The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-04-27
BY TELEGRAPH.
Washington News and Gossip.


WASHINGTON, April 2G.-The Odd-Fel-
lows had fine parade to-day. An Grafton
and an original ode was given at the Ma
tional Theater
The case of Surratt Is not under the con-
troll Of the Administration. When he ar
rived here In national vessel he was trans
ferred from the custody of the officers of
the General Government to the charge OF
the Marshal Of the District of Columbia,
and is now held by that officer solely under
the control of the Supreme Court of this
District.
The registration of voters in this city. so
far as completed shows a white majority Of
seven hundred.
The Methodists at Washington will soon
build Il church to cost S200.00O. Seats will
be set apart for the heads of Government.
The japanese Ambassadors, who will be
here tonight, have splendid presents from
their government tor General Grant Presi-
dent johnson aud Secretary Seward. The
gift to General Grant is a magnificent
sword, highly wrought, mounted in gold,
and appropriately inscribed. 1t Is said to
be very costly. The presents to the Presi-
dent and Secretary are said to be equally
valuable. The Embassy viii remain at
Washington about four weeks.
Among the postoilices that are left with
out head are those of Finley and Van
Vert, IN Ohio, and Bloomington and Jcffer-
sonville, Ind. Agents will be Immediately
dispatched to run them till Congress meets.
No sooner did Gen. Steadman assume the
duties of Collector of internal revenue at
New Orleans than he dismissed two Deputy
Collectors three Special Deputy Collectors
and one Clerk, as upcrnumeraries.
The President has issued an order for the
return of the statue of Washington to New
Orleans, which was taken from the Capitol
at Baton Rouge, in 1862 and shipped to
ths city.
The military satrap at New Orleans. Gen.
Sheridan, has been telegraphing for leave
to dsplace Gov. Wells of La, and Chief of
Police Adams, but the Attorney General is
of opinion that he has no power to make
such removals under the Reconstruction
Act. 1t is claimed by Lousanians here
that Gen. Sheridan is unnecessarily strict
in the enforcement of the law, and that
the President maintains that it is harsh
enough without straining any of its points.
Information has reached the Treasury
Department of the arrest of Parkman,
President of the Selma, Alabama, National
Bank. lie was arrested, charged with its
robbery.
Attorney General Stanbery spoke at
length in the Supreme Court to-day, in OPP
position to the petition of Georgia for an
injunction. His argument was to the
effect that the Court had no Jurisdiction.
Mr.. O'COnnor argued for the Injunction
on the ground that it was ordered to be
done under the acts of Congress. twas,
in all its length and breadth, unconstitu-
tiOnal and void.
The argument will be resumed next Fri
day.
High authority, says the Tribune, is Civ
en- for the statement that the japanese En-
bassadors have gone to Washington 20 ne
gotiate with Mr.. Seward the sale of Japan.
Secretary Browning is lying dangerous
ly HAT his residence ut Georgetown, Dis
triCt of Columbia.
General Mcclellan and family will return
from Europe next fall.
Charles b. youngest son of Frederick
Douglass, has been appointed a clerk in
the Freedmen's Bureau.
The latest Mexican advices state that
three commissioners were sent by Maxi
..i ian tu ,Iuarez, at San Luis PotOsi, with
an offer of capitulation. Guarantees for
the lives and property of the prominent
chicftains, 1t is said, are demanded by the
commissioners. 1t was thought Juarez
would not grant the terms.
The opinion Is becoming prevalent here
that the trial of Surratt will be tinkered
and trifed with just as has been that of
jeff. Davis. The belief is strengthening
among the adherents of the party in power
that his mother was innocent of the crime
for which she was so ignomniOusly aud
barbarously executed under sentence of the
Military Commission ;ssand the trial Of the
son would only make the injustice and
wanton cruelty in the case of the mother
more apparent. The anxiety of the Gov
ernment officials for the delay of the trial
of young Surratt confirms the above state
ment.