The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-05-18
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WASHINGTON, May l7.--It is a matter of
comment that the u, s. Supreme Court rec
ognized Texas as State in the Union, by al
lowing an injunction to restrain the pay
ment Of certain bonds.
The Judiciary Committee has sent for
General Baker to explain why his impeach-
ment testimony was not substantlated by
other witnesses.
Petitions and recommendation have
been presented to the President for the
appointment of Hon. II. NJ. Watts, OF Phil
| adelphia, to be minister to Prussia. Mr.
Watts Is a lawyer of eminece.
The President to-day appointed George
Bancroft, Of New York, Envoy Extraordi-
nary, and Minister Plenipotcntiary at Ber-
lin, In placeof Gov. Wright, deceased.
The Secretary of the Navy has appointed
the following gentlemen asa Board Of Vis-
itoTs to the Naval Academy at Annapolis
during the examination on May 20f9 Hon.
II. b. Anthony, of Rhode Island Hon. II.
ID. Rice, of Massachusetts; Hon. G. n, Fox
and Hon. w. A. Darling, Of New nDrk /;
Rev. VIM. Salter, of Iowa VIM. s. G. Wit
temore, of Connecticut, Rear Admiral.
Jos. II. Masters, late of the Navy, writes
to the Galveston Nelgs that Lieut., VIM. NJ.
Tolbert. of Shenandoah notoriety who dis
appeared at the close of the war, has turned
up In command of a large vessel in the East
India waters, and made himself tHmOus by
having laid a wager of 81, 600 that } Wilkes
Booth is still alive, and won the money.
The bet was made at Calcutta, and for some
mysterious reason was decided to belong to
Tolbert.
The Attorney Generals opinion on the
disfranchlsement was finally submitted to
the Cabinet to-day, and will be handed to
the agent of the Associated Press On Mon
day next for publication.
SANFORD CONOVEu
instead of having been sent to the peniten-
tiary to serve out his sentence there, Is still
retained here, and Is visited night after
night in the Jail by Mr.. Ashley of Ohio
who bids the wretch keep his courage up,
for he may yet be kept here as o witness
against the President,
Says the HteliigeRcer of yesterday:
THE sentence of the court in the case of
Conover Is not yet enforced. Convicted of
one of the basest of crimes of which man
may be guilty, stained by the verdict of his
countrymen with the ofiense of bearing
false testimony against another, he is still
detained In this city, while interview after
interview is had with him by an 'honora-
BILE representative" of the people. who has
assumed the high office of impeaching the
President of the United States. Conover,
under the inspiration of the bureau
Of military justice, sought to estab-
lish the completely of Jefferson
Davis with assassinating Mr.. Lincoln. and
after acknowledging that his whole state
ment was tissue of false swearing, and
thus proving himself utterly unworthy of
confidence he is sought out day after day
by the great impeacher, in the hope of Sc
curing what? The spectacle is uuexam-
pied. A member of Congress, who is
pledged to convict the President of the
UnitedStatesot high crimes and misdemean-
ors, returning to this city to prepare testi-
mony for the judiciary committee, puts
himself in daily and nightly communica-
ton with convicted perjurer, the eXecu-
ton 0fwliose sentence Is postponed while
the Congressman and the felon consult
over charges against the President. Are
we to have another Titus Oates conspir-
acyp
| The President has decided to accept the
invitation of the Boston Masons to be pres
ent at the forthcoming celebration. lie
will be escorted by full delegation of that
body.
Secretary Seward testified yesterday in
regard to some points of the assassination
conspiracy, and certain transactions con-
cerning the delay in arrestlng Surratt.
Two members of the committee, one DEM
ocratic. have engaged rooms for the SUM
mer,
The negro who Is accused of stealing ma
tional bank notes from the Treasury where
he Is employed rs messenger, was admitted
to bail In ten thousand dollars. He is n
church member and Mason in highest stand
ing, a leader among the cOlored men. and
President of the Fifth Ward Republican
Club.
Government officials just from the Plains
do not give very flattering account of the
operations against the Indians. Much that
is going on is well explained by the cx-
preston among the settlers in the Territory
regarding Clusters late cavalry raids. They
compare them to hunting wild ducks with
brass lands. The highest estimates of well
informed parties of all the Indians in the
West, including men. women and children,
is 400 900, Senator Harlan places the NUM-
Der much lower.