The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-04-23
BY TELEGRAPH.
washington News and Gossip

wAsHINGToN, April 22.-The statements
that an expedition of exploration TO Rus
sinn America Is being organized at the
State Department are premature and erro-
neous.
Attorney General Stanbery is preparing
instructions for officers commanding milf
tary districts on the action of state Lcgis-
latures the disiranchisemeut of rebels, and
other matters connected with the Military
bill.
The Administration has received no Off
cial information that General sheridan has
a purpose in removing the Chief of Police
at New Orleans, and it is not believed in
official circles that sheridan would attempt
the removal.
Its already shown that Sheridan would
have committed great error IL he had re-
moved Governor ThrockmortOn, as lie
threatened at first. Throckmorton is hear
tily cooperating i'm the execution Of the
reconstruction laws.
The Surgeon General issued q circular
with instructions that In view Of the pos
sIble prevalence of cholera during the ap-
preaching summer, every eudeaVor VIII be
made by the medical officers to prevent the
introduction of cholera from infected COM
mands or its conveyance from point to
point, by u quarantine of observation on
all detuChmeut5 OF recruits or troops
1t can be stated upon good authority that
the Government has no intention OflOllow-
ing the suggestion of Senator coles rcSO-
luton to offer mediation for the settlement
of the Luxembourg controversy between
France and Prussia, nor to interfere In any
quarrcls between European powers in
affairs affecting the nations and territories
Of Europe.
Secretary Seward left tonight for Au-
burn. New y orL, taking with him his short
hand writer. Not few think the pilgrim
agc one for specch-making, according to
his previous custom, at his place of resi-
dCnCc.
The law officer of the State Department
holds that, by the Tenure Office act, the
Office of Consul at Havana, which Is ut n
liNcd salary Of six thousand dollars in gold,
Is abolished. The President is of the opin-
ion that it can be filled by n deputy or
special consular agent.
The President, to-day, finally decided to
visit Raleigh. North Carolina, on the 4th of
May to be present mt the erection Of the
monument over his fathers grave. He will
| be accompanied by his family and u mcm-
Der of the Cabinet.
The Criminal Court Of this district have
| fixed upon June as the time for the trial of
| Surratt Attorney General Stanbery will
| prosecute the case, assisted by the District
| Attorney for this district.
The Postmaster General. under the net of
! 1861. can put special agents of the Depart
mcnt in charge OF all vacant postoGices
but there are not enough agents. Tic iaw
also gives such agents supervisory power
over all the postOtiiccs. Where there are
no agents he has decided TO abolish the oill-
ccs. The people, therefore, in those locali-
| ties where there are no agents, will readily
! understand the effects Of being deprived o
post 7 facilities by the malignant legisla
la i.i- Jacobin Congress.
..uHlH" Morton, of Indiana, in his ad
dress 30 the negroes in Washington, said
| The great example of Congress In making
universal suffrage the rule in all the South
crn States must now be followed by all tn,
Northern States" Senator sumner an
nounccd the same doctrine before the Con
necticut election. How do the Radicals
like the response?
The offices Of Surveyor of Customs a
Michigan City, Ind, and Toowcy, ILL.,, wcr,
I not filled. and by law become extinct
Letters are pouring in from soldiers in al
parts of Ohio to the Ohio Agency here, de
nouncug those members of the Legislature
who urged the oblitcration Of the agency
and asking the agent how To- avoid the cN
orbtaut charges Of claim agents for inlor
nation.
Reports. wholly reliable, represent TIM
famine at the South as terrible. In middle
Georgia. the last supply Of corn will be eN
hausted in about six weeks. People hav
walked twenty miles for peck of corr
meal, Deaths have already occurred from
actual starvation.
The receipts OF Internal Revenue TO-DAY
were $50i,4