The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-03-23
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| Miscellaneous.
LONDON, March 6.-Dispatches from
the East report that the Christians Of
Thessalia, entered into negotiations will
the Turks, for the purpose of securing
their religious independence.
Russia has sent $4,000 to aid the Chris
tians in Crete.
Intelligence has been received from ia.
pan that the Tycoon has requested an in.
terview with the ambassadors from the
United States and other powers.
Artemus Ward, the humorist, died al
Southampton on the 9th of March.
The Paris press attributes the omission
Of all mention Of the exposition in the
Emperor speech to his dissatisfaction with
the whole arrangement, and his expecta.
ton that it will turn oat TO be gigantic
failure. Tho General public manifest
but little interest in it.
PARIS, March S.-Emile de Girardin hae
been fined 5000 francs, in correctional
court, for violation of the law Of the press
He has appealed the case.
LIVERPOOL, March 6.-Dispatches have
been received by the Government, stating
that an attack was made By force of Fe.
mans on Castle Martyr yesterday. They
were repulsed. One of the attacking
force, who was supposed to be an Ameri.
can officer, was shot.
WAsHIsoToN, March 9.-The Senate
is disposed to remain in session till the
expiration Of the 20 days allotted to the
President under the tenure Of Office bill
to send in nominations, and then adjourn
till October or perhaps December. A
corresponding seutimeuti is growing in the
House. The only danger Of the defeat
Of this is that if the longer adjournment
is postponed, a greater amount of new
business will be inaugurated, and it vii
be more difficult to fix time Of adjourn
melt.
The Tribune's special correspondent
says the impeachment committee have ex
amined large number Of witnesses to a.
certain whether there is an organized con
spiracy on the part Of the people to resis
the attempt Of Congress to impeach the
President. No evidence on this point ha,
been elected.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-On Motion
of Conness the documents on file in relation
TO the reciprocity treaty between this Gov
ernmcut and the Hawaiian Islands were
referred TO the Committee on Foreign Af
| fairs
Mr. Henderson, from the Committee or
Indian Affairs, called up the Honse bill
to appropriate twenty thousand dollars tc
pay the expenses of the Indian Commits
sioners.
Mr. Trnmbull reported resolution ap
propriating one million dollars for the re
lief of the destitute people of the South
west, of any aud all classes, to be expen
ded under the snperintendence of tkt
Commissioners of the Freedmen's Bureau
in supplies of food. Mr.. Trumbull said
that General Howard called on the Judi
ciary Committee this forenoon and testified
that unless something of the kind wa
done there would be total starvation
among the disloyal portion of the Depart
ment of the South. After debate the res
olution passed.
LONDON. March 9-The funeral of Ar
temus Ward took place to-day His re
mains were buried in Kensal Green, an,
were followed to the grave by grea
number of friends.
LONDON, March 9-Evening.-It i
stated that the leading powers of Europ,
have united in urging upon the Ottoman
Government immediate enforcement of tn,
provisions of the treaty 1856 and tn
granting of liberal concessions to th,
Christian subjects.
France TO the Untted States.
The French Minister, under date o
Paris, February 18th, writes to Secretar,
Seward expressing much good feeling to
wards the United States The followin,
is the translation of the dispatch relatin,
to Mexico: 1--WE need not recur at thi
time to the necessity which led us to un
dertake the expedition to Mexico. W
sought redress for grievances of every de
scription and for injustice from which on
people had suffered for years, and anima
ted by that generous sentiment which wi
always induce France to render her inter
vention useful when she shall be led t
carry her arms into q foreign country
We did not refuse terms by which o.
Interests would have proftted, but i
lending cooperation to the work of gov
ernment, the Emperor had assigned before
had limits to its sacrifices, and the Empel
or had fixed the end of the present year a
the extreme time of our military occups
ton. The evacuation was to have bee
in detachnaents, the first leaving in th
month of November, 1866, the second i
March, 1867, and the third in November
! 1867. These arrangements were confol
mable to our previous intention. Real
ons arising out of new circumstances dt
termined the Emperor to substitute fo
partial evacuation at various times, th
simultaneous transportion home of tn
whole of the corps d'armee in the sprin
: of the present year. These measures ar
now in course of execution. In the mont
of March next the troops will have lei
Mexico. Far from desiring to free itse
!? from the engagements which it has cor
? tracted on its own account, and which
has publicly announced, the Governmer
of the Emperor will hasten their fulfil
ment.
New York, March 15.-The Tribune
: correspondent, writing from Dublir
! March I'd, says government detective
+ are securing the mountains and searchin
0 every house in Kerry District. Soone
or later they viii discover every man col
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