The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-04-22
GEOGRAPHIC SUMMARY.


dates are to April 18th:
Miscellaneous.
The Indians in Montana have burned tne
Treaty. thew made with the Indian Commission
4rs They have painted and danced, ana are
once more on the war path.
The officers of the Pacific Railroads nave
decided against the project OF an opening ex-
cursen.
In his speech at Nashville, ex.Presldent
Johnson declared that the present form OF
Government in Tennessee was In VIOLATION OF
the Constitution Of the United States. lie re.
ferred to the disfranchisement and attempted
deoradation of 100000 white Tenness&ans,
and denounced the conspiracles OF the Union
Leaguers.
A woman eghty.five years of age was ar
rested at Gardiner, Maine, on suspicion OF
having murdered four husbands:
The Cabinet finally agreed to Secretary
Fsh's position, that the Government cannot
recognize the Cuban insurgents as belllgerents.
TTpon the passage of a resolution by the In
diana House to postpone action on the 10Th
amendment until May 18th, the absentee Dem
ocrats of the two Houses returned, 50 that
legislative business could be resumed
A Miss Gaines shot 4 man named McCO-
mas dead, in Jarrettsville, Md, for having Sc
duced her.
Seventeen lives were lost by the sinking of
a steamer in a Mississippi, going from Clncln-
matt to Little Rock.
The workngmen of the District of Column
bia have rendered Senator Sprague NANTES
tation of their approval of his late efforts in
behalf of their class.
Among the amendments to the Virginia Re
construction bill, is one providing that in cleo
tons held under the new registration, about
Il, 900 additional whites shall be admitted, and
throwing out thousands of negroes who have
been fraudulently enrolled
The population of New York, by late census,
is 1,l1o76
Chief Justice Chase has rendered a decision
to the effect that Texas is, and ever has been,
State in the Union since its admission. The
dissenting Justices were Grler, SNane and
Miller.
Senator Ross of Kansas called on the Pres
ident, April 18th, and demanded an appoint
ment for a favorite The President declined
TO make the appointment. Senator k"ss was
insolent, and finally told the President to eco
To hell" The Senator was elected from the
White House.
The Secretary of the Navy has ordered that
all available vessels in the navy yards be pre-
pared as quickly as possible Tor service. \
dozen tirst-class vessels will be added to the
squadron in the West India waters.
At Binghampton. April 18th, man named
Weaver Blanchard was decapitatcd by his
wife and TWO girls while i'll house Of l-iamc.
The women have fled.
The Supreme Court has decided the Court
has no jurisdiction in the McCardlc case.
4 propeller, heavily armed and with l2o men
l. II IL
capped from the port of New York. Another
force, under Gen. Steadman has gone from
New Orleans.
Gen Sherman publishes a letter in the New
York Tribune in which he says after an inter-
view with Lincoln, Grant and Admiral Porter,
he drew up the terms Of Johnston's surrender.
Breckenridge had nothing to do with the draft
of the surrender Lincoln wished that jeff
Davis and all other leading Con!ederatcs
should escape.
The New York senate have voted to ratify
the Fifteenth Amendment
EX-PrcSdrnt Johnson is attracting huge
crowds in Tennessee He spoke spoke at
Memphis. April llth
In the Third Auditors Office Treasury De
partment, all clerks who are Democrats. who
belonged to a Johnson Club, or 4 Conservative
Union, have been dlsmiSScd-l32 in all. Also
large number Of female clerks.
Fisher, Grants appontee for Commissioner
of Patents. is counsel IN five large patent cases,
involving 81 100000.
The President has ordered preparations for
speedy elections in Texas, Virginia and Mis-
sissippl.
Congressional.
The Senate adjourned on the 10th.
In the House the Senate amendments to
the Texas, Mississippi and Virginia reconstruct
tun liIls nos GOD hI. q q rift rnt.