Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-05-25
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FROM WASHINGTON,
A General EurOpea N War Hnevifa-

| "AsHlNGTON, may 24-DlspatcheS were
| received ut the Department of State by the
last steamer Wl,irh arrived at New York
| IRON Europe, from our Ministers to London
ana Paris. Indications were that general
war was inevitable. The English ministry
would do all in its power to avoid it, but Il
Is believed that Napoleon was contributing
to it and adding fuelto the flame, rendering
IL pretty certain that there was no hope OF
avoiding 1t. 1t appears from last adyices
Jlat Austria has determined not to send any
more troops at present to Mexico to supply
the places of soldiers who are to be With
drawn. The representations of our Minis
ters, it Is said, opened the eyes of Francis
Joseph. 10
Quarantine Regulations.
The House Commerce committee to-day
reported the Senate amendments to House
Dill Tor q, uniform system of Quarantine
against cholera. Letters from Boards of
llealth 10 the committee urge immediate
action In the matter, so that necessary
measures can be adopted at once.
Trial of Col. PauIding.
The Military Commission who have been
engaged for some days in making prelim-
mary examination into the conduct of
Lieut. Colonel Paulding, after a full and
IhOrOuRh hearing Ofthe facts, are of opinion
That he ought 10 be tried by a military
court for disObedience of orders,in placing
Government funds in the Merchants Ma
tional Bank, and have accordingly sent
their finding to the Secretary of War, who
VIII probably convene court at once for
his trial.
Hardware Makers. Look 10 Your
Interests.
The American hardware manufacturers
should Immediately forward to this city the
information necessary to the framing of the
Iarl1 Dlll, to make it sufficiently protective
OF their interests. Strange to say. the facts
and figures thus far principally furnished
nave come from the hands of a man who is
an American indeed, but turns out TO be AN
agent OF the Birmingham and Sheffield
manufacturers Our hardware make RS
should hurry up. -,
Treasury Agent Dixon Pardoned.
Special Treasury Agent Dixon. ofMobiIe,
VINO was under sentence of military COM
mission and fined $2j0,O0O, has been dis
charged by the President. IT,
Anew Executive Mansion.
1t is in contemplation to build a new and
costly Executive Mansion, on the hirh
ground east OF the Capitol, and turn the
white House into tire-prOof building for
the State Department. 1t was for that nur-
pose leave was asked to-day to bring in
JOINT resolution directing the proper com
ihiIteeS 10 make reconnaissance for site.
lin Ore from California.
Specimens of tin ore from California were
exhibited at the General Land Office re-
Gently. OF extraordinary richness and puri-
ty. This ore is found about eighty miles
south of Quicksilver mines of California.
and Is 22per cent. pure metal.
Second Lieut.. Joseph A. Sladen, 18th
L. ). lntantry, who has served for several
years on the staff of Major General How
ard has been assigned to duty as private.
secretary to that General. q
The Reconstruction Amendment.
Discussion of the Reconstruction COM
mttee's report in the Senate indicates that
no vote will be taken for a week or ten
days.
Military departments Abolished
and New Ones Created. -,- n
General Order No. 80 from the Adiutant
Generals Office of the War Department,
aboli;hes the military departments of North
and South Carolina, Georgia and AIabam1
by order of the President North. and
South Carolina will hereafter constitute
new department, under Major General
Daniel i. SicklcS with headquarters at Co.
lumbia, ). &. The States OF Georgia ana
Alabama will be new departments, under
Brevet Maj. Gen. G. II. Woods, with head
quarters al Macon, Ga.
Mrs. Davis in WashingtOn-For.
eign Dispatches.
Washington specials to evening papers
say: Mrs. jefferson Davis arrived there
this morning, seeking an interview with
the PRESIDENT respecting her hu, band
Foreign dispatches received at the State
Department, are unfavOrable for the pre-
serVatiun of the peace of Europe. A wari is
regarded as imminent and the mercantile
aud financial classes are Strengthening
themselves for the strain upon their re-
sources.
The Senate will either reject the Recon-
strucilon amendments cr overload them
with clauses that will create an issue with
the House and postpone action during the
present Congress.
Secretary Harlan did not speak. He sent
a letter, in which he referred to his position
in the past, as shown in his public speeches.
and said he could not change that position
without betraying the confidence reposed
in him. His opinions being, therefore, so
lully known, he did not deem it worth
while to reiterate them.
b AttOrney-General Speed also sent a let
ter saying he had not time to prepare fit