The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-11-29
From New York.

John Mitchell not Pardoned..>mug-
gitug--freedmcn's Aftairs--Iord,s
Thcatcr--Couvent between Col.
INN bia and the United states.-Hiot
at Astoria.
NEW YORK, November 27.-The Times
Washington special saws: The statement that
the President has pardoned John Mitchell, l.
untrue. lie did not apply for pardon while nj
Washington, but took the oath Of allegiance.
The Irfbane's Washington special dispatch
says: An ingenious scheme for smuggling
whisky from Canada into the United states
has just been detected. There were thirty-twO
women ON board OF railway train bound for
the United states, who held In their arms what
at first appeared 10 be babies. carefully wrap
ped up, with their neat little feet exposed TO
the gaze Of passengers. Upon investigation, IL
was discovered that they were tin cans. fash
Toned after the similitudc Of babies. contain
ing from three 10 five gallons Of whisky.
About thirty OF the women were arrested, and
over one hundred gallons Of whisky secured.
DIR. Sayre says that the statement In the eve
ming papers, that case Of cholera had occur
red in this city, l. unfounded.
\ recruiting office for the Haytian navy has
been established on Broadway. The pay Of
fered is $50 per month.
\ special 10 the Times says .Col. Harrison
White, late Of the Second Provisional New
York Cavalry, informs us that his application
10 the Secretary Of War, for pay for the OFF,
GERS Of some of his command, who were de-
misrepresentation, has been favorably consid-
cred, and the Paymaster General has been in
struc;ed 10 pay them accordingly. The evil
dences Of such detention will be the certificate
Of Major Hayman, United States Army, Chief
Mastering officer at Elmira,
A special TO the World, dated Washington.
November %, says: The Freedmens Bureau
to-day received from Montgomery. Alabama, a
communication enclosing n copy Of PROPOSE
ton made by a firm i'm that city To supply
white labor. The German citizens Of the
State publish a lengthy article protesting
against the plan as a scheme 10 defraud slaves
for the reason that uniformed German emf
grants fall into the hands Of the COmpany's
agents, who are now in New York for the pur-
pose OF shipping cargo of cmigrants South.
The attention Of the military authorities i'm
Montgomery has been called 10 the subject and
some interference with the game is expected.
The President has just issued an order re-
leasing from Fort Pulaski the rebel Secretary
of War, Seldom, and Judge Magrath Of South
Carolina The order did not emanate from the
Adjutant Generals Department, but came
direct from the President; hence arose the
contradiction of previous reports that they had
been released.
The HerQlds Washington special of the
2.th says: The contractor at Ford's theater
building, and has handed il over 10 the au-
thorities. Ii is now ready for rebel relics.
The Convention between the United states
and Columbia was inauglrated by the appear
ance of Colonel Biddle for the United States
and General Selgar for Columbia, with Sir
Frederick Bruce, the British Minister, as
umpire,
The first case argued was that of Augustus
Freetz, who owned the Ocean House, near the
Panama railroad depot, and which was des-
troyed by the mob in April, 1856 His loss was
about $4,000. Mr.. Freetz is now dead, but his
heirs claim this amount. 1t was objected that
the case was not before the Commission under
the treaty, as il could not take the jurisdiction
of claim. When the claimant was domiciled
i'm New Grenada, Mr.. J. VI. Carlisle. for Culum-
bia, argues that Mr.. FreetZ's ownership Of the
hotel domiciled him at Panama.
Mr.. SchoX argued that Freetz never lost
his dOmicil elsewhere, by simply owning the
hotel; that Freetz never resided in Panama.
and further, that by the treaty Of 1916, he
had official protection a. citizen Of the United
States.
\ gang Of roughs at Astoria. yesterday,
while enjoying riot, and pillaging the citi-
zens, were dispersed by small force of the
New York police, nearly every one of the
roughs having their heads cracked by the
clubs of the police.