The union Democrat., 1870-04-23
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TELEGnAPHnc NEWS.

WAsHiScrov, April l6.-General Orders
No. Al, Headquarters of the Army, assign
General Scbc6eld TO the command Of the Mill
tary Division of the Pacific. The Department
OF Alaska is TO be discontinued after the first
OF July, and the Territory attached to the
Department OF Columbia, Major General Cam
by commanding. A new Departments is
created. and styled the Department of Arizo-
ma, embracing Arizora and Southern Califor-
MIA. General Stoneman commanding. Gen.
eral Pope Is assigned to the command of the
Department of Missouri, when vacated by
General >cho6eld-headquarter a; Leaven-
worth. The Department of the Lakes Is en-
larged 30 as ta embrace the frontier as far
east ss Lake Champlain, and Cooke is assign
ed TO the command After June LIST, Nirgi-
MIA il 10 be annexed TO the Department OF
the East, commanded by General Mcdowell
and the Department Of the Cumberland is to
be discontinued. Troops within tue latter
are to be attached to the Department of the
South, General Terry commanding.
New YORK, April l6.-Particulars of a
ridiculous scare to the Canadian authorities
aud people, over the imaginary Fenian lava
sion. are published IL is hard TO realize the
existence of so mnch excitement over the bor-
der. The Canadian papers publish flaming
monster display heads. double-leaded special
dispatches, orders for volunteers to assemble
and troops to move in light marching order
10 the front, etc.. etc. One panic-stricken
correspondent at Ottawa, .elegraphs that q
leader of the Fenians crossed the frontier at
St. Adams half an hour before. Another
correspondent, at Montreal, sends words that
the enemy is assembling in large bodies at
st. Abans, and that the terrible General
0'Nei has Just arrived. Another paper
states that 40 Fenians passed through Hamil
ton on a special car. disguised as Yankees.
From all parts Of the dominion the same
clamor of gathering volunteers, and cheers
for the companies, battalions and regiments
Fastening to the expected sceno Of conflict
The Toronto Globe hestates to believes that
there il just ground for such commotion, and
SAYS that the government has taken upon
themselves the responsibility of asking sus-
pension of hd6cds corpus, alleging that
Fenian raid is about to take place, end that
1t is necessary to arrest parties coming over
from the United States as spies IL adds
We are bound to say that evidence of a ccm-
ing raid which We had in 1866 is wanting
now but it may be that the ministers are
better informed than the public. Upon them
rests the responsibility of making commo.
tion il it is found that no warrant exists for
action.
CHICAGO. April IA 7libnne's New
York special says of the Mcfarland case
There are indications of reaction of the pub
Sic sentiment, which. before the trial, strong
ly favored the prisoner. Papers in and out
of the city which formerly sympathized with
him are now asking conviction, and the tenor
of public conversation is daily less favorable
10 him. 1t is generally conceded, however,
that he will be cleared on the ground of in
Mrs Galhn,n hoo al b,c I.o IL
of letters and visits since the attack on her
by the counsel for the defense Graham
apologized privately to Judge Gravin for his
indecent allusion 10 her, and said he believed
nothing it and only made the remarks in
the hope of helping his client. =
CHICAGO, April l7.-The female brokers.
Woodruff, Clatlin Co., are about starting a
weekly paper. to advocate woman's suffrage
and support Woodhull for the Presidency.
WAsHiNGroS. April lS.-The argument on
the legal tender question in the Supreme
Court has been postponed to next Monday. on
account of the absence of counsel and Judge
Bradley.
The Senate to-day confirmed John Titus, es
Chief Justice. and Charles A. Tweed, as AS
sociste of the Suprene Court of Arizona
General Butler proposes to offer House
bill aholiShinG the income tax, and instead
thereof, assessing five per cent. of the inter
est paid on all invested capital, including
National and State bonds, a3d on all loans
running for longer time than year-dv-
dends ot banks. insurance companies, rail-
roads, etc, and on mortgages, leases and
rents, one per cent on SUGGESTIONS, legacies
and deeds of gift, other than for charitable
purposes, when the property falls to one of
the next blood not of collateral branch,
thraa par hon IF Ia ~
five per cent, and the same when to a stran-
ger or corporation, etc. All these collections
will be made by stamps. He also proposes
to tax the manufacture and sale of spirituous
and fermented liquors to abolish the offices
of Assessors and Assistant Assessors of In
ternal Revenue; and to establish such other
offices Tor the collection of the tax on whisky
and tobacco as are necessary, and to repeal all
other internal taxation.
LISBON, April l6.-The Rio Janiero steamer
to- day, brings details OF the end of the war
IN Paraguay. On the lst of March, the Bra
lillian General carried the position of Lopez.
Lopez. his son, Col. Lopez, f. Yanchex,
Vice President of the Republic, Gen. Comino,
and several other officers Of Paraguay, were
killed. The mother. brother and four chill
dren of Lopez, Mrs. Lynch. and many officers
were made prisoners. A large quantity of
arms and munitions were also captured. AT
the last advices a treaty of peace was being
prepared with the Provisional Government
ot Paraguay. which had convened Coustitu-
honal Assembly for that purpose.
JACKSON. April 10TH e NJ. Yerger was
brought before Chief Justice Shackelford of
the Supreme Court of Mississippi, on a writ
OF haheas corpus and released on a recogni-
zance of $500