The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-01-18
THURSDAY, JANUARY 1s, 1866.
The News.


part of last week in Washington, anxious
ly inquiring into the political situation,
and seeking to measure the probability of
the rumored breach between the Prosi-
dent and Congress touching Southern
restoration or reconstruction, and we be-
lieve most of our readers will share the
satisfaction with which We announce our
conclusion that there need be, and proba-
bly, will be, none. What maladroit, or
malignant, or tale bearing iptermeddlers
may achieve, we cannot foretell; but we
are confident that there is no necessary
incompatibiiity between the views and
purposes of Congress and those of the
President, and no desire-at least, no pre-
ponderant desire-on either hand, to
create such incompatibility. And we feel
sure that frank, friendly conferences be-
tween the Capitol and the White House
will speedily and almost certainly remove
any obstacles which may seem to exist to
a cordial and thorough cooperation"
The President on Wednesday sent
Message to the Senate, in reply to the in
quiry of that body why Jefferson Davis
is confined and why he is not brought to
trial. The Message covers reports from
the Secretary of War and the Attorney
General, and does not otherwise respond
to the Senate resolution except by refer
ring to the annual Message of the Presi-
dent The Secretary of War explains
that Jefferson Davis is held on charges
of treason, of melting the assassination
of Abraham Lincoln, and of starving
Union prisoners of war that the Presi-
dent desired to have him first tried for
treason, aud that the Attorney General
advised Virginia as the most proper place
for such trial, but that the Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court declines to hold a
court within the limits of that circuit.
The Attorney General states the substance
of the opinion heretofore given by him to
the President, and there the matter is
left.
ADvIcEs received at the Department
o. State from United States consuls in
European ports, indicate that the Asiatic
cholera, which at one time threatened to
scourge the whole country, has subsidized
to a great degree. But few deaths have
been reported within the last two months.
Our consul at Havre, under Gate of De-
cember 18th, referring to this subject,
says that since the date of his last dis
patch in reference to the cholera at that
port, there had occurred eight cases OF
cholera and fonr deaths among the very
poor and destitute classes. No reports
are published and no panic or excitement
exists there, nor have there been any
cases among emigrarts.
THE Standing Committees for both
Houses of our State Legislature have
been announced. In the Senate, Mr..
Lowry is Chairman of the Committee on
Federal Relations, and in the House, Mr..
Quay is Chairman of tho Committee on
Ways and Means. Hon. Harry White,
Senator from this district, is Chairman of
the Committee on Military Affairs, and
member of the Committees on Judiciary
local, Estates and Escheats, and Election
Districts. In the House, Hon. Cyrus i.
pe1shing, Representative from this Coun-
~, is member of the Committees on Ju-
dietary General, New Counties and County
Seats. and Divorces
CANDIDATES for Gubernatorial honors
in this State are not scarce. Among
others spoken of for the position are Gen.
Geary, John Covode, John Cessna, Fran
cis Jor6on, II. G. johnson, of Crawford
county; Ketchum, of Luzerne; John
Scott, of Huntingdon Harry White, OF
Indiana; Tom Williams, of Allegheny
A. X. Mcclure, and host of others.
There will certainly be abundant material
from which to choose good man.
GOVERNOR CURTIN has written home
that ne intended setting sail from Cuba
for New York op the 18th inst, so that
he will probably arrive at the State Capt.
tai by the 2Oth He returns Tlth greatly
improved health.
The attempted assassination o. Senator
Wade In his own house, in Washr2%ton
city, startling particulars of which We :"
telegraphed all over the country last week,
turns out to have oeen the freak OF crazy