, 1866-05-18

tie! tavn Eot felt warranted in bringing 1t forward
This letter OF The lieutenant General will proh,bl
give tho committee gentlemen new ideas ot tn
wants OF the country, and It u likely the uou5
viii he constrained to early notion in the 1nastc,
stcEsu EEBLEH.
The feet has come To light tt.t James L. Gtbbs
Collector o. Internal Revenue at Columbia. Sont1
Carolina. Keeps displayed in hts setting room
largo md elegantly wrought Confederate aag. nadt
from ELK, Whtcb came through The blockade.
4 r1zz1K.
lscrident johnson hsd made Ill arrangements fo
stump speech 10 night, through sezenade pub
lcly tendcred IN the name OF the johnson Club, b1
Ex-Gor. Randall to the President, The meeting
wns announced In the morning papers, and declsreG
BY the Official organ 70 be IN event. Of grcst pott1
cal efcntfcsncn. At the appointed hour about q
dozen MEMBER Of the Club we're On hand aud -four
or Eve sfdtrr and 60 the serenade Mas Postponed
indefinitely with the understanding that min
ehoud be telcgrrphed az IN excuse, although no
rain ras falling. The real reason has not t,ansptrcd
cN1foE4 sYs1EH OF COINAGE, wEEGHr5 AND HEAs.
uREa.
Representative kasson. ne chairman Of tho House
Committee On Coinage, Weights and Measures, h.s
prepared report in favor Of uniform system in
this regard, Recommending the metric Of French
system for general adoption m this country, which
uas laid before tho House to-day. II Is an elabo-
rate document. and ~nl take rank with tho most
valuable reports ever presented IN Congress. That
la Of it In particular which relates to weights sna
measures II eouplets monograph on the subject,
md rccles al length the ac:fou Of onr Government
in the direction Of un1tor eyetcn einee the days
Of the Fitst Congress- The conclusions Of tha
committee WIRE embodied in the bills passed By
the Houte this forenoon.
HE. SEWARD.
In addition 10 Mr. Seward's Interview With Sauta
Anca, al Jeieey City II "a supposed that one ohlec:
Of III. visit 3as to make set speech ut Auburn,
in Washington Nth him.
lS1lENESTs n THE ARLINGTON NATIONAL cExz.
The work Of removing TO Arlington Cemetery
the dead bodies of soldiers Of the Army Of the
Potomac, who died ttom diAease mud were killed
durin: The cassy ycars Of the war, when the arm5
Mas .nc.mped n The vicinity Of thIs city, anu az
'efw.rds. ltas bctn completed. There were 1.G7t
bod1n: dlsenterrcd and removed.
4 sHhEwD 1HtcK.
The Pre- itcrt Of the exploded Nerchants' Sa
tional Eank, subscribed s. UJo 10 the Mctropo,tar
Clurcl OF THE ci'E. on condition that the fund.- o
tho enterprise ehould be deposited In ll1s hapk,
THIS ~as done 70 thccxtent OF S1oO0 ard II .ta,et
has7r. been paid.
zHE coSEEcT1CCI eESAToEsH1r.
Nhen Senator Dixon declared last week iu COZ
Ec!sauo1 that their plans {meanin. 1he Presidents
were Hi laid IN Connecticut. he was not iuliy M
dtrstood. The unexpected clog In the Senate cx
plains it. Ar. Dixon, as is supposed, thought II
rlsy his part IN The game. -
EEE7oHEp 70 PLACE.
Il IL understood that M1. John II. Bryant. Inter
Eal Rcrcnue Collector at Princeton. III who va!
eonlc weeks AGO removed to maks tay for Mr, san
dersun hss bern restored 10 his plaee, Sandcrson'.
namc hastng been withdrawn BY the President, b,
direction Of the Secretary Of War.
ORDER FRoH oES. HOWARD.
Gen. Howard has issued an order aholtshiue
Frcc0uen's Commissions In The Southern St.1es,
THENrlpDEu RATIONAL nAxk.
The Commissioners recently appointed to ex
anime tno the financial condition or the Mechanics
National Bank Of this CITY, gave As their opinfo,
That the bank vii be able to PSF only three Dc,
cent Of It's liabilities.
rSTAsaAK1ED GRuEIuEs PRAc1zckp TOWARD NJ.
DtANs%
The Governor Of Idaho hae addressed letter to
The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, Informing
him OF the massacre Of some sixteen friendly Ii.
Goose on he s boise Tsl b1 i1e tsi14 q
citizens OF Idaho County. Hc concludes by esY.
Ing" There were but two grown males, the rest
HGe Ro1ucu hnQ cnud1eu- Inc immediate set
Tiers reported against the murder and helr staie.
ncDts shall send you IN Few days, showing that
The IEdfars were defcnceiess and pescesble Il
anything WI seEse 10 bring On senerI Indian
gathered the rest Of the tribe, and placed them m
der The projection Of the military Of this post The
excitement TUES hrh- and have all eau do to
nolal Sentiment esiaesd ] ioWald he he sa tsv,.esa
Things look STORMY just now. but when the road to
ihe !ndn9 counlr5 oecones pas*aole, thaI quiet
ff1hfF fAt-
ined haEc iound the nd man the AGGRESSION. but
outrage Of ban White men
FosT ofFllE FACILITIES IN aoCTu CAROLINA.
The To~t 0a'cc department has fseped orders to
discontinue the delivery Of the n,afF. at IN carly
cay. at nt Offices II South Carolina, and perhaps ia
her >ta'cs, herr therc afe no reenl.ty appointed
aEu commissioned Porlmuttets- This order, tbe
Governor Of So1h Carolina ssys, viii subject the
pres aid The busEe.s community to very serious
The st1sicc. at eac,, pot oice Of such pereons
cau take The requisite o. II, Ms presented by Con.
cFcs- he therefore recommends that eorae pcrson
&c fclec5cd at each ofict, who can take the oath
hnu give TIE bonds.
EaI1oxAL AsT1ra FOR DISABLED VOLUNTEERS.
Ine oicanlza'lon Of the National Asylum fot
oi.ahiea volunteer soldtert has been completed By
the election of t:cnt nj neniamn +. Butter, .re~i
Gcnf, Genera! r. J. O.terhaus AID Geosre Il
NasEer.s Vice Prestdetsts, and Lewis g. Gcnechel.
Secretary.
FREEpAEN's rCEEAU's MATTERS.
TIE Aouse Committee on the FEecamco's Rurcar
Fave !etd 10 report q aEcso]utJu sof the appoint
ncEf OF lo}ni cofnfoiltee or GonEress 10 tnyeetl
cate lbc "orkirC ot The Freedmen. bureau sys
ter- 10 tfoSea through the Southern States, It
9aEe tcsumouy and 10 report to Congress.
AD FOE ar11eo;
4At Fu44ut u 1nul1Hes IN H1icn rama AEn3 u
e"nctlneu. las pfpnplGn general desire IN " tah
nSton y nAFe t1sfez Adea. out Inc snccess Of tht
ffopofea Ae1acan loan Is very donetsnl.
Stw YoRE, May ia Washington specia
tay. he House conm,ttee On Banking has unde
conslcerasion bill TO exempt from taIatlon a!
GoSs1umenf bonds in possession Of Satloua
hanks.
the JET. DAVIS coNF1IC1T1.
Inc investigation co2ccrnlnE The Davis Cum
Phcaty IN the ASSASSINATION pol proceeds slowly
NATIONAL ASYLUM FOE DtHAhLED voLuSEEE1
sotnIERa.
=. AmonE INC imfossahs qaetions 10 20 deethed ~
ine p9a!o g! Maaaeefs q me Na.lorh Asstnm TO-
u!=aoed so!1ntef! 9oia'eff. afe Inc number 0
;sH m - nH ana sneie iosaco. WA
xlr Htnu ~ nesautuss saa4 ne GeIteu. NAat uIlcc11
staA ee aopotnled and what thets dutse! ehsn b:
Stt7ctaEy SIau1on II OF Inc opfn1on that fhr Hnfe
etalmea ano IorIeltE1 pay OF the army wnsch no
Belongs 10 IRIS Af5la amopnts 10 nearly *63O,
wv. .-.
ESEsCE DECISION:
ihe GcHmrslonef Of Internal Ereehnc decide
Aai Itai Asent "a one Maoss business !.
plosecute eisinas u any o. me E5eea..se pep1fs
&po tnat pcffon Hho psosccMes snca ciAltn
E'a ano1ts, can1ol ne 1Ao te maSe the Pfoeeca
en ,, o. ets III aS ao Heeo no laAe oae
''ceHse ~ ~ G.s!,n .ns as- ill.,, ,~.-,o
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