The Portland daily press., 1866-12-19

NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
Wednesday Morning, December 10, 1866
@ WASHINGTON.
Opinion of Judge Fisher i'm the
Case Of COnOver.
Re0ppe0ra4sce of Cholera at
.b COasstGntiaeOple.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.
| Proposals called for by the Indian Bureau
for furnishing Indian tribes throughout the
West with goods, &C., have been laid before
the Secretary of the Interior for his approval
A decision is expected in day or two.
In the Board of Aldermen last night, Mr..
Magruder introduced joint resolution pray-
ing Congress to repeal all acts establishing the
present method OF government for the District
OF Columbia, and asking the appointment of
Commissioners and for the consolidation of the
municipalities under them. The matter was
referred to special committee.
To-day, Judge Fisher in the Criminal Court,
gave his opinion on the case of Sandford Con-
sassination of President Lincoln The Judge
overruled the demurrer He discussed the
powers of Congress in taking the testimony of
witnesses, and paid high compliment to the
Judge Advocate, Gen. Holt, whose character
mad been assailed because of his official action
in relation to this case. The counsel for the
prisoner took exception to the ruling of the
Court and prayed for an appeal, which was
granted II that Court sustains Judge Fisher
as is probable, Conover will doubtless be
brought to trial at the next ensuing term of
the Criminal Court for this District Conover
was remanded to Jail. Ht
Our Minister to Hayti, Mr.. Peck, reports an
American brig, lumber laden, ashore near Cane
Haytien. The word Norfolk was on her
stern. Her cargois held by the Government,
Further advices received from Europe in
crease and intensity the interest of the narra-
tive Of the pursuit of Surratt after his escape
from Rome. HsFs s#
An official document shows that in addition
to the cannon and other stores at the several
navy yards and other depots, there are now on
board the vessels of the navy in commission,
1029 cannon OF all calibres with Carriages and
equipments and 1000 rounds of ammunition to
each.
1t appears from the Superintendent of Pub
lie Printing, that the cost for printing, binding
lithographing and engraving ordered by the
two Houses of Congress for the year ending
September 3Oth, 1856, was $1Ol 800, and for the
Executive and Judiciary Departments, $685.
600 for the same period The stock on hand ia
nearly $4,000. sa ggk
Our Minister to Turkey, under date of Nov.
10Th, 1866, says !: Il regret to be obliged to an
nounce the reappearance of cholera at Con-
stantinople. 1t broke out a few days since at
Ortakem, a neighbOring village on the Bos-
phorus, and out of twelve cases reported up to
this date, eight terminated fatally. Four cases
and two deaths have occurred at Arunal on
the Golden Horn, whence it extended itself in
1866 over the whole city.
The Liberals being in undisputed possession
OF Tehuantepec, the Isthmus Transit Compa-
ny have obtained an order from President .Ju-
arez to the local authorities, to extend all facil-
tiles for the immediate commencement and
prosecution of the work on a railroad and tel
egraph line, which it is expected will be finish
ed in two years.
1t is understood that Hon. Francis Thomas
has prepared a bill guaranteeing q Republi-
oan form of Government to MARYLAND, which
he will seon introduce in the House. The
object of reconstruction is to prevent the
southern portion from exercising a prepon-
deratlng influence over the western part of
the State, sa