The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-05-06

Black Republican ticket, proper, in Louis
vile, received Sirty-Sir votes.
Washington News and Gossip.
WASHINGTON. May 5.-The friends of
JEFF. Davis have sent him "A request that he
formally petition the President for pardon.
All of the members of the judiciary Com
mittee have arrived, and the examination
of witnesses will commence tomorrow.
The Committee intend to examine into
the spoliation of Booths diary, and close
the testimony relating to impeachment
during the next mouth
Advices from New Orleans state that the
Times, Crescent and Picdyune have been
unoflicially warned against publishing ar
ticles denouncing the Reconstruction Act,
although they are to be allowed to attack
the Radical party of the Administration.
In Alabama 10000 white persons have
been admitted to the poor list. In North
Carolina not less than 100000 have asked
for assistance, while in Georgia perhaps
not less than G0,000 have asked for help.
Active measures have been adopted to
dispense relief to the destitute of the South
under Congressional appropriation of$500,-
600. In Georgia, contracts for $4,000
bushels of corn and 100000 pounds of ba
con aud pork; for Alabama, 10000 bushels
of corn and 100000 pounds of pork, have
corn have been sent to South Carolina,
Louisiana, North Carolina and Tennessee.
The latest news from Mexico makes it
evident that the Empire is at an end, and
that MaNimilian will be fortunate if he
succeeds in escaping the tolls of the Liber-
ais with whole skin. The moment Juarez
occupies the City of Mexico Minister Camp
bell will be instructed to go thither and
the recognition of the Liberals as the Con-
lati n AIpNipn
continued.
A. j. Dougherty, for many years con-
nccted with the Louisville Journal, as an
army correspondent and local editor, and
now connected with the Louisville Courier,
has received an appointment as Lieutenant
in the regular army.
Mrs. Davis has been busy to-day in con-
ferring with his council aud the officers OF
| the Government, as to the probable dispo-
sition of her husband. 1t appears that
nothing will be done, until the return to
the writ of hdbedS corpus on May lG. Gene
raj Burton in command at Fortress Monroe
has been instructed to obey the writ.
| A letter received here from General
Custar shows that at last accounts the cav
airy were in hot pursuit of the Cheyenne
J Indians. who were spurring their horses
northward. The Cheyenne village where
our troops were recently camped was burnt
Il short time ago, with loss to the Indians
of 100000.
Superintendent Dent reports from La
Paz Arizona. that another melancholy
massacre of American citizens was made
. y} he Apaches of Central Arizona on the
. W N.rrh. Two teams belonging to a
RESIDENT pi LaPaZ, returning from Prescott
| In charge of two drivers, and accompanied
| by five other men, were fired into with guns
by party of about forty Apaches, and a
driver and one Ofthe travellers killed.
The scene of the casualty Is about eight
miles on the LaPaz side of Date Creek.
Two of the travellers were wounded. and
they, with the two Others who were urhurt,
escaped The Indians destroyed part of
the harness of the teams, rihed the wagons
and run off the stock, consisting of eigh-
teen mules and four horses.
The registry of the voters of this city is
about completed, and the white people
have Il majority of nearly six hundred.
Gov. Orr, of South Carolina, has pub
/ lished an abstract of letters from all parts
OF that State, which exhibit terrible state
of suffering from starvation.
Senator Wilson's audience at Charleston,
consisted of two thousand negroes and two
hundred whites.
The colored Convention In Mobile. the
other day. unanimously resolved that it is
an undeniable right of negroes to hold of
flee, sit ON juries, ride on all public convey
ances, sit at public tables, and visit places
of public amusement.
1t is well understood here that four OF
the Supreme Court Judges favor granting
ujunctions in the Mississippi and Georgia
cases. The decision of the Court, approved
by the other five Judges will be to dismiss
tie applications, on the ground of want OF
Jurisdiction.
4, Gen. Sheridan has issued an order modi-
flying the New Orleans law requiring men,
bcrs of the police to be residents of the
city five years. lie changes it to two
years, and orders Mayor Hatch to remodel
the police force, of which at least one-hali
must be chosen from the soldiers.
Hiram j. Rounsdel, Washington cor
r respondent of the New York Tribune, has
been appointed special agent of the Post
, Office Department, to take charge of the
office at Newcastle, Pennsylvania.
The total national debt is $266S,s76,-
r 00S 5s; amount In the Creasury-Coin
, STA 250.il9 90; amount of currency. S33,-
S3S.55S 2i The total amount in the Treas
ury is Sl4s,0S9002 49, which deducted
from the total debt, gives the amount o
debt, less cash in the Treasury, $2520,7sG,
99G %.
Leighton, the Boston broker, arrested fol
embezzlcment, has been committed to jail
r. in default of bail. Government has pre-
, sentcd two charges against him for aiding
+ and abctting the frauds of Hartwell Treas
e ury Agent,
e Ex-Goy. Perry, of South Carolina, ha
S written another letter against holding
C convention under the military bill. III
70 says that It will be the first step towards
e division of the landed estates, and h
prefers cOutisCation,
There is a great deal Of speculation hert
rs to whether or not Judge Underwood
I will admit jeff, Davis 20 bail. II Is sale
j on the one hand that the charge as the in
! dictment cites it is clearly baiable one
: but on the other Judge Underwood ha
r once declared that he never would admi
}. the prisoner to bail though IL Is believed
/ he has somewhat modified his views lately
J. There is the highest legal authority 70
& saying that the case Is a bailable one, rs tn
Indictment now stands, but the whole mat
ter will be under Judge Underwood's abso
Lutte control.
= Davis application for n writ of habea
q corpus sets forth that he has been prison
r er since May, 1865, and has been for a lonl
o time ready for his trial on the Indictment o
Y May, 1866; that his health is breaking
down, aud that he can give ample security
g for his appearance If released on bail.
i The Young Mems Christian Association
i of this district has instructed its building
Is committee to advertise for plans and pro
posals for the erection of q hall, TO cos