The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-25
WASHINGTON.

Special Dispatches to the Evening Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, January 25.
Hon. f. A. COnIk1Ing Appointed Collector
of New YOrk-HOm. ID. =. Dickinson,
United States District Attorney.
Hon. Frederick A. Conkllng has been ap-
pointed to the New York Collectorship, made
vacant by the death of Hon. Preston King.
The nomination of Hon. Daniel s. Dickinson
has been sent to the Senate for confirmation, as
United States District Attorney for the Southern
District of New York.
Generals Butler and Banks had on interview
with the President to-day.
Conference with the Prestdent-Wis
Views upon Questions now before Com
gress, Etc.
A number of prominent Pennsy lvanians, in
cludng seven members of Congress, had an in
terview with the President last night. 1t lasted
two hours, and the prominent political questions
in Congress were discussed.
The interview was very cordial. The President
reiterated his opinion that Congress should ad-
NIT the rebellious States TO representation. He
thought the passage of the Negro Suffrage bill
was untimey but did not intimate any purpose
to veto it.
Upon leaving, a member of the delegation re-
marked that they were determined to hold on
to the President, and he replied that it was his
purpose to hold on to them.
Reciprocity Question before the Ways
and Means Committee,
The Ways and Means Committee have not had
the Loan Bill under consideration for three days.
This morning the Canadian advocates of reci-
procity treaty were heard. 1t is considered GER
tain that the treaty cannot be revived, but
through reciprocal legislation some of the more
important results OF a treaty can be reached.
Personal.
The Republican of last evening announces the
resignation of Captain G. V. Fox, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy, TO take effect on the 1st of
March next 1t further states that he resigns in
order to accept the Presidency of the new Cali
fornia Steamship Company, recently organized
in New York, at salary of $4,000.
General Sherman will be here tomorrow. He
was summoned hither from st. Louis by General
Grant, for consultation upon the new Army bill.
The Rtnderpest-Its Alarming Increase.
The United States Consul at Manchester Eng.
land, under date of January 6, informs the De-
partment of State that the cattle disease has
made frIghtful progress, the cases for the week
ending the date OF his despatch being 1893, an
increase of ll67 upon the returns ofthe previous
week. He reports that the authorities are
making every exertion possible to restrain the
plague, but without the slightest appearance of
success.
The disease, he asserts, has been discovered to
bear some striking analogies 10 smallpox, and
many experiments in vaccination are being
made. He says that many of the towns prohibit
the driving in OF beeves for slaughter, and
require that they shall be killed where fed, and
the meat only brought to market. The whole
number of cases thus far reported for ENGLAND
alone is 73,549, and of this number 55,42 have
| either died or have been killed.
Treasury Disbursements.
The disbursements of the Treasury Depart
ment, including transfers, for the week ending
the goth instant, amounted to SIG, 1872, ,S76.