Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-12-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.


TIE FRENCH PREPARING TO WITHDRAW FROM
MEXICO.
New York, Dec ia Washington special
to the Post states that while the President
was preparing his message, the French Min
lister emphatically stated that the Emperor
would much regret any expression in the
message which would make it impossible for
him to recede from his Mexican scheme with
out humiliation. The Minister also assured
Mr.. Seward that the French troops would be
withdrawn from Mexico in little while, and
asked fer patience on the part of our Govern
ment 1t is reported that Gen. Logan is sat.
isfed that there will be no difficulty, and that
the Republic of Mexico will sool be peace
fully reinstated
VOTERS TIE BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
The Judiciary Committee of the House
have agreed to report at an early day an
amendment to the Constitution, providing
that the number Of voters in the States shall
form the basis of representation in Congress.
SMUGGLING STILL. BRlsE
Washington, Dec. 19.-Recent advices re.
ccived by the Commissioner of Customs from
the Canadian frontiers respresent that the
Smuggling business Is still carried on along
the border, and that in many instances Uni.
ted States Revenue officers in the discharge
of their duties, have been openly resisted and
defed by bands Of desperate smugglers. One
officer urges the posting Of Government troops
along the river to aid in the arrest of the
smugglers, and states that it is utterly i'm
possible, with his small force to materially in
terfere with these contraband traitors The
Commissioner has also received intelligence
of extensive swindlihg operations practiced
by Canadian merchants, who, by means Of
false invoices, manage to evade the payment
of the revenue.
PROCEEDINGS ATTENDING GOV. CoBwIS' DEATH
The meeting of the personal and esLecia
friends Of the lamented Gov. Corwin; Of Ohio
in the receiving room of the Senate to-day
was numerously attended, not only by the
Ohioans at present in the city, but by eminent
citizens from almost every State in the Union
Chief Justice Chase presided at the meeting
On motion, Committee was appointed con
sisting Of Gov. Dennison, Gen. Schcnck, Sen
ator Sherman, and members of Congress.
Hays and Spalding, to draft appropriate reso
lutions of coincidence, to be presented to hi
relatives and friends N. 3,a a.,,:
Touching aud eloquent tributes were ther
paid to the memory of the deceased by Chic
Justice Chase, Secretary Seward, Gen
Schenck, Senator Sherman, Reverdy johnson
and Garret Davis, Of Kentucky; after which
o committee, consisting Of resident Ohioans
was appointed to make the necessary arrange
ments for the funeral Of the deceased. !. 4
The remains will be accompanied to hi
native State tomorrow afternoon by q major
ity of the Ohio Congressional delegation.
BLOW AT RAILROAD MONOPOLY. @
The bill to regulate commerce among th'
several States, which passed the House las
winter, but failed in the Senate for want o
time, went through the House to-day by de
cided majority. The bill was originally aimee
at the Camden & Amboy monopoly, but wa
finally made general TO cover all similar mo
nopolies. The country can thank Gen. Gar
field of Ohio, II the bill becomes q law, o
which there is little doubt
1 Cairo, Dec. 19.-Mobil0 papers Of the 16tl
announce the arrest, BY orders from Wash
lington, of Captain R A. Semmes, at his resi-
dence in that city, on the evening Of the l5tl
inst He was to leave that city on the follow
ing day, under guard, for the North. .7qi
FROM ARKASsAs-rHE REBELS RAMPASr--Ar
rEMrr fo OVERTHROW THE UNION PARTY.
4 St Louis, Dec. 20--The Fort Smith Ney
Era Of the 9th says: The Bob johnson o