Show w IT 43 61 i new york ai the rebel prisoners c captured and paroled by us during the war numbered the number of union prisoners captured by the rebels daring the war instated is stated to have been I 1 the Secre secretary tury of war has as appointed a tl military officer well acquainted with the indian country of the southwest south west to report to the commissioner of indian affairs for such special duty as the latter may deem expedient for the needs of the department it is understood that the officer in question will proceed to red bluff arkansas and ascertain the full cause and meaning of the late murderous attack made by the chey choy i ennes and Arapah oes upon the mail coach on the smoky hill route nov A tribunes dispatch says briggen brig gen martl marti martindale has ben breveted maj gerd geri the resignations of generals butler and dix DIN are gated dialed lale tale tie ithe th the worlds dispatches sa say that IM anid arid jorfi brigadier adier adler generals have been mustered out of the service since march last A temes times tim ea dispatch says a mandamus case ease ea e against the secretary of the treasury u ry involving the question whether the court can compell that officer by such writ or other otherwise to issue aawar a war rant forthe payment 04 01 money upon an award to a government creditor has as been taken to the supreme court of the united states upon a v writ of error and will bo be argued in a few days the court is expected to give precedence to this case over other cases of the regular docket the exigency and public interest being deemed sufficient warrant for such I 1 an order A heraldo heralds special says chepa the pacific elfie elfio railroad company of the eastern alvi division sio irla is about to aptly apply for an issue of additional bonds I 1 lir payment for the construction of another twenty miles of road the general land office today to day transmitted edithe public land office at ore gon city 49 w land warrants for claims V growing out of the arici arlel ancient ent settlements in orvon oreon louisville 9 in ii the circuit court in the onse of the commonwealth against maj gen palmer for aiding alding slaves to escape escape judge johnston joh Job dismissed the indictment on the ground that we twe t requisite number of states had adopted the constitutional amendment before the indictment therefore all penal acts of the kentucky legislature relating to slavery were of no effect gei gen palmer has issued a that slavery has lips ceased to exist in kentucky and advises the colored people to the courts for redress s if th the e pu public yue lue conveyances sh shall hll hii disrel disregard ard their heir right to tor travel at pleasure provided they conform with reasonable regulations 4 IN frankfort ky 9 resolutions wre yesterday introduce eil ell into the Hous endorsing the policy favoring a general amnesty and recommending the he pardon of jeff day dav dails 1 63 1 a cairo 8 proprietors at Memphis and paris faris have called a of the conductors in the mississippi valley south louth of the chip river to meet in it memphis aphis dec 20 for the purpose of and eom combination AGal Galves toil toti pa papers pe rs state that the office 1 atthe I he provost IMan marshal shai has been rees re es dished in that department new orleans 7 judge Pa paschal on his return from washington to austin issued an ad dress to the people peo p le of texas tex s stating what would be required to put the state back into the union the state convention must declare slavery abolished and never to exist except asa as a punishment for crime must recognize the rights of the colored people as freedmen not implying thereby their social equality with the tile whites nor their equality at the polls the legislature must ratify the the fhe constitutional amendment and declare clarethe the secession ordinance the ratification fi of the confederate Cons constitution titu ion lon and the dependent acts for resistance null and also aiso the state war department the judge cautions the people whom wham they elect to carry these measures into effect great importance i mp ortance will be reattach attached to their choice as an am evl eyl evidence denge dengo of their sincerity general genet al constitutional reforms outside of the above measures will nhe allowed unless submitted to the people for ratification new no vi orleans 0 il e a us 8 the louisiana Legisla legislature tur ehas obas elected judge henry boyce of alexandria united states senator before the war he was united states judge for the tho western district of louisiana indications are strongly against the legislatures calling a convention A committee of the mississippi legislature reported against passing the constitutional amendment not from any objection to the first but to the second clause new york 8 southern papers mention the th e continued spread of small pox among the negroes particularly in north and south carolina arolina some of the sea islands are suffering severely I 1 the minister Mi nister dister of foreign affairs of the argentine bas has announced that chilian privateers can obtain supplies and adjudication of prizes in the ports of the Arge argentine argentino titine republic A richmond letter says in view of the disorganized condition of the late slave population there is considerable uneasiness among the people in lu several districts ont oft officers leers have been appointed pointed to enroll euroll volunteer companies appointed aE but ut there is not a single recruit obtained raleigh Ba leigh 0 9 the legislature counted the vote for governor today to day the majority for worth is the legislature had passed a joint resolution to inaugurate worth today to day but rescinded it this morning passing a resolution to adjourn on the to mee meet t dpn the ls t of february new york 10 among the charges against col mahoney the president of the fenian brotherhood is a violation of his oath in refusing to communicate with the senate in refusing to enable the standing finance committee of the senate to obtain the books and accounts in having placed in official positions and salaried several parties rejected by the senate anen presented for confirmation con firina in having himself usurped the position of agent of the irish republic in having issued bonds with ins lifs own name upon them na as agent in hav 1 ing ng wastefully expended money in I 1 having 1 refused the secretary of war money that had been appropriated for war purposes bythe by the senate it is chaired that large sums of money have been used for speculating in gold old oid and an d for other purposes by individuals president 0 mahoney and his cabinet charge the senate with having acted improperly aly on various occasions in converting ng funds to their own purposes it is also charged that the agent sen sent t to ireland sold out to the british government and caused thear the arrest rest reat of stephens at dublin it is charged against B doran kallian and perfidy malfeasance in refusing to pay money when ordered and in paying out large sums when there was no authority A gentleman who visited iron mon terey ter ey writes from that the french forces forced have fortifications around monterey particularly on the road used by gen taylor vaylor at the time of his assault the french officers andol diers expressed much dissat remaining in IP mexico and were hopeful of going home soon executions of persons persona adhering to thella eral cause are of frequent occurrence the people in the northern portion 0 artion of Al mexico exico are almost universally mip lip y in sym pathy with the republic but bu t the tharp re is so much quarrelling betge between n eral leaders that little litell e can beace be mccomi com coe shed there is great scarcity of arras arias arms r and ammunition A dispatch from washington says gen logans instructions are beling being prepared pre he will wiil accompany juarez wherever he goes the policy of our government will be such as not to give of nence fence the state department is in receipt of important dispatches from minister adams it is alleged that collectors have beau appointed in the south who cannot take the oath of loyalty prescribed by law this was the caupe cause of the resolution of inquiry in re reference ferenee to office holders A letter ietter from geargia says that none of the congressmen Congre semen elected from that state can take the test oath most of them were in the rebel army or held office under davis Gove government corn cora madore tatnall and gen mccaus formerly in the rebel service are living in savannah in a destitute condition rear admiral palmer now comman J ding the west india squadron reporter rep j f for r duty yesterday and has designated th the tho e gunboat gubbo at rhode Isla isia island fid tid commander r murray M urra as his flagship and will saipin her h er for his is now district of operations in ip a few days commander corbin has been detailed as fleet captain of pal nl mers squadron eig egg the heralds richmond correspond 1 1 l dent says the military police city will be withdrawn and the civil police substituted dec 15 the members of the to have decided that devotion 6 thene theo rebel cause during the war is to be the measure of merit and have there therefore forre resolved to remove all unions unconstitutional 41 state officers save the stade stae I 1 auditor holding under appointment from gov pierpont and have appointed next tuesday for the ensuing session of their successors and also haya hava adopted an amendment of the state stale constitution which not only does away with all ali alldis ldes abilities for holding office on accounts account Of participation in the rebellion but does not even require the oath of allegiance to the national government to be taken faken A committee was appoint edby the two houses to confer with the military authorities and urge the immediate removal of the national troops from froid the I 1 the heralds washington special says the evacuation of chihuahua by the he t french is fully confirmed by official letters just U st received fram the states consul city there is strong reason to believe that england will back down from her position on the alabama and at once consent to a just and equitable adjustment of the question tIon in dispute the temper of the last dispatch which emanated from the president Preside ii t himself was calculated to open the eyes of the english government it is said the queen is dur our friend not allow earl russell to take any position tion that tosi iosi position will cause estrange estrangement n I 1 ent between the governments 1 washington 10 offiel official f al information has been received at the state department of the adoption of the amendment to the constitution upon the subject of slavery by the legislatures of 23 states official intelligence of its rejection by the legislatures isla tures of ky del and N J has also been received maconga macon ga 9 A milledgeville Milledg eville letter ad says provisional governor johnson has received orders from washington to retain his position until further instructions he also has orders not to issue certificates of election to the elect georgia Congressmen Congressi nerr nery 1 new york it 11 the war department has appointed major wynkoop Wyn kook lately in command of fort lyon to give safe escort to the messengers of df black kettle and little raven eaven chiefs chiofa of the and Arapah oes to the north of platte flatte river to meet in council with that portion of their tribes who for some time past have been alle nile alienated from them an and who are considered hostile to the government ern ment in order to convince them of the necessity of immediately entering into relations of amity with the entering united unite states A number of runners already sent have never liever returned the commissioner believes them to have been laid la T and murdered irmay imray A timers special says saya about editorials on the presidents message have hayd been received at the white house about 99 ner cent of them heartily endorse the presidents past part androw and commend his hit future policy reliable information received by gen howard exonerates gen Tillo son sou in his hia management of the freedmen in wilkes county georgia the most outrageous autra bous conduct towards the freedmen has sas foll followed iwed swed the removal of tha tho military in the county named and in other parts of the state hon N M X reeva beeva judge of the district court in that county aska asks at the request of tho freedmon freedmen 4 and ond the respectable citi citizen zenh zeni that the military be sent back the joint commission for the settlement of claims between the united states and columbia have disposed of about 62 cases or about one third of all the cates on the docket nearly all result in judgement jud gement for the claimants washington 11 in th the e house schenck introduced introduce a joint resolution declaring against the attempt to establish a monarchy in mexico and requesting the president to take such steps as aszli will vindicate the american yand protect the honor and interests of tI tb united referred in the senate wilson presented a petition from francis cook and 2500 other colored people of his district asking the right of suffrage referred to the committee anthe on the district of columbia the president pro term tern anjou announced need the fol foi following lowin committee to act with the house rouse committee committee on on the subject of i Lincol ns death r foote yates wade fessenden wilson doolittle lane of kansas harris nesmith Nc smith lane of indiana wiley Buckalo wand henderson Hc nye gave notice of a bill to change chango the eastern boondry of the state of or nevada so as to include additional territory to be taken en from utah and arizona also a bill for the tho speedy of in inthe the the tho house the speaker announced the standing committees the chairmen of which are as follows commerce washburn of ills ilia military affairs rice 9 af f mass foreign feairs A banks of mass el elections dawes of mass ways and means eans borrill morrill of vermont appropriations at ions lons stevens of pa banking and currency pomeroy of N Y district Di of columbia ingersoll of ills judicki judiciary Judi eary cary y wilson of iowa jowa pacific railroad price of lowa jowa claims delano of ohio public lands julian of or ind Post alley of mass revolutionary claims clams CI Ams whaley of west va public expenditures hubbard of iowa private land claims thayer of penn manufactures fac tures morehead oflas 9 9 r i culture eul tul ture bidwell of cal indian affairs k apa yta ar S windham of minn militia smith of ky territories ashley of ohio revolutionary pensions mcindoe of wisconsin roads and canals beaman of mich mleh ta patents tents jencks of B R I 1 public buildings and grounds rice of me ile select committee on I 1 rule ruie the speaker select committee on the bankrupt law jencks of R I 1 select committee on freedmen elliott of mass the house refused to suspend the rules for the admission of a resolution southa giving the representatives from the southern ern enn states the privileges leges of tho the floor in the senate wade introduced the following which was referred to the committee oft on fore foreign g n affairs resolved by the senate and house of representatives in congress assembled first that we contemplate the present present condition of pf affairs in the republic of mexico with the most profound tude second that an attempt to subvert one of the republican governments on this continuant con can by a foreign power and to establish on its domains a monarchy sustained ned solely by european bayonets is is opposed to the declared policy of the united states government is onn offensive to our people and contrary contra to the spirit of our institutions thir third 7 resolved that the president of the united |