Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-25
Son of R. E. Lee elected to a
Professorship. /
A Question Of Diplomacy with
Prussia.
NEW YORK POLITICS.
THE GREAT NAVAL RACE.
Modification of the Revenue Law
South.

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-Gent Terry, COM
mander of the department Of Virginia, lras just
gwen the people of that State very forcible
reminder that martial law still prevails there,
by the issuance Of two orders making provision
for loyal proprietors to recover their property
confiscatea by the rebel government. and by
putting stop to all legal proceedings instituted
against national officers for acts done in the per-
tormance of their official duties. Hereafter,
while martial law continues to prevail. the
General announces that any person connected
with the institution Of actions Of this characte
will be arrested.
A meeting of the Board of Regents of the
Virginia Military Institute at lexington was
held on Thursday last, when ex-Gen Gusts
Lee, son of R. f. Lee, and formerly member
of Jeff Davis staff, was elected to the Profess
sorship Of Mechanics, and Military and Civil
Engineers and MAJOR Blair, another ex-rebel
officer, was chosen Professor of Natural PHI
losophy.
NEW oRK, Sept. PA correspondent of
the Herald at st. Albans, Vermont contradicts
report which has been generally circulated
to the effect that tho hunks Of that ,,Iaoo hovo
had refunded to them 10y the Canadian authori-
ties all the money stolen from them on tho 10Th
of last October by the rebel raiders He saws
the total amount stolen was over S2l0, 900, and
that of this only 500 600 Lac been returned
by the Canadians.
1t Is sad that Secretary Seward las made
demand on the Brit sL Government for the
restitution of the remainder on the ground that
before the Iald took place some of the Cana
dian officials were aware that it was contem-
plated, and that they assisted the seoundrcls in
making their escape and threw all possible OBJ
s'acles IN the way OF their arrest and punish
ment. The correspondent complains ofthe bad
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i'"u 'eco'i'e american ci'izchS, Tor the nom
the Prussian Laws, continues to excite atten-
ton IN that country. Won Bassnarks organ
declares that the Constitution imperatiyely re-
quires every subject of Prussia to perform
military duty, and cannot be altered at pleas
ure by the executive authorities. Assuming
thls statement to be correct the only way to
relieve naturalzed Americans citizens from the
obligations which tbav arc cons,do,od TO 1o
under towards the land of their birth. would be
the conclusion of treaty between the United
States and Prussia to that effect. Hitherto
such persons have generally been released
from compulsory military service to which they
have been subjected but only after a great
deal of trouble, and out of special regard for
the United States Government. or it's rcp;e-
sentatves, and not in regard to the riohts of
an American citizen.
The Herald's Berlin oorrosnondon+ hoIiovos
if a convention to this effect ,ere suhm;ttod to
the Prussan Legislature # would no nassad bv
an immense majority as t,o I;harol ,ar,u oro
extremely desirous of be,,e an oood farms wit,
the great Trans. Atlantic Ro,nb1;o
New York, Sept. 25.-Comptrollcr Bren-
nau's reply to the charges against him, pending
oeiore governor fenton, is published. 1t an
s"efS III de'ai The various assertions and charges
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