Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-09-11
Latest News by Telegraph.
Dates to sept. 4.


Cincinnati, between Mike McCool and Aaron
Jones was won easily by McCool in twenty
FIVE minutes. He forced the fighting all the
way Jones had two ribs broken, and his
forehead crushed in.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-An advertisement
appears in the Intelligencer to day desiring the
purchase of Confederate bonds.
The impression is entertained that trouble
in Maryland is impending. The military COM
panies are organizing and drilling rapidly.
The Star has information that Sckles in
tends to retire from the army and commence
the practice of law in New York
The st. Louis Democrat suggests meeting
of the loyal Governors, in view of the condi-
ton of affairs at Washington, to consult in re-
gard to the situation; it also suggests military
consultation of officers
Secretary Browning is much weaker. His
physicians have forbidden visitors
CHICAGO, Sept The Tribune says the
President refuses to print Grants and Stanton's
letter. Sickles' and Grants correspondence
will appear tomorrow The friends of the
Presidentsay the document will destroy Sickles
in the eyes of all law-abiding people.
Nine regular surgeons died of the yellow
fever and cholera in the west and south within
month.
The Times Omaha special says Spotted Tails
banG of Sioux, numbering 1000 have gone to-
wards the Smoky Hill, and will probably strike
the southern branch of the Pacific railroad
soon. Hostile tribes around Fort Phil Kear-
ney, led by three of the greatest and most war
like chiefs living, mean war to the DEATH
The Times Washington special says, Candy
left Washington to assume the new command
Senator Cameron is constant visitor at the
War Department. He ayows himself for i'm
parchment
The returns from Internal Revenue show a
falling off in the last two months of $l5,00C 000
compared with the same period last year
Letters from Grant to Hancock and others,
written some time ago, show that the Indians
are bent on war and had no honest intention of
keeping peace with the settlers. The Indians
ordered the soldiers to stop cutting wood and
made various threats that evinced determi-
nation not to permit the construction of the
railroad. HancOck's testimony before the In
dian Commissioners express decided opinion
that serious war exists, and if the troops are
removed, not a white man could remain in
Colorado. The great highways to the Pacific
would be closed The Indians are amply pro-
vided with the best modern weapons, and even
use field glasses.
New YORK, Sept "A WorN special says,
Notwithstanding Grants habitual recticence,
an officer who has daily intercourse with him,
says he expresses himself privately against un
qualified negro suffrage. Leading Radicals
corrOborate this fact, and declare they won't
take him for President unless he comes out
square on this question.
The Treasury Department issued warrant
of $4,317 900 in coiE, to pay the interest on
10-40's to September 1st
The Department received dispatch from
Galveston, that the yellow fever there was fa-
tai beyond precedent Of 26 officers con-
nected with the Custom House, only three are
fit for duty. The remainder are sick or dead
The forthcoming amnesty will pardon all ex-
cept those guilty Of piracy and cruelty to Fed
eral soldiers, and restore all civil rights save
those taken away by Congress.
| The British Government is willing to submit
the Alabama claims to commission, with the
claims of British subjects against the United
States in the late war, all together.
An order to release all the Fenian arms
seized in June, 1866, has issued from Wash
ington.
The nt-Stanton-Sickles-P Pope-Sheridan-
Johnson correspondence rlmors continue, and
are very contradictory.
A Conservative meeting at Columbus, Ga,
was addressed by colored speakers. The res
olutions demand enfranchisement Of all whites
and declare the right of negroes to hold Office,
| A demonstration was made by the Radical
blacks at night to mob the colored speakers.
The negroes and Radicals in st. Louis pro-
pose to give Sheridan reception. Candy has
gone to relieve Sickles.
News from Europe announces the close OF
the Canadian war. The Sultan has issued a
general amnesty to all insurgents.
+! France has given Prussia renewed assurances
of Peace.
Garibaldi threatens to move on Rome with
| 5000 men.
The Reform measure is to be pressed in
England before the next Parliament
CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-Ihe Times special says
the amnesty proclamation was again censld-
cred by the Cabinet to-day; the President be-
ing urged to make the amnesty universal. He
has not decided to do so, though it is probable
he will yield. 1t has been granted that pardon
will be extended to the following classes; all
civil or diplomatic agents of the rebel govern
ment; all absentees from the country for the
purpose of aiding the rebellion; all who left
/ Judicial or Congressional stations to partici-
pate in the rebellion all Governors of rebel
States; all who took the oath of amnesty pre-
/ scribed by the proclamation of Dec. '65; all
military and naval officers below the rank of
Lieut. Gen. Such q variance of opinion ex-
lists among the Cabinet that these classes may
be changed Perhaps universal amnesty will
be granted.
It Is stated that the investigating committee
into the Treasury Bureaus discovered defal-
cation in one Department of several thousand
dollars by clerk The investigation has not
concluded and the guilty party is not arrested.
] Grant did NOT attend the Cabinet meeting to-