The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-03-03
From. Was1sss,gton. III

l w ASHlNdION. MdlCu
The argument i'm the Massachusetts liquor
cases before the Supreme Court is concluded,
| and the Court has them now under advise
| ment.
On Monday the Gourtwil take up the ca
ses of MulIigan and Bowles of Indiana, which
involve the constitutionality of military tri-
bunals to try civil cases. Mr.. Butler and Mr..
Stansbury of Ohio viii assist the Attorney
General, and Judge Black and Others appear
for the petitioners.
| The Gomez case was before the Court to-
day. It involves the title to valuable and ex-
| tensive mines in California. .Nr Or,
| In the contested election case of Dodge vs.
| Brooks the arguments before the Committee
| on Elections have been concluded, but the
| Co1nmittee had not yet given decision in
| the case. Ell Fl V n " gt =
All parties making deposits to the credit of
| the Treasury,s,On account of the internal rev.
enue, from whatever source, are notified that
the correctness of their accounts depends lip-
on their transmitting the original certificate
OF deposite to, the Secretary Of the Treasury
and duplicate to the Commissioner of inter
nal revenue ~, ,,,,,.-.. X. ....., ..G,
~, A large meeting was held tonight to hear
something about the Fenian movement
There Were several speakers, among them
Captain Nc Cafferty, said to be confidential
messenger from the Head Centre, Stephens,
1.-THE Fenians in America. He gave glow
ing account of Fenian prospects. The Feni-'
Gil after the meeting to hear important state
ments that could not be niadeipublic. Iaa o
as 1t is computed from official data that since
the last annual report OF the Secretary OF the
Treasury in October last, he has reduced the
public debt S29,000,000o and paid 2900O,OOO
currency interest and $30,000,O00 coin inter
est. In addition to this he has paid the cur,
rent expenses Of the Government and large
amount of acquisitions from the War and Ma
Wy Departments. La brief, the public debt has
been reduced S29,0O0O00 dollars, while there
are in the Treasury over $47,50O,000 in coin
and currency more than the first named debt.
This reduction of the public debt is entirely
in short date obligations and legal tender
notes. " i.'54.l - '''e' I'''- Ola nsn"NS az -
The bill directing the Secretary of the Ma
Wy to detail steamer I'd accompany the Rus
sian Telegraph Expedition, having been signed
by the President, is now a law. 49,
. sa3, oS-l44fia - II 10 H5HS
eai Escitencntt among the Fenians.
r tASss'a's ess BosroN, March 2.
The Fenian circles throughout New Eng
land are greatly aroused by a stirring appeal
promulgated by Messrs. ,Tobin and Sennotts
Chiefs Of the order in, Boston, and meetings
are being held i'll all places where the brother
hood have organizations ''al q NsA ~ ~
80. ~ j New HAVEN, Mar. 2.
IA rousing Fenian meeting was held this
evening in answer to the call of President
O'Mahoney. Numerous addresses were made
and several hundred dollars invested in Irish
bonds. A dispatch was received from Presi-
dent O'Mahoney, stating that there was fair
prospect that Irish nationality would soon be
recognized by the United States and France.
3 I'LL New York. Mar. 2.
na. Col. Roberts, one of the Presidents of the
Fenian brotherhood, issues an appeal to the
members of the Order. He says !: 2 England
Is seeking to crush out the rebellion before it
is well begun, by filling her jails with patriots,
and asks if Irishnen in America will stand idly.
by? Come forward to fight the common foe
in the only way in which military aid can
reach them. Not a moment is to be lost
Your prompt assistance Nillenable us to take
the field within a few. days.. Let men who,
will fight report to- Gen. Sweeney who can
contribute, send stheir money at once. to these
headquarters, for which they viii receive Irish
National bonds, s.s,sasgW .s.ss ! xssS ~