The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-02
WASHINGTON.
Special Dispatches to the EUensng Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, March 2

Special Dispatches to the EUentng Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, March 2.
Death OF n Secretary Of Legation.
William A. Browning died here this morning,
after several weeks sickness. He was secretary
to Andrew Johnson before and while the latter
was Governor OF Tennessee, and afterwards
became President Johnson's private secretary.
About two months since he was appointed Secre
tary of Legation to the Re public OF Mexico.
MaximiIian's Forces in Mexico.
An American officer who has been lately In
the service of Maximilian, has arrived in Wash
ington. He states that in January the Imperial
force was, in round numbers, as follows:-
French troops, $1,000; Austrian, Belgian, Egyp-
tian, etc., O,000; Mexican euerillas, 5000. This
force includes twelve regiments of cavalry.
Macmillan has native force of 80, 600, on paper
under foreign officers, but Ihis is utterly un-
available, as whenever the attempt is made to
muster it for service, desertions take place in
such numbers that the services of all the reliable
troops in the neighborhood of its rendezvous is
required to make arrests.
The Financial Situation.
The United States Treasurer now holds thirty
five million dollars in Government securities for
the seventy-three million dollars now held by
the different banks throughout the United States
designated as repositories of public monies. OF
the entire number of public repositories but
four have more money on deposit than the
amount of their securities. The redemption al
the Treasury Department, yesterday, amounted
to one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Scarcity of Loyal Mail Agents I'm
Alabama.
The Government, not finding a loyal man in
Alabama who would take the test oath, and be.
come mail agent over the route from Mobile
to the Mississippi, imported q Philadelphian
there. He passed through the city on his South
ern mission yesterday
General Butler Busy.
General Butler is busily engaged in preparing
his argument on behalf OF the Government in
the case which is to come up In the United States
Supreme Court on Monday next, testing the
validity of the trial of certain Indian Rebels
before a Military Commission. Ex-Attorney-
General Black is opposed. The case is one of
great interest, and the presence of two such able
Constitutional lawyers engaged therein will draw
attention momentarly from the now crowded
halls of Congress.
The Tennessee Delegation.
1t is probably no breach of propriety to state
what has unquestonably been drawn from some
members of the Committee of Fifteen, that oD
Monday next bill will be reported declaring
the loyal representatives from Tennessee ad-
mitted to seats in Congress. The measure it is
confidently asserted, will pass by q large vote
even should Messrs. Sumner and Stevens deem
ii their duty to oppose.
The Course OF Congress.
The temperate dignity with which Congress
has deported itself since the irritating Presiden.
tial speech of the 22d, inds approval not only in
hundreds of letters from representative Union
men in nearly every Congressional District sent
members here, but has unquestionablY improved
the political atmosphere at both ends OF the
avenue, at least such is the ayerment OF pro.
minent executive officer of the Government
10 day.
The President and senator Sumner.
report in general circulation to the effect
that the President had sent an autograph letter
to Senator Sumner, apologizing for his rude allu-
sion to him by name on recent occasion, has
caused numerous inquiries to be addressed to
the Senator as to the facts. The nearest ap-
proach TO the truth in the matter is probably
that the proprety of such course had been
sugg ested to the President.
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