Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-12
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FROM WASHINGTON.
The Indiann Coneplrncy Cnre.

washington special says: In the Supreme
Court MIR. Stansberry, of Ohio, and Attor-
ney General Speed, closed arguments or
behalf of the Government in the Indiana
conspiracy case. David Dudley Field, Oi
New York, will speak on Monday for the
petitioners.
DIssR IISIied.
The 18th Connecticut, retained in service
at Savannah, claim their term OF enlistment
to have been more than fulfilled, and great
irritation among officers and men results
The 3Sth Illinois Is In the same predica-
ment.
PersOnaI-Discharg
Generals Custar and Fremont arrived in
Washington yesterday.
=, Forty clerks were discharged from the
treasury department yesterday.
Political Affairs In Texas.
General Custar gives rather gloomy ac-
count Of political affairs in Texas. There
is little If any loyalty outside our lines, and
II our troops were Withdrawn there would
be none anywhere. Greenbacks are but
seldom acknowledged to have any value,
and gold and silver are the circulating me-
dium. In many places greenbacks will not
buy food or fuel. The idea that they will
ever be paid is but seldom entertained
Matters are daily growing worse.
More Testimony.
On the return of Senator Howard anoth-
er installment of testimony will be ready
for publication, among which is that of
several rebel generals.
General Lee.
General Lee says he never took an oath
to support the Confederacy, that he always
purposely avoided it.
The Treasury Department yesterday re-
ceived telegram from Chicago, announc-
ing the death of Mr.. Luther Havens, Col
lector of that port. His successor has not
yet been appointed.
Claim for Damages from Mary.
land.
The Times Washington special says -
Hon. F. Thomas, of Maryland, is preparing
to make claim before Congress on behalf
of that State for damages on account OF
burning of two bridges on the route from
Washington to Frederick, destroyed by Or
der OF Lew. Wallace at the battle of the
MonOcacy, inJuly, 1864. Gen. Wallace, in
response to inquiries from Mr.. Thomas,
says he ordered the burning of the bridges
to retard Early's march upon Washington,
by depriving him of facilities for crossing
the stream, and that Early was thus de-
tanned thrty-six hours. A second object
ed to guard the bridges, the overpowering
numbers of Early's troops making it inn
pOItant to concentrate the Federal forces to
hold the rebels in check.
The Bankrupt bill.
The further consideration of the bank
ruptcy bill will be resumed in the House on
Wednesday or Thursday next. The friends
of the bill have confidence in its passage,
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fore opposed the bill having signiied their
intention of supportingit.
A bill 10 Restore Con Iiscn ted Prop
erIy in the South.
The Worlds Washington special says:-
The House judiciary committee yesterday
authorized their chairman to report an i'm
pOrtant bill to restore possession of the
lands cOntiscated by the authorities of the
States lately in rebellion. 1t provides that
in all cases where any loyal citizen of the
United States has been dispossessed of any
lands or tenements belonging to him or her,
within any of the States, by any order, pro-
ceeding or decree of those States, on the
ground of his or her adherence to the
Union or his or her absence or failure to
give support to said States, it shall be the
duty of the President, or the commanding
officer of the military forces stationed with
in the particular State or distr ct, by an
order setting forth all the facts in the case,
to restore to the person or persons so ag-
grieved the possession and rights which
they have been unjustly deprived of and
to protect them in such rights.
The Freedmen Not 10 he Suddenly
DispOssessed.
WASHINGTON, March hl0.--President John
son has assured George L. Downing, Chair.
man of the Concord delegation, at present
in this city, sent here by cOlored people OF
States North and South, that no sudden
change will take place effecting the Occu-
pancy of the lands to which General Sher-
man gave the freedmen a possessOry title.
The President suggested that the freedmen
should continue to cultivate said lands
Mr.. Downing has received letters from
South Carolina from the parties interested,
telling him of their fears that they might
be suddenly removed from the lands they
were cultivating-fears which arose on re-
ceipt of news of the veto OF the Freedmen's
Bureau bill. When the fact was presented
to the President he gave the above assur-
ance.
The Mexican LOnn.
NEW YORK, March l0-A Washington
special says: Robert Dale Owen publishes
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ing the published statement that he is urg-
ing Congress to indorse the Mexican loan.
He says he agreed to act with another gen.
tleman as counsel for the Republic of Mex
leo, irrespective of private interests. The
other gentleman referred to is supposed to
be exGov. Andrew, OF Mass. 1t is stated
the Imperial Government of Mexico has
just paid the New York s. Vera Cruz S. S.
Line $4,000 in gold, being a portion SUBJ
sidy granted by Maximilian for the encOur-
agement of the commerce of the Empire.
The Fenians.
The Express says it has excellent author
ity for stating that several conferences have
taken place between Secretary Seward and
Secretary Bruce, the British Minister at
Washington, upon the subject of the Fe-
nian movement. The latter has been assur-
ed that no violation of the neutrality laws
will be permitted. Should events demon
strate its necessity, proclamation will be
promptly Issued on the first attempt to vio-
late the neutrality laws, assuring all en-
gagged of the consequences.
Over two hundred carcasses Of dogs and
old veal were seized by the Sanitary police
in the Washington market yesterday, and
about fifty to-day.