New-York tribune., 1867-02-08

roooo from anv material to be used for the above
mentioned purpose.
The President has also approved the bill providing
that the several courts of the United States and the
iudges thereof shall have power to grant Wits OF
babeas corpus in all cases where any person may be re-
strained of his OF her liberty in violation OF the Consul
tuition or of any treaty of the United States. Inc
law is not to apply to the of any person VINO is
or may be held in the custody of the military author
tiles of the United States charged with any mihtary
offense, or with having aided or abetted repeinon
against the Government of the United States prior 10
the passage of this act
Gen Lafayette c. Baker, formerly Detective OIL the
War Department is in the city, and to-day testl
fed before the Judiciary Committee on the subject Oh
impeaehment Il is stated on high authority that he
testified that he once had in his possession letter
written by Andrew Johnson while Military Governor
of Tennessee addressed to Jefferson Davis, offering
10 identify himself and Tennessee with the South
ern Confederacy on certain terms that being doubt
full of the genuineness of the signature TO the letter
he showed the signature to the Presidents Private
Secretary who positively identified the hand
writing
Gen. Grants levee last evening drew together so
large a crowd that numbers turned back on thelr ar
rival at the outer door. Among those thus unable 10
enter was the Hon. Chas. Sumner and other sena
tors The principal lions of the evening were Sherl
dan and Geo. Peabody the latter being under the
escort of Robert C. Winthrop of Boston.
George Peabody appeared on the floors of the two
Houses to-day, accompanied by ex-Speaker Robert
C. Winthrop and Bishop McElvane of Ohio, and was
warmly greeted by Senators and members.
Col VIM s. Hitler is promised the appointment
tomorrow as Internal Revenue agent at New-York
in place of Mclean.
Gen. Fremont and Chas G. Halpine arrived in the
city to-day.
The Republicans of the District are making
very thorough and active campaign, in preparation
for the coming municipal election in this city and IN
Georgetown. The Colored League are also holding
public meetings at various points i'll the two cities
The delegates from frontier tribes or bands of In
dams from Kansas, now here have agreed with Com
missioner Bogy upon the preliminaries of treaties
which will be signed this week. These Indians agree
to remove to what is known as Lease Land, IN the
Indian country, formerly occupied by the Greeks and
Seminoles The lands in Kansas belonging to them.
valued at from 81 to "a per acre. are to be sold, ana
the proceeds invested for their benefit.
The differences which existed between the Bureau
of Indian Affairs and the General-in-Cmef OF the
Army relative to the appointment of the military
part of the Commission to proceed to Omaha and IN
vestigate the causes and circumstances OF the late
massacre at Fort Phil Kearney have been harmoni-
ously adjusted, and Gen. Alfred Suly and Col.
Parker, the latter of Gen. Grants staff, have
been designated as the military officers who viii
be assigned to that duty. 1t is believed that the
result of this mission will be TO counteract the bad
feeling which has shown itself among the Indians,
and avert other troubles with the different tribes
winch are threatened.
1t is believed that the Tobacconists' Convention
oif ho
plish anything of immediate benefit TO the trade.
The Convention win probably adjourn tonight. The
delegates from Virginia in favor of making the
tax on manufactured tobacco, whether Of 1eafstems
OF limitations, the same in all cases The most i'm
portant Subject under discussion is a reeommenda
ton to Congress to make the tax tobacco payable
when in bond and before it passes through the
bonded warehouse. This is for the purpose, as is
stated, Of protecting legitimate dealers.