The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-04-27

tux TRIAL. OF JEFF. DAVIS.

,suINGroN, April 25.--lt has been sta
tod that the President has instructed the
Attorney General Of the United States to
nrcparc for the arrangement of Jefferson
Davis before the United States Circuit
Court or Virginia, on the charge OF high
treason. This is a mistake. No such in
s,ructions have been given, but there have
been frequent consultations with eminent
legal gentlemen respecting Jefferson Ia
Wis and others implicated in crimes against
the United States, in connection with the
late rebellion, and looking to their triai ~
some FUTURE period, and the subject Is stu
under consideration.
tThc publication of the above in the Sm'
after the appearance in the National me-
pnblicda of the paragraph which we COPIED
Yesterday. would seem To indicate 'ha'
this latter journal is not the Official organ
As usual. we give both sides of the qucS-
t;on-->tating our authority-and leave the
reader to iudgc for himself
ANOTHER DESPATCH To MIN IsTER MOTLEY.
There are rumorS that Mr.. Seward has
addressed another dispatch to Mr.. Motley,
our representative at Vienna, (>incc the
one of 10th instant y inwhicl he takes even
more decided ground than on that occa-
sion. inaSmuch as he threatens to send
back the Austrian Minister here II MS
Government carries ont its determination
to send troops 10 Mexico, while Mr.. Mot
lev, al the same time, will be recalled.
rur POLITICS or THE CALIFORNIA PRESS.
California members of Congress have
lately been figuring closely upon the sen
timrnt of their hardy constituents, aS cN-
pressed i'll the California newspapers
They find that twenty-five of the original
Republican newspapers are firm supporters
Of the Presidents policy twcnty-tour, III.
ending twocolorcd presses, and one which
was secession during the war, support Con
grc>S. All the Democratic presses sup
port the Presidents policy, but OF course
they are left out al the count.
THE RECONSTRUCTION REPORT.
II was understood at the Capitol to-da!
that the Joint Committee on ReconStruc
riou had not agreed upon any report
although ii had been positively asserted
that the Robert Dalc-Owcn plan had beer
agreed to. Mr.. Fc>>cndcn was not present
>t1.
\ BOLD HORSE THIEF.
An unknown man mounted Il horse yes
trrdav which was standing in front Of TIN
War Department, belonging 10 one of tn
Presidents orderlcS, and made of with
al full speed. He was pursued 10y a dc
tachnrnt of cavalry, but made his cScap
: into Virginia over the Aqucdnct bridge.
TUE CoNflSCATIoN ACT To RE TESTED.
In the Supreme Court, the case of Rat
clitlr Is. Malone x Radcliffe, involving tn
.c"t>titutiunality oil the c"nii>cation law
has been up. The bill in the case WI
brought 10y Mrs. Radcliffe to set aside I'll
proceedings under which certain real -
tate held hy Mr.. Radcliffe IN trust Tor hi
wife was comii>catcd and sold. Malone
who purchased at the coniiScatinu sale. pm
in Il demurrer Ia the bill. The judy
states that the questions raised are yer
important. and would require the mos
careful examination; that il would have I
90 M 10 the court in general term in May
and ia order that il might do So, hc woul
give a Cio forluu decree sustaining the dc
murrcr, and reserve his opinion until tn
ease was heard before all the Judges.
WEST VIRGINIA AND NEVADA.
Hon. Il. Is. French, Commissioner {
Public Buildings, notified the House {
Representatives that ne bad obrycd il
>tructi"n~ im causing the c>cutchcom> OF th
young States of West Virginia and Ncvad
to hc painted upon the ceiling of the la
of the House. Natio"0 R.p"bIiUm.
ACTIONS At LAW AGAINST REVENUE OFFICER,
Mr.. Boutwell, yesterday introduced i
the House bill providing for the trau>tr
ct actions, civil or criminal. against rcvc
nue. officers, CT concerning acts done undc
the internal revenue laws, from Stat
Courts 10 the United States Circuit Cour
|. Of the district in which the action
brought. Ii is very full. several section
relating 10 the mod,,S opraoG in the RI
muval from one court to the othcr.-Ib.
GWhv not abolish the States and Stat
Courts at once. ccntraliZc the government
and put all matters into the hands of Ft
drral officers.
THE OLD CAPITOL For SALE.
. The building known as the "Old Capt.
tol,' on First street, Immediately oppoSit