Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-08-28
IDAHO CITY BOISE COUNTY IDAHO TERRITORY WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 1876
--latest News by Telegraph.
Dates to August II.

In time there would be a war of races He
believed there was no other course for the
whites in that State but to discharge radical
blacks from employment.
Conflicting reports come from Washington
relative to the removal of Holt and Sheridan
Gen. Pope writes to Grant in reference to
the antl-Radical speeches of b. III. Hill in
Georgia, and wants the freedom of speech pro-
hibited from Hill and all who think as he does.
Sixty treasury clerks-One-half of them Ia
dies-were dismissed yesterday in Washing
ton. A further reduction will soon be made.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-It is understood
that Gen. Thomas will be assigned Sheridan g
command, Sheridan assigned to the Depart
ment of the Missouri, and Hancock assigned
to Thomas command. It's stated that De-
partment order to that effect will soon be
issued.
Politicians continue to urge changes in the
Cabinet, as they have done ever since john
sons accession, but there is now no prospect
of any further change. The relations of the
President and his Cabinet are of a most friend
ly character. i sa2.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 17.-Sheridan's cleo
ton order was issued to-day. September 9th
and 18th were appointed for the election. The
Convention consists of ninety-eight members.
Should violence or fraud occur at the election,
offenders will be severely punished, and the
election will be held over again. haas
The Conservative publishers of Georgia have
called Convention for the consideration of
the order prohibiting official advertisements in
their papers. lib sls a'foa
At a picnic near Vicksburg, on Thursday,
poison was put in the refreshments by unknown
persons. Five whites and three blacks died.
Several more are not expected to recover
Offiaial advices from Mexico announce that
the Government has refused to deliver the body
of Macmillan to the Austrian Government.
The remains were buried in the cathedral of
QueretarO. aaffaf
New YORK, Aug. I9.-The Michigan Con-
stitutional Convention have submitted the pro-
hibitOry liquor law question to the vote Of the
people.
The late rain storm which swept from Phila-
delphia to Washington lasted seventy hours,
and damaged one million dollars worth of
property.
There is whiskey rebellion in Cicopee,
Mass, against the enforcement of the prOhib-
itOry law. The residence of the Deputy Sher-
iff had been set on fire by the mob. Regulars
were sent from Boston to quell the trouble,
and more are to be sent.
An Omaha dispatch reports battle between
500 Sioux and 200 Pawnee scouts, which lasted
six hours, and ended in the route of the Sioux.
The Indian Commissioners held a secrect
session at Omaha, Aug. 10Th, and proceeded
up the river.
Father de Smet, the celebrated Indian Mis-
sionary, has returned to st. Louis from his
mission with Gen Sully. He baptised 900 In
dian children and adults on the trip. The
Commissioners met cordial reception from
all the tribes as far north as the Yellowstone,
or oh iofc tn on
VatiOns and remain neutral
The Common Council of Richmond have
protested against Schofeld's order throwing
The pauper and idle negroes, who will not
work, upon the city for support. aa
Advices from South America report the war
actively going on between Buenos Ayres and
Brazil. as ~ 1e 81
European dispatches report severe rains
throughout England, to the great injury of
crops
Awater spout burst upon a village in Italy,
destroyed forty houses, injured seventy more,
killed ten persons, wounded twenty eight, and
left 400 houseless. ..,...... ...g
Some contagious disease has broken out.
French ships took over 900 families to Greece.
In the elections of the members of the
French Council General the Opposition re-
ceived only 81 out of 600.
It is expected that negotiations viii be
opened for treaty of commerce between
Russia and Prussia. uo
Three hundred and thirty-three deaths by
cholera took place in Sicily in the week ending
July oath.
The Bishop of Orleans expresses apprehen-
sions for the security of the Papal States, an
insidious plot against the Holy Father having
been matured.
Carlotta is in better spirits. Her mental
condition is slightly improved. She knows
that Maximilian is dead, but fancies that he
died from fever.
A frightful accident had occurred on the
Great East Indian Railroad Thirteen were
killed and twenty were injured
An Athens letter says the Turks declare they
are supplying food to over 10000 poor Chris
tians in Crete There are Ia, 900 Cretan reftl-
gees in Greece, nearly all supported by charity.
The English Parliament will be prOrOgued
August Doth, A war vessel lett Portsmouth,
Aug. 18th, for ireland, with a regiment.
The Austrian official paper says in case of
an alliance between Russia and Prussia, Aus
tria and France will form an alliance.
Austria intends to enlarge the civil and re-
.ligious liberties Of PrOtestants in the Empire.
New YORK, Aug. 2O-Gen. Grant has made
several changes in the War Department. A
number of Etanton's favOrites have been put
ON active Duty.
/ The Galveston papers say yellow fever RACES
worse than ever before. There were one hum
dred and eighty-seven deaths last week.
Gen. Grants correspondence to Gems Pope,
Sheridan. Ord and SchO6eld, shows that he he