of one who, by opposition to the Reconstruction laws, would embarrass the army in the performance of duties imposed upon it by the laws.

4th. The Louisiana Convention adopted the clause relating to "mixed schools" by an almost unanimous vote.-There were 8,114 less than half the registered vote of Alabama cast for the Constitution. The anti-contraction bill became a law by the expiration of ten days' time allowed for vetoing it by the President.-The Minnesota House passed a bill making eight hours' labor a day's work for women, and children under 18 years of age.

5th. The Senate passed a bill authorizing the Secretary of War to employ counsel to defend Generals, or other persons entrusted with reconstruction, in cases brought against them for their acts under the Reconstruction laws.-The House agreed to the same and passed the bill forfeiting certain railroad land-grants in the Southern States, by yeas 86, nays 73.-The Georgia Convention passed the relief clause, by a vote of 82 to 45.—The New York Republican Convention instructed their delegates to vote for Grant for President.-The National Commercial Convention met at Boston.

6th. The Senate adopted a joint resolution to send naval officers to the Havre Maritime Exhibition.-The Ohio House adopted resolutions in favor of the repeal of the Congressional Reconstruction Acts, and denouncing the pending supplemental Reconstruction and Supreme Court bills.-The Kansas State Senate passed an act allowing persons, without regard to sex or color, to practice law in all the courts of that State, if possessed of the requisite qualifications.

7th. The House passed the bill restoring to the market lands along the line of the Pacific Railroad. The "Society of the Army of the Cumberland" met at Cincinnati.

8th. A destructive fire in New York; loss $500,000.

9th. Thermometer 51 degrees below zero at Sparta, Wis.

10th. The House rejected, by 77 yeas to 97 nays, a resolution declaring that the Capitol ought to be removed to the valley of the Mississippi.-The Supreme Court of the United States declared unanimously that the petitions to restrain President Johnson, and certain specified army officers from the execution of the Reconstruction laws in Georgia and Mississippi, should be dismissed, the issue being purely political, and therefore not within the jurisdiction of the Court.-The House passed, by a vote of 85 to 45, a bill for the construction of the bridge across the Mississippi, at Rock Island.-President Johnson, in reply to Gen. Grant's letter of February 3, reasserted the correctness of his position in the controversy with Gen. Grant, by submitting letters of his Cabinet.

11th. The Minnesota House passed a bill leaving capital punishment for murder at the discretion of the jury.-Gen. Grant disclaimed in his reply to President Johnson, any intention of disobeying any legal orders of the President.

12th. The President formed a new Military Division, consisting of the Departments of the Lakes, of the East, and of Washington, and appointed Lieut. Gen. Sherman to its command. It is called the department of the Atlantic.-Gen. Sheridan was ordered temporarily to command the Division of Missouri.

13th. The President nominated Lieut. Gen. Sherman General by brevet.-The Deficiency bill became a law without the President's signature.-The California Legislature passed the bill making eight hours a legal day's work.-The Supreme Court confirmed the constitutionality of the act of 1865, taxing the shares of National Banks.-Gen. L. Thomas was reinstated as AdjutantGeneral of the army.-The North Carolina Convention passed an ordinance allowing every man to practice law without regard to race or color.

14th. The New York Assembly repealed the Excise law by a vote of 65 to 40.-The South Carolina Convention adopted a provision recognizing public and political equality without distinction of race or color.-The Georgia Convention passed a franchise bill by a vote of 114 to 16.-The Mississippi Convention gave all persons, irrespective of color or sex, the elective franchise. The new constitution passed the Arkansas Convention by a vote of 45 to 21.--Election ordered.-Lieut. Gen. Sherman requested that the Senate do not confirm the brevet of General conferred on him by the President.

16th. The American Theatre, at San Francisco, was destroyed by fire. 17th. Terrible explosion and destruction of a steam-tug in New York harbor. 18th. The House of Representatives passed, by 114 to 39, a joint resolution appropriating $50,000 for relief of Americans imprisoned abroad.-Meeting of the Woolen Manufacturers' Association of the North-West, in Chicago.-The Senate passed the bill for the reduction of the army. 19th. The New Jersey Senate adopted a resolution withdrawing ratification of the 14th amendment. The U. S. Senate refused to admit Philip F. Thomas, Senator elect from Maryland, upon the ground of disloyalty during the Rebellion.

20th. The Indiana Republican State Convention renominated Gov. Baker.-The President revoked the assignment of Gen. Sherman to the command of the Atlantic Department.-The New Jersey House concurred in the action of the Senate withdrawing the consent to the 14th amendment.

21st. The President issued an order removing Secretary Stanton from the War office, and authorizing Gen. L. Thomas to act as Secretary of War ad interim.—A committee from the Senate urged Stanton to hold his position, which he agreed to do until action be taken by the Senate in the matter.-Stanton retained personal possession of the office.-A resolution of the Senate, passed by a vote of 28 to 6, was delivered to the President, to the effect that, under the constitution and laws, the President had no power to remove the Secretary of War, and to designate another to perform his duties, and that the Senate disapproved the action of the President.The President nominated Gen. George H. Thomas to be Lieut. General and General by brevet; also George B. McClellan as minister to England.

22d. Justice Cartter, of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, issued, upon the complaint of Secretary Stanton, a warrant of arrest against Adj. Gen. Thomas for violation of the tenure of office bill.-This warrant was executed, and Thomas was released on $10,000 bail.— Secretary Stanton refused to give possession of his office to Gen. Thomas.-The Reconstruction Committee adopted, by a vote of 7 against 2, a resolution of impeachment against the President for high crimes and misdemeanors.-Imprisonment for debt in Georgia was prohibited.

23d. The Kentucky Domocratic State Convention nominated Stevenson for Governor.-Gen. Geo. H. Thomas declined the nominations of Brevet Lieut. General and General, presented by the President.

24th. The House resolved, 126 to 47, that "Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, be impeached of high crimes and misdemeanors."-President Johnson sent a message to the Senate vindicating his position.-Gen. Thomas made another demand upon Secretary Stanton for possession of the War office.-Gen. L. Wallace was ordered to Washington.-The President nominated Thomas Ewing, of Ohio, as successor to Secretary Stanton.-The North Carolina Convention adopted the Bill of Rights.

25th. The Committee of the House appointed a sub-committee, consisting of Boutwell, Stevens, Bingham and Wilson, to take evidence and prepare articles of impeachment.—Bingham and Stevens, in behalf of the House, informed the Senate and presented the action of the House in regard to impeachment of President Johnson.-Gov. Ward vetoed the resolution of the New Jersey Legislature rescinding its ratification of the 14th amendment.-The Florida Convention adopted the new constitution.

26th. The sub-committee met Gen. Emory, commanding the District of Washington, who testified to an attempt on the part of the President to induce him to receive orders directly from the President instead of from Gen. Grant.-Gen. Thomas appeared before Judge Cartter to answer the charge of Secretary Stanton of having violated the tenure of office law; he was discharged from arrest, and began a suit in the District Court against Secretary Stanton for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution, setting his damages at $150,000.-Secretary Stanton passed his entire time, day and night, in the Department of War, before the doors of which a guard was placed.-An amendatory Reconstruction bill passed the Senate and the House. It provided that any election in the Southern States should be decided by a majority of the votes actually cast.-The Mississippi Convention adopted a clause prohibiting property or educational qualification for electors.

28th. The Impeachment Committee completed the articles.-The New York Constitutional Convention adopted a proposed state constitution by 84 to 31.-The Senate passed a bill relative to captured and abandoned property.

29th. The impeachment articles were reported to the House; they consisted of nine articles, alleging violations of the tenure of office law, of the conspiracy act, and high misdemeanors in having attempted to corrupt army officers and lead them to act in disobedience to the laws.— The chemical manufactory of Powers & Weightman, in Philadelphia, the largest in the United States, was destroyed by fire.

March 1st. Very severe snow storm throughout the North and West.

2d. The Senate adopted a code of procedure for an impeachment trial.-The House adopted nine articles of impeachment, (the first by a vote of 126 to 41).-The Louisiana Convention adopted the new constitution, by a vote of 64 to 6.-The South Carolina Convention provided for a complete free school system throughout the state.-The House appointed seven managers of the impeachment trial.

3d. The House of Representatives adopted an additional article of impeachment presented by Benjamin F. Butler, and another proposed by John A. Bingham.

4th. An avalanche in Sierra City, California, buried 17 men beneath the snow.-The articles of impeachment were presented to the Senate by the managers.

5th. The Senate organized as a Court for the trial of President Johnson on the articles of impeachment.-Chief Justice Chase took the required oath.-The New Jersey State Senate passed the joint resolution withdrawing the consent of the state to the ratification of the 14th amendment over Gov. Ward's veto, yeas 11, nays 9.

6th. The North Carolina Convention authorized the Legislature to pass an ordinance compelling all persons to send their children between the ages of five and eighteen years, to public schools for sixteen months, when unable to educate them otherwise.-The Virginia Convention adopted an article which gives suffrage to all males over twenty years of age.-The South Carolina Convention made education compulsory.-George Vickers was elected U. S. Senator of Maryland.-The Senate passed the Pension Appropriation bill.-In the Louisiana Convention the new constitution was signed.-The President was summoned to appear before the Court of Impeachment on the 18th of March.

10th. Harriman (Rep.), was elected Governor of New Hampshire.-The House passed the bill to abolish the tax on manufactures-yeas 122, nays 2.

11th. The Georgia Constitutional Convention adopted the constitution as a whole, by a vote of 112 to 14.-Congress was requested to pass such laws as will remove political disabilities from all the citizens of Georgia, by yeas 120, nays 26.-The Mississippi Convention adopted the Bill of Rights.-J. Ross Browne was confirmed minister to China, and Tuckerman minister to Greecc.-Election ordered in Louisiana.-The act declaring that any election authorized in the former rebel states shall be decided by the majority of the votes actually cast, became a law, by lapse of time, the President not having signed or returned it within ten days. -The Senate passed a bill amending the Judiciary act of 1789.-The Pennsylvania Republican State Convention unanimously nominated Gen. Grant for President.-The Illinois Industrial University at Champaign was opened.-The Republican State Convention of New York met at Albany. The South Carolina Republican State Convention nominated Robert K. Scott for Governor.

12th. Attorney General Stanberry resigned his office, having been selected by President Johnson to manage the defence in the impeachment trial.—The trial of Jeff. Davis was postponed until April 14th.

13th. The President asked forty days' time for preparing his answer to the articles of impeachment.-The Senate extended the time until March 23.

14th. Election ordered in Georgia.-Election held in Arkansas.-Gen. Grant directed Gen. Thomas to call for all troops he may want in Tennessee.

16th. Election ordered in Florida.-A very severe equinoctial storm prevailed throughout the North West; considerable loss of life and great damage done to property.

18th. The House agreed to the report of the Conference Committee on the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill.-The Republican State Conventions of New Jersey, Vermont and Michigan endorsed Congress, and favored the nomination of Gen. Grant for President.-The steamer Magnolia was blown up 12 miles above Cincinnati; 100 lives lost.-The Senate passed the bill to exempt certain manufactures from internal taxation, by 36 to 3.-The House passed the bill providing that in case of the death or removal of the Chief Justice, the senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court shall perform the duties of Chief Justice.-The bill providing for the continuance of the Freedmen's Bureau for one year was passed, by yeas 96 to nays 37.

20th. The Senate proposed a bill authorizing the Peace Commissioners to conclude a treaty of peace with the Navajo Indians.-The California Assembly rejected the 14th Amendment by a vote of 46 to 24.

21st. The Indians committed depredations in New Mexico.

23d. The High Court of Impeachment for the trial of President Johnson was opened.-The answer of the President to the articles of impeachment was filed.-The counsel for the President asked for a delay of thirty days.

24th. Gen. Buchanan was assigned to the command of the 5th Military District, in the place of Gen. Hancock, recalled.—The impeachment trial was ordered to proceed March 30.

25th. The House passed the bill exempting certain manufactures from taxation.-The Kansas Republican State Convention met at Topeka.-The New Jersey House passed the resolution withdrawing the consent of the State to the 14th Amendment, over the Governor's veto-yeas 45, nays 13.

26th. The Senate passed the Habeas Corpus Appeal bill over the veto of the President by a vote of 33 to 9; they also ratified the treaty between the United States and the North German Confederation, recognising the rights of naturalized citizens, by a vote of 32 to 8.

27th. The President's veto of the Supreme Court bill was read in the House, and the bill repassed by a vote of 112 to 34.-The House agreed to the report of the Conference Committee on the Manufacturers' Tax Exemption bill.-The Pacific railroad was completed to the highest summit on the route.-The New England Methodist Conference, Boston, passed resolutions indorsing impeachment.

28th. The House passed by a vote of 102 to 29, the Alabama bill providing for a provisional government of the State until the Constitution be again submitted to the people.-Gen. Hancock was assigned to the command of the military division of the Atlantic.-A new indictment was found against Jeff. Davis by the U. S. Grand Jury, at Richmond.

30th. The House declared, by 80 to 17, the joint resolution of the New Jersey Legislature withdrawing its consent to the Constitutional Amendment to be disrespectful to the House, and scandalous in character, and directed it to be returned.-Butler, of Massachusetts, opened in the Court of Impeachment, the prosecution on the part of the managers.-A supplementary Reconstruction Act was promulgated.-G. A. Ashburn, member of the Constitutional Convention, was assassinated at Columbus, Georgia.

31st. At the Diamond mine, Scranton, Pa., by the breaking of a chain, 17 men were precipitated to the bottom of the shaft, 185 feet, by which accident 12 were killed outright, and the rest severely injured.

April 1st. The State election in Rhode Island resulted in the election of Gen. Burnside (Rep.) for Governor.

2d. The New York State Senate organized as a Court of Impeachment for the trial of Canal Commissioner Dorn.-Jeff. Davis' trial was postponed.

3d. The newly elected Legislature of Arkansas met and organized.-The lower branch of the Arkansas Legislature unanimously adopted the 14th Amendment.

4th. The case for the prosecution in the Court of Impeachment was substantially closed.Henry H. Wells was appointed Governor of Virginia by Gen. Schofield.

6th. The election for State officers in Connecticut resulted in a democratic majority, Gov. English being elected.-The new Constitution for Michigan was defeated.-The Arkansas Senate ratified the 14th Amendment.-Gen. Meade issued orders for the suppression of the KaKlux-Klan and other incendiary organizations in his District.

8th. The Senate passed a bill relative to the qualification of jurors.-The corner stone of Booth's new theater was laid in New York.-Sergeant Bates, who had walked from Vicksburg with the U. S. flag, and without money, arrived at Richmond.

9th. The counsel for the President opened the argument for the defence in the Senate.-The steamer Sea Bird was destroyed by fire on Lake Michigan, off Waukegan, one hundred lives lost, only two persons saved.

13th. Gen. Meade ordered a new election in Georgia.

14th. The steamer Lexington was blown to pieces near Vicksburg. Miss., during a severe storm. The election in South Carolina resulted in a majority of over 40,000 votes for the new Constitution and the Republican State ticket.

15th. The impeachment trial resumed.-Serious accident near Port Jervis, on the Erie railroad; many lives lost.-Several vessels destroyed by fire at Detroit.

16th. Messrs. Rice and McDonald elected U. S. Senators for Arkansas.

17th. The Reconstruction Convention of Virginia adopted the new Constitution.-The Constitution of Louisiana ratified by popular vote; H. C. Warmouth (Rep.) elected Governor, and Oscar J. Dunn, (colored,) Lieutenant Governor.

20th. The evidence for the defence and for the prosecution in the Impeachment trial closed. The election in Texas showed 43,142 for the Convention, and 11,246 against it.—Election in Georgia; for the Constitutioh, 89,007; against it, 71,309.-Election in North Carolina; for the Constitution, 93.118; against it, 74,009.

23d. Extensive fire in St. Louis, destroying over a million dollars of property.--Charles Dickens left the United States.

24th. The Delaware Republican State Convention declared its preference for Gen. Grant for President. The President withdrew the nomination of Ewing as Sec. of War, and substituted Gen. Schofield.-Gen. Ord was assigned to the command of the Department of California. -Re newal of the bail bond of Jefferson Davis.-A treaty of peace concluded at Fort Laramie, Dako tah Territory, with the Sioux Indians.

25th. Thirty-three persons killed and wounded by an accident on the Pittsburgh and Alleghany railroad.

28th. Three large breweries at Houston, Texas, valued at $300,000, seized and libelled by the special Agent of the Treasury Department.

May 1st. The propeller, Gov. Cushman, exploded in Buffalo; several persons killed or wounded.

3d. Terrific tornado at Shanghai, near Galesburg, Illinois; 2 churches unroofed, 14 houses blown down, 4 persons killed and 40 injured.

4th. Bingham commenced the closing argument on the part of the prosecution in the Impeachment trial.—Election in Florida resulted in a majority for the adoption of the Constitution and the Republican State ticket.

5th. The American Medical Association met at Washington.

6th. The Illinois Republican Convention declared for Gen. Grant for President, and nonnated John M. Palmer for Governor.-The argument in the Impeachment trial closed by Bingham. 7th. The House adopted a joint resolution requesting the President to send a sufficient number of vessels of war to the fishing grounds in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, adjacent to the British Provinces, for the purpose of protecting American vessels in the exercise of their rights.-The Iowa Republican Convention favored the nomination of Gen. Grant for the Presidency.

8th. The House passed the bill providing for the admission of Arkansas by yeas 110, nays 32. 12th. The National Fenian Congress met at Syracuse, N. Y.

13th. The Criminal Court of the District of Columbia refused to admit John H. Surratt to bail, and he was remanded.

14th. The bill providing for the admission of North and South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana and Alabama, passed by yeas,108; nays, 35.

15th. The new Constitution of Mississippi signed by the members of the Convention. 16th. The Court of Impeachment directed that the vote be taken on the 11th article first; the vote resulted-for conviction, 35, (all Rep.); for acquittal, 19, (12 Dem., 7 Rep).-The House adopted by 88 to 13, the resolution that the Managers be allowed to investigate whether corrupt means had been employed to influence votes on the impeachment question in the Senate. 19th. Election ordered in Mississippi.

20th. The House agreed to the request of the Impeachment Managers that Chas. W. Woolley of Cincinnati be brought to the bar of the House.-The National Republican Convention met at Chicago; Carl Schurz, of Missouri, appointed temporary chairman, Ex-Governor Hawley, of Connecticut, elected chairman.

21st. The Senate adopted the resolution to appoint a select committee of three to investigate whether improper means had been used to influence Senators in their consideration of the Impeachment articles.-Gen. U. S. Grant was unanimously nominated in Chicago as the Republican party's candidate for President, and Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the House, was nominated for the Vice-Presidency, on the fifth ballot.

22d. Arrival of the Chinese Embassy in New York.-The Union Pacific Railroad opened to travel 600 miles west from Omaha.

24th. Extensive fire in New York, destroying property to the amount of $500,000.

26th. The Impeachment trial concluded. The vote on the 2d and 3d articles was 35 to 19. The Impeachment on these articles having failed, the High Court adjourned sine die.—Secretary Stanton relinquished charge of the War Department.-Gen. Thomas assumed the duties of Secretary of War.

27th. The House passed a bill for the prevention and punishment of frauds in the revenue, and for the prevention of smuggling.

28th. The House passed a bill regulating the inspection and appraisement of imports. 29th. Gen. Grant formally accepted the nomination of the Chicago National Convention.The graves of Union soldiers in the cemeteries throughout the country decorated with flowers by the Grand Army of the Republic.-Heavy shocks of earthquake in Sacramento and Virginia City.

30th. A treaty concluded between the U. S. Government and the Osage Nation.-Schuyler Colfax accepted the nomination for Vice-President.

June 1st. The Senate passed resolutions of thanks to Ex-Secretary Stanton, for his con. duct both in war and peace, by a vote of 37 to 11.-Gen. Schofield confirmed and installed as Secretary of War.-The Ohio Supreme Court decided that the bill disfranchising persons having a visible admixture of colored blood is unconstitutional.-Gen. Stoneman appointed to the command of the First Military District.-The National Topographical Union met at Wash ington.-A call was issued for a formation of the Society of the Army of the Potomac to coop. erate with the societies of the Tennessee, Cumberland, Ohio and Georgia.-Henderson's motion thanking Chief Justice Chase for his conduct during Johnson's Impeachment trial rejected by a vote of 11 to 30 in the Senate.-The bill admitting Arkansas passed the Senate by a vote of 34 to 8.-The Texas Reconstruction Convention met at Austin.