The Portland daily press., 1866-05-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
MAIL ROUTES ESTABLISHED.
OFFICIAL DECREE FROM THE GOV
ERNMENT OF OHILI. ..
pARDoNs. sc.

y- WASHINGTON May o.
Inc PRESIDENT has signed the Cuban tele-
graph BILL He has also approved the bill ex-
| tending the time of completing the eastern di-
vision OF the Union Pacific until June 9th,
| and that extending the time of commencing
the Northern Pacific Railroad two years.
The Post Office Department has contracted
for daily mails from New Orleans to Mobile,
and tri-weeky from New Orleans to Galveston
and 1ndianola.
An official decree from the Government of
Chill declares that neutral vessels which COM
munlcate with the Spanish squadron, or which
furnish it with fuel, provisions, ammunition or
other supplies, will not be permitted to touch
or load in any port OF the Republic.
The Department of State has been officially
informed by the Spanish Government, that
FASH coal, the product of the mines of Chill,
declared contraband by the commander OF the
Spanish squadron in the Pacific, will only be
considered as such in case of its being dispatch
ed from Chilian ports for the enemy's Ships
The President to-day gave audience to the
delegates of the General Conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church, now in session
in Georgetown. North Carolina, Alabama,
Virginia, Maryland and the District only are
represented there Those appointed from 9TH
er Southern States had not means to pay their
expenses to travel hither. The presiding Off
gates severaly to the President, remarking
that they had, by resolution unanimously
adopted, come to pay their respects to him.
he alluded to the fiery ordeal through which
the southern people had passed. He needed
not to remind the President of the difficulties
which enfroned them, and the poverty which
they were now suffering. He prayed that the
blessing of the Almighty might rest.upon the
President and the Lord would give him re-
quisite wisdom and strength to perform his
duties. To this the brethren responded, Amen
The President thanked the delegates sin
cerely for the compliment paid him by this Wis
it. He trusted the prayer they had offered
would be heard and answered by the power to
which it was addressed, and that all the honest
efforts OF the Conference would be crowned
distant when peace and prosperity would be
restored to an undivided country.
The official reports from the Assistant Com
missioner of the Freedmen's Bureau to the
Commissioner, now being received for April,
show continued improvement in the relations
between the white and black races in the
States lately in rebellion. The freedmen seem
to be gaining more correct notion OF their
responsibilities as well as privileges, and where
they conduct themselves inoffensIyely, the
whites are becoming more disposed to treat
them civilly and deal justly with them.
Jacksonville, Ind, is announced as the prin-
cipal depot of the Quartermasters Depart
ment in place of City Point, Va, discontinued.
Captain T. C. Rutherford, A. @. NJ, has been
placed in charge of the depot.
The President ordered warrants of pardon
to be issued to nine persons to-day. Two
from Louisiana; four from Miss; one from
Ga. !; one from Ala, and one from Tenn. ALI
property owners to the amount of $4,000.