New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-02

Convention OF August H.
APPOINTMENTS.
Several Ohio appointments will be sent 10 the Senate
tomorrow. Among them is Col. l.. A. Harris for Col
ecor Of Internal Reyenue Of the First District at Cncn-
natl Secretary McCuloch has delayed this appointment
because II involves the removal Of man whom he con-
sders the best officer in the Revenue Department The
President has given however, peremptoy orders to have
Col Harrss name sent 10 the Senate, notwithstanding
the Secretsp's objections.
COMBINATIONS.
The Senate in Executive Session on Saturday confirmed
the following nomnations
Charles Hunter 10 a Commander in the Navy on the re-
tired list Charles Davis 10 be Surveyor Of Customs at Nash
Vile Tenn Joel ressard Surveyor Of Customs at Windsor
" &; r. l. Cuthbert Naval Officer at Charleston, s. CT
be Consul Marseles II d. MesIil cons@ az sidney
y. W; Thomas Aeock, Consul at Goderch G. w q. H.
Heap Consul Belfast Albert Rhodes of Pennsylvania,
Consul at Rotterdam.
The following nominations Of Posnasters were con-
fmel;
A Gran, at Jefferson Barracks s. louis Mo- S9hR F.
G. j. harbour Homer 1 H. S pa1y. Cortland %t%at '
j. FEMME Palmyra, and Samuel 5. Maley, Clyde
There was quite an exciting time in the extra session of
the Senate of Saturday. Senators Cowan and Doohtte
made desperate efforts TO have some Of their friends CON
Gmed. Several Senators made known their determine
ons 70 prevent confirmation appointed TO office because
he opposed Congress and sustained the President. Doc
little and Cowan earnest and mplorng but all OF no
avail.
POLICY" DIsM1SSALS.
Orders were issued yesterday TO the Postmaster General
by President johnson, TO dismiss Immediately seven
Postmasers in the Twenty-seventh New-York Congress
sonal District. Reason-oppositiOn to the Presidents
policy.
PAYMAsTER PAULDING NOT RELEASED
The statement Of Paymaster Pauldngs release from
arrest is mistake. He is still in custody, awaiting the
action of the Secretary of War on the decision of the
court-martia
THE TRANSFER OF TIE INDIAN BUREAU.
It's considered certain that the Finance Committees
amendments to the Indian Appropriation bill, attaching
the Indian Bureau TO the War Department, will be adopted
1t claimed that this would great deal of money to
the Government in enabling Indian affairs TO be under
the control Of army officers the frontier, who would
otherwise be idle and paid as much as if employed.
PERSONAL.
MajorGen Gcary left for his home near Harrisburg on
Saturday.
Mr.. Clarence A. Seward, nephew of the Secretary of
State and at one time Assistant Secretary of State, left
this city to-day for NewYork where he will take the next
steamer for Europe bearer Of dispatches from the
United States to the Emperor of France.
II is reported that Minister at Madrid, John r.
Hale has asked TO be recalled and that Gen. Sckes late
y appointed to the Hague, will probably be his successor
Gen. Gordon Granger will be candidate for mission
to Hague when it becomes vacant
CLERKS DISCHARGED FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
Twenty eight clerks Of the Ordnance Office, War De
partmen were discharged on Saturday. II IS said that
one of these is without arm, and another without leg
The latter however have been ordered by the Secretary
Of War to report for duty on Monday. Much dissatsc
ton exists between these men, as nearly the entire force
in this Office are discharged soldiers.
Gen O. O. Howard and Hon. Vim. Z. Dodge delivered
addresses Oh temperance before large outdoor meeting
held here to-day.
national BUREAU OF INSURANCE.
The bill recently reported from the House Committee on
the Judiciary for the establishment Of National Bureau
Of Insurance makes the Bureau sefsustanng while 1t
offers security the matter Of insurance by requiring all
companies who may act under the law TO deposit United
States bonds the amounts varying according to their CAPT
tai stock. No party is permitted to transact fire. marine
and life insurance at the same time. The object OF the
proposed legislation is to give every company an oppo
tunty TO show its solvency order that the public may
be guarded against fraud the principle being similar to
that now applied to national banking associations.
AGRICULTURAL REPORT.
The June report of the Agricultural Department gives
comparison between the amount of cotton imported
from the United States into Great Britain during four
months Of last year and the -four corresponding months Of
the present year 1t exceeds the quantity imported from
India by almost 100 per cent and almost exactly equals
the totals from all other localities 1t is equivalent to
500 ZIG bales of 400 pounds each The report 100000
of bales in four months and 900 respectable
figures the trade with foreign nation even for the
pamiest days Of cotton shipping from the ports of the
United States.
The report also shows that Great Britain buys this
son ten times much wheat from Russia from us. and
from France nearly six times much. Only little more
than four per cent Of millions of hundred weight
are brought from the United States
STATIONERY CONTRACT.
The stationery contract for supplying the Department
of State has again been awarded Philip solomans OF
Washington.
sULPHURoUs ACID GAS AS CURE FOR RISDBRPBsT
CHOLERA PLRURo-PYEUMoMA, AND TUBBRCUL
Gus DISEASES.
communication has been received at the Department
of State from our Legation at London, inclosng two
pamphlets relating to certain experiments by Dr. james
Dewor of Kkcaldy for testing the efficacy Of sulphurous
acid gas dsnfectant Results cited which lead TO
the conviction that Rnderpest, Pleuro-Pneumona and
Cholera and others By which the human family
afflicted may be not only very much modified but even
wholly prevented by this The method OF gener
atng the gas is very simple and inexpensive 1t is only
necessary to have chafer Of old ash cinders set small
crucibe into them and drop piece OF sulphur stick OF
the size Of mans thumb into it, This will fumigate
large cattle shed OF byre in 70 minutes. The animals
seem to enjoy it, and it acts as tonic on man or
beast The shed or byre must be well
ventilated during the famgaon well as before and
after IT, and sound sanitary rules must be enforced in
gard TO cleanliness and the removal Of dung heaps During
the prevalence Of such epdemcs above named the
fpp,igaiion NAV be made according 10 the foregoing