The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-11-01

was ~ the President house last night %
intercede in behalf OF bis client. He Is ap-
prehensive that the Military Commission
have found him guilty OF al the charges,
and is therefore DESTROYS u saving him from
the death penalty. Although III. Schade's
tears NAV be Wei grounded. several days
will probably eiapse before the result Of the
trial Will be promulgated - tie members
Of the court are sNorD ID secrecy. The
findings can only be known through Az Of
fetal source.
FREEDNEN's AFFAIRS.
Intelligence has been received a, the
freedmeu's bureau 10 Washington. that Two
agents OF the bureau. sent ont 20 Be-rys-
vile. from tie garrison a. Winchester. for
the purpose Vi invest eating Tie Affairs OF
the freedmen were driven 0ut OF town oy a
mob. composed Of citizens Of that place.
MANY freedmen, who had contracted with
their former masters for = share OF their
crop now that harvest has been garnered
have been driven away By their employers,
who refuse 10 compensate them for their
labor. Measures WILL be- taken by the bu
reau 10 fully investigate tie condition Of the
freedmen Of thai vicinity, aud 20 see that
ample Justice is done them.
WASHINGTON sEw-.
The Wiz Military Commission have ad-
iourned Iley have made up their finding
and verdict. and forwarded the same 10 tie
President Tor his final action.
Mr. orion yesterday resigned h.s position
"a Commissioner OF Internal Revenue. and
there i little, II any. doubt that he viii be
succeeded by L. A Rollins. now the Depu-
Is Commissioner.
\ number OF eminent Italians, residents
of New York city. on Saturday waited upon
the President and presented 4 petition
from tie Italian Executive Committee al
Milan, for the abolition Of capital punish
meut, in behalf Of mercy u JET. Davis.
The President received the petition with
only the remark, in an accent or surprise,
They plead for JET. Davis"
FINANCLAL MATTERS.
The New York CJn.msrcql SAYS money
affairs continue Ia an unsettled condition.
There IS a general scarcity OF currency, and
some OF the banks complain OF difficulty IN
meeting the demand for Legal tenders There
is still a steady outflow u currency 70 the
South and southwest, which is partially set
OIL Dy the current Increase of the National
ciusivey supplied hy tie private bankers
and brokers The prevailing rate on call
being per cent. The revival IN speculA-
ton IN stocks has Increased The demand for
call loans but there Is 40 difficulty in bor-
rowing on good cOllaterals. There is a gen.
/ eral feelin- OF relief al the repOr, that the
Secretary OF the Treasury has no intention
OF making any further attempt at funding
tho enrrHugV until 4frar tho faasst,sr ~ Eor'-
gress The withdrawal Of $50. O0O. 600 OF
currency has produced stringency which
mas excited general alarm. and il Is every
where conceded that an early repetition OF
such experiments would produce the most
disastrous results. The stock market is
decidedly stronger. Tie leading bear in
Erie haviu~ covered his snOrls IA ILL.,. stv-h
Is now understood 10 he largely long in II,
F his accession 10 the bull side and the con-
f Sequeut rise in Erie. the leading stock, Is
The chiei cause Of The increased frmness.
Prom vikcINA
Richmond papers say that the city coun-
T Gil on Wednesday adopted an ordinance re-
pealing at once all existing ordinances
pertaining ID negro slaves.
An effort IS being male to Induce Gov.
/ PierpOnt 10 convene the recently elected
I Legislature on the l0th OF November
Should this be done it is supposed that
I United States Senators will be elected
Hon. A. H. Stewart, one Of the success
/ ful candidates for Congress, says that the
test oath is broad enough 10 exclude him
from his seat, but that il he violated any
law Of the United States and incurred eve
~ penalty during the rebellion, he has been
exonerated from all consequences by the
general amnesty OF President Lincoln. OF
which he awaited himself an the 4th OF May
last, taking The prescribed oath. and there
fore he will decline 10 take the test oath.
\ juryman, summoned in Richmond on
Wednesday. refused 10 take the oath 10
support the Constitution Of the United
States and the restored government Of Viz
ginia, and was fined 5 by the Judge.
The government OF the United States IS
still furnishing food 10 numbers OF destitute
families ia Richmond. The average amount
Of rations distributed Wednesday being
from 3, 900 TO 1000
The trC ops stationed about Winchester
are being Rapidly Withdrawn
b. J. Harbour, Representative elect FOR
the Third District OF Virginia, is about TO
canvass New Jersey ia behalf Of the Union
ticket.
1t has been officially ascertaned that the
number Of lives sacrificed by starvation
and other crue.ties, at AndersOnville, ex-
ceeds the entire number killed and wOun-
ded in the British army in all the great bat
Ties Of the Peninsu.ar war. and al the bat
tie OF New Orleans.
An Official notice for the establishment OF
the First National Bank of Galveston is
published. The State Constitution express
Is iorbids any one doing banking business
in Texas under heavy penalties.
THE TLNIAN SENATE.
The Fenian Senate is now in session ST