Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-21
TIE VIEWS.


THE NEWS.
John Minor Bolts had an Interview with the
President on Saturday.
Confederate prisoners are passing through
Fortress Monroe en- route 10 their homes at the
rate of gu per day.
Governor BrownlOw, Of Tennessee, has issued
proclamation ordering an election for members
Of Congress on Thursday, the 81 day Of August
next
The Springfield (O9 News aud Republican says.
at is morally certain that General VIM. Teeum-
sch sherman will be the Democratic candidate
for Governor Of Ohio
The Young Mems Christian Association of
Washington have purchased Fords Theatre,
Washington. Il is contemplated TO make il a
memorial building to the late President.
An explosion at Nevasco, Texas, on the Esd
ult., destroyed twenty buildings and killed seye-
raj persons.
The west wing of the Michigan state Prison
and some adjoining buildings were barued on
Thursday night. Loss about S9J OOJ
The whole number OF troops sent North and
West from Washington, since the great review,
is a triae under i55 900, Of whom about half have
gone home to be mustered out. There yet remain
within circuit OF fifteen miles of the city not far
from 750O0s
fresh impulse has recently been given 70 the
gold mining excitement in Australia by reported
extraordinary successes in different diggings.-
One company it is stated, has recently struck a
lead which yields at the rate Of million and a
quarter dollars year.
A delegation Of prominent Democrats have
waited on the President, and had pleasant in
terview. The President told them that he intend
ed to administer the Government for the whole
people, and not for any party.
At Frankfort Kentucky the majority of the
Court Of Appeals, consisting Of Judges Peters
and Robinson, have declared the act of Congress
making Treasury notes a legal tender to be I'M
constitutional Judge Williams dissenting.
Orders have been issued for the dismsntling OF
al the defensive works around Washington eX-
cepting twenty-tSo forts aud three on four bat
teriss 50 located as 10 form complete defence
to the capital on all sides. These, it is said, VIII
be strengthened and improved and permanently
garrisOned.
A statement has been made that a daughter OF
John Brown has been teaching a school in the
mansion OF Henry a. Wise in Virginia paper
published al Red Bluff Tchama county, CaliiOr-
MA, says that there is no truth in tho story, the
young lady referred 10 having left Tor California
in March, 1854. The Brown family reside at Red
Bluff
Nm. s. A. Douglas entertained a brilliant com
pauy Thursday evening at her residence in
Washington, among whom were the Honorable
Secretaries McCulloch Stanton, and Welles, Post
master General DennsOn, and Lieut.. General
Grant. The Foreign Legation was largely repre-
sented. as was also the army and navy.
The examination Of the graduating class at
the West Point Military Academy was concluded
some days ago and on Saturday last the stand.
ing Of the various members was announced
This years class contains siNty.eight members,
belsg the largest ever graduated from the Acade-
my. The Board Of Visitors attending this years
examinations have unanimously agreed un a Ie-
commentator that the number Of cadets ia the
Academy be increased to four hundred, nearly
double the present number.
The question Of who Is Mayor Of New Orleans
seems settled at last. The Times says insHuc-
Colonel Quincy appointing II. Kennedy To the
Mayoralty OF New Orleans. Glendy Burke is to
I'll the position until the arrival Of Il. Kennedy.
The Instructions relieve from duty Colonel Quin-
cy, acting Mayor.
The probabilities are that the Southern States
will all be provided with regular or provisional
State governments before the national holiday
next month. The following Southern States have
elected regular Governors, as follows Kentucky,
Thomas s. Bramletie Maryland Thomas Swami;
Tennessee William G. Brownlow Virginia,
Francis Il. PeirpOiut Missouri Thomas c.
Fletcher; Arkansas, John Murphy Louisiana,
James Madison Wells The President has APP
pointed the following Provisional Governors for
the following States North Carolina, William
W. Holden Georgia James johnson MissLssip-
pi, William L. ShAkey Texts, Andrew J.
Hamilton. Provisional Governors are yet to he
appointed Tor the following States Alabama,
South Carolina and Florida.
The steamer Sidon from Liverpool on the
sixth and Queenstown on the seventh, arrived at
New York on the 18th instant This London
journals announce that the English Government
has decided to withdraw all recognition Of the
Confederate flag About fifty vessels are re.
ported wrecked in a storm which occurred on the
thirty first of April AMI first OF My, on the
northern coast Of Europe and in the Baltic. Tie
anxiety felt in Paris about Mexican atairs is said
not to have diminished, though the journals COM
ment on the failure OF the recruiting movements
here. The negotiations between Italy and Rome
continued.
The tidngs iron South America announce
the seizure Of the town OF CorIientes by
the Paraguayan army, supported by a deet
which had also seized on other places, without
resistance. A naval battle was expected be-
tween the Brazilian and Paraguaysn fleet.
The Hibernisn, at Father Point brings two
days later news, being from Londonderry TO and
including the ninth. The leading item OF her in
telligence is a rumOr from Paris that he French
Government b ro:Iied the United States that
Mexic WRsU1 az b, p election G. France and
that she would allow no power - modest Der,
but would deal with illibusters without mercy.
The Emperor Of the French, when at Constan
tine, invited five Arab chiefs 10 dine with him
and took, it is announced, the opportunity to tell
them that be desired TO see Arabs In general be-
come fitted by labor and education 70 enter into
any positions now filed in Algeria by French
subjects. The Emperor had arrived at Bona.
The insurrection in Hayti is at an end. Presi-
dent Geffrsrd has issued proclamation granting
full amnesty to the insurgents, with the ex.
ceptiOn Of the leaders.
PAROLING OF JEFF. THOMPSONs Army
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