The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-06-06
BY TELEGRAPH.
WashlnRton News and CiossIn.
Especial TO the Cincinnati Enquirer
REIGN OF TERROR IN TENNESSEE.

REIGN OF TERROR IN TENNESSEE.
WASHINGTON, June 6.--Advices from
Tennessee indicate that the State militia
are creating terror among the people Of
Mludie tennessee, by oppression, unwar-
rantable searches aud arrests, and. la some
instances, murder OF citizens. Several
cases of murder are named, In one Of which
q man was dragged from his house and
killed, In the most brutal manner, In the
presence Of his wife. The body was then
carried to the woods by the murderers, who
sent message to the family that they
could have the body 4 they chose TO 20
after IL.
These outrages are alleged to have been
committed by the State militia, and the
terror-strlckened citizens of Tennessee
petition the Federal Government for pro-
lection for life and property. They say if
speedy relief from these outrages be not
granted, they will be compelled to abandon
their homes and seek safety In adjoining
States.
| Several instances are given of dcstruc-
ton OF property and sacking of homes of
peaceable citizens by bands of the militia.
GENERAL NEWS MATTERS.
Governor Wells has Published letter
| addressed to the President protesting
against his removal; and an address to
General Sheridan, in which he says there
Is not n word of truth in the charge that he
was impeding the execution of the law of
Congress.
1t seems that the President pardoned
Gayle, the Alabamian who offered large
reward for the assassination of johnson
and Seward, ut the request of Alabama
State officials and some United States Ar
my officials.
The Treasury Department Is prepared to
redeem United States Compound Interest
notes as they shall severally matureiby
payment Of principal and interest thereon,
TO date of maturity on their presentation
to the Treasurer OF the Assistant Treasurers
at New York, Philadelphia or Boston,
The official copy of Sheridan's order re-
moving Governor Wells, has not vet
reached Washington. The Attorney GEN
eral has set to work with renewed vigor In
examining the question of the legal power
of commanders of districts to remove civil
officers. 1t Is understood that his opinion
at present Is decidedly against the legality
of such removals.
A mass of detailed reports to the Indian
Bureau seem to coincide in the opinion
that an Indian war is inevitable, and the
War Department Is making arrangements
for forwarding arms, &c.
ExMayor Withers, of Mobile, has had
an interview with Attorney General Stan
berry, relative to his displacement by Gen
eral Pope, and is assured that it is not re-
facts have come before him.
A special from New Orleans says that |
registration returns have been received |
from twenty eight parishes of Louisiana,
including the four districts of New Or |
leans. The colored voters have u majority |
In every parish but two.
The Republican Congressional Commit |
tee are about to send additional speakers
throughout the South, among them In |
Langston, the Ohio colored lawyer.
The japanese Commissioners have left |
Washington for New York and Boston.
The chief Commissioner leaves on the
steamer of the llth inst, for San Francisco, |
to take the Colorado for Japan. The two
naval officers remain TO go home In the
Stonewall. Captain Brown, of the United
States Navy, has been engaged by the
Commissioners to take her out.
The Republicans of Washington are max |
ing arrangements for grand mass meet |
ing, to celebrate the recent victory, to-
morrow evening, which they achieved yes
terday by negro aid.
1t has lately been given out here that
there Is such an organization as The An
dersonville League" having branches In
Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and other
Northern cities, composed of surviving
Andersonville prisoners, who are bound
by oath, In case the Government fails to
punish JEFF. Davis, TO take tho punishment
Into their own hands. The close retirement
of Davis, since his release on bail, is attrib-
uted to knowledge of the existence of
this League.
Especial " Cincinnati Gazette
DAVIS CONNECTION WITH THE AssAssINA-
TIoN.
The Judiciary Committee took consider
able evidence bearing on the question of
JeR Davis completely In the assassination
OF Lincoln. They have the originals or
certified copies, of a number of letters that
reached him In 1884, wherein the writers
proposed assassination, and there Is uoth-
Ing to show that he ever rebuked or dis
countenanced the scheme. The testimony
as TO his completely in Booths plot Is not
entirely conclusive, but is so strong that at
least three of the members of that Com