Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-16
FROM WASHINGTON
Message from the Presfdent.

WASHINGTON, April 15.-The President
sent message to the Senate, enclosing
communications from the Secretary of the
interior, Attorney General and Secretary
of State. The former has no information
on the subject of the absence of Territorial
officers from their posts. The others say
that such absences have invariably been
under leave previously granted, except in
the case of Alex. Cummings, which was
applied for by telegraph. from Denver, and
granted after he had reached Washington.
The public necessity for such leaves of alb
sence is stated in tables submitted. No
part of the expenses have been charged to
the Government. ~
The Supreme Cont Refuses to Enter
Zoo tain The Mississippi Bill. i5.,,.
The Supreme Court to-day refused to
entertain the Mississippi bill against the
President, but allowed the Georgia bill to
be filed, as the same objection did not ap-
ply to it. orb" .19i7alfU '7jEI sfif at99ifp
The Austrian Mi mister Thanks Secre.
st,+'ii ESQ tary seward. 9ua @A"th3&
The Austrian Minister. Count Wyden-
brack, has warmly thanked the Secretary
of State for the kindness and promptness
with which he acted at the request of the
Austrian Emperor relative to Macmillan.
The Senate Committee ON Indian AT.
fairs 10 go on "A Tramp.
The Senate committee on Indian Affairs
will, after the present session, visit the ter
ritory west of Kansas with view of Sc
lectlng location for the Indians of that
state, and their prompt removal thither.
They expect to leave Lawrence about the
10th of May. This act is in accordance
with a resolution adopted by the Senate.
'.- '-i77@ Case of the PeterhOff. A3H si3
WASHINGTON, April l5-In the Supreme
Court in the case of the Peterhoff, per
tackle, &C.. appellation VS.. the United
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OF the Court, holding that there could be
no, legal blockade of the Rio Grande, that
river being in part neutral, and ordering
the restoration of the ship and all her car
go, except that which was eontraband OF
war, and that which belonged to the own
ers of the contraband portions. The
Court says that the trade between Mata-
moras and London, even with the inten-
tlon OF supplying Texas from the former
place, cannot be declared unlawful, for
the reason that general principles of inter-
national law lead to the conclusion that
neutral trade from neutral blockade
ports, by inland navigation, is law, nor, say
the court, will it be inferred that blockade
of the Rio Grande was intended, that
1t was not. so expressly declared-that river
was as much Mexican as American.
Anniversary of the Death of Presi-
dent Lincoln.
To-day being the anniversary of the
death of President Lincoln the buildings
at the depot of equipment and clothing
were draped in mourning, and flags dis
played at half-mast. Flags at all the pub
lie buildings, at Gen. Grants headquarters,
at the headquarters of the Department of
Washington, and many other places
throughout the city, were at half-mast
during the day. -
:r1a A RuIe of the Supreme COurt.
A rule of the Supreme Court reads as
follow: process issued out of this Court
in any suit. in equity shall be served on
defendant sixty days before the return OF
said process"
The Georgia Bill of Complaint Case.
- To-day the Court ordered subp9nas to
be issued against the defendants in the
Georgia bill of complaint case, as prayed
by the petitioner, The Court will adjourn
in May, and as sixty days are required by
a rule OF the Court, which cannot occur be-
tween now and that time, the return day
must necessarily be at the next regular
term of the Court in December. Further
proceedings in the case, according to the
Interpretation of this rule by legal gentle
men, will therefore be postponed until that
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