The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-06-13
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washington News and G ossip.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-Attorney Gen
eral Stsnbery holds,i in hislofficial opinion,
that Military District Commauders have no
right to remove civil officers without a, tTir
al by military commission, and then only
when they have been found guilty Of im-
peding the enforcement of the Reconstruc-
tlon Act. If this oplniQn y adopted by
the President, Governor Wells and the city
officials Of Ndw orleans and Mobile VIII be
ordered to be tried.
General Pope, In a recent letter to Cen
eral Grant on affairs in Mobile, says from
what he can learn he dofibts If the removal
of the Mayor and Chief of Police has been
most satisfactory to the Union men or re-
spectacle rebelsU r'lifui} i}iH sh' .'.a ... 90
Under instructions to Gen. Thomas. 70
have the alleged outraReS> of BrownlOw's
militia In Tennessee investigated, Gen.
Whipple has alreadyprOceeded in the bus
iness. ..-ff.I .. ua tHUH yi-
In the Court of Claims, Tuesday, opinions
In favor of claimants were rendered in live
cases, some of them of twenty and thirty
years standing, and awarding the claimants
In the aggregate sls4,O0o.
The fishery production of the United
States, according to report ofthe Bureau
of Statistics, for the four months ending
April 80 last, amounted to S2l62,2 ,237, value
ofspermaceti, whale oil and other produce.
or this during the same period, 81, l,l42,6S2
were exported. ' .i
In the Criminal Court. in the Surratt case,
this forenoon, Judge Fisher, in II lengthy
opinion, granted the motion of the United
States District Attorney, and quashed the
array of Jurors. He then discharged the
present Jury and ordered that twenty-six
talismen be summoned in order to select a
new one. ..- ..r. .... .....s..s ..l ~. %.
Rev. Paul Bogley, Missionary to Japan,
China, India, &c, lately addressed note to
Secretary Seward, referring % the ANCIENT,
unrepealed edict making Christianity Il
capital otiiense in Japan, to which Acting
SecretaryyE, W. Seward ON Jpne 4, re-
piled that tho Nsnbject had already been
brought to the attention Of the japanese
Government. ...-.I......
The orders and forms for proceedings In
bankruptcy have been printed, and the
limited number authorized to be stricken
off for the use of the Judges Of the Supreme
Court have been dispatched to them by the
Clerk Of the Court, who has no copies for
general distributions Copies can be OBJ
tained from the various booksellers. 'aa
The best Joke since tho recess was an APP
pleation of COnover, Holt and Stanton's
convicted perjurer, for the court to allow
him q new ttial, on the plea that some OF
the witnesses against him were not truth
Jul. -r L.a.3a1ad1 -I--.... -l-.a.t a.
Ex-Mayor wirhers, of Mobile, received
dispatch from Mobile fortnight stating
that General Swsyne has to-day appointed
colored men aldermen of that city.
| General Casey, Colonel Sitgreaves, aud
| j. b. Stonehouse, Commissioners, are or
\ dered to meet In Columbus, on the lst July
under the act of Congress to reimburse tue
! Stat of Ohio for money expended for the
| United States in enrolling and equipping
the militia, to aid in suppresslng tile rebel
! lion. Commissioners are also TO meet at
Indianapolis, on the 9th. July, for the same
! duty. ,,-,..-.,
General Schoiield's registration ordei
| goes into effect tomorrow The Virginia
| Journals agree tina. every white man, not
! disqualified, will be registered
! "a convention assembled to-day in the
neighboring city.of Alexandria, called by
Virginia farmers, to induce Immigration u
that State. Thespeopleief the eastern por-
tion of the State look upon the movement
as one ofngTeat Importance. sH- asa. .ra %
The city is crowded with strangers on
their way to regale themselves with abru'
tai prize fight near the city tomorrow
between Barney Aaron. and Sam Collyer
An amphitheater holding several thousano
has been constructed, i'm order that the
spectators may see the exhibition, some
of the Diplomatic Corps haye gone Al
intimation has prevailed Tonight that Sen
Sehoheld viii capture the crowd with .
squad of cavalry, s4qyrs 4 !.