Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-12-15
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Congregational Prayer MeetiDg-Whs
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Congressional Prayer Meeting-What
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| WASHINGTON, Dec. 4,-About thirty
Senators ana Representatives met at the
Capitol last night and organized Con-
gressional prayer meeting, with Senator
Foster as President and Representative
Dodge as Secretary. Remarks were made
lby Senators Wilson, Wiley, Foster and
Henderson, and Representatives Patterson,
Dodge, Maynard and Grinnell. The meet
| ings are to be held once week, aud with
out regard TO denominational distinction.
| -. snow. -A ~ Do' '-. p.
There was a slight fall of snow here this
morning.
Inc,ease of Salaries.
A memorial Of all the clerks In Execu-
| tive Departments asking for increase of
salary, was presented in the House to-
day. I..a hHr
The Bounty Bill.
| The House Military committee has under
consideration the bounty bill reported last
session, giving one hundred dollars a year
to every soldier for his term of service,
dcducting local bounty. The law which
was passed, it will be remembered, gave
one hundred dollars to soldiers who had
served over two years, and fifty dollars to
those who bad served under that time.
frnes Riii in Hecetyed -
W1sHINcToN. Dec. 14.-The massage of
the nevro suffrage hill nv the Senate YES
| terdav has cansed no little satisfaction to
the colored people of the district. Ii was
the occasion of fervent devotional exercises
at some OF their religious meetings last
night. The prompt action of the House to-
day in the passage of the bill has given
them additional delight. A number of
WINES ihuIghahG at Tue proceeulnSs' Ialk
OF calling q mass meeting 10 take INTO con-
sldeTatloh the CONDITION OF the dlsCricI III
the future; to be expected from the passage
OF TINS Dill conierrlng pollllcal eqnallty
upon negroes, Wnlle others appear 70 DC en-
ClTely lhuiHerehE upon tne suoyect. an
other p9rtloh Oh tle whites relolce WIN
Ehose VINO are are 10 DC ehCIusCeu WIN Cne
irahchise' Inc passage Oh the 9lll III each
mouse Dy more Ihah tWo-Ihlru maJorlly'
places IL Deyond Veto ... ,h ...
Executive Appointments Referred.
The Senate, for the first time this session,
had Executive sanction this afternoon. and
referred to the appropriate committees, the
various military, naval and civil appoint
ments made by the President durlngrecess
sent by him 10 thaC Dody Ior adVlce anC
consent. NO COMBINATIONS.
Important Dispatches from Mexico
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Gen. EscObadC
has communicated to the Mexican Minis.
ter the following letters, received by him
through special courier. His report il
dated at Matamoras, lst inst.
-M.rcurI1A Nov. 25. 1866.
D Co. nauo aI.ood,, ,vnitton :,
DEAk ON nav nav o.,,I .h
yoe aooSt my NH a,y opet%o'cEo ,a Ts %m~ WV ~
TeleaC u. Vne leSlenemn v, ."I df S, = "a
Po,nsi 'r6e go enomy "S is conrentrating a
FoloSl' Lne eheihy 10 co'iten..%UiIS d
How thev suffered I nave reason to he
lieve that place will fall into our hands be
fore eight days. The troops garrisonin;
the city are deserting and proclaiming fo
. the Republic, and the number OF French
insufficient to hold the city. They hav
no hopes of salvation. You can rest as
sured of the occupation of the Capital G
this State by our forces. The papers an
nounce the flight of MaXimilian and seV
eral defeats sustained by the ImDerialiSt
such as Jalapa PachWla, &c. ......
! lSlgheuI o, ", C RENO,
Ueheral III 0ou'iianu'
MATCHUALA, NOV. 70, 1856.
DEAR SIR: have received this mornln
the following Intelligence from san LII
}. POtosi, which hasten to transmit 10 yot
=, A regiment OF lmperlallsts coming fro
u San Miguel Grande to reinforce this CIT
proclaimed the Republic on the route. III
IS commander OF the regiment OF the Enlpil
after the defeat OF Borncas, joined the In
erals, and only the 0iflcers were ialtntul
. the Emperor. Inc trencn were 10 leaVe Ch