The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-12
4ailp Monntaineer,
Epitome of Telegraphic News.
TcoMprLED FROM THE oREaoMAN.l
DATES TO NOVEMBER 8.
Atlantic News.

news.
Washington, Nov. 1.-THE National IntelH-
gencer, in noticing visitto the President yes
terday of delegation of ladies from Balt-
more, md the presentation of a petition nu-
merously signed, seeking the clemency of the
Executive in behalf OF jeff. Davis, says the
interview was protracted one, and of a most
agreeable character. The fair petitioners left |
the city carrying with them a most pleasure
BILE impression of the President. He reg et-
ted that the national character of the question |
restrained all private sympathy which they |
might awaken. He made the important state
meut that complete arrangements had been
made for the early legal trial of Davis ac'
cording TO the laws of the land.
Mlwaukie, Nov. Returns from seventeen
precincts, including the principal cities, gives
Fairchild, (Uuion) for Governor, ,6S7 ma
jority. The result OF the vote upon negro
suffrage is doubtful. The vote for the exten-
sion of suffrage in seventeen precincts is 500
behind the ticket.
n.New Fork, Nov. The Times says General
Longstreet, while in this city, declared that
the rebellion would have succeeded if it had
not been for the incapacity of jeff Davis,
whose intermeddlng destroyed all their
bopes, aud that on several occasions be pre-
vented the rebels from taking Washington
aud making it their base of offensive opera
tions.
New York, Nov. e.-John Mitchell arrived
in this city yesterday, took the oath of Amer
lean citizenship, obtained passports, and said
he was not going to London.
New York, Nov. 8-Pardon applications are
on the increase. Four hundred were received
yesterday from Georgia. and two hundred
from North Carolina.
Nt,o York, Nov. 8-The New York Herald
e i,t,
message to the Florida Reconstruction Con-
vention. Gov. Marvin does not think it would
be wise to confer the privilege of voting on
negroes. He believes Congress will not COM
maud it as au indispensable primary to the ad-
mission of Representatives, but urges upon
the Convention, as O. matter of plain justice
rs we'll as wisdom, that laws for the most
complete protection of Freedmen's g civil rights
be passed, and that their testimony be recelv.
ed iu' the courts. Without these, he says, the
colored people will have no safeguard against
the imposition of cruel or dishonest employ
ers with them. He thinks the emaucipatet
people will be generally contented, industri
Gus and enterprising even in the absence of th'
exercise of the ballot. He also recommend
that the Convection declare the secession or
dinance not repealed but ruled void. H
favors the adoption by the Legislature of tn
amendment prohibiting slavery.
Foreign News.
Hatfa1, Nov. Lord Palmerston wa
buried at Westminster Abbey on the 9th
The Queen and Cabinet were present. Par
lament and the Diplomatic body were ais
largely represented. Immense crowds throng
ed the streets through which the funeru
procession passed.
The Morning Post is apparently going int
opposition. 1t says: "The feeling of tn
country toward Earl Russell's ministry wi
be one of total apathy. The country wi
see little to praise or condemn. 1t will
no easy matter to reconstruct his governmer
in the House of Commons, but he must ce
tainly introduce some fresh element to r.
strain the majority"
The Aduertiser thinks it will be impossb
for Gladstone to work the House of Common
successfully without more help than usual.
The Herald says: {" If Russell should NAL
any Radical move, Conservatives certain
will lose no opportunityto to checkmate him
The Archbishop of Paris was visiting Il
cholera hospitals.
A council of Ministers was held on the 26t