The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-15
THIRD EDITION
WASHINGTON.
Special Dispatches to The EUenind Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, March Is.

Affairs ON the Georgia Sen Islands.
Brg0dier-General Tilsop, Assistant Commits
sioncr for the State OF Georgia, reports to Maoc.
General o. o. Howard, under date of Augusta,
March 5, that he has Just retrcned rom q tour
emong the Sea Islands, AID is gratided to state
that, with but few unimnor ant exceptions, all
the qrc7t.ors between the ftecdmen on the
Islands and the former white rc5iGentJ have
been amicably cettled, In many instances TIE
former residents have retccled 20 their homes,
being welcomed by the -cced people not hsvi-g
graDts Of land, who have gone to work for good
wc3os, and rye happy and eontsntcd.
Lle Commissioner 40 st2tc9 that a saving to
the Government of f-om SIX thousand to eight
thousand ra.ions per month hes been eGco:ee.
He states. likewiee that labor i scerce and COM
mFnds very high piice, and is of the opinion
that the necdmeu would be much be.tsr off at
the end of tbs or the ne.s yc2r, . go to work
FOR wages than attempt to cultivate tho lc1GJ
ss ,led them with the iuc lcquata means at
the'r commsId. The Commissioner further
ren9rks tat the real want OF the Bureau in the
STATE IS sufficient military force to insure the
prompt arrest of c-iminals, and such FL Organi-
zation of the Uri:cd S.2:cs courts e. shall
enable the pcope, whi., end bla,t, . stand on
A Belgian Embassy.
The King OF Be sium has sent special en-
bassy to Washington 70 announce . orr Cove2r,
ment his accession 70 the th-one of that ki9c-
dom, Zee embassy consists of General de Beau.
lieu, w.t1 two aids and a sCC-et"-y
Breech-LORdtng Arms.
The Cove rmCnt Commit, &c on Gr- :ch-loal'1
AIRS, now in ,s-5,ion here lave sued tie
~ to
t.~tan>S:-
rs gent. and it const lcrOn end operation fr'ly
explained TO the Board. At le re me- a W. t N
G cnPIon OF me N, le- 70 fol.1 its spe, al
Us, pa mt G Ic1 etc, should be .I:nsh d for
the lords OF he Ec ID.
After O SUI bile number of a: MS shall have been
examined, ie E. ID Will proc I'd to tie Arrenal
rld test Tho working qua -cs; and for this pu:.
DO sch gun " \ be fired, by the Pc subm,,.ng
Ill. Bf,er all the AIRS have been submitted to
this pr :minarJ examination and IT, the Bo"rd
Will select those deemed most suitable for the mill.
ary 2rvice, and subj ct tn I'm II urther test in the
hands of soldiers by firing, fer range, accuracy, pen
etrati on, and rapditY and for strenl th and endur
ance by firing increasing charge
~. The question of Calibre viii be determined by
the Board after the consideration OF the experiments
bv this and icreign Governments on tins sCbject.
The Board VIII however, VeiIy by actual tIlal the
conclusions arrived at.
V. Each person will state, in writ ng. the lowc7t
price at which his will be furnish by him9ef,
or the rate per thousand at Wbch he will allow the
be n ade separately, on forms TO be furnished
application and will be directed sealed, to the Re-
corder of the Board, and indoTsed Proposals for
furnishing breech.loadlng arms, and will be opened
at such tlme as the Boar may direct.
The Secretary of the Treasury and the
Comptroller.
AS the controversy between the Secretary of
the Trccsury and the Comptrollcr, with regard
20 franc.al meters, as,ra2,s much attention, it
may be of interest to lean That the law provides
that the Comptroller shall be appointed b. The
PRECEDENT on the rccommenGc Ion of t1e Secre-
ta-y of the Treasury, cy and VIII the consent
of the Senate, and shall hold Lis appointment
ior five years, u-lc-s coo2er removed by the
Pre- lent upon reaoon to be communicated to
the Gerate.
A Rebel Election Quietly SqueleheG.
lnter.yerCe w2s conveyed to the President to.
day, Of the clcC ,on of join I. Monroe as Mayo
of the city of New Orleans. 1t WI be reoollecte1
that Mor-oe wa3 tho Rebel Mayor of New
ORLEANS when that city wcJ slSen by our forces
in Ac7.l, 1852. He reused to submit TO tie
rcSeIal authority and wcsl confined in a fcTt.
He was afterwards rcleGeed, and has continued
outspol-en il his 6'sloys!sJ to the Government.
TIE President this evening authorized tele'
glam to be sent TO Governor Wel,J, requesting
the la .er TO withhold the credentials Of election
i-om Monroe, and thus prevent his assumption
of the Office of Mayor.