Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1866-01-05
General News.

| There is another conflict of authority be-
tween the civil and military authorities in
East Tennessee. Some months ago party Of
soldiers killed a guerilla, named Thornhill
They were tried by court-martial for the
offence, and acquitted. They were, however,
subsequently indicted before the Circuit Court
Of Jefferson county, and were arrested and
remanded TO prison. A military force sent by
Major General Thomas TO release the prisoners
from the hands of the Sheriff and his posse
was itself captured and imprisoned. General
Stoneman then sent force of two hundred
men TO release the prisoners and arrest all
those who had resisted the order of General
| Thomas. If this last order is executed, it will
include the Judge Of the Circuit Court, the
Sheriff, and many of the citizens of cambridge,
who turned out at the call OF the latter. Al
the last advices the military had taken posses
sion Of cambridge
The Washington correspondent Of the
| Philadelphia Ledger states that the Emperor
Napo leon has offered TO withdraw the French
troops from Mexico within a given time, on
condition that the government Of .he United
/ ~
in regard to the Mexican Empire. This pledge,
we are told, has been given, the government
being committed, in its diplomatic correspon-
dence to recognize the Empire whenever it is
shown that the Mexican people have accepted
the new order of things The New York
EOening Post also states that our government
has agreed to prevent any interference in
Mexican affairs whilst Macmillan remains in
that country, either by citizens of the United
States or any other persons on American
soil.
Governor James L. Orr, of South Caro-
lima, the executive chosen by the people ofth
State at their recent election, has issued his
proclamation announcing his assumption Of
the duties of Office, by permission of the Presi-
dent, ane instructing the citizens in regard to
the Commonwealth present status He in
forms them that, though civil government is
restored, the habeas corpus still remains sus-
pended in the State, and the military power
is therefore paramount in all matters of which
it has special supervision, among which is the
adjudication of all controversies in which the
the blacks and whites both some good advice,
telling the former that on their own sobriety,
industry, honesty and good behavior alone
must they now depend for happiness, and
eounselng towards them on the part of the
latter, kindness, humanity and justice.
"A suit was commenced yesterday in the
Supreme Court at New York against Sec
rotary Stanton, by Joseph II. Maddox, for
false imprisonment Mr.. Maddox, it appears
under the authority of the Secretary of the
Treasury, during Mr.. Lincon's Administra-
tion-was it Chase 2-pnrchaseG in 1864 large
quantities of tobacco in Richmond, which
tobacco was destroyed by the Federal forces
at Fredericksburg. Maddox himself was ar
rested, and was kept in the Old Capitol prison
till President johnson came into Office Mad
dox now claims one hundred thousand dollars
damages. The defence Of Stanton is that
Maddox was guilty Of a violation Of the
articles of war in trading with the enemy,
and, moreover, that the arrest was made not
by his, Stanton's, order, but by the Provost
Marshal
The Secretary of the Treasury, in con-
formity to an act of congress recently passed
on the subject, has issued instructions to the
officers of customs, and the agents of the
United States in foreign countries, prohibiting
the iHQortation Of every species of cattle from
abroadssduring the prevalence Of the Rinderp-
est or cattle disease, which has proved so fatal
in England, and is said to be also more or less
destructive throughout Europe.
One of the Washington correspondents of
New York paper intimates that the govern
ment has been plundered by dishonest officials
of the Treasury department of cotton and
stores valued at over one hundred millions of
dollars.