The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-01-06
WASHINGTON.
PERSONAL.

PkhSUNAL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Gen. Spinner is still
unwell.
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.
There was considerable excitement in the
upper part of this city to-day, in consequence
of two co,ored men being found dead in their
beds at the residence of the French Minister.
Large crowds were surrounding the house.
Reports were current that they were sufocat-
ed or poisoned.
SPEECH BY GEN. GRANT. .-
Gen. Gre mt spoke rs follows to the Printers
Grant & Colax Club to-day:
thank you Tor this mamie station Of your
sentiments do not know of ANYTHING more
that can say Than that am glad to have had
the support of all classes, and particularly OF
government. I bupo there will be nothing in
my course hereafter to make you regret the
present you have seen fit to give"
CONGRESSIONAL.
In the Senate to-day com nuuication was
received from the Secretary Of the Interior,
transmitting ana recommending t. favorable
cons derdtion a letter from the Commissioner
OF Indian Affairs, submitting an estimate CT
"an Appropriation required TO- medaons OF
U. s. Grant, President of the United States,
Tor distribution to the Indian tribes. The
communication states that it is customary
when President is elected to have medalions
of such President made and distributed to the
head men of the tribes who have proved de-
serving OF some special mark of favor or rec
ignition, and he therefore asks that an appro
priation of $1,000 be made for that purpose
now.
A communication from the Secretary of War
to the Senate to-day, shows 25,601 regulars and
1913 volunteer troops are employed in Indian
hostilities, in protecting the Missouri river
trsfic and Union Pacific Railroad, and other
wise policing that region.
The bill introduced in the House to-day by
Mr.. Butler, provides that no citizen OF the
United States in passing from one place to an
other within the same, shall be subject to sum
mons, citation, or other process of whatever
name or nature, in civil action, suit or cause,
whether on mense process or execution, in any
State, territory or district through which he
may be passing, and of which he is not citi-
zen, unless he shall voluntarily tarry therein
for space of more than fOrty-eight hours
All processes and writs contrary to the provis-
ions OF this bill shall be null and void. Per-
sons offending shall be held guilty of high mis-
demeanor and subject to indictment, and on
conviction be fined not less than 81 900 nor
more than $4,000, and imprisonment Lot less
than one year nor more than ten years, in the
discretion of the court.
In a communication laid before the House
to-day, from the Secretary of the Interior to
President johnson, dated December 18th, he
says the Union Pacific Railroad Company has
received bonds on nine hundred miles of its
road amounting to S22,798000. The commis.
sion has submitted favorable reports upon two
sections of twenty miles each, but no Execu-
tive action has been taken upon them. The
amount of 81 100000 which will be due the
company in the event of your acceptance of
these sections, is thus retained by the govern
ment The government subsidies which will
be earned upon the complement and equip
ment OF the remainder OF the road, it is be-
lieved, will be sufficient, with the foregoing
amount, to guarantee its completion as first
class road. Since the date Of this communica-
ton the two sections have been accepted.
CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE SENATE.
In executive session to-day the Senate con.
frmed the following nominations: William ii.
Russell Collector of Internal Revenue for I'd
District of Connecticut; Chas G. Dame Col
lector of Internal Revenue for 9th District of
Massachusetts.
TROUBLES ON THE oGEEcHEE RIVER.
Senator Pomeroy to-day received a letter
from Georgia in which it is stated that the re-
cent troubles on the Ogeechee river were caus-
ed by the refusal OF the planters 10 share equal
" the crops among che negroes, which they
claimed pursuant to last years contract. Sim
liar diculties occurred as to the previous crops.
The negroes this time declared that the crops
should not be removed till they had their just
share. Gen. Saxton, with two companies of
soldiers, went to the scene of the conflict, ar
rested the ringleaders, and divided the crops
according to contract. !,
PETITION FOR THE PARDON OF DIR. MUDD.
Paul Baglev, the missionary, is circulating a
petition here for the pardon Of Dr. Mudd, now
prisoner at Dry Tortugas. 1t is headed by
Hon. Stevenson Archer and signed by 20 other
Democrats OF both Houses.
THE CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC APPRoPRIA
TIoN BILL.
The consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill, reported to the House to-day appropriates
, $1,160,230. Provision is made for Consul al
Rome but no Minister.
GEN. LOGAN.
Gen. Logan appeared in bis seat to-day, al
though still suffering from sickness.