goo ti* VA. XLth CONGRESS—First Session Senate.—January 28.—Mr. Edmunds of Vt., in troduced a bill regulating the procedure in impeach ment cases, " providing that on application by the House of Representatives for an order suspending the officer on trial from the exercise of his powers and duties, the Senate may, by a vote of two-thirds of the members present and voting, grant such or der, and may call on any officer in the civil, naval, or military service, with all the force at his dispo sal, to enforce such, or any other interlocutory or der, as well as any formal judgments and officers disregarding such requisitions of the Senate, sitting as high court of impeachment, shall be deemed guil ty of contempt, and may also be suspended from office during the progress of proceedings "against them." A bill amendatory of the Tenure of Office law, was reported. The Reconstruction bill was de bated. January 29.—The bill authorising the sale of iron-clade was passed, with amendments, one of which provides for the retention of those of the larger class. The conference report on the. Deficie ncy bill was agreed to. The reconstruction bill was debated. . „ January 30.—The bill, supplementary to the Tenure of Office act, was taken up, and Mr. Patter son offered a substitute dispensing with the special agents heretofore appointed underthe acts of 1792, 1794 and 1846. The Reconstruction bill was de bated. January 31.—The Supplementary Tenure of Office hill was considered. The Reconstruction bill was debated. .bebruary I.—Not in session. February 3.--The bill authorizing the taxation of Nationtd Bank shares*here the bank is located, was passed. The RecOnstruction bill was debated. House.—January 28.—Bills authorizing the States to levy a tax on National Bank shares at the same rate as other invested capital, and regulating deposits of public moneys, were passed. The rules. Committee were instructed to consider the expedi ency of ex-Congressmen seeking admission to the floor of the House to take the test oath. The bill forfeiting lands granted in aid of. Southern railroads was considered. janitaryg9 .—The bill to protect American citi zens was reported tack and distussed: - NOtice was given of several amendments. The conference re port on the DefiCiency bill was concurred in. The bill - forfeiting The bill authorizing the issue, off -1 5'0 0 0000 addi tional legal tender notes was ordered to be printed. January 30.—A resolution reciting a newspaper statement, that at a private assembly in Washing ton, Judge Field of the Supreme Court, had declared the Reconstruction acts unconstitutional, and that they would be so pronounced by the Suprenigeourt, and directing the Judiciary Committee to nquire into the matter, with a view to the impeachment of the Judge, was passed—yeas 99, 'nays 57. The Senate amendments to the Whisky Meter Commis sion bill were concurred in ; also, the Senate amend ments to the bill authorizing the sale of iroti-elads. January 31,—The. Secretary of the Treasury was directed to furnish information in regard to seizures for fraud on the revenue. A bill continuing the Freedmen's Bureau was reported. The Conference report on the Cotton bill, including the Senate amendment; making cotton free from duty, was concurred in. February I.—The Contested - case of the Second Kentucky District was debated. February 3.—The Secretary of War was direct ed to furnish copies of his correspondence with Gen, Grant and the President in regard to the, late diffi culty. A resolution asking copies of the General Orders 'of Southern military commanders was agreed to. Diplomatic.—The senate Foreign Committee has agreed to recommend the confirmation of S. S. Cox as Minister to Austria. Nominations.—The President has nominated J. Rosa Browne to be Minister to China, and John D. Bishop to be Commissioner of Patents, vice Theak er, resigned. STATES AND TERRITORIES. Blaine.—The State debt has been reduced to $5,- 090,500 from $5,164,500 in 1865. Massachusetts.—The First Church of Amherst was used for an operatic performance a few-evenings since. New York.—Commodore Vanderbilt has with drawn from the Cooper Institute movement which bad for its object the -nonduation.of General Grant to the Preisidency. - The reason= assigned is the course the General saw fit to adopt in regard toihe reinstatement of Mr. Stanton. The letter is very sharp. Pennsylvania.—ln the Senate, -Jan. 28, a bill repealing the Gettysburg Asylum was discussed and referred. The bill repealing the Liquor law 'Aimed last year, was reported: A- resolution was adopted approving Governor Geary's course in refusing to sanction the burial of rebel dead in Antietam Cem etery.—Galusha A.Growrit is said,•is supported"by forty Pennsylvania papers for.the Vice-Presidency. JanuiVry 31.—1 n the Ilciuse the - bill repealing the law.compelling the admission of colored persons to railroad cars was reported, and referred back to the .Indiciary Committee.-4--In the Senate, bills were in troduced prohibiting collection of taxes on personal property in Philadelphia, and allowing seven per cent. interest. The -bill restoring the privileges - of the Pittsburg and Connellsville Railroad was passed unanimously. In the Rouse, the Pittsburg and Connelleville bill was concurred in. The Free Rail road bill was considered. The Pittsburg and Con nellsville Railroad bill has been signed by Governor Geary. Ohio.—Wood county is digging a_ ditch thirty seven and a half miles long, eLhteen to twenty feet wide on the bottom; thirty to forty feet at the top, and from two to Biz feet deep. It has sixty-seven and a halt' feet fall, or less than two feet to the mile. It will drain 60,000 acres swamp: . • Indiana.-4 judge in Indianapolis has sentenced, a negro to imprisonment for two years and $5OOO fine for marrying Awhite woman. The sentence will doubtless be tested by the Civil Rights bill. Illinois.—Chicago, it is announced, ,brewed beer, ale, and porter'enough last year to furnish every-in habitant of that city with a barrel full of malt li quor. District of Colombia.—The Provident Aid. So ciety, of Washington, is giving daily food to six or seven thousand persons in that city, four-fifths 'of whom are colored. Itinnesota.—lt is said that the farmers of Min nesota and Northern lowa have already received $15,000,000 more for their products of last season than for the crops of 1866. Michigan.—lle copper mining interests were never in a worse condition than now, it we may ac cept as true all accounts received from the Lake Superior region. Arkansas.—The Convention has passed a reso lution disfranchising all who oppose reconstruction and the ratification of the new Constitution. West Virginia.—At the Wheeling municipal election, Jan: 27, the Democratic ticket was 'suc cessful by five hundred majority. . the Convention, Jan. 29, General Schofield was requested to order another registra tion.--Jan. 3Q, a section was adopted _prohibiting the payment of itibis incurred' to aid the rebellion. Feb. l,- an ordinance was adopted levying aripoll tax of $1 for the schools,. and 60 cents for general pur-• poses.„, IMIEN THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1868. • Florida.—ln the Convention, Jan. 29, the Fi nance Committee reported that the financial agent had an interview, with General Meade, who suggest ed that the Convention levy a direct tax, and mean time draw money from the State Treasury. Mississippi—The Convention has adopted reso lutions looking to the annulment of all laws passed since secession, and urging Gen. Gillem to enforce the special tax-for the expenses of the Cot vention. Louisiana._-- 4 The Convention has adopted an ar ticle disfranchising until the year 1878 all persons ; wbo, having held judicial, legislative, or Federal 1 or State offices, took part in the rebellion.; also, ithose who - votedfor secession in the conventions, i and Unitea States commissioned officers who went into the,ebellion.—The cholera is almost epidemic 1 in New Orleans, although little or nothing is pub ; lished about the disease. The deaths, week before 1 last,, from cholera, numbered 60. • *North Carolina.—The Convention has adopted ItwO sections of the new Constitution, relating to Governor and other State officers. The term of office is two years.—ln the Convention, January 1 31st, a committee was raised to report on removal i of political disabilities from individuali, and a reso lution favoring general amnesty was tabled. South Carolina.—ln 1860 Charleston contained forty thousand people, whilst now its numbers bare ly; reach fifteen -thonsand.The' t r eitifention, Jan. 1 30, ejected the police sent ty Gen. Clitz, Post Com mander at Charleston, to keep Order. A committee was appointed to ask the General-the reasons of Ilia action.—The Treasurer has,even, $12,000 ; in State ' bills to pay the Conveution.- T Gen : Cranby has, sus pended executions for debt fOrthiee Months. Georgia.--Jenkino, late Governor, proposes to . .Court ..... apply to the Supreme for a writ authorizing his reinstatement to' the - Gubernatorial' office, : from which he was' removed • by 'Genet:al Meade.—The' State Treasurer was - arrested by military authorities,. Jan. 28. He has been'removed by order of General Meade.--- , ln the Convention,- Jan. 30, 'several sec, Lions of a bill of rights were adopted, and, a resolu tion was offered asking Congress to loan $30,000,000 to the destitute planters of the South, on mortgage security.—The COnventiOn completed,' its; 'bill' 'a right% January 31st.' . .-; : .. i. .. ~; . .. ' Arizona.—deorge M. Denti a 'brother:inlaw of General Grant, is areaudidate.fori-Congresk BY ATLANTIC TELESA.R ! *pg., . • • • , January 28.—London.—The martello tower at Duncannon, near Wexford, Ireland, was attacked last night by akidy Fenians. The garrison fired upon their assailants, who, afterretirping the fire, fled. The Fenian, Shd.w,_-has turned Queen's evi dence, and positively identifies •ifirrielras the man who fired the fuse „which caused theClerkenwell ex follOwing liaslein'recelvelifiorn An nesly Bay, Abyssinia : " Despatches from Senafe announce that the "euedition is again in motion. The van has already reached.Gertatuilla, tW6.miles beyond this point. General Napier will immediate ly put himself at the head of the advance and push 'on to Antal°, the, capital of the Tigre district." January 29•- London:- The policy recently adopted by Prussia" on the Roman question 'has caused surprise, but in sustaining the temporal pow er of the Pope, Prussia finds si,powerful means of strength ening its influence over the Catholic States of South Germany.—Evening.—llfilner Gibson, a lead-_ ing member-of-Parliament, in a speech at Ashton, declared: that peace must helpreeerved betwee'ri Eng land and America:-The internal condition Of Italy to becoming critical. Fears are.entertained that a coup d'etat is anticipated at Florencel - F/oreizie; eve-` ning•—:-The intrigues of the Bourbonites in Naples are causing much disquietude.—Paria.--The bill for ' the reorganization of the army came 13efOre the Se- • nate this week. Michael Chevalier, in a - powerful speech, opposed the bill. He said France _should maintain close relations with neighboring European mwers all Of whom - should unite -to resist the Em pire of Russia and the Republic of America—na tions who, in extraordinary growth of their territory, power and ambition, 'threatened to covershadow,the world. Yesterday the, bill was passed.—Copenha gen--In the Upper House of the Ri,gsrad, to-day, the treaty for he sale of the Danish Islands was ratified by a uTiamirnone vote, Jan.uary 30.—London.—The Rev. Newman Hall; in an address delivered-in-the Tabernacle of Mr. Spurgeon, urged Lord Stanley_ to.bring the Ala bama Claims t 6 a - speedy settlement.—Paris, eve ning.--In a debate in the. Corps Legislatif i l.onthe new law for the,government oral' . preps, M. Thiers urged the importance. of; tillpviring entire freedom to the press, except only in cases where the sanctity of, private life or , acts of foreign magnateaare. con cerned. He urged the Government not to allow the - opportunity to pass of 'bestowing privileges upon the press, the neglect of which had caused the rain of so - many dynasties.—lntelligence was received to nig htfrom Rome that general.Faily,.commander of the French expeditionary corps, is fiboul returning-to France with one division of French troops. The remainder of the force will remain in ROme, under command of General Dumont.—Berlin.---Twisten, a member of Parliament, who was arrested some time since for alleged improperdanguageiused in debate, has been discliarged. He was subjected to . ti,Edight fine. January ' Bl.—London: —Despatche's' received from Florence,lillege that the Italian Government is about to send out wnit,yal expedition to the Rio de la Plata, South Arnenc4,,,,M, Menabrea, when interrogated, declined to give an*slanation of' this movement. It is also reported thiWthe Italian fleet in the Bay of Naples is preparing tifrkiaNkSouth Americalcapies, eifening.—The 'flee 'n this harbor, which has been getting ready for..s4, has received orders to sail forthwith for the Rio Pffrana, Paraguay. All other information in regard tattfk expedition is rigorously withheld by the Govern ment and naval officials.-IBerlin. —Carl Shurz dined to-day-. with Count. Bismarck and the members of the Feclezal Council of North Germany.. February I.—London.—Lettera from Killarney say that the clergy of that town, who refused to say masses for the souls of Allen, Larkin and Gould, who were executed at Manchester,. have-ceased to receive any money eom their paristioniig, who re fuse to contribute to their support or that of the Church.—Another battle is reported between the Turks and Cretans, in whiCh thcJatter were sup cessful. The Turks acknowledge a loss of two hundred and fifty killed:—The inhabitants of Rosa rio, a town in the Argentine Republic, have rebell ed against, the President, and declared for Irroniza. —The cholera still prevails to an alarming extent in .the allied army on the Paraguay. There has been no fighting. President Lopez, of Paraguay, remained at Huamaita,- arid, his forces are well sup accOrdance *HI The expressed determination of the Spanish government to uphold the temporal -power of the Pope; steps have been taken for the formation of the ""Papal Legion." February 2.—London.—ln accordaiicewith'a re quest from Lord Stanley, the Paella of Egypt has recalled the auxiliary corps which he had sent to join the expedition in Abyssinia.—Paris, 1 A. M.-- The Co'urrier Francais says: The presence-of Admi ral Farragut at Naples is designed as a 'counterpoise to the French forces in Rome, and to 'it/stain- the Liberals of . Italy, with whom Farrignt h'olds inti mate ,relations. _The Courrier says that - the Admi ral has sent to Caprera the promise of his support, and he only awaits the reply of Gen. Garibaldi.— aspen/ix/gen.—King Christian has signed the treaty for the sale of the Danish Westlndia ialanda,•and a special courier has left„for_ Washington' with the document.. - - • February3.---, , Landon.—The.gale has 'been very destructive of life and property,--Paris.- 7 The jour , nals deplore the hitternesa of the opposition against the new bill for the regulation of the Press, as like ly to lead the government to deprive them of what measure of liberty they have. Peru.--The revolution in. Pert is reported to be successful and President Prado a fugitive. He was totally defeated at Arequipa. JoaN J. Cisco .& Sox, the celebrated bankers, whose office for so many years, was at No. 33 Wall street, removed on Saturday to the more commo dious quarter, .No. 59 Wall street, in the large building of Brown Brothers, Mr. Cisco, the Senior partner, -for along period held the responsible posi tion of Assistast Treasurer for the United States in New York, to the great advantage, of the Govern ment. His negotiation of its loans wasalways nat isfaelory, and I)is influence' among the capitalists of New York rendered his'services of a most impor.' tont and valuable character. As Treasurer of the Union and Pacific-Railroad Company, he has achieved new honors in the financial line by the energy displayell in disposing of its bonds, and ,crest ting confidencathrouffhout the couotry in its! ; rapid completion. THE 6/RS.A.P.#ILLA DIGGERS or YucATAli. BIB ' singular set of people are descended from the au. cient 'Aztecs of - Southern. 'Mexico and, still retain some. of the pectilitirities which Stephens, and Fres co4;gaye of, thtor. apcestors,_ Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., employ_ a small army, of, them :in digging Sarsapa rilla root. Prolided with. narrow , spades, a coif of rope, and.a ,ba,g l of water,:they are ready for the for est, where the Wlid ban an a•furnishes •th eret4 food, and thick-leaved trees their only . shelter.. Few of those who find I thefiiselitv'rejuvenated by thiii Pro duct, know lOW ifinch thei = areindebted to ti e,toil of these hurribl; laborers, who dig health for thou sand. 4 of Dr:Or's patrons; while 'they sometimes'_ hise their own:L[l3o;Bton' CoMmercial. ASTHMA. • .o,ur . statstnent corroborateoy physicians and invalids, in all p rts of the conlitry, that _JONAS WHITCOMB'S ;REMEDY Fait:ASTHMA: IS AN ABSOLUTE SP,ECIFIC for that 'dreadful dismie. 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THIS VERT #IGHELIT Plums, THE ,CROSS OP THE LEGION or HOEOR, web conferral on tha'repretientatfre of the Grover .t Baker Sewing -Machines at the - En - position Universelle, Paris, 1867, thus attesting their great superiority over all other Sewing Machines. . _ .oirotar., 780,cmcimailtiguEET, Uciiky, LOCK-STITCH SEWING MACHINE MA , NUFAOTTIREE BY Wheeler titWilsorthlanufaetfiring CO, 'Embraces all , the , attachments 'of 'their ether well-known M chine, with many pecans': to itself, arni,fa-All the reqwrementl Paim,ily Sexciag Machine, .. 18 - tie - mast perfect — of any in use. ' The following extract from thexiqxwt of the,Committee on Sea. ing Machinee a,t the New York - State Fair, 1888, gives a condo's , 1 statement of the merits ind excallenclei 'Maimed for this machine. ' - ... W A the ' C "" ai ttoe=oli BaliinS,Macithre% after a careful and thorough investigation into the reaper -tire merits of the N•anoul machines subniitted fore xtunination,ibid the Elliptic Lock-Stitch Sewing Machina to be euperior to all okapi' in the lollowing point , , . —. . namely : - Simplicity and ThortinemsesiOf Opnstruction. blechanl Base of Operation ands Marutgement. Nokelessnois and Rapidity of MoiMinme Beauty, Strength s and Elastbriteof Stilkdr: Variety abd Perfection of Attachment. and Range of Work. CompactuesiiitudEeautylor Motel and Maid,: Adaptation to material of any thicknem, by an Adjastable Feed- Mar, and in the Unequalled Vrecision - Witli wh= fiV means of theectitas - the rock Stitch, 1.. t Partln, aa _Hook: and we tkne award it the FIR q ru the , Elliptic ..... I. !..i Lt er -` efo .. ~ r , BEST FAMILY Eigs9,syol-XACETNE, and alspi,ifor the abovareassma, the amurrEastuuris as the . -REST DUUBLETEIBRAII SEWING-MACGINE." -•: .. O.II:PaTKEO3,IIII O2OItiMOSSATT, Committee. Agents wanted wherever,no__t taready established. Send for cir cular to 9,. , ,' ' akEittliri 44ilVillidegsilLEL General Agents for Elliptic Sewing Machine Co, Por Pen nsylvania,4qEdwar t i and New Jersey. may 2-1, . • 920 Arch Street, Pbiladeiphia, APEf3T AND - 33E13T IN -THE CITY Ems,— PRINT= AT VIES Mercantie Printtn Rooms, 4ANS. B. .110.1XIERS, i t 6;4 - 0 . 4 4 ' 1 ;4 *pgS.Auth, Street' I ' ~, It tan be P. 0., Box, 2018, Pbiladelphir.