The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-21
NEW YORK
Bank TrOuble-Cashier Missing.
Arrest Of Cigar Smugglers-Explo
s. sion OF Whisky--Cincinnati Excur-
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+ New YORK, Sept. 20.-The author
of the seizure Of the establishment
Of the Kentucky Bourbon Co., in
the fourth district, Collector Bailey,
has made afidavits before United
States Commissioner White, prepara-
tory to the beginning Of criminal pro-
ceedings against Daniel Messmore,
Mr. Landwan and others. 1t is said
5000 barrels of whisky are subject to
forfeit.
The Times special says: As an in
dication of the Presidents latest
temper on the situation reconstruc-
ton offers, witness the following alb
stract of his views as recently ex-
pressed in conversation with cer-
tain po 'iticians who called upon
him for the purpose of urging Kim to
reopen registration in the South. He
Informed them that he could not do
SO without incurring certain risk of
impeachment, and admitted that
the reconstruction laws confer on
The DISCREET Military Commanders
sole control over registration that
his only power of interference was
the removal of Commanders when
they failed to execute the laws in ac-
cordance to his views Of their legal
construction. He, with his views of
their legal construction, admitted
that the District Commanders are
acting under direct authority of Con-
gress in the performances of a civil
duty, and that if he should attempt
to assume power as Commander-in-
Chief, to control the time of
registration and holding elections,
they would have the right to
refuse to obey his orders, and
would not be amenable to punish
ment for military insubordination.
IF they did so, he stated that the re-
cent PRONUNCIATION of the amnesty
proclamation threw upon Congress
the care of depriving legally qualified
voters from registry and voting, and
he hoped that the Southern people
would appreciate it in that light. IF
any of the pardoned masses be con-
tented to register and are refused, the
courts are open to them, and the mil
itary are to allow them to register
through the courts of their Districts.
1t is, therefore, concluded that the
fault of disfranchisement is with
Congress. as claimed. He said he
would do all he could to restore them
to their rights. ="
A great Conservative Democratic
mass meeting, to be composed of the
Democracy of Washington and sur
rounding country, as of the same in
Maryland, is called to be held at
Bladensburg on Saturday next. Rev
erdy johnson. j. Black, Montgomery
Blair, and others are announced to
speak.
It has transpired that President
johnson Immediately subsequent to
the removal of Secretary Stanton,
rendered the War Office to General
Mcclellan and that the offer was
promptly refused by that gentleman.
In this connection it will be interest
ing to know that the efforts to obtain
the appointment for Gen. Steedman
have not yet been abandoned, al
though the premature publication of
Mr.. Greeley's letter recommending
him for the Office, has blocked the
game a little, as it was intended to be
used only for the purpose of infuenc-
ing the Senate when the nomination
was sent to it for confirmation.
Gen. Grant enforces economy in the
expenditures of his department with
an unsharing hand. He has recently
ordered the members of his staff to
turn in all the public property around
the Headquarters, horses, wagons,
&c. The staff gentlemen who have
already been very circu1spect and
modest in matters of Military display,
are now cut off from the Government
transportation as effectually as any
private gentleman.