Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-11
Sunday Nights Report.

The Fenian Excitement Unabated. 4
NEW YORK, March 10.-'phe Fenian ex-
citement is unabated. Numerous dona-
tions have been accepted, but owing to
lOwneSs of funds, hundreds who offered to
volunteer were refused. ter.
Enthusiastic Meeting of Irish Amerfl
I can Officers. rod
An enthusiastic meeting of Irish Ameri-
can officers was held at Masonic Hall last
night. b.. .t~.it -f... r-. .'T-s
Members of the Brotherhood in WASH
ingtOn and elsewhere are also moving in
the matter OF aiding the men at the front.
Sailed.
Nineteen steamships sailed from New
York yesterday for Europe, West India,
Central American and coast wise ports.
From WashIngtOn.
Washington specials state Gen. Grant
had an Interview with the President yes
terday, when it is supposed the question of
military appointments under the Recon-
struction bill South was thoroughly dis
cussed. Gen. Grant is believed to have
completed set of instructions approving
the bill with Secretary Stanton and to have
submitted them to the President. ..-
Senator Wilson's bill has been approved
by the Judiciary committees of both Houses
and will probably pass. 5..l
A prominent person has received positive
information from three Southern States
| that they will Immediately proceed to or
ganlZe State Governments under the Mil
itary bill, and it is now confidently assert
ed that all the Southern States are to be
reorganized under the provisions and be
admitted to their former relations by the
first of January. -r ,.-
Declined to Yield them Up.
George Tucker, Republican candidate at
the late mayoralty election in Alexandria,
called Friday morning on Mayor Latham,
who was declared elected by the Judges,
and books of the office. Latham declined
to yield them up. q foa
Deaths from Starvation. '9 "-it
Further accounts from Alabama and
Georgia represent the destitution greater
than heretofore stated. Deaths are report
ed from starvation in Alabama, while a
leading paper in Georgia estimates the total
number starving there at $4,000. 3
Speeches in Favor of RecOnstructiOn.
Gov. Morton in a speech last night tC
serenaders, spoke in favor of the Military
Reconstruction bill. He hoped the Presi.
dent would execute the law in its letter
and spirit. The South would make great
mistake if they refused to abide by this
law. There might be delays in reconstruc.
tiOn but he anticipated that in two year:
the South would be admitted to all its rights
and we may soon hope to see the restora
ton of peaceful and fraternal feelings
everywhere.
Speaker Culfax being called for, indorset
what the Senator said about reconstruction
Congress had opened door to restore tht
Southern States to their civil and politica
power, but Congress had said to them
- You shall come back clothed in new robe
of liberty and Justice. You shall be led by
the faithful men, the Unionists whom yol
despised in your fancied triumph of a mis-
cradle confederacy,"' and the friends wh'
listened to him would say as the countr,
would say: ''ThOse who love tho flag shall
rule the country"
Negroes Must Vote.
y A special New Orleans telegram to tn
Herald says: The Louisiana House of Rep
resentatives concurred i'll the Senate reso,
luton appointing committee to protes
against the Reconstruction bill of Mr.. Sher
man. The charges preferred against Gov
U Wells in the House, for usurpation in is
I suing his proclamation declaring qualifica
tions of voters in the State in accordance
with the Reconstruction bill, in all proba-
bility will cause hissimpeachment. 49,.
Mayor Monroe, the Lieutenant Governo
and others had an interview with Genera
Sheridan regarding the rights of the negr
to vote at elections, when they were in
formed that if negroes did not vote the elee
ly passed in the House postponing the pro
posed election. ~ -.rg a... -.
-.F From Europe. -
NEW YORK, March 10.-The steame
America from Southampton, 9th ult., ha
arrived. '
In the House of Lords on the 25th ult
the Earl of Derby moved the second read
ing of the bill to continue the suspension
of the habeas corpus in Ireland. ~
L N.,,-lD H. Jtal
the bill, which he considered fully justifie,
by recent events, and commented strongly
on the conduct of the Fenian leaders in tn
United States, especially deprecating tn
interference of the American Government
in relation to the trials of the Fenian in
vaders in Canada.
!; The Earl of Derby gave explanations ol
the part OF the Attorney General, and prom
ised that the correspondence relative to tn
paragraph in the American President
message concerning the Fenian trials il
Canada should be laid before Parliament
The bill was then read a second time.
Two Irish Americans were arrested ol
board vessel from Cardiff at Cork. Bot
were recently at Chester. s. .r...
The new French Press law is ,eXpecte
to be greatly modified. The Polish con
fiscated property will be sold at publ
auction in December, ..ss
Advices from China state that the rebel
threaten Kankow. .Er- ....
, A Corfu telegram of February 21 state
on Greek authority that 5000 Turks wer
defeated on the 18th and 14Gh in the western
! portion of Crete, losing two guns and man
2 prisoners. The OttOmans were also beate
on the 11th and 18th in another part of tn
island. Fresh massacres are reported b.
Turks. Tf4.s -. -ssts -..'
Gable News.
DUBLIN, March l0.-The band of Fenian
which was previously reported to hav
t taken possession of the barracks at Kiltol
in Kildare, have been dispersed by troop;
The insurgents made an attack on the bar
racks at Mound Milk, at the foot of Sliev
bloom mountain, and were repulsed. Tw
of the attacking party were shot.
The rebels are said to have assembled t
the number of 5000 in the neighborhoo
of Abenlois AbbeylaiX, Queens county
Troops have been sent out to dispers
f them. .. ..-. ... E......
PARIS, March 10.-The Moniteur state
that by this time all French troops mus
have left Mexico, and that the departure O
the Emperor MaXimilian from Vera Cru
was to havetsken place on the Sth March
FLORENCE, March 10-An attempt wa
made to assassinate the King of Italy, nea
Milan, which failed. .s..-
:. ATHENS. March 10.-A terrible earth
quake has taken place in island Mytelene
All the habitations are in ruins, and hun
dreds of lives have been lost.