The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-06-05
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WnshingtOn News ana Gossip.

WASHINGTON, June 4.--The removal of
Governor Wells. of Louisiana bv General
Sheridan, and his appointment Of Thomas
j. Duraut, n native of that State. but A
praeticing attorney in this city. has stirred
up lively feeling. The reasons given Nv
Sheridan are as stupid as they are partisan.
The Louisianians here who have been urg-
ing the President to remove Governor
Wells state that he will certainly revoke
General Sheridan's order. They arrive at
this conclusion from conversations had
with Mr.. johnson ON this very question.
The sheridan and Wells parties, whatev-
er may be the merits of their controversy.
does not come within the perview of the
Administration. Nor has General Shpri-
dan, in his report set forth solitary legal
ground for removing Governor Wells, even
II the military commander had the power
to remove State Governor
Nearly all of Sherdan's allegations
against Wells, are for acts antecedent to
the taking effect of the reconstruction
laws. There is not a doubt that the Prcsi-
dent will revoke the order removing Gov
ernor Wells and appointing Durant, and
remit these questions as to the legality or
impropriety of the Governors conduct TO
the people and legal tribunals of Louisiana.
where of right such questions should be
submitted for decision
Mr.. Durant is here, and says he will not
accept the position of Governor except by
the votes of the citizens of Louisiana.
Sheridan also removed the Levee Com
mlssioners, and was foolish aud malicious
and untrdthiul enough to give as his rea-
sons for abolishing the two former Boards.
that the Legislature, last winter, passed an
act continuing the old Levee Board i'm
Office, so that the Sl,000OOO appropriated
might be disbursed by Il Board of rebeli-
Gus antecedents. y.
Contrary TO general fears and those of
the Secretary himself that the Government
revenues would fall off and the public debt
be increased, the reverse Is happy fact
From headquarters It comes. that the pub
lie debt was decreased during the month of
May nearly five million dollars. The re-
ceipts from miscellaneous sources far eX-
ceeded the expectations of Secretary
McCulloch. The unexpected increase oc-
Cured at the latter part Of the MONTH
The receipts from internal revenue also. in
the latter part of the month, were uneX-
peatedly heavy, amounting to two and a
half millions of dollars more than Commits
sioner Rollins had estimated. Some two
weeks ago, the acquisitions from the de-
partments, and especially from the War;
Department, were much less than the Sec
retary of the Treasury had reason to ex-l
pect, from indications about month age.s
A correspondence has iust been completed
OSINCCli DtNuTU anu baron SlOp-
kel, wherein the purchase of the Russian
possessions has been formally acknowl-
edged by both Governments although the
money has not been paid over, and will not
be until an appropriation is made by Con-
gress. d.
The.Dstrict Attorney stated to-day that
he should proceed with Surratt's trial on
Monday, and on the Indictment for murder
The witnesses on both sides will number
nearly hundred.
The Mexican bondholders in New York. |
1t is said, are agitating a proposition to |
send Santa Anna to Mexico, backed by a |
strong force of Yankee volunteers. for the |
purpose of upsetting the Juarez Govern
ment, and organizing Il movement for the |
union of Mexico with the United States.
Advices received by the Government
show that General Sheridan has removed |
all of the police force at Galveston, Texas, |
on account of disloyalty, and that he has |
also organized military commission for |
the trial of civilians and others charged |
with crime.
The monthly report of the Statistical |
Bureau for May shows the imports for four
months ending April 80 to be Sl32 327.SlB,
and for ten months of the fiscal year S3ll-
2J6,t45; domestic exports for four months,
: SlS3SG9,779, and for ten months, $369. 503- |
879, including SIG D., ,9ll cotton exports;
foreign merchandise for foar months, So
l05,OSO, and for ten months, SIG, 20S0i5,