Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-01-20

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An unjuundcl tumor prevailed that the
French would return to Chihuahun.
The War Department has Just Ia.
sucl an order assigning u number
Of officers of the Veteran Reserve
Corps To the duty rs assistants Ia
the Commissioners orthc Freedman d
Burcau in Louisiana,
The President yesterday received
the representatives OF four tribes OF
Indians; the Shawuces, Sacs, Fox
and lowas. The President assured
them that the government would
act in good faith and carry out all
It's obligations towards them, at
which they expressed satisfaction.
Hon. Newell Houston and Judge
Trigg, of Tennessee, and Judge
Sharlicy, of Mississippi, arc men,
toned in connection with the va
cant Judgeship, Of the Supreme
Court. The chances are strong in
favor the first named.
1t is considered certain that carly
in the ensuing week the Rcprcscn-
tativcs from Tennessee will be re-
admitted. The President is en-
tremely anxious it sould be dono.
Special Dispatch to Daily Telegraph.
GALVESTON, Jan. Il, 1866.
Tho MORGAN has arrived bringing
papers Of the 18th.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Thc tones
of the debate in Congress were very
Radical. THIS President will very
early give his attention to the TWEEN
ty thousand dollar pardons.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l0.-Thc Re-
construction Committee has kept
their proceedings secret.
Special to the Daily News.
GALVESTON, Jan. ID, 1866.
The Steamship Morgan has arriv-
ed with New Orleans dates to the
18th.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-In res
ponsc to the Scnate's resolution,
asking why Jefferson Davis has not
been tried, the President, to-day,
transmitted a message, enclosing u
letter from Attorney General Speed,
who states that no circuit has been
held in the late rebellious districts
since the termination of hostilitics,
and holds the opinion that late in
surgcnts, awaiting trial, should be
tried only by civil courts when they
are fully and actually restored, and
has thought it proper to advise the
President not to cause criminal pro-
ceedings to be instituted against
Mr.. Davis, or any other insugcnt,
in u State or district in which they
We're not actually present during
the prosecution Of hostilities.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Iowa, made
speech in the House, in favor of ne
gro suffrage in the District Of Co
lumbia; to which Mr.. Bowyer, of
Penn, replied, declaring this to be
the white mans government, and
expressing himself opposed to the
Of the races. Mr.. Schoficld
favored negro equality and suffrage.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Mass, offering bill
providing for a peace establishment
of the army. Mr.. Howe, Of Wis
consin, offered resolution declaring
that the rebel States had forfeited
their rights. He said the President
had no right to restore the States
to the Union.
The Maryland Legislature went
into session on the 10th.
New YORK, Jan. 10.-Cotton dull,
declining ! cent. sales at 49@5O.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 10.-Buyers
demanded a reduction in the price
Of cotton, predicted on the New
York decline but the factors adj
hered to previous rates, on account
Of a better feeling in foreign OK
change. AT the close of the day,
some sales were made at irregular
prices; quotations, ordinary, 5000;
good ordinary, 43@44; low mid
ling, 45@47; middling, 48@49;
Sold sales from 1851 to 1863.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 11.-Rccruit-
ng on the Rio Grande not making
much Roadway. United States sol
1icrs forbidden to enlist in it.
Gen. Early has made out his re-
port of the Virginia campaign,-
The Times publishes it.