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2l d4 r W OAJDLY TMJE LWTO SOU 1 XO 240. WIUUNGTOX, S. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1805. TUE U1L3ILGT0N HERALD. N. C, DECEMBER 16. LOCAL, INTELLIGENCE needlework been remarked Thi Baptist Festival. We were yesterday . own gome of the specimens of art which are jeSigneu uy o Baptist festival which will open on Tuesday night next, at the City Hall. The articles which will be expsd for sale are' course numerous lriOUS. JM" Ui v on v, . w. , -n,nna which we need not say that -minftWs. As lias Deiore Lre the object of the intended festival is one which certainly deserves much aid and encorrr- Lement from those who have the money to spare fnd to spend. One very important feature is the ordinary practices of trade and barter mat ww . . , , ; , u j a ,m t.ava fill be nfflUlJ UUUCICU LU. aiuucs n m uctTu tmt one price, ana tnai price ior every one aiixe. pxtortlOU Will UC pi a clinch, uu. iiw buuuo i- doubt, be many young and fascinating ladies pre sent, but they will not, as was formerly too of- .1 mama V rn An s V aaaacii Ana tAQ IQO Case iiC7iC7 uu ouvu vrvsvaoivuBj x uu around the room witn a aoii oaoy in one nana, and a big list for raffle of the same in the other insisting that young men (whether acquaintances r itranerersl shall "take chances in a raffle for this beautifully dressed baby," an article, by the way, for which the said young man would have' ihtmt as much use as a cat would have for a pair Ahnots. The youne men present will not be inveigled into purchasing a tin trumpet, a brass ring, or a hoop'SKirt for a doll baby, and upon asking for the change from the bill handed over for payment of the same, be demurely told that "there is no change coming. Such customs, which, we are sorry to say, are too often prac- ticed at chanty lairs, ana the nice will not De ai lowed here; nothing but the price of an article will be expected of the purchaser. And, speak ing of prices, we would state here also, that we took the liberty yesterday of pricing many of the articles which are being prepared, and found them not only reasonable, but in very many in stances, less than the rates asked for them by the regular dealers in such articles, and we really believe that money may be saved by purchasing t this festival the little thines required for Christmas presents, as well as some of the arti cler-necessary for every day use; and besides the satisfaction of making good bargains, the purchaser will feel the consciousness of having aided in the promotion of a benevolent object. PRICE FIVE CENTS BY MAIL. day, corner Front and Market streets charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct, was dis charged, . rVnirfli rAMAU t A colored boy, namea nenry, ansia at u xi vi iu VU1 U1111U lirelSiaiUJT. store oi Air. r. xu.. Agvouw, uu omb, charged with stealing, was sentenced to the cell for two days. Sabbath Service. St. John's Episcopal church, corner Third and Red Cross streets, divine services at 101 A. M., and 7 o'clock, P. M. Rev. R. E. Terry, rector. Front street Methodist church, corner Front and Walnut streets, divine service at 10J A. M., by the Presiding Elder, Rev. L. S. Burkhead. City Hall, services by Rev. W. L. Young, at 104 A. Ml, and 7 P. M. St Tames' eonmreeation will worship at St. Paul's Episcopal church, corner of Orange Fourth streets, at 10 A. M. and at 3 J P Mr. Watson officiating. Fifth street Methodist church, services at 3 o'clock, P. M., by Rev. L. 8. Burkhead. Sab bath school at 9 o'clock, A. M. Catholic church, Dock stieet. between Second and Third services by Rev. Dr. Corcoran, at 10J o'clock, A. M., and 4 o'clock,P. M. and M. Rev. IN MEMORIUM. To the Editor of The Wilmington Herald : I have been for several days in bed, sick with rheumatism and suffering torments from its pangs and pains ; yet, with the majority of my fellow- it was not adopted citizens, I cannot refrain from giving my tribute planting on his grave a souvenier to the memo ry of Jambs Fultow. T knew him well. Politicallv opposed.it fell EXPORTED EXPRESSLY FOB THE WILMINGTON HERALD. Raleigh, Dec. 13. The ho:.se met according to adionrnment. and after prayer and the reading of the journal was ready for the transaction of business. Petitions, memorials, reports of standing pm mittees, &c., were first in order. Mr. Jenkins of Warren, from the committee to whom was referred a resolution of inquiry in re gard to contracts between railroad and express companies, reported the following resolution and recommended its passage : Btsolved, That in the event of any contract hav ing been entered into by any railroad company in this state, with any person or company where by preference or exclusive rights of transporta tion, either of priority or arrangement, is given te such person or company, the attorney general of the state is hereby instructed to institute pro ceedings against such railroad company for a for- ienure oi its cnarter. The resolution was adopted. A message was received from the senate pro posing to go forthwith into the election of three more councilors of state. The proposition was concurred in. Mr. Holderby offered a resolution requesting the provisional governor to convene the conven tion on the first Mondav in February next, and " others as not intending to a longer term than one year ; some from a vague "know not why" and "don't know what to do" : and some testified of contract at all. We find such expressions as. "It will thunder along through here before Christmas "They haven't decided what to do with the women and children ;" "They have decided nofeto kill the wo men acd-children ;" '-To start from Columbus and dmcd out, and drive the white men out of the country." We say, in view of all the facts, vigilance and preparation are the best guarantees of safety. There j bad white men and black men, and mischj. their aim and vocation. 55GRO MASS MEETING. fair constitutional decision of the question he (the president) is willing to abide. "in wanam is here as senator from North Carolina, and declares that if he is not admitted the state will send no other representatives to either house. This is cool, certainly, as Graham has no more chance of admission, until pardon ed, than Cobb would have from Georgia. If a test question was to be made in Graham's case, then was North Carolina more unfortunate in the selection of her candidate. VI Suffrage Demanded. Government Threatened to my lot only to know him intimately as a citi zen aricf companion. I cannot say that I ciated him with his varied talents and appre- strong a message was receivea jrom me senate pro posing to empower the committee on railroads to send for persons and papers, and to administer oaths, if necessary ; concurred in. A resolution concerning the code for freedmen, reported by the commission appointed by the convention, proposins to postpone consideration of the same until the adjourned session, and that common sense, until we passed through that at mat session tne committee be requested to re trrihi a ordeal nf 1ft62. when he amonff others port. Concurred in. worked nobly and efficiently for the common good. In the organization of the "Howard Associa tion," he was one of the most efficient in the prosecution of its work he was one of the most laborioui his heart was ever open to the calls for aid, and his purse was as open as his kind heart. Td'him above all others are we indebted for the practical details of the good work of relief to our suffering, dying people of 1862. We should remember him in the future as one "whose good works do follow them." SILAS-N.MARTIN. Fred. Douglass to Represent Them in Washington. HE IS TO RECEIVE TEIs THOUSAND DOL LARS FOR EXPENSES. Fohebal op Mb. Fulton. The last tokens of respect to the memory of Mr.' James Fulton, late editor of the Wilmington Journal, were rJaid byhis friends yesterday afternoon. The proces sion in escort of the body started from his late residence on Fourth street and from there pro ceeded to the Catholic church on Dock street, where the funeral- services were performed by the Rev. Dr. Corcoran, who, also delivered a ser mon on the occasion. The Doctor's ' remarks, although brief, yet referred in a neat and feeling manner to the great loss which! had been sus tained by the public as well as by his own afflict ed family-. He dwelt upon the; shining virtues of the deceased, upon the honesty and integrity which had gained for him so high an appreciation in the community, and upon the master mind which was now cold and inactive forever. After the services were concluded the'jbody was escort ed to Oakdalo i Cemetery uud wuiuiliVod to the ground of the family enclosure. . : Theatrical. We notice by a late number of the Newbern Times that Mr. and Mrs. John Davis, and Mr. L. C. Welles, who composed a portion of the theatrical troupe recently performing here, have arrived in that city, and will open soon in Schiller's celebrated German play of The Robbers. . We congratulate the lovers of the drama in Newbern on these new acquisitions, as the two' former, Mr. and Mrs. Davis, are really very fine performers, and are calculated to attract good houses wherever they may play. It is stated in the Times that the i theatre in New bern will henceforth be kept open every night. We hope that this new arrangement will pay better than a similar one did here. Possibly it may in Newbern ; experience has demonstrated the contrary here, probably from the fact that our merchants and others, unlike those of some other cities, have too little time left from busi ness to embark, to any great extent, in sight-see ing or pleasure-going. Hotel Arrivals. CITY HOTEL. R NFairley, Richmond Co, DW Ketchum, Whiteville, E A Thomae, Nat Ex Co, C T Blackwell, N Y, A L Arrill and Lady, N Y, M F Leach, Fayetteville, Jas B Underwood do, A B Williams do, A F Robinson, do, R M Orrell, do. Miss Hattie Starr, do, Alice Cook, do, Ellen Prior, do, Marian Banks, do, G R Harden, Greensboro', J J Perkins Greenville, W Kirkwood, Charleston, Jno W Sassor, Whiteville, A R Specr, Washington, J E Stedfele, do T Riley, do Geo W Smith, Phil, Misa E Faney, do McBunn, Richmond Co, Miss Wall, do J M Dennis and Lady, S C, Philip Henry Jr, N Y, A Vanderbilt and Family, Fayetteville, G A Frehck". Salisbury, 1(1.. OmiiV. BrnithTnllo E D Judd, Richmond Va, J P Eadie, do C W Peterson, Weldon, J W Cade, do Miss Cade, do i BAILETS HOTEL. W G Dodge, New York, M B Fielding do J F Fidy Charlotte, N C, John Gildea, John Murday, Ala, TD Coryell,-Washington, D C, Henry Dodge, New York, Geo W Dean, Johnston co. O F Webster. Nat Ex Co, E Legg, Smithville T V Foley, N Y City, A G Russell, Richmond, Frank Gouilistine, Peters burg. Capt O B Bradham, New York, G A Finn, Brunawick, Phillip Henry Jr, N Y. Robt Mclntire, do M T Williams, S C, F Brlnkman, Smithville: TIE LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. FROM WASHINGTON- Indiana Passes the Constitu tional Amendment. A message was received from the senate con curring in the proposition to administer the oath of office to the Governor elect on Friday at 12 o'clock. A bill on its first reading to establish for each county a court of arbitration, to consist of three persons of probity, to be appointed by the courts of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, the duties of said courts to determine all cases of dispute in regard to contracts solvable in confederate currency ; was referred to the judiciary committee and or dered to be printed. By Mr. Smith of Hertford, a joint resolution to continue the business on the calendar at the ad journment of the present, to the meeting of the next session, as in the adjournments from day to day, which was adopted. A resolution instructing the finance commit tee to report as to the expediency of selling all State property, real or personal, acquired since 20th May, 1861, under certain restrictions. Read and referred to the committee on finance. The following gentlemen constitute the Council of State: Messrs. Wm. Eaton Jr., Daniel L. Russell, W. W. Leno:r; J. J. Yates, Wm, A. Wright, C. J. Cowles, and Henry A. Lmley. The bill consoik'.a'.hig the- office of auditor and comptroller was read a second time, wheu an amendment was offered to reduce the salary from $2,000 to $1,500, upon which the ayes and noes were demanded, and the amendment was carried. Whereupon the bill was put upon its third reading and passed. The bill in relation to the bonds of the Wil minnton, Charlotte and Rutherford railroad com pany was read the third time. The bill was adoocated by Messrs. Jenkins of Warren, Blackmer and Cowan; and was opposed by Messrs. Henry, Caldwell and McAden. Mr. Cowan made a gallant defence, and is worthy of the commendation " well done good and faithful servant," from those whose interests he represented on the occasion. Mr. Luke moved to amend by limiting the substitution of bonds to four hundred and thirty- five thousand dollars. Mr. Blair moved to lay the amnndment on the table, and the yeas and nays being ordered, the motion to lay on the table did not prevail yeas, 34, nays 68. The amendment was adopted. FROM WASHINGTON. Signs of an Early Disruption in the Re publican Banks-No Chance for the Rad ical Policy TMe President and the Coun try TAte at the Capital The Inevitable African Speaker Colfax and the House Committees Mexican Affairs- Thiugs in Washington, &c, &c. Our Washington Correspondence. Washington, December 11. Important Case Before the United States Supreme Court Commodore Craven Restored to Duty. Dirty Vert. Without doubt, one of the filthiest, if not the filthiest, piace in North Caro lina, is the interior of a certain building located in Wilmington, and called the New Hanover county court house. We had occasion to go there yesterday, and do not care much if we are never again called upon to perform the same dis agreeable duty. We hurried away as soon as we could, with breath closely held, for fear that Bome infection lingered in the i place, or that we might be contaminated by the touch oi its very dirty walls and floors. We would respectfully suggest to the court now in session here, that aorhe means be at once adopted for the cleansing and repairing of this place. Court houses are, as a general thing, next to county jails, remarkable for their filthy condition, but this one, we hon estly believe, is the dirtiest place of the kind that we ever saw or heard of. FROM RALEIGH, Worth Inaugurated Governor. He Delivers a Short Address. legislature Adjourns on Monday Next. &c. dec. &c. Thb Weather. Yesterday was the first time this week that it has been our privilege ,( To bask in the rays of the life-giving sun," and after the taatiy days of bad weather which had been show ered upon us, these rays were felt to be, as indeed tney were, a fine institution. ;The weather, how ever, although now clear, is yet cold, and over coats are becoming, of late, more and more fash ionable as an article :of apparel. The fairer portion of the community availed themselves yesterday of the new order of thiugs, and, judg ing by the number on promenade in the streets during the afternoon, took much pleasure in ex posing to view the new and fashionable " store clothes " with which they were bedecked. . : . A Suggestion. Would it not be a good idea to appoint for this city a street commissioner, whose duty would le to act in conjunction with From Washington Washington, Dec. 15. The question as to whether the president's pardon restores the recipient to all political and civil rights was 'argued before the supreme court of the United States to-day, and to be con tinued until next Friday. The decision of the naval court-martial in the case of Commodore Craven, for refusing to fight the Stonewall, suspending him two years, has been set aside, the secretary of the navy restor ing Craven to duty. Indiana officially notified the secretary of state to-day of the ratification of the constitutional amendment. From Raleigh. Raleigh, Dec. 15. Worth took the oath of office to day before the members of the two houses of the legislature and a number of citizens. The governor elect delivered a short and mod- the police officers, in regulating the movements est address on the occasion, claiming that the oi venicies upon the street, looking to their clean- people are well disposed and desired the restora liness and to that of premises; and by some means tion of the union The Fight Among the Fenians. The great sensation in New York just now is the grand fight going on in the fenian organiza tion. President O'Mahoney, and his secretary of the treasury, Killian, have been deposed, and W. R. Roberts, the vice president of the senate, is now the head of the order. But the revolution is not yet an accomplished fact, and to an un prejudiced looker-on, it appears as O'Mahoney was virtual master of the situation. All the out ward tokens of power are in his hands, and he sits in his palatial "headquarters of the Irish re public" with as "grand, gloomy and peculiar" an air as could be worn by the most absolute sovereigns. In the equally important matter of the "sinews of war,"-he seems to be no less firmly grounded, having deposited, it is said, with Eugene Kelly & Co., the well known New York bankers, eighty thousand dollars in gold, yesterday. A meeting of the representatives of fifty circles was held yesterday, and the course of President O'Mahoney warmly and unanimously endorsed. Meanwhile the senate are in session to-day with closed doors, at No. 734 Broadway. Outside is gathered a large crowd of the adherents of O'Ma honey, and so much excitement prevails that there are apprehensions of serious trouble. The charges made by his party against the recalcitrant sena tors are of the most damaging character. O'Rourke, the foreman of the Tribnne press room, and a large stockholder, is said to have loaned to the publisher of one of the New York morning journals $230,000 of the money entrust ed to his keeping, and to have lost $' 6,000 m gold speculation. In spite of these damaging disclosures, or whatever they may be termed in regard to the manner of conducting the organi zation, the masses do not seem to lose faith in it to any degree; and a new circle of the fesian sisterhood is to be formed to-night, a meeting for that purpose having been called at a hall in Hudson-street. To add to the prevailing ex citement, rumors are afloat that Stevens, the Irish head centre, who recently escaped from jail, is on the Liverpool steamer City of Bozton, now due at New York city, and a call has been issued in New York to the fenian brotherhood to turn out and receive him. The excitement in regard to the fenian intes tinal warfare has spread to other localities. In Philadelphia, on Monday night, a meeting of all the fenian circles in the city was held, and O'Mahoney was warmly endorsed. A meeting of colored persons was held in the basement of Shiloh church, Prince street, last evening, for the purpose of discussing the propn ety of sending a deputation to Washington du ring tne session oi congress. Jfrom some reason or other, very few were present at the time fixed for the meeting to commence, and it was not un til an hour afterward that an audience sufficient ly large forhe purposes of the meeting was col lected. The chair was taken by the Rev. G. W. Le Vere who opened the meeting, deploring the fact that as yet nothing had been done by the colored peo pie, but predicted for the present movement successful result. It was proposed, he said, to send a delegate to Washington, m the person of Mr. Frederick Douglass, at the expense of $10,- 000, to use his influence as a representative of the colored population in the great question coming before congress. They claim the right of equal suffrage, and they would have it, or they would trouble those who kept it from them. The name of Frederick Douglass was a tower of strength in the country. William G. Hamilton, secretary, then read the report of the committee, which stated that various sub-committees had been formed to further the objects of the movement in various branches. The report was unanimously received and adopted, after which Mr. Sella Martin asked what arrange ments had been made for collecting funds. Mr. Stuart, chairman of the committee, states that persons had been appomted to collect funds, and if that appointment were ratified that night the agents might begin to collect money on the morrow. Captain G. T. Downing, the representative of New Englaud in Washington, advocated the rati fication of these appointments. Singularly en ough after the report had been adopted Mr. Sella Martin moved an amendment to it to the ef fect : First. That one colored lady from each church shall form a committee to assist that already es tablished, and Second. That prominent men. such as General Butler, Frederick Douglass, and Wendell Phil lips, be invited to deliver lectures at the Cooper Inststute in aid of the objects of the movement. This was carried without a discussion: Professor Charles S. Reason in a short speech moved that " in our opinion it is the duty and the interest of moralists and of all concerned in the nation's material prosperity, to aid every consistent agency which will tend to secure im mediately to the colored man equality before the law, that the exciting subject may not convulse the nation, as it will otherwise do." Mr. Sella Martin spoke in favor of the resolu tion, drawing a contrast between the condition of neros now and that of a few months since He urged the negros of the south to remain on the land where they now are, for the time would come when the power and influence which be longed to them by jight should be conceded to them. The next resolution, to the following effect, was passed without discussion. Resolved, That an effective agency would be a delegation of discreet colored men to remain at Washington during the session of congress, to urge respectfully on the members of congress the justice and duty of securing equal political rights to all native born citizens, irrespective of com plexion. The third resolution was also passed unani mously : f That this public meeting of the colored people of the city of New York, publicly proclaim to President Johnson that he has our hearty thanks for his repeated proclamations of truths most im portant to Us ; noticing at present, his declara tion that this is our, country in common with our white fellow-countrymen ; and that we may hope, by merit, to command therein respect and con sideration, without regard to color. A couple of joint resolutions were then sub mitted, as follows : Resolved, That in evidence of the same we cite the fact that, while the president urges in his re construction policy in relation to the rebellious states, that the subject of the elective franchise should be left to those states, he interferes here with therein, and recreates a rule therefor, adopt ed in the interests of slavery, by these states which discriminates not by intelligence and merit but by the color of the individual which gives to a privileged class the right,' excluding others, loval. meritorious, intelligent citizens, from the use of the same, they being colored. Resolved, That while we notice with satisfac tion, in our chiet magistrate s late message, on the assembling of congress, his evident sympathy and concern for the nation s "Freedmen, never theless, we are pained to see a failure m him to adopt, in his policy in relation to them, that there is a present binding . duty to respect their rights. After a spirited debate, in which Mr. Delaye, from South Carolina, Captain Downing, Mr. R Johnson and Mr. S. Martin took part, as to the policy of adopting these resolutions, they were ultimately carried. After some other important business the meeting adjourned. Despite the strong and unbroken front display ed by the republican members of the congress, the evidences daily increase of an early disrup tion. It will show itself upon the debate of the Thad. Stevens resolution, which is more than ever regarded by certain of its original devotees as like unto the elephant which a countryman at a sale found upon his hands one bright morning. lhat something must be done with it is quite certain, and that what disposition to make of.it is seriously puzzling to those of the dominant party who can't go the whole Stevens programme is equally true. Here Opens a fine field for dis cussion upon the merits of the question, and a depate will ensue at the earliest practicable mo ment. Many of the leading men in the present con gress, together with outside manceuverers assert that there will be no antagonism between the president and congress upon the leading issue of the day. If this is true it is an evidence that the radical policy which Sumner in the senate and Stevens in the house as representative men are endeavoring to thrust upon the nation will fail. The president has committed himself to to policy other than that based upon the early redemption of the country from the trials imposed upon it north and south by the late war. We will not en dorse any measure having for its end the humili ation of the states late m insurrection. The doc trine of revenge finds no resting place in his heart, and he will not in justice to the whole country, as well as his own noble nature, endorse any 1 schemes the adoption of wluch would enure to Uhe degradation of the south. He is conscioustff his power, and will not himself submit to be dic tated to or domineered over by any party or clique of whatever shade or complexion in the broad land. Some of the correspondents and letter writers for the southern journals have predicted a "gay winter" during the present session. The evi dences of dullness just at present do not warrant this belief; but as the days advance it is possible that something of the old life and activity may spring up, and give an impetus to the slow pro gress of the present. The winter may be "gay ;" strains of voluptuous music may swell in the breeze where but a few short months ago the solemn notes of mourning for the dead were it tered by stricken comrades; joy may be "un con fined," but amid all this gayety, and life, and brilliancy that are presented for our contempla tion, will not the one thought of the many thou sands who calmly sleep beneath the green bosom f Virginia's saddened soil do something "towards the manquiation of a spirit of fraternity and kind liness towards each other, (and now so eminent ly desirable,) which might have its origin in mat ters of a less worldly nature than in the gorgeous saloons and richly decorated parlors of seekers after profit and political: renown. In the senate to-day a flood of resolutions and notices of intentions to introduce bills for future consideration, was poured in for the short space of its hour's session. Mr. Sumner had, of course, something about the ill-treated African. To what length his scrupulous care of the bane of all our war will- carry him is very uncertain. Certain of the colored people of this district, over two thousand of them, have presented their petition asking for the right oi sufirage, and it will receive iavorable consideration at an early day. Speaker Colfax could not please everybody, in the selection of his committee, but has at last performed that duty. Thad. Stevens, who was chairman of ways and means last session, now presides over appropria tions, whilst Morrell of Vermont, is made chair man of the former. Both in the house and sen ate strong grounds were taken in relation to the French designs m Mexico, and the matter referr- sd to the committees on foreign affairs in " both houses, Sumner of Massachusetts, being chair man of the senate committee and Banks of Mas sachusetts hrst m position on that committee in the house. . . Congress will, during the present session, do much towards lopping off many of the already superfluous expenses of the departments in Washirigton, and probably by so doing reduce somewhat the already vastly thinned population. When it adjourns, this city will approach very much its old status. Its trading facilities being so much less than Baltimore, that city will be the great business mart. It is presumable that with the great decrease of population, prices of things here, now pre-eminently high, will tumble with out the predicted crash. The great prayer of all who dwell in the metropolis is, " so mote it be.'' bound to enforce them until altered or repealed by congress. On no single subject have more -letters been witten to this office than on that of the liability of tailors, milliners and dressmakers, &c., and the commissioner is well aware that there may be apparent inequality and cases of. real hardship. Future , legislation will doubtless apply a suitable remedy in all such cases. But while the law remains as it now is, the tax must : be assessed substantially as I have indicted above. , - Very respectfully, D. C. WHITMAN, Deputy Commissioner. A. T. CtrsHMAN, No. 5 Wall st, N. Y. Our Relations with Mexico. ' The following is a copy of the preamble and resolutions introduced in the, house of represen tatives on Tuesday, by Mr. Schenk, of Ohio, touching our relations with Mexico: Whereas, In a letter of instructions, dated on July 3, 1862, directed to General Forey, com manding the French forces in Mexico, the empe ror of the French indicated his policy concern ing the affairs of this continent by declaring that it was his intention to' establish a monarchy in Mexico which would restore to the latter race on this side of the Atlantic all its strength and pres tige, guarantee security to the French West In dia colonies and those of Spain, secure the m- terests and establish the influence of France in the centre of America, and prevent the people of the United States from taking possession of the Gulf of Mexico, from which they would com mand the Antilles and South America, and so become the only dispensers of the products of the new world; and Whereas, In pursuance of said policv an at tempt has been m.ade to establish a monarchy in Mexico, contrary to the wishes of its people,- and support Maximilian in his usurpation by Euro pean soldiery ; and. Whereas, Among other acts contrary to the spirit of the age, and of humanity, the so-called emperor of Mexico, by a decree and regulations dated September 5th, I860, practically establish ed slavery in his dominions, and by a decree da ted "October 3d, 1865, has violated the usuages of civilized warfare by denying to Mexican republi can troops the rights of belligerents, and order ing their execution wherever found, within twenty-four hours after their capture, therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the United States, in Congress Assembled, That we contemplate the present condition of affairs in the republic of Mexico with the most profound solicitude. 2. Resolved, That the attempt to subvert one of the republican governments of this continent by a foreign power and to establish on its ruins a monarchy, sustained solely by European bayo nets, is opposed to the declared policy of the United States government, offensive to our peo ple and contrary to the spirit of our constitu tion. - ' Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to take such steps concerning this grave matter as will vindicate the recognized policy and protect the honor -and interests of pur government. ' The Paraguayan War, . 'Late advices from Brazil assume that the war with Paraguay is nearly over. It is said that the losses Of the Paraguayans have been so heavy that it will be impossible for them to hold out longer, and that therefore victory may be de clared to be favorable to the allies. The Phila delphia Inquirer asks : What are these losses 1 Several vessels in the great naval fight on the Parana ; five or six thou sand Paraguayan prisoners, taken at Uruguay ana; an allied victory at Yatay, in which the Paraguayan losses were from two thousand to three thousand, and some minor successes atCor rientes. If it is true that these victories settle the war, then it is surprising that Paraguay ever commenced it. It has been stated several times that Lopez has an army of one hundred Lhou.and men,. His losses thus far have been about ten thousand. He ought to have ninety thousand men left, if the original statements be true. Even if they are but half true he has the means of pro tracting the contest for many months, if his sol diers fight with the ferocity manifested in the na val battle and at Yatay. The Argentine generals declared that in the latter fight the soldiers of Lopez fought against tremendous odds with a fierceness unparalleled, and that as it was impos sible to get them to surrender, they had to be butchered, as they fought on when defeat and f death were inevitable. If men who show so much resolution are willing, nevertheless, to cease a contest commenced by themselves upon a loss of one-tenth of their strength, the world may well ask why they entered upon the fight or other, have the broken pavements mended ? Such an officer, if he could do this, would be indeed an invaluable treasure to the city, and we believe the citizens would justify the mayor in paying "im a nandaome salary. Can it be done The legislature will adjourn on Monday next. just been an- iHB Coxcert. We refer to advertisement in ouier column relative to a change of time for the next performance of the Sacred Concert, and would advise all those who are fond of good Slc,either vocal or instrumental, to procure, for ' their tickets to-day, as the number ir ls,sue on this occasion is a limited one, and naay may be too late. Jess of Life at Sen. The Fall River Netos says intelligence has been received of the loss of Capt. Henry S. Bordn, of the schooner .Iram Smith, of that port, and two seamen named Harlan P. Simmons and Ar thur P. Durfee. The Iram Smith left Fall River last week for Georgetown, D. C, and on Satur- Trouble Anticipated in Georgia. There is considerable excitement in Harris county, Ga.. about the conduct of the negros A Mr. Doyzier has, with the approval of the United States officer commanding there, publish ed the result, of an investigation made in conjunc tion with Captain Newton, United States army. The following is a portion of his report : 1. We believe that such a thing has been talk ed about among the blacks, but has not assumed the consistency of a plot hereabouts. But the evidence pointed to something more definite in day nieht. while off the coast of Marrland. rro- bably, Captain Borden and his two men were lost the direction of Columbus, with its feelers in this overboard. Whether they were knocked over- direction. board by the boom, or how they were lost, is not 2. We find some Ma stated. Capt. Borden was about thirty years of age. and leaves a wife and one child. Mr. Dur- yoh s CotrKT, Friday, Dec. 15, 1865. A fee Vas a son of Mr. Church Durfee of Fall River ! man named Frank Kelly, arrested yester- and Mr. Simmons belonged to Tiverton. fire-arms, only a few, and in some cases the most determined concealment, be fore discovery. 3. We find, without exception, a general indis position to contract some from a foolish fear of Progress of Reconstruction. A Washington dispatch of Monday says The details and proceedings of the Alabama convention in reference to the amendment ques tion shows that it was passed, as in South Caro lina, with a proviso that the second clause of the act of congress should not be so construed as to corner upon that body the future government and relation of the freedmen. Mississippi stands ready to endorse the amendment in like manner, and will no doubt do so this week, if she has not already. f I J-1 1 . . TT .1 . - governor eiect uumpnreys, as the presi dent addresses him, is said to have signed the bill allowing negros to testify in all cases except Where the parties interested are ail whites. The advice to the newly elected Georgia delegation to remain whe; e they are for the present, is be lieved to be the real position of the president with reference to all the representatives of the more openly rebellious states. He would have them remain until their cases were decided by Internal Revenue Decif ion Tax on all Kinds of Clothing. The following decision has nounced : Treasury Department, Officb op Internal Revenue, Washington, Dec. 2, 1865. Sib: In answer to your letter of November 13, in relation to dresses, I have to say that the tax on clothine, or articles of dress for the wear of men, women or children, is 6 per cent ad val6- rem, that is, six cent on a dollar, or six dollars on every one hundred dollars of the value of the clothing or articles. A garment worth, or which sells for ten dollars, is to be taxed sixty cents? If it sells for twenty dollars, the tax is one dollar and twenty cents: 11 for lortv dolla;s. the tax is wo dollars and forty cents, and so on. The tax, in all cases, is on the value of the earment, and not simply on the cost of making . Whether the dressmaker furnishes the mate rial, or makes up material furnished by others,. the tax is the same, on the entire value 01 tne articles made. In the latter case, however, the tailor has the right to collect the tax from the owner of the material or party for whom he makes the articles. The law provides the fol lowing exceptions: 1 Any dressmaker whose product does . not exceed the rate of six hundred dollars per an num, or fifty dollars per month, . and shall be made by her own labor or by the labor of her family, is exempt from duty. . - 2 Any dressmaker exclusively engaged in manufacturing clothing or articles for the wear of men, women or children, to order, as custom work, and not for sale generally, who shall make affidavit that the entire amount of her manuiac tnrAs so made, dnos not xced the sum of one Terrible Tragedy at II rook svi lie, Miss. The Mobile Advertiser of December 6 says : "From a gentleman who came, down on the train yesterday from Mississippi, we learn that a terrible tragedy occur red near B rooks ville, in that state,- on Sunday morning last, which involv ed the death of nearly a whole family. It seems tpat a young man named James Thompson had a misunderstanding with his father, T. K, Thomp son, about the title to some property held by the latter, and that he went to the house Sunday morning about daylight, and killed his mother;, his two sisters. Jennie and Margaret, and his brother Clay, and attempted to take the life of his remaining sister, wounding her severely. He then went to the river, where his father was at the time, and attempted to kill him also, snapping both barrels of a shot gun at him, and then wounded him with a pistol. . i"The murderer was arrested and taken to Brooksville on Monday, when he was taken up and hanged by the citizens. 'This story is confirmed by a letter trom a friend in that section, who says the murder Was the most fiendish and diabolical act ever perper ti ated, and that the murderer richly deserved the punishment he received." A Remarkable Robbery. '? Burleigh" writes to the Boston Journal, and tells of a remarkable robbery 5n New 1 ork. He savs : " The broker was inside the counter, near the safe. A man came in without a hat, and with a pen behind his ear. He walked round to the spot where the banker stood who was talk ing to a gentleman and said to him. Jflease to move, sir, and the banker did. Ihe fellow cooly took out of the safe several thousand Uni ted States bonds, and cooly walked away, and has never been seen from that time to this. Near the closing hours of business the bonds were sought for and could not be found. The banker turned to one of the clerks, and asked him for them, stating that he saw him remove them from the drawer. Fortunately the clerk was able to prove an alibi, and then the audacity of the theft was made apparent. . From New Orleans. New Oreans, Dec. 11. A quantity of superior liquors have been seized at Brashear city, having been smuggled into that place. Nearly 8,000 sacks of coHee, imported from Rio, have arrived here. Generals Longstreet aad Loring have arrived here. The former thinks of residing here- permanently. Capture of Berry, the Guerilla. Louisville, Dec. 10. The guerilla, one-armed Berry, was captured yesterday, near Bloomfleld, and brought here to-day. - ' The Nashville Banner contains an account of a party of guerillas committing depredation up- hundred dollars per annum, is exempt from duty . on the residents of Lavergene, Tenn., and bold- ... . . . .. . 11. "U a 1 i j. 1 nl.. tnar. finalltf These are the provisions of the law on una suu- ing ,me wwu ior an nour. xucj -j the two houses each house for itself; and by a ject, and the officers of internal revenue are dispersed by the military.
The Daily Wilmington Herald (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Dec. 16, 1865, edition 1
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