The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-29
FR0M MASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-Gen. Dix
had an interview this morning with
the President. and subsequently with
Secretary McCullocho He will return
to New York by this evenings train.
Although nothing is publicly known
on the subject, several of his personal
friends say the probability is now
that he will retain the position of
Naval Officer of the port of New
York. .1 o...-e .-,,,a .,.a.9 ,.-..,e.
: 4 Times special says: Up to a late
hour this morning no intelligence had
been received from Gen. Dix, with
reference to his acceptance or declina-
| tion of the French mission,
1t was freely reported on the streets
o4day that he had accepted, but
there was no authority fer the rrmOr.
There has not been time for a reply
in the ordinary course of the mails
/ since the appointment was sent. 1t
was understood here that Gen. Dix
has been qualified as Naval Officer of
| the port of New York, but that does
not debar him from the acceptance of
| the French mission g i.dl h3y.tu
+ In response to the general anxiety
among the applicants for positions in
the reorgaRized army, nothing can be
said further than that the list of field
appointments, though understood to
be nearly completed lis, mot ready for
announcement. The country will be
| glad to learn that, under the careful
i Supervision, Of Secretary Stanton and
| General Grant, such selections are
being made from the immense mum
Der Of meritorious applicants ,as viii
insure the best oficered army in the
world. Every man viii be of proven
4 valor, efficiency, and integrity, and his
appointmetit will be Oh these grounds
1 alone, no political views or influences
4 having the Slightest Weight in the
matter. The better a mans record,
the more certain will be be of secur:
/. ing position. for the record of every
! officer seidcted as III lily scfhtinized.
II WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.-Senor Ro-
%ed0 todaF sS 45loAff
from the Mexican Consulate at San
Il francisco, dated yesterday: The
whole State of Sonora IS ii possession
2 Eof our troops, including the port OF
i GuaYmas, which was evacuated by
/ the Freach. kThfS news lis positive
fGen. Corona expects to be soon III
possession of Maza tlan.
seSog Gsg1Rsd Romero d5ss h5a e oledt eRtT tn
! Imperial rumor of the death of Gen
! Diaz near Oalixa. Gen, Diaz is one
of the best MexfeansoffcersS SanA is, lin
: the estimation of Senior Romero, toe
'Pgood soldier to allow himself to bt
surprised by the enemy. Senior Ro-
nero does not attach much credit to
the reported shooting of M. Montha-
Ions, son, an officer in the French
: army in Mexico. "Details of the new:
render it hardly possible that il, il
: true.
The bond Of General Dix, as nava
officer of the port of New York, was
? to-day filled and approved, before the
. Commissioners Of Customs and the
commission was delivered, T. to him
The General has had separate inter
!. views with the President, the Secre
; tary of War and the Secretary of tn,
Treasury. 81 l,r.,!f iss (. s.. 3-
There is an unauthenticated repor
that General Dix will hold the ofic
only for short time and then accep
the mission to France. i,7saa-i !.
II The President has directed the par
l don of Peter Repp, convicted at TIL
!, September term, 1865, of the Unite,
States Circuit Court for the Northerl
i District of Ohio, for passing counter
felt currency and sentenced to tw'
years imprisonment. The pardon ha
> also been ordered of Ben. +. CLARK
! convicted at the April term Of tn
: United States District Court fort
? District of Delaware. of passing coun
: terfeit money, and sentenced to on