Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-05-25

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IN answer the Norfolk indictment
| O'Connor spoke of Mr., Davis's lona
Imprisonment aud feeble health, ana
asked that he bo bailcl, There be
ing no opposition on tho part ofthc
prosecution, who fixed bail ut SlO0,
600, the Judge announced his read,
mess TO accept the bail, stating al
the Same time that the responsible
ty Of tho delay in bringing Mr., Da,
vis's case into court rested upon thC
Government, and not upon the Dis
trict Attorney. He also said hal
The bail should be given 10y persons
residing in the State of Virginia.
The suretics then came forward
: Horace Greeley, of the New York
Tribune, being among the first, fol
lowed by Schcll, Of New York, Acli,
crman, of Philadelphia, and others
a number Of gentlemen residing in
Virginia offered their names in bail
Mr., Davis was congratulated by sew,
cral of his friends, but there was no
demonstration or noise of any kind,
After giving bail to appear at the
November term Of Court, he was
taken in coach to the Spottswood
Hotel.
WASHINGTON, May 13,-only the
Georgia Injunction Bill was dismis.
sed to day for want of jurisdiction
The Mississippi bill, amended to
cover the Arkansas case of Treasu-
ry seizure, will probably be argued
on Friday.
RICHMOND, May 13.-Jeflerson Da-
Wis and his family went on board
the steamer Niagara tonight at ten
o'clock. She sails for New York
to morrow morning. He goes thence
to Canada.
II was decided to-day by those
having Jefferson Davis in charge,
that he should be conveyed to the
court room as privately y rs possible.
In the hack with him were General
Burton, Dr. Cooper and Maj, McEl
rath, and in the other hack were
Capt. Willare, (who was Union eff
ficer during the late war, and is now
one of the proprietors Of the Spots
wood House,) DR.. McGill and the
Rev. Dir. Minnegerode. On the re-
turn to the hotol, the Rev. DR.. Min
negerode, in company with Mr.. Da-
Wis and family, with few personal
friends, offered up prayer in thank
fulness for the release of his friend,
his restoration to family, and his fu-
ture protection. A large number of
visitors were afterwards received by
him.
The following telegram was re-
ceived by Judge Underwood in tho
courtroom q short time before he
admitted Mr.. Davis to bail
WASHINGTON, May 13.-Judgo
Underwood Beware of Greeley
Remember Libby prison, Anderson
vile and Belle Isle, Fifty millions
are looking on and expect you to do
your duty, while 100000 patriot
graves cry aloud foryour revenge.
Your FRIEND.
Jefferson, Davis on his rclasc, tel
egraphed his brother, j. G. Davis,
in Mississippi, the fact, and inform
ed him he would write from New
York.
Mr.. Davis and wife visited the
grave of their son this evening late,
at Hollywood Cemctry.
New ORLEANS, May 1.-two i'm
portant decisions were rendered in
the Supreme Court of Louisiana
yesterday. In the case of Vain
wright VS.. Bridges, the Court held
that no recovery can be had on notes
given for the purchase of slaves -
In the case of Bower VS.. Shackleford
The court holds, as previously, that
no recovery can be had on notes
based on Confederate money, in
other words, such money is declared
to be illegal, and therefore no con-
sideration, and further, notes signed
before the passage Of the stamp law,
don't require to be stamped, and
may be used as evidence.
The first National Bank of Lou
isiana, has suspended.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-Itis stat
ed that the Attorney Generals con-
struction of the disfranchisemcnt
clauses of the reconstruction act will
not be completed for several days.
All the members of the Cabinet
are in attendance to-day.
LIVERPOOL, May l4.-Cotton con-
tinued active and closed firm. Mid
ding Uplands III to 11g; srles 15,
600 bales.
Manchester advices are favorable.
Goods and yarns are advancing and
active general markets unchanged.
Rock ISLAND, May 14.-Steamer
Lansing exploded eight miles above.
George White, pilot; VIM. Wassen
ger, cook Jas. Tracey, fireman, and
three passengers killed and missing.
A number of persons are badly |
scalded. The boat Immediately |
took fire and is total wreck.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-In the
case of Texas VS.. White, Chiles Hor-
denberg and others to prevent sales
of several hundred thousand dol
lars worth of indemnity bonds,
which it is alleged were illegally OBJ
tanned by the defendants. The case
to be concluded tomorrow.
BALTIMORE, May 14-The Radi-
cal State Convention, half blacks,
assembled to-day. Considerable in
terest manifested but no indications
Of disorder.
MOBILE, May 14-A large num-
Der Of negroes met tonight at the
corner of Government and Royal
streets, to hear Judge Kelly, of
A number Of whites
were also present. Everything was
remarkably quiet until Kelly began
speaking. He began by saying he
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