Evening Star Newspaper, April 15, 1869, Page 1

EE THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sunday Excepted, ) At the Star Bullding, t ‘W. Corner Pennsy!vania v.and Lith Street Ov Tas EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY. The STAM w servea by the carriers to their sabectibers in the Uity and District at Tax (CENTS PxR WEEE. Copies at the counter, with oF WitBoat Ourts each. Prick som Mar ‘—Three months, One De 4 Fifty Cents: six months, Jars: one year, Five Dollars. No sent from the office longer than paid for. The WEEKLY STAR—pnublished on Friday moruing—Ore Dollar and & Haifa Year. =, XXXII. Che Foening Star. WASHINGTON. D. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1869. 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Washington. ed by this Company are: ¢ will Joud By, charted by a spe-ial week Mandrake Pitts act upon the Iver. re ’ ving a actions, relax the ducts of the vats of roman 0" Son treligved “the atvots elt noe what te ‘Fat 2 stools will show what the Pills seeneperancetham other compa- | Con do: nothing has ever teen invented except cal- omel (® It fs definite and certain in its terms It is & home company im every locality. Iw 8 are exempt from attachment, There are no ¥ poison, whi: h ie vary dangeroas to ith great care) that will unlock the start the spetienn et the liver tis one of the most prominent causes of Consumption aweed Unnecessary restrictions in the = ‘Senenck’s Be! ‘Tonic is» gentle stimulant Ru the prea sured | and a terative, and the aikall in the seaweed that the Insurance costs only the derease ou ihe eee nee meade, of, savtate the “Policies will be issued that will pay to the im. | the food Pulmonic Syrup. and is made fut th sured during Ife sn annual income of ene tenth — ges ‘without fermentation or souring ic the the amount named in the policy. mech. -Neeztre rate is charzed for risks upon the lives | (bestest reason why physicians d a “";tisnetee. not to secure éividends, bat at solow | Eire medic to'stop the coughs, to atep chilis. to ‘® cost that dir Fill be impossible. stop night ectic fever, and by so doing A LOCAL AGENT IS WANTED IN EVE! they derange the whe jigestive powers, locking COUNTY. ications from competent par- | UP the secretions, and eventually the patient sinks ties for euch sxencice. with suitable endorsements. | 80,4100. i ute treatment, does not try t a aimee, S828! | stops cough, aight sweats, chitia-or fever Be- Seccions Soin ae particaiars civen | move the cause, aud they will all stop of thelr ewn . ‘ Y = ace cam be cured of jamption. ow the Office ef the Company 12 this t, Dyspepsia. Catarrh Ueoker, — Font, unicas the liver and stomach ars BLACKFORD & HAMLINK, 466 SEVENTH STREET, oppo-tte Post Office, GENERAL AGENTS FOR Tf, DISTRO: OF COLOMBIA PISTRCI If & person bas consumption. of course the Im in some, wonands either’ "ae. ase In such cases, what mast be done’ It is not only the =~ that are wasting but it is the whole body The stomach and liver hat lost their power to make'bised out of ford, "Now, the isto take Dr. Dr. A. ¥.P. GARNETT, 420 New York ave . and | cince wich will bring w fone to thw sto ech, 4 DI to want , it Dr. L. J. DRAPES, 123 Penssyivania cenily and make seed bicoos thea ihe patient te: MEDICAL EXAMINERS. fine to cain tn tr ans an noon. aa the, body be ins to crow, ingscommence to * — the patient gets fleshy and well. This is the ouly 2 NOTICE. Tee APO ee ty ts The public is hereby informed that we have | Complaint and Pyspepeiay Behenck's Beapecd MESSES. BLACKFORD « HAMLINE ePalmonic Syrup Take anirake i. freely 10 ail bi complaints, 4 VENTE SiREET, epposite Post Office. | feetly he plaints, as they are per: Dr. Behenck, who has enjoyed uninterrupted health for many years past. and n he 225 unds, was wasted away to = mer: last stage of end Special A. te. nested t Meare BLACKFORD < HAMLINE, who are | many a have used Dr pow the General Agents for this District. and wil! ee eee ith the same remarkable receive applications, collect premiams, and deliver | success Fail directions accompany each, making ies it not absolutely necessary to ag see Dr. Schenc wieh their lungs exam: . | ined; ‘pose he is professionally at ne it bot . western ape Satarday, Com . | where jetters for vice mast aaed a eee — Price of the Puimon: Sizapend kenwend Tonic, =e each @1 '@ per bettl ir S708 a . Man JAY COOKE & 00., arpkesPilia’ 35 conta per box. Genera} Southern Agents National Life Insurance | 7°F sale by all D eo apiztf Company of the U 8. 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SUGAR OBA’ “HAVENNER’S FAMILY BERAD.” ‘This anequalled We per Government Vouchers on tz | ,,7')!8 Snecualled Bread te sow forsale by most of MOST FAVORABLE TEEMS, and give care | ‘It ismade of scices Family Floar; 'e thoronghly = te » ig McKeazie's Patent Oven; i¢ ig 4 attention sweet, white, nutritious, and is guaranteed COOUNTS OF BUSINESS MBN ena FIR ‘weigh sixteen ounces. end to any other bustcess entrusted to ws. gavrion —a deal of Breed to sold FULL INFORMATION tn regaré to GOVEBD. | -Bsvenners” ever came from oar LEER, 530 Sth street east. det. Band @. Au BE! vED HER DEBS AND OLOAK Betablishment t& No. 447 10th street, be- er jest side.) where she will be piased to attend to the calle of ber Syren friends and the patlic generally. me ‘The Bar te stocke’ witl tmes, and Bice F Sere of the Sreet brence i and see. aly EVENING STAR. OUR CLAIMS ON ENGLAND. Speech ef Hon, Charles Sumner. The speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, of Mas- sachusetts, in executive session of the Senate on Tuesday, on the Johnson-Clarendon treaty for the settiement ef our claims on England, is given tothe public, the injunction of secrecy having teem removed by order of the Senate. The speech is of great length, and opens as follows Mr. Pres:dent, @ report recommending that the Senate do not advise and consent to a treaty Wib a foreign power, duly signed by th- Plenipotentiary of the nation, is of rare oceur- Tence. Treaties are often reported with amend- Men's, and sometimes without any recommen, dation, but I do not recall an instance, sine 1 to the Senate, where such a t ha- recommendation whict " a‘ton. ‘The character of y seemv d to justify the exceptional re- port. 1 Go not disguise the importance of thi act; but 1 believe that 1m the interest of peace, Which everyone should have at heart, the trevy mu-t be rejected. A treaty which, in- steed of m moving an existing grievance, lerves Mt for beartburnuing and rancor, cannot be con- sidered & settlement of pending questions be- tween two nations. It may seem tosettle them, bur does mot. Ibis nothing butasuare. And such 1s the character of tbe treaty now befor us. The maseive grievance under which our country suffered for years is left untouched, the painiul sense of wrong planted in the na+ allowed to remain. For all this word of regret or even of rec- oguition; nor 1s there any semplanca of com- pevsation. 1t cannot be for the interest of elther party that such a treaty should be rati- fled: 11 c8nnot promote the interest of the Sa JF We naturally seem justice as tl m of a soua understanding with Great ‘an it promote the interest of Great Britain, which mast also seek areal settlement ofall pending questions. Surely I do not err when I say that a wise statesmanship, whether on our side or on the other side, must apply itself to find the reai root of evil. and, then, ‘with courage tempered by candor and modera- tion, se that it sextripated. This is for tbe interest of both parties, aud anything short of itis a failure. Mr. Sumner then analyses the provisions of the treaty and says:—W hile doing so little for us, the treaty maies ample provisions for all known claims on the British side. As these are exclusively “individual” they are com- pletely covered by the text, which has no limitations or exceptions. Already it is an- nounced in England that those of Confederate bordbolacrs are included. I nave before me au English journal which describes the latter claims a8 founded on “immense quantities of cotton, worth at the time of their seizure nearly two shillings & pound, which were in the legal posses: ion of these bondholders.” and the same authority adds: ‘These claims will be brought, indifferently with others, betore the designed joint commission whenever it shall sit.” From ‘apotber quarter | learn that these bondholders are “very sanguine of success wader the meaty as itis worded, and certain it 1s that the ‘oan ‘Went up from (to 1 a8 Soon as it was ascer- tained that the treaty was signed.” I doubt if the American people are ready just now to provide for any such claims. That they have Tis+n ir the market is an argument against the Close upon the outbreak of our troubies, just one month aiter the bombardment of Fort Sumter. when the rebel was still undevel. government was be- ginning those gigantic efforts which ended so (riumpnantiy, the country was startied by the news thatthe Hritish government had inter- vened by a proclamation which accorded belligerent 8 to the rebels. At the early date when this was done the rebels. were, as they remained to the close, without ships o1 the ocean, without prize courts or other trib: nals for the administration of justice on the ocean—without any of thuse conditions which are the essential prerequisites to such a coacession; and yet the concession was general, beng applica- ble to the ocean and the land, so that by British fiat they became ocean belligerents as well as land beligerents. In the swiftness of this bestowal there was very little consideration for a friendly Power; nor does it appear that there was any inquiry into those cunditions dent om Which it must depend. Ocean Tency being a “fact.” and not a “princi- can “be recognized only on evidence showing ils actual existence, according to the rule, first stated by Mr, Canning and aiterward recognized by Earl Russell. Bat no such evi- dence was adduced; for it did not exist and never bas existed. Had not the concession of belligerency been made, no rebel sb 1d cm Engiand. Every step in her building would sve been piracy. Nor could any monitions of war have been furnished. The direct con- sequence of this concession was to place the Tebels om an equality with ourselves in all British markets. whether of ships or munitions of war. As these were open to the natioual government, so were they open to the revels ‘The asserted nenirahty br" ween the two began by this tremendous concession, when revels, at one stroke, were transformes nut only inte bel- ligerents, but into customers. The only justi- fication that 1 bave heard for this extraordi- nary cencession 18 that Presideat Ltocoln une deriook to prociaim a //ockade of the rebel ports. By the use of tois word “bloc kade” the conces- sion is vindicated. Had President Lincoln procisimed « closing of the rebel ports, there could bave been bo such concession. This isa mere technicality. But we must look at the sbbstance and find @ reason in nothing short of overruling necessity. War cannot be justified merely ona technicality: nor cam the conc sion Of ocean belligerancy to rebels without a Port er prize court. Such @ concession, like ‘War itself, must be at the peril of the nation making it ‘The British assumption, besides being offensive from mere tecnnieality, 1: in- consistent with the proclamation of the Presi- dent, taken as a whole, which while appoin:- ing a blockade, is careful to reserve the rights of sovereignty, thus putting foreign powers on their guard against any premature conces- shor mu. Mr Sumner considers wis bran of the subs ject at length. Tbe «matter of reparation” and the “extent of our losses’ are entered into minutely also He then says Perbaps I ought to anticipate an objection from the other side to the effect thar these national losses, whether from the destruction of our commerce of the prolomgation of tne War, are indirect and remote, so as not to be a of claim. This is expressed at the jaw by the rule that “damaces must be for the natural and proximate cousequ of anact.” (2Greenleat. by.,p 200.) To this excuse the answer is exp The damages suffered by the United States are twofold, individual &nd national, being in each case direct and proximate, although im the one case ipdividuals suffered, and in the other case the uation. It 1s easy to see that there may be ov- casions where, overtopping all individual damages, are damages suffered by the nat that reparation to individuals would be in- spfficient, nor can the claim ef the mation be questioned simply becanse it is large, or cause the evidence with recard tot is different neac case the damage must be proved by the best possible evidence, anc this 1s all that Iaw or reason can require. In the case of the nation the evidence ts historic, amd this is enough. Impartial bistory will record the national losses from British intervention, and it is only réxsomable that the evidence of losses ch injury from a y power, tbis can be no reason why the case should not be considered on the evidence ‘Mr. President, ta comet I desire to 88; am several yearel have carefully avowed saying y thang on this most irritating question, be- ing anxious that negotiations should be left w djsturbed to secure a settlement, which could be accepted by a deeply injared nation. The sabmission of the pending treaty to the jadg- ment of the Senate left bo alternative. It became my duty to consider it carefally in committer, and to review the whole subject. Lt L twled to find what we ba. a right to ex- Péct. and, 11 ihe just claims o: our country as- sqierd unexpected proportions, it was “ causel would bear bard oa Evgiand, but be- cause 1 wish most sincerely to remove all pos sibilities of strize between our two countries, apd. it is evident that this can be doae only by fifst ascertaiumg the nature and extent of dif- ference. In this spert 1 have spoken to-' 3 Ifthe ense against Engiand is strong, and ifour claims are unprecedented in itade, 1% is oply because the conduct at this Power ata u fom a was most unfricaodly, and the ret § eonseq uence of this conduct were a Li ale corres ing to the feand eee, both swallowed Having banind 8 sep sented sense of enor mous wrong, a8 yet Unatoned and even aa- roblem now presented to the staves- men of both countries. The attempt tr close this great international debate withou: © com- ort of pi make a mile a mina! ‘ory of the negotiations for settiement, and Closes as follows: “Shell these claims be liquidated and can- celled promptly, or allowed to slumber aatil called into activity by some fature exigency! There are many among us who, taking counsel Of & sense of national wrong, Would leave them to rest without settlement, so as to furnish a Tecedent for retaliation in kind, should Eng- nd find herself at war. There are many in gland who, taking counsel of a perverse po- liucal bigotry. bave spurned them aosolately: snd there are others who, invoking the point of honor. assert that Eng! cannot entertain them without compromising her honor. Thus there is peril from both sides. It is not difficult toimagine one of our countrymen saying with Sbak-peare’s Jew, “The villany you ‘each me 1 willexeente, and it shall go bard, buc | wil beter the instruction;” nor is it ditheult to ie agine an Englichmar firm im his conceit, that no apclogy cam be made and motbing paid. 1 cannot sympathize with either side. He the cJaims more or less, they are honestly prosent. ed, with the conviction that they are just, and they sbould be considered candidly, so that they shall ue locger lower like a cloud ready to burst, upon two nations, which, 2 -cording to their inclinations, can do each other sach in- finite injury or such infinite good. 1 ix issometimes said that war between us m come sooner or later I do not believe it. But 411i must come, let it be later, and then Lam svre it will never come. Meanwhile, good men mus! unite to make 1 impossible. Again I say, this debate 1s uot of my It is not tempting, for it compels crit a foreign power with which I would have more than prace, more even than concord. But it eannot be avoided. The truth must be tld, ip anger, but in sadness, Epgiand ha: done to the United States an mjury most difficult to Measure. Considering when it was done and im what complicity, 1t 1s most unaccountable. Ata great epoch of history, not less moment- ous than thar of the French revolution or that of the reformation, when civilization was fighting @ last battle with slavery, England gave her rame, ber influence, her material re- sources to the wicked cause,and flung a sword into the scale with slavery. Here was a por- tentons mistake. Strange that the land of Wil- berforce, after spending milltons foremancipa- tion, after proclaiming everywhere the traths of liberty, and sscending to glorious primacy 1m the sublime movement for the universal ab- olition of slavery, could do this thing! Like every departure from the rule of justice and good neighborhood, her conduct was pernicious 1 proportion to the scale of operations, affect- ing individuals, corporations, communities 4 the nation itself. And yet down to this y there is no acknowledgment of the wrong: ota single word. Such a generous expres- sion would be the beginning of a just settle- ment, and the best assurance of that harmony between two great aud Kindred nations which all must desire. LETTER FROM GENERAL SHERMAN The Surrender of J. E. Johnston. An interesting letter trom General Sherman, relative to the terms onginaliy proposed by him to General Johnston's army in North Carolina. is published. General Sherman as- suies the entire responsibility of the agree- ment, denying that it was dictated by the late President Lincoln. He says: “Some friends here think by silence 1 may be construed to throw off on Mr. Lincoln the odium of thoe terms. Ifthere be any odium, which I doubt, I surely would not be willing that the least show of it should go to Mr. Lincolu’s memory, which I hold in too much veneration to be stained by anything done or said by ms.” Referring to the interview between Mr. Lin- coln, General Grant, Admiral Porter and bhim- self he says. The interview was in March. nearly & montb before the final cetastrop! and it was my part of the plan of operations t. move my ariny, reinferced by Schofisid, then at Goldsboro’ N. C., to Burkesville, Va., when Lee would have been forced to surrender at Richmond. The true move left to him was hasty abandonment ot Richmond, join his force to Johnston's, and strike me in the open couu- x I sustain try. The only «uestion was: cou this jot attack till General Grant came up in pursait? I was confident 1 couid; but at the very moment of our conver. ration General Grant was moving General Sheridan’s heavy force of cavalry to bis extreme left, to’ prevent this very contingency. Mr. Lincoln, in hearing us speak of @ final bloody baitle, which 1 then thought would fail on me near Raleigh, did xotexciaim more than once, that blood had been soed, and Le hoped that the war would end without any more. We spoke ot what was to be done with Davis, other party leaders, and the Rebel army; end he left me under the impression thatall he osked of us was to dissipate the armies, and get the soldiers back to their homes anyhow, the quicker the better, leaving him free to ap- ply the remedy, and’ the restoration of civil jaw. He (Mr. Lincoln) surely left upon my mind the impression warranted by Admiral Porter's account, that he had long thougat of his course of action when the Rebel armies were out of bis way, and that be wanted to get civil governments reorgamized at the South, the quicker the better, and strictly conforming with onr general system. I had been absent so long that I presumed, of course, that Upngress had enacted all the laws necessary to the event of peace, so long expected, and the near approach of which must then haye been seen by the most obtuse; and all I aimed to do was to remit the Rebel army surrendering to mv to the conditions of the laws of the country as they then existed. At the time of Jonnston’s surrender at Dur- ham, I drew up the terms with my own hand Breckinridge Bothing at all to do with them, more than to discuss thetr effect, and he knew they only applied to the military; and he forthwith proceeded to make his escape from the country—a course that I believe Mr. Lin- coin wished that Mr Davis should have suc- ceeded in effecting, as well as all the other Jeading Southern politicians, against whom public indignation always turned with a feel. ing far more intense than agaimst Generals Lee, Johnston, and other purely military mea. I repeat that, according to my memory, Mr. Lincoln did not expressly maime auy specitic terms of surrender, but he was in that kindly and gentle frame of mind that would have in- duced him toapprove fully what I did, except ing probably be would have interlined some modifications, such as recognizing his several Proclamations antecedent, as well as the laws of Congress, which would have been perfectly Tight and acceptable to me and to all parties, Tre Cunan Revo.ution.—Napoleon Aran- go and other insurgent chieftams are heading @ party in the Central Department in opposi- tion to General Quesede, who, however. has the Jargeet number of adherents. A cousin of Genera] Cespedes bad been killed near Man. Advices from S!. Thomas report the arrival there of one of the Peruvian monitors. Volunteers are organizing in the interior of Cuba. The Voce de Cua warns the public against over confidence in the termination of the insurrection. The Diario says that a Span- ish War steamer is watching two expcditions expected from the United States. Cansanova bas not been released. A decree just issued autborizes the raising of one thousand addi- tional guards to protect the plantations of the Western planters, who are to pay for them. The la advices from Puerto Principe report adearth of food. A train of supplies had ar- rived from SantaOruz under guard ot :0 troops. They encountered 2,000 insurgents im an en- trenched position 2 the road, and. atver des. ‘Tate Hight, dislodged them. troops admit 2 iors of six kisled and twenty wounded. ‘The surgents in the vicinity arenumerous. They e beef and vegetables in plenty, but are ‘Without bread and flour. Santiago advices, dated the 9th metant report a fight on the Isabel estate. Losses insignificant. Twelve bundred troops bad arrived from Balabano. Advices from Sancta Spirita of the 9th instant state that General Puelio is there, acting as Governor. He has ordered the country stores town. Sagua dates to the 10th give informa: under the Governor had hada fight with the forees under and that the losses were beavy on both sides. A despatch from Trini. ed, dated the 10th, says that thirty citizens bad Geen arrested and imprisoned. SFT wo new styles of velocipede, which i¢ patent, are reported ‘Mass. One of these is to ran ion, and_the other, with com- bles the operator to or thereabouts, each ‘rend on the treadles giving the driving-whee! three revolutions, @7-Van Wyck, tbe famous New York sur- g¢on, Warns the public against the use of the velocipede He says the severe jar of the smal), hard seat produces disease of the pros- tmte glapd.and ‘it young men wish te preserve their manhood they sbould cease the use of the velocipede BF Miss Van Lew, of Richmond, has decided that her proper title 1s postmaster and not post- Mistress. SFA man in Milford, Mass., is making a vplocipede with wheels eight feet high. itis intended to make thirty miles am hour. a7 Mrs, Bismark acts as private secretary to ber lord and master. + 87 10 Hartford they Bsve arrested and ar- raigned people for traveling upom the side- ‘walks with velocipedes. hy frh foot- pad Washington News and Gossip. inTERNaL Revenvge.—The receipts to-day from this source were $556,245.38. How. T. Crineman, of N. C., is at the Ebbitt House. Mayor BowEs’s condition this morning, we are giad to learn, is somewhat improved. TRE RETIREMENT of Major Genera! Sickles from the army on full pay of bis rank is aa- nounced, Mr. J.C. BANCROFT Davis, Assistant Sec- Tetary of State, is confined to his bed with erysipelas. Mr. U. M. WALKER tendered his resignation as Fifth Auditor of the Treasury, to take effect on the appointment of his successor. TROWBRIDGE, writer of “The Vagabond” and “Neighbor Jackwood,” gets the Consul- ship to Vera Cruz. IT 18 UNDERSTOOD that our New Consul General at Havana—Mr. Plumb—has received trnctions to demand full and entire satistac- ‘ion for all injuries sustained by American citizens at the hands of the Spaniards. PRESIDENT GRANT was quite busy to-day, and eeveral members of nis Cabinet were with him, and he therefore saw no visitors. Secre- ‘anes Fish and Cox were with the President together for some time, having called at an early hour to see him. REAR ADMIRAL James L. GARDNER has been ordered by the Secretary of the Navy to command the navy yard at Portsmouth, N.H. on the completion of his present duties as member of a board. Lieutenant Commander E. A. Walker, from the navy yard at New York, and ordered to the Hydrographic Office at Washington, D. ©. REMOVALS AND APPOINTMENTS.—About one bundred male, and eight or ten female clerks were to-day dismissed from the Third Anditor’s office, at the Treasury Department, and appoimtments made to fill the vacancies. As stated in the STAR of yesterday, these re- movals are made for political reasons, and the appointments to fill the vacancies are of per- sons who are in sympathy with the Republi- cam party. AS WILL BE SBEN by our Senate report, Mr. Anthony, ot R. 1., had the card of Messrs. Brown & Ives, in reply to Senator Sprague’s charges, read in the Senate this morning, at the beginning of the session. Senator Anthony said that the charges having been made in open session, and published in fuli in the Globe, it Was but fair that the defence of these gentle- men should also go to the public upon the of- ticial paper of Congress. Seuator Sprague was not in his seat at the time. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ScigNcE—Tuinp Day.—This Academy re-assembled to-day at 12 m., when Professor Wm. Ferrell, of Cam- bridge, read @ paper on “Tidal Researches.” Prot. P. E. Chase, of Philadelphia, one on “Tidal Rain Fall.’ Dr. Walcott Gibbs, of Cambridge, one on «The Products of the Alkaline Nitrites upon the Uric Acid and its Derivatives.” Protessor Pierce, Superintendent of the Coast Survey, one on “Inversion in Algebra,” upon which remarks ‘were made by Prof. Alexander, of Princeton, and Dr. Craig. of the Surgeon General’s Office, read a paper on “A Mode of Examination of Potable Waters.” after which the Academy adjourned. “VAN” writes (April 15), to the Springfield publican -— ‘The nomination of George Altred Town- send, the correspondent, was expected in, to- day, for a first-class Consulship, but it is rumored that James F. Wilson, member of the Jast Congress, asked the President not to make the appointment. Townsend recently made a sbarp attack upon Wilson in the Chicago Tri- inne, and this is the sup} cause for his re «quest to the President.’ pect We know nothing of the correctness of this statement in regard to Mr. Wilson's action in this matter, but it seems hardly probabie that the Administration is so bard up for material as to be obliged to appoint “dead-beats” like Townsend to “first-class Consulships. Forex Svsrexpep—About forty females employed in the Printing Division ot the Treas- ury Department were yesterday suspended, making the total number suspended in that Dnvision up to this date about two hundred and forty, and leaving about twenty-five only em. ployed, who are engaged in numbering and sealing the currency and notes already printed. About one hundred men have also been sus- pended, leaving about fifty yet employed. Work will not be resumed in this Department ‘until about the Ist of Juneand in the meantime the affairs of the Division will be settled up, machinery repaired, &c., preparatory to begin- ning work anew. A sufficient amount of notes and currency to last until June ist has been printed and no new machinery is now running except that for putting on the red seal and numbers. ASSIGH MENT OF OF PICKES OF THE INSPECTOR Geumpal's DerarntMent.—The following order has just been issued HEADQUARTERS OF THE Any, 2 ot) ee ne OPFPice. 5 Gunmeat Onpans, No.3 PTET 1869- 1. The following assignment is made of the officers composing the Inspector General's Department, and the officers herein named, whose stations are changed, will be relieved as early as practicable by theit present comman- ders, and will proceed to and report for duty at the headquarters of the commands to which Grewet Major General R. B. Marcy, 1 General, Head ofthe Army. . Secretary ot War, and In- spector United States Miliary . Brevet Major General D. B. Sacket, Inspector General, an of the Atlantic. Brevet Major: ral J. A. Hardie, Inspector General, Military Division of the Missouri. Brevet Brigadier Genera! N. H. Davis. As- oa inspector General, Department of ihe Brevet Brigadier General James Totten, As- Stan or General, Military Division a Lieutenant Colonel R- Jones, Assistant In- spector General, Department of the South. ~ General A. Baird, ‘Brevet Major Inspector General, De} it of Dakota. Brevet Colonel E. en ‘Assistant Inspector General, Mulitary Division of the 11. Department commanders should make i it their and in 4 Bspections of troops Posts im perean: but When this is the: inspections to be made in their name 1. aed authority; or may nominaie apy Officer from the of cers “awaiting orders,” to the Secretary of War, for an actin; appointment of Inspector ral, under the Provisions of General Orders No. 87, of 1568. ‘By command of General Sherman : E b. Townsemp, Ass’t Adj't General. Forts Must Nor 88 PHoTOGRarHED.—Tne Tellowing order bas just been issued : ‘HesDQUARTERS OF THE AR! ADJUTANT GENERAL'S Orr: ‘Wasarmortor, April 13, 1 ENERAL UaPERS, No. 35. ‘he following order, receivea from the War Le ablised for the information apd gui of all concerned : Commanding officers of troops occupying the . il permit fi ment wi no or J 3 of the same fo be taken without the per: of the War Roveriment. of ‘Sherman: ; E. D. Townemnp, Ass’t Adj't Gen'l. | SPER RECEIPTS OF CUSTOMS at the Treasury Department, for the week ending April 10th: Wwere—From Boston, $661,436.05; New York, more, rs i S.. Total, $6,121,400.99. = oe NOMINATIONS.—The President sent the fol- lowing nominations to the Senate tnis after- noon: Henry Baxter, of Michigan, Minister Resi- dent at Honduras. — E. Delong, Nev., Minister Resident at Japan. Adam Badeav, Assistant Secretary of Lega- ton at London. Coneuls—James Park, of Ind. at Hesse Darmsdadt; Alexander Jourdan, FA Pa, Venice, , .. at Port Sarnia; J.C. Pletcher, of Ind., st Oporto; Joba C. C uid well, of Me., at Valparaiso; Jose) ¥V. Schofield, of Mo., at Hokodadi; M.M. DeLano, of Gal, at Singapore, Edward M- Mc{J00k, to be Governor of Col orn W. S. Scribner, Secretary of Montan: Pestmasters.—(3. M. Howlett, Cecar Rapids, lows; Edward Fultings, Charlotte, No. John Lingatelt, Hollidaysburg, Pa, J Myler, Alleghany, Pa: Frederick’ Ball Grange. Ga ; Eri Beebe, Decatar, 4. Merril, Buchanan, Mich.; TH. Catam, Con- stantine, Mich.: T. E. Lozan, Boise City. Idano; PP. Wit-on, Patnam. mn., MH. S. Ranson, Piattsbarg, N.Y; L. D. Davis, Wellesville ¥.: Jacob W Hoysradt, N. Collectors of Customs —Jobn T _ Collins, Bronewick, Ga. Dwight C. March, Paso de! Norte, Texas. Collectors of Internal Revenue.—Joseph Sel- don, 34 Conn.; John P. Hall, Ist Ken.; L. Mur- doch, 2d Mo.:'E. M. Topliff, 24 N. H.. Charles G. Talbert, 2d Me.. Etward Jnessen, ist Lil. Assessors of Internal Revenue—Jeremiah Olney, 34 Conn; J. W. F. Parker sth Ky. Enos T. Luce, 2d Maine; Edward Scull, 16h Pa; Wm. H. Thompson. tith Pa; James H. Reed, sth Iii. Samuel B. Davis, New Mexico. H. D. Barron to be Fifth Auditor of the Treasury Department. J.J. Martin, of Ala., to be Sixth Auditor of the Treasury Department. Joseph R. West, Local Appraiser ot J Orleans, Chas. Gray, Assistant Loeal Appraiser tor New Orleans. Louis E. Johnson, to be United States Mar- shal for South Carolinia. H.C. Thatcher, United States Attorney for Colorado. yi J. W. Huston, United States Attorney for dabo. Cyrus M. Hawley, of Il)., Associated Justice of Utah. W. W. Brookings, Associated Justice of Da- ab cotab. Juhan Neville, Pension Agent New Orleans. ConrIRMATIONS.—The Senate this afternoon confirmed a large number of nominations. Among them were several Collectors of ln- ternal Revenoe, including H. S. Flynt, District ~ Columbia, Melatu M inations meluding the following Chester D. Davison, Surveyor General of Minnesota. R. L. B. Clarke, Examiner-in-chief Patent Office. Samuel S. Fisher, of Ohio, to be Commi: sioner of Patents Henry Van Aernam, Commissioner of Pen- sions. E. Little, Receiver of Public Moneys, - Palen, Chief Justice, and H. S. John- son and Abram Bergen, Associate Justices, New Mexico. Alexander Gardner. Devere Burr. and Wm. HT +to be members of the Levy Court, District of Columbta. EC. field, Solicitor of the Treasury De- partment. apt, James Forney, Marine Corps, to be Brevet Mavor for gallantry. Nearly fifty Postmasters were also con- firmed. THE SENATE in executive session yesterday took up the San Juan treaty, when it was read 8nd postponed until to-day in order to give Senator Howard an opportunity to make a speech im opposition to it, which he has pre- pared. The creaty negotiated by Gen. Cushing for a ship canal across the Isthmus of Darien was discussed for nearly two hours, when, by general consent, it was allowed to go over ti December next. The naturalization treaty with Great Britain was also discussed, but with no decision. Many Senators are ot the opinion that he executive session will close this week. ConFIRMATIONS,—The Senate, in execative session, yesterday confirmed a number of nominations, among them the following :—Col. E. PD. Townsend, Adjutant General United Suites army, with the rank of Brigadier Gen eral; Lient. Col. R. C. Drum, Assistant Adja- tant General, wita the rank ef Colonel; Major Robert Wilhams, Assistant Adjutant General, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel; Captat James P. Martin, 7th Unitea States imfaniry, Assistant Adjuant General, with the rank of Major. IMPORTANT MILITARY ORDER—CHUANGES IN THE PaY DBPARTMENT, ASSIGNMENT OF Or- riceRs, &c.—By General Orders, No. 37, issued trom Headquarters of the Army, and dated to- day, ‘Pay Districts as heretofore organized are discontinued. Hereafter officers of the Pay Department, except those retained for daty at the Paymaster General's Office, will, like other staff officers, be assigned to Military Divisions, at worpeepeoggel Districts, and be subject to the orders of the commanders thereof. As neces- sary lo the safe deposit and distribution of the tunds, depots of the Pay tare estah- lished at the following points, viz: New York, New Orleans. St. Louis and San Francisco. « assigmed to ot the Sapets sBall also form the duties of Chief Pay- master on the staff of the commanders of the Military Divisions in which their respective ly the quarters. Chief Paymaster of Military De- partments and Districts will be attached to che rument of District juarters, and, unl ss otherwise ordered, stationed there They shall, under the direction of the commanders, have the control of all the Paymasters, and be responsible for the payment of all the troops in their respecuve Department - its or Districts. of payment the District of Co- ‘tached to his office. The tollowipg assignment of officers of the 1 is made: Brevet Brigadier General Nathan W. Brown, Assistant Pay: t of master General—to the Depo’ New York, ana Chief of the Division of the Auantic. Brevet Brigadier General Daniel McClure, Assistant Paymaster General—to the Depot of N jateans, ant Ctaat et the Division of tne Brever 5 Deputy Paymaster ¢ Depot of Sab Fan cisco, and Onief 0: the Division of the ic Brevet Brigadier General wy ieee Generai—to the or Louis, and Chiet of the Division of Missouri. ot ard Wright and Lieut Osi. Soca k. Burbank, Paymastere. ° = H ‘rev. Lieut. Uol. master, and Brey. 5 els Robert ‘alker, Valentine ©, Hanna R. D. Clarke and Dwight Bannister, masters. Bre partment of Alssks—Brev. Brig. Gen George F. Tarie, Chie Paymaster. i Depariment of the Columbia—Brev. Lieut. | | Col. W_R. Gibson, Chief Paymaster, and Brev i Cols. Wilham H. Jobnsonand James K. ears, Die-rict of New Mexico—Brev . Lieut Col. William B Rochester, Ohiet Paymaster; and Hrev. Lieut. Col. Ass B. Carey and Major Frenk Bridgman, Paymaster: First Inetnet (Recopstruction)—Brev. Loeut Col. T. BH Stanton, Pa Fourte District | Recnpetraction) —Brev. 1 1. Peter PG Hall. Paymaster. riot (Texas)—Brev Lieut. Col. Ba- Juod, Chief Paymaster; and Brey Cols. Charles M, Terreil, Isaac S Stew- art. and Nemuel A Pearce, jr, and Mayor Wim P Govld, Paymasters. Depot and Division Chiefs sball exercise s general supervision over all Paymasters sa their respective Divisions «sce. SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SENATE. Tuvrspay, April ts. ‘The CBapiain to-day prayed that all those who represented ws abroad migh! feel and act as if they were the true representatives of the great and christian mation, that they may not compromise us by any errors. bui so actas to i dignity aud honor thony asked to interpose an act of jas- tice. It will be recollected that a f-w days certain, sailed ‘Dg 88 did from one of their owe leprewata- tives, it was so much the more extraordinary He bad at the ume repelled some of the allega- toms that were made, which domagin, Qiher things that the parties alluded to D: @ Proposition \o euter into a conspiracy to break down the indu ‘of ihe Siate. These charges, which were of the most dam- i mot be made light of. Privileges attaching to his chamber, privileges Abused. Charges made here did not die away with the breatb that ut- tered them. they were spread out before all the country. Bat those who Bad not seat here, had also privileges, the priv of Inw and cour- tesy and justice, which should be accorded them when sesailed Mr. A. then sent to the desk and the Secretary read the card lately published by Browa & ives in regara to the strictures of Mr. Spragee. ‘When the rending was finished Mr A. said that as be thought that it was dae that this re- futstion should go with the calumny, he bad secured in this way the printing of this card | On the journal and in the Congressional Globe. What he bad done for these genuemea, be would de for the blest and poorest of his constituency. He bad en as a Senator of Khode Island and in the oe of the honor of the people of Khode Island, which bad beer. so wantonly assailed. The Senate then went into executive session. TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. WESTERN NEWS ITEMS. St. Lovie, April 15.—Judgment bas been | rendered tn, tne Unie States Dario © vart against tna Insurance Com; Harte ford for €34.(00 — A banquet will be sendered Gen. Schofield at the Southern Hotel on Saturday. pected that Ge |, Castar and other distinguisbed military men will be present A m from the West to-day says a coach came through in twelve hours from the ter- mini station of the Central Pacific raitroad, whieh is now completed to within six miles of Monument Point. The travel over tue Pacific railroad i heavy. PHILAVELPRIA, April 15.—im the suit by Mr. Fox, of the National T against the gas tr for for non- stees, | supply of gas during the strike of the gasmen last year, @ verdict was rendered for the de- fendants, sothat the prosecator tailed in his object. Lowsit, April 15.—Phillip P. Hagerty. tor fitteen try Jerk im the post office, Bas been arrested bere on the charge of opening and rob- bing letters DESTRUCTEVE FIRE. Kirom, Wis., April 14 —A disastrous fire oc- curred bere this morning. Fifteen buildings Were destroyed, involving @ total loss ef avout $4,000. Insurance about $25,000. NANCIAL AND COMMERGIAL, The New York money market worked to- wards ease as thr day advanced yesterday, and just before the close of the bank bours large amounts were offered atcom interest, seven per cent. cu was bid. Gold sold as bigh As 133), Dut ggain receded to M2yal 4. ‘Tbe government bond market was rather more Scuve, and prices have risen. cme ames Government Securitios. WaSkINGTOR, April 15, 1869.—Jay Cooke & Co. farnish the following quotations of Gov- ernment securities : POOL, market open Quiet and steady. Sales will reach 10,000 pairs. Middling Uplands, 12 , : Middling Urieans, 12). —_—~o—— Finaacial Matters in Baltimore To-day. Bactimorg, April i4.—Virginia inseribed, 49% bid, 50 asked: do.. asked. North Carolina sixes, asked eel # —— :