thereby not only brought. his: office into contempt,; but intended, to.set aside the rightful" authority of iCongress.".-- n i ..He 'endeavored to bring" that body into disgrace ; That the attempt of - J ohW soil to overthrow Oongres6" has- failed is because of the want of .ability and pOw err rfot of malignity and will : In conclusion, Mr. Butler said the ' President has endeavored to "obtain -control of the military force to overthrow Congress.'' 1 "55 The respon sibil ity-is with the Senate, the' safeguards ' of ' the " Constitution against usurpation' urp in its hands, and" 'the interest ndbbpes' of free" institutions wait upon its verdict.'; The blouse has done its duty in bringing the Senate to the bar and demanding judgment1; tievCr'T'gain if Andrew Johnson go free; can the people1 of this-, "or any other couhtryi'b31 constitutional checks siay the usurpation of executive power. ' Butler's speech was listened to with marked attention by an immense audi ence. The witnesses summoned by the prosecution being in attendance. c - 1 ! During Butler's specch, Gen; Lorenzo Thomas, in uniform, was seated outside of the1 row of " Senators en the' floor, leaning forward, listening attentively to every word, and stroked his face during the reading of that portion referring to his being appointed ad interim. V' Butler closed ai ten mfnUtes of four. Bingham said the managers were ready to gd on with-the case, and that Mr. "Wifson would take charge of the next branch of it. ' " ' Mr.' Wilson ttie'ii presented the'oath of office taken by Mr. ' Johnson, with the certificate of it. ' lle'also read Mr. Stanton's "commission and" 'the " message of the President to tTie Sehatei giving his' reasons ror removing-Stanton. . f " Tile court adjuurhed tilf! tb-morrow 'rTuesday) at Velock:1 r 3'-' n' WA ' asiiington, iMarcu 31. . . -1 '1; ! Gen." Morehead, M. C, was next ex- , His, testimony was substanti. amined tially the. same as that of Mr. Van Horn, but ..Mr. Stanbeiy gave the witness a pretty thorough examination, and caused a good deal of. merriment several times, by .questions which . he put to . the witness. .. , . . ... . i . . .- . -. , . . . , . Mr.. Burleigh,, .dciegato,'. from , Dacatoh Territoiy, was examined. . He., said ; "I know Gefnn Thomas; have been on terms, of. intunacywith Jinju" Jn .. , , n. ' 7 Mr, Stanbery. asked the objectj pf this wito,essa,MrA Butler said he. expected to prove that Gen, Thomas aid,to the witness that.he intended tot get, possession of the, War Office through force..,. rn., .Mr.tanbery pbjected to thpevidence, ajLlpnealed .to, thpChief Justice. The latter, decided that .the, evidence was ont .prder., f. .,, n,,:,;od 1 l ; ur .This, crused , considerable . commotion in .the Court, and Mr. Drake instantly appealed from the decision of. the. Chair. The.Chief Justice, statedj thathe, asa presiding officer, had , the right to say .what evidence should be, allowed., fdr Drake, t again . arose,, but Mr.; , Johnson called him to order., , ... , . .... . . ? Mr. Butler addressed the Court in op; position toJhfe.vicw taken b3' the Chief Justice, and claimed that the Chief Jusftice had not power, to decide ripon .the aamissi.piui,y. .ot pyiaence. f.,xne uinei Justice stated c.that if his rulings were not satisfactory, he was willing that the Senate shtwild decideripon-them: ?sc:i. 'After the Concl Uion of MrButler's speech the Chief Jristice waai about to put a question to the Senate, when Mr. Binghain arose and also' addressed the Court. Upon.the conclusion of his remarks Senator Wilson moved" that the Senate retire for--consultation, which met with general disapproval.

Mr. buerman submitted in wriuocr a

question, asking the Managers fcrf . in formatibn as to American precedents on the subject, and Mr. Boutwell ; followed in an argument showing tliattue Uoostitution vested in the Senate exclustvd authority over all questions which could 1 arise inthq trial, (JOn f rtiWJ 'dHT . Mr,.Bingham then . read anumbcr of .quotations from authorities bearing on MrEvarts; "oinhec-dringcl

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President, took the opposite view on this matter. . j - Senator Wilson then-insisted on ..the motion to retire, and Mr. Thayer, called for the yeas and nays. The Court voted to retire for deliberation, by a vote,, of 25 yeas to 25 nays a tie vote.' ; The Chief. Justico then said that he would vote in thei affirmative, and the Cqurt then retired. - , t .-..? i,., , v WAsiimGTON,"April In a. The Impeachment Court assembled at 12 o'clock, with a large audience in the galleries. !i The same routine was gone through with-of announcing the' Board, of Managers and the Hons" of Repror sehtati'ves although but few of the . latter were present. ! - - ": ' "" -!. Postmaster General Randall occujied "'a seat on the' floor" of the 'Seriate, near MrDoolittieV5 1 f ' 1 " " ' ' Senator Patter soS and Gen Carjv M " C, ' were " hobnobing together at c the former's seat.' "'' :' ;M K ";w i 'At the 6bn elusion of the -"reading! Of 'the journal, Mr.' Suniner -rose "artel aai ' he observed, in the reading-of th'fejour'hal, that the Chief Justice w&s recorded as voting on the tie vote, and he1 therefore moved that ah order be' 'inserted in " the journal showing' that" the' Chief Jus-i ticC had no. right to vote upon this ques? 'tionV' He called for yeas and -nays, land I113 motion was not agreed to, ny a vote of 2l'ayes"to 27 hoes.'.-"' ;:5 al fvl The' Chief Justice' then had the qnfesti'on" of Mr. Butleri as " obj ected 'lo yesterda, read,'' and was proceeding to ask the Sidnate to pass upon 'the 'decision, when Mr.' Stanbery, for tlie PrelidenlH arose and desired to debate5 it "before the vote of the Senate was taken.' ' '""fie sar' gured that'the President corild' not be held responsible for lahgdage ' tfsedj by his agents," and therefore this matter: could not be admissible. "" ' At ' the"J conclusion of his " remarks, Gen. Butltfr, froin' the Managers of.-the House, followed,' and proaGedd 1 'to--review "his' ' question," sh"owi-fg t'nt Ithe. President long ago cotiternplate V tlia ra mofal of" Secretary SEhuton'an i ""in" di p rect violation of law and fact, and; that 'the' or.Ier issued to General' Thomas: w;is n6t In the usual form, but com ''mah'ded'liim to enter upon the'ttisbh rge of ''the ''duties at once, which showed the fact that he had entered into a conspiracy to get possession of the War .Office. The President's agents 'are . responsible to him for their act3,' not. to Congress or the Senate; they are txmnd to do as ' the President desires them to do. The President" authorized General Thomas to get possession of the War Office, and -j we propose, to show that he intended to get possession by forceand asked witness (Mr. Burleigh) to go and ! assist him to get possession by force. p Among the witnesses summoned ''for" the President, are Generajf. Sh'ermanfW." Armstrong, of, Cleveland; B. Aleof St. Xouis; and L. . p. Campbell, late Minister to Mexico. f-nNnnFccinwAi 3.W f i-: Sknatj:, Mai pit 23 -A number pf respliitions,, were, introduced,, among them one to print the reports of the. Impeachment trial; which was passed: ' ' A bill making appropriations : f6r rUia: expenses of the Impeachment trial was ..introduced. ") ltt iinr- s-rt . At 1 o'clock the Senate,.sat a3 a, Cdnrt of Impeachment. ' " ' , . '"' ' House, March 23. Among bills, ;in troduced under the Call of -'States were one to regulate the Civil Service one to . authorize . the .building of a, railroad bridge across the Hudson River at Caldwell Landing in the Highlands, and une to provide for " the examination" Of .pfflcens of :American merchant vessels, and , for tlie general improvement of the merchant service. , . , . I . e.- ' 1 11 A resolution declaring in' favor of the pa3ment'of the Government' bonds in currency was offered "and the previous question demanded on it..f,The House refused to second the demand forthe .previous question, and ,also refused to call theYeas and Na3s' on ! a motion . to lay it on the table; and it was" referred to the Committee of .Ways and Means, j. The House at one l o'clock proceeded to tho Senate Chamber to attend the Tmjieachmentj'trial. J '.' ,. " : ; Upon the return of the blouse from 'the Irapeachmeht trial;"' Mr.' Bingham,, on behalf of the Managers, moved that, they.have leav file, on the next ilay a replication to the. President's, answer 5 to' the Articles of Impeachment. ; The question arising whether' the replication ' should be submitted to the consideration of the House, -on .motion of Mrj Bingham it was voted to take a recesSrtilTlI o'clock on the ' following di, then to act on the matter. ;- : ''-' mc-t WaWington; Thur.1, Mar.1 "26, '68P . r The sceneln the .Senate Chamber, today while the latest Executive' exercise of. the yeta pqwer was 'underconsiderai" s tion, was , in . marked., contrast jth' the spectacles of , two e y easagowhen1 His Excellency first, began to indulge in a series of Executive amusements of this class. . Then, lhe.mere annoucement of , , ine veto waa sumcient to tnrpw tne Capitol into, a, commotion, and .thrqpg the galleries with an jeager ..multitude. .The subject was approached; with; profound gravity in the two Houses, and there

was. a carefid count before the vote was takcji) todea-n whether Uio necessary two-Jliirda was certain. Judging from to-day, all that haabecn clianged. The

gallery has seldonf been so sparsely in-

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o day, and never witlTa less appreciative audience, r On the -floor, the apathy, was marked. Nobody seemed interested in . the speeches except those who made them, and they were allDemocrata exeept one: The vote was taken cloiclcr-and--the'bill -"Waspassfed over the yeto byji strict pdrty vote. It noJvgoea to hoj House, where it will undoubtedly be . passed , by a .two third ypte; to-morrow, and then be - declared a law.. a.f. 1 ., t- ..; 1 - . S en ats, , March ,26. A .protest was received from the -Legislature. of KenI tuc'ky against the exclusion of delegates from that btate from the House of Representatives.'" ' ' : ' i ,j.iMr.-Trmabuli-introduced a bill in relation, to the qualifications of jurors. . " The debate on tfie President's veto of the" Supreme Court bill was concluded, and the bill passed - by the vote of 32 to 9.:i.iOl r ,js"fr'-'- f ?s "' "; -tfThe House amendments to the bill to relieve manufacturers from .internal tax were non concurred in. ' ' .t House, March- 26- The joint resolu-' "tion., to regulate the tarifT for freight and passengers on the Pacific Railroads was talftn up," the1 question being on the motion to refer. - lAfter ..many, dilatory motions,.the. reference, was agreed to. Mr: Washbnrne afterward, ;6n another motion',' addressed the House on the legistiori on the Pacific Railroads in 1864. !- A bill tor restore Alabama to the Union was reporjiedj'frpm the .Reconstruction Committee, and .notice was given that reg; late the coasting trade'Oa the Northern Frontier, and the . bill ; to regulate tho NaUojial Bank,s"stem, f were:itaken up, nd after brief 'discussion laid aside. " "TheNaval Appropriation" bill was Considered 'at length arid several amend, ments disposed of, 'but final action on Lthe billv Wasjiot reached- .-?c-t,-zn - , Ine. repprt ; from , tue. vonierence Committee aii the amendatory Internal T& bill wa's -received : arid laid over td be printed:'' -)- . T - ,i .- ' . '" " ' . HcxrsMarch 27.The! Presidents veto f the .Suprema Court bill w;as received." After speeches . by" Messrs. . Woodward arid Wil'sori 'the bill was' passed over the Veto and became a law. 1 i jtThe report tof the. Conference Com" mittee on the- joint resolution to cover moneys arising from the sale of captured ana aaanapnea property into tue xreasury "was agreed to. ' - - " 1 yi 1 '-' ! ; '., af The report of the Conference- Committee f..oiv the ;hill relieve certain ruanufactureafrom internal revenue was adopted.: ; ( : ;,, : . A resolution was oflered Dy Mr. Bout-Well,--from'1' the Impeachment Managers, that the. House after Monday, the 30th, postpone all - matters not - relating to impeachment, but was withdrawn at the "L .1- -. ''j m 1 -'"- '- m -m v ci a . - suggestion oi jxir. oievens. Housf, March 30. Mr. Churchill introduced a bill, to amend the act of March 1st, 1792, relative to vacancies in the oflices of President and Vice Presi dent of the United - States, requiring'a new election in case of an ; interval - of eighteen, months between the double vacancy ami the ordinary termination of the Presidency. ' Referred to the Judiciary Committee. " --'' 9- Sbmatb. The Senate reassembled at 11 O'clock.;;;;., v25-t -J-.'T Mr, Edmund called up the bill to reg-. ulate appeals to the Court of,. Claims,' which was amended and postponed until to-morroW. " - - ' ''' o 'Mr. Trumbull called up' the bill pendingon adjournment Saturday, to relieve Mr. JButler.of Tennessees, from political disauiliues. ine question .was on ti 1 . '. lr, "' ?-"" ' " a. a ."''' a J cucKaiew s amenamem 10 siriKc out tne word'-lConstitution" ' frbm!i theclauso proposing . to". relieve disabilities imposed by the,, Constitution, and , Recon stiiction , laws. ", tn .) .m . -c- -r4 ' Mr.Buckalew argued that the1 reconn structiPh laws having- no appl ieation to. Tennessee, Mr. Butler could not. prop eriy berelieved from ijhe, disabilities ined;bythem. ; 'j ' ale' gave wav at the suggestion of Mr. Sficrman"'who presented a- report from the Cbmmitteeof cPfarerence on the bill to-,. "relieve. certain n: manuf actares r from internal, tax.; . M,,; .,.-t ff; ,,, Ir. Hendricks mpved that the report fay over -until to-morrow and be printed-,' v "Mrl Shermari nrged5 immediate "action sayingTevery thing objectionable to the Senate had been stricken-. out. ;. ... . . . Seyeral Senators opposed, acting on the'repoit immediately, and Sherman 'consented to let it go ' over, -giving notice that lib -would press it as early as possible. ;? oi:; ? hi -; ?r ,J-t v, . order prmtinp- merelv, and agreed, to, ' ' "At 12:30 the President pro tern'. ' vaca - - s ted the Chair,' ; which ! was ; immediately taken by Chief Justice Chase. I The Sergeant-at-arms made proclamation commanding-jSilence. . The President's counsell.ook seats at2H:35. The Sergeant at-Arms announced the Managers On the part of the House, who took their places; except I Stevens, who entered soon afterward and took t a seat slightly fapart. ,-The -House .was then announced, and the members headed by Mr Washburn,- of Illinois,' 'and were seated. 'The minutes of the last day were 'read, and c Mr. Butler commenced his opening jspeeich at a quarter before 1,0 clock. Mi "The public' debt statement for March wifl.npt be -ready before next, Monday. It' is learned" ! at the ' Treasury" " Depart-, ment that there will probably be a slight increase, in the amount of the . public '.debt . 'Receipts from , internal" revenue were very small during the last month, but the last receipts from customs increased rinTlie "other hand,- and made up for the falling orTof the former. 7 .--l . i -?;'.' -iJ su anili-ii i;o. .OA,the night ,qf the 31st, about fifty yards of the canal 'embankmeDt;: some five miles' abbIndianapolis,; gave way, and the"minffiriTT"Tn anufactories on It stopped--htmdreds of operatives being throwuZout i . employment in 4 consequence.

the. "previous question would' be moved 6tf the following day. "' 1 "''' "' iJ"SEKAtV,Tliarch27. The bill' to regu.

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The Thames Tunnel is to be . used by ! -- , j- fciiu.-t I-. ix:-. , The fortifications of Chba are ato be strengthened. ., ,, or vtvr 1 Texas" has planted 7,000 acres of the Miastor bean. :- as yn'r ; "fKitoi-lslrl-ia id fliifftr miloo .in m J m- miMvi-jmi o vuk wjr ,.uw9 j - ..cumterence. v. ... , ifrArherieans' now- in Rome. are the only foreigners :The, Southern "'Illinois -k 'peach i crop. . promises well. . ..-,f.. , - 4 ff Jennie Lind is winterinffoat Gannesit: : i France, i-s-Is :r' ' ' Tpm Tliump'pbpos's' .toVetire? .The ewersof Xetroit aa choked withi uliOOP'akixts, ai.;ix'-i Lcf uhlT . . - l,'003:;c6nvicts in" the Ohio Penitenti . j.y ..:' - .'. I c nl v; ;" -;: ; ' - i i . ) -. , f -'!-;: : : .-, Orplieiis ,C Kerr has retired from jour:naiism.: .toho to ' , - Dan Rice's -"sacred cow7 is dead. It4 tcost' 820,000 ' " " 1 '"-'' ,o " S r i,.'S 'r; "o 3n' - , " The.Missouri River is open to Council fluffs. ::i : . : o.. .I,..-;.

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in Raymond, Me.7S -''"i " The ' St. Nicholas .npteL.r withqut th4 stores, .rents for $80,000 . The .Catalonians in Spain are "offering public pravers for rain. f.-?o? i ' Theannexation'feeling in Noya Scotia is steadiby growirigl A lt . f v-Ole Bull gave a series of concerts in" j. New . York city, two weeks ago ,: & 1 ' A Burglar 'Insurance Company haC bcerf'st .rted in New York. : '' ; Duelists are disfranchised by the new constitution of Mississippi -io:?.'': 1 " A book of poems by a slave is attract ; mg mucu attention m uua. John Mitchell denounces' American ,Fenianism in the.Jrish, Citizen. 5

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makes Atlanta tne State Capital. -5 ' '.. .Travei: in the s Holy Land 'is being. made dangerous by bosule tribes, . The Detroit Mechanicsr. Society i library numbers 3,0(K) volumes. h f ' A. great oyster.bectaslieenidiscover. . ed .near San Francisco, Cal.' ' !! Nine million dollars were ; donated to a American Colleges" last yean At n ; "fA': Caiifornia CSdrian' fax doing a profitable business injfatt"enirig"rats. . . Second growth .parsnips poisoned two families in Ft. Wayne lately, n 1 A ; "'Victor fEm'anual Is; expected to abdi-' Gate wheri Prince 'Hnmbert marries. m'w 8f net ;t y-r t .Hid.: f.t fnsThe freed men in FioridSrs have generally made contracts for the year,- j Barnum don't know whether to rtebuild or to leave the show business: . - Ate:new jewisnoynagogue ouiiaingf'One hundred and fifty lawyers' manage ' to scrape upi ''livifa'g in ' Rochester. 5 Several are starving about her.-? " ' f " Cincinnati gave-over'. 80,00 r'bushels of coaltothe poor thepast winter. ' A 01,000 fur overcoat has t beeri sent, from Rnssia as a present to Gen. Wool. ;' ' .' S tetson's" S t'James .flptel iri tioston ' is , to be .he largest in, ".he i country:' ! f It is computed- that we. usedi33,000 000 pounds of tea in .this- country ! last syea.Taryt-Jti n.n rr;.-i ion .jeii i ; Report says Parisian' ladies are be ginning to use the cigarette at the dinner table. v ""'- sTi:i .! . Agaasiz- said there wo.uld be 33 ; snow:1 storms this . wipter. ;; ,We have, already had nearly thirty :.-,flj H i'rjl "'-The amount of silver shiped " and de- "H 'posited for Shipment in 'Montreal Jnowf exceeds 9iuu,uuu. j JowaWbuiltone thousand twb hun dred and, nine f nules . of . railroad at a cost 01 "stv-.j-ai.toy., ,t , Baron K- RothacUild of the English r House; is to be raised to a higer rank in the peerage - -v Oyer 'J.OO.j persons. -have joined thea churches .in (i N ew Ai oany ina. , cinnng the present revival.. k , i - . A letter was mailed "at Chicago" lately addressed "Mr. - cold facts, tue senator ,fof Congress: 'rs-.-oU (tsvrutf'l siil - bbedM K The last county treasurey was'rot that of Harrison, Iowa,' and the amount f taken .was 5,000ilt fe - . In Massachusetts there .are 412 dent" ists, and only .136 brokers'. who' pay A license to the United States.0 'ii , Four wheefm ills at the Hazai-dvfTte'l r Powder" Works; Conn;;rnexploded .jaff. i week, bnt no one-waa bnrt.Sjnon ie The parishonera of Bev Jr,Bonffngton, New.Xm fVitpim? -sf a 5iu,uuo policy on uis uie.

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u IK; en p fi. Ua-t-.T t4 - M eS?sIP0 Is. " 2 a . s r , . .mm or. u a S C - S o 0 o S 'I fliit I j. ; a., . " : m " ' 0 m js -3 M .S3 S W O "sit ts to pS,: J-gl3"SEiS"1-s " 13 o-s--fflr s's!Sl,' a. SUNDRIES. - 1 . - j K ' s r. 1 rtft sxjjiraitrESi tW S-A I ,-i .ut . ... . ... . i5 ,,. 1 -. Zi . ait if. .S"f. n 1 t A Coal OU, Lamp Qhiciniea, Lamp Wicha, ' -Iiamp Sbades, Gras Shades, I-iglit Uoxiae ' Ohlmnieg , T sl.l Solar Borncro, Solar Ohimmes, t-. if. ti Coiaxrion Burnero, Stove Blacking, Scouring Brick, Shoe , Blacking, Washing Soda, Starch; ena, Crcozn Tartar, Ooda Pnro Spzccy Baising Powder, r5 S Freah Tlexha, " AT PLXJM1IERt.& - HARROLD'3 DRX7a - OTOZU3, 129 OVIXCr STREET, SIGN OF THE GrOIiBEIT rjOHTAH. 1?I?!il'i r. C' ?' j.': 3 k.'..: .to. ' ? ' . fcfTB i . f ''- . 7 . i C. :f-SiS'. .-JI The 1 Bpnng X2at: Fashions. t iV -TP"11- undersifrned hu Vii,vj''ll jotrcTedhiBBe - SPRING Style of . HATS and CAPS ) to which hero rite a the t if tention of U who would y iaduUre in the latest faah;1oa. Call t the Ht and i. Cap Store of -r JOHN SDFFRIN8. e1 LEAN U P I- ! i . 1 At a. mectinir of tha Conmn Cornell, Mareh 14. ld, the Clerk waa iostraeted to UOtifjr the dtizees that the time fcr cteaninjr tap is at tmoa, aoa u tne sane u not done wttni& twmtr daja from the date of this paMioation, the Street Comntis r ificHiwi, 191868. 'it eioner saau immeBia,eir.nercaner proosea to eiaan tae v,' ... . 1.'.. JAJttfiS TICK, - TuIlIPOBTEB AJJD GE0WI1E OF Flower Vcactablo Seeds, ' i, T ROCHESTSR, SEWrYORK. YlCK-S ILLD8TRATED CATaLOGUB Seeds l-Toral ; Guide fbr 1968, la now pnbliahed aaMfrMdr te Be wwk of about one hundred large te aead oat. It makes a pagea, enntaioa fall deaoriutluu of the Choicxst Flowxm axs VtxjrrtBLM Gbowk. With plain direetleM fof SowiafT Seed, Culture Ae. It im BeaatifuUr.Illaatrated, with mAre than eae Inutolred fine Wooel EaariaTiusaof Flo were aad vegetables, ana a BailrtilTtCoEBi' Pi.at o FLowaas, Whfl "printed, on'tae flneat paper, and one of the moat beautiful as well as the most inatrnclire works of the ndpahiished.-;;..-.;:;;.;.v-- rr ;B8ent to all wo appl, bTrsmancppaid, for Tea Cents, whieh is not ,h all the cost." araM JA'CXl'vTCBlIcbeater, If. Y. ts fre -' e;f i t-a! raw is. t. j 1808. it

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