The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-05-29
BY TELEGRAPH.
washington News and C3ossiL,.


WASHINGTON, May 2S.--The President Is
much displeased with the conduct of Sher-
idan, Pope and Sickles, In political point
Of view, and repudlates their partisan I'M
reference in politics. He is strongly op-
posed 10 the army being used for either or
any political party ; and instructions to this
end viii be sent out by Gen. Grant with the
Attorney-Generars opinion.
The public debt Is Increasing. II goes up
twenty millions this month. In the mean
time the radicals are making war upon n
conquered people, and filchng from the
public treasury, one hundred and fifty mil
lions of dollars year TO keep up the mill
tary despotisn. Are the people satisfied
Has there not been war enough ?--army
expenditures enough2 8HTA
Affairs In Tennessee have assumed a more
| gloomy aspect than ever. The indication
| Is reign of terror to be inaugurated by
| BrownlOw. General Thomas has been con-
suited upon The matter, and in accordance
with the request OF the oppressed people
Of the State. II is expected that he viii be
invested with powerto curb the tyranny of
BrOwnlow and preserve the peace.
The petitioners say that already the
threats Of Browiilow have filled with terror
and alarm the peaceable and law-abiding
citizens. Ne freedom Of opinion Is tolera-
ted but at the risk OF life and limb. They
say the consistent and unfaltering Union
men desire that General Grant shall send a
sufficient Federal force to protect the peo-
Pile from the threatened assaults, &c.
| The President leaves here Sunday morn
| ing for Raleigh, accom- panied by his daugh-
| ter, Mrs. Slower, one OF his secretaries and
one or more servants. No members of the
Cabinet are to be of the party, so far as
known. The party will be absent about a
week. .-.... Y.
The Austrian Munster to-day visited the
State Department to learn il any addition
al news had been received concerning the
fate Of Maxlmilian. He denied the truth OF
the recent dispatch from Vienna over the
Atlantic telegraph to the effect that he had
been instructed to open negotiations with
the President Of the Mexican Republic for
the purpose Of saving MaXimilian's life.
Notwithstanding that large amount of
distilled spirits is being placed In bond, and
that the income tax for 1867 has not been
paid, the internal revenue receipts have
largely increased during the past week.
Yesterday they were nearly quarter of a
million dollars, and to-day they reached as
high rs half q million.
The eN-rebel privatecrsman j. N. Mofiit,
arrived i'm town to-day, and has applied to
the President for pardon.
Those members of Congress who are anN-
ious for n session in July, declare that it is
rendered necessary by the opinion of At
chisiug clauses of the Reconstruction Act.
Neither the State nor the Navy Depart
ment has received any proposition from
Russia for purchasing our irOn-clads.
The Printing Bureau of the Treasury
| Department at Washington has, since it be-
gan operations, printed currency and Gov
ernment securities, representing in the ag-
| gregate 4 value of SO, 755, ,056, ,74f %.
| In Washington there Is much speculation
| about the probable fate of MaXimilan, and
! the general beliefs that he will be shot,
although Secretary Seward Is hopeful of a
more humane treatment.
The business of the japanese Commits
sioners has finally come to light. They
have. after considerable negotiation with
the President and Mr.. Seward, become pur-
chasers of the iron. clad ran. Stonewall, for
which they are to pay four hundred thou
sand dollars In currency. This includes
the vessel and armament, and we are to put
her in first class order. She is now laying
ut the Navy Yard in this city.
| Geo. M. Holton, n colored man, has been
nominated for Councilman by the Repub-
licans of the Fourth Ward of Washington.
EX-rebel Gen. Joe Johnston, now living
in Baltimore, was over here and at the
Treasury Department this afternoon.
There is n report here that Mr.. Greeley
has written a letter to John Z. Breckin-
ridge. advising him to return to this conn
| try and do what he can toward furthering
sound and honorable reconstruction, and
mott what Is, or Will be said about his
| course,