Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-27

| , WASHINGTON, March 26-The Supreme
! Court of the United States has decided the
Massachusetts liquor case. The court holds
that licenses granted by the United States
under the internal revenue laws for the
wholesale of'liquor held by citizen of
| Massachusetts,, do not.protect him In the
sale, or keeping for sale, of liquors within
said State, in view Of the prohibitoyy laws
of the State of Massachusetts. The Su-
preme Court ailirmsV the decision of the
court below. gfa r T---a ANA
Ll.., Mr. StOcIktOn's Case. r,rla
New YORK, March 26.-A Washington
special says it is understood that motion
will be made in the Senate to-day to re-
consider the vote of last Friday, declaring
the Hon. j. p. Stockton entitled to his seat
as Senator from New Jersey, and that Mr..
SUMMER will make an argument against the
right of Mr.. Stockton to cast vote in the
case. ...
,71s. The EebeI5Army. ! + .ii
New YORK, March 2G.-Lnlormation In
the State Depa. tment shows the entire
rebel strength east OF the Mississippi on the
4th of February, 1865, was 100000, and
west of theMississippi, $4,000 Lees army
was $4,000. HoodlOst 29,500 in the Tennes-
see campaign! Inthe testimony before the
on January 9th, 1864, said the Confedera-
cy,had not troops enough to last till mid
Skinner. By freeing and arming negroes
they might carry on the war year longer.
The sentiment of the army was almost
unanimous for peace. He was willing to
take any position that might be assigned
him, but no human power could save the
cause. The best solution of their difficult
ties was peace on Stephens plan.
Trenty with Indians.
Official proclamation has been. made OF
the ratification Of the treaty between the
United States and the chiefs and head men
of the Mnneeongin band of Dakotah, or
Sioux Indians. These Indians bind them
selves to discontinue for the future all at
taeks upon the persons and property of the
other tribes, unless first assailed by them,
and to use their influence to promote peace
everywhere in the region occupied or fire.
quented by them. The bands agree to with
draw from the routes overland already es-
tablished or hereafter to be established
through their country; and in consideration
of this the United States agree to pay them
$4,000 annually for ten years, for such ar
ticles as the Secretary of the Interior may
decide. q, .r1
Indians Starving.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs has
been informed by letters written from
Forts Randall and Sully, DacOtah, and for
warded by Maj. Gen. Pope, that agreat
number of Indians are arriving at the above
forts almost daily from the country above,
ina starving and destitute condition. They
had actually been forced, by the extremity
of their hunger, to eat their ponies and
dogs, including their offal. Reports also
come in that many more are on the way
down,in similar condition. Some three
hundred lodge at Fort Sully, where the
commanding officer is unable to render
them any assistance, owing to short sup
ply of rations. Gen. Sully says it is we'll
for these Indians to suffer, in order that
they may be convinced OF their own help
lessness and induce them to look up to
Government as their only aid aud protec-
tion. .-...##
Order DismisGng Col. Mason Re
VOl<ed.
On the 22d inst. the President, by special
order, revoked the order dismissing Col.
Rodney Mason, of the 7lst Ohio volunteers,
and he has been regularly mustered out of
service. 1t will be recollected that Col.
Mason surrendered at Clarksyile.
The Loan bill was received by the Senate
to-day from the House, and referred to the
committee on Finance.
There is apparently, a slight improve
ment in Senator Foote's condition since this
morning, though his case is still consider;
ed very critical.
The Cattle Disease.
A communication to the Speaker of the
House from the Commissioner of Agricul-
ture covers an official statement relative to
the cattle plague, received through the State
Department from the Consuls of, Hamburg,
Liverpool and Sheffield. Consul Anderson
writes from Hamburg of his refusal to GER
tify to invoices of hides, and advises the re-
fusal at Custom Houses of all entries OF
hides tallow or bones of cattle. He thinks
a perfect despotism should be exercised
along our sea6oard to prevent the introduce
tion of the disease, and that the great good
nature and buOyant hopetulness of the
American people make them slow to act in
this important matter, and may lead us to
initiate the delay of England, which has
amnnnted almost To recklesSneSs and cans-