The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-12-09

Geueral Logan I'm WaShingt 0n.-Se m
yOy .. Ex.Secretary Mallory TO be
Tried..JuareZ' DEGREES.
NEW YORK. December S.-General Logan
has arrived ut Washington, but has as yet ex-
pressed no intention of accepting the Mexican
mission.
The case of Senator stockton, of New Jersey
will be acted upon by the Senate Judiciary
Committee at an early day.
The L. 5. officers stationed at Fort Bliss in
tend giving grand ball TO President Juarez
on the 18th inst.
Resolutions introduced in the Senate We'd
nesday, have been incorrectly interpreted a.
having special reference TO the employees in the
Treasury Department.; but they are directed
against the class Of officers who could not take
the prescribed oath, and those who Were APP
pointed without warrant of law.
This includes among others some Of the Pro
visional Governors, appointed by the Presi-
dent.
The Herdlfs Paris correspondent says that
legal documents will soon be published. show
ing that the list of English rebel bond-holders
which has been given TO the public, was in the
main correct The list as delivered is divided
into two classes-those who drew interest on
their bonds, and those who did not, but were
content to await the establishing Of the South
ern Confederacv, before making any claim
upon the fund.
Senior b. Oyciiria, special Envoy from the
Republic of Chilli to the United States, gave a
sumptuous banquet at DelmOnicOs on
Wednesday night, TO a number Of South Amer
lean gentlemen and others. The Monroe doe
trine was strongly advocated. and European
interference on the part of his continc,,t,
strongly denounced.
About three hundred Second Lieutenants
are to be appointed in the regular army. The
number will be only app0rtioned among the
Congressional districts. All applicants must
have served two years in the volunteer service
and been hOnorably discharged therefrom.
1t is stated. beyond the possibility of contra
dictlOn. that at the Cabinet meeting. yesterday.
it was decided that Mallory, ex-rebel Secretary
Of the Navy. now in confinement nj Fort La
fayette, should be tried by civil tribunal
within the next thirty days.
Lit is understood that the matter was brought
up for decision by reason Of the efforts that
have lately been made by the family connec-
tons of Mallory to obtain his release on pa
role.
The Canadian Sons Of Liberty and their
French organs are causing some commotion i'm
their demonstration Of British domination and
confederation schemes.
Washington kilograms say that official papers
from ElpasO publishes two important DEGREES,
dated the Sth Of November. The first declares
that an election for President has not been pos
sible on account of the French invasion. there
fore by virtue of the extraordinary power with
which Congress had clothed the Executive,
ana Dy virtue OF the eNlstlng clrcunlstancc>,t the
Executive declares that all the constitutional
term of the President is extended until another
popular electiOnal can be held. This conclu-
sion was arrived Mt after full consultation with
the leading patriots, and is understood TO be
the popular wish. IL will be well received
throughout the whole country.
The second decree declares that. as General
Ortega came to the United States only en- route
for Mexico, and stayed in the United States
without any special purpose for over eight
hours, he will be subject TO trial on his re-
turn to Mexico. -