Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-09-28
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New YORK, Sept. 26-The Times WASH
ington special says: The Cabinet meeting
to-day was rather brief but was more fully
attended by the Secretaries than has been
the case for six weeks past, all the Secre-
taries being present but Secretary Harlan,
who has just left on visit to Iowa.
Fourteen postOfflces were reopened In the
late rebellious States to-day, ten of which
are in South Carolina, including Abbeyville
Court House and Chester Court House.
David Atwaler, the Quartermaster's clerk
who purloined u part vi the Andersonville
records, has been sent to Auburn, New
York, state prison for 1S months by order
of Maj. Gen. Augur.
couragement Of those who have applied.
or intend to apply, to the Secretary of the
Treasury for clerkshlps In his department,
1t should be known that all applications
are filed and pigeon-holed, and will some
time come up for consideration. About
1000 applications have already accumulated,
a majority of which have been received
since the disbandment Of the army. All of
them are deserving, come well recommend
ed, and with proper addition to the clerical
force having the matter in charge, can be
disposed of within the next four years. 10
s. Yorkeatlee, of the Navy Department
returned this evening from tour ofinspec-
tion 10 the Marine Hospitals of the East,
West and Southwest. He will probably
recommend the sale of all Marine Hospi-
tails owned by the United States. the
abandonment of the present expensive
system of keeping up establishments into
which not half dozen patients are annu-
ally admitted, andgthe contracting with
established hospitals for the treatment of
all Government patients.
In the list of passengers lost by the
Brother Jonathan a few weeks ago, the
name OF DR.. A. G.. Henry figured as the
newly appointed Governor of Washington
Territory. Under the apprehension that
vacancy was occasioned by his death, the
authorities have been importuned by scores
OF persons for the position. To end all ex-
pectations of the kind, it may be stated
that neither DR.. Henry nor any one else
has been lately appointed; that Governor
Pickering Is still Governor of Washington
Territory, and bids fair to remain so, and
as consequence no vacancy exists.
The Tribune's special says: Francis
Smith, Esq, of Alexandria, Va, formerly
participant In rebellion, having received
his pardon from the President, delivered
long and elaborate argument to-day before
Judge Underwood, of the U. S. Court of
Virginia, endeavoring to prove his present
eligibility to practice law before any Court
in the Union, without taking the ordinary
oath prescribed by law, to the effect that he
had never sympathized with or aided the
enemies of the United States. Smith as
serts that he cannot conscientiously take
the prescribed oath, and argues that the
President has removed all of the pains and
penalties of his apostacy. Judge Chandler,
Attorney General for the State, will reply
to Mr.. Smith tomorrow, and will assume
that each court should decide his claim to
practice before it as they think proper
Former disloyal citizens ofVirginia, against
whom action had been taken previous to
the Presidents amnesty proclamation, for
the confiscatlon of their property, are now
having the same duly restored on applica-
tion to the courts and on paying the costs
by its libel and seizure by Gov
ernment.