Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-11
TO THE ENGLISH
CAPITALISTS.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
jeff. Dauis to be Tried qUHe9a
the Wi3,S Cnse Is Concluded.
ETC, ETC., ETC.

nation of Provisional Governor Hamilton, O
Texas, lays down the regulations and pre-
scribes the plan whereby the people Of thu
State shall be enabled to take the oath Of am
nesty and allegiance to the National Govern
ment, and qualify themselves to vote for dele
gates to the State Convention and to sit in tina
body. The Chief Justices and Clerks of thu
, County Court are to constitute the boards il
the several counties for administering thesoatl
and keeping a list Of the names Of those VIII
subscribe to it; and for the performance of tllf
duty they are required to be in session at leas
one day in each week, until their work is ac
complished.
The Governor concludes by urging the citi
zens to come forward and take this prelimn
ary in the work of restoring their civil govern
ment
The Herald's Meadville, Pa, correspondent
gives an account Of grand banquet given last
Saturday night in that place, on the A. &. G..
W r. R., to the English capitalists who ar
rived in this city on Tuesday last, and who are
now on a tour ofinspecton of the public works
aud other enterprises of his country and Can
| ada or tH9@o so4~s largely interest
ed in the A. & G. ". R. R., and assisted ma
terially in its construction.
Mr.. E. Hommedin presided at the banquet,
and Mr.. Reynolds, the former President of the
road, made the speech welcoming the dlstin-
guished guests, which was responded to on
their part by Sir Marion Pets. Other speeches
were also made, and together with the hand-
some decorations Of the room and the good
| things set before the company, a rare treat was
enjoyed.
The Herald's Washington special says that
John A. Burbank, Indian Agent in Nebraska,
is in the city on business connected with In
| dian affairs in that territory.
The Commissioner of Indian affairs just re
ceived from Superintendent P. II. Irish, of
Utah, information that he has succeeded in ne.
ritory; the effect of which, if ratified, will be
to place upon d most satisfactory basis the re-
lations of the government with all the tribes in
that section These treaties have been placed
upon file in the Indian Bureau and will be sub
mtted for ratification to the Senate at its ap-
preaching session.
| The Times Washington special has the fol-
lowing in the 4th Auditors Department. Dur.
ing the month of August 1872 naval accounts
were settled the aggregate amount Of these
accounts is S5, 356, lrs 73. By order of tue
Secretary of War, the third provisional New
York Cavalry, second and fourth New York
Heavy Artillery, first Connecticut Heavy Ar
tillery, and third Massachusetts, Heavy Artil-
lery are to be mustered out. These troops are
ordered to their respective State rendezvous,
where they will receive their pay aud final
discharge Brigadier General Dent, brother
in-law of Gen. Grant has been appointed in
command of the garrison of this city, number
ing over three thousand men. Since our last
report, the President has granted pardons to
i the following named persons, citizens of Texas
j. I'll. Hutchins, John Leaby, George Ball, j.
II. Mcmahon, Allen Lewis, John Woolen, J..
NJ. Brown and NJ. T. Matt.
The Tribune's Washington special says it is
now stated the trial of jeff Davis will imme-
diately follow on the final disposition of Wirz.
The statement is also revived that lie will be
tried in Richmond.
The Post Office Department is in receipt el
quite a number Of remittances from parties who
were indebted to Postmasters at the time Of
secession but still larger number very coolly
write the Department., asking for payment o
balance due them for postal service renderej
the United States up to the period of rebellion
Ex- Congressman VIM D. Bishop has beer
here for the past week endeavoring to secure
the release of the rebel Secretary Mallory.
The Worlds Washington special says tha
Col VIM. Tllford, of the 5oth Pennsylvani;
regiment, has been sentenced to be dismissed
the service and pay fine OF five hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned until it is paid
for defrauding the government
Three million eight hundred thousand acre
ofland were entered for settlement under TIN
homestead act. at the land Office in Lacrosse
, Wis, during the month Of August.
5 The naval school will reopen at Annapoli
during the present month. IL IS now being re
moved from Newport, R |.
2 Brig. Gen. Tilson has been transferred fror
2 the command in Tennessee to the Freedmen
= Bureau in Georgia.
+ New York, September LITTLE Tribune
Washington special says the Postmaster Gene
u raj is preparing a large number OF proposal
for carrying the mails throughout the Soutf
and when these contracts are closed, post off
0 ces will be reopened in most OF the proninel