The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-24
WASHINGTON.
Special Dispatches to The EVeninS Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, April "a.
Tha oT


United States Circuit Court of Virginia, which
meets on the first Monday in May at Norfolk,
unless Congress shall in the m eantime pass bill
changing the place Of holding the Court to Rich
mond A proposition of this kind is now being
urged in the House. II is not settled, however,
where Davis will be tried, but whether or not he
shall be tried in the State of Virginia will be
determined upon the arrival OF Chief Justice
Chase, who is expected here this week.
If Judge Chase interpoJe5 no objection, a
charge against Davis for treason will be sub
mltted to the United States Grand Jury to be
convened in Norfolk aud Richmond, as before
suggested.
Trials of Lee, Wise, and Others.
The Attorney General has also been in con-
sultation with Judge Underwood with refer
ence to the trials of Wise, Lee, and some sixty
others who we've indicted for treason in the
United States District Court at Norfolk last
summer. 1t is not likely that the Indictment
against General Lee will be prosecuted at the
May term, if, indeed, the trial shall ever take
place. 1t is proposed TO tly first of the persons
indicted at Norfolk, Henry A. Wise, and in all
probability that will be the only case disposed
of this season IN Virginia, unless it be deter
mined to try Davis, and in that event no effort
will be made to try Wise during the May term.
General Sickles Minister 10 the Hague.
The name of General Daniel f. Sickles was
sent to the Senate to-day as Minister to the
Hague.
Prize Payments.
Payments on the lists of the prize Herald cap.
tured by the United States steamer 81. La1rcace
and of the prize Josephine, captured by the
United States steamer Ha.erds, have already
commenced, and certificates will be ready to
issue to claimants in about two weekG
Report on the Pacific Railroad.
The Pacific Railroad Committee have prepared
their report, guaranteeing Government aid to
the Northern Pacific route, and will submit the
same to session Of the House tomorrow even
ing, specially convened for that purpose by vote
to-day. The friends of the measure are very
sanguine OF its final adoption.
The Status of Ihe Southern States.
1t is believed that the President will soon
issue another proclamation in regard to the
status of the Southern States including Texas,
and stating explicitly that martial law is at an
end and the witt of habeas corpus restored.
Border sIOvemeBts.
General Meade has authority to call for all the
troops he desires in order to preserve the peace
on the Canadian frontier. The Government is
said to be in full possession now of all the Sc
crets of the Fenians, including the place of de-
posit OF all their arms and munitions of war,
and these will be at once seized. Sir Frederick
Bruce has been promised that the Government
will break the whole thing up now without fur
ther trifIng with it, and with this assurance the
British Minister is greatly comforted.
Commodore Rodgers aud the Valparaiso
BOmbard m6nt.
1oJ rJo hut t1,o
Government from Commodore Rodgers, Com.
mandng the United States squadron in the har-
Dor of Valparaiso, to the effect that he in Goa
junction with the British Admiral, have pro-
tested against the bombardment of that city by
the Spanish feet, and that they have insisted
that ample time shall be given for the removal
of neutral property, and the women and chill
dren, and that if this demand should be refused,
they should resist the bombardment with force.
The Commodore has the double-turreted moni
tor Monddaock, and five other war ships with
him, a force amply sufficient to make him mas.
ter of the situation.
residential Nominations.
The President, yesterday, nominated to the
Senate A. b. Sloanaker, civilian, to be Collector
of the First Internal Revenue District of Penn
| sylvania, vice Colonel j, H. TaggaIt, brave
| soldier of the late war, removed. Per contra,
General Samuel F. Carey, the temperance IL
turer, has been appointed Collector of the Sc
cond Ohio District, VICE r. M. S. Taylor, re.
moved. Mr. Taylor was supported by the Ohio
| delegation; General Carey, by his brother-in-
| law Stilwell. of the Executive Committee of the
Washington Johnson Club. Josiah P. HeItrich
| is appointed to be Collector of the Eleventh In-
ternal Revenue District of Pennsylvania r.
| Clark to be Assessor of Internal Revenue inAthe
| Thirteenth District of Pennsylvania, and Samuel
| McKelyy to be United States Marshal for the
Western District of Pennsylvania, vice Alex@u-
der Murdoch, removed.
Soldiers and Sailors Asylum.
The Board of Managers of the Soldiers and
Sailors National Asylum are called to meet here
again on the 18th proximo to perfect their
organization and act upon the acceptance of the
Point Lookout property as temporary refuge
for the disabled.
An Offer Rejected,
The Naval Committee to whom was referred
the proposition OF the Canton Land Companyiof
Baltimore to grant lands on condition of the
establishment of naval depot thereon, have
decided to reject the offer
EnRIishmen i'm Washington.
The Marquis OF Lorme son of the Duke of
Argyle, the Hon. Arthur STREET., son of Lord
Belper, and Mr.. H. Yates Thompson, who has
recently offered to establish an American Pro
fessorship at one of the European Universities
were on the floor of the Senate yesterday
An Opinion.
It is rumored that the Attorney-General has
given an opinion that the Kansas branch OF the
Pacific Railroad does not require any further