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COLUMBIA. I Friday Morning, June 1, 1886. Our Country'H Future. There is in the present condition of our country much to cause grave anxiety iu the minds of every lover of his country. A party at the North, unfortunately now wielding the legis? lative power of the Government, aro attempting to remove the old land? marks laid down by the founders of our political system, and aro wanton? ly disturbing and disorganising the machinery by which it has l>eon run for nearly a century, endeavoring to subvert and overturn the platform of the Constitution erected by their fathers. The only principle they .would, apply in administering the Go? vernment is, that the will of the party in power must bike the place of the Constitution and laws, and to en? force tho supremacy of this fractional dogma, there must, if necessary, be applied the power of force. This despotism, if successful, must neces? sarily expose the liberties of the people to a severe shock, if it does not eventually overwhelm them. Federal authority, exercised by their faction in Congress is to bo supreme, leaving scarcely a vestige of State rights lines and boundaries. Such is the programme of the party-followers of Stevens, Sumner, &c. On the other hand, wc have op? posed to this destructive organization, tho true, the good and conservative throughout the land. The exponent of their faith and doctrine Ls thc Pre? sident of the United States, ably sus? tained by Mr. Seward and othei members of his Cabinet. Those statesmen have the great bulk of thc American people ready to sustain anti support them, but to prevent thc mischief that may grow out of th? schemes of the fae ti on is ts. Andrew Johnson and his ministers must stand firm in carrying out' the policj of the Administration; a backwarc step might, nay, in all probability would prove fatal to those mighty in terests of the country entrusted bj tho people to their management am protection. Secretary Seward, in his speech a Auburn the other day, simplified tin mode in which the country could bi fully restore*!, when ho said that no thing w hatever was wanting to acconi plish this desirable object but "recon ciliation," and nothing more, um added: "Let the reconciliation b< made first, either in Congress or air of the constituencies, and it will fol low in the other plaoe immediately. But we have little hope that th present so-called Congress will eve make any advance movement toward reconciliation. Each succeeding da; shows an increase of bitterness an invective, and that their hatred of th South and hostility to the Executiv only grows on its daily food of railin and invective. Instead of "reeoi: ciliation," every succeeding proposi lion brought forward by Stevens an his confreres is more humili?t in than its predecessors. And as f< the hostility to the Administratioi his assault on Secretary McCnllocl on Saturday last, which we publia elsewhere, is tho latest evidence. To whom, then, must we look? / Mr. Seward says, to tho constitue] eies of these men-to the people < the North and West. We of tl South are powerless. It may, e: long, be a more difficult task to sm tho country than it is now. Let pr mary meetings of the people in the: Congressional Districts be held, at command their representatives alter their course or resign. As Pr sident Johnson has said, thc conr of thc radicals is calculated to fosl unfriendly feelings, and will "urn the progress of those influences whi< ure more closely drawing around tl States the bonds of peace and union If the policy of reconciliation is come to bind np the wounds of t country, it must come from thc pe plo of the North, in thc shape rebuke to the mon who now nvisre resent popular opinion in thc hulls Congress. -- TITK Li?ois?.ATURK.- -The Pick? Courier says that it learns from go authority that as soon an Congr< adjourns his Excellency Goverr, Orr will call the Legislature togeth with a view of conforming the laws the State to the action of Cougros Hon. Edward Hammond, of Hi ard County, is to be tho new survey of the port of Baltimore, vice mi radical removed. l'rri:.-:!teal l.lturat ure. We have received, punctual!/ as asnal, thc June issue of De How's Re vi?w. lt has ri flue table ol contents, among which wo notice the following articles as being well written ami abounding with interest: "What's to Become of the Negroes?" bj George Fitzhugh, of Virginia; "The Federal Union, Now and Hereafter," hy \V. A. Carey, of Alabama; "Improve? ment of our Hivers," by A. Stein, of Alabama; "The Last Da3's of the Confederacy;" "The American Colo? ny in Mexico;" "The Future of Italy," by J. Li. Ewell, of Nashville; "Journal of the War," entered np daily by the editor; with interesting papers in the departments of agri? culture, commerce, editorial miscel? lany, &c. Although not now a sectional pe? riodical, yet il will be seen that thc productions above cited aie from thc pen of Southern writers. The May number of Scott's .V"</</ zine. is another periodical worthy ol notice. It is conducted by the Kev. W. J. Scott, A. M., at Atlanta, (?cor gin. It is well printed, and its eon tents arc varied and interesting. We would be glad to see our owl periodicals well sustained. There ii no reason why they should not.be and some of those recently started a the South are equal to any in th* country in a literary point of view although they may not come up ti the flashy and trashy periodicals thu our people have boen patronizing. A \oi>i< Day's Work. On Monday lust, the people o Richmond, Va., turned out cu nmsse by previous appointment, to repui j thc neglected graves of the Confede r.tte dead interred at Hollywood Cc nietcry. More than 5,000 graves wer renovated-many of them so mucl sunken that thej were scarcely di? tinguishnble. We learn from th Richmond papers that each grav I was newly mounded, the spaces intel ! vening between them levelled am I cleaned out, and tho walks cleaned c rubbish and levelled. Seventee j military organizations were repn 1 sented, and the large working fore J continued their pious labors. Froi the long report of the Richmon Times wc extract the following: "The work begun with pious /or wus prosecuted with such entbuaLv tic and well-directo?I energy, that Ix fore the shades of evening descendei j more than two-thirds of the vast tas was accomplished. Never did th Army of Northern Virginia, in tli hour of greatest peril, wield th I spado and shovel with a sturdier wi or with more effect than these e: Confederate soldiers. Never befoi has the cemetery presented so bnsy scene, and more suggestive of relic? tion. Here, in close proximity, wei comrades-in-arms who had fougl side by side on many a battle-fieh Some wore living; many were deni The hundreds that were visible, fi; of youth and life ami vigor, we: adorning and doing honor to tl thousands that, hidden beneath tl sod, slejd the sleep that knows i waking on this earth. The seen and the memories and reflections evoked, will in ver Le forgotten 1 those who bore :i part in the d.n proceedings." Yesterday was appointed hy tl Ladies1 Memorial Association of I Lie mond to decorate the r?nov?t graves with flowers. A pleasing f< tine in the proceedings was that t\ United States soldiers present on t occasion worked with zeal in the i adoration of the graves. Mr. John Gray, who lives in Nol j Township. Nollie County, Oh about four miles East of the villa of Cumberland, Guernsey Conn Ohio, is, without any doubt, a rei lutiouary soldier. He has been member of the Protestant. Method Church, n good standing, for seven live yea ?.-Cincinnati. Commercial. Considering that the Protest) Methodist Church is not forty yo old, Mr. dray hus been a member it for an extraordinarily long til I THE DESOLATION or COLUMBIA, C.-The correspondent <>f the N York Times, traveling in the Sou iwrites: Columbia is beyond all donbt most desolate looking place Soutl; Mason and Dixon's line. The r green foliage of the trees which 1 the streets seem to mock the dre prospect of tottering walls and smo stained ruins over which thev viii No one can fully appreciate the ul destructions of the city without ? I ing it. 500 buildings, not inclml j those of a public nature, wert burn ' mostly located in the very bush heart of tho city. At present the* ! presents a truly heart-sickening sij j and when wo take into consid?r?t Ithe fact that most of t hu fit i x firmly believe that Sherman ordc or authorized its destruction, il i not hard to account for thc bitter j deep-seated hatred which many I them exhibit toward Northerners. I There is ono gentleman temporal j sojourning in tho Republic of Mexico, and enacting the part of au Emperor in that God-forsaken country, whose teeth must chatter with terror at the thought of a great European war, which must sweep Franc? and Aus? tria into its sanguinary vortex. We refer, of course, to Maximilian, whose brief career as an Emperor ends with the first shock of the conflict in Eu? rope. The. exigencies of the ap? proaching contest will not permit either Austria or France to sparc him a bayonet or a dollar, and he cannot rely upon tho fidelity of a single regiment of Mexican soldiers. De? prived of the support of Napoleon and Joseph, of Austria, Maximilian would not have strength ty prevent the banditti and guerillas of "his empire" from pillaging tho very car? riage in which ho may attempt to escape the country. Aa soon as the first gun of the impending conflict is fired, Maximilian, if ho is a sensible man, will collect thc richest spoils he can hastily gather up, load his pack mules with treasure, stuff his tran ks with precious stones, and leave under the escort of the recalled French troops. If he delays, his faso is scaled; for Santa Anna, or some other hungry revolutionist, will gobble him up iu thc twinkling of an eye. They have a vile habit in Mexico of snoot? ing deposed Emperors and Presi? dents, which is, no doubt, a very wise precaution against thu mischief ol disappointed ambition, but is, never? theless, a very barbarous practice. Unfortunately for Max., he, sonic months ago, issued a most savage proclamation, stating that it was lib purpose to shoot every "Liberal1 who was caught with arms in his hands. This pleasant intimation wil' probably bu remembered by a people who are not distinguished for th? Christian virtue of forgiveness. France and Austria having unsent pulously availed themselves of th< long civil war in this country in dis regarding and ignoring the Monro* doctrine, need not expect that Presi dent Johnson will be slow in availing himself of a general war in Europe to establish thu doctrines of thi; country so far as thc Monroe doctriui is concerned. Wc will, as a matte of course, press every advantagi which a general war in Eurolie wil give us. A protracted, exhausting Europe?i war would determine, in all proba bility, the fate? of thc "sick man" o tho Western Hemisphere in a manne peculiarly satisfactory to the poop] of this country.-Richmond Times. -.--> ^ ? ?- - - ? COLUMBIA AND HAMBURO RAJLUOAI The Edgeiicld Advertiser, in an arti de on this road, says: There arc at present from &50 t 400 handsat work on this road, whic forec will Ho nhortly ?n?r?*oo?l to ?".ot The contract for tho bridge over tb Congaree, at Columbia, has bee taken. The laying of thu iron upo thu track will be commenced abor, thu 1st November next. Col. William Johnston, thc ab! and widely-known President of tl Hoad, as also of the Columbia an Charlotte Road, accompanied by Co (lardner, Chief Engineer of the fo mer, have been lately in (mr mids j bending their united energies to t! furtherance and speedy accomplis! mont of their great work. The hie integrity and known financial abilit of the President stamp with succc any measure with w hich he allows h name to be associate-He is plaii practical and earnest, and posses? in a remarkable degree the confident ' of the entire public. Some time ago, when Col. Joh i s ton's name was lirst associated wit the Columbia and Hamburg Koa ; we hud occasion to cast our eyes ov a statement ol" the condition of tl ' Charlotte Hoad. We ascertained tl j following facts: The annual itu-on I of this Hoad was about &i0O,0O0; ai ; the nett income, after payment of : expenses, $190,000. The entire c. ! of this Hoad was about S'2,000,0( ! the yearly interest on which is$ld( I 0(H), leaving $00, Ot M ?nett profit to t ' stockholders, per annum. Bositl j this:, when Sherman marched tlirou thc country, tlov Charlotte Ro ! owned over 1.<>"<> baies of colton, largo number of negro slaves, a much other valuaba property. The Columbia ami Hamburg Kc I will cost nt a close estimate $1,50 1 OOO; and it i- reasonable to sup]? , that a great and unavoidable ti ronghfare from North to South, ? this Hoad must necessarily he, \ . prove more remunerative than t Charlotte Road. -? . "Rlind Tom'' is giving concerts Now Rnglaud. At Hartford, (' ? ncotieut, he is regarded as a gr ; prodigy, and it is mentioned that plays Yankee Doodle and Fish. hornpipe, and plays "Tramp, tran I tramp" all thc same time. He u j to play "Dixie." A little gill, named Kooly, ?1 very suddenly in Rondont, New Yo a few days ago, from sheer exhii tion, produced by jumping rope. ?ie stamp tax lias been remo from photographs, a tax of liv? cent, fid rnlnrmn being levied ?ti i j there of. Thu name of the last new coloi "Elephant Breath." lt wouM hard to imagine thu shade from name. j Chicago takes precedence of ! bany as tho largest lumber market the world. ( >vci (MM).(NK),000 ' were received Inst year. Foreign Vein. Thc steamer City of Boston arrived at New York 0:1 Sunday, bringing dates from Queenstown to thc 17th ult. Wo ex- j tract the following from the details of lier ] news: There was little change in tito aspect of* the German question. Austria pushed on her armaments, and it was thought .she ? would have 900,000 mon in the field within two weeks, should tho existing status bo preserved so long. Italy seemed ready, and the equipment <>f Prussia was almost complnted. Our telegraph io report of the 17th of May - the very latest -states, in thc fact- of these facto, that the prospects of a peace congress was "improving." Indeed, it is said that Italy and Prussia had ac? cepted this plan of settlement, but that the reply of Aust lia had not been received. Count Bismark, it is alleged, had letters daily, advising him that his assassination WHS imminent. The electoral agitation in fav --of Prussia wus extending to Prussia. The money panie excitement continued in process of abatement in England. A few additional failures are reported from ! Liver]?01 >1, and others were expected in that town. The Commercial Hank Corpo? ration of india, having branches in China. Japan ami San Francisco, had failed. There was a heavy drain of specie from England to thc Continent. While ali are prepared or preparing for war, all neem to shrink from the tremen? dous responsibility of being tho lirst to commence it. Amid the. rumors of pro? posals for a European congress, and of negotiations for the cession of Venetia, the inform?t ion arrives thal thc Italian army is massing along the Po; that the Austrian army of the North is concentrated in the district of Chruditn, in Bohemia, its Four first divisions occupying the towns of Par? dubitz, Hoheiumauth, Leutomisobel and Landskroin; and that Prussia, in addition to lier regular army, has issued orders for thu mobilization of thc first ban of the Landwehr, ami h;is her military stalls ami stores uomplctolv organized for a ea; 1 paign. The middle Stales of Germany ar . ??lacing their armies on a war f< loting. \'.\ eu Turkey, Belgium, Denmark and Switzer? land, though outside the immediate circle of ?impending hostilities, are- increasing their forces. Sueh heilig the pusitioa ol affairs, the populations in the countries more imm?diat? ly uro rested are becoming uneasy under tin- tension in which they ure k< pt, and would io.-',. For a solution one way or uno! her as a relief. This is more espe? cially thc case ?11 Italy, whore public opi? nion is described as being "in a state o' feverish impatience and ill disposed te i ndure the d> lavs of German formalism." 11.-.u.l..,. Haily AV"-*, Ma-y If.. The Xuzio o , of to-day. states, under re? serve, that a note of the French Govern? ment has arrived here, [rropoaing thc as scmhlv ol a Congress. France ts said ti have declared thai she makes this proposal with .1 view of preventing war. without, however, pretending to impose that modi of settlement of t Ut- pending question. Tb? Italian Government is stated to have de? clared, in reply to this note, that, whil< Italy did not decline tho proposal, sh? would require the basis of the preliminar} negotiations to bc the cession of Venetia France, it is added, has undertaken t> communicate the views of the Italian Go vernnieiit lo the other powers. -Florene, (May l?) Telegram LowUoi Times. Several of this morning's journal.-, roprc s'-iit that a meeting took place betwee: Karl Cowli y Bar- m Bun lea rg and M. ! ?ronys De l'lliiy.-.' with the object of bringing about a peaceful solution nf the pcudin; difficulties. There i<. however, no eon urination of this intelligence. [ Puris telegram loudon Times, Hay 15. LIVERPOOL, Mav l."?.- The war questio: I? uiie-br.e^c-U. Tliwi- me. Iiimcvn, pacific rumors from Paris, and the chance of a European fongi'iss are unimproving It is assorted that Prussia ami Italy bav assented. The Austrian reply has tm been received. Prince Napoleon hadan interview wit! the Emperor shortly after his arrival fron Italy. I'he Pall Mall Colette says it ist.-, lie ved he assur. : his Majesty that Ital would ge to war with Austria win the.-- h had th?- assistance nf Prussia or n<?t. Th? italian triMvps who wer? stationed o the frontier of the \'.il.iluie have bee withdrawn into the interior of the km: dun. The Governments of Bavaria and Bade ale in favor of a p.'hey of armed neutralitj Tho seventh and eighth army corp ai to bc cue. titrated at Coblentz and W. t. lar. Prussian sta IT ollieers have arrived ; Coblentz to concert with thc railway d rector*, as to th? necessary measures fi their conveyance the point of eoneentr; tion. It is officially denied that Count Bistnai lias been negotiating with thc leaders, the opposition, hi vii w of a modification . the Cabinet. The Government desir. however, to come t.. better lllidcrstani ing with the opp...-Uinii. It ia also nflscial stated that there wa-no necessity for tl Hussian Governmeni to semi any reply thc Aust 1 ?.in note of the 4th, since Austr declared that all discussions on questioi of disarmaments were exhausted. Tl Xatiomde Z*?lm.>? publishes the followh official communication: "Till Statements made by several. Ge lu?an journals respecting ailegod ? d'or und mediation on thc pan of Russia, ai ! also the assertion that the Czar had t pressed himself ready to support Austi ,111 the event <.;? her" being attacked Prussia, would appear io be untrui worth v. Irrespective of the fact tli : Prussia will not be the ii rsl to take- the ii gressive. such a ile laration does not ?1 pi ar probable, considering the illations present existing between Austria a Prussia. Should the middle ami mil Stater- reject the Pru.-- tn proposal redend reform, Prussia will make an .1 peal to ihc whole German nation, etubot mg propositions of the fallest ard in< comprehensive character." Capt. John ll. [vey, a conduct on the Weldon and Wilmington Kt road, was seriously injured at Knt'n last Wednesday. Ile was eau?, between two ears and crushed, bul it is hoped \\ ill ree. iver. A servant girl in Si. Louis j other ihry revenged herself for bei dismissed from the service of a in chant tlnre. by pouring a can of kc sene oil inti? the well of water wh supplied the family. A New Orleans paper eries 1 . against the gigantic increase of pr titiltion in that city, and say- t the ?'most promising inen in th. ei inanity are being enfolded within Indi om. grasp ol' the monster. The policy of tim Ailniiiiistr.it in respect to Mexican all.ii rs is -r dually assn in i n g ?1 different shape ; may lead to Congressional endo meut of the loan, which is be urged umler a strong pressure. The Pall Mall dinette, speaking Fen ian i sn i, says: -Tt is the li\ hood of n great number of people be disagreeable to Great Britain.' By TeleiSra?ili. NEW OUI.K.\N.>, May :?l.v MWI??UIIV drug stores ort Magazine street iiave been de? stroyed by (ire. t Loss $??,000. Arrlvul of u. Knropran Strauiri'. BALTIMORE, May 31. Tli? Somerset, of| thc direct line of Liverpool steamers, ar? rived to-day, in VS\ days. Site brings a large cargo and 200 passengers. Hue [.ct lion on Kccoril. ON. INN\r:, .Mfty A raee against time wa? run yesterday, by Underwood's foin year old e il: itovolver, frill weight, whieh ts the fastest time ever run the second heat hein^made in 1.4-1$. Tlx- .llarkrts. NEW VUUK, May ai. Cotton dull, at 39 t/?41e.; sales 1,000 bales. Floor declined ?V&lOc.: sales I,(MO barrels. Wheat aud corn declining; sales 227 bushels. Com 4c. lower. Sugar at early. Ooh! 39. Exchange, sixtl daj B, '.);.. MoBrr.E, May -Sales of cotton to-day LIM) hales of middling, nt 34c. Market dud irregular and mistttled. Norn; desire t? sell. NEW ORLEANS, May 31.- Cotton easier, at 3Tc. Gold :5".I.J. Bank sterling 53. Cutest Korol ?rn tV*"\v?? NEW YORK, May 31. Tile steamer Costa ltica, from Familia, brings upwards of ?MO.OOO ingold. F.x-l'iiit. d States Minis? ter Nelson, from Chile, was one of the ;.:\s scngers. Thc Spanish squadron left Callao dis? graced, und is reported to have sailed for Montcvido. Admiral Nuue?: addressed a ho ii ibas tie note tn Ibu british Consul, sta? tue.: that having chastised thc Peruvians, now he leaves the Pacific, ready to return if Peru became insolent. Guatemala, Salvador ami Costa Itica declined thc Chi? lean-Peru alliance. i-'ouan MuvtmvuU. NEW VUUK, Mu) 31. The Sweeny wing of the Fenian army appears to have talon the Held. Fenians, by train loads, have been arriving at buffalo, Cleveland and other cities along tue border, confronting ( auada, and llieir movements have as? sumed :v threatening attitude. The bri? tish Consular A^eut, nt B?rlalo, tr legraph ed yr sterday to the Manager of the Great Western Hallway, requesting him to stop ail trains going from tin Suspension Bridge Lie also telegraped to the military authorities ut Toronto: '.Canadian Volun? teers": It is expected y will again be called to arms.' Northern News. Ns>? VoUK, "Sin.) 31. -Two deaths from j cholera oecurrcri yesterday; one tu Cherry I Mo r!, the other in Sixth Avenue. s ooo pounds of ammunition were seized ? hythe United States Marshal, from the -t. ann r General Sedgowick, fri?m Calve.-- ! t..". ......e. i... \ tj.o a.e. < .ral of j the Fenian i*n>tli_,:hood, supposed to !>.. ! sti>lcn rrom ti.'' Federal camp in Texas. ] Tin Atlanta .-ailed to-dai with $55,000 io specie. The shipment of gold ou Sa? turday will probably exceed ?3,000,000. NEW V'OUK, May V. M.- Custom I House, produif, and othei exchanges, ? di j !?? el .sui to-i'iorrow on account or the j funeral of (?eu. Senti, and Huh business j u iii be done. CrangresaioMatl. WASHINGTON, May 31. hi thc Senate, Mr. Wilson, from the Committee of the tw., houses, reported a joint resolution of respect and veneration for thc memory of Ci neral Scott, and that when tin-two ! house.? adjourn to-day, they adjourn to meet on Monday; that a Committee of Senators und niue Uepivseiitativcs I be appointedto represent Congress at the | funeral to murrow, which wa.- unanimously | adopt, d. A similar resolution was adopted by the Home. The third section of tho reconstruction resolution was passed as origiuallv ivported from tho Senatorial] caucus. Several anieudmcuts were pro? posed by Mr. Doolittle, bnl each one was rejected bj thirty-two to ton - which was i the vote on th?" adoption of the section, j Tin mattel-?as laid over until ne>;t week. in the House, thc steven.,-bill fur the construction of a hue ol railway front j Washington to the Northwest : and, also, a j bill for a railroad from Pittsburg to ('leve- I hind, was passed. Fur)In r reports from Generals Steed? man and Fullerton rm the Freedmen's Bn-j reno were reei ?ved and referred. The bill foi thc reduction of ofticers'pay, j ami to regulate that of .soldiers, was dis cussed until the House adjoin ned. Kron! Washington. W vsnison >N. May 31. It is said that the report f.!' the Secretary of the Treasury! will show thc total sales of nearly $30,000, UOOof gobi sine.-th.- I-t, at 30.J, and that ! no sale of gold was made in March and April for liss than 37. A mon?; llmsc rec -tat ly pardoned, was YV. I?. Simpson, Confederate Congressman ti . un South ( 'andina. The following appointments luv? been couth nu d bj the Senate: Jame.- Wilson, ot Indiana, Minister to Venezuela; William 'Faxon, Commissioner; Capt. th F. Fox, Assistant Secretary of the Navy; and Jus. IVady. nf New Orleans. Assessor of inter? nal lJcVellllo. lt :.- untrue, us published, that the Pre? sident docs not specially obje t to the re? coil.M ruction resolution IIOW before thc Si nate. Ile adheres his own programme of reconstruction. Our Consul ut Liverpool writes to thc State Department. May ls: '-Two weeks ago i adosad yon of thc shipment to New Voi l, of I...ooo bushels of wheat for Ame ?rican ex|?ortation. The City of Cork, which s,iils to-morrow, takes 498 sacks French flour This is the tlrst instance of Much a shipment from thia port to thu TTjijtcd State?. This i? probably the lirnt time thtft tlonr was ever shipped from Eu? rope to America." The Secretary sent to the House, to-day. in compliance with the request of General Whittlcsey, a review <?f the Steedman-'Fult erton report <>f the Freedmen's Bureau. Whittlesey says Hi? ir ieport is unfair ami unjust, ami he ?.'.enies that they made a thorough investigation or represented the good the Bureau had done. -? ?.? ? Choler* on Shipboard. New YOUR, May :W. -.Vu unofficial report says that the steamship Union, from Liver? pool, sixteen-and-a-half days out, arrive?l at quarantine yesterday, with upwards t?f WK) passengers; thirty-t hree died with cho? lera ou the trip; fifteen eases still on board. Since the 20th instant, nearly 7,000 emi? grants have arrived at this port. The steamship Peruvian has arrived ofl Sandy Hook, from Liverpool, with 750 pas? sengers. She lost thirty-live of cholera on the passage-. Twenty-eight arc now sick, and they will bo transferred to the hospital ship. CongrrMiniial. WASHINGTON, May MO. In the United States Senate tb?' "reconstruction resolu? tions wer?' taken up and various attempts were made by tho minority to modify the different sections, but every one were voted down. Fending the consideration of the third section the Senate adjourned. There HI em? rn? doubt, from the una? nimity of tho Republicans to-day, that it will pass by a two-thirds vote io the shape reported from thc Republican caucus. In thc House, the bill restoring the States lately in rebellion to their political rights was taken up and severa] speeches made, but no final action. Both [louses have instructed their Mili? tary Committees to consider suitable mea? sures' to testifv their respect to General Scott. Washington \<-vv*. WASHINGTON. May 30. -The State D: nartment learns that ri? Austrians hi?ve been sent to Mexico, frail that none will bo sent. Thc national colors ar?' displayed at half-mast, from tho departments and other public buildings, in respect to the memory of Gen. Scott. The clerical force of the Treasury is en? gaged ?ii receiving transfers of deposits of disbursing officers from tho National Banks to the Unit? ?I State? Treasury and Sub-Treasury. Official orders respecting the death of Gen. Scott, and the honors to be paid to his memory, have been issueil to tue De? partments A large i:iimb?'r of the most distinguished officers in the service have been detailed to attend the funeral at West Point on Friday. The Departments and Custom Houses will bc closed on that day, as ?i mark of respect to tho memory of the deceased. G?-n. Grant announced the death of Gen. Scott in general orders, in which he says, as the vigor of ids life, whether in peace or ^Yar, had been devoted to the service of the country he loved so well, soin his age his country gave him in return that vene? ration, reverence and esteem which was thc highest reward a nation can givo. His memory will never fade from the minda ot those who had reverenced him so long. As a testimony of respect, officers will weal? th?; usual badge of mourning for six months on ihe left arm and the hilt of their swords. A VrivnxNTAJi ir? 1'AILUIAMKNT.-The sitting member from Banbury, in the present Parliament of Great Britain, is Bernhard. Samuelson, a native of Virginia. His right was contested, but his legal counsel was lucky enough to remember an almost obso? lete act ol Parliament, passed nearly a century ugo, which enables the son or grand-sou of a British-born subject to take the sacrament in a Protestant church or chapel, and then, by taking the oath of allegiance, to become a British subject, and Mr. Samuelson having done these things, retains his seat for Banbury. Ho is the second American w ho has luul a seat in Parliament-the other being John Singleton Copley, after war?ls Lord Lyndhurst. [Petersburg linley. Mrs. Davis has left Washington to rejoin her husband at Fortross Mon? roe. II*:r departure was hastened by advices from Dr. Cooper that Jeffer? son Davis was reduced to such physi? cal prostration that he is unable to take his daily walk across the plat of Fortress Monroe without lying down to rest several times. Judge Nelson, of the Supreme Court, delivered a decision in the case of a prisoner in the Albany pen? itentiary, that the trial of a civilian in time of peace by court-martial is illegal, and their conviction void. The steamships dava and Tripoli sailed from New York, on the 30th ult., for Liverpool, with 83,000,275 in gold. The Orangeburg Times announces the death of Richard W. Hudson, a refugee from Beaufort District. The Episcopal Convention of the Diocese of Maryland met on the 30th nit. I A tornado swept destructively over I Jackson, Miss., ami injured the State j House. j lt is rumored that Senator Doo? little will succeed Minister Clay at the Court of St. Petersburg. There is no truth in the report that there have been cases of cholera among the troops at New Orleans. Three of the Alexandria rioters, ?eut to the penitentiary last winter, have been pardoned. At Fredericksburg, Va., several factories are being pushed rapidly to completion. Over 500 children were lately con? firmed in the Church of tho Holy Family in Chicago. Th?; estate of M. D. Potter, late . editor of tho Cincinnatti Commercial, exceeds 8500,000 in value. Maj. Gen. Burnside has been inau ; gnrated Governor of Rhode Island. Tiittlo progress has been made in I closing the Louisiana crevasses.