, 1863-03-11
FROM WASHINGTON. j.
GOSSIP AT TIE CAPITAL.


Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunc.1
WAsu1S01oS, March 10, 1868,
The Haytian Minister has taken Senator
Latlanl's house, one Of the finest in the city,
rs his residence. he was the guest Of the
French Minister at q dinner party recently.
John A. Kasson Is to represent us at tie In
te1national postal Convention at Paris, in
May.
Among the candidates for Governor of
Iowa, Gen. Fitz Henry Warren is prominent,
in the talk Of leading politicians here from
that State.
T.. II. Case, Surveyor General Of Colorado
Territory, has been removed at the Instance
Of Representative Ashley, Of Ohio. His sue
ccssor is resident in the Territory, named
Pierce.
The tr}1 Of John S, ,Porcl1, charged with
being q spy, closed to-day. The sentence
awaits the approval Of the President.
Thomas Brown, the Special Agent Of the
Treasury Department to investigate the con-
ditior Of IFS subordinates on the Pacific
Coast, las made report, accompanied by a
large volume Of testimony, The result will
be the removal Of Robert Stevens, superin-
tendent Of the San Francisco Mint, for his re-
tention In Office Of worthless subordinates.
Collector Rankin, Of San Francisco, will pro-
baby be allowed to resign.
The decision OF the Secretary Of the Treas
ury, allowing foreign steamships to compete
with the Pacific Mail Line, will not be enter
tained, though Robert J. Walker, and others,
are urgently seeking that it may be.
4 member Of the Cabinet, though not one
! Of the best advised, said today that Butler
would not again hayc command in the field,
| but lie would bc made Provost Marshal Gene
raj, under the Conscript1on law, in which
| place his fine administrative powers would
have full scope.
The Committee on the Conduct Of the
| War will probably do little more till the next
| Congress.
Gen. Hnllcck was before them today.
| They would close their labors at once but for
the absence Of one or two members on the
part Of the House.
The order relieving Gen. Curtis, and as
signing Gen. Sumner tic command ;of the
Department of Missouri, vas Issued to-day,
and Gen. Sumner is expected to start for his
|
The Territorial officers of Arizona and
Idaho heretofore nominated have been con.
firmed to-day. 4 number Of military nomi.
nations for promotion arc being oycrslaughcd
on the ground that no promotion should be
made except for distinguished services In the
| field.
Gen. Carl scllurz passed through the city
to-day on his WY to Philadelphia, where he
will spend a few days recruiting his health.
Among those who are urgent for the con
firmation Of Cassius H. Clay is Garrett Davis
who seems to think Mr.. Clay can serve thu
country better in Russia than III Kentucky.
WASHINGTON, March 10.-The Senate In cx
ccutiye session confirmed the following nomi
nations:
Vim. u. Wallace. Of Washington Territory, Cor
WI: i: P;sgis;5s, d oregon, Secretary OF til
Sidney Edserton, Of Ohio. Chief Justice Of tn
United States Court. Idaho Territory.
Samuel ra5k q HInoif eek @ G. Smla
i Richard Williams, Attorney Of the q. $. cour
John A. Gur>ey OF Ohio, Governor OF Arlzon:
Milton D. Duhisd, Of California, U. s. Marsh.
| hm .. do"eH, Aesoctat6 duBtlce ot tnc " :
, John n: Goodwin, Chief Justice Of the I.
| Court for Ariyona.
Richard c. Mccormick OF New York, sccreta,
| Of Arizona.
. Ehrnezer Peck, Of Illinois, Judge Of cou
+ Stephen r. Field, of California. Associate Justit
Of the Supreme Court Of the U. 5.
Joseph Lewis, Of Pennsylvania, Commtssio
,, Thos. #. oisott, of n. r, Comptroller Of Gu
! Fifet Assistant Engineer ". II. liant, to I
i. Chief Engineer Ill the Navy.
New YORK, March 10.-The New Yol
Tines Washington dispatch says:
c The Judges Of the Supreme Court were
J. / consultation to-day in rcfeTcnre 10 all II
E opinions in the cases argued before them, 4,
. which are to be rendered tomorrow. II
:. cases which attrnct particular attention a
# the prize case and the Almada case. The !;
Is ter case, which involves millions Of dollars,
h IN favor Of the Armada Co., and against t
- United States.
l5 Gen. Cox, oftl,c Army Of the Kanawha, "
l, shortly supcrsedc Gen. Wright in the Dcpa
RI mcnt Of thc Ohio.
~ The Treasury is provided with sufticic
amount Of bullion to meet all expected
mande.
+ Detectives Hogan and Dugan have arrest
one Of the most adroit hotel and Weste
riycr thieves in the country, named Rlnc
Noble, as he was leaving the city on the K:
road train for the North. lie had plundc'
- nearly all our hotels, and amassed considc
f bic booty. The proofs against him are ST
as will certainly eecure his conviction.