The New York herald., 1866-08-28
WASHINGTON.

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WASHINGTON, August 81, lsce
Omce-seekers CIsmoroms.to Secure their Ap-
pointments before tho Departure Of the
President.
The President has been beseged all day and through
out this evening by anxious crowd Of once seekers
camorous to get their appointments signed before the
Presidents departure for tho West Hc has given
dence to as many ss possible to-day closing the doors
only at ten O'Clock this evening in order to devote
Few hours 70 the private business necessay be closed
before his departure tomorrow morning
Efforts To Remove the District Attorney for
the Western District of Michigan.
An enort IL making 10 remove Mr.. A. ID. Griswoid,
United States District Attorney for the Western District
Of Nicbissn Mr. Grswod Is endorsed by tho chairman
Of the National Union Executive Committee Michigan
as being earnestly in sympathy with the Philadelphia
movement, and a capable and efficient ofnoer Hav.
Ing formerly been prominent In the Radical ranks the
detection of this gentleman TO the conservative party ia
deserving Of encouragement His retention would
doubtedy be influential in promoting the Of The
policy Of tho Administration
A Radical Call for "a Soldiers and sailors
Convention.
The following Is the call for the Soldiers and Saiora'
National conventon:--.
In pursuance OF a resolution passed al meetlng or
the sodiers' and Sailors Union held ia wsshington
ID. c., on Monday evening, August 20 1868, we invite
Army and Navy during the late for the suppression
OF tho rebellion aud who believe that treason should be
made odons and traitors punshed who opposed 20
the restoration OF rebels to power and Offering premiums
for treason aud reachery and who are 10 favor OF tho
proposed Constitutional Amendment and OF continuing
Congress a. tho law making power Of tho government
TO meet at Psburg Pennsylvania on Tuesday, scptcm
ber rs, 1906 at twelve o'clock n We made argu.
mont In the field.
l.. Edwin Dudley Massachusetts,
William A. sharp, PcnnsysaniL
jas. u. Boyce, Vermont
William Hunt, Rhode Island
:. O. Merrill, Connecticut
William = Morse New York.
II. ~ Rothery, New Jersey
W. G. Porter, Ohio.
II A. Hall. District OF Columbia
J. w. Rrksey Maryland.
Z. Z. Copehsrt, West Virginia
A. J. Bennett, Texas
II. NJ Miller, Indiana
James T. Smith. Illinois
s. q. Van Deyonter Michigan
ID. = Curtis, Wisconsin
Ashbcll Ingersoil Minncsota.
Porter " Pritchard Iowa
Charles Barr, Missouri
s X Harrington, kanraH.
Thomas ID Dalton, Kentucky
l.. q Houck, Tcnnesso,.
1t Is added tha. ndorscmcnis OF this moyoaeol bayc
been received from many OF tho most prominent
eoldcrs OF country All soldiers and sailors favor.
bic TO the cause and willing 10 have their upon
this call arc requested TO address
l.. EDWIN DUDLEY, Washington ~ Z.
Foreign Postage.
From tho lat Of SerAmber tho postage letters
forwarded from the United States by the French mail
for Portugal. Madeira aud tho Azores Islands will be
twenty cents per single OF quarter OF
ouncs-prepsymeni cp'ionsi-whch postage will eovor
the fai charge dosiiuaiion Newspapers and other
printed matter may also be forwarded 10 Portugal
and by tho French mail prepayment, of the unitcd
States postage ony OF two cents for newspapers
and per four fraction tserso' for
pamphlets, magazines md other printed matter.
Executive Appoint tmcnis.
The President has signed tho following commissions
to-day
wri. Y. Jrtou, 90 he Assossor ~ Internal Rsysnu
for the Twenty seventh district OF Ncw York John &.
sanborn TO be Assessor % Internal Revenue for ,hc
sixth strict OF Massachusetts, VIM Penn IIoyd 20 b.
Collector OF Internal Revenue for tho Ficcu'h district
OF Pennsyissnia; Davis A. BrowD % be Assessor oi III.
Ninth district OF Pennfyyana, John u kigoro. 10 BE
Appraiser Of Nerohandisc a tho port Of rhl.iephis;
John r. Campbell ~ be Collector VI Internal Revenue
fos ths Esh,senh district oe Pennsyisania; John x.
Pheipa 10 be Receiver Of Public Moncys er ihs dlsc,
Of Springfield No. samuel knoeland 10 bs Rss-tor of
the Land oro@ nt sprinneld, Mo- Richard VI. King Ia
be Collector Of Customs At No~bSrp. n. G.; John y.
Becker of Eebra 10 be Aeont for The Iavnee Indians
Ia Heersaka; Jar A. Grcason, 10 DO Assessor Gor
the second district or Missouri william, u Hamilton,
20 DO Collector or Internal Revenue tho second
trioa or Missouri John Ey 70 b. Collector Of Int =
nal Revenue Tor the Fourth dG,rct os Michigan, John
Ca~minga to Be- Asa'sor Tor the four1h district cf
trct of Conneescat Garland 9. Bro.fhosd, 10 bc 40
for lac INN district cf Missouri -oion ch-sc to
10 Collector for tho Seooud district ~ Maine, Antonio
Msrr-rio To be- Appraiser u A.rchande ~ thf pori ~
New Orleans Ausustl. w. Brown, 70 b. Assog or tor
tho EWsith DlstIlsi % inuNh5 wa " 'hhntcrs -
te Assessor for the Seventh district Of iiiLoa David
Litter b~ Collector Cor the Eighth district Of ILLINOIS,
Robert r. f0wner ~ 10 Assessor Tor tho Thirteenth
district Of Illinois Abel Longyor.h "a he Collector loT
the sixth district 6 Illinois; !. ~ walker, a. bs UnL
ted State paishal for the Ds.irct of Iowa; Cb2s q.
MaurO, Ia b- United Sstct Auorsey Tor tho bANrn dS
trict o, Nss0gu Thor. " Wallace, - b. un,N States
Marshal fR the storm distrsc, VI Nk-oari, Church
Hove 10 hc geegtnr Internal revenue fuf iAg fgh'h
district OF kpssrhuae'ts Colonel b. " Lul'ck, " be
Asscssor for the Fnh dlstrcs q ser Jerey and the
following postus ast~fH John Wisouan, W.shington,
roSa, Joshua pioksrson, ChcnraiFn- VI .eo .. l..
Colby sevbgrylor, MsrA Jay tadweli Lsucaaer,
Pa jscob sal.de, WlIl-nlpo-t, Ia ofea :. Lons
wheeling, Wet Virgins.
pardon..
Authority given to-day for tho preparation ~
f0r ihe pardon " fear psf.oga for us pat
taken by them IA the rebe'lDp Tnose pardons
granted 70 individuals from Tcsss Coorr.a, i.ousana
and Koatacsy-one from e,ch state under ne uhstasnih
exception o. s2o. 90 clsnr.