The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-28
LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
Friday Morning. September 28, 1866.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Trial of Jeff. D0vis POST
pOned to a future Day.
T X APPOINTMENTS.
tA 1.IaI .t si'f
So geo NAVAL AFFAIRS ~
Fenian Prisoners Discharged.
~. as 30 si4 70 lta a'--7 IL us iFaGeff
Quarantine Regulations at lHavaMa.
eaaran'inc Regulations at IEnvans

80 =, "a . = WASHINGTON, Sept. q.
The National, Intelligencer says: Samuel
| Tyler of Maryland, one of the counsel for
JET Davis, had an interview with the Attor-
ney General, yesterday, ingregard TO the trial
| of jeff Davis. We have not heard what the
result of the interview was, but suppose it was
in accordance with what we learn from the
best sources of inforination viz: that Judge
Underwood and Chief Justice Chase have
come to the conclusion that in the decision Of
the legislation of the last Congress, the adj
iourned court cannot be held next month, con-
sequently the case Of jeff Davis, with all 9TH
ers, must be postponed to future day.
The Navy Department has received informa-
ton of the arrival of u s. steamer Nebraska,
from TampicO via the Rio Grande and Calves
ton, at Pensacola, on the 2lst. Commander
Cushman reports that American interests
have not suffered by violence from either ofthe
war of the Imperialsts had appeared off Tam
pico or the Rio Grande, and no apprehensions
were felt of a blockade. sf9
The President to-day made the following APP
pointments: Hugh j. Anderson, of Maine,
Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office
Department.; John j. Humphrey of Tennes-
see, agent for the Indians Of the Cherokee
tribe isf '7 - -
Chief Engineer NJ Kellogg of the u s. Ma
Wy has been ordered to superntend the con-
struction of Government buildings at Bridge
water, Mass, " sit- -
The War Department will soon sell six of
the Revenue cutters, in accordance with the
act OF Congress. These were built in a man
ner more suitable for war than for civil SER
vice. There will then remain nineteen reye-
nue. cutters, (steamers) six of which are on the
Lakes, and are sailing cutters. The number
OF the latter will be increased by eight Pro
posals ior the building of which have been in
vited. 5fs.-.5e 80 '"'-' S.
Information has been received to the effect
that no person proved to be native or natu-
rallied citizen of the United States now re-
mains in prison in Dublin, under the act sus-
pending the writ of habeas corpus, Two or
three are still held in custody for want of funds
wherewith toepay their passage from Ireland.
Our Consul at Toronto writes that seven of
the Fenian prisoners who were confined in iail
there, were discharged on the 18th, no evidence
having been found that required their further
detention, The names of those discharged are
Patrick OBrien, John Leman, James Webb
Daniel Folly, Thomas Davis and VIM. Know
land
Our Consul General at Havana writes that
the quarantine is now reduced to FIVE days for
vessels from New Orleans Philadelphia, Balti-
more and New York, and three days for those
coming from the other ports of our Union, pro-
vided they come with clean bills of health, and
that no sickness occurred ON the passage