Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-05-25
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Salt Lake City Tedette.-ED.]
New YORK. May 11.-Dispatches from the Plains
say Hancocks operations on the Smoky Hill route
have driven the Cheyennes north. They moving
in four war parties. They struck the South Platte
road between Galesburg and Denver night before
last, and burned two ranches The Indian Commits
sioners are in council with the Indians here. Mes
sengers from the North have arrived, and state that
large numbers of Indians desire to in and make
peaee-Red Cloud included. Numerous parties
are the road between here and Fort Phil Kearney.
The Indians say they shall be withdrawn.
Julesburg dispatch says the railroad is progress
ing at the rate of two and a-half miles per day.
jeff Davis was taken to Richmond to-day en- the
habeas corpus, by Gen. Burton and the U. S. Mar
shals. Robert Ould and numerous other visitors
went to Fortress Monroe yesterday, bearing boquets
and other presents for Davis and family The utmost
interest was manifested in Norfolk respecting the
probabilities of the trial and release of President
Davis.
LONDON May 1O-The Peace Conference has agreed
upon the following: First the Territory of Luxem-
bourg to remain in possession of Holland, Grand
Luxembourg Second, the Grand Duchy to be guar
anteed by all the European powers. The Conference
had also agreed that the Fortress should be razed.
Derby stated in Parliament last night that he
sidered the peace of Europe no longer question of
doubt
In the Commons adivision took place on the amend
ment made by Government to the Reform Bill The
amendment was adopted
Hon H. S. Walpole, Home Secretary, has resigned,
and Hon. Gathbone Hardy appointed in his place.
] The death sentence of the convicted Fenian Doran
has been commuted to a long term of imprisonment
Derby officially says the Government will make pub
lie the real history of the recent Fenian uprising
! Napoleon has promised support to the new tele
graph cable line from Brest to Halifax.
CHICAGO, May 1.-THE steamer Mariner cap
tured on the Missouri, 500 miles above Sioux City,
while woodng, by 200 Indians, and all on board men,
women and children, excepting only two men who es-
capped were massacred. The boat was burned.
i NEW YORK, May 11-An additional land district is
made for Idaho Territory the Office to be at Lewis
ton. Other districts made in California and Ne
vada. Instructions have beer prepared for the goy
ernment of these districts to the end of the early de-
velopment of their mineral resources.
The entire police force are ordered duty to-mor-
row, in anticipation of the riot; such event is
hardly probable. Governor Fenton has signed the
NEW YORK, May Notwithstanding the antcipat-
ed riots yesterday it was the quetest Sunday known
for long time.
Gen. Sherman arrived at Leavenworth yesterday,
where he met Gen. Hancock, who had just returned
from the Plains. The two Generals start for Fort
Harker on Monday next to have big talk with the
Kiowas, Comanches, Cheyennes an Arapahoes, who
are represented by their warriors.
! RICHMOND, May l1.-Davis and family are around
town to-day. He occupies rooms in the Spotswood
House, the same as he did in 1861.
ST.. PETERSBURG, May 1.-THE telegraph connect
ing this city witbthe Amoor river is completed.
LONDON, May 1.-THE Globe says the treaty was
signed by all the powers.
4 1t is said Greece buys seven monitors from the
United States.
BERLIN, May 12.-The French Cabinet made salts
factory explanations to Prussia in regard to the
cent warlike preparations in France
NEW YORK, MAY 13.-John Beckwith, of New Or
leans has been elected Episcopal Bishop of Georgia.
/ The South Carolina Radical Convention adjourned
to meet at Columbia, July oath.
The Catholic Bishop Lavaille OF Kentucky died
Saturday.
The President has promised delegation of Boston
Masons that he will attend their celebration, June
OATH if public duties allow him to.
The Supreme Court has dismissed the Georgia re-
construction case,
The Mississippi case has been amended by making
Arkansas party to the complaint. 1t is thought
that the Arkansas Treasury will bring the case
within the jurisdiction Of the Court
The Court confirmed the decision of the U. S. Dis
trct Court of California in the De Haro Portrero case
against the De Haro title Justice Field dissented.
The Mierites predicted that this would be the day
of Judgment. Several merchants, in consequence,
closed their stores and settled their accounts
4 RICHMOND, May 13.-Another riot occurred in the
lower part of the city last night Negroes attempted
to rescue drunken negro from the police. Bricks,
clubs and pistols were used. The company guarding
the Libby Prison called out and captured eight
cen rioters Mounted soldiers patroled the streets
to-day. Squads of police are armed with swords. AL
the churches of the negroes threatened because
the negroes would force themselves into the churches
of the whites large procession OF whites attended
a anegro funeral. There was also an unarmed militia
company, the officers of which carried swords
Judge Underwood and Horace Greeley delivered
short addresses to the negroes at the African church
this evening, urging them against rioting
Gen. Schofeld said that in of riot they would
plant cannon in every street and sweep the rioters
down with grape.
JK. Haywood of Massachusetts was arrested last
night for using ncendiary language, and giving bad
advice to the negroes. He was released on $4,000
ball. There have been apprehensions OF riot all
day.
The Court room was crowded when JEFF. Davis
case came up. The counsel tor Davis, and Chandler
and Eyarts for the Government, were present. Bur
ton made his return the writ OF hG6eas corpus by
producing Davis to the custody of the court. Judge
Underwood complimented General Burton for his
promptness in obeying the laws, and relieved hiM Of
the custody of Davis The Marshal Immediately
served bench warrant on Davis, to answer at Nor
folk under an indictment for treason. O'Connol
spoke of the long imprisonment and feeble health Of
Davis, and asked that he be bailed. No opposition
was offered by the prosecution who fixed the bail al
$780, 600. The Judge stated that half the bail must
be furnished by residents of Virginia Horace Gree
ley was the first bondsman, Augustus ScheIl, Mr.
Jaekman and others came forward, and the sureties
were accepted. There was no demonstration. Davis
went to the Spotswood House. Mrs. Davis held
public LeUee nearly all day. jeff. invisible to the
crowd, but cheerful to the few whom he
All the leading newspapers in the country rep
resented here. Horace Greeley has been closeted
with Underwood.
The N. Y. Tribune does not anticipate riot in
Richmond, but says some Radicals have given the
foolish enough to take.
New ORLEANS, May 13.-The Radicals Mass Meeting
on Saturday night was composed mostly of negroes.
Sheridan removed the Clerk of the District Court
for fraudulently using naturalization tickets.
The Radicals advocating the appointment Of
\ negro policemen
: Gen. Sedgwick is on his way home to be mustered
out He processes to have papers, showing that the
occupation of Matamoras was in obedience to orders
CHICAGO, Nav 13.--The report OF the burning o1
the steamer Mariner by the Indians on the Upper
Missouri River, is discredited here. The boat If
partly owned in Chicago and had several prominent
citizens of that plac among her passengers.
NEW YORK. Nav Ex-senator DOol1ttle has gone tC
Il To