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ib WASHIMSTON Change in the “ban Policy of the 4“ ninistrationa, Vis" srous Actiow to be Instituted tae Dby Seoretary Fish. The National Honor to be Promptly Sustained. EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE SENATE. Confirmation of Bailey, Barlow and Other New York Appointments. Biscussion on the San Juan Treaty. Senator Anthony Defending the Rhode Island Family. WASHINGTON, April 15, 1869, Secretary Fish Abandons His Couservatism— Prompt and Decisive Measures to Be Pur- sued Towards Spain—The Honor of the Flag to Be Vindicated. Secretary Fish, after all, seems determined to pur- sue the correct course in regard to the protection of the rights of American citizens abroad, and particu- larly respecting those cases growing out of recent occurrences in the vicinity of Cuba, While there is no doubt that he has expressed heretofore very moderate views, still there is just as little doubt that he is determined not to allow the national honor to be lowered. While he does mot believe in hasty action in the absence of full information, yet when all the facts are in his possession and make out @ case calling fora positive assertion of the national dignity, there ts reason to believe Mr. Fish will take such a stand as will satisfy the most exacting and jealous on the point of national honor. If the reported out- rages and insults to our flag prove to be founded on facts and are not gross exaggerations, Mr. Fish will demand reparation promptly. Applying this to the case of the Lizzie Major, it is said he will demand that the two passengers be not only surrendered without delay, but further, that they be placed on board the American brig from which they were taken, or some other American vessel, and that the American flag at the same time be saluted by the Spanish man-of-war; further, he , Will demana indemnity for the detention of the pas- sengers and such losses as may have resulted from their seizure. If these really be his intentions, and they are so stated to be by good authority, Mr, Fish, after all, will only be responding to the popular wish. The Secretary of State has replied to Captain Campbell’s claim for redress in the matter of the seizure of the brig Mary Lowell, stating that the matter had been made the subject of investiga- tion before the Admiralty Court, under the demand of the British government; but that whatsoever might be the result thereof, he might rest assured the United States government would protect ail the rights of its citizens. A Busy Day in the Senate=Collector Bailey Confirmed—Consideration of the San Junn ‘Treaty, The session of the Senate to-day was quite pro- tracted, lasting until nearly half-past four o’ciock. More real work was accomplished in the way of con firming nominations than has been done on any day of the present session. The first business taken up in executive session was the New York nominations. Senator Sherman, chairman of the Finance Com- mittee, commenced by calling up the case of Collector Bailey, nominated for the Thirty-second district of Néw York. There was some opposition, but 1t did not amount to anything, and he was confirmed by a large majority. The others shared the same fate. A long list of postmasters, collectors and other nominations were also taken up and con- firmed, The Senate then took up the San Juan treaty, and Senator Howard, of Michigan, pro- ceeded to deliver a carefully prepared speech against it, An effort was made to have the injunc- tion of secresy removed so as to allow Howard to give his speech to the press; but the Senate refused to grant the request. No other speeches were made. The prospect is that this treaty will share the same fate as the Alabama claims treaty; or, if not absolatly Tejected, it will, in all probability, be postponea until next session, An Great Political Blunder—Objectionable and Incapable Candidates Proposed for Ine portant Missions. The Committee on Foreign Relations had another session to-day, at which the foreign nominations were further discussed, It was finally agreed to report favorably on Curtin, Minister to Kussia; San- ford, Minister to Spain; Nelson, Minister to Mexico; Rublee, Minister to Switzerland, and Howard, Min- ister to China. Nothing was done with J. Russell Jones, Pile and the other lesser lights. The action of the committee on these is still uncertain. Every fresh examination shows more: clearly the unfitness of the majority of them for the places to which they aspire, The committee is gradually getting light on the querry, who is J. Russell Jones? nominated for the Belgian mission. It appears that he sone of B. B. Washburne’s pets, from Galena. Washburne had him appointed United States Mar- shal for the Northern district of Iilinois in the begin- ning of Lincoln's administration, which place he held ever since. The committee do not regard him as at all qualified for the place, They are not alittle mortified to find that the majority of these unfit foreign nominations were made at the instance of Washburne, without consultation from any other quarter. What will be done with them is not yet apparent, but it is expected that the President will withdraw several of them and replace them by better men, The feeling among the Senators against Sanford is gradually growing stronger and has lost nothing by the industry of the friends of Dan Sickles, who were earnestly at work to-day to defeat the ex-Min- istor to Brussels, His chief supporters are Sumner and Anthony; outside of these he does not appear to have much strength. One Senator to-day denounced him as @ snob; another was heard to say that San- ford’s chief diplomatic ability consisted in his choos- ing and senaing nice presents to Senators and their wives and daughters; @ third swore that if @ soldier like Sickles could not have the mission to Spain a fop like Sanford should not have it—nt least by his vote. Altogether Sanford will have a tough time getting through. The state- ment in a New York evening paper that General Sickles was a participant in the plot, so called, of getting up the Ostend convention, is not correct. There is the very best authority for saying that Gen- eral Sickles had no more to do with the getting up of that Convention than any other subordinate mem- ber of the American legation in London at that time, and the Post must be very poorly informed on the secret history of that Convention to ma any such statement, Even Mr. Buchanan went with great reluctance, There is some doubt about the case of John 8, Car- disle, Of West Virginia, nominated as Minister to Sweden, Carlisle's political record ts not clear and the committee have not concluded to report favora- bly upon him. It is argued that he is not an original Grant man and only came out for tne republican party at the last moment, when he saw success was assured, He is supported, however, by at least one of the Senators from Weat Virginia, and it is whis- pered that his nomination was the result of a bar- gain between Senator Boreman and himself, The soty Is that Corilele, Who has couslderable Induence NEW YORK ee eer ene, ee es in West Virgi" 1a, agteéd to help elect Boreman Sena tor proviewog he (Carlisle) got @ foreign mission. Che“ciey K, Delong, who was nominated to-day “. Mister to Japan, 18 an active politician f” jm Ne. vada, He was the opponent of Senate, xye, in the jate Senatorial contest in that Svar, ‘and, according ta Nye’s account, used atything but honorable means to accomplish his object. If Nye can pre- vent it he will hardly get to Japan this year. His nomination was secured without the knowledge of eitner of the Nevada Senators, The President’s Military Staff Provided For. Nearly all of Grant’s old military staff oficera who want civil positions have now been provided for, Generat Badeau was sent in to-day ior Assistant Secretary of Legation at London. There is some surprise that he should accept so small a place, but it is understood that he takes it with a view of being able to complete some literary labors in which he is en, Nominations by the President. The President has sept to the Senate the following nominations:— Henry Baxter, of Michigan, Minister to Hondi Charies E, Delong, of Nevada, Minister to Jap: Adam Badeau, Awsistant Secretary of Leration at London, Edward M, M.'Cook, Governor of Colorado. W. 8. Seubner, Seeretary of Montana, Consule—James Park, of Indiana, at Hosse Darmetadt; Alexander Jourdan, of Pennsylvanta, at Venice; Henry C. Rogers, of Minnesota, at Hesse Cassel, Nasvan and Hesse Homburg; Edward Robinson, of New York, at Hambi J. W. Grower, of South Carolina, at Ancona; Albert Shaw, of New York, at Toronto; Samuel D. Jones, of Call fornia, at Revel; Samuel D. Pall, of Michigan, at Sarnia; James C. Fletcher, of Indiana, at Oporto; John Ualdwell, 0 t Valparaiso; Joseph’ V. Schofield, of Missouri, at Delano, of Colorato, at Singapore. “Asetate Justice: af the Supreme Oourt—Cy rns jawley, of Tiinols, to be Ass tah; Wilmot W: Brooking, for Dacotah, United” Stites Allo neys—Henry ©, Thateher, Colorado; James W; Huston, Idaho. Codar Rapids, Iowa; Ed- Postmaster: —George W. Howlet ward Folltng, Chariotte,"N. 0.; Join Lingafedt, Holkiays- ler, Fred Ball, burg, Pa; Joho A. M; Alleghany, P grange, Ga,; Eril Bebee, Decatur, Micb.; W. H, Merrill, Fuchanan, Mich.; T. H. Callara, Constantine, Mich. ; Thomas E: Logan, Boise City, Idaho; Perry P. Wilson, Put: nam, Conn. :H 8! Ransom, Pluttabnrg, N-Y.; Lorenzo D. Davis, N. Y.; Jacob W. Haysredt, Hudson, N. Y. Colietors of Custons—John T. Collins, Brunswick, Dwight C. Marsh, Paso del Norte. Texas, letors of Internal Revenve—James Selden, Third district of Connecticut; John P. Hall, First district of Kentucky; L. lurdock, Second district of Missouri ; Edward M. Toplift, Sec- onp district of New Hampshire; Charles M. Taivot, Second district of Maine; Edward Messon, First district of Iilinois. “Assessors of I ternal Reven jah Olney, Third aie- jate Justice for 283 iue—Jeremi trict of Connecticut; J. M. F. Parker, Eighth district of Ken- tucky; Enos Tf. oem Second district of Maine; Edward Scull, Sixteenth district of Pennyslvanin; John H. Thomp- son, ‘Eleventh district of Pennaylvanin; James ‘H. Fourth district of Ilfrois; Samuel B. Davis, New Mexico. 'H. D. Barron, of Wisconsin, Fifth Auditor of the Treasury. J.J. Martin, of Alabama, Sixth Auditor. Jos. R Appraiser for New Orleans. Charles Gray, Assistant raiser for New Orleans. Lewis E. Johnson, United States Marshal for South Caro- i Fittan Naville, Pension Agent for New Orleans, Nominations Withdrawn. The President has withdrawn the nomination of Herman K. A. Linderman as Consul at Lyons; John L. Near, Consul at Port Sarnia, and Hugo Hide- brandt, Consul at Smyrna. Confirmations by the Senate. The Senate in executive session to-day confirmed the following nominations:— Collectors of Internal Revenve—Z. 8. Flint for the district of Columbia ; Samuel Magill, Seventh district of Indiana ; Joshua F. Balley, Thirty-second district of New York; Alfred Pieasan- ton, Fourth district of New York; James Freeland, Second district of New York; Gordon L. Ford, Third district of New York; George A. Everett, First district of New York; James Melntyre, First district ‘of Maryland; Samuel L. Eval Second district of Maryland; David L. Stanton, Fifth distri of Maryland; John L. M. Stratton, Second district of New Jersey; Luke Lyman, Ninth district of Massachusetts ; Jared ; Rawlins, Firat dlatrict of California; John W. Gridley Eighth district of New York; Wm. A. Darling, Ninth district of New York; Henry M. Hoyt, Twelfth district of Pennuylva- nia. “Assessors of Internal Revenve-—Edward Baker, First district of Kentucky; David P, Williams, Fifteenth district of Penn- sylvania; John P. Rea, Ninth district of Pennsylvania; Au- ustus Ford, Eighth district of New York; John F. Cieve- land, Thirty-second district of New York; M. H, Treadwell, Seventh district of New York; Jaa. M. Carter, Fifth district of New York; L. L. Doty, Sixth district of New York; Wm. R, Cummings, First district of New York; A. P. Ketchum, Ninth district of New York ; Luther U. Morton, ‘Third district of New York ; Samuel A, Graham First district of Maryland William Gollow.y, Second district of Maryland; B. Ru Roberts, Fifth district of Maryland; William M. Miles, Sixth district of Maryland; Vincent H. Gregg, Fifth district of In- ‘Meeds, for the District of Columbia; Joha L. Murphy, Second district of New Jersey; Thomas Waters, Third district of Tennessee; A. W. Hawkins, Seventh district of Tennessee; George C. Beates, District of Kansas. avidéon, for the District of ) N ‘Surveyor General—Chester 2), Minnesota, Receivers of Public Moneys—Wm. Morgan, Little Rock, Ark. ; ©. L. C. Cass, Jackson, Miss. ; J. L, Moser, Ironton, Mo.; E. W. Little, Santa Fe, N. M. Registers of Land Oft-rs—A. Wandell, Detroit, Mich. ; John Donaldson, Ironton, Mo.; A. W Dawley, Fort Dodge, Towa; Towa. Pension Agents—A, K. ‘Calhoun, hag co a 8. H. H. Par- sons, Albany, N. x4 J. 8 Martin, Centralia, Il.; Wilham 7 . Sayne, Spriugdela, ii “Martha's—Sainuel Plumner, New Jersey; Francis C, Bar- Sylvanus Dodge, Couneil Biult hia; pr Pe low, Southern district of New York. Joseph G. Palen, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Mexico, H.1, Johnson and Abram Bergen, Associate Justices of New Mexico. algae’ Re Lewis, Ausociate Justice of the Supreme Court of iho. Francis Colgrove, to be Indian Acent at Hoope Valley, Cal. pllenry Van Aernam, of New York, to be Commissioner of one, el J, Fisher, of Ohio, to be .. B. Clark, of Towa, to be E: Devere Burr and Alexander Ga Levy Conrt for the county of Washington, D. C. Commander Bancroft Gherardt, to take'bis former position on the navy register next after Commander G. M. Morris, for Commistioner of Patents. miner of Patents, ner to be members of the meritorious and gallant service during the we Captain Forney, of the Marine corpa, to be brevet major for gallantry in an’ action against the savages at For- moan, Benjamin 8, Mackil and Dwight Dickenson, to be assistant surgeons in the navy. . C. Banfield, to be Solicitor for the Treasu Postmasters—David 8, Parker, Kankakee, Weber, Kilburn City, Wis.; Henry Stevenson,’ Greenville, vice Jordon. l.;_ Jacod M. Ohio; Joseph-F. Curren, Delaw: Ohio; Kichard H. Hoff, Port byron, N. Y.; P. Re Jennings. Sag Harbor, N. Y.; Henry H. Bingham, Philadelphia, Pa. ; Jessfo M. Perry, Navaso Texas; Richard 8. Vanwey, Ciarksville, Texas . A. M. Dintgrove, Monroe, La.; Austin W. Merrick,” Shamburg, Poi Henry J. Yates, Jamestown, N- 'Y.: | Henry Marlo Spriny ela, Vt Lewis Pratt, Woodstock, Vt.; james ning: Attanta, Ga. ; William M. Mintzer, Potts: town, Pa; M. 8. Biali ‘Tredel, , Hyde Park, Pa. ; Robert Nor. ristown, Pa. ; John W. Cracratt, Kanowak, W. fares E, Larkin, Concord, N. H. ; David Tidball, New C Pa. 5 Depot, Pa. kart, HP, Mooliy, Susquehanna i George W. BR Pittatown, 3. George L. Stone, Montros Bt Alvord, Towanda, Pa. ; Albert K. Rheer, Pi art Pierce, Wiikesbarre, Pa. : P. 8. Joslin, Carbonda! Pr Games &, Blocum, Seratiton, Pa,; Charles’ C. Cole, Rochester: Minn, ; John W. © Montpelier, Vt.; Simeon Hottms Seneca Falls, N. ). MeDongall, Auburn, N. ¥.; Samuel lagenin, Oawezoy N. Whiterock, Jerreyvi Tl; R. W. HB Fairbauit, Mia N. Anthony, Geneva, N. V-; George Hall, Sheibyville, Ill; Jacob EB. 'H. Jones, Paxto tab 8.’Fulier, Resignations. The following resignations have been recelved:— Abraham Curry, Superintendent of the Branch Mint Carson Cit) evada; T.M. Luther, melter and refiner the same a . Balch, assayer at the eame place; P. Chevoville, of Virginia, Consui at Canton. Changes in the Treasury Department. It 1s understood that the Second Comptroller John M. Broadhead, of the Treasury Department, will shortly resign. John D. Defrees, late Superin- tendent of Public Printing, wiil probably be appoint ed. ©, P. Biackmer, of Connecticut, chief of the Division of Back Pay and Bounties of the Treasury Department, was removed yesterday. He was a candidate for Second Auditor. Removal of Trensury Clerks. About 100 persons, mostiy ladies, were removed from the Kegister’s office yesterday. At least that many more wili be removed. Two hundred male clerks will probably be removed before the end of the present weex. No appointments are being made in the places thus vacated. Weekly Customs Receipts. Customs receipts for the week ending April 10: Boston... New York. Philadelphi: Baitimore... San Francisco. Total..... Supreme Court Decision. The Supreme Court to-day rendered an opinion in the case of Samuel J. Randall against Judge Lin- colin F. Brigham, who debarred the former from practice in the Supreme Court of Massachusetts, It is held that Judges are not liable to suits by pré- vate Individuals for their judicial acts, as such pro- secutions would interfere with the dignity and duties of courts, The judgment of the court below was af- firmed. Semi-Centennial Anniversary of Ocd Fetlows ship. It was stated at the quarterly communtcation of the Grand Lodge, I. 0. 0. F., of the District of Columbia last night that President Grant has issued an order directing the heads of departments to give leave of absence to all clerks and other employés who desire to participate in tne semt-centenalal an- niversary of Odd Fellowship in Philadelphia. The National Academy of Sciences. The National Academy of Sciences met in public session at twelve o'clock M. to-day, Professor Henry in the chair. Professor Pierce made some remarks touching the paper read on Wednesday morning by Professor Lesley, in Which the theory of the shrink+ age of the earth was brought forward, The geo- logical evidences of this shrinkage, as pointed out by Professor Lesley, ate 80 strong as to icad him to inquire whether or not the cooling of the planets were directly affected by this shrinkage. He thought it was, and proceeded to iilustrate his remarks by diagrams. In concluding, Professor | Pierce stated that this Was a new evidence intro. | duced by means of geological investigations in proof that the time of the rotation of the earth had decreased even within historical recollection. The rpt paper on vidal Fegearelgs Was Tend by Srosgpegs ‘houor of Khode Island—in defence of the sacred W. “errel, Professor P. E. Chase read the second paper on tidal rainfall, im which the amount and phenomena of rainfall at Greenwich and Philadelphia were compared. Dr. Walcott Gibbs, of Cambridge, one on the products of the alkaline nitrites upon uric acid and its derivatives, Professor Pierce, Superintendent of the Coast Survey, on in- version in algebra, upon which reinarks were made by Professor Alexander, of Princeton, and Dr. Craig, of the Surgeon General’s OMce, read @ paper on a mode of examination of potable waters, FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. EXTRA SESSION. Senate. WASHINGTON, April 15, 1869. The Senate was called to order at noon, and alter & prayer and the reading of the journal Mr. AN- THONY, the President pro tem., vacated the chair in favor of Mr. Morrill, and from his seat on the floor spoke as follows: Mr. PrestDeNT—Before the Senate proceeds to the regular business of the day I desire to interpose an act of justice, lt will be remembered that afew days ago certain persons of respectable standing _pri- vate citizens, my constituents—were assailed in this coamber in an extraordiuary manner—considering that the assault was made by one of their own Sen- ators, I may say an unprecedented manner I spoke some words in reply in vindication of the memory of the dead snd the reputation of the living men among them—those to whom I have referred. ‘lus a:saut was not confined to those vague generalities which it 13 dit. cult to answer because it is aimost im, o8- sible to define. It contained, at least, one speciiic, poate, detinite allegation that the persons accused ad proposed to enter upon a Le see for en- riching themselves at the expense of their fellow citizens; for arranging their business in such a man- ner as to insure and enlarge their own prosperity, but breaking the others engaged in the same business—a charge which, altuough Sonne no- thing prohibited by statute, is so abhorrent to all sense Of fairness, 80 Samagtlig to honest reputation, ag not to be lightly made, and never to be credited except on ample proof or open confession. A charge made in this chamber has @ pecultar significance and @ peculiar effect, It does not die upon the air wiih the breath that utters it. Itis placed upon record; itis spread upon the pages of the Congressional Globe, It passes into history. The Senate has high privileges; privileges essential to its dignity and ite inviolability; privileges guaranteed by the consti- tation that are acknowledged and respected by the people, and that are sometimes Hable to abuse upon the floor. And others, not entitied to seats in this chamber, have privileges, which, although not defined by statute nor protected by the enduring principles of justice, are the unwritten Jaw of hon- orable men, And one of the privileges is that when their names are brought into the chamber, and without offence or agency or crime of their own, covered with obloquy, they should have a@ hearing in the same presence, and their defence should en- Joy the same publicity and have the same enduring record, lask the Secretary to read the card which 1 send to the desk. . ‘The Secretary read the card of Messrs. Brown & Ives, published in the New York papers of April 14. Mr. ANTHONY resumed as follows:—My purpose has accomplished. I have placed in the Con- gressional Globe the denial by the side of the accu- sation. I have done this without the request or the knowledge of the persons who have signed the state- ment that has just been read. I would, under the same circumstances, have done itor the humblest of my constituents. Indeed, to a generous mind, itis more pleasant to defend the poor and the lowly, who are unable to defend themselves, than the rich and powerful, who, in some way or another, can vin- dicate their own wrongs. But to honest men, whether rick or poor, there is but one possession dearer than any other, and that is honor. Noright-minded man ts indifferent to the judgment of his fellow men, and although the consciousness of right will sustain a man under the imputation of wrong, evén that will not take the sting from slanaer nor make him care- less of unanswered calumny. I have done this as a Rhode Island Senator, speaking in defence of Rhode Island men unjustly led, on the floor where they cannot speak for themselves, and where they, and all others in the constituency to which they belong, have a rignt to expect that I should speak ior ein, : ‘The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of Pens: business, and adjourned at half-past jour. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT DECISIONS, WASHINGTON, April 15, 1869, Numerous decisions were delivered in the Supreme Court of the United States to-day, as follows:— No. 137, The United States, plaintiff, vs. John Kirby et al.—Certificate of division of opinion be- tween the judges of the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Kentucky. Mr. Justice Field delivered the opinion of the court, answering the question led in ‘the negative. ‘Tais suit in- volved the obstruction or detention of United States mails, the carrier having been arresied on a criminal charge. The Court held that while the law provided for cases of wilful detention or obstruction, it did not prevent the arrest of a supposed criminal, it not being contemplated that the temporary detention of the mails should interfere with the course of justice in a criminal case, No. 144. John E. Reeside, appellant, vs, the United States.—The facts are, briefly:—Reeside had a con- tract for carrying mails in Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabaina, in 1859, 1869 and 1861, at $65,000 a year. The law authorized the \’ostmaster General to cur- tail or discontinue the service; but, owing to the sc- cession movements, the Postmaster General ordered ® suspension only of the service, though the con- tractor asked for a discontinuance, for the reason that if the service was merely suspended and he held Cie =e yg he would be obliged to keep his teams, &c,, in reserve at large expense. The sue- pension of the service was not applicadle to the terms of the contract. Justice Nelson delivered the opinion of the Court, reversing the judgment of the Court of Claims and remanding the cause, with directions to enter a judgment for the plaintiff in conformity to its opinion, No. 143. Cornelius K. Garrison, appeltant, vs. The United States.—Appeal from the Court of Claims, General Butier had inade arrangements for a suppiy of arms for six regiments (Minte rifles), not to cost more than arms for the light troops. The description of arms was changed by Major Strong to | The President and Directors of the Bank oF Movi ang Enfield rifles. The suit involved a balance of money. Justice Miller delivered the opinion of the court, reversing the judgment of the court below and remanding the cause, with instructions to enter bases crm or the plaintifr. 'o decision was rendered in the legal tender cases. The Blair election case was continued for advise- ment. No. 141, Samuel H, Randall, plaintiff in error, vs. Lincoin F, ee in error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts. Mr. Justice Field delivered the oe of the court, amMrming the judgment of the sald Circuit Court in this cause, with costs. No, 161. Ellen oh appellant, va. Ellen Owen et Cee from the Supreme Court of the Dis. trict of Columbia. Mr. Justice Field delivered the opinion of the court, a‘lirming the decree of the said Supreme Court in this cause, with costs, fo. 142. John G. Cock, appellant, ve. Charles Izard.—Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Louisiana. Mr. Justice Davis delivered the Cpe of the court, reversing the decree of the said Circuit Court and remanding the cause for further proceedings, in conformity to the opinion of this court. No. 150, James W. Finley, appellant, ve. Thomas M. Izett et Let ing from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Jowa. Mr. Justice Miller delivered the opinion of the court, aMrming the decree of the said Circuit Court in this cause, with costa. No. 161—The United states, plaintiff in error, va. Adison R, Gilmore in error, to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska. Mr. Justice Swayne delivered the opinion of the court, reversing the judgment of the said Circult Court and remanding the cause for a venire Sacias an novo, No. 133—William_ B. Morris, piaintif in error, ve. Samuel Shrimer et al. in error, to the Circuit Court of the United states for the Southern District of Hiinois. Mr. Justice Swayne delivered the opinion of the court, affirming the judgment of the said Cir- cuit Court in this cause, with costs, No, 130—Albert G. Ewing et al., plaintiff in error, | vs, W. H. Howard in error, to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Middle District of Tennes- see, Mr. Justice Clifford delivered the opinion of | the court, atirming the judgment of the said Circuit Court in this cause, with costs, No. 145—Edward A, Biunt, plamtl/? in error, ve. | Robert Bates in error, to the Supreme Court of Ala bama. Mr. Justice Nelson announced the decision | of the court, aMirming the judgment o( wie said Sue preme Court in this cause With costs, No. 134—The United States ex rel. Henry Amy, | amas, in error, vs. The Mayor, &c., of the City of jurlington in error to the Circuit Court of the United | States for the District of lowa, Mr. Chief Justice Chase announced the decision of the court, revers- ing the judgment of the said Cirenit Court, remand- lag the cause, with directions to sustain the de murrer of the relator, No. 163,—Josiah Morris et al., claimants baies of cotton, appellants, ve. The Unite Appeal from the District Court of the Cui for the Middle District of Alabama. luce Chase deiivered the opinion of the court, re Ing the decree of the said District Court,and remand ing the catse for jurther proceedings in conformity to the opinion of tius court. No, 214.—Frederick §. Blitz, plainti? in error, vs William A. Brown ia error, to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, Mr, Clief Justice Chase delivered the opinion of the court, disimissing Unis writ of error for the want of jurisdiction. do. 305.—Andrew B. James, plaintut in error, of 120 States. 1 sti Mr, Chief Justice Chase delivered the opinion of we posi denying the motion to dismiss tais writ of | No, 449.—The Washington, Georgetown and Alex- andria Railroad Couipany, appellants, vs. The Mayor, &e., of the city of Washington etal. Mr. Chiet Jus- tice Chase delivered the opinion of the court over+ ruling the motion to dismiss this appeal wud grant TT motion for a supercedias, 0. 107.—-Jonm McGuire, plaintiff in error, vs. Mary L. Tipler et al. Mr. Chief Justice Chase announced | the order of the court that the motion of Nr. Pluilips Wo madly the Gecuge Wereiyfore osdgred, auw tous | the members towards you receisiy /” | FOMRALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1869.—TRIPLE case to stand continued to the first Friday of Octo- ber next for oral argument, No. 449.—Alex, McDonald et al., paintiff in error, vs, The United States in error, to the District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, On motion of Mr, Aston, Assistant Attorney General, ordered that the judgment of the said District Court be reversed, No, 457.—Seymour Stephenson et al., plaimri in error, vs. Albert Ives et al., in error, to the Circuit Court of the Cnited States for the Northern district of Iilinots. On motion of Mr, Peck, of counsel for the defendant, ordered by the court that this writ of error be dismissed with coats, Adjourned uniil the first Monday in October next. SPRAGUE. “Little Rhody? at Home=—Sketech of His Sanctum in Washington—His Personal Appearance—A Lively Talk With One of Our Correspondents-His Opinion of “That Telegraph Pole Sherman” and “Those Pukes, Cattell and Warner”—He Says He is Crazy, Like all Great Reformers—He is not After the Presidency, but if He Got it Would Give Ofice Hunters “Jenne.” WASHINGTON, April 14, 1869. Senator Sprague being the lion of the hour, if not the coming man of the Nineteenth century, your correspondent, as in duty bound, paid his respects to him yesterday afternoon at his splendid rest- dence, on the corner of Sixth and E streets. He admires the HeraLp, and the correspondent thereof had no trouble in gaining ready access to him, though he waived an interview with most other people, as the stupendous sublect in which he is now engaged absorbs his mind so greatly that he de- clines the discussion of aught else, and cannot tolerate the ordinary and usually frivolous topics of conversation. His house, of which his father-in- law, Chief Justice Chase, is a joint occupant, is one of those roomy European style of residences, with a wide hallway and all sorts of apartments up and down stairs adapted to the needs of @ refined and luxurious family. The fur- niture is of the richest kind and distributed about the rooms in that style of careless elegance which so much pleases the artistic eye. It is not the furniture that an illiterate parvenu would select, but just such as one of educated and independent taste would group together to fulfil at once the purposes of use and ornament. Going up stairs we passed the grand old form of the Chief Jus- tice, whose presence alone would grace the hand- somest palace in the world. He tripped lightly down stairs, wearing that inevitable and charming look of bounteous benevolence that bespeaks one of nature’s own noblemen. We found the Senator from Rhode Island in his study, reclin- ing before tne fire, wrapped in a loose and well-worn dressing gown, and apparently lost in thought beyond hope of awakening. The study ap- peared in itself a study, with all kinds of curious traps lyiag around loose. Books on top of Bohe- mian vases, wonderfully carved paper knives, odd looking ink bottles, pep wipers, and a host of other articles of stationery on the mantel piece, on the marble top wasistand, on the writing table and on the floor. Books and pamphlets everywhere, and the NewYork HERALD spread out to throw a flood of light overall. General Halsted sat at the table driving away witha pen. Near the Senator's chair stood a small tray-holder, laden with the abstemious fare of astudent, consisting of coffee minus milk and toast minus butter. We took a long look at the Senator’s face to see if we could find therein any trace of the malady called craziness, Which his enemies conveniently attribute tohim. There was none in the eye at least, and the other features are not generally known to offer any sure indication of the complaint in question. Sprague looks old on near acquaintance. He has a small head, small features, large, lustrous eyes, slightly dashed with dimness that necessitates the wearing of glasses. His face is of the progressive American type of the present generation, 2, such as you see hurry.ng along Broadway in the morning tide of travel to Wall street and the down town regions of wealth and commerce. Sprague might have been a fast cot man at some period of his life, or he might ave been a very hard-working student of business; for on the outer edges of his face there are furrows that one of his age should not have. He wears his hair somewhat long and with extreme carelessness, ag though the comb that nature provides in the flugers had been tue only one he ever made use of. It certainly presents a very dizhevelled appearance; but it shows. at least, he is above the gipall vanity of lavishing on the outside of his head the time that is better bestowed in cultivating the inside, In speaking on _ the great subject of reconstructing the present vicious system of finance and taxation he appears like one who had tn his mind's eye Loenie of such cotos- sal proportions that the bald vocabulary of the Eng- lish language and the finite powers of expression vouchsafed to man were wholly inadequate to repre- sent its immeusity, Therefore it is tnat he hesitates as he speaks and his eye §moves troublously as though he were inwardly swearing at the ineilicacy of words to translate at once the thoughis that heave tamultuously in his soul. Sprague is a man without the faintest trace of outward affectation. He could roll in his carriage with lacaueys and iivery if he chose, but he prefers to walk, and we remember several times seeing him walking al! @lone miles from the city, with his nead bent down and the inscrutbale machinery of thought working, no doubt, at a hard rate within. Some ot the results of these long and lonely walks are now before the world, crude in shape, perhaps, but preg- nant with the image of immortal truth. A mild mannered man is the Sémator from Rhode Isiand; not timid, not difiident in assert. ing his opinions, and_ ridiculously indisferent to the criticism of the whole world and the world’s wife combined, He has one of the elements of greatneas—tenacity. Those who sup- pose he intends to subside, quit the busy stage and retire for ever from the living drama after startling his audience with one or two spoken pteces, are wo- fully mistaken. He has but fairly commenced, and as Samson, by @ vigorous und persistent applica- tion of an assinine jawbone to the heads of the Piul- istines, made everlasting smash of that unhappy community, 0 shall Sprague, going forth on the war path with the club of truth in one hand and the State of Rhode Isiand in the other, spread terror among the tribes of money shysters and Siylocks, “1 have been to New York,” observed te Senator, “to make arrangements for the printing of m speeches. I shail have sixty thousan coptes printed, and if the people want more they shail have them— a million for tuat matter must be printed, Ido not think my money could be better spent. It will go for the instruction and enlightenment of my coun- trymen, who want both these things badly, A silent, sure and fearful weight i# crushing them to the earth and they do not know it, out they feel vaguely that their life blood is ebving fast; that their substance is decaying, meiting away; but as long as iknow the cause and the cure | am not going to sit down, fold my arms and let the country go to the devil. If I feit like acting such a coward’s part, I would much prefer leaving the country forever, and my means are ample enough to make life pleasant mm whatever forel land [ might go to. Look here,” he exclaimed, pointing to a long row of bun- dies’ on the mantelpiece, “there are eee from every part of the nation, from men of all parties and all conditions, asking for coptes of my late speeches. SHEET. came and patted me on the back, said ‘Sprague tsa mod eatin oe ed ee eee Og modest i La politica. Tue moment, however, I showed them whatl was and what I thought of them I was puppy dog no longer. No, sir; growled too loud for puppy dog. I'm mastiff now, aad they are the puppy dogs,” “Why don’t they pat you on the Comuittee of Finance, Governor “Thats it,” man’s corns, an there’s the trouble. The last tune when these committees of the Senate were being | made up I wanted to go on the Finance Committee, but Sherman w: ere again me, au ot auch ukes put on as Catte! farner, Ans WwW ave these fellows done with that long telegraph pole Sherman at their head? Wor got f them knows the true acience of finance. Think of Cattell delivering an idea out of that mutton head of his upon the proper means of checking our finan- cial decay! The greatest blessing that has befallen the country ts that the commiitees of both houses which have anytiaing to do with our finances and taxation have had so few of their bills passed, They know just enough to be dangerous, but they will never know enougi to do the country any good. Well, I was pul, at me one request, on the Commit- tee of Claims and Cominittee of Public Lands, On both committees I put the brakes down very soon. You have no idea what a rolten iuscitution our public Jand system js, and it’s very few people know anything of how things arc managed in these committees that have cl of the public domain. I tound a claim fore us one day professing to date back twenty years for a tract of land out West on which lmprove- ments had been made and settlers were living. This was only one case out of many. Suppose this claim. was pi |, these settlers would have been made the victims of some unscrupulous rascal, with friends in Congress to share his plunder.” “ Had you any brakes to put dowa in the Commit- tee on Claims,’’ we inquired, “Yes,” he replied; ‘*there’s another committee that people know nothing about. Ciaims of the vilest character come im there and need careful watching to prevent them from going out with an endorsement. But I can’t give my attention to everything. The subject on which am now engaged 13 enough for any one man.” “People say, Governor, that they do not compre- hend exactly what a are driving at. Some insin- uate that you are bidding for the Prosideucy; other that you want to cut loose from Tone party, and sul more state in downright terms that you are crazy.” “Hold on!” exclaimed the Governor; “let me an- swer the last charge. Yes—I am crazy—crazy, as every reformer has been since the bezianing of the world. Because I refuse to follow in the rats of that set calling itself the Senate of the United States the cry 18 raised at once, ‘Oh! Sprague 1s crazy.’ I will let them know before long exact!y how crazy Iam. law not bidding for the Presidency either. If it were offered to me to-morrow I should only take it on conditions of being at liberty to kick out of the White House every office seeker that dare come into it, Not @ man should be appointed under me to oMice because he was this man’s friend or that man’s supporter. i would have an incorruptible voard of examiners for every office under the government, and no man should be appointea yale he showed the proper capacity to fill it, wou'd disregard party altogether, and put only the best men in the nation in places of trust, but as 1 know such a condition of things can never be attained, the Presi- soe: is not my ambition. Neither am i about to cut loose from my party and attach myself to the democratic. Both as parties ere rotten but I intend to build up ainew party, in which poiitics will have little todo. My will have for 1s one grand principle the reform of our finances, the rendering of money cheap, the reduction of taxa- ton, the elevaiion of the working classes- the protection of labor, the improvement of our cotton, agricultural, commercial and manufacturing interests—in short, the making of this country really great, strong and prosperous. All your taik abour the nigger, nigger suffrage, State rights, women's rights, rebels, and so forth, is only fit for these old giannies in Congress. Where is our shipping at this moment? Wiio of those men pestering our ears all the time about reconstruction, rebels, riggers, and so forth, has ever lifted hts voice in favor of the broken down commerce that was once our pride and glory? I teil you, sir, these men Would drive this country headlong to the devil in ther greed for power. This country to-day 18 iutrinsicaily weaker than any on the face of tie globe, notexcepting Mexico. Now, lei me expiain; but rst let me enlighten you upen the purpose of the speech, the opening one of the late serics I made in the Senate, It was necessary I should draw the at- tention of the people to Congress to invite greater attention to the speech I made upon the finances and the bill offered in connection therewith. I began by skirmisiing, my objective point being the Treasury—the great national curse: My scheme was no hurriedly considered afair. For three years I have devoted my mind exclusively to this subject, and you will find, if I am mad, there was some method in m. madness, after all. You-saw how that first speec' awakened a thrill of interest throughout the nation. There is some of the evidence (pointing to the bundles of letters). Now, if I had made my propo- sition alone, without any preparation of the public mind, it might have gone the way of ali like propo- sitions. Lhold that the Treasury is the root of our present evils. Forty millions of dollars, we will say, are received there this month. This money comes out of the pockets of the people. One man whose taxes are large has perhaps to bor- row the money at a high rate of to pay his indebtedness to the government, That money goes into the Treasury and lies there hoarded ra month or six weeks without aonb ile of benefit to the governwneént of iié people. Twenty millions Of that AMOUNt, we will say, are paid out by the povernment and twenty millions re- main. The market in New York, wiere the capital of the country 18 centralized, is declared scarce. When money is scarce those who have the least ut their stocks on the market at a low rate to induce purchasers and _ pro- cure capital to carry on their business, There is always m New York a class of speculators Just run your eve over one of these bandies,” he-con- tinued, handing us a lot embracing over one hundred and fifty letters received by the morning mail, We did so, and not without sincerely believing that in spite of all that is said to the contrary Sp ue has touched tle most vital chord in the pop- ular heart, One letter was brief, simply requesting fifty or @ hundred copies for distribution, “Just the music for the people” was the emphatic endorse- ment, and then, by way of postscript, “Let us Know if there is any charge.’ Another letter might cover two pages of fovlscap, giving the writer's views a8 @xacty coinciding with Spague’s, and winding up by an earnest request, in a Samner laconiaiy, to “stick.” A third letter comes from @ member of Congress, one of whose constituents asks him to send along fifty copies of Sprague’s speeches, and so on ad infinituin, Every principal town inthe country is represented in the entice collection, which might probably num. | ber two thousand letters, representing a total re- | quest for perhaps fifty thousand copies of the Sena- | tor’s speeches. Ordinarily Senators send their eusions to the country without any specially ex. | pressed desire from their constituents, but in this | instance the poopie sacrifice their postage stampa to te.| the Senator they want to hear him. Most of the pampulet speeches that leave here by mail find their way finally into retail butter stores; but Spraue’s, iM is safe to say, Will meet a better and less unctuous fate. Well, Senator,” said we, “the workingmen ot | Washington call won you to night. ave to say to theim?’? “Thero it is,’ he reptied, pointing to seven or eight pages of manuscript which General Halsted, & gentleman with an fron gray mustach® as large asa cataract, Was diligently engaged in copying. “Does that complete the series of your speeches, Governor?” we asked, using his tities ajternately tor | the sake of variety, “Yea, sir; that’s the first series complete, got the Senate now, sure, | have go have got ’em right so, saying whi laughed grimly, held ap his nand and tration by doubling up his fingers ot the drm hold he had on the entive body of the United States | Senate, What will you 1 have ‘umn; yes, sir, T | | | | | jot Anthony, too, I suppose!" “Yea, Anthouy aid the Whole caboodie. Got tem | in a tight place toy, They have vo mercy to expect from me,’ “Pray, Senator, what has been the demeanor of “Web, beiore this recent occasion of my speaki nt | in the Senate these fellows treated te as it | was a 1 Uppy dog to be Kicked around and pald no atten. Woy to, Ms kbey Wauied auy iavors iruu me tier who buy up all such stocks and watt for the favor- able time—next month, we will say—when the Treasury, in place of $20,000,009, pays out $60,000,000. Then money becomes abundant, and these stocks are rushed in upon the market and the gamblers make their harvest. You see there is no eguilibrium here, Our mouey market is all the time fuctuating, influenced by that vast ove wn corporation, the national Treasury. Then, yall Kinds of stocks are affected in this way. 1 can into the market in New York any day in my business and by the pro- cess that obtains there smash by my superior force of capital the small dealars that venture competi- tion with me. The whole country 1s affected by this. Money 1s entirely too dear. The cotton planters at the South pay almost twenty-five per cent for the peel to work their plantations. England is the chief market for cotton, but she is every year ex- tending her purchases in India and Egypt, and finally by manipulating the markets she will damage our cotton interests ut the South trretrievably. Agri- cultural interests suffer in the same manner from this dearness of money. England will after awhile buy less of our cultural staples. Capital is too dear, the cost of transportation too high, the taxes too many and too crushing for our farmers. Same way with the manufacturing interests, Twenty bh alog ago our firm in Rhode Isiand was one among wenty little ones, now we have the whole field to ourselves; but then we crushed out the | sie and are now engaged fighting the big felldws, until finally New Ei iand will . have nothing but a small aggregation of enormous monopolies wielding a power dangerous to the State and to the liberties and hap} is of the people. But think of all that money that goes into the Treasury being committed to the Coron. of a boy, formerly a secre- tary of mine, whereas tn Burope the most responsi- ble men in the community are invariably selected for the duty of receiving and ious after the public funds, The Treasury, ve all things, should be jealously guarded, and all its incomes and expendi- tures scrutinized with exceeding care. “Who are these people in Rhode Island you alluded to recently in your onslaught on Anthony?’ we inquired, “Brown and Ivers,’ replied the Senator. “They belong to that class of capitalists that are the bane- and the burden of the country. They have Anthony for # champion. They hold him, body and breeches, and make him perform ail their dirty jobs.” “That's pretty hard on Anthony.’ “No; not haifhard enougn, That whole State is in the hands of these men. Now, out of that big bundle of applications for my specches, only two come from my State. The truth is unpalatable aud they don’t want to hear tt.” “Well, Governor, when do you intend to renew oT on legislative incompeteucy aud corrap- tion “In due time I shall nave my heavy artillery in sition, and shall blaze away at every mark worth a shot, Pm not going to waste any ammunition, If I am attacked of course I shall reply; but in a few days | must go home and recruit, and by the middie of summer my health will be fully recuperaied, and by the time Congress assembles again my voice will be ard about the ears of those feliows up there pitol.” we bade the Senator good afternoon, with a ig word of cncouragemeat to figal 1 out on line Wf it took Lim till the return of spring, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, Rear Admiral James L. Lardner has been ordered to tie command of the Portsmouth (N. UL.) Navy Yar’, Surgeon John Paul Quinn and Sailmaker J, C, Herbert ordeved to the Saratoga. Captata John Guest, relieved from temporary duty, and ordered to return to his regular duties at tho Portemouth (N, HW.) Navy Yard, Lieutenant Commander ©. A. Waiker, detached from the New York Navy Yard, and ordered to the Hydraulic OMice, at Washington, D. ©. Surgeon ©. J. Cleborne and Satimaker Samuel W. Taten are detached from the Saratoga and placed on Waiting orders, Major G. R. Graham, of the Ma- rine Corps, reiieved from duty at headquarters and detatied for recruiting service, and wil! be relieved yarracks here by Captain Charics Haywood. nation of Second Assistant Kogineer F. ere 1g accepted, vd States steamsht Low the town of warca J, from Santa Cruz, Tenerife. Portamouth (third ‘alma, Grand ah Isload, oa Well. The Brooklyn Navy Yard. In accordance with the Instructions of Secretary Borle, of the Navy, received by Admiral Godon at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the United States screw sioop-of- war Moshow (second rate), armament tatr- teen guns, was yesterday taken on the dry dock, he Moslio.n is bo havo her keel deepened, and wil, replied the Senator, “1 trod on Sher- | 3 re it ia thonght, then be put In readiness for sea, She 18 a new vessel, and a sister Ship to the Contoocook, flagship of Admiral Hoff in the West Indies. The Mosholu has never been to sea, but has veen lying in ordinary, housed over, at the yard since she was built, about @ year ago. ? ming frigate Sabine waa floated out of the ou Wednesday last, and is now lying under the 8) ra. Her masts are being taken out for the pur- pose of repairing them, Tue Saratoga, naval apprentice ship, is iytny on the buoy at tae Navy Yard. She wil! sail about qossder next, on her summer crui:e, for the West ARMY INTELLIGENCE, General Orders, No, 84, from the headquarters 0? the army, make the following assignments of om- cers composing the Inspector General’s department, and ofiicers herein named whose stations are changed will be relieved as early as practicable by their present commanders and will proceed to and report for duty at the headquarters of the commands to which they are assigned:—Brevet Major Genera? R. B, Marcy. Inspector General headquarters of the army; Brevet Major General E. Schroeder, Inspector General with the Secretary of War and Inspector of the United States Military Academy. Brevet Major General D. B, Sackett, Inspector General of the Mitary Divisions of the Atlantic; Brevet Major General J. A. Hardie, Inspector General of the Mill- tary Division of Missouri; Brevet Brigadier General W. H. Davis, Assistant Inspector General of the De- partment of Missourt; Brevet Brigadier General James Totten, Assistant Inspector General of the Military Division of the South; Lieutenant Colonel R. Jones, Assistant Inspector General of the Department of the South; Brevet Major General A. Baird, Assistant Inspector General of the Department of Dacotah; Brevet Colonel EF. H. Ludington, Assistant Inspector General of the Military Division of the Pacific, Department commanders should make inspections of their troops and posts in person; but when this is impracticable they can order special inspections to be made In their name and by their authority, or they may nomimate any officer from the list of officers awaiting orders to the Secretary of War for an acting appointment as Inspector General, under the provisions of General Orders No. 87 of 1868, ‘rhe following order is publiahed:— Commanding officers of troops occupying the regular forts built py the Engineer Department will permit no photographic or other views of the same to be taken without the permission of the War Department. The following General Order has just been issued:— GENERAL ORDERS—NO. 387, HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, ADJUTANT GENERAL’S OFFICE, WASHINGTON, April 15, 1869. The pay districts ag heretofore organized are dis- continued. Hereafter the officers of pay districts, except those retained for duty at the Paymaster General’s Office, will, like otuer staff officers, be assigned to military divisions, departments or dis- tricts. and be subject to the orders of the command- ers thereof. As necessary to the safe deposit and distribution of the funds depots of the depart- ent are estad!isned at the following points, viz.:— New York, New Orleans, St. Louis and San Francisco. Officers assigned to the charge ot the depots shall also perform the duties of chief paymasters on the stat of the commanders of the military divisions in which their respective depota are located, and wilt be stationed at the depots met necessarily the divi- sion headquarters, Chief paymasters of military depots and districts will be attached to the depart- ment of district headquarters, and, unles3 otherwise ordered, stationed there. They shall, under the direction of the commanders, have the controt of all the paymasters and be responsible for the payment of all the troops in their respective departments or districts. The Paymaster General, in conformity with this order and the laws and regulations govern- ing the subject, 18 charged with all necessary in- structions to his subordinates in reference to the supply and distribution of funds for the payment of the army and all other things per- taining to the financial! duties of lis department and the accountability of Its officers. In these and ail other matters having relation specially to the inter nal administration of the pay department, the cor- respondence aud orders between the Paymaster General and his subordinates, and between the Divi- sion Department and district chiefs and their sub- ordinates, will be direct, and all other correspond- ence shall pass through the prescribed military channels for purposes of payment. The District of Columbia will not be embraced in any division or department. All payments therein will be provided for by the Paymaster General through oificers attached to his office. The following assignment of officers of the pay department is hereby made:—Drevet Brigadier Gen- eral Nathan W. Brown, to be Assistant Paymaster General_to the depot of New York and Chief of the Division of the Atiantic; Brevet Brigadier General Daniel McClure, Assistant Paymaster Gen- eral to the depot of New Orleans and Ghief of the Division of the South; Brevet Brigadier General Hiram Leonard, Deputy Paymaster General to the depot of San Francisco and Chief of the Di- vision of the Pacific; Brevet Brigadier General Cary . Fry, Deputy Paymaster General to the depot of St. Louis and Chief of the Division of the Missoui1. Department of the Platte,—Brevet Brigadier Gen- eral Benjamin Alvord, chief paymaster; Brevet Colonel Edward Wright, paymaster; Lieutenaut Colone! Jacob E. Burbank, Paymaster. Department of Missouri.—Brevet Lieutenant Colonels F. E. Hunt, chief Kenzie, paymaster; Rodney A. Rucker, paymaster; Will and George W. Candee, paymaster; Major David Taylor, paymaster. partment of New York.—Brevet Brigadier General Henry Prince, chief paymaster; Brevet Bri- dier General T. J. Leslie, paymaster; Brevet Lieuteuant ColonelJohn P. Brua, paymaster; Henry B. gm aster; Brantz Mayer, paymaster; aud John c. er, paymaster. Department of Caiyornia.—Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Samuel! Woods, chief f aster; Thomas H. Halsey, Ped Charies J. Sprague, paymaster; poe |. Nelson, cai Colonel Charles a Yingard, paymaster; Saruuel Dana, paymaster, an: Robert Morrow, paymaster. Department the Cumberland.—Brevet Lieute- nant Colonels George L. Febeger, chief pay master; wiles, Smith, paymaster, and Frank M. Bttng, master, Pahepartinent of the South.—Brevet Lieutenant Co!- onels David Taggart, chief babe James W. Nichols, paymaster; James P. Canby, paymaster; Israel O. Dewey, paymaster, and Thomas 8. Allison, paymaster. Department of the Lakes.—Brevet Licutenant Col- onel Henry C. Pratt, chief paymaster. Depariment of Louisiana.—Brevet Lieutenant Colonels Simeon Smith, chief paymaster; Justus Steinberge, paymaster; Nicholas Vedder, paymaster, and John W. Smith, ps aster. Department of Daco‘ah,—Brevet Lieutenant Colo- nels Charies T, Larned, chief paymaster; Rovert C. Walker, paymaster; Valentine C. Hanna, paymaster; R. D. Clarke, paymaster, and Dwignt Bannister, paymaster, Department of Alaska.—Brevet Brigadier General George P. Thrie, chief paymaster. Department of the Columbia—Brevet Lieutenant Colonels W. R. Gibson, Cg oe a ag William P. Johneon, paymaster, and James RK. Mears, pay- master, District of New Mexico.—Brevet Lieutenant Colonel William B, iter, chief paymaster; Brevet Lieute- it Colonel Asa B. Carey, paymaster; Major Frauk 2 man, aster. First District—Reconstruction.—Brevet Lieutenant Colonel T. H. Stanton, paymaster, Fourth District— struction.—Brevet Lieu- tenant Colonel Peter P. G. Hall, ‘master. Fifth District—Texas.—Brevet Lieutenant Colonels Edwin D. Judd, chief paymaster; Charles M, Ter- rell, paymaster; Isaac 8. Stewart, paymaster, aad Samuel arce, Jr, paymaster, and Major Wii- ham P, Gould, Rayines Te. Until it can be otherwise arranged, the in the Department of Dacotan heretofore paid under direction of General Alvord, Chief Paymaster of the Department of the Platte, will continue to be paid under bis supervision, subject in this Matter to orders of the Commander of Dacotah. For this Og as the three junior paymasters ass to ih will re- rt for duty to General Alvord, at Omaha, viz.:— y. ©. Hanna, R. D. Clarke and Dwight Bannister. Depot and division chiefs shall exercise a general supervision over all paymasters in their respective divisions. This supervision by the bei officer at New Orleans shali be extended over al ee serving in the Fifth Miltary District, Te: not within the limits of the Division of t South. He will also provide for payments to garrisons at Key West and Dry Tortugas. The paymasters as- signed to the Department of California will be dis- tributed to stations in that and other ts on the Pacific as shall beat subserve the public imter- est. ‘This is tobe done by the diviston chief, under or- ders of the military commander of the dit Oficers so transferred to other departments should a4 be sauees of the department chiefs designated his order, As soon as Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Wm. H. Johnson, now in the Department of the Colum! . Gipson, Chie at Will repair to his home and oe Cincinnati, Oni his arrival report to the Paymaster ieneral Perot assignment. Officers hereim to other divisions, depart- ments or districts than those in which tl ‘ho are em in a to thelr proper military com- By command of General B.D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjoreae plays The Twenty-first regiment United States infantry passed through Crestline, Obio, yesterday morning, via the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Rattroad, en route for California overland, EARLY Wiat.—We saw yesterd m Wheat, some three inchs Tongs ot vrata tines” variety and. Shei ‘acre variety, and Mr. Kiley has it in full head. No sign of iayury oe the late OD IL Columbua (Guy Bnquirers, of frosts was visible Apri &