The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-05-31
BY: TELEGRAPH.
Washington News and Gossip, II1,.


WASHINGTON, May s0.--Geo. II. Hutton,
the only oolored candidate nominated for
City Council by the Republicans, has de-
cllned the nomination, as many cOloreu
voters are dissatisfied with him He de
sired, for the sake of harmony, that a white
man be substituted this done Hutton said
he could never hold seat II elected, as tho
city charter provides that white men only
can hold city offices. .aaL
3. NJ. Clarke, chief of the First Division
National Currency Bureau, Ia letter to
Senator Edmunds, states the amount Of
currency and securities that passed through
his division from Its organization to the
10Th of March last at S8,7b5, ,050 1888 90, OF
which over $4,000, ,OO0, 900 were printed and
entirely finished.
ohlcIalreportstO the Government do not
place much reliance In the stories of an
other Fenion Invasion Of Canada, Leading
Fenians In Washington, however, give full
credit to the statements that an important
movement Is on foot.
The impeachers are In danger of flzzle.
One OF the most prominent members of the
committee has stated that within q day or
two that the evidence thus far adduced did
not warrant a report ia favor of impeach-
ment, and that the conclusion of the com
mittee will not be presented 70 Congress un-
I'll December.
The Maryland Constitutional Convention
has settled the section relating TO slavery,
In the bill of rights, by adopting the fol
lowing:
ARTICLE ~. That slavery shall not be re-
established IN this State, but having been
abolished under the policy aud authority of
the United States, com npensatiOn In consld-
eratlon thereof Is due from the United
States" ..-... ..
Five dollar bills on the National Bank Of
the Republic, New York, altered to TWEEN
ties have made their appearance. .r..
why DAVIS WAS ADMITTED TO BAIL.
An Alexandria paper has an article, un-
derstood to have been Inspired by Judge
Underwood, the last paragraph Of which Is
as follows:
Congress, while war was in progress,
made the crime for which Dayis was in
dicted a ballable Otfense. The Judge WAS
ready for trial. Executive officers of the
court had made due preparations, and ex-
pected It. The prisoner was not only ready,
but anxious for trial, and that he expected
Il Is, think. proved by the fact that when
Mr.. Evarts announced that the Govern
ment was not prepared to prosecute the
prisoner at this term of court, Davis gave
very peteeptfble start, and then sank
back In his chair. Then his release on
lawyers with whom the Judge had
nothing more to do than with those for the
defense, did not object. Suretles for the
amount demanded by them were rendered.
Now what could tile Judge dop What
good man in his place, with the law afore-
said staring him In the face dare. refuse
bailp In the words of Chief Justice Chase,
he could not have done otherwise than be
did. Let the blame, then, rest where IL
beloDgs. What citizen In this free country
will say, when q party ~ charged with a
crime which by the law is bailable, who Is
ready for trial, and has been already
imprisoned two years waiting therefor, the
prosecution not being prepared or willing
TO try him, aud he offers any amount OF
bail demanded, who, repeat, will say bail
should be refused, and he be remanded to
jail TO await the convenience OF his prose-
tori"
| The Secretary of the Interior has con-
cluded IL contract for the survey of a large
| Indian reservation In Kansas ceded TO the
| United States In trust In 1866, comprising
| 20O0,000 acres. 1t will be sold for the benz
eft Of the Indians. f
The registration lists in Washington wers
opened yesterday for corrections. Few
names were stricken of, but some 800 were
added, a majority of whom were negroes
and Republicans. The city election lakes
place Monday.
The Comptroller of the Currency has an
nounced that the notes Of the First National
Bank Of New Orleans will be redeemed on
presentation at the Treasury.
General Brown, of the Freedmen's Blu
reau IN Virginia, has issued a circular in
sJructing his subordinates to see that the
freedmen are made acquainted with their
right to vote.
The Judiciary Committee has called on
the President for the recommendations on
the strength of which he pardoned Gayle,
the man who offered a million dollars for
the assassination of Lincoln.