The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-15
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Washington special says in a previous
dispatch, and stated that there was
good reason to believe, in few days.
that JEFF. Davis would be released on
parole or bail. | received my infOr-
.sesses. excellent facilities for learn
ing the 9 Presid6n s views 9athdD in
intentions ON such subjects. The an
nopncemept created quite a fptter
among the politicians; and several
very influential ones, favorable to the
Presidents restoration policy, ven
tureda TO acall soh him, to Ascertain if
the announcement were well founded.
They urged the President to defer any
action inhthe matter, until after the
fall elections-reminding him that he
was already accused of sympathy with
.Srebels, and abusing the pardoning
power-and assuring him that the re-
lease of the head rebel, at this time,
would be handled with the Radicals,
in the present campaign, with power
full effect, and greatly impair the
chances OF the party now laboringto
4aelect to Office men who would support
his. (the President 81 policy. This /
have on undoubted authority.4V
E The President replied that many
distinguished and loyal gent ntlemen,
from both the North and South, had
appealed to him for the releasesof
Davis, and presented several consid-
@eratious whichsmade a favorable i'm
preston onD his mind why Davis
Should not be held longer in confne-
..4nent, and that he had. said thenssif
from any fault Of the Court and the
proper officers of the Governmeut.
Davis should not be brought to trial
an October, he should not, from any
reason then known. to him, deem; it
'hisduty to hold the prisoner for an
Aother term; but that, In giving the
friends of Davis this assurance, be
: had not anticipated the action of the
Court, and had not appointed any
time for Davis, release in the eEent-Of
his not being tried, He declared he
had from the first desired TO have Da-
svis7tried for TREASON, and had used
such influence and Authority as he
possessed to have the trial take place
at an early day, but if there should
DE further delay in bringing on the
trial he believed that neither the n
terests of the country nor his duty de-
manded that the prisoner should be
longer kept in custody. .z7I1I HtAT1
He also stated that he was unable
to perceive that the release of Davis
on parole, or bail, would furnish
the Radicals with a valuable weap-
on, but that he believed the masses,
if there should be further 1unnec-
.sessaryJ delay in bringing him to
trial. would approveof his being con-
ditionally released 1t is well under
.stoodg an the bestinformed official cir
cles, that Davis will not be- tried at
the October term, so that his release
may be looked for soon after, but not
till aftergthat time. On DIT that Mr.
Reed, one of Davis counsel, had been
authorized by the Attorney General
to say to his client, that the Govern
fnent would direct his immediate re-
lease on condition of his leaving the
country. never to RETURN and that
Davlsaindignantly rejected the offer.
NEW YORK, Sept, 14.-The cholera
has broken out in West Chester Coun
ty, and measures have been taken to
suppress it.
There were seven new cases, and
tive deaths from cholera reported here
yesterday
The report of the Assistant Super
,intendent shows that the cholera is
fast disappearing from Brooklyn; only
one case reported there yesterday.
Further disclosures as to the alleged
frauds perpetrated by the North River
Bank, of Hoboken, came up yesterday
before Judge Sutherland in the Su-
preme Court. j.. Demon and Juan
IL A
Mahan, Christopher v. Hogan and w
w. Smith, to- set aside an alledged
fraudulent sale of property at 278A
West Street, npayment for which GER
tifcates of deposit at the above bank
was offered. On presenting the certi6.
Gates for payment, the true character
of the, institution was ,ascertained
The case came up yesterday on mo
ton to grant an injunction restraining
the defendant from parting with the