Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-12-10

Judiciary Department by one House o.
Congress, and contrary to the distribution
Of power by the Constitution. He remark
ed that this question was included in the
point ofMr. Goodihg's to the statute, and
was one on the disposition of which the
whole case would turn. The District At
torney remarked that he would like time to
investigate the question, and argument was
then discontinued. -
Government Finances.
The amount of fractional currenGTr re-
ceived at the Treasury Department to-day
amounts to $3.50 lG. Issue OF National
Bank currency for the week ending to-day,
! 1856 672; amount issued 20 date Is $780,
| 8S6,93l, from which Is to be deducted
| $2,073,932 returned and cancelted leaving
a total to date of $207 .Sl2.009. Amount Of
1 fractional currency redeemed during the
week, $394400. =. Disbursements for the
week on account of different departments
War. So 650574; Navy, $5l7,376; Inte-
rior, $56,369; total, $l24,3l9, Amount. of
fractional currency shipped during the
week, $460,362; of which $200000 was sent
to the Assistant Treasurers at Philadelphia
and New York, and the remainder to Ma
tiohal Banks. NV AD''
Internal Revenue receipts to-day, $685.
Clio; to date, $156, ,246,42S! sH aaaE N2V
Huron and Ontario ship Canal.
ToRoNTo, Dec. S.-The President OF the,
Huron and Ontario Ship Canal Co. received
letter from the Chicago Board Of Trade
accepting their invitation and nominating
committee OF seven gentlemen to visit
Toronto niabOut ten days, forsthe purpose
of comforting witlfthe Board of Directors
and merchants as to the best means OF pro-
noting this important enterprise. Gov.
Bross, Chairman of the committee and
President of the Milwaukee Board otTrade,
says ascommltsee will be sent from that
city also. 20
Tho American-Russian Telegraph
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-THE Russian
American Telegraph. Compapy's. steamer
George Wright arrived at9Victoria, Nan-I
oouver's Island, Nov. 30, brings collection
of 30 boxes of animal, vegetable and other
curositits from Russian y america for the
Smithsonian Institute. The company's men
were all well when the Wright left them,
and work was progressing satisfactorily.
Houses and stations were built in Eastern
Siberia, and many thousand poles were
put up. Winter was setting in when the
steamer left.m The Russians behaved
kindly, and the EsquilnauX and Lichente
tribes were friendly. Everything was
ready for prosecuting the work vigorously
next spring. t'...lA IT "a
Fires I'm CIeyeIand-ThTee Moro VIC
Tins OF the OF HefineTyG :.
CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 9--Several fires oc-
Cured yesterday, the most important of
which, was the burning of BJDslield d
POOLS pail factory aud drying house. Loss
small and partially covered by insurance.
The residence of l.. G. Russell, on PROSPECT
street, was also burned; loss $4,000; fully
insured .i.' N. N.'Hs'a'. .Nh eTG
Three victims of the explosion at the
oil refinery on Thursday have since died of
their injuries. ''f' Zail :S sog
Crew and Passengers OF the Swanee.
WILMINGPoN,= Ma c., Dec. 9.--The re-
mainder OF the crew and passengers Of the
steamer Swaneo oswere picked up by the brig
Potomac, and reached Charleston on the
9th. ETETTreF-T 59EN,T .Y'rf,7cT
steamer Explosion.
FoRTREss MONROE Dee. S.z-About three
o'clock this morning, while the, steamer
Thomas Kelso was on her way from Balti
more TO Norfolk with 140 passengers on
board, her steam drum exploded. The fol-
lowing is a complete and correct list OF the
victims of the disaster, as near as can be
obtained at this late, hour: Officers and
crew Of the steamer killed-Chas.i Reider,
Chief Engineer; Vance Wilson, Assistant
Engineer; bI,. W0ldrof Baggage Agent
VIM. Hall, Fireman John Rowan and
three coored tiremen, badly scalded. Pas
sengers badly scalded 5 stephen Hayes,
Mai. Eugene Carter, Sth U. s. Infantry, J..
A. Pangtalle, Mrs. Jas. Southampton, Ed
ward Iaglert, Geo. Rickett, Rev. John l..
Cowling.
...rIpt John III. surraft l,f hd
NEW YORK. Dec. 9-The Herald's Wash |
ingtonIpecial says 1t is expected that John |
Fl. Surratt will make certain ,reyelatioDsl
that will inculpate parties hitherto unsus-
pected. .,r ..,.,.,,s
Mexican News. v47. u |
New YoRK Dec. O.-The Herald's Mata-
moras special says: On Nov. Both General |
Sedgwick demanded of Colonel Canales the
surrender of the city of Matamoras, him
self and troops to remain prisoners of war,
to the United States. Whereupon Canales
EscobadO,' Offering To sSitenler
to him. In concluding his letter Colonel
Canales says: "Aswe are notatwarwith.
that nation-meaning the United sStates-Il 7
consider such an order as the beginning of
it, and in such case Mexico before all.
see fit to place myself under your orders
so that we may defend this place. If YOU
desire to do so, or to do whatever you think I
convenient" AS the ultimate object of the
American commander was to turn the city
over to EscobedO, this was satisfactory to
all parties, Canales will be required to re-
port to Juarez for trial, but it is not proba-
BILE that he will do so. The debts contract
I'd by Canales will be submitted to the Gen
eral Government for their approval. .,.l
Escobado entered and took possession on
the morning of the 1st. The last of the
4 mo yifb, Ira. |
evening" The poptoon bridge has been
taken up from the interior.
/ learn that Oajaca has been surrendered
TO the Liberal forces under Geu. Diaz,
Dispatches from Gen. Trevina at Mela-
basia have been received at Escobado |
camp. He reports advices from San Luis
up to the 25th, which state that the I'm
perial native troops we're coming to the
assistance of that city, and pronounced
that the French were to leave on the 24th,
but that at the request of Mejia they post
poned their departure till the 26th. They
then go together. .ro55 .-f
The Empress regiment had been defeated
1t the BOcas. nN@E esaNrrre 81 r.eHn
Trevinois expected to occupy San Louis
within six or eight days. d y.,ae.oD
Liberal successes were everywhere re-
ported. 0IG IL, # .,tIdG t3NAI Il
General Ortega still remains at Brasos.
NEW YoRK, Deci 9-The Herald's Chi
luahua, ,eorrespopdentof Noysrl2th saysi
The lmperialists are evacuating all their
northern outposts aud it was thought thatI
Hazatlan anu San Luis Potosi would soon
)el rid Ofsutheir- presence. All available =,
liberal forces in that portion of The coun- ]
ry being concentrated for the 6apfhfe ofh
SAN L,iis, and an army of over '35 O00lfnen, II
Escobado's, Treveno's and