The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-04-24
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ment has declined the proposition of the
English Ministry for the settlement of the
Alabama claims, as the Alabama claims
will necessarily come up for settlement
when the next communication on the sub
iect Is received from England, tits probable
that the purchase of the British possessions
on the Pacific coast may then intervene,
and be considered I'm connection with the
settlement of the Alabama controversy.
Gen. Sickles, King of South Carolina. has
issued AN order to this effect: Post com
manders will exercise supervision over
magistrates, sherifis, deputy sheriIis, aud
police within their commands, and will,
when necessary for the preservation of or
der and the discharge of their duties, as
sume command of the police force.
Genera! Benjamin LeFevre, consul to Nu-
remberg has received papers and instruc-
tions from the State Department, and will
leave for Europe in week or two, The
position Is one Of the choicest consulates,
paying the sum in fees and salary OF about
seven thousand dollars.
The receipts of internal revenue to-day
were $l54,60G.
The postoflice at Marietta, Pennsylvania,
was robbed last night. This makes the
nth postoillce robbery in that State since
the Sth inst.
An unofficial letter was received Mt the
Department of State to-day, dated Paris,
April s, from prominent American, whose
opportunities for gaining correct informa-
ton of the impending trouble are excellent.
He sees no hope of averting n collision be-
tween France and Prussia.
The American exhibitors at the Paris
Exposition are represented as being In
great tribulation over fear Of the war.
In Cabinet council to-day Attorney
General Stanbery announced that he had
not yet concluded his opinion on the Civil
Tenure Act.
The Massachusetts liquor question is
under consideration in the United States
Supreme Court, on the question of its con-
stitutiouality, and whether the payment of
a liquor tax to the United States does not
authorize the liquor dealer to sell IN viola
tion of the State statues.
The registration of voters in this city is
completed, with the exception ofone ward,
and the whites, thus far, have majority
of about 400. The registration of the re-
naming ward, however will give the
cOlored men about 800 majority. At least
5000 white voters have refused to register.
"Brcad-and- Butter" patriots are extreme
ly active. Their applications Tor appoint
ment us Registers of Bankruptcy continue
to arrive at the rate ofnearly three hundred
per day, and Chief Justice Chase finds the
labor SO great in making selections that all
of the appointments will not be made, mt
least, for two months.
Wade, Yates, Chandler, Howard, Patter-
son, Morrill,, Nye, Cameron and Poland,
among Senators, and Representatives Co
vodc, Bingham, Williams, Orth, Baldwin,
Hooper, Mcpherson, Lawrence, Marston
and Ketchum, are enlisted for the Congress
sional builalo-hunting party, which is to
leave Nankton, Dakota, about the first of
June.
These Misunderstanding" parties are well
understood here to mean an expedition OF
those Congressman who secured for them
selves thousands of acres of the public
lands, along Pacific Railroad lines, in con-
~idcrAtion of their patriotic services In
passing the bills.
The -Ghirct of postofllces and revenue
offices without imcumbents by reason OF
the failure of the Senate to confirm nomi-
nations was before the Cabinet to-day and
the Cabinet determined that the Postmas-
ter-general and the Secretary of the Navy
shall place special agents in Charge who
have no provision in the law for appoint
ment for deputies.
The official announcement of n newly
born royal baby was yesterday made to the
President by the English Anbas sador,
Sir Frederick Bruce. We have no doubt
there are "a few more of the same sort left
An agent of the State Department has
been sent to New York to take charge OF
the japanese Embassy, and accompany il
to Washington, where its members are 10
have formal reception.
The counsel of Surratt again made an
urgent appeal to-day for a speedy trial, and
the court expressed n willingness TO pro-
| ceed with the case on the 9th of May. The
District Attorney thought he could not be
ready before the 18th of June. So the mat
| ter hangs.
The estimated loss to the United States
| Internal Revenue, on account of the de.
struction of this years crops OF cotton
sugar and molasses, in Louisiana, by the
| overflow, is between eight and ten millions
of dollars.
For some unexplained reason the Presi-
dent peremptOrily refuses to sign the com
mission of Mr. KassOn, OfIowa, lately desig-
mated by the Postmaster General special
agent to negotiate in Europe for reduc-
tion of ocean postage, &c. Mr. Kasson had
engaged his passage and made preparations
to depart on his mission.
There are at this time fifty prisoners con-
fined at the Dry Tortugas, nine citizens and
forty-one soldiers. The former are Mudd,
Spangler, Arnold and OLaughlin, the con-
spiratOrs; st. Leger Grenfel, sentenced TO
hard labor for life for conspiring to release
prisoners of war; John Pradair, n South
Caroinian, sentenced to five years for rob-
berry; John Walters, ten years, for man
slaughter; and Samuel Henry, three years
for assault with intent TO kill. OF the
soldiers, Is were sentenced for desertion
for assault with intent to kill, and 6 foI
robbery
Hon VIM. Kelly, General Butler, Sena-
tors Nye and Pomeroy have about com
pletcd arrangements to speak in the South
at various times during the summer.