Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-09-07

,foppage Of the sale of Government horses
md mules at several points in the North and
West
r.. NJ. t. HUNTERS CASE
Mrs. r. NJ T.. Hunter was escorted to the
White House this morning by Secretary Sew
ard, and through his influence obtained
private interview with the President relative
10 the release of her husband, who is desirous
of leaving the country forever.
PLEA OF A. H. STEPHENS.
Z Ex-Governor Joe Brown and A. FL. Ste
phens' brother-in-law, succeeded in obtaining
an audience with the President. The object
of their visit was to obtain the release from
confinement Of the rebel Vice President
The President listened attentively to what
they had to say, and after they were through,
politely informed them that he had not yet
decided on the matter, and when he did de-
eide he would let them know.
WHAT JEFF. DAVIS THINKS. |
An officer on Gen. Grants staff, who re-
Gently had an interview with the rebel ex-
President, says that Jeff. is furious in his de-
nunciations Of Hunter and Stephens, whom
he accuses of deliberately betraying the
Southern cause into the hands of the Yankees.
"Had those two men," said JEFF, represent
ing as they did the weakened conservative
sentiment in the South, stood firm, the South
ern cause would have triumphed." JEFF. ap-
pears to be perfectly indifferent to his fate,
but still does not think the punishment for
his crime will be visited upon him. He told
the officer that he had less care upon his
mind now, and felt easier than he did when
he.was President Of the Confederacy, n
HEAVY SMUGGLING
The Government has received information
that large quantities of drugs, cigars, silks
and other articles, on which there are high
duties, have recently been smuggled to the
Canada border A large force Of detectives
have been organized to operate upon new
base, and they are already on the track of a
number of the suspected parties. 1t is esti-
mated that at least five million dollars worth
ofgoods have been smuggled across the border
within the past four months.
| THE INDIAN EXPEDITION.
Fort Laramie, Aug 25.-Advices from
Gen. Connor's Powder river expedition, are
to August 2lst. On the 10th detachment
of his Pawnee scouts discovered, pursued and
killed all of war party of Cheyennes num-
bering twenty-four, which was returning from
the mail road with scalps and plunder. There
was no loss on our side. We captured twenty
nine horses and mules, a quantity of white
women's and children's clothing, and two in
fantry coats issued at Laramie last spring to
the Indians, who subsequently killed Capt.
Fouls and four soldiers of the 7th Iowa Cav
airy; also number of letters and papers adj
dressed to members of the 7th Michigan Reg.
iment now on duty on the mail road, which
shows that they were directly from the mail
line.
On the Goth the scouts killed one of the
principal chief, Of the Chcyennes. On the
|2lst Capt. Marshall, of the 1lth Ohio Cavalry
ran into band and killed two and captured
twenty horses and mules, together with seve
raj packs of plunder which had evidently
came into their possession recently. There
was no loss on our side The Indians are al
moving north with great rapdity for theil
villages. Gen. Connor left Powder river or
the I'D moving north, concentrating his Col
umns' VINO are ready and eager to meet them
MURDER AND ROBBERY.
Burlington, Vt, Aug. 2S.-Mrs. E. Girls
void, wealthy old lady, who resides in tn
western part of Williston, Vt, about sevent
= miles from this city, was found in her bari
brhally murdered Her husband was absen
at the time The perpetrator of the deed i
r as yet unknown. A large amount of none
q was in the house, which is missing.
f WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-We learn author
J, tatively that the Governments financial cor
Il dition is easy, and that the Secretary of tn
n Treasury will be enabled to meet all demand
S with the means at his command.
It No statement of the public debt will b
S made on the lst of September, nor will ther
|, be statement, hereafter, oltener than one
n in two months; so that the next statement {
T the public debt will appear on the LIST of o.
IS tober ensuing.
1t Investigations Just closed show that shar
d crs have swindled soldiers terriblyin discoun
G, ing their claims; one of them alone mu
is have made forty thousand dollars.
S. GREAT BANK ROBBERY.
Iy Cleveland, o., Aug 29-The Wellingto
TO National Bank, Wellington, Ohio, was robbie
is last night of from $40, 900 to 100000 in Go
b. crnment bonds, all special deposit III
ID property of the bank was not touched
le arrests.
:: FROM MEXICO AND TEXAS.
-. 20 New York, Aug. 29.-The Tribune's Brown
a, AZ vile, Texas, correspondent of Aug. 5, say
W This evening Senior Robles, Mexican Mi
We no lister of Public Works. came over the river {
IL H. visit, and was received by Gen. Steele, wi
~ ~ gave his distinguished visitora quiet dinner
~ y Miler's Hotel.
u, Among the guests were Gems Weitzel al
4 Draper After pleasant repast, at whit
Il, u, friendly sentiments were exchanged, the pf
w. w. ty broke up, Scnor Robcs recrossing the rive
y Senior Romero and Gen. Ortega are said
a. a. be on their way here, and are looked for d,
vi y, ly. The visit of these two distinguished Ii
~, od erals seems to point to something about to
e. eu done on the Rio Grande. All quietalong t
bo river ut present
.s ~ The Herald's Vera Cruz correspondent
ei od the 18th says: On the Goth of last month t
Io Io town of Gongolica declared itself in favor
oo "n the Republic. 1t is the chief town of one
~ ~ the most populous districts of Vera Cruz,
~, ,;e This district lies adjacent to Orizaba, and {
u's tends to the foot of the Sierra Madre, viii
ho slopes to the coast south of this place,
~ nf whole section as far as Labusco being de-
I'd ID ted to the Republican cause, and command
nv nv by Gen. Garcia Five hundred men, arm
~ with good rifles, are maintaining the int
N~ pendence of Gongolica, which is too diffic
h. Of access to be easily conquered. A force
n two hundred Austrians, who recently march
A from Orizaba with the intention of whippi
In the insurrectionists, fell into an ambush
the road, and we're forced to take to tiig