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WAsnIEGToN, June 30 A committee Of
delegates representing the colered population
Of Virginia, is TO be held at Alexandria,
August 2, to take into consideration their
present and future condition, and devise
means for the good and welfare Of the colored
people throughout the State.
The health OF President johnson is much
better.
1t is intensely warm to-day; undoubtedly
the warmest day of the year, the thermometer
being 920 in the shade
SOLDIERS sUN-sTRoKE
The Commercials Washington special says
The heat 10 so intense that several soldiers,
Of regiments marching through the city, have
to-day fell with sun-stroke
THE RUSSIAN PLAGUE EXTENDING WESTWARD
The State Department has sent circulars
to all the cities, announcing that the Russian
plague is extending westward with great ra-
pidily, and suggesting precautionary meas
ures,
The first train on the Orange and Alexau-
dria Railroad started to-day. The road to
Richmond, ria Gordonsville, will be in op.
GRAFTON in ten days.
GENERAL sAxToN
The Tribune's Washington special says
General Saxton arrived to day from the
South, aud had an extended interview with
General Howard relative to the affairs of the
freedmen in his Department About two
hundred and fifty teachers for freedmen have,
up to this time, been employed ia Virginia
l.. ID. Ingersoll has been appointed Libra.
rian Of the Interior Department He WAS Tor
merly editor Of the Iowa State Reporter.
GENERAL GRANT TO Be IN WASHINGTON ON THE
4TH
Notwithstanding the pressure from all sources
that has been brought TO bear upon General
Granite induce him TO attend u large number
Of celebrations on the coming Fourth Of July,
he still Rdheres to his intention Of remaing
here, to attend to the duties OF his Office.
PASSPORTS ISSUED
The number of passports issued At the State
Department during the past month ID unpre-
cedently large.
The temperature to day has been as high
as ninetysix degrees in the shade. Late this
afternoon there was heavy rain storm nc.
compaDied by thunder and lightning.
MILITARY COMMISSION ADJOURNED
The Military Commission recently engaged
in the trial OF the conspirators, met this morn
ing, and after brief consultation made up
the finding and adjourned The result will
not be positively known until officially pro.
mulgated.
The Comm issioner of internal Revenue,
Lewis. retres from Office to. morrow, to be-
succeeded by Wm. 0rton, of New York
o. W. GALE TAKEN TO ALABAMA.
g. W Gale, who in last December adver'
tised in the Selma Di'palcl FOR million dol.
lars to procure the assassinalidn of President
Lincoln, VIM II. Seward aud Andrew John
son, was taken from the Old Capitol Prison
to-day and sent back to Alabama Tor trial
Among the cases to be tried before the
Military Commission, OF which Col Chipman
is Judge Advocate and which is siltug in this
city, is that of resident Of Virginia, who, a
year ago, conlpred with guerrilla 10 cause
the death Of a loyal citizen. The accused
having furnished the guerrilla with the H. s.
uniform as disguise.
EcKERT ASSISTANT SECRETARY oT WAR
The Herads Washington special says
Major T, T. Eckert, Superintendent Of Mill.
tary Telegraphs will to morrow commence his
duties as Assistant Secretary OF War, to which
position he was appointed on the resignation
Of Charles A. Dana, who leaves Immediately
for Chicago, to take charge Of the Chicago
Repu blican.