Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. Feb. L. lSfs-

WHITE HOUSE
Ide StGr SayS:-Ihe rooms of the White Uouse
we're thronged again to-day with callers upon the
resident The number of Senators aud Represon ta-
yves VINO obtained interviews were unusually large
among those who had an audience with the Presi-
cent was Bishop Early, presiding officer Of the late
falexan1dra f. Conference. A number Of gentlemen
IRON pennsylvania, beaded by Senator Ruckalew
called upon the President this morning.
~, 49, ORDER TO DISBURSING OFFICERS.
III me war Department has ordered that hereafter,
wnen dlsburslng officers, in payment of accounts.
oaW checks or drafts on funds placed to their credit
WIN Assistant Ireasurers other depostares of the
IN states they will note upon the receipts taken
such check or draft given in payment and designate
drawn.
SMUGGLING on THE LAKES
bsa lion, N. SaTEent, Commissioners. of Customs has
brought into the country free of duty by steamboas
and other vessels the lakes Vessels purchase sun
pnes In Canada, provisions and liquors, and on pre-
tence or having OversJook sell to persons in the
United States. 1t is contemplated to so frame the
law as to meet the pecuisrities of this method Of
evasion
General r. y; Lee. of Virginia is at the Metropo-
lltan Hotel. Since his name was placed upon the
visited the hotel in hopes of getting look at the ex-
general and Of learning thing of his movements.
lie mas not grathed many of them, but has rather
avoided the gaze of the curious, and his movements
are only known to his Immediate associates HeWas
accompanied here by gentleman by the name of
Moore. This morning he was before the Reconstruc-
ton COMMITTEES for about two and half hours, and
| left the Capitol for the Metropolitan about 2%
O'Clock Some few persons being aware that he was
before the committee, fingered around the door of
the committee room to get a glimpse Of him, and
followed him to the Sergeant-of Arms room. A few
moments after he left the Capital foot and walked
down the avenue. curious crowd gathering behind
as ne Yalked, which increased to quite an assem-
blage by the time he reached his quarters
COURT -stARTIAL CASES.
The following named men were tried by court mar
tlal, on the charges mentioned.
Private Henry A. Dearborn, company D, 9Th regi-
'. H. C., charge, drunkenness. m
forfeit $40 Of his monthly pay for two months and to
be confined on bread and water for five days in the
Privates Reuben Gets, William H. StrohIe A. il.
Seem and Henry H5rger, company II, 2l4th regiment
and sentenced to forfeit $40 of their pay for four
months. Mnd to be confined at hard labor six months
at Fort Whipple Virginia.
HARBoR DEFENSES.
A board, to consist OF the following named officers
of the army and navy, has been appointed to deb-
crate and report upon the subject of harbor deenses
Brevet Brigadier General j. G. Barnard. r. s. Aiex-
ander, and 2. A. Gilmore, U. S. Engineer Corps
from the army; and Rear Admiras q. II. Davis J.
4. Dahlgren, and Captain J. Alden, from the navy
Ihe board will meet on the lst of March at the Navy
Department
SEED THEAT.
Hon. Isaac Newton, Commissioner Of Agriculture,
expects. either to-day Monday very superior
article of wheat from Odessa, which will be dstr-
bUed for seed the orders of members of Congress
CUSTOM RECEIPTS.
The receipts from customs from the 1st to the 10th
Ct Fos5brqary o5 pGnsiye At the port Of York was
$g7, ,408.33. Total $4,1T3,99 43.
The issue of national currency by the Treasury De-
partment for the week ending to-day, amounts to
Sl7S3, ,895. The total amount issued up to date is
$254 900275.
Internal Revenue receipts to-day S6i6 7201 and
for the week 81, ,238. .4OO8S.
SELMA IRON WORKS.
AdVlces from Alabama received at the Freedmen's s
Bureau state that the Selma Iron Works presented
claim to Major General Thomas for part of the
property sold by the United States Treasury Agent
belonging to that company. General Thomas ii-
rected General Woods, commanding the department
to restrain the delivery Of that part of the property
to whch 'he CLAIM referred. General Woods with
held the whole Of the property, and the matter is
now being adjusted.
SALE OF PUBLIC LANDS.
From all parts Of the western country the General
Land Ohco IS receiving advices of the rapid disposal
Of public lands. During last month the following
lands entered for homestead actual settlements:
At Traverse. Michigan ,l55 acres; at Omaha, Ne
braska, 21l1 and at St. Cloud. Minnesota, 23S acres
ALTERATIONS 10 BE REPORTED.
General Augur, commanding the Department OF
Washington, has issued an order directing that all
changes by appointment or transfer of officers doing
duty in the Subsistence Department at any of the
posts within this department will hereafter be re-
ported to him. The report must specify the name
rank and date OF assignment or relief of the officer
reported.
Captain II. f. Goodwin, A. O. NJ, at Point Look
out, Md, has been relieved by the Quartermaster-
THE RICHMOND EXAMINER.
WASHINGTON Feb. 1S-It is aScertaned, from a
gentleman editorally connected with the Richmond
Ecd1er that the late military order suppre ssing it
has been revoked, and that the publication Of the
paper will be Immediately resumed.
JUBILEE SERMONS.
The second in this city of the series Of jubilee SER
mons, prepared by distinguished divines of different
Christian denominations was to-day delivered by
Rev. DR.. VIM. Adams, of New York, at the Capitol,
on the subject of the advantages of written Rerel-
alton.