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BILLS INTR9DIIPED Mr. CONNELL, of Philadelphia,,onetak ing certain items of tavern licenses, collat tend inheritance tax, and railroad tonnage - taxes out of the sinking fund and putting them to-the ordinary expeme account. • Mr. ERR of Allegheny, a supple ment for thb Pittsburgh and Temperance Mille Railroad Company, correcting clerical -error. Mr. BROWSE, of Lawrence county,T.ex -tending to Armstrong .county• the Alleghe ny law relatii:e to . ..Ndaries Public. lIILL.S.PASSED FINALLY. General pension law for soldiers of 1812, being the House bill amended. PraventAng,leading or driving horses over isidwalk.s upon publieroads and in Myer- Torated towns and villages. Giving Courts power to.ereate and divide ~wards, SPECIAL ORDERS. At the afternoon session the following .reported by the Commission appoint-, ed last session for the puipose; consisting of , the. Secretaiy of the Commonwealth,' Aiiditor Geneial and State Treasurer, 'were' the special orders : • ' Act :revising, amending and consolidat ing the laws regulating the licensing of for,- eign Insurance Companies. Passed finally, amended so as to - allow District Attorneys _five per cent. on thn• amount .of State .tax paid until reaching five thousand, dollars, and then tWo per cent: for their service in examining the books of foreign Agencies. Act _consolidating existing laWfs regula ting State tax.as upon officers on piocess and •on commissions. Pasied finally. • , Act revising, amenhing and consolidating the laws. taxing . On:orations, banks and bankers. Passed.finally. Arni th e(lsemocrat.,) -traduced ag al#ll,rpAtamendn,.Caugreiso ta zppriaate Ara iinti6a 6 - e dollars in aid' +coloni7ation in Afrien. ' . ' HOUSE OF REPRES" EYTATWES - win DAIWAGE.S. bir 'DITNCA.N, of Veining°, moved a re econstaeration of the bill, deSeated last night, :appreieptiating in.-'$•,500,000 for the relief of oitiiens of Adorns; Franklin, Fulton, Cum aperland and Bedford counties. Agreed to. Mr. DUNCAN then offered a substitute allowing the Governor to, appoint. three Commissioners to award_ damageS, to :be paid only if the general government fur nishes the State with money. Adopted and passed finally. , , • • FREE ItAILROA.D LAN.% . Mr. WILSON, of .Alleglieny, Chairnian . of the House Conference Committee on the Free Railroad law, reported again, ao oepting the Senate bill, with three media cations: First ? companies are allowed to borrow double the amount of their .capital stock; second, they are not required to ob tain the consent of borough authorities to pass ,through their street; third, ,the Courts are authorized to appoint three furors to fix the terms in case any railway coMpanies disagree) about the connections. The sub scription per mile reqnired is still gIO,OOO. Mr. WILSON said he was obliged to sign the report; because in the Conference Com mittee no minority report was allowed.: He dissedlelefretri the bill 'and considered' it unjust, yet it was all he could get, and ho'' advised:the llouse to accept it as betterthan none—it was certainly better than the Sen . ate substitute. MR. ;SMITH, of Allegheny, moved to postpone. • DisagKeed to. • . Messrs. Mann, Armstrong, Jenks, Beige sand Strang spoke against it. - .Mr.: FORD, Allegheny, said he should very reluctantly vote -for the bill It was no genuine railroad - law. But one point had been gained, viz: the right of way, and fu. taro legislation must remedy defects. The report was adopted by a voie of forty four tb• forty-three: .• - • • • -, • A - iMEMPRIS. Judge Hunter AOOurns" His Courtin Con - sequence of. Threats Against His Life. .t By Tokiiraph to.tbeilttattnirgif Gazette)... bizmEuv!,,Hayok Of` the Criminal Court, 1:0 3 iydjourned.that tri ' bunal; as heA4egesi 03118Melpe.of the press* eansaillky 11 elons newspaper cies, rendering it impotifhle for the jtig ment of the court to beleniOreedi, and as one Wender , had been OMVlttist arid c ompany with othbr. -desperate men had sought • to- take his We . : 4 1'herefore; the Omit stands, adjourned wita such ebstaelei to its administration of jus tice tut rersoyed. The: presa heroritpgAto Judge Bunter's 'salon and assditio2 $, es pecially his - charge that the release of the f •editor of the Avalanche by, Judge Waldron, - . under , mrit of"habeastmpus " - was Illegal. , , The - Nova Scotia Difficulty xsr th e stlzihe.y .4i arkvirx,cantha, March _17.4 , 1'he GOvernr'l N 'lila , .. appointed. D r :. fitipPer,COintras- , "1 sioner to England, to e ff ect's setthmuint.ot -the lieva Scotia difficulty., Montreal .CaPl4.', talists propose tothe government to build: an inter•colossatrailway for eight inillibits ; , of dollars. Cabinet dissolutions are rumor ed. It is said that '..1.1r. liditioidelithothire Nova Scotian will be offered` seats it4he 'Cabinet to conciliate -Nevi fieotila..l , . , ffA _ . . become a tyrant, and you deserve the exe , cration of the human rece. There is no • other way but Ine "'universal suffrage, "in. Internal Revenue 'tax on, itlanu- Which you and - I and every man can . - - - ~t protect, ,onrselves against _the injustice, the, factures--Bill Further Consid- . , inhurriaidtV and the iiiiings which would . ered in the Senate--Telegvant otheruisehe' inflicted onnti.l••.•We • leave vat: . Front General Dleade-Univer. to a point in this n, ation n whenye, can ., adopt that great and glOrintei'pritthiple. ISo man sal Suffrage - 7SPE!ech bY _Thad, dares to Say we shall not adopt it. Hence dells Stevens--The ktdinisSiOn forth let us nntlenttaxidllitit-x..naverettl BO: . Irate, operating in the face of every man of Alabawa--Consular. - Appro- , - , _ .... r. •:,. 'Who istope,. ho*O,&u ()rued ley vetes _east, is one priation Bill Passed; bf tluzse3 it ..111 2 vite( 1 001* thior tho Cliy Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.] , granite in NV hic, Lour fathers laid the fowl " ' dation of their ' rtrit tvdrkf- tlie-twork . , WASHINGTON, gateh 18, 1867. of universal li rty which will last just as 8EN..7...k.V . E. •• • - - long 'as that munertal i cltietrine shell,last, and nolonner.. . .. .il ~ '-' - i The Chair -presented a ceonnunieation - Air grim-Rs, i n ofi n k un nOr d ond his from the Attorney' General. calling litteri-'' irimesitlims, asked - the.ClerkOf.thiiftenge 1 'lion to theexpediency of reducing his- tiler - to read his preptred , speleh ,in • . •-visinw of • ical force. ' .orred to the COmmittee on them, 'which was done"'•' Mr. STEYENS' ownremarke wcfettlelivt• Apprepriations.. - . • :, , . - : 7 . ered with a ele,arneis and strew .voiee Also, a commnication from the Secretary not . before manifested , this - ttin. - -lie of War, stating that the military 'reserve - closed by offering the pile - Whg isnisub.sti- Lion at Fort Ridgeway may be relinquished for the bill: .-.•. • ...,,..r,„ ~,,,--•:- ~ - J lute . • - - - ••• . • I Be it enacted, dx., ?That every-male eti to to the s erv i c e. Referred l ran or . the United - States; above the ago of, to the Committee on Military Affairs. I twenty-one yearsrwho wawborn or natural-. Mr. SUMN'ER presented a petition front ized in the United States, or- who has (16 2 , C Cleveland (Ohio) Manufacturers' onven-ot- elated hisintentiens to become tuttnntlizedi' tion, praying . for a reduction of internal I,Shall be entitled to vote upon all .national" .tax. Referred to the Committee on Com- questions that may arise in any State of the mercer ___ . , I..Tnion where he shall have resided for the l • Mr. EDMUNDS called up the bill to reg; t b i e ni n e m o a f e tli l l e rt E 3 N • ve d e a i j:s s , n a e. ,, h ud n el o vize dis li t s in,, o e n tio rtn ne y b z i t tl e. l I elate the presentation of bills to the :•Presi- count - except for treason, felony orother dent and' the return of the -same. • miamous crime not below the grade of fel- Mr. BAY RD spoke in opposition to the ' . - bill, which...was thenlaid aside. • _ 0 The CHAIR- submitted a communfeation )Ir. nv at common law. BEAALVN addressed the House in ix) tof th hill. Wbile he wes`speaking i from the General of the Army, "enclosing a copy of a telegram received from General V I) B r ROOM e ALL intiinated his' Intention' lileade, Commander of the Third Military w r s . towithdraw his motion to reconsider. District. , The telegram, dated Jatmory 12 l an a d let ill? bill go to the Judiciary, Com ' nide°. 118 wss read ,stating that if the, bill _.vend:. u, - - c irig' be'fore Q .,'„ 6 ,.k e , 5 , s , w a s passe d; directing ,Mr. tin Ly 17.% / spoke against the bill, which here rded us imeonstitutional. t h o s eMilar - y Commanders to till offices with Mr. KELLY advocated and Mr. I:ERR -t qualified to take the test oath, the ex ecutien- Will be entirely impmeticable. Re- ° P.r sed the h i n t- •-.-- '. - . 1 - - -' .. ferred to the Committee on Military AfTeirs. .Ir. BROOMALL wittulrew nis moLon, and the hill and emend tents remain with Mr. MORGAN, - from the Committee on - . ' the Judiciary Committee. Finance, reported favorably the bill to re- ADAII 4 I4IO7S OF ALABAMA. fund.duties.erroneously exacted from cur- Mr FARNSWOItTH, from the Conneit tain mere diet „ h':'.. iniportersofNew York. Mr. MOMaJL, Maine, from Committee tee on Reconstruction reported the bill to on Conference on ri the Consular Appropria- admit the State of Al:ibaina to representa tion in Congresi, which was ordered tion bill, made 'report recommending the tinted. H m certaine would ask to have it consid- Senate to reeedelro amendments, and concur in the amendment providing P ered and pas Seas il to-morrow. The bill is that all monies allot dollars oe one thousand dolla • follows: - NS - tierces, the people of Ala.hanta, in Con- • received as fees at the office of Consuls,Vice . t s ce of the rovisions of an act of Con- 1 ConSnls, or 'Commercial Agents, shall be st ` n ...?„ .. grew!, entitt , all act for ,the more cal- 4 paid into „the , Treasury, ac. The report was concurred M. mem government of the rebel . States,” 1 , 'The Senate tocikup, as the special order, plussedsfereli 2d; 1867, and - the acts - supple thereto, have framed a Constitu the bill to exempt certain manufacturers `l-' tilentar Y - tien or State goVernment which is rePubli from internal tax. /The question-Wtis oil t, an Mr. Henderson'e• amendment f . • snd whereas, at an election ,to• m r . Fels- , • , .'-- -. • ''' - """"" 4-- : 44 ' '- • - Sect on -s ." 'ii`' '''S ~1 be the duty of 1 3it. ' 3MlNl3°l4l6l3ifedild thhtfill 1 7 in- the commanding :General :Of the military serting , after the words “sailing vessels '. the district in whieh :Ajahalnii is Included to 1 words ger ocean steamers." Mr. CHANDLER asked if it weuld be in motif theLriteinWs'Athe Legislature of i . . . ~ . - order to offer as amendutent exempting all said tate, chosen at the election held in i Fetcrearv - 18138, - to amenable at the Capitol articles used in the construction of all yes- ~.,....." 4. , • tare within thirty claye after the eels built in the United , States of whatever " '''''' - kind. .._ , . -.. • - -passage of this set. •, ~, , - coast T.. Arinneritarrox *DILL. The Chair replied in the negative. Mr.tWASHBURNE, of Illinois; from the After a Icing debate ! - Mr. Johnson's Committee- of „Conference on ,the 0:711111liat amendment was lost-mneteen h - .) nineteen' kpprojniation bill,. replirted that the House as was Mr. Fessenderes- 7 eighteen to twen- . - - u .._ ... _ ..., shout -retinue from its disagreements,,' except Onens•te , constilar fees; etc.' the pro- Dir. GRIMES offered an amendment re- . ducting the tariff on imports ton per cent. _vision in tat matter to be modified so ,that all monies received for fees at anv_vice con- Mr GRDIRS offered as ari 'amendment an - .• - - . -, - , • • • - sulate or eornmercial agency otoyond ono 1 additional section, providing that after this thoukand dollars in - any 'one year, and all i act goes into effect 'the amount' of duties monies received by any Consul or Consul charged and collected on goods, wares ' and General from consular aircencies or.ylee con-,. merchandise imported . into the United sttlaregitieiceis'of oftb thousand dollars In 1 , States shall be diminished to the, extent of the a g gregate,from all such agencies or. Jen per cent. of the amount now clanged, vim , „cortsuls, shall be accounted „and making it unlawful for any officer of fa . r .,- ; .. - ~ -,:_ 1 the Government.foloolleet ariy , larger sum: l i, .- "‘a `• This amendine,nt . WAS rAlectel-t-N,el,.e faio 'intii the Treasitr.s , : of the`Cithed States, and no greater , glint again.st..thirty:two.' -: . - 1 than five hundrol-dollars shall be allowed _The bill then Pa in 'the' Co tt l e mttee of ' for the expenses of any vice consulate or ~ c onsulsr ag ency for any one veer. 'The re- . the Whole aridwasreperted , to Senate' - *it was agreed to - '- • ' . - Mr:SILEIPIAN gave,-notice lie • would! ', ,"Mr. PAINE, froml the Conference Com press it to a vote to-morroW. mi • _...., ttee on the bill to facilitate,, the payment Mr. 'I'RIP.,,MLBULL,, 'kern the, Comunttee , .of soldiers' bounties, made a report, which on Judiciary, ieported a billio modify the A , , , . test oath in the - Vitae- cif B. R. "liittlieuf was agree d ''",;,• Mr. JULIAz , from the Committee on Pub. Tennessee, so as to allow, him to take it 1„, tic Lands, reportednbillatnendatory of the the House. • - - - . homestead. laws. Ordered printed and re- Adjourned. ''- ' committed. • ' Mr-LOGAN offered a resolution calling on the"SecretarY of the. Treasury for infor mation as to commissions paid on sales of bonds and gold since 4 , 02. Adopted. • , -_ 1 Mr..ELJOT olliiredit resolution Galling on the Secretary of War for a revixed estimate fOr river : and , harbor improvements. Attested.% , , - , ~.. .: • . Adj o urned. ~, • .. ..,._. I, FORIIETR CONGRESS. HOUSE OPEEPRESEiII'ATIVE§. i - • 3fr. B LOO TALL, z of Pa., moved to, re consider the'l9te referring to the Judiciary: feminitttiea ,hlll, info:dm:od byifintAdy 11th, 1867,'"to_'kulgodee ;:t4; ,the: iniverat fiettea of the .truiory a:republicae form of government.. • • ;- . -Tito bill is as follows : , Wumuvisi The 'form of government of the seversiKiltatesuf the vot"4opublics lP ... prirtigular; that; ,sthe. ,onstifntiost„,, and., lows .of ~ S tich rights are n'Ladd„o o : l .oPPAd 'upon parent and iace i uiaare - ..finited ha Certain- to- the exclusion—otothers, , "citizens of the lE3niti3d Statkailuidlwheions, it is the •constitutional ;duty of the Unites States - to guarantee to every fitatokreph..-.: • licin-form of government, therefore, +Be' it ernicteq.:4llth (Oat proyllidons and enactments , in the State Constitutions and laws which mtiks`distinCtion cal 'and eh* rights among citizens of the United States - or: deny.Suck,itig ts to any_ . such;citiMuilCeaocPutit.of , ParOn =car or color, are horeb,y,dealff,9o,lP-.irin. RPM .or no e ff ect..c,:A. , ...: Sze. 2. That if any Person shall prevent, any qualified citizen Oltth6 fitidaa' frozia , exercising the.right 'Of Startup' at anY election in any State,under; pretence, that such citizen joidisgUalilied by the VOristitu tion and laws of such:State on account of his parentage? note/ liana or color, Such person :shall, be deemed guilty of misde-' meanor, and on g eonsietion 4hereofJny the proper 'Court shun be Sehtenced to pay a tine not exceeding five tlumand.. dollars and undergo imprisonment not ' exceeding eiv,o, years, or both, at the discretion of ,the. fiTifCßE&A.l.;l;spoice in support of the 141, and a •.politleal discussion.sprang'' up ,between Messrs. WoOtOPUICIAIIySROPM* , :I -all and others as to whether Pennsylvania has a Repub*mr_formiufaultainmev,t4ter Constitution containing the words white I I freemen," thereby.: pprehibiting iingvo gist- .1 (rage. Messrs..AC.not_tAnd„WoAvig:il segently. spekb 1101nht fuit4 I,awrente; 'of Penns.; In 1 ; ,14r../SCLIENCI{.,,,hs .his-remarkslessal ritb° $l 4 la9P.T' Vie.i 13TEV4s 1 d. widglaritargp meat in favor of universal and *tamp as the only foundation on which 1 th e Government .aettstarid— geo9,l*, "Arq.a, build 40 - 144410O04',OtitOVOrrotour 'on thatiaridi you attempt/1w ;depart t reht avesitegetlyvav area roan; that 'Top; En E, TENNESSEF~:'' ..r. Report of Dantned Overthrow of the , State • Government Detiled-Ono of the Kux br at Negro. • • •• : „ItpTtitgraph the rittliturgit Tollirwing lefter;signed by Radical and .POIN9TPtve: ex-offiders of the itliWa' Stites 'Artily, • been PrePared for pubkkatien in the Banner - *morn:mt.:" We,_ the undersigned, ex-officers of the United Statecitxtuy;,,a44-bcout :Ate ; repro voiitatives IlihState ef - Tenneneetr; have read with regret the sensational dispatches from our State, reprratemting to:the eountry .at.large and the authorities at Washington, that our resent._ State Governments Washing in itruninen ;lit beitqr.,'oyedhrown by armo resistance. We bave full and :ernmplete fitmortithity beini fi T thorough- ; lymequalnted with the tonal tta=rft itithis State as the author of e dispatches,. and we most positively , :aesert that poace and quietude - jai a -reifirtrkiffile ..driOree 'Pre- 1 nail all trrer the: , State at Jhirrithne* - rind I 'that =theta in • rick - ,more , danger. 'armed ~xesistance . the laws ; of:, the Stateer Unite&StatesinTeffnessee thnwi in any other Stoll Lltytito Union,. The at tempt to deceive the- country Into the belief that we are living in a - state lorfeait-iind' anarchy is detrimental to the interests of our State, and_ Is used, extensively . and effectually , by iirtmlgration agents 'of other States, in New York and other - AP, PrtYPIO kaPatlOXailQn Tennessee, and to, induce capital and enter ,N prlie of everVleacriptiottV_ kg QmpoY_ - TO elseriPhord." 'Ss Cittions and infra men of Tennessee we feel galled noon to enter our:: solemn protent against - such dome ,gagoelekar and Ostsure :t 1 # 43 5 e.cMkrlce.. ak, larg e -tbst the °Munn. of Tennessee are nt pres l ;eat a f. quiet, peaeeable =andand lavr4blding. .pooo9iniqq. CiErt-hOtt--/t4l't ,r. Nirst Fid AYektbortg 45 Etz: By Telegraph to the Pittebur.gh,Ga;tt.e.) Lornsvriax, March 18:'..1Mi rising, 20 tbeffo_APASldziWeather.alcatand4pbsmaita T. Lours, March IB.—Weather clear and i.,11 1 fA ,.7 SECOID Elitilol. Fil7l:Et OLCL'OCI~`., I~2: r 4 ri cApHAL. kevenue Colletor For Idaho-'- :7,Alaslia Military District--Il klinoio. Cotton= Cases--Presidezo Coitiotalinte Impeach ment Managers-;Whiskey Tax tßy Telegrtirnil olbe Ptteobulgtl Gilzette.] WASIiINGTON, March ISth, 186 S. Nouir:42l.ol4s. `'!The President hits nominated A. Hogan, Collector of internal Ileyenue r ifcir Idaho, and J:111108 R. Hubble, Milted States Attor nev fOrlAtontana. ' ... . ALASEA MILITARY DISTRICT. :,The military distriet of Alaska has been: made a separate Military - department, and Brevet Major General Jeff r, Davis Assign ed- to its command - hi accordance with hisj brevet rank., . .. TIIE IMREACUMENT MANAGERS. ' - 7, 7 1.'he Impeachment Managera to-day were etagaged.in the examination of •Witneves. 1-lAvtrig heard .that a claim agent received two hundred dollars on a requisition .from Adjutant General Thonias. 4.1.4 Secretary of War, .they summoned the agent 'before them. His testimony showoff that such was not :the fact.- It appeared, however. that a claim for that amount was rejected i by Secretary. Stanton; but allowed by Gen. I Grant, when the latter was acting as Secre- I 'Cary, and not with now 11%IS the money rea rdyto be paid. , - WED:WET: , TAX. BILL. • The Ways and Means Committee has completed the bill providing for the•Collec tibn of tax on whiskey. It is very string ent Ott enacts heavy pChalties against those who perpetrate frauds. C01701'; CASES. , In the Supreme CiNtrt of the United States to-day the eelbrated cotton caseS from Springfield, Illinois, Were under cussion. _ _ COUSSELLINti. The Press dent's" eaunsol had a long eon sulat ion with hiin to-day. i STEAMBOAT DISASTER Boller iiliplosien.-loaf Takes Fire-.. Pew.. deriCxplosion--Ferty I.sces'Lost. • ' illy Telegraph to tilt. ilttahurgh Onzettc•) emets - 19. - rt; March 18.—The mtearner ",Xagnolia, Cinehtuati and Maystille regular paekef, - which left here at neon to-day •with 'about one hundred cabin pa.engers and a large amotud a:freight, exploded her bail ers twelve tuilhs above the city at half:past one o'clock this afternoon. ' The greater stion of the cabin :was carricitawax;itad, afteMosdirtottekilre; ''Nbettt lOW persons were killed, yeral_heing burned to death. eINeiNNATI. March 46.—The Magnolia had one hundred . and twenty passengers and forty Of it Crew. Fifty-four persons are known to•have been saved. The following were bronglit to Oda city=by- the ?steamer •Panther.: - • • ; Alexander EllioitT,- Marshall, Mrs. Wiles and daughter, Rufus Martin and laity, lilts.. Albert N. Fulton, Win. D.Ristii idightlY.lnjtired, T. COI, ediw tor Flemingsburg Democrat, C. 1). Arm strong, of same place, G. H. Iluston. Berlin, Ky.. slightly hurt, - 11. Jone-s G. V. Kerr, Bridgeton, I.nd:; - 'hhdlY; Mr. 'Levi, Mrs. Bil ker, of Ripley, Ohio,Mr. Prather, tirother the captain, Mr.. , ":ans. Jackson, the steward, tras saved, but blid4 ly injured; J. Stevens, 'first engineer, awl B. (lardner, badly injured; Henry' Clark, Mi...sseuvr A . dains' Express Conipziny, one leg.. Awoken below the knee; Lew .Mills, first mate, and the porter- of the boat, 'G. L. Gillis, unhurt; Win. Burton, barkeeper; slightly injured; ThomasCurrar, • of.. poyer,, K.v., slightly injuredi'.l. of tlpley, two. ribs broken;; Jariies -Miller; badly scalded; lliiwes,Mine.rva,.Ky.; shoulder broken and otherwise injOreti; •ChrirleslJewla,. of ; frightful hole in the skull; J. P. LawUl; -:„George- Wilder, of Iligginsport, badly sealdecl. The ;vat took fire Anunixliately after'. the boilers exploded, and after the .remaining upper works were destroyed seine p,Avder in the 3nagaiine explotied, destroying two soon'sunkt.'• Many of the ,passengers. jumped over board and word drowned, whfle . e.thers were liurneil to death: "The-Captain of the boat ls,antong the lost. The boat was valued'at 1 -$30,000; insured for $20,000. NEW' JE~tSEY. Republican giato Ciinventiou—Graut for Joresidento s Smv.stkon for Vic: Pres. ldent. (By Telegraph to the r4ttsliggh pare tte • ) , TRENTON lHar'ell ''18.4-I•Thip' Republican' State Conv9ntion _met tollay, Hon. 1'?.... Gregorif;;Proildint.:.' , ..i. fat ust 4 iijiegatei torthe l eltimgo Canvention was appointed, ifieluding, atlarge,'How 0: Cattell, Jelin J. Blair and George 'l'. Cobb, with Arms Clark, John.-o , 4Uck , , Z. K.: Pangborn and James T. Rusting as alternates'. Resolutions werEF•adaktect - oomnlending the reconstruotiori — ptille'y of CoMeross, con domnipg the cortraecotthc i Legislature 4 in repudiating tho 'consent' of-New. Jersey to the amendmeßtp the Onstitutiouiond o ral lug imikdOlitinint,' faVdring Giant for Prbs identiand asking l,..,l,at, , the , : east , ~for Vice Presidantbe a man of lint:A . 6lllBMA character and incorruptible integrity,- , 1 ,- ,s l -.- , SOU 3 • STATES. t t; I . e , 1.) ,•13y relegraPh to`theyltt .i mho rgh•tiasette.) .1_ VIRGINIA. • , Ricultolgh it*41,48.--,The conilnti9n -Idoptelf the ordliAnce ' 'laying a tax of three cents on a hundred dollars on real and per sonal property ta„pay,tho,expenses •of the "'-'' i , convention. t •-, ' 'i '- '— - 1 General Schofield has issued an order ex planing , :_tbatAtis:vrder itupending sales under deeds of trust does not apply to debts ,contractatttlltfrAril;7lB6scliar" shiCethll ' date of the ordar.'': i, `,„.)l,i r r ii-11) c 1 i',.. • , NORTH CAllottNV RALF.rOit, I%lareie Okaifterk4. ,Thofinas B. Ash° accepts tlie - rioniinatior,L for C'tovernor , by the' 05naart , itt147eli. 7 - rr" , `• • ' 1 t 1. , . t t 3.1 t Mist Si iiiilsl;Uccite:l 11 3t11,w/drirrx,' March 18.—Floui•iiiilIbitat $7,75 for beet,.lllinnesote,„ 170_1,10st ,01111, at* 11,95 1-2a1,954411ii. Noi.ls,"aralll', l 3 9 2. Corn unehangtmly. e t tllkkrr We...Jet/let a 1 41, •!. Barley illrtir Wetri. elptg -IIOW 701frt bblev 2,sQQ:but*. ahiPplautsz x Fes_„/~j':a~' ::_" • ~..F~~ T . W~:~1:~.^'. CANADA . . . The McDonald Abiluetion Case. . . cay Telexuralita tlie'igttibuigh Gazetc".! ' ' -,Orr4wA, Maich 1S;- ,, In the Porliament last tight, Mr.• lidackensie moYed an ad-. !dress for ; the -correspondence 'regarding the 1 •abiluetion,af; Allen McDonald ; by United ! State officials. Hp- hoped, the, Minister of l • Justice •waa now in a - position to state whether the report in the newspapers had adthitted the.illegalit* Ofthe proceedings of their offithils. The British' had declined toltecOot, the release of the prison er. Sir John , McDomild 'said - the papers IWoula be:brought down.. * He was bound.to 1343,- the'ansiver given by the, British Minis , ter to Secretary Seward was what had. been stated. - -The. papers in . the"" ease had been ' seta by him to the Goyeuniont•. of the Dominion. He had been greatly Surprised -to learn that,the person Meg:iffy -abducted had been allowed to be retained in the Uni ted States without being sent back to Can, ada.;: It waa due to the Thinse'and country lititiiiitelstime•ekplanation of the :eXtraordi , I nary . and , Mprecedented *conduct ' , of the 1 I British .;Minister , at Washington. (Hear, hear), -We should not :permit any British Minister to :take : Amon himself to say he -would sitrrender thp rights and liberties Of. 1 a British subject whom the. American ad , 1 thorities' had : up rightio, detain. The mo, tion wait; then carried,* .. - . • Sir John McDonald introduced a bill for i the extension of the extradition treaty to I the whole Dominion.. Mobil} was-tend the , first time and the second reading ordered 1 for Friday. .. • ' : , '•• ! Mr. itoss introduced an act to assimilate the currency of the Dominion to that agreed I on at Paris, in ease it is carried put by Eng- I land and the United States—otherwise Nova Scotia currency is to be brought up to that of Canada and the United States. MICHIGAN. Republican State.,couvejition. E Telegraph to the Eli tslntrgh DET non - , March lB.—The :Republican' State Convention to nominate delegates - to the Natiocial Conventiou met this morning t . and • orgzinized by the selection of Hon.. Charles M. ('lishee as temporary, chair man. Committees avere appointed-on ere- . dentiaLs, PC•rnuutent organinition and reso litriotut, when the. Convention: adjourned till two o'clock, at which time: it re-a-mem=. bled. The •Committee on credentiaLs re-• ported forty-six- Counties rerresented. A perntanent orwiniz.ation then effected with Jinn: C. M.', Cromwell as :President.. The • following delegates to Chicago Convention were elected :• ll.' •Berther, of Lenawer, county, •H. • Waldron, • Hillsdale,: E.' : .j.• Ramiro; Berrien Co.,- W. B. Williams, Allegan conntv, -S. M. Cutehoon, Wasjite naw, .1. W. tongyear, Ingham, Morgaff Bates, t irand Traverse, Geo. G. Briggs, Kent, J.. P.• Binglitun,; Livingston, John Devine, Col. Richardson, Tucola, J. W. Ed wards, Marquitte. Delegates at larGid dinge—Hon. W. H. Howard; 'Detroit,: Marsh gs, Kllamarno, Hampton Rich lonia Randolph Strielilaind, Cortina.- -• Realltitions were adopted favctring Grant.larlaraknentikladeOlfaxibiVitieftWitteiit METHODIST CONFERENCE Pittsburgh -Annual Conference of the M. E. Church. • [Special Correspondence or the rittsburgh Gazette.] FIRST DAY'S .3 4 tOCXEDINGS. The Pitt4buigh Annual . Conference of the ~_ .... . . rtifethedist Episcopal , Church began its , . , . . forty,fourth ammal. cession the getko- . , . dist Episcopal Church,!Greensburg, Pa., on Wednesday mm nine.. • March .18th, 1868,-at nine o'clock.,..llisbop',C. Kingsley, presid ii The Conference was openedwith the react ing of the 67th psalm and 22d chapter, of; Revel:itians by the Bishop, the singing of, H 195th hs-nin and prayer by Robert, Boyd, and 'T. M. Hudson, two of the oldest and most highly honored members of -the.Con ferenee. - , ! : ' The roll of the.i . 2onfereurie . was called, and one hundred and .fort:, - -eiglit members responded M•their mu - nes. • -- . 1)r. L C. Pershing, President of the Pitts ' burgh Female College; was eleeted".Secre-, tart'.'lle has alread;., - served the :Confer ence twelve years in - the' `same' capacity. Jos. Homer, A. ',.‘f., T. H. Wilkinson, and -W. H. Morton were elected Assistant Sec :retaries. - The, Committee appointed at the last Ses-• slon to nominate Standing Committees for the present session, reported to the Con ference the following . - - 2-. STANDING COMMITTEES. ' 1. '.3leicard*- - -,lfinisteriat—H. Shisabangli, R L. Miller, A. Scott, J. 11. Mills, A. Ii:• C stle, W. B.- Watkins, - .l. S. Bracken, J. M. CI re.and B. -Cartwright. ' .. " _ • - .2. Chuich .Eziezzsion7-W. Lynch, ..W. W. RouP.,W.: A. ;Stuart, A. R. Clia,pnutn, M..S. Kendig, X.:Dill:U.l,-G: G...Watters; S. Crouse, `.'l3 - :' A. Lowman. ' 3. F.:dtication;-.W. Cox; L. F.-Morgau, C. W. Sinith; 'G. W. Baker;'Jr, Grant; D. C. Knowlelt, W. Pittenger, James - Henderson, d; S.' , lLercinuin.. .. •-, ~ " • ,- ..4. Altsburgh•;Chriitkin:Advocate—.T. A. Milleri . • M.O. Beacom,-J. L.- Stiffen W. Gambia,. T. C. Hatfiel, .A. J..Latie, • G. W. ;Dennis, W.',Johnson, Jas. Hollingshead. .• 5. prionciges.—T. C. ':lcCittrg, R. Ham ilton, •P. G. - Edniunds, ,J,: . J,Alays, J. ,E. Hollister, ; W. 1 ) ,, Tnrner, 3: .01i3tIbillt: "S; - E.- Waril,•l4lmisintine. ." ' ' ; , ' . , 0. Stitte'of .11ii. Countiy.--J: Drunnialing, T. M. lindsomlt Curittinglirtm,J.•Melntire, R. - T. Miller, J. B. Über, , •Hi Th•EdWards, Ezras Hingely, E. M. Woodrl - 7--- - -- -- 7. .K.S. ,9choo/s.-14:: , L.: Wcirtlfingtort, C. H. Edwards, -R., .Slorro , w•-lterr: G. Miller,,D: .41,.Pieree, .NS alter:Brim:l, j.DII-, lon, J.' C. CaStle.`."... 8. •Pam ranee pe.:-...A:" 'H. i ': Thomas; * 4.• Smith, 'l. a Glogiiii-; M. R. Pugh, s . J:Sie ) ,ven;l l t.'Jordan; ,, ycris H. Mcßride,' ' J.'Cen -410, - r, G.',Croolc.:ll: .:1,.. ;• . ;•• • , •. . .••:„ ,- i't ft. •Centeamtiißotird.4.-E...litirkett; S. Etirt; AZP.-LeonardrALLM.l‘Eittom W. P. Black burn, ml',.:R:Cociiseril.". R. Roller, 'ELT, Tay lor, J...B.,Saddler r i f.. -,, • .... • • ..., •-• , • -.... 10 . ,;,:i'i - det Pattscir t.; ,Ti. •Giritlin L , Wil •liants;J. H. goitltie, V: D.*Flist.l"..l..SWatelt. ,W. 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