| Show special to the deseret evenmo elij y congressional SENATE chicago noon the senate has haa voted lowthe lith article the vote stood thirty five for conviction and nineteen for acquittal the following senators voting with the democrats fessenden fowler grimes trumbull van winkle ross boss and henderson Hende raon washington 12 m the senate is now discussing the motion to adjourn washington 16 after the court had adjourned a motion that the senate concur in the house resolution to adjourn over until monday the dinst was made A portion of the senators Senator 5 advocated concurrence in such adjournment others urged to remain in session to clear away the business which has haa accumulated during the past two months the debate on the question continued at much length consuming the greater part of the afternoon when finally a motion was put to adjourn over to 0 o the chicago convention ayes 24 nays 25 the senate then adjourned HOUSE i pike ike 1 I introduced a bill hill to establish babli 1 ia wylie between the nil nii milita i tary tany ry p po and for construction the of i line to puget sound referred ferr ed eckley P from om the ep ommittee committee on pub lie lands landa made an adverse report on the bill repealing th the e act which chic h requires railroads to which land jand grants have been made to transport troops and adv government property free tabled after aften the transaction of some unimportant business the house probe proceeded eded to consider tie th tle bill admitting north carolina and four fou rother other southern states 1 and brooks spoke against th the e bill paine and bingham in ln it ra favor wo woodbridge moved to amend the bill by striking out the word alabama wherever it occurs on the a majority majori tk of voters volera in n that state had bad tiie tile constitution as p provided in th the reconstruction law bel bei benjamin am in moved a verbal amend amendment melt oft oath h ja clause pro providing viding that the constitution aution of said states never be chari charl charled changed ed so as to discriminate in favor any citizen or class of citizens in refer ence to io the right to vote accepted th Q amendment raum offered an amerl ameri amendment requiring the president to issue a proclamation within ten days after receiving the offid official fhi lil notification of the ratification of the con constitutional amendment by the leg lei o eith either elther er of the said states announcing u stevens accepted the amendment raea Wood bridges amendment alabama was rejected yeas GO 60 na aa stevens then closed the debate and the bill passed to so 35 W ji GEN GENERAL EnAL eral sank lo 10 14 at a democratic meeting held last night eugene cas serley Senator elect and congressman axtell spoke severely against the efforts that aie are are being made to coerce the votes of the senators on impeachment the times and bulletin 1 both republican deprecate the outside e partisan preb pree pressure sure and say the question is above party axtell ambell sailed for new york yesterday 0 one e tenth of the paid fire department i in this city were d isableo by adeide accidents ants at firis fires luring brieg the past week mhd therall k yai xai 1 river biver I 1 mass cotton m mill 1 iii lii I 1 known as aalthe the white mill was totally burned this morning loss washington senator henderson has written a letterio letter to the delegation from the lower house declining to resign and declaring that he is resolved to stand by the obligations obligations of his oath and to honestly d discharge seb seh arge his duty as it is given him to know it trusting to a generous and upright people for the vindication of his course advices advises from idaho state that the grasshoppers threaten great havoc in certain valleys alaska dates to april 20 report the weather quite pleasant the health of sitka is quite good there has been a number of arrivals and departures business is quite brisk nevada papers announce that the clutes of the indian reservation have killed the four pit river biver indians who murdered the pierson family recently first chasing them several miles the universal peace society was addressed today to day by lucy stone cora hatch and others resolutions were adopted expressive of the views of the society horace greely wrote a letter endorsing the objects of the ahe society A lively discuss discussion ion iou occurred between fred douglas susan B anthony lucy stone and several other women of the equal rights eights association who denounced the republicans because they would oui not adopt the womans comans rig nig rights nights ta platform lat r fred red douglas said th the Be publican republican party were in advance of the democrats e on this subject conklin conti continues to improve in health and will probably be able to ap pear in the senate tomorrow to morrow grimes is bear i also in a better physical condition howard does doea not show any marked sighs of convalescence it is doubtful whether the vote will betaken betoken be taken to mor i row randolph the chief clerk of the treasury department died today to day aged 78 providence B R I 1 the rain on wednesday right night ca caused a heavy freshet which swept away several miles of railroad and three stone buildings san franeisco francisco 16 forty for five nive prisoners in the guardhouse at fort eort escaped last night their escape was not detected till morning they broke brokl through a port hole on the second story ok othe the fortt fort and let themselves down with blankets although some were heavily ironed none 0 of the tho prison ers ero ei have yehh yet been captured recaptured re their balls and chains have been found scattered in the thel hills adjoining the leading business men in this city havo have organized an association for mutual protection against fraudulent bankruptcy chicago 15 A despatch from cheyenne says ani apat genis geals nyls sherman augur terry alq col coi tappan the indian peace go commissioners mers have xe turned returned from fart laramie fo to dayi dayl thoy thay report that t they have concluded a treaty streaty wl with tahe the crows baules sioux north ern era and HDA who all agree to keep the peace and dettlo on tue reservations about sioux who it is believed committed the late depredations on the lipe line of the U P B R B R are still on the war path red bed cloud sends word that he and his warriors are in in the mountains waiting for the eva evacuation cua of the military posts and when they are abandoned he will come and meet the commissioners gen augur goes to fort bridger to meet the snakes and sherman and tappan to new mexico to meet the na and terry to forts randall bandall and sully to arrange for the reception of the located indians on the reservation lewiston bethere Me ie There was the most severe storm last night that has ha been known or years yeara the damage to toi the bridges in this eley city and vicinity was large chi chicago cago the minnesota desota republican publican Be state convention met at st pauls yeste yesterday iday and selected delegat delegates eg to the chicago convention and presidential electors electora the convention declared for grant and wade A number of delegates to to the national convention bas hag already arrived and others are coming in rapidly the methodists in in general conference 3 yesterday passed resolutions regarding gard I 1 ug the impeachment trial and appointed an hour this morning for foi prayer invoking god to save the senators natora be from error and to influence the decision according to truth and righteousness and so that it shall increase the security and prosperity of our beloved union bishop run pun Pu nshan shari of the english conference was officially received yesterday and delivered a most eloquent and interesting address the conference voted to admit the southern delegates by more than 10 to 1 there wal was was a large meeting in favor of lay jay representation held last jast night and a speech was made strongly in favor of the project of lay delegations an address was prepared to the geri geil general eral confer conference nce nee urging their prompt attention to the subject the times special says the impeachment managers have failed to elicit any testimony showing that any corrupt means have been used to influence the senators in favor of acquittal there is a common rumor that funds are beffar being raised in newyork new york to help the president FOREIGN an ecclesiastical deputation waited upon the queen at windsor castle cesi berday and presented an address from the hierarchy of the irish church giving their views in regard to the great changes 3 contemplated in ih the establishment the e queen replied in vague not cammi committing bitting herself to the policy of either the church or the liberal party on the question london 15 in the house of commons this evening john bright presented a petition from the people of nova scotia praying parliament to repeal the act by which the province was wai united to the dominion of canada the petition denounced the canada union act acu as an evil uncalled for the unjust result of bf a surprise sprung on the people and a fraud flaud practised practiced upon the parliament after reading the document t the evening evenin of the dinst wayt waft assigned for debate on the subject toronto 0 W it jhb council df catholic bil bishops hop s homr ti n bession session at quebec 11 have ayd chosen bishop lynch of toronto to be archbishop of th the ep Province rov 1 n C e t subject to the final deci deceli sion slon of the pope ottawa 15 A dispatch from the imperial government relative to west territory has h as been received it states that further legislation is 18 lie ife necessary cessa before the country can be ceded to canada this involves compe compensation t 0 the hudson bay day company or sent measures will introduced in parliament bythe colonial government I 1 on the guestion question I 1 london dispatches I 1 ram japan state stale that the civil war waris Is progressing the Ml mikado kadol army had arrived athen athene dispatches stat state that ilie the mountaineers in C crete inae claim that they defeated and drove the turks to the coast edaa in recent conflicts galveston 6 the bureau of mexican intelligence writing on the dinst reports the arrival ar froni frond havana of t three ree rea noted ex imperial there I 1 was waa a rumor that santa anna waa was there in concealment add and that eight spies from matamoras s were watching his hia movements overland advice from oth confirm the reported defeat of 3 revolutionists at tb the presidio by 1500 1600 national nation at troops under guleria Gu lerra ierra three hundred rebels adre were killed and wounded ded and captured the staff officers were shot col crespo of the state troops was killed the revolution is a failure jap japan an news says gays that kenzaburo Ken the officer commanding prince bibens troops wilo who ordered the firing anfor on foreigners eigners at hioco was executed by order of the mikado in n the presence of one fo foreigner rOgner from each legation with an n equal number of japanese e officials the seene scene was solemn and impressive being of high hiah rank rane he was permit permitted ted to commit harl kari kar z after uffer acknowledging the offeree onie ofie dice rice and a admitting the trial was fair and aud the sentence just he advised the Jg japanese hehe hete hereafter after to treat foreigners with consideration the foreign RL representatives requested the government notly not to confiscate his estate according to the japanese law bu but t permit it to descend des cerid to his family the request was granted next neit day dis the ministers ministers received lette iette letters rs of apology from the Mi government i on march ath some beying off osaka a were attacked by prince tosas men eleven frenchmen were killed and five wounded their bodies were buried at hioco two days subsequently all the ministers embarked aboard their vessels tho the french minister demanded the execution odthe of the men concerned with an apology from tosas togas and Mi government also a money indemnity 6 of satisfaction was given as demand demand ed on march the american Mi mcalster minister dister alster left for Yoka homa taking with him the italian and prussian ministers and suites in the united rotates steamer in monocracy monocacy Mono elc cacy acy intending to protect the foreign interests there the mikado having informed them that large bodies of troops were marching on yeddo and fight fighting ipg was probable march the american minister linister went to yeddo remaining one week conferring with the tycoons Ty coons officers and then returned to nokoma be he was the lust just and only minister at yeddo the Mi troops when mar marching clAnk towards yeddo straggled largely into Yoka Yota homa apparently unc une uncontrolled Ont rolled dis disturbances tur bances were occurring and the people became al alarmed almed armed the ministers conferred with the governors go governors vernois of af Yoka homa resulting in the hoisting of the tha american flag pr prussian u asian F french and british soldiers and marines are at the entrances of the settlement prohibiting the entrance of armed japanese without the legation or government IJas passports sports this insured security the french british and dutch ministers remained at eloga until after the settlement of the french indemnity question when they were invited to an audience with the mikado at kiota klota they subsequently atly itly returned to yokohama on apr aar april while passing through the streets of or kiota klota sir harry parkes the british minister was attacked by two fanatical priests eleven of his escort were w e re and nive five horses honses he rb escaped unhurt ope priest was killed and the tho other iother capt captured dred and executed bashi the tycoon coun counsels sels selA pea peace ce to the japanese nation and offers offers to 8 submit to the will of the mikado for the good of japan and may accept the highest ilin jest office under him when the new gover government n in ent is established establish ep the government I 1 af of Yoka homa I 1 ia is expected shortly shortly to pass quietly the mikado Mi li hands whose commissioner Commis sidner of foreign affairs is hourly expected his envoy to ito the he tycoon arri arrived ved at yeddo with coops troops april the mikado has bag notified the foreign Min uin ministers liters that be he will faithfully fulfill all existing treaties and engagements contracted by the qan government and dud confirming his 1 1 ac aces acis all the for foreign agn ministers W were r at Yoka homa ap april ril rii 28 mid arid a large jar ge number b er of wan war war waa T vessels asels cfall of all nil ration nationalities the ram arrived safely twenty nine iline days from froin honolulu Both branches of dr the Jap ailese allese government wanted her each however preferred erred that the flie amer american amerlean I 1 can minister should retain her under the american can ean flag at present which the american minister casdone has done awaiting instructions from ashington washington VV whom jo 0 o deliver her to all the fore foreigners liners linera approve bl his action and the japanese acquiesce |