The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-04-09
BY TELEGRAPH.
washington News and Gossip.


wAsH1NaToN. April SIT was Mr. Sher-
man. not Senator Sumner, who left here to
sail for Europe. In his tour he purposes
visiting the "Holy Land"
IL is now stated by the friends of Mr..
Salisbury that he will shortly resign. The
resolution TO eXpel him from the Senate
will probably be withdrawn.
The following allotment of Judges was
announced In the Supreme Court to-day
First Circuit--Comprising Maine, New
Hampshire and Massachusetts,, Justice Cliff
ford.
Second-New York, Vermont and Con-
necticut, Justice Nelson.
Third-Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Delaware, Justice Grier.
Fourth--Blaryland, Western Virginia and
Virginia, Chief Justice Chase.
Fifth-Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louis
lana and Texas, Justice Wayne.
Sixth-Ohio Michigan, Kentucky and
Tennessee, Justice Swayne.
Seventh-lndiana, Illinois and Wiscon-
sin. Justice Davis.
Eighth-Minnesota, Iowa. Missouri, Kan
sas and Arkansas, Justice Miller.
! Ninth--Calitornia, Oregon and Nevada,
Justice Fields.
The senate has entertained a motion to
reconsider the confirmation of General
Kilby Smith as Consul at Panama.
The progress of the registry in Washing
ton City, shows distinctly the purpose of
the great mass of the whites to abstain
from voting, aud leave the municipal gov
| ernment to the management of the me-
| groes.
A recent law of Congress provides that
post chaplains of the army shall hereafter
be ranked as Captains, and appointed with
the advice and consent of the Senate
list of about thirty now in service was sent
in by the President aud confirmed. They
will be called Captain Reverend"
The Senate Committee on Foreign Re
lationshas unanimously reported in favor
of the Russian treaty. 1t was discussed,
but no vote was taken upon it In the Senate
| this afternoon. The prospect is that the
treaty will be ratified.
THE GREAT CALIFORNIA LAND CASE,
Involving from ten to fifteen millions OF
dollars and affecting titles of land in San
! Francisco and elsewhere; is up before the
Supreme Court to-day Among the dis
tinguished counsel engaged upon the case
are Charles 0Oonor, VIM. NJ. Evarts, Caleb
Cushing and Judge Black.
The following statement of receipts for
customs from March % to 30 has been re-
ceived at the office of the Commissioner;
New York ..........s. g. 500 asS q
Philndelphia ....-... "a 9lb "a
| Raitimnre ........... 1ia TG7 81
Sew Orleans, March 10 to % .......... 0s 5s7 IS
San Fran 3isco, February % to 2s ...,. llS4ls 81
Total ......................... S20O7 $50 10
A Richmond paper this morning contra
diets, on authority, the widely copied state
ments of another journal of that city, that
General Lee has pronounced In favor of
immediate action on the Reconstruction
Law.
MAx's GROWN AND SCALP IN DANGER.
The State Department has received inn
portant and reliable news from Mexico, to
thy Me-, That MaXamiliau Is In a tight
place and viii be obliged to surrender his
troops and his own person to the Liberal
forces. The latter threaten to dispose OF
Maxamilian by drum-head court martial.
r and to execute him at once. Application
has therefore been made direct 10 this Gov
ernment to recognize Maxamilian as bel
ligerent. In order that his life may be pro-
tected. This has been refused. but pro-
test has been written by Secretary Seward,
and communicated to the Mexican Minis
lister, againt Maxamilian being treated, il
} captured, otherwise than a prisoner OF war,
A representative of the Emperor is now in
Washington.