Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-16
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] rheesitIation In the South t.,


NEw YORK. March, 15.--The aHerald's
special says Information from Richmond
received in this city Tonight represents
thatAGen. Schofield' s. order assuming COM
nland o1s Virginia as military Governor,
gives entire satisfaction. 1t was read in
the House of Delegates and referred, after
considerable debate, to the committee on
| The Senate was actively employedfn in a
political discussion on the Wilson bill.
Senators Oufd, McRae, Wart, Mercer, Rob
inson and iKeene have returned to Rich
mond from Washington, having, as is re-
ported, partially accomplished the passage
of the Wilson bill in the United States Sem
ate, which was the object OF their mission.
Political moYements are in progress all
oversth State of Virginia. Lunemburg,
MeeklenblFg,a fredericksburg, Williams4
burg,'a and other counties have, bysa popu-
lar voice, called a State Convention under
the Sherman bins7ah g9a -l"s 's,,,I ,g a. -
Agentleman from Georgia informs me
the terms of the Sherman bill under the
propositions of ex.Gov. Brown. 10
! / am in receipt Of Information from
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Mis- issippt, Louisiana, Florida Alabama,
Arkansas and Texas as well as Virginia,
that the negro vote will undoubtedly be
on the rebel side under this bill, and also,
tucky and Tennessee, where the rebel ele-
rpent is stronger thansin any other States
The Benfan Res0IhtiOns "a the House.
The Tribuue'si special says: The House
committtee on Eorelgn4Affairs have not yet
reached conclusion on the Feniau SYM
phthy yTeselubie D. butt it SiS 6pfobabIe' they
will report something of the kindEcA dele
CATION of Fenians was before them yester-
! day. :, 80 "a
wiirrvoasfSFgshe CSISiadoo BiiiiAi iiiiiA
1t is stated that al the ne W Senat tors will
vote for The Colorado admission bill. which
will make more ban the necessary two
thirds to pass It over a veto. -,- l-a7'ls-
The Louisiana marshalship.
There are seven candidates for the
Louisiana Marshalship. the most prominent
being General Heron. The rebel General
Kirby Smith is also a candidate. e--7- -
Death OF General BentOn
The sudden death of General Benton
I Collector of Internal Revenue in New Or
ieens, was announced by telegraph yester
3H Trial of Surratt.
Isl. The Worlds special says: There is
prospect that the trial of John III. Surrat
will not commence next week, as was ex
pected, but that it will be postponed unit
q the June term of the District Grimina
2 Court. ,''.'-A '''
The Treasury Investigs tIOn.
The Herald's special says, concerning the
investigation into the affairs of the Treas
: ury Department, that the Department pro-
8 nounce the reports of over-issues of cur
rency and bonds unfounded in truth. Or
the other hand, a boy jtestifies that he as
sisted the foreman in the printing bureau
in burning large quantity of paper used
in printing some ofzthe currency; that
there is large quantity of duplicate cou-
pons on hand, which have been redeemed
by the Treasury, and that some seventy
:, thousand dollars in fractional currency has
been issued which has not been regularly
paid for. Mr.. Covode is duly impressed
with the belief that there has been very
: large OVer-issues.