Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-06-10

7 Latest q e', News BY ! Telegraph.
Dates to June 4.

Forney's resignation, Quite breeze occurred
when the six Senators who voted against the
impeachment entered. Wade. Chandler, Cat
tell and other Radicals left the caucus and re-
fused to participate while these were present
| Secretary Stanton has notified the Presi-
dent that owing to the failure Of the Senate to
convict the President on the Articles of i'm
parchment, thereby failing TO sustain the reso
luton adopted July 21 that the President has
no power to remove the Secretary of War; he
has relinqushed the War Department. leaving
the same with all its books and archives in the
care of Adjutant General Townsend, subject
to the discretion of the President. fsuJ 9i..
| General Thomas took possession of the War
Office as Secretary ad interim.
| The Times dispatch says several members
of Congress epdeavored to dissuade Stanton
from resigning, but Intellectually. VA 4s4.G
| The Secretary of State learns that the nat
uralizatiOn treaty with Bavaria is on equally
liberal terms with that of North Germany
The Secretary hopes to negotiate a similar
treaty with that of England. In 4.
| There is disposition on the part of large
number of Congressman to adjourn about the
1st Of July, and SO enter entirely upon the
Presidential campaign. ..-
| CHICAGO. May 27.-The prize fight between
McCOol and COburn which has elected great
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come off in Dearborn county, Indiana Nc
Cool was arrested near the battle ground at 3
O'Clock this morning, by the Sheriff An i'm
mense crowd had assembled on the grounds
McCooi was finally released on 81 900 bail and
went TO the grounds tn forfeit the bail and was
enthusiastically received. The officers are al
ter Coburn since last night, but he succeeded
in lodging them. A sharp shower game up
and drove the spectators into the woods. Bet
ting was two to one on McCool. While await
ing the appearance of Coburn, the light weights
Joe's brother, Michael Coburn, and Patsy
Shepard, commenced fight, but the rOughs
broke into the ring and many were, hurt and
everything was in confusion. Gfskurn drove
up TO the field at a quarter to twdto. clock, but
before arriving on the ground he waSarrested
by the Sheriff An attempt was made f6~res-
cue him but without effect. McCool entered
| the ring at ten minutes before three O'Clock
and Cobnrn BOT appearing, claimed the battle
and the money The crowd then dispersed
| OTTAWA, May 26.-Witness Turner, who
testified against Whaien, was inveislrd out
last night by three men and brutally beaten.
| Two of the rutfians We're arrested. Other
witnesses haze received threatening letters
| WASHINGTON, May 29.-In the Senate
Buckalew, Morrill,, Stewart, Chandler and
Thayer were appointed special committee to
investigate charges of bribery against Senator'S
In executive session the following passed:
! WHEREAS, The order OF the Presidents re-
moving Stanton was unconstitutional and illc-
gal, but on account of Stantons having on
Tuesday relinquished said office, be it -
Resolred. That the Senate do advise and
consent to the appointment Of Schofeld
| The President sent to the Senate the follow
ing nominations: Henry Stanberry, Attorney
General; Tlladeus Platt, Minister to the Ar
gcntinc Republic: H. Worthingtoa, Minis
ter to Costa Rica; Admiral Dahlgren, Chief
of the Bureau of Ordinance, Henry A.
Wise resigned Commodore Thomas Turner
to be Rear Admiral; Captain A NJ. Pennock
and Captain J. l.. Worden, as Commodore
| - The Senate confirmed A. Huggan, u. S. At
torney tor Idaho, and rejected j. B. Hubbell
| for L. S. Internal Revenue Collector of Mon.
tana, and McCurdy for Supreme Judge of
Utah. .. -s ,.sf.-H S. l. ~.f.H
The bill TO grant lands in aid of the railroad
from California to Oregon was passed rasf
In the House during debate much excite
ment was exhibited, and bitter personalities
exchanged. Butler and Brooks were both
called to order for having used offensive Ian
guage. =. ,.t..5 3. .hu4#s nuE ta.
Grant and Colfax have been waited on by
the Committee to inform them of their nomi-
Ination, and both have accepted. =, ..,s.-ass
NEW YORK, May 30.-'The great fight be-
tween MNoole aud COburn was interrupted
by the officers. McCoolc escaped first arrest
and was on the ground at the appointed time
Coburn had been arrested an hour before the
time for the fight, and could not be on hand
McCOole claimed the stakes. On the next
day, the grand jury indicted both of theln and
they were sentenced to forty days imprison.
fment in Dearborn county, Indiana jail, where