The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1865-12-05
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in ample time to be delivered to distant
cities by special messenger, to be handed to
the p es' the day it is presented to Congress.
The reports of the Secretaries of the Treas
ury and Interior are complete, and being
placed in type.
Ncw York Nov. 26-The Herald says: This
session of the U. S. Circuit Cour, with
either Chief Justice Chase or Jadge Und, r
wood presiding, has been or cred to COM
mence at Norfolk, Va, tomorrow. 1t is
thought by some that his business will be
the trial of jeff. Davis.
A Letter from Georgia says, that the late
rebel General Jordon is practicng law in
Atlanta. Wheeler is in the commission bus.
mess at Augusta; Geu. Gurthell is practic.
ing law in Atlanta; Gen. Anderson is in the |
commission business at the same place; Gen. |
lIardee is at Savannah and Howell Cobb at |
Macon.
Raleigh, Nov. 26.-The Legislature meets
to morrow. Large numbers have arrived. |
Governor Holden is still confined to his bed |
from sickness. Messrs. Poole, Reed Holden
and others are spoken of iR>connection with
the Senatorship. 1t is thought the Consti
tutional Amendment will be ratified by the
Legislature. Prominent gentlemen who have
been to Washington are not vc,y hopeful as
to the future of the State and reconstruction
NeW York, Nov. 27.-The Times special
says prominent member of The Senote FL
nance Committee announces his intention TO
urge upon Congress reduction of Govern
ment taxes to the amodnt of fu one hun
dred millions Of dollars. He aIledges that
the revenue aftet this reduction shall have
been made, will be sufficient to pay the ex-
penses of the Government, besides leaving a
large sum to be applied to the public debt.
In making up the statistics of the Treasury
Department. the fact is disclosed that in the
fiscal years, ending June, respectively of
1862, 1868 and 1864, notwith- tanding that
we had 100000 men in the field, and thus
withdrawn from labor, we exported to for
eign countries two and-three quarter times
more ham and bacon than in 1858, 1859 and
1860.
New York, Nov. 26.-A letter from El Paso,
Oct. 9th, says: News has been received here
that Gen. Brancourt, commanding the French
in chihuahua, had issued orders to his COM
mand to make necessary preparations for the
evacuation of the city, preparing to concen-
trating his forces at Durank. The writer of
the letter expected that the State of Chihua-
hua would be free from the French by the
1st of November. He says Juarez has re-
ceived reports from tbe several commanders
of the army of the Republic, that over 1000
Mexicans will be summarily treated by the
court martiale of Macmillan, and condemned
to death. The sentence in every case is
speedily executed there is no instance in
which mercy is extended.
New York, Nov. 27.-The Heralds Dispatch
says petition signed by many leading New
York merchants and importers, recommend
ing the appointment of Henry A. Smythe, Of
the Central National Bank, to the Collector
ship, was, on Saturday, presented to the
Secretary of the Treasury by delegation in
behalf of the signers, and was by the Secre.
tary referred to The President for considera.
ton.
Nearly all the privates in the reserve corps
have been ordered by the late order of the
War Department to leave the service, ant
have been mustered out in large numbers
The officers, however, have been kept il
service. Most of them are utterly incapaci
tated to pursue their former business. Al
has been found from official reports now
coming to the Department, and from othe
sources these officers remain in service an
IN order to obtain place for them in ih
regular army, if it shall be determined t,
retain the veterans in that organization, al
enabling act is proposed to be submitted Il
Congress, to be enacted into law, whc
will provide for the admission of the vetera
reserve officers, retaining their present grad
and rank as near as eau be, upon certi6
cafe from the board Of examiners of thei
competency and fitness for the position.
1T is understood the Secretary Of war ia
vors this plan.
Gov. Hamilton in his proclamation callin
the Texas Convention says: All qualiie
voters having taken the amnesty oath, or beiu
pardoned, are eligiole,, aven If the oath wa
taken or they were pardoned subsequent
the election. ,r,t,'j ~, ,fi.-...I.. ...s, a.,
Ncw Orleans, Nov. 20.--The test oath hs
haan arnnad hafarA the District Court heI