The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-04-18
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Washington News and Gossip.

WASHINGTON, April 17.-Advices re-
ceived here from Louisiana state that Gem
eral Sheridan has by the effect of his re-
cent orders, absolutely tied the hands of
the civil authorities, so that Governor
Wells who under the Constitution, has
power to make removals and appointments
in certain offices, can do nothing without
first obtaining his consent
The opinion of the Attorney General as
to who are disfranchised under the Recon-
struction Act, has not been prepared yet
The opinion Is asked In view of the recent
order of General Sheridan excluding GER
tain classes from registering votes.
The President, to-day, nominated for
Postmasters, ID. c. Person, Upper Sandus-
ky; John 5. Hull, New Philadelphia, and
Il. II. Yeatman, Cincinnati. The latter was
promptly rejected by the Senate.
The police made Il descent upon another
gambling house last night, capturing four
teen men, checks, and other apparatus.
Mr.. Charles O'Connor expresses himself
as thoroughly satisfied an injunction will
issue to restrain the execution of the re-
construction measures as against the parties
embraced by the Georgia bill, and declares
that the Court can not cvade the question
without disgrace.
On the other hand, Mr.. Caleb Cushing
advances the opinion that the injunction
any more than against the President him
self because the official acts of the Secre-
tary are the executive acts of the Presi-
dent, and the Secretary is the executive
agent of the President.
The name by which the new Russian ter
ritOry is to be known is exciting discussion,
and an anonymous paragraphst remarks /:
"EsquimauX (or better, Eskimo, according
to Latham would do very well Norland
might do, as we are not likely to get any
thing beyond it. If it is proposed to give
any of our Generals Il cold immortality by
it, call it lsickles, after General Sickles."
THE RADICAL LEADER IN VIRGINIA.
a correspondent of the Petersburg (Vir-
ginia) IBder, who resides in Lunenburg
County, gives some episodes i'm the life of
the Rev. Mr.. lIunnicutt, the present
shrieker of intense Radicalism. The fol-
lowing is an extract: The closing act of
his residence Lunenburg, and your cor
respondents acquaintance with him, was
in this wise: He had taken into his house
as a servant, poor white girl of the county,
whom he seduced.
"Concealmcnt becoming impossible, after
a while his wife made discovery and com
plant, whcreupon this model christian and
philanthropist horsewhipped the injured
woman, and ran off with the girl he had ru-
incd, leaving his family perfectly unprovi-
ded for and dependent upon the charities OF
the people he now abuses so roundly. |
heard of him once afterward at Fredericks-
burg, but saw him no more until his whine
about the dear departed recalled the facts
of his life to my mind.o
INDIAN EXTERMINATIoN.
1t is asserted here that the War Depart
mcnt is cognizant ofa peculiar fact-that
Gen. Sherman has given orders that the
Sioux, men, women and children, shall be
eXtermiuated.
The Senate spent most of the Executive
session considering the Cherokee Indian
treaty authorizing the sale of 10000 acres OF
their land in Southeastern Kansas to Ere
mout'- liailroad Company. 1t is the same
laud for the sale of which eX-Secretary
Harlan partially proyided,b but which Secre.
tary Browning attcrward set aside. Tha
was intended to be n huge swindle, ant
this was no better.
An attempt was made to delay adjourn
ment until Saturday, and though no for.
NAL action was taken, the Senate will prob.
ably remain through the week.
The negroes finished their celebration
to-day, the storm of yesterday having sus-
pended it. Butler and Gov. Morton gave
them characteristic harangues.
A Military Board of Sequestration at
Richmond have appointed over one hun
drcd agents. Applications for these offices
are coming slowly, and number Ofboards
it is said will have to be composed entirely
of military officer and agents of the Freed
mems Bureau. There will be about 25C
Registering Boards in the State, and about
500 offices.